The Hancock County Board of Education took a moment to hear about a school bus driver who went beyond her assigned duties to help out a student.  Superintendent Dawn Petrovich said she had a call from a parent who said that her son’s bus driver, Marge Apesos, discovered Friday  their son had left behind the homemade Mother’s Day card he had made in the school bus.    Apesos took the card to the student’s home after her bus run was concluded to make sure the youngster had the card to give to his mother.

         The Board recognized the accomplishments of the Weir High School Future Business Leaders of America at the Spring Leadership Conference..  Sponsor Candice Dotson told the Board that the Club had flourished this year after the COVID pandemic toll its toll reducing membership to only four students.  She said that the club was still standing thanks to the students’ tenacity and that the Club members, “make us proud every day.”       

          Recognized were:   Just Velegol – 1^st Place, Business Calculations; Andrew Manteau – 1^st Place UX Design; Alena Austin – 1^st Place Business Financial Plan; Rachael Ogbonna – 2^nd Place Personal Finance; Hannah Moore – 2^nd Place Human Resource Management; and Arwen Denunzio – 3^rd Place, Introduction to FBLA.

         Velegol, Manteau and Austin qualified to attend the National Convention in Chicago.    

In other business, the Board:

**Agreed to pay for $10,000.00 for the renovations at Chester City Park tennis courts.    Oak Glen High Tennis Team will use the tennis courts as their home venue during tennis season.  The Board has entered into  contract to pay the Chester City Park Board $1,000.00 year for five years;

**Approved the following resignations: Chris Hill, Assistant Football, Oak Glen High; Christopher Pugh, Assistant Baseball, Oak Glen High; Jason Kekseo, Head Football, Oak Glen Middle; and Richard Stead, Assistant Football, Weir Middle;

**Approved an unpaid leave of absence for Caitlin McLane, Taylor Giannamore and Emily Ruiz;

**Renewed the third probationary contract for Tyler Warrick;

**Approved Wiley Davis as a Carpentry Instructor at JDR IV Career Center;

**Approved Ray Lombardi as a Countywide substitute teacher;

**Granted leave of absence for Amanda McKitrick, Bettye Mullins and Alissa Altomare;

**Transferred Lisa Sayre from Cook III, Weirton Elementary, to Cook III, Central Kitchen;

**Accepted the resignation of Paul Griffenberg as Custodian II, Weirton Elementary.