The Jim Thorpe Area School District Board of Education met Wednesday night, taking action on a range of financial, personnel, curriculum and policy matters. Approved items include:

• A settlement and release agreement with Nick Orendach, on behalf of himself and West Penn Diner, resolving a dispute over a prom bill from two years ago at $3,000. Jim Thorpe officials said the money comes out of that graduating class’s fund.

• A 2026-27 donation of $5,000 for the Dimmick Memorial Library and Penn Kidder Library.

• A weight room supervision schedule to begin with the 2027-28 school year, providing coverage from 2:30-6 p.m. Monday through Thursday and until 4 p.m. Friday. Stipends were removed from the item and will be determined by the board’s stipend committee.

• An updated letter of agreement with the Carbon-Monroe-Pike Drug & Alcohol Commission, with additional student programming paid through a grant.

• Emily Sangiulano as a 2026-27 long-term substitute teacher at L.B. Morris Elementary School at Bachelor’s, Step 1, at a prorated annual salary of $55,288, with a start date to be determined.

• Jessica Farenski as Penn Kidder Campus secretary at $14 an hour, effective Oct. 22.

• Tony Duncan as a crossing guard at $16 an hour, with a start date to be determined pending documentation.

• Tonia Thompson as mock trial adviser for the 2026-27 school year at a stipend of $1,382.20.

• A professional conference request for Jill Heydt, Hannah Fedor, Erin Sedon and Stacie Gula to attend the PaTTan 2026 PAPBS MTSS Implementers’ Forum from Nov. 4-6 at an estimated cost of $817.94.

• First readings of five policies: Policy 800 (records management); Policy 803 (school calendar); Policy 805.2 (school security personnel); Policy 204.1 (virtual attendance and wellness checks); and Policy 249 (bullying/cyberbullying).

• Sarah Giordano as a student teacher in the spring of 2027 and Lexi Lilly for an undergraduate psychology internship at L.B. Morris during the fall semester.

• Resignations from Mia Bachert, central registration, effective Oct. 2, and Jennifer Reynolds, paraprofessional, effective Oct. 19, and a letter of intent to retire from Kellee Jo Kleintop, effective June 30, 2027.