Palmerton Area School District has approved a minimal increase in the cost to eat breakfast and lunch next school year.

By a unanimous measure, the school board on Tuesday approved the breakfast and lunch prices for the 2014-15 school year, as mandated by Section 205 of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010.The cost for elementary breakfast will be $1.15; elementary lunch, $2.10; secondary breakfast, $1.25; secondary lunch, $2.20; adult breakfast, $2.10; and adult lunch, $3.40.Each of those prices represents a 10-cent increase over this year's rates.In other business, the board:• Approved, on a 6-3 vote, the Act 93 Memorandum of Understanding. Directors Darlene Yeakel, Sherry Haas, Josann Harry, Charles Gildner, Joshua Smale and board President Tammy Recker were in favor. Directors Barry Scherer, Susan Debski and Clarence Myers were opposed.• Approved Tammy Hoffman as a speech and language therapist, effective the beginning of the 2014-15 school year at master's step 16, $73,333• Approved Lori Bonner as a speech and language therapist, effective the beginning of the 2014-15 school year, at masters +30 step 17, $76,306.• Approved tenure for Mark Weiss, high school; Kathryn McKeon, Towamensing Elementary; Tricia Wampole, Parkside Education Center; and Meghan Garrett, school psychologist.• Approved Andrew Remsing as summer program facilitator of the PLATO Course/Credit Recovery program for students in grades seven-12. The program will run June 30 to July 17, Monday through Thursday, with two sessions, from 8-10 a.m. and 10 a.m. to noon. The rate of pay is $29 an hour. The student cost is $135 per course.• Approved Katherine Gilmartin, teacher, $29 an hour; Ashley Hummer, teacher, $29 an hour; Michelle Bisbing, nurse, $15.33 an hour; Gari Savage, instructional assistant, $14.85 an hour; and Amy Kline, instructional assistant, $13.65 an hour, for the ESY Program, which will run from July 7-31, Monday through Thursday, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.• Approved the transfer of Shelby Haydt from cafeteria worker at the high school to Team Leader at Towamensing Elementary, effective the beginning of the 2014-15 school year, at a rate of $11.28 an hour, plus an additional $1 an hour as team leader.• Approved the transfer of Diane Gebhard from part-time cashier at Towamensing Elementary to cashier, effective the beginning of the 2014-15 school year, at the rate of $12.27 an hour.• Approved Michael Blichar, Troy Rocco, Christopher LaBar Hoffman, and Benjamin Winn as summer employees at the rate of $7.25 an hour, 28 hours a week, effective June 19 through Aug. 22.• Tabled a motion to approve Timothy LaBar Hoffman, pending clearances, as a summer employee at the rate of $7.25 an hour, 28 hours per week, effective June 19 through Aug. 22.• Approved Kathleen Aurora, substitute secretary, as a day-to-day substitute support staff, effective May 21.• Approved Melissa Wojciechowski, elementary, as a day-to-day substitute teacher, effective May 21.• Approved Jessica Gildner, physical education & Health, K-12, as a day-to-day substitute teacher, retroactive to May 12.• Approved a 6.9 percent increase in stop loss coverage for the 2014-15 fiscal year through American Fidelity Assurance Company. The per employee per month charge will be $125.11, with a maximum per-employee deductible set at $115,000 with unlimited policy max including pharmacy.• Approved the agreement with St. Luke's Health Network for a licensed athletic trainer's services from March 31 through May 1, at the cost of $3,200.• Approved a 6 percent increase in medical insurance rates with BCNEPA, utilizing Elite Group Consulting, for the 2014-15 fiscal year. This increase will allow for sufficient funds from which to pay medical claims.• Approved a 3 percent increase in dental rates for the 2014-15 fiscal year using Delta Dental.• Approved Terry Heiney as a volunteer to work at the high school courtyard, effective June 15.• Approved Kaitlyn Andrews as co-adviser position for Sixth Sense for the 2014-15 school year.• Approved the cost savings agreement with Behavioral Health Associates for various Special Education services for the 2014-15 school year.• Approved the food service contract renewal with Metz Culinary for the 2014-15 school year.• Approved the following confidential administrative secretaries assignments: Superintendent's confidential administrative secretary, business manager's confidential administrative secretary, and PIMS confidential administrative secretary.• Approved the Resolution Opposing Restricting Federal Medical Assistance Reimbursement.• Accepted the donation of a softball pitching machine and mat of approximate value of $140 from the Softball Parents' Club.• Approved the revised 2014-15 school calendar.