At the Whitehall-Coplay School District Board of Education Oct. 11 meeting, approved resignations included Michelle Brownback, Student Council adviser; Scott Biery, districtwide bus driver; Bethany Lewis, librarian at Whitehall High School; Joseph Caraballo Sencion, districtwide van driver; Carolyn Radon, co-adviser for the Class of 2023; Nicole Morber, paraprofessional at Steckel Elementary School; Rita Mimari, paraprofessional at Gockley Elementary School; and Ramia Arnouk, paraprofessional at WHS.

New appointments include Bridget Santiago, Life Skills teacher at Whitehall-Coplay Middle School, at $60,476 per year; Sarah Klein, German teacher at WCMS, at $66,508; Elizabeth Boyer, fourth-grade teacher at Zephyr Elementary School, at $67,888; Nada Tabarini, secretary at WHS, at $18.85 per hour; Caroline Bobyak, secretary at Zephyr Elementary, at $40,502 per year; Halima Elbetany, cafeteria worker at WCMS, at $14.02 per hour; Karen Arcieri, districtwide bus aide, at $14.52 per hour; Tyler O’Brien, districtwide bus aide, at $14.52 per hour; Eunice Moyer, bus driver, salary in accordance with bus driver agreement; and Joseph Caraballo Sencion, Richard Fillman and Rosemary Hernandez, van drivers, at $17 per hour each.

New paraprofessionals include Lori Schaffer, kindergarten and first grade at Gockley, at $18.85 per hour; Heather Adams, nurse paraprofessional at WCMS, at $18.85 per hour; Man Ching Yeung, Zephyr 1:1, at $20.02 per hour; Joumana Elias, learning support at Zephyr, at $20.02 per hour; and Laura Tawil, long-term learning support paraprofessional at Gockley, at $18.85 per hour.

Approved coach appointments and compensations for the 2021-22 season include Katelynn Strohl, girls volleyball coach at WCMS, at $2,454; Joseph Attieh, assistant wrestling coach, volunteer; Jennifer Bodnar, head field hockey coach, at $4,500; Douglas Bonshak, assistant wrestling coach, at $3,954; Jeffrey Brosky, boys assistant basketball coach at WCMS, at $4,225; Eric Dogmanits, boys assistant basketball coach, at $4,225; Joseph Egan, boys assistant basketball coach at WCMS, at $2,112.50; Corey Frantz, boys assistant basketball coach, at $4,225; Mark Freeman, assistant swimming coach, at $2,999; Jennifer George, assistant cheerleading coach at WCMS; at $2,454; Isaiah Gills, assistant basketball coach at WCMS, at $2,112.50; Ryan Heimbach, assistant wrestling coach, at $3,954; Thomas Keppel, boys assistant basketball coach, volunteer; Richard Kern, girls assistant basketball coach at WCMS, volunteer; Anthony Marsicano, girls assistant basketball coach, at $4,225; David Martin and Samantha O’Keefe, girls assistant basketball coaches, volunteers; Anthony Pagan, girls assistant basketball coach at WCMS, at $4,225; Katrina Patterson, girls assistant basketball coach, at $2,112.50; Michael Rile, assistant swimming coach, volunteer; Kelly Robertson, girls assistant basketball coach, at $4,225; Luke Roth, assistant wrestling coach, volunteer; Frank Rudolph, assistant wrestling coach, at $1,977; Shane Schmeckenbecher, assistant wrestling coach, at $1,977; David Seeloff, assistant swimming coach, at $2,999; Emily Snyder, girls assistant tennis coach, at $2,046; Stephanie Snyder, girls assistant basketball coach, volunteer; and Kristen Windsor, girls assistant basketball coach, at $2,112.50.

Approved club/extracurricular advisers for the 2021-22 school year include Alexander Varghese, Student Council at WCMS, with the added compensation of $700.

Approved 2021-22 teacher induction program participants include Clare Persing, mentor to Bridget Santiago, with the added compensation of $325.

The board approved the part-time substitute nurse pay rate of $36 per hour, payable to Sangeeta Dorner, school nurse, for the 2021-22 school year.

The next school board meeting will be held 7 p.m. Nov. 8.

Committee meetings on transportation/operations, finance/personnel and education/student activities will be held 4 p.m. Oct. 25 and Nov 22.