Penn Trafford board approves new hires contingent on state clearances

The Penn Trafford School District board voted to employ a slate of personnel Monday, contingent on receipt of required Pennsylvania background clearances and documentation. The motion passed after a roll-call vote during the board's regular meeting.

The action matters because the hires are conditional on state-required waivers and background checks. The board’s approval authorizes employment to proceed once the district receives Act 34, Act 151 and Act 114 waivers from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and other required paperwork.

Board President Mr. Blake presided over the vote and an unnamed board member moved “to employ the following personnel,” noting that new employment is contingent on documentation. The motion was seconded; during the roll-call vote board members responded “aye,” and the president declared, “Motion is carried.” The board did not read individual names of hires aloud in the portion of the transcript provided and did not record individual roll-call votes in the record excerpt.

The board specified that employees’ appointments are continued upon receipt of all necessary documentation and the acceptance of Act 34, Act 151 and Act 114 waivers within 30 days. Act 34, Act 151 and Act 114 were referenced by the board as the required clearances; the transcript did not include the full statutory titles or further legal citations.

The board’s action was procedural and limited to authorizing hires pending required background clearances; no additional personnel details, salary figures or individual employee names were disclosed in the available record.