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Boardman to hire P.E. teacher for 9 students needing credits
By ELISE McKEOWN SKOLNICK
BOARDMAN
A physical-education teacher will be hired to provide instruction to nine seniors in the Boardman School District who do not have the physical- education credits required to graduate.
Though the teacher will be hired for 75 hours at a rate of $18.41 per hour, there will be no cost to the district, schools Superintendent Frank Lazzeri told the board of education at Monday’s meeting.
Students who participate will be charged $150 per 0.25 credit hour. Students need 0.5 physical education credits to graduate. The class will be offered after regular school hours. Some of the nine students need 0.25 credits, which is 1 semester, others 0.5, which is two semesters.
Typically, students take the necessary physical- education courses in their freshman and sophomore years. For various reasons, these students did not, said David Kornbau, associate principal of Boardman High School. Some of the students, for example, came from other districts without physical education credits and some came from online schools, he said.
The students then attended the Mahoning County Career and Technical Center during their junior and senior years. MCCTC does not offer physical-education classes.
“So of the nine students, there’s probably eight different reasons why we’re in this situation,” Kornbau said.
In the past, students who have been deficient in physical education credits have attended Southern Park Academy in Boardman, said Kornbau. However, they no longer offer physical education.
“One thing we’re trying to do is do a better job of getting these students their phys-ed credits before they go to the career center,” Kornbau told board members. “But understand that, for some of the reasons that I’ve outlined here, that isn’t always possible.”
Also at the meeting, the board recognized Boardman High School for being named to the advanced-placement fourth-annual honor roll by the College Board.
“We have been recognized by the College Board not just for the number of offerings we have, but for the high level of achievement our students have garnered,” said Lazzeri.
This is the first time Boardman has been recognized by the College Board.