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Votes at a glance: Greencastle-Antrim board approves appointments, contracts, budgets and routine requests
Summary
At its March 6 meeting the Greencastle-Antrim School District Board approved a series of routine motions including the appointment to a vacant board seat, contract renewals, budgets and travel requests; most motions passed unanimously by voice vote or roll call.
The Greencastle-Antrim School District Board on March 6 approved multiple routine motions, including an appointment to a vacant board seat and several operational items. Below are the items taken and the outcomes recorded in the meeting.
Votes at a glance - Appointment: The board appointed Shannon Dunkel to fill a vacant board seat through December 2025. Roll call recorded all seven board members voting yes. - Approvals of minutes: The board approved minutes for the February 6 and February 20 meetings by voice vote. - Treasury report: The board approved the Treasury Report for the month ending Jan. 31, 2025, by voice vote. - Drivers education contract: The board renewed the yearly contract with Greencastle Driving School to provide on‑road drivers education; roll call showed all seven board members in favor. - 2025–26 Board meeting dates: The board approved the proposed board meeting dates and times for the 2025–26 year at the district administrative building. - Magma Math licenses: (Also covered separately) $10,950 purchase for grades 6–8 approved; funds from curriculum resources budget. - Server refresh: The board approved a planned server refresh through GovConnection (purchase date listed as 07/01/2025; product identifier stated in meeting materials). The board discussed typical refresh intervals (every 4–6 years) and warranty considerations before approving the motion by voice vote. - Personnel items and conference/travel approvals: The board approved personnel items A–H and multiple conference/travel requests. Notable travel approvals included attendance funded by Title II for the Pennsylvania Association of Federal Programs Coordinators (PAFPC) and the PDE Data Summit in Hershey; Title II funding also covered a State of Maryland Literacy Association conference for K–5 teachers; a NOAA grant will cover attendance at the National Science Teachers Association conference in Philadelphia. All these motions passed by voice vote. - Invoices and student activity funds: The board approved invoices in the board packet (general fund total $2,294; student activity funds a little over $2,800) by voice vote. - Real estate collection rate: The board set the real estate collection rate at $2.75 per bill with no additional compensation for installment bills for the period July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2029; motion approved by voice vote. - Franklin County Area Tax Board budget: The board approved the Franklin County Area Tax Board’s proposed 2025 operating budget by voice vote.
Several items were discussed briefly prior to votes (for example, the server refresh timeline and warranty, and the second-year pricing question for Magma Math). Nearly all items were approved unanimously; where roll call occurred it recorded seven yes votes and no dissent.
