Thursday, October 4, 2012
The Salisbury School Board voted unanimously to hire Michael Q. Roth as the new superintendent.
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Thursday, October 4, 2012
Michael Q. Roth was officially appointed the new superintendent of the Salisbury Township School District during a special school board meeting Wednesday night. Roth, 42, was given a five-year term at a salary of $135,000. His term begins Nov. 1. Roth replaces Acting Superintendent Louise Beauchemin, who was appointed after Superintendent Robert Gross died May 30. Beauchemin plans to retire later this month. Board President Russell Giordano said he was "thrilled" to have Roth join the administration. Roth, who attended the meeting with his wife, Jennifer, and their sons Jacob, 10, and Mitchell, 7, thanked the board and said he looked forward to working in the school district. Roth has worked for Nazareth Area School District for 17 years, …
Thursday, August 9, 2012
After advertising nationwide for a superintendent to replace the late Robert Gross, the Salisbury Township School Board will begin the first round of interviews Aug. 9.
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Thursday, August 9, 2012
More than two months after the death of Salisbury Township School District Superintendent Robert Gross, the school board will begin the first round of candidate interviews Thursday, Aug. 9, according to board President Russell Giordano. Seven candidates will be interviewed over three evenings, Giordano said. The first round is expected to be completed by Aug. 16, he said. "Hopefully we will have a finalist by mid-September," Giordano said. Assistant Superintendent Louise Beauchemin's three-month tenure as acting superintendent concludes at the end of September. She is scheduled to retire in October.
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Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Salisbury School District Assistant Superintendent Louise Beauchemin was named acting superintendent and Randy Ziegenfuss was named assistant superintendent for teaching and learning.
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Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Salisbury Township School District Assistant Superintendent Louise Beauchemin will serve as the acting superintendent for three months beginning July 1, while the school board begins its search for a new superintendent. Beauchemin will temporarily fill the position held by the late Superintendent Robert Gross, who died May 30. She is scheduled to retire in October. The board named Randy Ziegenfuss, the former director of data and technology, to be the assistant superintendent for teaching and learning, a newly created position. Ziegenfuss will earn $110,000. Lynn Fuini-Hetten, an instructional coach at Salisbury Middle School, was named supervisor of instructional practice for a year. She will earn $82,250. She will work with Ziegenfuss on…
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Thursday, June 7, 2012
Salisbury Township School District has a procedure to follow to replace the late Superintendent Robert Gross, who died May 30 after he was stricken with an aneurysm.
After the unexpected death of Salisbury Township School District Superintendent Robert Gross May 30, the school board is now tasked with finding a new superintendent for the district. Gross, 54, had signed a five-year contract in July 2010. He was hospitalized in April after suffering an aneurysm. Assistant Superintendent Louise Beauchemin said the district's procedure to hire a new superintendent is the same, whether the superintendent retires, resigns or dies. "As we have done in the past in replacing superintendents, there will be a process," Beauchemin said in an e-mail to Patch. "The process involves selecting a person or entity who guides the search and interview process, forming a committee who will be involved in the search/…
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Monday, June 4, 2012
A former colleague urges mourners to loudly play their radios in tribute to the late Salisbury Superintendent Robert Gross.
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Monday, June 4, 2012
Do you have fond memories of Superintendent Robert Gross? Please share them below in our comments section. As the sound of a lone bagpipe wailed outside Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Bethlehem, mourners gathered inside for the funeral Monday of the late Salisbury Township School District Superintendent Robert Gross. Gross, 54, died May 30. He had been hospitalized for about a month after collapsing from an aneurysm and suffering two strokes and a pulmonary stroke, his wife Maryann told the Morning Call. Gross had been in a coma at St. Luke's Hospice House, with his wife and family nearly constantly by his side. Family, friends and colleagues spoke movingly about a man who exuded life, confidence and joy, a man who had loved music, his …
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Highly regarded Salisbury Schools Superintendent Robert Gross, 54, will be mourned today and buried.
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Monday, June 4, 2012
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, June 4, in Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 1817 First Street, Bethlehem, PA 18020, followed by interment in Holy Saviour Cemetery for Robert R. Gross, III, 54, of Bethlehem Township. He died Wednesday, May 30, 2012, in St. Luke's Hospice House. He was the husband of Maryann (Salamone) Gross. They celebrated their 29th anniversary last June 19. Gross is being remembered as a passionate advocate for public schools. Mr. Gross has been Superintendent of Schools in the Salisbury Township School District since 2010, and has been a member of the Adjunct Faculty at Wilkes University since 2006. After receiving both a B.S. and M.M. from West Chester University, he began his teaching career …
Sunday, June 3, 2012
Services for Salisbury Superintendent Robert Gross include a viewing Sunday and funeral Monday in Bethlehem
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Sunday, June 3, 2012
A viewing will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. today in the Pearson Funeral Home, 1901 Linden Street, Bethlehem, for Robert R. Gross, III, 54, of Bethlehem Township, who died Wednesday, May 30, 2012, in St. Luke's Hospice House. He was the husband of Maryann (Salamone) Gross. They celebrated their 29th anniversary last June 19. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, June 4, in Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 1817 First Street, Bethlehem, PA 18020, followed by interment in Holy Saviour Cemetery. Mr. Gross has been Superintendent of Schools in the Salisbury Township School District since 2010, and has been a member of the Adjunct Faculty at Wilkes University since 2006. After receiving both a B.S. and M.M. from West Chester …
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Salisbury Township School District Superintendent Robert Gross is getting round-the-clock care in a hospital ICU, according to School Board President Russell Giordano.
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Thursday, May 10, 2012
Salisbury Township School District Superintendent Robert Gross is still in the hospital, getting round-the-clock care in the intensive care unit after he was admitted two weeks ago, according to School Board President Russell Giordano. Giordano, who made the announcement Wednesday at the board's meeting, led the audience in a moment of silent meditation for Gross's recovery from an undisclosed ailment.
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Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Salisbury elementary schools' enrollment grew this year.
Salisbury Township School District enrollment this year is better than originally projected, Superintendent Robert Gross told the school board at their Sept. 14 board meeting. Salisbury was projected to have about 1,562 enrolled this year; the district actually has 1,609 students enrolled this year. That means there are 47 more students in the district than anticipated. “On the good news side, over the past five years, we’ve only seen a decline of about 38 students per year.” “The moral of the story is, we’ve lost the least amount of students over a six-year span now,” Gross said. He told the board that the elementary schools in particular have received more students enrolled than expected. “The good news is folks want to come here,” he …
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kerri delorenzo
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My thoughts and prayers are with Mr. Gross. I have many fond memories of him as the Emmaus High School Band Director many moons ago. He has always been a fine role model and leader.- Kerri DeLorenzo more ›