The Hancock County Board of Education selected a new head basketball coach for Weir High at Monday’s meeting. Jason Engle was transferred from Weir Middle School head basketball coach to Weir High’s head basketball. T.J. Haught had previously been named head basketball coach by the Board, but a grievance filed put that action on hold. Haught attended the meeting along with a group of his supporters. He requested time to speak with the Board, either privately or publicly, and the Board went into Executive Session to discuss the matter. No action was taken when the Board went back into regular session.
Weirton Mayor Dean Harris and City Manager Mike Adams were on hand to discuss with the Board the advantages of swapping Sinclair Avenue for Red Rider Road. The School Board currently owns Red Rider Road while the City owns Sinclair Avenue. Adams explained that a Memorandum of Understanding to change the ownership and upkeep of the roads in permitted by the code.
In other business, the Board:
**Accepted the resignation of Richard Nixon as a substitute teacher;
**Assigned Brittany Bailey, Jolie Ignace, Megan Heupp and Alexis Maus as substitute teachers countywide and Maureen O’Brien as an Itinerant Speech-Language-Pathologist, countiwide;
**Removed Atonina Frey as a mentor at Weirton Elementary;
**Assigned Donna Carnes as a mentor at Weirton Elementary;
**Approved Cara McMahan as a sponsor for the Oak Glen Middle Kindness Club;
**Accepted the resignation of Perry Miotlowski as unpaid/volunteer Assistant Wrestling and Assistant Baseball Coach;
**Assigned Ethan Arner as an unpaid/volunteer Assistant Boys; Basketball Coach at Oak Glen Middle;
**Approved the following service personnel as substitutes: Melenia Kerns, cook; Wendy LeMasters, cook; Amber R. Groves, cook; Madison Adams, Aide; Richard D. Ambler, custodian; and Joseph Lemal, custodian;
**Assigned Louann R. Swiger, Bus Operator, North Pre-K Mid-Day Run;
**Approved a leave of absence for Beverly Dawson, Sec. II, Special Education Department;
**Accepted the resignations of Jeffrey Konnovitch, custodian II, Weir Middle, and Jody Manypenny as LPN/Aide, New Manchester Elementary;
**Approved a Memorandum of Understanding for Meal Contractual services between the Hancock County Board and Northern Panhandle Head Start and Weirton Heights Daycare;
**Approved an overnight trip for Weir High JEA/NSPA for participating students to travel to Nashville on Nov. 12 returning Nov. 16
