Board approves personnel actions, minutes and supplemental positions; resignation accepted

The Greater Johnstown School District board approved a series of personnel and minutes motions during its Jan. 6 meeting. The board handled routine approvals in a single block of votes and during the meeting recorded the following actions.

Votes at a glance - Motion to approve the meeting agenda (including addenda PN 180 and 181.5): passed (motion by Tony; second not consistently recorded in transcript). - PM 1825: Accepted the resignation of Dorothy Rozier, paraprofessional at Johnstown Middle School, effective at the end of the work day on Jan. 24, 2025; administration authorized to announce the vacancy. Motion passed. - PN 18125: Declared the supplemental position of junior-high assistant track coach vacant (applicant’s family declined the offer); administration authorized to advertise the vacancy. Motion passed. - Motion to approve the minutes of the Dec. 3 regular board meeting: passed (motion by Michael; second by Bruce). - PN 16525: Alyssa Myers appointed as special-education learning-support teacher at Johnstown High School, contingent on listed requirements; salary/step as listed in the agenda. Motion passed. - PN 16825: Anthony Pena Jr. appointed to the supplemental athletic position of head varsity coach for three years, contingent on listed requirements. Motion passed. - PN 16925: Appointments to supplemental positions: Daniel M. Myers — JV baseball head coach; Adriana Hassett — JV volleyball head coach. Motion passed by roll call (transcript records a roll call with one abstention recorded for one board member, otherwise votes recorded as yes). - PN 17025: Supplemental all-sports positions declared open for assistant football coaches; administration authorized to announce/advertise. Motion passed. - Multiple additional personnel items (PN 173–17925 and others listed in the agenda packet) were approved in block votes during the meeting; the transcript records motions and “all in favor” approvals for several grouped items.

Where the transcript records roll-call or named votes, the meeting minutes were recorded as “motion passed” or “motion passed by roll call.” The transcript did not include a complete, itemized vote tally for every PN number shown in the agenda packet during the evening’s block votes.

The board also recognized the long service and upcoming retirement of a district leader and acknowledged other routine committee and administrative reports. Personnel and supplemental athletics approvals constituted the principal formal actions recorded during the meeting.