A small amendment to a school policy on coaching could mean big changes. The Hancock County Board of Education voted to post the policy on its website for 30 days. for public comment. The amendment to the current policy (GSA Coaching) would allow a head principal to serve as coach.
The policy will then be brought back to the Board for vote. The two high school principals, Ted Arneault and Frank Crain, would be then be permitted to coach their schools teams. Arneault served as Oak Glen High’s head football coach while Crain was active in wrestling.
Board member Ed Fields noted that the principles have a full plate (of duties) and would have to be convinced that they would have time to do both jobs.
Superintendent Dan Enich recognized Maizey Cooper from Allison Elementary as the winner of the Smart 529 “When I Grow Up” essay contest. The program is sponsored by the State Treasurer’s Office.
The Oak Glen Girls’ Softball Team was honored and presented a certificate acknowledging their achievement of winning the State Championship.
In other business, the Board:
**Approved Kira Spanks as a certified substitute;
**Approved the following certified employees for the Summer School Program: Weirton Elementary – Suzy Mastrantoni – PreK; Courtney Raszkiewicz – preK;;; Jackie Fodor -Kindergarten; Jennifer Curtis – Kindergarten; Ashley Bell – First Grade; Kathleen Barrett – First Grade’ Errin Basil -Second Grade’; Sheila Kendrick – Second Grade; Sherry Paull -Title I; Jennifer Burdette – Speech-Language Pathologist; Michell Eilias – Physical Therapy; Joy Mitchell – Occupational Therapist.
Allison Elementary:; Erin McConnachie – Kindergarten; Natalie Hall – First Grade;
New Manchester Elementary – Hayley Yeater – Pre-K, Kindergarten; Jodi Cole- First Grade; Emily Ruiz – Second Grade;
Countywide – Substitute Special Education teachers Carrie Gillette, Andrew Romitti, Fran Capaldi; Nicole Seckman;
**Assignments StoryBook Cafe Program effective (Tuesday through Thursday) from Tuesday, July 1, 2025 and ending Thursday, July 31, 2025, North Storybook Cafe – Erin McConnachie; South Storybook Cafe – Ashleigh Kaufman;
**Coaching resignations were approved for Adam Davis, head girls’ basketball, Oak Glen Middle; Dan Lawrence, assistant boys’ track, Oak Glen Middle; Robert Bozek, assistant baseball, Oak Glen High, and Brian Pietro, assistant girls’ soccer, Weir High;
**Scott Little from transferred from Assistant Football, Oak Glen Middle, to Assistant Football, Oak Glen High;
**Assigned Patrick Mascaro, assistant football; Faith Magnone, head cheerleading at Weir High;
**Extra-curricular assignments were approved for Gavin Shaffer for both Band and Chorus at Weir High;
**Dock days were approved for Tina Bartley, Casie Hebrock, Melissa Warzysnski and Laura Palmer;
**Transfers were approved for Frederick Hannahs, bus operator 207 to 123; Michael Clark, bus operator 142 to 196; Lisa Sayre, cook III to Cafeteria Manager IV/Cook; John Barber CDL Instructor (JDR Career Center) to Mechanic;
**Betty Dennis was assigned as bus operator for the Storybook Cafe;
**Isaac Ritchie was approved as a substitute custodian, countywide;
**The resignation of Julia Fields, substitute aide was accepted;
**Approval to a contract between the Board and Trina E. Kropkas, MS,RD, LD as a registered dietitian was approved;
**Volunteers for the Weir High Band approved include Alissa Smith, Hunter Helms, McKenzie Cross, Haley Shaffer and Andrew Childs;
**Bid recommendations accepted include paving OGMS,OGHS, WHS, WMS – Alex Paris; Central Kitchen freezer/cooler – National Equipment; Central Kitchen Demolition freezer/cooler – Lombardi; and three elementary playgrounds – Forever Lawn.
