(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)

Just a few months after the New Brighton School Board stood pat with leadership, they elected to do the same up at the very top.

Superintendent Dr. Joseph Guarino was approved for a contract renewal for five years in a unanimous decision by the New Brighton School Board on Monday night. The contract would extend Guarino’s term as the head of the school district until June 30, 2028. The extension for Guarino, who has served as New Brighton’s superintendent since 2013, will begin its active status on July 1 of this year.

Another major agreement approved by the school board was the establishment of a notice to proceed with Constellation Services to begin repair on the majority of windows and doors in various school buildings in the district. Guarino stated that this initial agreement for a total of $3,293,300 is so that the company can procure materials as soon as possible.

“We’ll start this, and then in a subsequent month we’ll have to approve the contract,” Guarino added, “but this is enough for them to start procuring materials. Right now the timeline is they think that the best-case scenario is they might actually be able to start doing some of the doors in the August/September time frame.”

All of the votes throughout the brief meeting were unanimously approved, including the entirety of the measures organized at the board’s March 13 meeting. Among the measures were the contract for Nutrition Inc. to provide cafeteria food for the 2023-24 school year, the official submitted list for graduates for the Class of 2023, and the appointment of Nicole Oliver to the New Brighton Recreation Commission as a representative of the New Brighton School District.

A dual enrollment agreement with Robert Morris University that was not established at the March 13 meeting was also unanimously approved by the board.

Due to the Easter holiday, the next New Brighton School Board meeting will not be held until April 24 at 7:30 PM.