The direction of Palmerton Area School Board will remain status quo next year.

On a unanimous vote, the board at its reorganizational meeting on Tuesday reappointed Tammy Recker as president, and Clarence Myers as vice president.Also as part of its reorganization, the board:• Appointed Darlene Yeakel as Pennsylvania School Board Association Liaison for a one-year term.• Appointed Thomas Schmidt as a Carbon Career & Technical Institute Authority member for a five-year term.• Appointed Joshua Smale to the Carbon Career & Technical Institute alternate representative to the Joint Operation Committee for a one-year term.• Approved the 2014 calendars of regular monthly meetings and committee workshop meetingsAs per the 2014 calendar, the regular board meetings will be held at 6:30 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month, with the following exceptions: Tuesday, Dec. 2, (reorganization meeting), and Tuesday, Dec. 9.The committee workshop will continue to be held at 6:30 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month, with the exception of July and December, when no workshops will be held.