School directors appointed Mark Abbondanza as a middle school principal Monday. His salary will be $84,904.

He succeeds Greg Taranto who, earlier this month, was appointed assistant to the superintendent.

Mr. Abbondanza had been high school vice principal.

• The board also changed the title of Michael Daniels to director of special education. He won't receive any change in salary.

Mr. Daniels had been coordinator of special education.

Saying she was disgusted with political glad-handing by other board members, school director Sandra Gregg resigned Monday night.

Mrs. Gregg stepped down two weeks after the school board voted to grant bonuses ranging from $1,000 to $2,000 to administrators.

"Every single one of them knows it's wrong," she said of board members granting the bonuses. "If I was a member of the public, I would be watching these board members."

Mrs. Gregg said the awarding of the bonuses put her "over the edge," but that she had been planning to resign soon, due to the stress of serving on the board, which she said has become more political.

She said the board was presented with the raises by acting Superintendent Joseph Dimperio and approved them based on political pressure and personal agendas.

She said she was glad to have served long enough to approve hiring new superintendent Dr. Nina Zetty, who started Monday.