The Tyrone Area School Board of Directors voted 8-1 to extend the contract of long-time Superintendent William N. Miller at last night’s meeting.
Miller has been in the position for 32 years. Under the contract extension which begins next July, he’ll continue in the position until June 30, 2007.
Board member Peter Dutrow cast the lone no vote.
“I appreciated the support of the board to continue in the position with my fellow administrators,” said Miller, who has been in charge of the district since 1971. “We’re excited about the upcoming renovation project and the No Child Left Behind challenges.
“There’s still a lot of fire in the oven.”
Miller was not the only official to be awarded a new contract. The board also approved a new contract for Joann Lang, assistant superintendent, who received a 3-year extension beginning next July.
A 5-year contract was given to Cathy Peachey, district business administrator. The period covered by the extension will run from July of next year until June 30, 2009.
All three officials will receive pay increases during each year of the contract.
In other routine business, the board:
•accepted the resignation of Billie Jo Jodrie as a lunch monitor and approved the hiring of Cindy Nelson as a lunch monitor;
•awarded a stipend up to a maximum of $500 for kitchen managers for the 2003-04 school year;
•approved eight field trip requests;
•accepted the resignation of Peggy J. Fontana, middle school learning support paraprofessional and granted a leave of absence to Kandi Winters, kindergarten teacher;
•approved Kimberly Wilson for a crossing guard position assigned to 13th Street and Lincoln Ave;
•approved Cynthia Eisenburg as a special education personal care paraprofessional;
•approved substitute lists;
•approved occupational assessment exonerations for October 2003 in the amount of $3,988.39;
•agreed to write-off delinquent occupation assessment taxes for years up to and including 1999. The Tyrone school board also agreed to write-off delinquent per capita taxes for years up to and including 1997; and
•accepted various financial reports and approved policy changes many which relate to No Child Left behind regulations.
The board will re-organize on Dec. 2.
