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Beaver Area School District accepts retirements and resignations, approves a slate of new hires and summer staff
Summary
The board accepted retirements and resignations, approved multiple faculty and staff hires (including long-term substitutes and teachers), athletic personnel, granted an FMLA request, and approved additional summer program staff during its July 18 special voting session.
The Beaver Area School District Board of School Directors on July 18 accepted retirements and resignations, approved new hires for faculty, staff and athletics, granted an FMLA request, and approved additional summer program staff.
The board accepted retirements (motion by Luke Berardelli, second by Robin Thompson) including the recorded retirement of Melody Leeson, custodian, effective July 31, 2024, after 23 years of service. The board also accepted personnel resignations (motion by Karin Pilarski, second by Luke Berardelli) listing employees and effective dates, including Jonathan Pagani (teaching assistant, effective 7/31/2024), Samantha Rosso (second grade teacher, effective 6/27/2024), Sam Rosatone (hall monitor, effective 7/11/2024), Cassidy Swigart (teaching assistant, effective 7/11/2024), and Luke Thompson (super substitute, effective 7/12/2024).
The board approved employment of faculty and staff (motion by Denise Yates, second by Andrea Walker). Hires recorded include Madeline Dunda (long-term substitute at $150/day, two separate engagements documented for Aug. 19–on or about Oct. 11, 2024 and on or about Nov. 25, 2024–Mar. 11, 2025), Jonathan Pagani (custodian, $19.83/hour, effective 8/1/2024), Megan Petronzi (second grade teacher, Step M3, $58,790/year, effective 8/15/2024), Jennifer Smith (middle school mathematics teacher, Step M1, $56,980/year, effective 8/15/2024), and Audra Wilson (teaching assistant, $14.50/hour, effective 8/19/2024).
Athletic personnel (motion by Karin Pilarski, second by Luke Berardelli) approved include Courtney Crivelli (volunteer assistant girls soccer coach, effective 7/1/2024), Victoria Moore (assistant girls tennis coach, paid $2,233.40, effective 7/1/2024), and Tim Morgan (volunteer assistant boys basketball coach, effective 7/1/2024).
The board granted an FMLA request (motion by Victoria Bartholomew, second by Luke Berardelli) with dates referenced as on or about Nov. 25, 2024 through on or about March 11, 2025 (identifier #01390). The board also approved additional 2024 summer program staff (motion by Andrea Walker, second by Robin Thompson); the minutes list “DR ESSERS Math & ELA Brittany Cejer Teacher $46.45” but do not specify whether that figure is an hourly rate, stipend, or another unit.
All actions in the personnel section were recorded as carrying unanimously.
