Laurel Highlands School Board hires new teacher
The Laurel Highlands School Board in special session Monday voted to hire Angela Constantine as a full-time high school English teacher. The board last week tabled action on the full-time English position after discussing the candidates in an executive session lasting nearly an hour. The board met Monday for about a half hour to discuss the hiring before announcing Constantine’s hiring.
“I can’t say enough. There were four excellent candidates and I wish there were four openings, I’d hire every one of you,” said board president Angelo Giachetti.
The board also hired Jessica DuBois as a long-term substitute high school English teacher and Nicole Rypczyk as a long-term substitute first-grade teacher at Clark Elementary School.
The board Monday also accepted the resignation of board member Edward George, who was just elected last November. The resignation was effective as of noon Monday.
“He has a job and he’s moving out of the area for a position and he’s relocating out of the Laurel Highlands School District,” Giachetti said. “On behalf of myself and the whole board, we wish him a lot of luck in the future.”
According to solicitor Gary Frankhouser, residents of the school district interested in serving on the school board should submit letters of interest to the district office by Monday, Sept. 13.