The Boardman Board of Education approved a new, three-year contact for Supt. Timothy L. Saxton, and hired a new head softball coach at its February meeting held last week at West Blvd. Elementary School.
      Saxton is completing his first, three-year pact this year.
      His new pact will run from Aug. 1, 2019 through July 21, 2022 and calls for a base salary of $107,000 in its first year.
      Replacing longtime Lady Spartan softball coach Mike Trell will be Fred Mootz. Mootz, a 1992 graduate of Boardman High School, has a long affiliation with Boardman Community Baseball where he has coached several girls all-star teams. He has served as a volunteer assistant coach for the Lady Spartans for the past six years. His supplemental contract calls for a salary of $6,093.
      The Lady Spartan softball team will travel to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, from Sat., Apr. 13 to Sat., Apr. 20, for team practice and regular season competition. Students will not miss any classes to go on the field trip.
      The board approved motions to sell its school bus property on McClurg Rd., hoping to move the transportation operation to a site on Tod Ave. by this spring. That move followed a redesign of the bus parking lot on Tod Ave. that had to be relined to accommodate busses in and out of the lot.
      Resignations were accepted to the following:
       •Julie Kamenitsa, longtime Market St. Elementary School teacher, effective June 30.
       •Audrey Allen, high school teacher aide; Debra Cappitti-Kent, noontime onimtor at Robinwood Lane Elementary School; and Eve Russo, independent aide at Market St. Elementary School.
       •Karen Cordova, high school science club advisor; Laura Frost, Glenwood student council advisor; Kamenitsa, Market St. technology support; Amanda Rigby, high school science club advisor.
       •Madison Landgraff, high school band assistant.
      Leave of absence were granted to Cara Henley, Center English teacher, first year of parental leave; and Robin Stuhara, Robinwood Lane intervention specialist, first year of parental leave.
      Supplemental contracts were granted to Robert Mingo, high school assistant baseball coach, $3385; Lauren Pavlansky, high school assistant softball coach, $2708; Rachel Ruggieri, Glenwood dramatics director, $1015; and Nick Liste (off-staff), Glenwood assistant track coach, $2708.
      Named as off-staff volunteer coaches were Gary Kohler, Brett Pitzulo and Doug Widrig, high school assistant baseball coaches.
      A stipend of $97.50 was granted to Lori Neiman, ticket seller for a high school play.
      The school board accepted the following donations at its Feb. 25 meeting:
       •$766.90, from Macy’s in the Southern Park Mall that will be used for a girl’s empowerment program.
       •$500 from Mike Mraz and Sue Zachardy that will be used for Camp Fitch field trips.
       •$168.93 from Danielle Siembida that will be used to purchase physical education equipment at Glenwood Jr. High School.
       •A $300 gift certificate to the Oh Wow Children’s Center from Lori Neiman that will be used for 30 students.
      Approved as long-term substitutes were Daniel Hunt, Center math teacher; and Peter Stafford, high school math teacher.
      The Boardman Local School Board also met on Feb. 19 for a special meeting/workshop that lasted about four hours. Discussion was held on facilities, transportation, personnel, a township report and the Educational Service Center billing report.