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November 14, 2012

Shenango aide granted leave

NEW CASTLE — The Shenango Area School Board has granted a family medical leave to Judy Gaus, a teacher’s aide.

The leave began Oct. 29, with an end date to be determined.

Also at the board’s meeting on Monday, Karen Matis was named interim English department chairperson for the second semester of the 2012-13 school year.

The board also hired Heather McKissick as a long-term substitute teacher in English from Oct. 25, 2012, through June 11, 2013, at a salary of $30,067.

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