Oct 1, 2013 2 min read

Date: Sept. 30

Action: The board unanimously hired Adam Swinchock as the director of instructional technology to replace Patrick Maloy. No date for Swinchock to begin was announced. His salary will be $70,000 annually. Board member Sandra Gregg was absent.

The board also unanimously approved Patrick Degnan, network technician, to attend training for Alcatel-Lucent, OmniAccess WLAN R6 system in early November at a cost of $3,682 at the Dagostino Electronic Services in Pittsburgh. When questioned as to why the training was so expensive by board member William Merrell, Superintendent Jeannine French said the cost will cover only the training with Degnan commuting by trolley. The cost does not cover the price of meals.

French told the board the district hopes to increase its wireless footprint and needs an in-house technician to save money. With Degnan trained, the district will no longer have to contract out for repairs, and, French said, the district could “hire him out” to other districts.

The board approved a memorandum of understanding between Degnan and the district that would ensure he reimburse the district if he leaves to take another job.

The board also approved was the hiring of Donald Maers as the part-time parking lot attendant at the high school, effective Wednesday, at a salary of $10 per hour.

The resignation of Ellysia Middleton, a custodian at the middle school, was approved effective Sept. 24, as was the resignation of Diane Pierrard, cafeteria and food service, effective Thursday.

Approved was a contract between Pittsburgh Technical Institute and the district to accept PTI students into internship programs of 12-week sessions at no cost to the district.

Next meeting: 7:30 p.m. Oct. 21 at the administration offices.