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Board approves second readings of district policies and multiple personnel actions
Summary
The board approved second readings of policies on conduct/disciplinary procedures, educator misconduct, travel reimbursement and service animals, and approved several personnel resignations, transfers and one new hire; all motions passed by roll call.
The Mifflin County Academy governing board voted unanimously to approve second readings of four policies and to accept multiple personnel actions, including resignations, transfers and a pending hire.
On policy, the board approved second readings of Policy 3.17 (conduct/disciplinary procedures), 3.17.1 (educator misconduct), 6.26.1 (travel reimbursement/federal grama) and 7.18 (service animals in school). Staff told the board the draft policies were aligned with Pennsylvania School Boards Association recommendations and that the district's version replaces references to "superintendent" with "administrative director" where applicable. The board took a single roll-call vote on the set of policies; recorded verbal responses indicated unanimous approval.
On personnel actions, the board approved the following motions by roll call:
- Accept resignation of Nathan M. Mays, master maintenance, effective 09/05/2025 (motion seconded; roll-call votes recorded as "Yes"). - Accept resignation of Maury A. Hall, part-time custodian, effective 09/08/2025. - Accept resignation of Larry E. Wynne, construction trades instructor, effective upon hire of replacement (staff said Wynne would remain until a replacement is found). - Transfer Jean Oggs from part-time practical nursing secretary to full-time practical nursing secretary, retroactive to 09/08/2025, because the part-time position was dissolved. - Transfer Charles Culbertson from maintenance assistant to master maintenance retroactive to 09/08/2025. - Approve hire of John M. Crater as construction trades instructor at a salary of $48,500, effective pending completion of new-hire paperwork and clearances.
Each personnel motion was moved and seconded and approved by roll call; the transcript records affirmative votes for board members during each roll call (examples in the record include "Mister Baker? Yes," "Mister Steinle? Yes," "Mister Sires? Yes," among others). The board did not record abstentions or negative votes in the segments provided.
The board did not record additional contingencies beyond the effective dates and the pending-new-hire paperwork noted for Crater. Staff said replacement timing for the construction trades instructor may take a while and that Wynne would remain until a replacement is identified.
Votes at a glance
- Policies 3.17, 3.17.1, 6.26.1, 7.18 (second reading): Approved (roll-call vote; recorded as unanimous yes in provided transcript segments). - Nathan M. Mays resignation (effective 09/05/2025): Approved (roll-call yes). - Maury A. Hall resignation (effective 09/08/2025): Approved (roll-call yes). - Larry E. Wynne resignation (effective upon replacement): Approved (roll-call yes). - Jean Oggs transfer to full time practical nursing secretary (retroactive 09/08/2025): Approved (roll-call yes). - Charles Culbertson transfer to master maintenance (retroactive 09/08/2025): Approved (roll-call yes). - John M. Crater hire as construction trades instructor ($48,500): Approved (pending paperwork; roll-call yes).
The transcript does not name specific motion movers or seconders for most items; motions were called and seconded during the meeting and roll-call votes were taken. The board did not discuss legal challenges or external approvals tied to these personnel actions during the recorded segments.
