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Votes at a glance: key actions from the Jan. 21 Southmoreland school-board meeting
Summary
The board approved the Constellation energy project (7–2), adopted new graduation requirements and eliminated class rank (7–2), approved CWCTC Innovative Technologies program, approved truck and rock-wall purchases, rejected stadium-turf bids and passed administrative routine motions including Act 1 resolution.
At the Jan. 21 Southmoreland School District board meeting the board took multiple formal actions. The following lists key motions and outcomes summarized from the official minutes and roll-call votes.
• Approve Constellation scope of work for Guaranteed Energy Savings Agreement (GISA) — Passed, roll-call 7–2. Motion authorized scope; final contract subject to solicitor review. (See separate article.)
• Adopt Act 1 budget resolution (authorizes district to remain within the tax-index threshold) — Passed, roll-call 5–4.
• Eliminate class rank, approve three-tier scholar recognition and adopt new graduation requirements — Passed, roll-call 7–2.
• Approve Southmoreland High School and Middle School programs of studies and new courses (including Game Programming and several other electives) — Passed by voice/roll-call as recorded in minutes.
• Approve CWCTC Innovative Technologies satellite program and direct solicitor to prepare documents — Passed by voice vote.
• Reject all bids in response to stadium-turf RFP — Passed by voice vote (board directed further review and safety testing).
• Approve rock-wall repair contract with Santer Brothers Masonry — Passed by voice vote; amount $77,814.
• Approve purchase of Ford F-350 through CoStars vendor Megan Ford — Passed by voice vote; amount $74,105; funded from contingency line item.
• Approve hiring Dustin Shoaf as head varsity football coach — Passed (roll call recorded as unanimous among present voting members; minutes record 8 yeses).
• Termination of employee number 3585: Board adopted statement of charges and directed administration to deliver charges and schedule a hearing if requested — Passed by recorded voice vote; one director said he would not vote in favor due to late notice but the action moved forward.
• Motion to terminate the co-op football agreement with Gobel/"Goble" Catholic — Failed, roll-call 4–5 (motion would have ended the co-op; the board voted to continue the existing coop arrangement).
Routine motions approved included minutes, appointment of Dr. Catherine Fike as the district representative to the Westmoreland Intermediate Unit board, personnel log approvals and multiple contract and purchasing items listed in the agenda packet.
Ending: The meeting included extensive public comment, committee reports and lengthy budget discussion; most of the contested votes were related to long-term fiscal decisions and graduation policy changes.
