Northampton Area School District is welcoming four new assistant principals, including three at Northampton Area High School and one at Northampton Area Middle School.

The board of education voted 8-0, at the May 13 meeting, to approve Kayla Cowitch, assistant principal, NAMS, effective July 1, at $89,000, with benefits; Stefani Fink, assistant principal, NAHS, effective July 1, at $89,000, with benefits; Randy Burger, assistant principal, NAHS, effective July 1, at $100,000, with benefits; and Jonathan Ortwein, assistant principal, NAHS, effective July 15, at $94,000, with benefits.

In other business at the May 13 NASD school board meeting, school directors voted 8-0 to approve staff hiring and appointments for the 2024-25 school year for Wendy Moreira, Siegfried Elementary School teacher, as a board-certified behavior analyst, NASD, effective Aug. 19, at the salary of $98,087 and benefits to remain the same; Mason Humphrey, NAMS business, computer and information technology teacher, as of Aug. 19, at $61,866, with benefits; Natalie St. Hill, Siegfried Elementary music teacher, effective Aug. 19, at $61,255, with benefits; Carly Suarez, George Wolf Elementary School second-grade teacher, effective Aug. 19, at $62,477, with benefits; Victoria Rice, Lehigh Elementary School second-grade teacher, effective Aug. 19, at $69,859, with benefits; Tanner Barr, NAMS special education teacher, effective Aug. 19, at $62,055, with benefits; Erin Vaccaro, George Wolf Elementary nurse, as of Aug. 19, at $61,255, with benefits; Rachel Thornton, George Wolf kindergarten instructional assistant, effective Aug. 19, at $20.13 per hour; Amy Dritt, Moore Elementary School fifth-grade instructional assistant, as of Aug. 19, at $20.13 per hour; Michael Renner, NASD 12-month school police officer, July 1-June 30, 2028, at $68,640; Peter McAfee, NASD 10-month school police officer, July 1-June 30, 2028, at $52,800; and Jason Williamson, NASD assistant business administrator, as the school board treasurer, effective July 1-June 30, 2025, at no additional compensation.

Other approvals included the revised list of professional and support staff transfers, effective in the 2024-25 school year; 2024-25 fall season head coaches and assistant coaches with designated payments, for July 1-June 30, 2025; instructors for community education classes, with stipends, for the summer session of the 2023-24 school year; internship agreement between East Stroudsburg University and NASD, for July 1-June 30, 2029; new extracurricular clubs for the 2024-25 school year - Superhero Club for kindergarten-second grade, Kindness Club for grades 3-5, Tinker Tank STEAM Club at Siegfried Elementary School, Girls on the Run Club at Lehigh Elementary School, Chief Science Officers Club and Culture Club at NAMS; American Sign Language Club at NAHS and Fellowship of Christian Athletes at NAHS and NAMS; and acceptance, with appreciation, of the donation of floor hockey equipment to NAMS from Phantom Charities.

School directors voted 8-0, at the May 13 board meeting, to table a proposed rifle team at NAHS, at an approximate cost of $34,000. The cost could be less pending grant approval.

School directors voted 8-0, at the May 13 board meeting, to approve the resignations of Janis Campbell, Moore Elementary instructional assistant, for retirement, effective June 4; Shane Nauss, NAHS school psychologist, effective April 5; and Benjamin Leavitt, NAMS music teacher, effective June 4.

The board of education will be holding its next monthly meeting 6:30 p.m. June 10 in the auditorium at NAHS, 1619 Laubach Ave., Northampton.