Ontonagon Board of Education elects officers

ONTONAGON — The Ontonagon Area Board of Education elected its officers at the re-scheduled reorganizational meeting Tuesday.

Tanya Weisinger was re-elected president of the board. Julie Kolpac was re-elected vice president and Tammy Strasser was re-elected Secretary. The new board treasurer is Natalie Morgan.

The board hear that students are in class, in the building, and following protocols from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, although they were expected to be in virtual classroom mode on Wednesday because of expected sub-zero temperatures.

In the absence of Superintendent Jim Bobula, who was downstate, Principal Jon Uotila made a presentation of appreciation to the board members in recognition of School Board Appreciation Month. He gave them a certificate which thanked them for their service to the community and students of the district. The board in turn, praised Uotila for stepping up in the superintendent’s office while Bobula was away.

The district is still taking applications for a longterm substitute teacher. Applications for the position, which pays $98 a day or $14 an hour, are available at the school.

In other action, the board set the substitute support staff hourly rate at $9.87 effective Jan. 1. Uotila explained this is in compliance with the state’s minimum wage change, which was previously $9.65.

—Jan Tucker