In other action items Tuesday night, Palmerton Area School District’s board of directors:

• Approved the following depositories for the funds of the district in the 2021-22 fiscal year: First Northern Bank & Trust, Pennsylvania Local Government Investment Trust, and the Pennsylvania School District Liquid Asset Fund.

• Approved the 2021-22 workers’ compensation coverage through CM Regent Insurance Company at a cost of $70,609 compared to an expiring premium of $119,634.

• Approved the 2021-22 student accident coverage through Axis Insurance Company at a cost of $38,541. There is no change from the expiring premium.

• Approved the 2021-22 voluntary student accident coverage through Axis Insurance Company for the period of Aug. 7, 2021, to Aug. 7, 2022.

• Approved the 2021-22 Homestead and Farmstead Exclusion resolution.

• Granted permission to release the 2021 tax duplicates to the respective tax collectors for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021.

• Authorized the superintendent and business manager to make and release payments for the remaining June accounts payable.

• Approved the machinery maintenance contract with Shop Specialties Inc. for the 2021-22 school year in the amount of $1,450.

• Approved the following bonding amounts for the 2021-22 fiscal year; board president $100,000, board vice president $100,000, board secretary $100,000, board treasurer $100,000, superintendent $100,000, business manager $100,000, employee theft $5,000, and Forgery or Alteration $100,000.

• Approved all budget transfers for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, in order to comply with audit requirements.

• Accepted the donation from The Giant Company in the amount of $5,810.81 as part of its “Feeding School Kids Initiative” to be used for outstanding student lunch debt.

• Approved the estimated transfer of $485 from the general fund to the fund service fund to pay the additional outstanding student lunch balances not covered by the donation. Exact amount to be determined at the conclusion of the current fiscal year.

• Approved the transfer of $3,270.47 from the general fund to the fund service fund for uncollectable bad debt owed by inactive students. Exact amount to be determined at the conclusion of the current fiscal year.

• Approved Robin Klock as full-time custodian at Towamensing Elementary at a rate of $45,180 per year.

• Approved Scott Bierman as part-time flex-time custodian at a rate of $14.67 per hour.

• Approved Chrissy Rehatchek as high school marching band assistant for the 2021-22 school year with a stipend of $2,604.

• Accepted the resignations of Timothy Lynch as interim principal at S.S. Palmer/Parkside, Kendra Smiley as instructional assistant effective at the end of the 2020-21 school year, Shannon Ledo as cafeteria worker effective June 9, 2021, and Samantha Stevens as part-time custodian effective May 28, 2021.

• Approved Kendra Smiley as substitute instructional assistant at $10 per hour.

• Approved the first reading of policies dealing with special education, discipline of students with disabilities, behavior support, screening and evaluations for students with disabilities, confidentiality of special education student information, concussion management, sudden cardiac arrest and student wellness.

• Approved the second reading and adopted policies dealing with weapons, discipline of student convicted/adjudicated of sexual assault, and sabbatical leave.

• Appointed Doris Zellers and Kathleen Fallow as voting delegates to the PSBA Delegate Assembly on Oct. 23, 2021.

• Approved the letter of agreement with the Carbon-Monroe-Pike Drug & Alcohol Commission Inc., for the 2021-22 school year at a total cost of $14,000.

• Approved the three-year lease and rental agreement, beginning on July 15, 2021, and expiring on July 15, 2024, with Robert Hahn for the right half of a garage owned by the district at 3681 Fireline Road.

• Approved the agreement with James R. Schwab for behavioral intervention and counseling at the rate of $100/hour as needed for the 2021-22 school year.

• Approved the agreement with Lehigh Learning Academy Inc. for educational services for the 2021-22 school year.

• Approved the contract for services with Behavioral Health Associates for the 2021-22 school year.

• Approved Art Feinberg, school psychologist, at a rate of $420/day not to exceed 130 days effective for the 2021-22 school year.

• Accepted the donation from James Wimmer of $50 in memory of former Superintendent Ronald Mihalko to be used to purchase books in the elementary building libraries.