There were mixed emotions at the Aug. 19 Salisbury Township School District board meeting as the board and audience gave a fond farewell to two retiring employees and a special welcome to new staff and administrators.

Robert J. Cassidy, retiring principal at Salisbury Middle School, was recognized for his 19 years of service to the district.

“Thank you for everything you have done,” Board President Russell Giordano said. “Everyone loves the middle school.”

“You have created a warm, wonderful culture at the middle school,” Superintendent Dr. Randy Ziegenfuss said.

Also recognized was Barbara M. Brobst, retiring cafeteria worker at Western Salisbury Elementary School after 12 and 1/2 years of service.

The board also approved a number of resignations, appointments, new hires and transfers.

Resignations

Allison Lipson as a part-time ESL teacher at Harry S Truman Elementary School.

Emily Lydon as a part-time one-to-one instructional assistant at Salisbury Middle School.

Lisa Dupre as a part-time one-to-one instructional assistant at SMS.

Casey Ritter as a part-time one-to-one instructional assistant at SMS and WSE.

AnnMarie Ross as a part-time one-to-one instructional assistant at SMS.

Appointments

Ken Parliman as principal of SMS.

Robert Sawicki as assistant principal of SMS.

Debra Laczo as a part-time head cook at WSE.

New Hires

Zachary Brem as principal of HST.

Joy Wernick, guidance counselor at WSE.

Kaitlyn O’Dor, teacher at HST.

Kelly Weiner, teacher at WSE

Alyson Saxman, long-term substitute teacher at HST.

Nancy Fenstermaker, part-time instruction assistant at SMS.

Patrick O’Connor, swimming coach for the 2015-2016 school year.

Laura Nogueira, assistant swimming coach for the 2015-2016 school year.

Victor DeOliveira, head track coach for the 2015-2016 school year.

Alene Shafnisky, assistant varsity track coach for the 2015-2016 school year.

James D. Bonge, assistant varsity track coach-vault for the 2015-2016 school year.

Diana Chmiel, soccer/football cheerleading coach for the 2015-2016 school year.

Kayla Jones, assistant soccer/football cheerleading coach for the 2015-2016 school year.

Brittany Burda, as the middle school cheerleading coach for the 2015-2016 school year.

Benjamin Hoffman, JV boys soccer coach for the 2015-2016 school year.

Jeffrey Appleman, varsity softball coach for the 2015-2016 school year.

Kolten Follweiler, volunteer assistant varsity boys soccer coach for the 2015-2016 school year.

Brian Bleam, volunteer assistant varsity girls tennis coach for the 2015-2016 school year.

Robert Tocci, Christina Young, Carly Brown, Julie Sentz, Rebecca Gilbert and Nanette DeRemer as volunteer twirling coaches for the 2015-2016 school year.

Kristine Thornburg, full-time special education teacher at SHS.

Cortney Woodruff, part-time one-to-one instructional assistant at WSE.

Amy Morgan, part-time one-to-one instructional assistant at WSE.

Theresa Celestine, long-term substitute chemistry teacher at SHS.

Katie Stehly, full-time social studies teacher at SMS.

Transfers

Nancy Holler, part-time instructional assistant at SHS, increase in hours.

Jeannie Zettlemoyer, part-time instructional assistant at SHS, hours adjustment.

Jennifer McKinley, part-time instructional assistant at WSE, increase in hours.

Donita Marz, part-time one-to-one instructional assistant at SMS to SHS.

Kari Lessel, part-time one-to-one instructional assistant at SMS to SHS.

Sheri Mohry, part-time one-to-one instructional assistant at HST to SMS.