Hurley School Board approves academic calendar

By LARRY HOLCOMBE

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Hurley — The Hurley School Board approved the 2018-19 school year calendar at its meeting Monday evening.

The first day of school will be Tuesday, Sept. 4, the day after Labor Day. The final day of classes will be Friday, June 7, 2019.

The calendar includes three longer breaks, including the week of Nov. 19-23 which includes Thanksgiving; Monday, Dec. 24 through Tuesday, Jan. 1; and the week of March 18-22 for spring break.

Additionally, there will be no school on President’s Day, Feb. 18; Good Friday, April 19; and Memorial Day, May 27.

After a closed session, the board approved several staffing issues, including:

—Kelsey Hostettler was hired as art teacher. Administrator Chris Patritto said her assignment would be with grades 6-12, but she would help the elementary teachers when needed.

—The board accepted high school math teacher Greg Massoglia’s retirement. Patritto said Massoglia, a Hurley graduate, taught in the Lake Holcombe and Ashland school districts before coming to Hurley, where he taught for 18 years. “We wish him good luck,” Patritto said, adding the district would post the position soon.

—Elvira Zalewski was approved as a substitute in the kitchen.

—The board received the resignations of Natalie Patritto and Sarah Eder as student council advisors.