Several teacher appointments have been approved by the Northampton Area School Board.

The board, with two school directors absent at the Oct. 28 meeting, voted 7-0 to approve the following, on recommendation of the administration:

· Harold Price, short-term substitute German teacher at Northampton Area High School, effective Oct. 17 through Jan. 16, 2014, at the hourly rate of $18.02, without benefits;

· Adria Rios, chemistry teacher at Northampton Area High School, effective on or before Jan. 2, 2014, at a salary of $56,526, prorated, with benefits.

· Additions to the athletic event staff for the 2013-14 school year: Joseph Billy, chain crew; Joseph Celin, football site manager (Nazareth); Barret Kohrt, spotter-scorekeeper; Earl Peck, football scoreboard (Nazareth); Lucas Schoeneberger, football site manager (Nazareth), and Andrew Weaver, ticket collector (Nazareth);

· Erik Tracy, long-term substitute special education teacher, effective Nov. 4 for the remainder of the 2013-14 school year. His salary will be $49,198, pro-rated.

· Extend the contract with Barbara Carrington for speech and language services at Colonel John Siegfried Elementary School at a cost not to exceed $4,000; and

· Additions and deletions to the substitute listing for the 2013-14 school year.

The board, by voice votes at the Oct. 28 meeting, also approved, on recommendation of the administration:

· Resignation of Erin Miller as Northampton Area Middle School yearbook advisor, effective Oct. 16;

· Additions to the NASD volunteer master listing for the 2013-14 school year: Elizabeth Bilheimer, Derrick Devaney, Susan Regalis, Jennifer Rubino, Precie Schroyer, George Wolf Elementary School; Stephanie Bragg, Melissa Updegrove, Borough Elementary Schools; Julie DelPriore, Moore Elementary School; Wayne Mery, athletic; and

· Resignation of Ronald S. Miller, school police officer, effective Oct. 23.

Under finances, the board, with two school directors absent, voted 7-0 to approve the following on recommendation of the administration:

· Disposal of equipment and components by trade-in sale to HP Networking, Catalyst for Change promotion for $17,831 to be returned to NASD;

· Disposal of obsolete equipment and components by sale to Responsible Recycling Services LCC, for $1,825; and

· Portnoff Law Associates Ltd., to collect the 2013 delinquent real estate taxes, per the addendum;

Under miscellaneous, the board voted 7-0 to approve the following items, on recommendation of the administration:

· Donated use of the Northampton Area Middle School and Northampton Area High School cafeterias and gymnasiums by NASD for the Dakota C. Galusha Memorial Fund Sixth Annual Basketball Tournament, March 7-9, 2014;

· A waiver for the expulsion hearing for a Northampton Area High School student.

· The donation of library books from Anna Rodriguez and Michael Geiger for Northampton Area High School library; and

· Donation of supplies, valued at $2,012.10, from PepsiCo, for Northampton Area School District students.