The Weatherly Area girls’ basketball team had to shuffle coaches after varsity coach Brian Billig submitted his resignation effective Dec. 15.

At its meeting on Jan. 11, the Weatherly Area School Board accepted the resignation and approved elevating assistant girls’ basketball coach Jason Kane to the varsity coach position, raising his pro-rated pay. Volunteer coach Chris Gaydoscik was elevated to assistant coach, a paying position.

The board approved holding school this past Monday as a snow make-up day. School will also be in session on Feb. 17 as another snow make-up day. One designated snow day remains. There was discussion on setting the date for graduation.

The music department was approved to use the middle school for the spring band concert on May 11, and the spring choral concert on May 12, both from 6 to 8:30 p.m.

In reports, athletic committee chairman Matthew vonFrisch said that it is spring sports season. He said there is interest in the open baseball coach position. A fundraiser is underway for the softball team. Banners are being sold to hang on the fences along the softball field.

Property committee chairman Thomas Connors Jr. asked about plans for field upgrades (waiting for spring), and noted the parts to repair the second boiler are still on order.

There was a lengthy discussion about the Carbon Career & Technical Institute and waiting lists it has for a handful of programs. There was an example of one Weatherly Area student who wanted to be in the welding program, but there was no room. Connors, who serves as the dstrict’s representative on the CCTI board, says the school is intending to expand.

There was also a discussion about CCTI’s annual budget, and that it has a budget balance of $6,334,930 - over 100% of its operations budget. There was also the beginning of a discussion on the Intermediate Unit’s budget of $118 million.