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The Easton Area School District eliminated 41 paraprofessional jobs at a meeting Tuesday night and also reduced 12 others from full-time to part-time.

The Easton Area School board at a special meeting Tuesday night to help ease budget constraints.
Bu the board also cut 41 paraprofessionals, staffers who work in various positions throughout the school district, although a majority of them work at the Easton Area .
Twelve other staffers had their hours reduced from full-time to part-time while one resigned and another took a leave of absence.
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These are the 41 paraprofessionals who lost their jobs:
- Sarah-Jane Appleman, Easton Area High School
- James Arrizza Jr, Easton Area Middle School 5-6
- Kerith Bent, Easton Area High School
- Christine Bruce, Paxinosa Elementary
- Crisangel Cabreja, Easton Area Middle School 7-8
- Diane D'Arrigo, Easton Area Middle School 7-8
- Gina DeLaRosa, Easton Area High School
- Audrey Dennis, transportation
- Dana Dungan, Easton Area Middle School 7-8
- Julia Erdie, Easton Area High School
- PaulaAnn Fish, Easton Area Education Center
- Sandra Fox, Easton Area High School
- Michele Freer, Cheston Elementary
- Berna Golis, transportation
- Debra Hockman, transportation
- Cathy Hodges, Paxinosa
- Navdeep Kaur, Paxinosa
- Julie Kearney, Easton Area Middle School 5-6
- Lesley McCadden, March Elementary
- Cathy McIntyre, Tracy Elementary
- Lauren McNeil, Cheston
- Jamie-lyn Miller, Cheston
- Deborah Mitchell, Easton Area Middle School 7-8
- Amy Morsillo, Palmer Elementary
- Trina Petroni-Bateson, Shawnee Elementary
- Joseph Pysher, Easton Area Middle School 5-6
- Joanne Raso, Easton Area Middle School 7-8
- Susan Rice, transportation
- Lisa Rufo, districtwide
- Andrea Schenck, Easton Area Middle School 5-6
- Heidi Schoentube, Easton Area Middle School 7-8
- Deanna Sisonick, Palmer
- Megan Smith, Easton Area Middle School 7-8
- Pauline Stepansky, Easton Area Middle School 7-8
- JoAnne Templeton, Cheston
- Karen Tooma, Paxinosa
- Carole Vincent, Palmer
- Maryanne West, Paxinosa
- Dani Whitehead, Tracy
- Lori Williams, Transportation
- Jennifer Willshaw, Easton Area Middle School 5-6
12 paraprofessionals were reduced to part-time employees:
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- Denise Casciole, Easton Area Academy
- Amy Coleman, Palmer
- Tracy Hall, Easton Area Academy
- Denise Howey, Easton Area High School
- Maria Irizarry, Paxinosa
- Elizabeth Kolis, Forks Elementary
- Susan Kostura, Easton Area High School
- Christina Lippincott, Forks
- Patrice Poloso, Easton Area Middle School 7-8
- Elizabeth Ponce, Easton Area High School
- Gabriela Strunk, March and Palmer
- Frank Yandrisovitz, Tracy
Kimberly Baldino-Waldenmayer, Athletics Coach, resigned while Bruce Miller, Maintenance, took a leave of absence.
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