In other business, the Tamaqua school board:

• Approved the retirement of elementary teachers Cynthia Viel, Diane Michalik, Lori Connors and Anita Ansbach; high school teacher Jody Bachert; middle school teacher Koreen Nalesnik, all at the end of the 2021-22 school year.

• Approved a field trip for honors biology students to the Bronx Zoo on April 26.

• Hired Stacey Mika as a behavioral analyst at a salary of $50,428.

• Approved the purchase of perforated window coverings from Dawn’s Vinyl at a cost of $12,278.

• Approved the purchase of 60 music chairs from Wenger Corp., at a cost of $18,368.

- Chris Reber