Austintown board deals with personnel issues

AUSTINTOWN — Personnel issues took center stage at the school district’s board meeting.

The board approved nine resignations and a leave of absence and hired two new teachers and a food-service administrator tonight during its monthly meeting.

Board President Kathy Mock and Superintendent Vince Colaluca presented Trevor Mauch a certificate of recognition for the job he did as videographer for ACTV Channel 19 before the board voted to accept his resignation as well as the resignations of Norma McBride, Stephanie Dailey, Lisa McKula, Susan Vinkler, Harry Shood, Jerry Bruff, Sue DeToro and Trescia Heacock.

McBride and Shood retired after 23 and eight years of service to the district, respectively, while Mauch said he plans to move to Texas to build wind turbines. McBride was a food-service worker; Shood a sweeper/cleaner at Frank Ohl Intermediate School.

Leaving for personal reasons were McKula, Vinkler, Bruff and DeToro. Heacock, a part-time nurse at Lloyd Elementary School, and Dailey, a teacher, are relocating.

Teacher Joan Ford was granted unpaid medical leave through May 30.

Colaluca said that through attrition, all laid-off employees have been recalled.

Board members welcomed and approved one-year limited contracts to Hallie Segers and Brian Canacci. Segers graduated from the University of Akron with a bachelor’s degree and will teach language arts at Fitch High School. Canacci earned a bachelor’s degree at Youngstown State University and will teach comprehensive business at Fitch High School.

Their salaries are in accordance with the negotiated agreement base salary of $29,737. Their health-care contribution will be 10 percent.

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