The Tamaqua Area School Board acted on long list of personnel items on Tuesday, including four resignations and one retirement.

Resignations

• Brett Hoch, high school mathematics teacher, effective at the end of the school year.

• Michael Adams, long-term middle school substitute social studies teacher, effective March 27.

• Autumn Pedron, middle school mathematics teacher, effective at the end of the school year.

• David Funk, full-time maintenance, effective April 6.

Retirement

Carole Blew, part-time paraprofessional, effective end of the school year.

Custodial

Hires: Justin McCarroll, Tamaqua, full-time custodian, $11 an hour; and substitute custodians: TC Conner, Ryan Dunkelberger, Mia Bamford and Ravin McCarroll, all of Tamaqua, at a rate of $12.41 an hour.

Appointments

Coordinators: Terri Livingston, substitute teacher, and Heather Metric, access billing.

Band and choral: Mark Beltz, band director; and auditorium/stage/audio visual manager; Marsha Rodgers, assistant band director; and both middle school and elementary band director; Hannah Murphy, volunteer band assistant; John (Jack) L. Buglio, volunteer band assistant; and both high school and middle school choral director; and Samantha Bubel, band silk adviser and elementary choral director.

Drama club: Adriane Drum, drama club adviser; Colleen Koppenhaver, first assistant, choreographer; Ruth Gardiner, second assistant, scenic director; Randa Ray, third assistant, pit band/vocal director; Johanna Ulicny, marketing director.

Advisers: Nate Halenar, freshmen; Millini Skuba, sophomores; Kristen Klingaman, juniors, HS Biology Club, and HS Environmental Club; Amanda Hascin, seniors; Stephen Ulicny, HS student government; Lawrence Capozzelli, HS Physics and Engineering Club; Kiersten Rivera, HS National Honor Society; Eddie Titus, HS math NHS; Amanda Woodring and Courtney Tamagini, Step Up and Aevidum co-advisers; Mega Frantz, MS student council co-adviser; MS Sixth Sense co-adviser, MS ACE co-adviser, MS NJHS co-adviser and MS eighth grade class; Nicole Evans, MS, student council co-adviser; Tracy Miller, volunteer MS student council adviser; Michael Murphy, MS Math Counts, MS Logo Club and MS yearbook adviser; Lauren Ahner, MS NJHS co-adviser; Taylor Stair and Kelly Klimowitch, Aevidum, co-advisers; and Amy Walburn, Angela Faust and Taylor Prehotsky, elementary assistant gaming coaches.

Department chairs: John Matulevich, HS business education; Frank Dickman, HS extended services; Jennifer Curcio, HS fine and practical arts; Jillian Tuckett, HS language arts; Robin Fink, HS math; James McCabe, HS health and physical education; K. Klingaman, HS science; Connie Segedy, HS social studies; A. Hascin, HS world language; Kristine Schellhammer, MS language arts; M. Frantz, MS math; L. Ahner, MS science; Charlene Shannon, MS social studies; Jacqueline Murphy, MS special education.

Liaison teachers: Andrew Michalik, Tamaqua Elementary K-2; Alexa Hauser, Tamaqua Elementary, Grades 3-5; Dawn Walsh, Tamaqua Elementary special education; Dana Barachie, West Penn K-2; A. Faust, West Penn, Grades 3-5; Jennifer Kinder, West Penn, special education.

Leave/adjustments

Family Medical Leave Act was granted to: Darcijo Smarr, beginning May 16 with tentative return Aug. 19, barring any complications; Sarah Hollenbach, intermittent, beginning May 5 with a tentative return May 30, barring complications; and Kim Woodward, beginning on or about April 7.

Salary adjustments: facilities director, $1,000; cafeteria assistant, $1,500; transportation director, $5,500; accounts payable, $5,500, superintendent administrative assistant, $5,500; payroll, $1,500 and social worker, $2,200.