With the start of the 2010-2011 school year coming up, the Tamaqua Area School District's Board of Education made a number of appointments during its monthly meeting Tuesday evening.

The board approved the following persons for extracurricular positions.Mary Hankey, Tamaqua - substitute coordinatorMark E. Beltz - auditorium manager/stage manager/audio visual manager, assistant band director, elementary band director, middle school band director;John F. Potlunas - Raider Band director;Aimee Biasi, New Ringgold - Raider Band silk advisor;Jennifer DiSante - elementary spelling club advisor, middle school academic club co-advisor;Samantha Yachera - elementary choral director;John Buglio - middle school choral director, high school choral directorKristine Shellhammer - middle school drama club advisorCorey Smith - middle school Lego advisorMaria L. Campomizzi - middle school math counts advisorMaura Streisel - middle school National Honor Society advisorAlisa Kemmerer - middle school academic club co-advisorMegan Frantz - middle school student council advisorAmanda Woodring - middle school yearbook advisorEric Lech - high school academic competition team advisorRoseann Weinrich - high school biology club advisor, Senior Class/commencement advisorKristen Boyle - chemistry club advisorJanet Smoldon, New Ringgold - drama club advisorKristen Klingaman - environmental club advisorRanda Hull - French club advisorKaren Campomizzi - Freshman Class advisorMary Ruth Taylor - German club advisorMichael A. Sakash - Junior Class advisorKrystal Schmauch - leadership council advisorLori Remmel - media production advisorMarietta Kotch - National Honor Society advisorLawrence Capozzelli - physics and engineering club advisorThorn Devlin, Tamaqua - ski club advisorTracy A. Miller - Sophomore Class advisorJose Urquiza - Spanish Club advisorStephen Ulicny - student government advisor.Tenure grantedThe board also presented professional status, or tenure, to the following persons who completed three years of service with satisfactory ratings: James Betz, Vanessa A. Boyle, Christopher Charest, Joseph E. Holland, Rebecca M. Luna, Elizabeth J. Marakovits, John Matulevich, Diane Michalik and Denise Washinski.Nancy Jones, who retired as a teacher from West Penn Elementary School, was added to the substitute teachers list, as were Noreen B. Hobbs, Pottsville, and Tavia Bachert, Tamaqua.The following were appointed as department chairpersons for the school year: Kristine Shellhammer, middle school language arts; Barry Wargula, middle school mathematics; Edward J. Mariano, middle school science; Barbara Leiby, middle school social studies; Kathy Mansell, middle school special education; Thomas I. Kanger, high school business education; Cathy Miorelli, high school extended services; Sharon Chromiak, fine and practical arts; Melissa Day, language arts; Karen Campomizzi, mathematics; Ellen Troxell, health and physical education; Mark Solon, science; Connie Segedy, social studies; and Mary Ruth Taylor, world language.Student servicemanager hiredThe board hired Amanda Gallagher, Tamaqua, as student services program manager, at a salary of $12 per hour. The position is part ot the district's alternative education program.Amanda Zuber, Whitehall, was hired as a regular part-time elementary teacher at Bachelor's Step one, $36,027.The resignation of Jacqueline Nalesnik as a part-time paraprofessional was approved, retroactive to Aug. 11. Kathy L. Gogg, Jim Thorpe, was hired as a part-time paraprofessional, as highly-qualified status, at $7,75 per hour.The request of Eric Lech for an unpaid leave of absence Sept. 23-24 was approved.The following persons were approved for the middle school 21st Century/MAGIC summer program: Bill Kimber, coordinator, $25 per hour; Lauren Elston, Jay Daubert, Amanda Woodring and Trishia Maksimik, teachers, at $22 per hour; and Celeste Franko and Kathy Murphy, aides, at $9.50 per hour.The resignation of Liza Kirklosky, cafeteria worker, was approved. The request of Rose Marie Inama, part-time cafeteria worker, for an unpaid leave of absence from Oct. 18-22, was approved.