A week after the superintendent's sudden resignation, the shakeup in Elizabethtown Area School District's administration continued.

At Tuesday night's meeting, the school board approved the transfer of Wendy Reisinger from assistant to the superintendent to coordinator of special services, a newly created post.

The transfer was not a separate line item on the agenda. Rather, Reisinger's name headed a list of routine staffing changes, transfers, resignations and new hires presented for board approval.

Reisinger served as assistant to Superintendent Timothy Quinn for the four and a half months of his tenure.

Board President Jaime Rowley said Reisinger would still be acting in an administrative capacity but but will not be involved in any supervisory capacity or have any contact with the public. She will focus on district security, emergency preparedness and grant writing.

He said the move was a decision mutually agreed upon by Reisinger and the board.

The board unanimously accepted Quinn's resignation Nov. 13 and made assistant superintendent Amy Hodges Slamp acting superintendent, effective immediately.

Reisinger normally attended board meetings, but was not present Nov. 13.

At that meeting, the board cited personal issues as the reason for Quinn's resignation. Rowley elaborated somewhat Tuesday.

"We met with him to discuss some concerns we had about his ability to make good decisions and came to the mutual agreement that we should part ways," Rowley said following the board's meeting.

When asked if he thought the district had made a mistake in hiring Quinn in the first place, Rowley said he believes him to be a competent administrator.

"He possesses the wisdom and ability to lead a district. There were other issues the board had concerns with that are not related to those abilities," he said.

Quinn had a five-year contract with the district. In an agreement made public this week, he will continue to collect his $135,000 annual salary and benefits through Feb. 28 or until he finds employment elsewhere.

Any employment income during the severance period must be reported to the district for deduction from his pay. Quinn signed the document Nov 12.

In the agreement, the board agreed to not seek any disciplinary action against Quinn, and any documents concerning the events leading to his resignation will be expunged from his personnel file.

He will keep his district e-mail account but can use it only to correspond with board members or look for a new job until the end of the severance period.

Until then, he effectively remains employed by the district, but will not report to the district office daily.

"He will remain available to us should he have any knowledge or expertise that could be of assistance," said Rowley, who admitted the arrangement was unusual.

"It is not typical for this district, and I cannot remember it happening in any other district."

Prior to being assistant to the superintendent, Reisinger was an assistant principal at the district high school. In that position she was instrumental in getting board approval for a school resource officer.

The board said last week it has no immediate plans to seek a new superintendent but may do so in the future.

Reisinger's transfer, Quinn's departure, and Slamp's promotion leave the district administration shorthanded, Rowley said.

"In the interim we may look at ways to address that issue."

With major construction and renovation projects soon to begin, Rowley said the district might seek someone with experience in building projects and strategic development.