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The Montgomery Area School District filled several staffing slots during its monthly meeting Tuesday night.
In financial matters, the board approved change orders in the amount of $794.50 to reroute roof drain area A; and $16,422.22 for a science island base Change.
In staffing, the board approved Sydney Beagle as a part-time special education paraprofessional; Sharon Koser as a high school learning support teacher, at a salary $64,549; Jason Campbell as a high school science teacher, at a salary of $71,749; Melissa Clark as a 7th grade math teacher, at a salary of $78,649; Greg Edinger as Administrative Assistant to the Business Manager; Chris Spangler as varsity head baseball coach, at a salary of $3,600; Hannah Summerson, Andrea Hetner and Katie Nichols as teacher mentors; a number of class advisors, athletic staff and event workers with stipends ranging from $1,550 to $4,928.53; the bus employees for Murray transportation; and acknowledged the resignations of Kurt Jones as a 7th grade math teacher; Daniel Tucker as a chemistry/biology teacher.
Other actions approved by the board include the 2026-27 school outreach agreement with the Lycoming-Clinton Joinder Board to provide school outreach caseworker services; the service agreement and the ACT 48 Program agreement with River Rock Academy; the Memorandum of Understanding Early College Program with Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania; an agreement with Community Services Group (CSG) for mental health psychiatric school-based outpatient services; the 2026-27 elementary student and faculty handbooks; the 2026-27 Junior/Senior High student and faculty handbooks; the 2026-27 curriculum novel list; and the 2026-27 district level goals.
The school year will kick off on Thursday, Aug. 20, with an elementary open house scheduled from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 26; and an open house at the Junior/Senior High School scheduled for 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 10, district Superintendent Dr. Joseph Stoudt told the Sun-Gazette.
The next board meeting will be held at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 15.