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JERSEY SHORE-Less than a week after holding a public personnel hearing which resulted in a final decision to fire Athletic Director Serena Henry, the Jersey Shore Area School Board has approved hiring William Mincer to fill the position.
Mincer, who served as AD at Jersey Shore for almost 15 years, beginning in 2000, was approved by a unanimous vote of the board at a salary of $68,000. He will begin the job effective Sept. 12 or upon release from his current employer and pending clearances.
Henry had been terminated as the district's AD earlier in the month, an action which was affirmed by the board at last week's hearing. She had served in that position since 2019.
There were no comments from the public on the hiring of Mincer or Henry's dismissal.
Other personnel items approved at this week's meeting included hiring the following persons at the rates of pay listed, if applicable: Seth Hensler, assistant girls' tennis coach, $2,645 stipend; Bonnie Mitcheltree, cafeteria substitute, $12 per hour; Harrison Young and Heather Reeder, Career and Technology Education Department co-coordinators, $1,198 stipend each; Holly Dittmar and Aaron Gemnitz, 4th grade co-leaders, $510 stipend each; Avery Hess, first assistant varsity girls' basketball coach, $3,097 stipend; Josh Smith, junior high girls' basketball head coach, $4,002 stipend; Steve Lehman, junior high girls' basketball assistant coach, $3,064 stipend; and Sarah Harbach, elementary learning support teacher at Avis Elementary, $50,000.
A letter of resignation from Brandie Brion, game staff for athletic events, was accepted by the board.
The board approved the following agreements: Maxim Healthcare Services to provide nursing services for a student during the 2023-24 school year; participation in the Spark Good Registry and Round Up programs through Walmart where the district can receive funds from customers rounding up the total on their bill; renewal of the district's Pre-K Counts partnership agreement with All Things Bright and Beautiful DayCare; and the renewal of the district's Pre-K Counts partnership agreement with Your Guardian Angel Preschool and Childcare for the current school year.
Prior to the business portion of the meeting the elementary principals presented details of the new scheduling for their buildings.
The next meeting of the board will be at 7 p.m., Sept. 11 at the District Administration Building, 175 A&P Drive.