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Board approves minutes, trips, programs and hires superintendent; personnel agenda also approved
Summary
At its Jan. 14 meeting, the Boyertown Area School District board approved prior meeting minutes, the superintendent’s consent agenda, two overnight trips, the Unified Sports and flag football programs, appointed Dr. David Heizer as district superintendent, and approved a personnel agenda; votes recorded by roll call.
The Boyertown Area School District Board of School Directors recorded a series of formal approvals on Jan. 14, 2025: the board approved prior meeting minutes, the superintendent's consent agenda, two overnight trips, the Unified Sports program, a flag football program, the employment contract for incoming district superintendent Dr. David Heizer, and a personnel agenda that included resignations and appointments.
Votes at a glance (key actions and roll-call outcomes):
1) Approval — Nov. 26, 2024 meeting minutes: Motion carried by roll call. Votes: Yes — Brophy, Kratz, Scott, Brad Updegrove, Roger Updegrove, Zawada, Panarello. No — Dieruff, Nyman. Outcome: approved.
2) Approval — Dec. 3, 2024 reorganization meeting minutes: Motion carried by roll call. Votes: Yes — Brophy, Kratz, Nyman, Scott, Brad Updegrove, Roger Updegrove, Zawada, Panarello. No — Dieruff. Outcome: approved.
3) Consent agenda (includes Saint James Lutheran Church gift-card acknowledgement and three special education settlement agreements): Approved by roll call; unanimous in roll call recorded at that vote.
4) Overnight trips: Approved (District 10 Orchestra Festival at Parkland High School and a Bass Social Studies Italy trip). Roll call recorded a majority approval; motion carried.
5) Unified Sports Program (approval of program as presented Nov. 26, 2024): Motion carried. Roll-call results: Yes — Kratz, Nyman, Scott, Brad Updegrove, Roger Updegrove, Zawada, Panarello; No — Dieruff; Outcome: approved. Trustees and staff discussed initial coach stipends provided by Special Olympics for years 1–2 and a larger stipend structure in year 3, which would align with the collective bargaining agreement.
6) Flag football program (as presented Nov. 26, 2024): Motion carried by roll call; all recorded board members voted yes. The board discussed stipend funding for year one provided by the Philadelphia Eagles program and longer-term stipend alignment with the district collective bargaining agreement.
7) Appointment and contract — Superintendent: The board voted to enter into a contract with Dr. David Heizer to serve as district superintendent. Roll-call results: Yes — Kratz, Scott, Brad Updegrove, Roger Updegrove, Zawada, Panarello; No — Brophy, Dieruff, Nyman. Outcome: approved; Dr. Heizer was welcomed at the meeting and offered brief remarks.
8) Personnel agenda (resignations, hires, retirements, supplemental contracts): Approved by roll call; motion carried. Board materials noted the district would be losing substantial cumulative years of service through retirements (the administration cited a sum of roughly 266.5 years across listed retirees).
Details and context: Several votes included roll-call statements recorded in the meeting transcript. Trustees asked clarifying questions on several agenda items before voting. On personnel, trustees asked about hiring salary rates for support staff and whether any single hire exceeded standard pay scales; administrators offered to discuss details after the meeting and suggested an executive-session follow-up when confidentiality concerns applied.
Why it matters: The votes finalize district programs and personnel changes that will affect student activities, instructional staffing and district leadership.
