The Tamaqua Area School Board moved to hire a second on-site superintendent for its $18.7 million middle school construction project being done adjacent to the high school on stadium hill.

The move came on the recommendation of The Quandel Group, Harrisburg, the construction manager for the project, which asked its contract be amended in order to employ the services to an additional superintendent to monitor the general trades contractor for the project, Quaker Construction Management.

In a separate motion, the board moved to change the title of Frederick T. Bausch from acting superintendent to Superintendent of Schools with a five-year contract.