Votes at a glance: Hanover Area board approves personnel hires, coaching posts and appointments

The Hanover Area School District Board of Education approved a series of personnel motions at its May 22, 2025, regular meeting, confirming coaching positions, teacher hires, instructional aides and other appointments for the 2025–26 school year.

Key personnel actions the board approved by roll call vote included:

- Appointed Woodley Augustine as girls’ varsity basketball head coach at a stipend of $7,456 (item 12). - Appointed Dr. Marissa Anderson as a secondary English teacher, M+60, salary $81,543, effective Aug. 20, 2025 (item 13). - Appointed Britney Burgandante as the ELD coordinator at a salary of $79,000 per the Act 93 agreement (item 14). - Appointed Megan Ruan Britton as a special education teacher, salary $66,643, step M1, effective Aug. 20, 2025 (item 15). - Appointed Russell Watkins as a special education teacher, salary $66,643, step M1, effective Aug. 20, 2025 (item 16). - Appointed Jennifer Grama, Amanda Lynn Bush and Stephanie Musetti as instructional aides (items 17–19) for the 2025–26 school year, in accordance with the HAE SPA contract. - Appointed Aliphora as a hall monitor at $20 per hour pending required clearances (item 20).

Several other routine personnel motions (items 1–4, 6–11, 21) were approved as presented; item 5 under personnel was tabled by motion.

Each appointment was presented by the superintendent as a recommendation and approved by roll call. Votes were recorded for each motion; the board declared each listed item carried when the roll calls concluded. Several board members abstained on individual items where an employment relationship created a conflict of interest, as noted on the record.