Lehighton Area School District
Lehighton Area School District’s board of directors approved the following action Monday night:
• Consolidated grant agreements for the 2019-20 school year including Title I, Part A, $580,506; Title I, Part D, $48,732; Title II, Part A, $101,648; and Title IV, Part A $43,951.
• Accepted the donation to the general fund of $400 from Griff’s Ale Haus & Grille for the Title I Reading Program at the Lehighton Area Elementary Center.
• Student and adult lunch price increase by 10 cents for the 2019-20 school year.
• An agreement for participation in child nutrition programs sponsor’s agreement with Behavioral Health Associates.
• Approved a transportation services contract from Behavioral Health Associates for the 2019-20 school year.
• Approved an employee to attend the National Association of School Resource Officers, NASRO Basic SRO/SPO Course, in Schnecksville from Sept. 16-20 at a cost not to exceed $800.
• Contract with Lehigh Carbon Community College for the district to supply meals to the Carbon County Shine after-school program administered by LCCC held in the Lehighton Area Elementary Center. The district will be reimbursed $3.60 per meal served.
• Service agreement with Population Health Innovations Inc. to provide access to Health eTools, a daily electronic medical record platform for school nurses for school years 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22, at a cost not to exceed $2,250.
• Resignation of Jena Wank, elementary teacher; Felicia Fischer, special education teacher; and Kimberly Nenscel, elementary teacher.
• Hired Stephanie Gustafson, elementary long-term substitute for the 2019-20 school year at $43,000, and Christina Brong, Title I math teacher at $43,000.
• Approved the 2020 Lehighton Junior-Senior Prom to be held at The Centennial Catering and Conference Center in Center Valley on Friday, May 8, 2020, from 5-10 p.m.
• An affiliation agreement with Drexel University for experiential learning for education students.
• Dual enrollment agreement with Lehigh Carbon Community College for the 2019-20 school year.