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Votes at a glance: board approves routine minutes, bills, hires, donations, technology lease and personnel actions
Summary
At its March meeting the Connellsville Area School Board approved routine agenda items including minutes, treasury reports, payment of bills, multiple hires and leaves, donations totaling $3,881.68 for various programs, a 5-year technology lease, and authorization for drug screening vendor procedures.
The Connellsville Area School Board carried a series of routine motions and personnel actions at its March meeting. The board used voice votes for most items; the transcript records motions as "All those in favor? Aye. Opposed? Motion carries." The following summarizes the principal actions recorded in the meeting transcript:
- Minutes and financial reports: The board approved the minutes of the previous meeting, the treasury report and payment of general, federal and cafeteria fund bills.
- Athletics and extracurriculars: The board approved the 2024'025 supplemental athletics list and several staff travel and supervision requests.
- Hires and personnel substitutions: The board approved hiring Steve Ward as a four-hour custodian effective March 31, 2025, and conditionally approved multiple professional and support substitutes contingent upon successful screening and background checks.
- Leaves, resignations and retirements: The board confirmed multiple Family and Medical Leave Act leaves and approved resignations and retirements (dates and individuals recorded in the meeting minutes). Examples include personal leaves, extensions, and retirements effective in May and June 2025 as recorded in the personnel section of the transcript.
- Donations and fundraising: The board accepted donations to the Connellsville Area Career & Technical Center and other district accounts totalling $3,881.68 and noted an online donation and cash donations recorded during the meeting. Staff also reported that Steinway is holding the quoted piano price of $68,009.14 through year-end.
- Technology: The board approved a five-year lease agreement with Vantage Financial for a Sophos XGS network security appliance and a five-year license, at an annual cost of $16,625.
- Food service and CACTC items: The board tabled several food service items and conditionally added substitutes to the cafeteria list pending screening and background checks; board accepted a USDA program gift valued at $12,000 to support breakfast and lunch variety.
- Drug screening and vendor authorization: The board authorized WVU Medicine Uniontown Hospital (and affiliated sites) to perform and submit standalone drug screens for district supplemental employees in accordance with district policies and applicable laws, as listed in the motion.
Each motion above carried by voice vote and, where specified, was noted as contingent on successful background screening. The transcript did not include roll-call vote tallies for these items.
