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Board approves routine hires, purchases, contracts and programs in single vote roundup
Summary
The board approved a series of personnel moves, facility agreements, purchases and program contracts including facility use, technology purchases, substitutes, resignations, leaves, donations and affiliation agreements.
At its meeting the Connelsville Area School District school board approved a large package of routine personnel, procurement and program actions, voting to move dozens of items on consent or by individual motion.
Approved items included travel and conference attendance, hires and retirements, facility use agreements, purchases and technology contracts. Highlighted approvals included a travel request for Richard Evans to attend a professional conference in Hershey March 18–25, 2025 at a cost of $985; a contract with Superior Lawn Care for three football-field turf applications in 2025 at $1,409.50; purchase of 12 cafeteria tables for the middle school from Kurtzman Brothers at $23,712 (CoStars contract); exterior door hardware replacement at DeKalb Berry High School by K–12 Dynamic Doors at $39,765.82; and the purchase of 111 GPS dash cams from E Road at $38,729 to equip school vans under the district’s transportation contract.
Personnel actions approved included conditional additions to substitute lists (custodial, cafeteria, professional and support substitutes) contingent on successful background checks; the hiring of custodians Jay Fryer and Terry Nicholson effective Jan. 27, 2025; acceptance of resignations and retirements including Nicholas D’Amico (director of special education and student services) with a final date on or about Feb. 3, 2025, Catherine Shepler (cafeteria) effective Jan. 22, 2025, Charles Burrow (custodian) retirement effective March 3, 2025, and Eleanor Hair (cafeteria) retirement effective April 4, 2025; approval of long-term and permanent contracts for eligible professional staff; leaves of absence for Jennifer Tippett and Robert Mally; and approval of a long-term substitute assignment for Jessica Summers for the remainder of the 2024–25 school year.
Program and policy approvals included a second reading and adoption of Policy 011 (Principles of Governance and Leadership), approval of the district’s extended school year schedule (June 23–July 24, 2025) with staff and student hours specified, a multi-year agreement for medical services/software under student services, a three-year Bait Prevention Program Plan Agreement with the Fayette County Drug and Alcohol Commission at no cost to the district (July 1, 2024–June 30, 2027), the 2025–26 school calendar, and an affiliation agreement with Carlow University for student-teacher placements.
The board also authorized routine business items: acceptance of donations to school clubs and programs (donors and amounts recorded in board materials), authorization of the district business office to process requisitions and payments, and entry into a memorandum of understanding with the district’s employee association regarding a floater position (pending solicitor review). The meeting included approvals for student services contracts and a motion to proceed with a formal bid process for certain devices referenced by administration.
Most items were moved and approved by voice vote or roll call with no extended debate. The district’s internet service agreement with Armstrong at a monthly cost reported as $1,496 was approved in compliance with E-Rate regulations. Several motions were explicitly conditioned on successfully completed screening and background checks for proposed hires and substitutes.
