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Board accepts retirement of Douglas T. Henry; multiple personnel appointments approved
Summary
The board accepted the retirement of Douglas T. Henry, approved a change that eliminates and recreates a position as assistant principal, and approved a slate of teaching and support appointments listed on the agenda.
The Greater Johnstown SD Board of School Directors accepted the retirement of Douglas T. Henry, operational principal assigned to Park Avenue School, effective at the close of the work day in August 2025. The board motion also directed that the position be eliminated and recreated as an assistant-principal role shared between Johnstown High School and Park Avenue School.
Why it matters: elimination and recreation of a position changes the district’s staffing structure and authorizes the administration to post and fill the recreated role under the revised title. The agenda item was recorded under PN31825 and the motion was approved during the meeting.
The meeting also included a large batch of personnel appointments approved by motion, including examples recorded in the minutes: Isabella Diaz was appointed to a school-psychologist position at a stated salary of $80,987 (agenda item 33125); multiple teaching appointments at Johnstown High School and Johnstown Middle School were approved (English, science, math, grade-level, and special-education positions) with salaries and steps recorded in each personnel item. One appointment, PN33325 (Liza Lazaratta, English teacher), and several others were approved with the contingency that the personnel office receive required documents before an effective start date.
Several personnel motions were handled en bloc and passed by the board during the meeting; some items were tabled as noted in the agenda. The personnel-office contingencies and required clearances were referenced in the motions; the board did not name each new hire during public discussion.
For parents or staff seeking details about a particular hire, salary step, or the recreated assistant-principal posting, contact the district’s personnel office or consult the official meeting minutes and posted agenda packet, which list each PN item and associated conditions for appointment.
