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Votes at a glance: Wilson School District board actions Jan. 20, 2025
Summary
The Wilson School District Board of Education approved a slate of routine and substantive items on Jan. 20, 2025 including financial reports, personnel actions, contracts, construction change orders, policy adoptions and the district Program of Studies and Act 34 booklet (separately reported).
The Wilson School District Board of Education took multiple routine and substantive votes at its Jan. 20, 2025 meeting. Below is a concise list of motions the board approved, the movers/seconders when recorded, and outcomes summarized from the official roll-call or voice votes on the record.
Votes at a glance
- Approval of minutes (Dec. 16, 2024): motion carried (voice vote). Mover: Missus Denny; second: Mister Schneider. Outcome: approved.
- Treasurer’s report and investment/financial reports (agenda item labeled in meeting as 4.1): motion carried (roll-call). Mover: Mister McCray; second: Mister McCree. Outcome: approved (roll-call result recorded as 8 yes, 0 no).
- Payment of bills (general fund $9,086,792.46; capital reserve $225.00; 2021c construction fund $121,132.06; 2024 construction fund $127,566.44): motion carried with abstentions. Mover: Mister McCray; second: not specified on the record. Vote: 6 yes, 0 no, 2 abstain (Missus Casper and Mister Hart abstained as recorded).
- Financial reports for December 2024 (cafeteria, childcare, and activity counts): motion carried (8 yes, 0 no). Mover: Mister McCray; second: not specified.
- Superintendent’s personnel items (7.1–7.9, retirements, resignations, leaves and professional hires): motion carried (mover Missus Denny; second Mister Schneider). Outcome: approved (8–0 roll-call).
- Human resources items (8.1 MOU with Wilson Education Association; 8.2 updated support-staff compensation ranges): motion carried (mover Missus Casper; second Mister Hart). Outcome: approved (8–0 roll-call).
- Consent item 9.1 — donation from the Wilson Education Foundation to purchase 221 books for elementary Reading Olympics: motion carried (voice vote). Mover: Mister McCray; second: Mister Schneider and Missus Denny.
- Student Services items (10.1–10.6) — settlement agreements, service agreements, subscription approval for ClearPro Flex: motion carried (mover Mister Schneider; second Mister McCree). Outcome: approved by roll-call as presented.
- Operations items (11.2–11.15) covering gym floor resurfacing, graduation fireworks contract, multiple change orders for high school auditorium addition and renovation, retainage reduction and JR Reynolds change orders: motion carried by roll-call (mover and second for the omnibus portion recorded as Mister McCree and Missus Denny). Outcome: approved as presented. Note: item 11.1 (Act 34 PlanCon resolution for Lincoln Park Elementary) was voted separately and is covered in its own article.
- Finance items (12.1–12.4) — adopt 2025 mileage reimbursement rate (70¢ per mile), turn over unpaid 2024 real estate tax bills to the county tax claim bureau, advertise 2025–26 bid schedule, and approve budget transfers: motion carried by roll-call as presented.
- Teaching & Learning items (13.1 contract with Brandywine Virtual Academy; 13.2 Wilson High School Program of Studies): motion carried (mover Doctor Kennedy; second Mister Schneider). Outcome: both approved (13.2 described in separate article above).
- Policies (final reading and adoption): 218.1 Weapons, 218.2 Terroristic Threats, 249 Bullying and Cyberbullying — motion carried by roll-call. Outcome: adopted.
Other business: The board received reports (student activities, committee updates, enrollment report noting 6,494 students as of Jan. 17, 2025) and adjourned.
The minutes and official vote records remain the district’s formal record; this summary reflects motions and outcomes captured on the public audio/transcript of the meeting.
