Action taken by Palmerton Area School Board on Tuesday is as follows:

• Approved the retirement of Bonnie Vito, instructional assistant at Parkside Education Center, and S.S. Palmer Elementary, effective Jan. 2.• Approved the retirement of Betty Kleintop, cafeteria server at the high school, effective Nov. 18, 2013.• Approved the resignation of Kelly Recker, instructional assistant at Towamensing Elementary, effective Dec. 13, 2013.• Approved the resignation of Brielle Siegfried, learning support teacher at Parkside Education Center, and S.S. Palmer Elementary, effective within the contractual 60-day retention date being Jan. 14.• Approved Melanie Dickson as a cafeteria worker assigned to the junior/senior high school, for four hours per day, at a rate of $10.95 an hour, effective Jan. 8.• Approved James Crisafulli as an instructional assistant assigned to Towamensing Elementary, not to exceed 29.5 hours per week, at a rate of $13.05 an hour, effective Dec. 18.• Approved Ryan Wentz, mathematics, as a day-to-day substitute teacher, effective Jan. 8.• Approved Marlena Beers, custodian, as day-to-day substitute support staff, effective Jan. 8.• Approved Matthew Zellner as a day-to-day substitute instructional assistant, effective Jan. 8.• Approved the leave of absence beginning Nov. 15, 2013, for Susan Beers. Her return to work date is to be determined.• Approved change order No. 001 for the Blanski Inc. project. The contract sum will be increased by this change order in the amount of $20,068, and the new contract sum including this change order will be $545,868.• Approved the Employee Assistance Program Agreement with St. Luke's Hospital, at no cost to the district.• Accepted, on a 7-2 vote, the donation of 10 cases of water from Safeway Driving School, Inc. Directors Charles Gildner and Susan Debski were opposed.• Authorized the superintendent and business manager to make and release payments for the remaining December accounts payable.• Granted permission to advertise for the 2014-15 athletic/athletic medical/janitorial/lighting supplies, general school supplies and office paper bids.