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Board reviews updated Air Force JROTC memorandum of agreement including cadet removal and evaluation changes
Summary
The board reviewed an updated Air Force JROTC memorandum of agreement that formalizes transportation, requires administrator evaluations, creates a cadet-removal process and moves to annual assessments.
Central York School District leaders presented an updated memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the U.S. Air Force covering the high school’s Air Force Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) program and reviewed four substantive changes to the agreement.
According to the presentation, the updates: (1) formalize the district’s support for JROTC transportation to events, (2) require district building administrators to perform instructor evaluations, (3) require a plan to allow for the removal of cadets at any time during the academic year and describe the process if a cadet is removed, and (4) change assessments from every three years to annual reviews. "We did have stakeholder review this as well," the presenter said when summarizing the change sheet.
Board members questioned the removal provision and asked for details about grounds and procedures. The district replied that removals are sometimes related to compliance issues and that the addendum clarifies the process; staff said they have handled compliance issues with cadets before but the updated MOA makes the process more explicit. One board member raised a flag about how future Department of Defense or Air Force changes could interact with the district’s nondiscrimination obligations and state law (the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act). Legal counsel had not yet provided a detailed impact analysis, and staff said they would follow up with the district solicitor for clarification.
The presenter told the board there are no immediate changes to the MOA’s stated nondiscrimination section; if a newly issued agreement from the Air Force or DOD changes nondiscrimination language in the future, the district would bring a new agreement back to the board for discussion. Board members asked whether the new addendum would affect section II of the base MOA (the nondiscrimination clause); staff said it would not at this time.
No formal action was taken; the item was on the agenda for discussion and will appear for further consideration at a future board meeting.
