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Towanda Area SD approves hires, retirements and multiple personnel actions
Summary
The board approved a slate of personnel actions including hiring Jennifer Cronin as an ELA teacher (effective 7/1/2026, $96,366), several retirements, numerous support-staff hires, transfers and unpaid leave requests; voice votes largely passed unanimously.
At its April 20 meeting the Towanda Area School District Board approved a substantial set of personnel items that will take effect across the district this summer and school year.
Brady Finogle moved and Natalie Wheaton seconded approval of the listed personnel items. The board approved a professional-contract employment for Jennifer Cronin as an ELA teacher effective July 1, 2026, at a masters-level salary of $96,366; the minutes also record Cronin’s resignation as Special Education Director effective June 30, 2026. The board recorded retirements with effective dates for Ronald Cook (Maintenance Supervisor, effective July 1, 2026), Trixie Kilmer (Aide, effective June 3, 2026), and Tammy Howard (Aide, effective June 6, 2026).
Support-staff hires were approved and include named appointments with hourly rates (for example, Jessica Eberlin, Cook's Assistant, $16.92/hr.; Courtney Abbott, Aide I, $22.06/hr.; Betty Vanderpool, Aide II, $20.13/hr.). The board also approved multiple unpaid leave requests identified by employee numbers with the dates listed in the personnel item submitted to the board. The motion passed by voice vote; the general tally on the personnel package is recorded as 6-0-0-3. The board noted that all hires are pending required documentation.
