By JIM MEYER
Staff writer
The Oil City Area School Board on Monday night approved to extend the Act 93 administrator compensation agreement through June 30, 2022.
“It affects all administrators below superintendent and provides language on increases in compensation, if there are any, and paid sick days and vacation days,” Superintendent Pat Gavin said. “They’re not part of any union, so this is what protects their interests.”
The plan guarantees that base salary increases for administrators with good performance is equal to the average teacher salary increase as per the current teacher contract.
In other business
– The board announced that an informational presentation about social media will be held Wednesday, Nov. 8, at 6:30 p.m. in the high school auditorium.
“It’s for parents, and they’re going to talk about what sites and apps kids are using,” Gavin said. “Social media’s becoming pretty big, so this is making parents aware so they can better monitor what their kids are doing.”
The presentation by Ryan Klingensmith is titled “Social Media and Youth Tech Trends For Adults Only.”
Some issues that will be discussed include cellphone use, social media use and misuse, cyber bullying, setting expectations, and ways to talk to young people about wise use of their devices.
– The board announced that the annual Oil City High School musical will be held in the high school auditorium Friday and Saturday, Nov. 17 and 18. This year’s musical will be “A Christmas Story.”
– The board approved Richard Herbstritt as emotional support teacher at Hasson Heights Elementary School, John Wright as day-to-day substitute teacher, Kathryn Yoder as guest teacher and John Omiatek as substitute crossing guard and van driver.
