The Schuylkill Intermediate Unit 29 School Board accepted the 21st Century Community Learning Cohort Six grant for 2011-2014 in the total amount of $1,247,645,28 in action taken at its monthly meeting held Monday evening at the Maple Campus in Norwegian Township.

According to Dr. Diane M. Niederriter, executive director of the IU, the Cohort 6 grant will provide an after-school program in grades five through eighth in Minersville Area, Pottsville Area, North Schuylkill and Williams Valley school districts.The board approved payments to a number of districts for instructional services and supplies utilized during the second quarter of the 2011-2012 school year's after school program.The 21st Century Community Learnings Centers Cohort Five covers all costs. Sums paid to the districts were, Saint Clair Area, $17,859.92; Williams Valley High School, $15,027.41; Shenandoah Valley High School and Middle School, each, $10,958; Schuylkill Haven Area School District, $11,787/03; Pine Grove Middle School, $15,119.90; Pine Grove High School, $8,585.29; and Mahanoy Area Middle School, $10,205.97.Other businessThe board approved hiring of the following:Andrea Kimmel, Donaldson, part-time cafeteria worker at the Maple Avenue Campus at $7.50 per hour; Megan Majetsky, Quakake, Rush Township, and Richard Scheuer were added to the substitute teachers list at $80 a day; Amanda Guzik, Danielle Wank, and Karli Blackwell, all of Pottsville, added to the substitute teacher staff at $8.25 per hour; Karli Blackwell, Pottsville, hired as substitute cafeteria worker at $7.50 per hour; Patricia Pupo, Marian Heights, and Matthew Rose, Minersville, hired as substitute therapists at $80 per day.The board approved the adult education courses for spring 2012. There must be a minimum of eight enrollees in order to start a class and enrollments are limited to individuals who will have reached the age of 18 prior to the start of their class selection. Tuition costs do not include text books.Courses offered are as follows:Beginners Series: Intro to Computers and Internet I, May 15, 22, 29 and June 5. fee, $80; Basic Computer Skills and Internet II, Feb. 21, 28, March 6 and 13, June 19 and 26, and July 10 and 17, fee $80; Microsoft Word and Excel for Beginners, April 3, 10,17 and 24, July 31, and Aug. 7, 14 and 21, fee, $80.Daytime Computer Classes, Level I: Microsoft Word 2010 I, May 17, 23, 30, and June 6, 13, fee $100; Microsoft Excel 2010 I, May 24 and 31, and June 7, 14, 21, fee $100; Intro to Microsoft Power Point 2010, May 24 and 31, and June 7, 14 and 21, fee, $100; Class Level II, June 17, July 11, 19 and 25, and Aug. 1, fee $100; Microsoft Word 2010 II, July 12, 19 and 26, and Aug. 2 and 9, fee, $100.Evening Computer Classes, Beginners Series: Intro to Computers and Internet I, May 14 and 21, and June 4 and 11, fee, $80; Basic Computer Skills and Internet II, Feb. 27, March 5, 12 and 19, June 25, and July 9, 16, 23, fee $80; Microsoft Word and Excel for Beginners, April 16, 23, 25 and 30, and Aug. 6, 8, 13 and 15, fee $80; Classes Level II, Microsoft Word, 2010 II, Feb. 29 and March 7, 14, 21 and 28, fee $100.Computer classes and customized computer trainings are available for employers with 10 to 12 half hour classes which can be arranged for groups of five to 12 workers.Mine safety training includes eight hour annual refresher for both underground and surface miners, 32 hour courses for new miner training for underground operations and 16 hour course for new miner for surface operations. The Schuylkill Technology Center will also make available training for metal and non-metal minors. Enrollment is on a first come basis and class size are limited to 25 students.Drafting and Design for Auto, 48 hours, tuition, $385; Advanced Design I and II, Auto, 60 hours, tuition, $480; Dental Assisting I, 72 hours, tuition, $576; Dental Assisting II, 72 hours, tuition, $576; Phlebotomy Training for Medical Personnel, nine hours, tuition, $100; Basic Life Support Classes/CPR, tuition, $80; BLS-CPR Recertification, tuition, $65; Medical Office and Health Career Technician, tuition, $320.Also, Electromechanical, 90 hour session each level, tuition, $720; Automotive Service Excellence Test, 36 hours, tuition, $290; Computer Numerical Control with Mastercam Introduction, 30 hours, tuition, $240; Intermediate Computer Numerical Control, 30 hours, tuition, $240; Occupation Safety and Health 500 Construction Safety Program, 11 hours, tuition $210; Basic Plumbing/Heating, 24 hours, tuition, $195.And, Advanced Plumbing/Heating, 12 hours, tuition, $1009; Welding, 44 hours, tuition, $355; Serve Safe (Food) Certification, tuition, $175; Serve Safe Recertification, tuition, $100; Vehicle 3 State Inspection Certification, passenger cars, $170 motorcycles, $40; heavy trucks, $40; Vehicle Emission Inspector Training, tuition, $225; Vehicle Emission Re-Certification, tuition, $125.