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• The Monessen School Board approved a five-year contract for Superintendent Dr. Cynthia Chelen. Chelen will receive $90,000 in the first year of the agreement and will receive the following amounts in following years: $94,000, $96,000, $101,500 and $104,500. Chelen took over the position last month when she was appointed acting superintendent. A lifelong Monessen resident, Chelen previously served as the district’s director of curriculum and instruction. School Board President Roberta Bergstedt said the salary is fair and comparable to that paid by neighboring districts.