Peters Township schools hires new dean of students
During a brief special meeting of the Peters Township School Board Oct. 27, the board unanimously hired April Ragland as the new Dean of Students at the high school. No effective date was given.
The position will replace the second assistant principal at the high school following the departure of Jason Marvin, who resigned shortly after he began his duties in September. Marvin returned to his previous position as assistant principal at Ringgold High School.
Ragland will be paid $80,000. She previously worked in the Pittsburgh Public Schools, spending the past 11 years as a special education teacher and clinical resident instructor. She led the district-wide in-service training sessions and in the new teacher mentor programs.
In her new job, Ragland will focus on staff training and support.
Ragland earned a bachelor’s degree in English from John Carroll University and a master’s degree from the University of Pittsburgh in special education. Currently, she is working on obtaining her principal certification from Point Park University.
The special meeting occurred about 35 minutes into a monthly police committee meeting, which was reconvened after the end of the special meeting.
Board members Rebecca Bowman and Sue Smith were absent.