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Votes at a glance: pro tem appointment, routine approvals, budget advertisement, athletics addendum and AI policy
Summary
The board recorded votes on five substantive items: appointment of a pro tem president, routine approvals, approval to advertise the proposed final budget (1.5%), an addendum for a cooperative agreement to add cheerleading to football cooperation, and adoption of the generative AI policy.
The Gettysburg Area School District board recorded votes on several items during the meeting. Below is a concise list of each formal action, motion text where available, and the recorded outcome.
Appoint pro tem president to preside (opening of meeting) Motion: “I move to appoint Tim Sigmund as the pro tem president to preside tonight.” Outcome: Approved by voice vote. The board secretary called for an aye/no vote; the motion carried and Mr. Sigmund presided for the meeting. (No formal roll‑call tally provided in transcript.)
Routine approvals (items 5.1–5.4) Motion: Motion and second to approve routine agenda items (5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4). Outcome: Approved by roll call; recorded votes of board members present were affirmative.
Proposed final budget (item 6.1) Motion: Approve the proposed final budget and advertise a 1.5% millage index (1.0% for ACTI; 0.5% for other operations) for the 30‑day advertising period prior to the public hearing and final vote. Outcome: Approved on roll call. Recorded votes included a majority yes; one board member cast a no vote. (See the detailed budget article for numbers and vote tally.)
Addendum — cooperative agreement for football (to add cheerleading) (item 6.2) Motion: Approve addendum for cooperative agreement to include cheerleading. Outcome: Approved by roll call; recorded affirmative votes by board members present.
Policy 8.15.01/2004 — Use of generative artificial intelligence in education (item 6.3) Motion: Adopt Policy 8.15.01/2004 as the district’s baseline generative AI policy. Outcome: Approved on roll call; recorded vote included one no vote (Jeremy). Board members indicated the policy is a baseline that will be revisited as needed.
Human Resources appointment noted in agenda (informational) Action: Approval of Human Resources agenda item naming Crystal Grossman as assistant principal at the high school (part of routine approvals/HR agenda). Outcome: Approved as part of routine items; administration welcomed Crystal Grossman (no separate roll call recorded beyond routine approvals).
The board’s next regular meeting was announced for May 19 at 7 p.m. at the administration building.
