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<p>NANTICOKE &#8212; Tony Prushinski, who got the highest vote count when he first ran as a newcomer in 2007, got his first crack at heading the Greater Nanticoke Area School Board when his fellow members chose him as the president at Thursday&#8217;s reorganizational meeting.</p><p>Prushinski, a Dallas teacher at the time, ran on the promise to boost standardized test results, and raised the concern regularly after getting on the board. While he was serving as board secretary prior to Thursday&#8217;s meeting, he had never landed the president&#8217;s post. After getting the nod, he said his goal is to &#8220;keep our schools moving forward,&#8221; and asked Superintendent Ronald Grevera to explain some of the initiatives for 2019.</p><p>Grevera noted the district has received two state School Safety grants, $25,000 for communication system upgrades and a Raptor Technologies visitor management system that scans driver&#8217;s licenses for those visiting the school. The other grant of $39,000 will pay for a School Resource Officer.</p><p>The district also nabbed a deal from Botvin Lifeskills Training that will provide books and materials for a new program for grades six, seven and eight. Botvin specializes in helping students develop self-management, social and drug and alcohol resistance skills.</p><p>And the district is applying for money from the state Local Share Account program, which disburses money from legalized gambling to a wide range of projects. Grevera said the district got money last year and is hoping to get $250,000 or more to pay for new artificial turf at GNA Stadium that would make it a multi-sport facility.</p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Mark Guydish</p><p>mguydish@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Mark Guydish at 570-991-6112 or on Twitter @TLMarkGuydish</p></shirttailMeta></div>

After 12 years, Prushinski chosen to lead Greater Nanticoke Area School Board