Jim Thorpe school board

The Jim Thorpe Area School District approved the following:

• A 2018-19 Title I Letter of Agreement between the Jim Thorpe Area School District and Schuylkill Intermediate Unit for provision of remedial reading and/or remedial math at any or all of seven nonpublic schools.

• A real estate tax refund of $2,054 that was the result of an assessment error.

• Resignation of Thomas Bold — Elementary Education Teacher (second grade).

• To post the position of elementary education teacher.

• Nicole Meader, elementary education teacher — $45,345.00

• Kerry Uher — Middle School English/Language Arts Teacher — $62,845.00.

• Accepted the resignation of Amy Serfass, secondary mathematics teacher. Approval was given to post the position of secondary mathematics teacher.

• Accepted the resignation of Thomas O’Rourke, paraprofessional.

• Tenure for Brandon Knapp. A teacher has to complete three years of employment and receive six satisfactory evaluations to qualify for tenure.

• The appointment of a liaison between Jim Thorpe Area School District and Berkheimer. Director Michael Principe suggested that the annual audit be made available online as a PDF.

— Linda Hurlburt