Northern Lehigh School Board approved the following personnel matters last week:

Resignations

• Peter Walker, first grade, Peters Elementary School, effective July 17.

• Amber Zion, special education teacher, Slatington Elementary School, effective July 10.

• Rachel Wagaman, cook’s helper, Peters Elementary School, effective June 8.

Appointments

• Rachel DeMicco, temporary professional employee, elementary librarian/media specialist/gifted, $63,375, effective Aug. 19.

• Colleen Day, professional employee, special-education teacher, Slatington Elementary School, $68,075, effective Aug. 19.

• Bart Franta, professional employee, English as a second language and Spanish teacher, $68,575, effective Aug. 19.

• Andrea Potylycki, temporary professional employee, middle school Math, $63,375, effective Aug. 19.

• Aimee Hegedus, temporary professional employee, kindergarten elementary teacher, $58,250, effective Aug. 19.

• Morgan Kemmerer, temporary professional employee, first grade elementary teacher, $66,575, effective Aug. 19.

• Kayla Diehl, short-term substitute, middle school counselor, $150 per day, effective on or about Sept. 17.

• Lauren Beitler, districtwide licensed practical nurse, $28.18 per hour, effective Aug. 20.

• Braden Marzen, second shift maintenance employee, $20.80 per hour, effective Aug. 1.

• Charles Young, second shift custodian, $18.55 per hour, effective Aug. 20.

• Anna Smith, lunchroom monitor, Peters Elementary, $16.32 per hour, effective Aug. 19.

• Holly Keefer, special-education paraprofessional, Peters Elementary, $17.99 per hour, effective Aug. 19.

• Abigail Sheridon, paraprofessional, Peters Elementary, $17.99 per hour, effective Aug. 19.

• Brianne Everett, special-education paraprofessional, Slatington Elementary, $17.99 per hour, effective Aug. 19.

• Elaine Parks, special-education paraprofessional, high school, $17.99 per hour, effective Aug. 20.

Permanent substitutes

• Lisa Hoever, Nicole Kinney, Alex Schwab, districtwide permanent substitute teachers for the 2025-26 school year, daily per diem rate of $150 plus district health benefits according to the Affordable Care Act regulations with copayment amounts equivalent to that of district professional personnel.

• Samantha Molitoris, districtwide permanent substitute teacher, 2025-26 school year, daily per diem rate of $150 plus district health benefits according to the Affordable Care Act regulations with copayment amounts equivalent to that of district professional personnel.

Substitute teachers

• Angela Everett, elementary, Konstantine Georgiades, guest teacher, Dawn Kemery, elementary, Mary Roberts, guest teacher, Tanya Williams, Peters Elementary, K-12, as substitute teachers for the 2025-26 school year at the 2025-26 substitute rate as approved on the Supplemental Personnel Salary Schedule.

• Anna Smith, Dawn Tulio, secretary, as substitute workers for the 2025-26 school year.

Salary adjustment

• Allyson DeHart, from Step 11M to Step 11M+24, Charles George, from Step 5B to Step 5B+24, Michael Smith, from Step 4B+24 to Step 4M, and Tamara Stubits, from Step 9M to Step 9M+24, as teachers who have completed the requirements per the collective bargaining agreement that would entitle them to a salary increase for the 2025-26 school year.

KinderQuest staff

• Matthew Klipple, teacher, collective bargaining rate per hour, Diane Saeger, teacher, collective bargaining rate per hour, Michelle Horn-Schramel, paraprofessional, $18.39 per hour, Angie Thomas, paraprofessional, $19.16 per hour, Sheila White, paraprofessional, $19.16 per hour, Sarah Krasecics, paraprofessional, $17.99 per hour.

Detention supervisors

• Debra Knerr and Michele Paul, administrative detention supervisors, Northern Lehigh Middle School, $20 per hour worked.

• Christopher McCarty, administrative detention supervisor, Northern Lehigh High School, $20 per hour worked.

Web page maintenance

• Andrew Kern, $500 stipend, high school website maintenance and working with students during the 2025-26 school year, to be funded by the superintendent’s budget.

• Andrew Kern, $1,000 stipend, maintenance and updates of the district website during the 2025-26 school year, to be funded by the superintendent’s budget.

• Andrew Kern, $500 stipend, middle school website maintenance and working with students during the 2025-26 school year, to be funded by the general fund middle school student activities budget.

• Janet Bashore, $500 stipend, maintenance and updates of the Peters Elementary School website during the 2025-26 school year, to be funded by the Peters Elementary general fund budget.

Yearbook

• Michelle Brown, $750 stipend, for creating the Slatington Elementary School yearbook for the 2025-26 school year, to be funded by the Slatington Elementary general fund budget.

Marching band independent contractors

• Kris Jimenez, guard choreography, $500, 2025-26 high school marching band.

• Richard Strader, music/visual technician, $750, 2025-26 high school marching band.

Vacant positions

• Approved Superintendent Dr. Matthew J. Link to appoint qualified personnel to vacant positions from Aug. 12 through the next regularly scheduled board meeting.

— Terry Ahner