POTTSTOWN PA – Changes in Pottsgrove School District administrative staffing, previously announced by Superintendent Dr. Bradley Landis as part of cost-saving moves in the tentative 2011-2012 budget, were unanimously approved Tuesday (June 14, 2011) without comment by the Board of School Directors.

The board officially changed the title held by Todd Davies, who currently works as supervisor of elementary education and assessment, to that of director of education and assessment (K-12), effective July 1.

The change recognizes the elimination of the position of supervisor of secondary education and assessment, now held by Terri Koehler. She will become principal at West Pottsgrove Elementary School. Current West Pottsgrove Principal Ruth Fisher will take the reins at Lower Pottsgrove Elementary, where Principal Ellen Siegel is retiring.

The board also changed the assignment of Pottsgrove High School social studies and special assignment teacher Krista Rundell to that of secondary teacher on special assignment. She will assist Davies in his consolidated position.

In other budget-related matters:

• Directors also formally ratified an amendment to the district’s current collective bargaining agreement with Norristown PA-based Teamsters Union Local No. 384, which represents custodial and maintenance employees. The workers volunteered to accept 2011-2012 budget year wage freezes, similar to those agreed to by administrators, teachers and secretaries, in a unified effort to help the district lower costs.
• In exchange for their wage freeze, directors also accepted a memorandum of understanding between the district and Teamsters that sets conditions for and implements a four-day work week.
• Authorized the administration to prepare final transfers within the 2010-2011 budget, enabling it to close its fiscal year books once an audit has been completed. Approval for the transfers themselves must be granted by the board before Oct. 31.

Related (to the Pottsgrove Board of School Directors’ June 14 meeting):

• Budget-Motivated Pottsgrove Admin Changes Approved
• Pottsgrove OKs Personnel Items Affecting 55 Positions
• Plan To Further Cut Pottsgrove Tax Hike Dies In Tie

Related (to the Pottsgrove School District 2011-2012 budget):

• Budget-Motivated Pottsgrove Admin Changes Approved
• Plan To Further Cut Pottsgrove Tax Hike Dies In Tie
• Pottsgrove Cuts Admin Job Among Leadership Changes
• Pottsgrove Plans For Re-Assignments A Budget-Saver?
• Teamsters Agree, Too, On Wage Freeze For Pottsgrove
• Does Pottsgrove Have An Administrative Cut-In-Waiting?
• Red And Yellow Items Left On Pottsgrove Budget Table
• Pottsgrove OKs 2.8% Tax Hike In Tentative Budget
• Local School Boards Face Both Cuts And Policy Changes
• Pottsgrove Chinese Language Students Face Cuts Again
• Pottsgrove Task Force Didn’t Shelve Pay-To-Play Plan
• Committee: Charter School May Save Pottsgrove $70K
• Pottsgrove Paying $28K Next Year For MCIU Support
• Secretary Says Schools Must Find Funds Themselves
• College Students Protest Proposed Ed Budget Cuts
• Pay Freeze Endorsed As Pottsgrove Labor Talks Start
• Pottsgrove High Protesters Exercise Art Of Compromise
• Pottsgrove’s Landis Distributes State Fund Comparison
• Pottsgrove Budget Deficit Balloons With Gov’s Proposal
• MCIU Budgets On Pottsgrove Schools Agenda Tonight
• PA House OKs ‘Cut And Replace’ On Education Funding
• Idea: Other Local Schools Consider Extracurricular Fees
• Idea: Pottsgrove Might Prosper With Own Charter School
• Pooling Resources Could Save Pottsgrove On Special Ed
• Like Pottsgrove Task Force, Outsiders Weigh Cost Vs. Value
• Task Force Crowd Packs Into Pottsgrove For First Session
• School Budget Task Force Kicks Off Its Work Tonight
• Does Western PA School Tax Uprising Foretell Mood Here?
• Pottsgrove Schools Budget Short Another $400,000
• Pottsgrove, As Expected, Adopts Budget First Draft
• Pottsgrove Tentative Budget Adoption Expected
• Weather Postpones Pottsgrove Budget Meeting
• Still Time In Pottsgrove For Budget Volunteers To Enlist
• Challenge To Pottsgrove Budget Advisers: 10 Percent
• Best Guesses, Deficit Launch Pottsgrove Budget Season
• Senate Education Chair Preps For Voucher, Choice Battle
• School Board Questions Pottsgrove Recreation Costs
• Pension Reform Vote Could Benefit Pottsgrove, Others
• Notebook Worthy: News Reporters Made News Tuesday
• Pottsgrove Isn’t Waiting In Search For Budget Volunteers
• If You’ve Got A Budget Idea, Pottsgrove Says It’ll Listen
• Pottsgrove Seeks More Public Input On District Budget