PAGE 4 THE DALLAS POST Sunday, June 23,2013 Board From page 1 Former Ross Elementary Principal Donald James will serve as princi- pal at Lehman-Jackson Elementary School, follow- ing the retirement of long- time LJ principal Marilyn Glogowski. Resident Ellen Boyer, of Ross Township, questioned the appointment before the school board's vote. She said, “Our principal will be dividing her attention.” Superintendent James McGovern replied that most of the district’s prin- cipals do double duty, adding, “This is going to work.” When Boyer asked about hiring a principal who had never taught, McGovern said, “I believe in this deci- sion. I'm going to leave Ross in great hands.” Two board members, James Welby and Richard Bombick, voted against the appointment. A stipend of $7,324 will be added to Bednarek’s present salary of $55,676. The stipend will be paid in two installments and will be based on sat- isfactory evaluations. Concerned high school chorus members attended the meeting because they fear their chorus teacher would not be replaced. McGovern said that one music position will be elim- inated but chorus programs in both elementary and sec- ondary will continue. He said the present plan was to move an elementary chorus teacher to the high school. There will be one less music position in the district in the fall. The board appointed Jeffrey Shook as athletic director at a stipend of $10,000. It also accepted the retirements of Mary Goode, Richard Morgan, Lee Sikora and Jeffrey Smith. The boards approval will allow the following positions to be advertised: Newspaper advisor, math- ematics department chair, Student Council advisor, 7-12 mathematics/physics teacher, secondary reading teacher, elementary special education teacher, second- ary special education teach- er and a full-time secretary. After the meeting, McGovern defended the selection of Bednarek for principal. He explained that two years ago Governor tom Corbett made changes which allow those with master’s degrees in busi- ness to serve as superin- tendents and principals in Pennsylvania school dis- tricts. He also said the present budget reduces the num- ber of teaching positions by three and feels it is fair to make a reduction in the number of administrators, as well. Bednarek’s appointment will combine two adminis- trative positions into one. Board president Mark Kornoski added his sup- port to McGovern’s choice. “If the man says it’s gonna 20 WOIK QOIId Lemmond Award nominator Mark Albrecht offers heartfelt remarks about David and Judy Rimple. 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