LISBON – The Lisbon Exempted Village Board of Education has received another $2,000 toward the purchase of a new high jump mat, this time from the Lisbon Eagles. Superintendent Joe Siefke said the district has received a total of $4,000 toward the project so far and needs another $2,700 to complete it.

“We appreciate the donations,” Siefke said. “We are very thankful. [Athletic Director Kyle] Bing continues to work on getting the high jump mat. This will go a long way but not the whole way in helping us achieve that goal.”

Bing spoke about the ongoing project at the school board meeting Thursday and thanked the Eagles for their support. “In my six years of being athletic director, there hasn’t been a time that we’ve been in need when they haven’t come through with large donations to the athletic department,” Bing said. “They’re phenomenal, very supportive of our kids.”

Bing said Joe Morenz donated $2,000 last year toward the project. “We sat down and looked and realized mats are close to $10,000,” Bing said. “So he did some legwork and went to the Eagles and got the other $2,000 and he’s working on some stuff on his end.

Bing said he’s been talking to a company about ways to complete the project. “We talked more earlier in the week and they said they’d be willing to do something where they can pay the $4,000 down now and pay the other two next fiscal year,” Bing said. “So we are working on getting that done. When the upgrades are done up there at the stadium we can have the new mat, new standards, those things have to be close to 30 years old that the kids are using right now.”

The district recently replaced the bar after the old one broke, Bing noted. “With all the upgrades going on with the facility, we want to have everything top notch for the kids,” he said. “We wouldn’t be able to do that without the generosity of our community which goes unsaid. We see it all the time.”

The board also approved quotes from TriMark from Pittsburgh for an upgrade to McKinley elementary’s kitchen including equipment needed at a price of $93,507.

Siefke said the district has been working on bids and quotes for the kitchen for this coming year and he hopes to make the transition to new equipment over the summer in time for the new school year in the fall. He said the summer feeding program will still operate out of McKinley over the summer. “It’s going to be a little tricky,” he said. “We are running the summer feeding program out of McKinley because their parking lot is more accessible for people coming in to get food when we are not in session so it will be a little tricky with the equipment but it will be okay.”

In personnel matters, the board approved the following contracts:

Issued a two-year contract to Scott Gallo as stadium caretaker from April 1 through March 31, 2024 at a rate of $15 per hour not to exceed 600 hours per year.

Issued a two-year contract to Frank Morrell as an assistant stadium caretaker from April 1 through March 31, 2024 at a rate of $15 per hour not to exceed 500 hours per year.

Approved two-year classified contracts to the following staff members effective July 1 through June 30, 2024: Anita Adkins, cafeteria; Brian Clapsaddle, custodian; Judith Darcy, aide; Jayne Hawkins, custodian; Amanda Korda, cafeteria; Anna Madison, aide; Anne May, bus driver; Louella Pezzano, cafeteria; Angela Smith, cafeteria; Austin Urquhart, custodian; Katrina Wallace, preschool aide.

Approved one-year limited certified contracts effective July 1 through June 30, 2023 to the following personnel: Alexa Bell, intervention specialist; Madison Crawford, preschool teacher; Sarah Devon, intervention specialist; Quinlan Ferrier, Title I; Stephen Hlaudy, chemistry and physics; David Pancurak, Title I; Ryan Smith, high school math; William Stanton, intervention specialist, Alexander Walker, middle school English.

Approved two-year limited certified contracts effective July 1 through June 30, 2024 to the following personnel: Robert Bacha, music director; Denise Keffer, elementary; Emily Long, intervention specialist; Carmen Minor, elementary; Molly Rodgers, Title I teacher; Lauri Sauerwein, physical education and health; Ryan Snyder, middle childhood; Natalie Vantilburg, intervention specialist.

Approved athletic supplemental contracts for the 2022-2023 school year at the negotiated agreement rate of pay as follows: Maddie Wrask as varsity volleyball coach at 10.2 percent; Ryan Snyder as varsity golf coach at 5 percent; Missy Andric as varsity cheerleading coach at 7.5 percent.

Approved the following as a volunteer for 2021-2022 spring sports: Seth Davis, track and field.

The next board meeting will be held at 5 p.m. Thursday, May 12.

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