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A student speaker told the board that middle-school gymnasts are looking forward to high-school gymnastics and that the group was not seeking district funds, transportation or uniforms at this time but was asking to be “recognized as a team.” The commenter said, “We are not asking for any money, transportation, or uniforms. We just wanna be recognized as a team.”

Board members and staff explained that approval of a volunteer coach is a preliminary step because the district does not yet have a formal gymnastics team. A staff member noted that district paperwork to the WPI must be submitted before Jan. 7 to request creation of a team for the following season. The staff member said that if the paperwork were submitted now it would apply to the next school year; in the interim, the athletes could compete at the club level and in exhibition meets while the district seeks to place a newly created team in a competitive section the following year.

Board discussion included clarification that creating an official team requires a separate administrative process and likely a separate board action: approving a volunteer coach does not, by itself, establish a sanctioned, record-bearing team. Board members also discussed scheduling and the number-of-athletes threshold for team formation; the transcript records a question — “How many do you need for the team?” — but does not record a specific numeric threshold in the meeting.

A motion recorded on the agenda and discussed at the meeting authorized the volunteer coach appointment for individual athletes; subsequent procedural steps were described but not decided during the meeting. At one point during athletics business there were votes recorded on related motions (some recorded 4–3 and others later tabled), and the transcript shows the board ultimately tabling an item and returning to other business. The volunteer-coach approval and the staff guidance on WPI deadlines were the substantive outcomes for the gymnastics request at this meeting.

Board members said the district will return to the issue of formal team creation after staff submits the required paperwork and clarifies logistics such as season placement and official team status.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","RSD Board Meeting 9/17/25","oneSentenceSummary","Students and parents asked the Ringgold School District board to recognize a high school gymnastics team. The board approved a volunteer coach to work with individual athletes and described the steps required to create an official team, including paperwork to WPI and a separate vote to establish the team formally.","taxTitle","Ringgold SD, School Districts, Pennsylvania","taxId",75783,"location","Pennsylvania","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6468886,"Ringgold SD board approves consent agenda including new security post, teacher tenures and contracts",1017,74000,1091000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5781520-35877f4cb49e051b5c84bbc80910df94&start=74&end=1091","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5781520-35877f4cb49e051b5c84bbc80910df94/thumbnail_74000.jpg","/articles/6468886/Pennsylvania/Ringgold-SD-board-approves-consent-agenda-including-new-security-post-teacher-tenures-and-contracts","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6468886-1088b507913d0c1f94d3c7bb26a19f2c/orig.mp4?Expires=1773678285&Signature=RAnoDPTtE1DtregkV0yMr6KZaDsVDfvCElnEvFwHu99TDvL09egBtkzQUiudZEnhjahivC9-C7Jg~Ol~GqfX5IeVKy1keeiGP1hIhrYqBTPJ~t8BgQ9XgLm7f9zpEzd9oHdKEX6flEUgm1ZPNfExqhWLtaP4j9ljDRIOW0MiIFKcwJ6YVK5xtgQy4ExRtpXtf4jk1T~Nvk8YtjmGxLI010nE7v3vVzlo1eNPhuE2u8fd~zVac3um-9tzqWvfD3tb4o5otLEKIHBk7S5eKeF6udWzXxASgi~~U5ygydGf~axWPW3oflGTBlsTYSJgEp4dM1WyIq9WxSGQNwFs83wFQg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Ringgold School District Board of Education approved a package of administration recommendations during its recent meeting, including creation of a new truancy and security officer position, tenure for two teachers and agreements with outside providers.

The actions approved include personnel changes, contracts for special-education services, a revised 2025–26 school calendar and authorization for an overnight student field trip to Orlando, Fla.

Most consent items were adopted without extended debate. The board voted 7–0 to approve motions listed on the agenda, including the creation of an additional truancy and security officer position; tenure for Mary Witherman and Mackenzie Fine “per section 11 o 8”; and a set of agreements with outside providers pending final review by the district solicitor and administration.

Under the field-trip approval, Lauren Del Biondo was named sponsor for a student trip to Walt Disney World in Orlando scheduled for April 30–May 4, 2026. The agenda packet listed an estimated 8 to 16 students attending and an approximate cost of $2,176 per student. The motion specified that the trip would follow the district’s field-trip policy.

The board also approved a revised 2025–26 school calendar (copy enclosed in the board packet) and accepted an exclusion agreement with the parents of a student identified in the packet as “student 25 d a o 9,” under which that student will be excluded from in-person instruction under the terms of the agreement.

Contracts the board approved to move forward, subject to solicitor review, included agreements with Maxim Healthcare Services, a site-based academic services agreement with Wesley School, special-education consulting with Andrew M. Klein, and an agreement with the Bradley School.

All formal motions recorded in the meeting were approved by roll call unless otherwise noted, typically by unanimous 7–0 votes.

The meeting included brief superintendent remarks and recognitions of two seniors for summer achievements, but the bulk of the session advanced routine personnel and vendor actions that administrators said were needed to maintain services and compliance.","The Ringgold School District board approved multiple administration recommendations including creation of an additional truancy and security officer position, tenure for two teachers, several provider contracts, a revised 2025–26 calendar and an overnight student field trip, with motions passing largely by unanimous votes.","actionData","errors"]

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Students ask Ringgold SD to recognize high school gymnastics team; board approves volunteer coach and outlines process to form team

Ringgold SD board approves consent agenda including new security post, teacher tenures and contracts