Danville Area School District board approves tennis-court resurfacing, athletic trainer deal and hires curriculum director

The Danville Area School District Board of Education at its Wednesday voting meeting approved a set of facility, finance and personnel actions, including a $198,789.54 contract to mill and resurface the district tennis courts and an athletic trainer services agreement with Geisinger Clinic.

The board voted to accept the low, responsive bid from Keystone Sports Construction for $198,789.54 for Project 1 (milling and resurfacing) and authorized execution of related documents pending solicitor review. The board then voted to approve the athletic trainer services agreement between Danville Area School District and Geisinger Clinic, also subject to solicitor review.

The board approved routine finance items, including bills for payment covering 02/06/2025 through 03/07/2025. Two members — identified in the roll call as Mr. Reichert and Mr. Reichert Junior — recorded abstentions on the bills-for-payment motion; all other members voting on that motion voted yes. The finance consent package (items 10.6–10.14) passed on a voice roll call with board members recorded as voting yes.

On personnel, the board approved consent personnel items 11.2–11.22, with item 11.12 considered separately. The board approved item 11.12, hiring Heaven Reinert as director of curriculum, instruction and technology at a prorated annual salary of $108,000 with Act 93 benefits; the start date was recorded as to be determined. The board also approved the second reading of Policy No. 8 (District Organizational Chart) and a parent transportation agreement to transport a student to New Story for the 2024–25 school year.

Where recorded, roll-call votes are included below. Several motions were listed as “pending solicitor review” in the motion language; the board noted the solicitor’s request to add that phrase to contract approvals. The motion language recorded in the minutes is reproduced in the actions array in this article for clarity and auditability.

Votes at a glance (roll-call highlights) - Tennis-court resurfacing (Keystone Sports Construction, $198,789.54, milling and resurfacing, pending solicitor review): Approved — roll-call recorded all voting yes. - Athletic trainer services agreement (Danville Area School District and Geisinger Clinic, pending solicitor review): Approved — roll-call recorded all voting yes. - Bills for payment (02/06/2025–03/07/2025): Approved — Mr. Reichert and Mr. Reichert Junior recorded as abstaining; remaining voting members recorded yes. - Finance consent items (10.6–10.14): Approved — roll-call recorded as yes. - Personnel consent items (11.2–11.22, except 11.12): Approved — roll-call recorded as yes. - Personnel item 11.12 (employment of Heaven Reinert, director of curriculum, instruction and technology, prorated $108,000, Act 93 benefits): Approved — roll-call recorded as yes. - Policy No. 8 (District organizational chart), second reading: Approved — roll-call recorded as yes. - Parent transportation agreement (transport student to New Story, 2024–25): Approved — roll-call recorded as yes.

Board members and administrators recorded in roll calls included (as named in the meeting): Dr. Molly Need (Superintendent), Dr. Faulkner (board member), Mr. Garman (board member), Dr. Green (board member), Mr. Gregg (board member), Mr. Hoffman (board member), Mr. Reichert (board member), Mr. Umbriac (board member) and Mr. Reichert Junior (board member). The board’s solicitor was referenced but not named in the public portion of the transcript. A district staff member identified as Lance answered a technical question about the tennis-court scope (milling and resurfacing).