Central Valley School Board members voted Feb. 20 to appoint Sean McCrory as superintendent and approved a slate of routine business including the 2025–26 school calendar, contracts for student services and personnel hires.

The board approved a five-year appointment for Sean McCrory, with employment terms described as to be governed by an agreement to be negotiated between McCrory and the board. The motion was seconded by Mrs. Belcastro and carried unanimously on a voice vote (transcript: "So moved. Second, Mrs. Belcastro. All in favor, say aye. Aye. Opposed the same? Anyone wishing to abstain? Motion carried.").

McCrory addressed the board and community after the vote, thanking the board and district staff and saying he was “truly honored. I’m humbled for being in this position.” He thanked outgoing superintendent Dr. Perry for 13 years of leadership and said, "Central Valley is... part of who I am. I can assure you that you will get my 100% with the students and staff of this school district." (statements from the Feb. 20 meeting.)

Why it matters: The board’s action names the district’s new chief executive and sets the stage for a negotiated employment agreement and the coming school year’s leadership. The meeting also resolved routine fiscal, personnel and program items required for operations.

Other approvals and votes
- Minutes: Board approved the Jan. 16, 2025 voting-session minutes (motion carried).
- Treasury confirmations: The board confirmed January 2025 general fund payments of $1,684,294.90, cafeteria fund payments of $60,712.17 and construction fund payments of $110,571.75 and approved the January Berkheimer report (motion carried).
- Calendar: The board approved the 2025–26 Central Valley School District calendar (attachment F) (motion carried).
- Beaver Valley Intermediate Unit: The board approved nomination of Tom Moad as the district’s representative to the Beaver Valley Intermediate Unit board for a three-year term beginning July 1, 2025 (motion carried).
- Real property / county repository items: The board authorized district officials to consent to private offers from Knox Rentals LLC for parcel 56-163-0103 (0 Constitution Boulevard, Center Township) and from Deon Cashaw/Ashaw Holding LLC for parcel 307-712-140000 (1002 Beach Street, [Winnetka/Manaka] borough) and approved exonerations of collection for the referenced parcels for specified tax years (motions carried). (Parcel identifiers and tax years are recorded on the meeting attachments listed in the agenda.)
- Student services contracts: The board approved an agreement with the Psychology and Learning Center to provide school-based mental health services to Central Valley students for the 2024–25 and 2025–26 school years at no cost to the district (attachment I). The board also approved an agreement with Glade Run Lutheran Services to provide educational services for a student in a partial hospitalization program at a rate of $160.62 per day (attachment J) (motions carried).
- Athletics and extracurriculars: The board approved spring coaching appointments and stipends (pending receipt and review of clearances), final approval for high school marching band and jazz band travel to Orlando March 11–16, 2025, and the hiring of Kenny Mahl as head varsity girls volleyball coach for the 2025 season at a stipend of $3,500 (motions carried). One board member stated they would abstain from a vote involving a relative (noted on the record).
- Personnel: The board accepted two cafeteria worker resignations and approved hires including Brenda Stang as a cafeteria general worker (effective 02/06/2025), Ron Mormon as a full-time second-shift flex custodian (effective 02/05/2025), Timothy Hill as Director of Facilities and Grounds (employment agreement to be signed by district officials), and Karina Pavlinch as a paraprofessional at $18 per hour (effective 02/24/2025) (motions carried).
- Audit: The board approved the audit report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 as presented by Seifert & Seifert, certified public accountants (motion carried).

What the board did not decide: The appointment of Sean McCrory was approved; the transcript records that the terms of employment will be negotiated and governed by a separate agreement. No vote tally by individual board member names was recorded in the transcript for these motions; outcomes are recorded as "motion carried." The agenda attachments contain the full parcel identifiers, contract texts and other supporting documentation referenced during the meeting.

Board and community remarks: A community member offered public congratulations to McCrory at the meeting. Several board members expressed appreciation for the superintendent-search committee and thanked Dr. Rosendale of the Intermediate Unit for guidance during the process; those remarks were recorded during the board-members' comments portion of the meeting.

Next steps: The district will negotiate and execute an employment agreement with Sean McCrory and proceed with the administrative and contractual steps reflected in the approved agenda attachments (personnel onboarding, vendor/contract execution and audit follow-ups).