The Pleasant Valley School District's school board gave the dates for the last day of school. For grades 8-12 it will be Friday, June 11 and for K-7 it will be Monday, June 14.

The board approved the following with the absence of member H. Charles Hoffman:*Hiring of substitutes-Sammy Kachmar, maintenance; Kimberly DeTorres, monitor/cafeteria; Carissa Izzo, monitor; Deborah Mayberry, professional, all areas; Joel Smith, social studies; Amanda Eber, music; John Hoban, custodian.*Hiring Tina Martin for temporary PSSA remediation paraprofessional at PVHS from April 12 at $19,250, prorated, replacing Erik Hansen*Hiring part-time paraprofessional associates at annual salary of $19,250, prorated, David Biever, Polk, effective April 12, 2010, new position; Samantha Clay, Polk, effective March 29, replacement for Elizabeth Balser; Carla Howell, Polk, effective March 29, new position, Winterford Jay Ohland, Polk, effective April 12, 2010 replacement for Florence Fludd.*Transfer of Barbara Daskal, paraprofessional associate from Polk Elementary to Eldred Elementary effective March 22, 2010*Recommended for high school winter school-Tim McCutchan, social studies, one credit course; Peter Pappalardo, science, one credit course; Danielle Unger, English, one credit course*tenure for Cory McKeever*Retirements effective June 30-Michael Baird, middle school teacher; Larry Court, PVI teacher; Madeline Lunn, Chestnuthill teacher; Cliff McFarland, middle school teacher; Gary Moser, high school teacher; Gail Schuler, PVI teacher; Barbara Sieg, middle school teacher; Elaine Snow, high school teacher*Retirements effective on or before June 30-Laura Bezos, PVE guidance counselor effective on or before June 30; Pamela Horton, PVI teacher and wishes to remain on the elementary substitute teacher list; Joseph Malocheski, middle school teacher; Ross Partington, high school teacher; Janet Serfass, PVI teacher.*Retirements effective the conclusion of the 2009-2020 school year-Tim Carr, PVI teacher; Karen Catina, middle school teacher; Joan Crosby, middle school teacher; Tom Crosby, high school teacher, Carol Gougher, Polk teacher; Luann James, high school teacher; Jeff Kashner, high school teacher; Sharon Konawalik, PVE teacher; Steveanne Sabatine, PVE teacher.*2010-2011 Fall head coaching positions are-Chris Pachuta, boys soccer; George Fair, cross country; Robert Young, field hockey; James Terwilliger, football; Mark Allison, girls tennis; Steve Krechel, golf; John Gesiskie, volleyball*2010-2011 Athletic director and assistant athletic directors-James Percey, athletic director; Greg Bowman, assistant athletic director (HS); Maureen Shields, assistant athletic director (MS)*2010-2011-James DeVivo, marching band director*2009-2010 spring volunteer coaching position for baseball is Jeff Kashner.PVE second graders collected $3,360 for St. Jude Children's Hospital through participation and efforts of the Math-A-Thon. Top collector was Madison O'Neil, collecting $400, from Mrs. Hauze's second grade class and Mrs. Hauze's was the top class, collecting a total of $975.Evan Knaak, a first grader in Ms. Rudawski's class at Chestnuthill Elementary and under the leadership of Mrs. Yurkovich, won first place for his Dental Health poster out of all competing students in several school districts. He will receive a $100 gift card to Borders.The following Monroe County Technical Institute students will be competing in the Skills USA competition in Hershey, April 14-16: Megan Ewer, Nicole Cook, Marissa Ziev, Michelle Holzmann, Quiz Bowl; Brad Livezy, Residential wiring; Josh Hoffner, Job Demonstration Open; Alex D'Antonio and Sarah Kobal, Entreprenurial; Katherine Zoll, Ashley Smith, Hillary James, Promotional Bulletin Board; Freedom Peritz, Criminal justice.Congratulations are offered:* to High School English Honors classes on being selected for the Intermediate Unit 2010 Excellence in Education Award for the "Always Looking Up" program.* to the PVHS concert band for performing at High Level at the Carbon County Band Competition held at Palmerton High School* to the students who participated and placed in the Pocono Art Council Juried High School Art Show-Samantha Connors, 2nd place, Kaitlin Brown, honorable mention in Paintings and Pastels; Jordon Izzo, 1st place and Jean-Pierre LaGuerre 3rd place in 3-D; Ashley Carrega, 1st place and Eric Myszowski, 3rd place in Drawing and Prints.Design and construction administration was approved for the following construction projects:*PVHS large group instruction room not to exceed $46,550*Chestnuthill wheelchair lift not to exceed $5,100*Security entrances at PVI, not to exceed $5,700 and PVE not to exceed $12,300*Maintenance building, not to exceed $20,500*Copies, postage, etc. not to exceed $10,000 for all projects combinedIn the business report, the board approved:*$200,452.01 in cafeteria accounts payable for Feb. 2010*$84,829.17 bills payable for Feb. 2010*invoice payment of $70.81 to Kim Economy for bird seed and photo development*to purchase an Aztec #010-08CCK Sidewinder 30" Propane Stripping Machine for $5,699 from Northeast Janitorial Supply*to adverise for sealed bids for anthracite coal, security cameras and keyless entry, close old wastewater treatment plant and convert to athletic fields, Pleasant Valley Middle School boiler augers and musical instrumentsContracts approved:*to School Specialty 2010-2011 student planners for PVMS for $2,970*renewal with no increase to Ehrlich for vegetation management services, $1,361*to Locust Ridge Quarry for $186.88 for parking lot and driveway cleaning, no increase*to West End Community Ambulance Association for coverage for 2010 football season for five games for $800, no increase*to Bruce George Paving & Excavating, Inc. for tennis court repairs for $1,300*to R.J. Entertainment for DJ services for PVHS 2010 prom, no charge*to Thomas F. Yezerski, author and illustrator for presentations at PVE on May 5, 6 at a cost of $2,600.The following bid awards were approved for fall athletic supplies and equipment:*Sportsman's $4,175.20*Kelly's Sports $3,327.45*Schuylkill Valley Sports $1,257.15*Triple Crown Sports, $968*Bethlehem Sporting Goods $14,278.67*G & L Supplies $993.60*Scottys Fashions $960*Pyramid School Products $409.20*Coplay Sporting Goods $256*Passon's $43.20*Riddell $2,880.12*Metuchen Garden State Tees $378*Henry Schein $510.77*Collins Sports Medicine $845.66*Medco $2,014.31*School Health Corp. $83.68