NEW CASTLE —
Joseph Anderson is the new principal at George Washington Intermediate School.
The New Castle school board approved Anderson — who will start July 1 — on a 9-0 vote and set his salary at $104,000.
Anderson has been assistant principal at the school for fourth-, fifth- and sixth-graders for the past four years. Previously, he worked three years as an emotional support/special education teacher at the high school.
He replaces Mark Elisco, who will retire at the end of the school year after 28 years in the district.
Anderson is a graduate of Slippery Rock State University where he earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary and special education. He has a master’s degree in education from California University of Pennsylvania.
Before coming to New Castle, Anderson taught first and fourth grades in Clarion and was a learning support teacher in Wilmington.
Also this week, the board authorized superintendent George Gabriel to begin negotiations with St. Joseph the Worker Church administration. The district wants to relocate kindergarten students to the church’s school building for the 2012-13 year. The vote was 7-2, with Barbara Razzano and Dr. Marilyn Berkley opposing.
The two also opposed payments of $964,417 for the Harry W. Lockley Early Learning Center project and up to $4,000 to Frank B. Taylor Engineering to complete Phase I Environmental Site Assessment for the center. Karen Humphrey abstained. Her husband is employed by Taylor.
The board also:
•Approved discipline for four students. One, found to be under the influence of marijuana on school property, was expelled for the remainder of the year. The others were suspended for 45 days. One possessed marijuana and one possessed drug paraphernalia on school property and the third refused to provide a urine sample to be tested for drugs.
•Decided to seek bids to install access points to go totally wireless at the George Washington building. This is expected to cost $12,000 to $15,000.
•Awarded an elevator service contract of $1,962 for the Croton building to Thayssen Krupp Elevator of Pittsburgh.
•Reinstated the position of program assistant at George Washington, effective immediately.
•Approved Ruth Bell and Shirley Schafer as full-time substitute teachers for the second semester.
•Accepted retirements of third-grade teacher Judith Anzalone and personal care assistants Bonita Johnson, Audrey Maiella and Phyllis May.
•Named Kimberly Jackson and Jodi Kingman as bus monitors and Shawn Green and Robert Stull as bus drivers.
•Added to the substitute list Melva Pope, teacher, and Jared Farris, custodian.
•Accepted the audit report presented at Monday’s work session by Philip Weiner and Co.
•Agreed to submit to the Pennsylvania Department of Education the PlanCon Part K, project refinancing.
•Reaffirmed the board meets Pennsylvania School Board Association Standards for Effective School Government and the association’s code of conduct for board members.
•Agreed to sell unneeded cafeteria equipment.
(Email: nlowry@ncnewsonline.com)
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