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Board approves hires, retirements and student trips; visitor criticizes Common Core
Summary
The board accepted several resignations and retirements, approved multiple special-education teaching assistants and extracurricular sponsors, authorized two overnight student trips and heard a public commenter criticize Common Core; Dr. Hansen replied that the state tailors standards and they do not control classroom instruction.
The Beaver Area School District board on Sept. 16 accepted personnel changes and approved extracurricular activities and field trips for the 2013-14 school year.
Accepted resignations and retirements included Roy Shumaker (High School Attendance Secretary) effective Sept. 6, 2013; custodian Donna Munroe, retiring Nov. 22, 2013 after 35 years of service; and Helen Zinkham, Head Cook at Dutch Ridge Elementary, retiring Dec. 31, 2013 after 20 years.
The board employed several special-education teaching assistants: Amanda Petrofes at College Square School (effective Sept. 13,…
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