Increasing participation expands PEAC program at H-BC

Hills-Beaver Creek School District’s after-school enrichment program is expanding a year after the program began.
At their Monday night meeting, H-BC School Board members approved hiring an assistant to the Patriot Enrichment Afterschool Care.
The position will be paid $16 per hour and will be open to high-school aged students to apply. The center operates from 3:15 to 5:45 p.m. Monday through Friday.
The new assistant will join coordinator Tedra Voss.
Eleven kindergarten- through fifth-grade students are currently enrolled, with more students expected prior to school starting Sept. 6.
With an assistant, the aftercare program can expand to 20 students.
The district’s personnel and finance committee met prior to the school board’s evening meeting.
“This is a program we wanted to expand,” said board member Harley Fransman. “Now is a good time to expand.”
 
Other personnel action
Board members also agreed with the committee’s recommendation to add an assistant volleyball coach for one year to work with the 34 students involved in the activity.
Pay range is $3,600 to $4,282 depending on qualifications.
The board also:
•approved Samantha McGaffee for the newly created concessions manager position. The yearlong job will pay $1,000.
•hired Katie Angelo as special needs paraprofessional for the 2022-23 school year at $16.10 per hour.
•accepted resignations of  Tyler Bush as assistant girls’ basketball coach and Mark Top as paraprofessional.