On the request of one in all its athletic employees members, the New Fort Space Faculty Board has rearranged a few of its positions and training positions, together with a pair at The Rack.
The Rack, a district-owned heart on Lutton Road, is a constructing the place district athletes can go to train, situation and strengthen as a part of their sports activities group participation.
The district just lately contracted with Grossetti Efficiency LLC to behave because the coordinator for The Rack.
Fred Mozzoccio, the district's athletic director, proposed to the college board throughout the public works session earlier this month that he could be keen to take the coordinator place there as an economic system for the district and in flip would resign from the place of boys observe coach.
The board acquired their want at a particular assembly Thursday, terminating Grossetti's $35,000-a-year contract and paying Mozzoccio $10,000 to run The Rack. That quantity is along with his $82,500 pay this 12 months as athletic director.
The board accepted Mozzoccio's resignation as head boys observe coach, for which he was paid $6,801, that means he obtained a elevate for The Rack place.
His wage at The Rack is about by the collective bargaining unit, Superintendent Dr. Gregg Paladina mentioned.
Additionally at Mozzoccio's request, the board appointed Mark Keyser as power and conditioning coach at a wage of $eight,000. Keyser is one other of a handful of former Neshannock employees members who’ve adopted Mozzocio to his new job as soccer coach at New Fort.
Paladina famous that the adjustments at The Rack symbolize a web financial savings of about $17,000 to the district between Mozzoccio's and Keyser's positions.
The board as a substitute appointed Jeff Shaftic because the boys observe and discipline coach at a wage of $6,937 and because the head girls and boys coach at a wage of $6,937 for every of these two positions. His whole wage might be $20,811. Mozzoccio really helpful Shaftic for the place ought to adjustments be made to The Rack.
In different strikes, the board accepted the resignation of John Sibeto as assistant junior varsity soccer coach.
The board voted to lift observe and discipline coach Alyssa Cassella's wage by 2.5 p.c, from $55,000 to $66,375. Paladina famous that the board neglected her elevate when different non-union raises have been awarded at a earlier assembly.
The board additionally named Bob Natale, a former assistant athletic director and present district trainer, as communications coordinator at an $eight,000 wage. This place is new, however the board didn’t vote to create it. In hindsight, it’s going to go on the board's agenda subsequent month for retroactive approval, Paladina and Enterprise Supervisor Joseph Ambrosini mentioned.
Paladina mentioned that Mozzoccio additionally requested this variation. Not one of the athletic openings have been marketed or posted, Paladina mentioned.
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