Bucksport athletic director Tish Frazier is looking to get back into teaching, and in order to do that she’ll be leaving her post at the end of the school year.

Frazier, who has been the school’s athletic director for six years, submitted a letter of resignation to the Bucksport School Board that was read at a meeting Wednesday night.

“It was interesting and it was something different,” she said. “I’ve enjoyed working with the students and the coaches.”

Frazier will teach keyboarding, computers and English at the high school next fall.

Having more free time was a big factor in Frazier’s decision to leave the AD job.

“It’ll be nice to have my weekends and vacations back,” she said.

The opening will likely be advertised soon, Frazier added.

MPA, cheering officials set contract

The Maine Principals’ Association and state cheerleading officials have agreed to a three-year contract to be implemented this season.

It is the first time the MPA and the officials association has decided on such on agreement.

Officials will be paid $.28 per mile for the first 125 miles and $.14 per mile in excess of 125 miles. A $5 rider fee will be paid for any trip to or from a competition taking more than 21/2 hours.

The basic fee shall be $55 per class or group of 12 teams or less. A mixed competition of varsity or junior varsity teams shall be considered a varsity competition with 13 or more teams and the fee will be $110. The head official’s fee will be $80 for 12 or fewer teams and $160 for more than 12 teams. JV or freshman competitions will be 70 percent of a varsity fee. Callbacks are considered part of a session.

NCAA video

Student-athletes, parents and school administrators interested in learning about the NCAA rules and requirements can now get information through a video available at the NCAA web site.

The video is available at ww1.ncaa.org/membership/membershipsvcs/eligibilityrecruiting/index.html.

The video covers college recruiting, eligibility and services for students with disabilities.

Jessica Bloch can be reached at 990-8193, 1-800-310-8600 or jbloch@bangordailynews.net.