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Octorara board approves consulting addendum and staff transfers; extends CCIU HR services
Summary
The Octorara Area School District board on Monday approved an addendum to a consulting agreement, multiple staff transfers and an extension of human-resources services with the CCIU; several other items were read for inclusion on the next meeting agenda.
The Octorara Area School District Board of School Directors approved a series of routine personnel and contract items during its public meeting on Monday.
Among actions the board approved by voice vote were: an addendum to the district—s master agreement for consulting services with Debit Park Consulting LLC, effective Sept. 2, 2025; the transfer of Christina Butler from federal programs coordinator to assistant business manager, effective Sept. 9, 2025, at a prorated annual salary of $130,000; the transfer of Nicole Bridal from human-resources specialist to HR generalist, effective Sept. 9, 2025, at a prorated annual salary of $82,000; and an extension of the district—s service agreement with the Chester County Intermediate Unit (CCIU) for human-resources general services through Sept. 30, 2025 (the agreement had previously been approved through Aug. 22, 2025).
Board members moved and seconded the motions and approved each item by voice vote. For each motion the chair called for "all those in favor," members responded "aye," and the chair declared the motion passed; no recorded roll-call tallies were announced in the meeting minutes.
Superintendent Dr. Cooper and school administrators provided routine informational reports at the meeting, and the board read additional items to be placed on the agenda for the next regularly scheduled meeting on Sept. 15, 2025. Items read for next meeting—s agenda included proposed renaming of Octorara Elementary School to Octorara Learning Annex; quotes and contracts for athletic equipment (a quote from HNL Team Sales Inc. for pole-vault pads and covers, listed at $21,568, replacing a previously approved but not yet purchased quote of $28,700); membership with Penn GSE for professional-development services for school counselors ($9,975); an overnight FBLA student trip to the state leadership workshop; memoranda of understanding for career-and-technical education participation; and a contract to assist with Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act reporting requirements.
The board also reviewed resignations, hirings and various payroll and salary adjustments that were announced during the meeting. Those administrative personnel items were read into the record for action on future consent agendas or were approved as part of the routine personnel motions earlier in the evening.
The meeting included an informational presentation from two Octorara students who returned from the IYPT international competition; that presentation required no board action. The board convened an executive session before the meeting and planned to continue it after adjournment to discuss legal, safety and personnel matters.
No formal recorded roll-call vote totals were provided on the public record for the motions taken; the board recorded outcomes by voice vote only.
