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List of Easton Area School District ParaProfessional Cuts

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 eliminated 17 teachers and an assistant principal at a special meeting Tuesday night to help ease budget constraints.

The board also cut 41 paraprofessionals -- staffers who work in various positions throughout the school district. Twelve other staffers had their hours reduced from full time to part time while one resigned and another took a leave of absence.

These are the 41 paraprofessionals who lost their jobs:

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  • 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:

  • 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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