Panther Valley school board directors added a handful of employees to the district’s payroll during Wednesday’s regular monthly meeting.

Nicholas Jaeschke will begin working as the junior/senior high school music teacher today , and will receive a salary of $39,308.

Canniel Yuhas starts her employment as a junior/senior high school Spanish teacher on Friday at a salary of $39,309.

On Monday, Seth Berk joins the full-time maintenance staff at a rate of $22 per hour as per the current Teamster contract.

All appointments were unanimous.

Directors accepted a number of resignations as well.

The employees and their last day of work include: Tristan Ritchie, maintenance employee, Jan. 3; Cecelia Ann Enama, fourth grade teacher, effective at the end of the school year; Alissa Hetherington, junior/senior high school business education teacher, effective at a date to be determined; Steven Christ, junior/senior high school music teacher, Jan. 27; Joseph Steber, business education teacher, Jan. 20; Beth Shreffler, assistant cheerleading coach, Jan. 6; Candis Santana, elementary lunch monitor, Jan. 11.

The meeting followed an executive session, which board President Daniel Matika said was held to discuss resignations, open positions and negotiations.

At the start of the meeting, middle school students honored the board as part of School Director Recognition Month.

The students, from the Student Leadership group, presented directors with tokens of appreciation, including large “Panther” paw prints they created from colored paper and had signed by every student.

The group’s purpose, middle school Principal Lisa Mace said, is to “spread kindness wherever they can.”