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Derry Area School District board approves minutes, bills, personnel actions; treasurer's report accepted
Summary
At the regular meeting the board approved routine administrative items including minutes, payment of bills, the treasurer's financial report, multiple family medical leave requests and personnel employment items; it also heard committee reports and superintendent's remarks including a student presentation.
The Derry Area School District Board of School Directors approved a series of routine motions at its regular meeting.
Votes and formal actions taken (motions approved): - Approved minutes of the regular meeting of Jan. 9, 2025. (Mover: Mr. Lynch; Second: Ms. Showalter.) Outcome: approved. - Approved minutes of the special agenda-prep meeting of Jan. 23, 2025. Outcome: approved (mover/second not specified in the record). - Approved payment of board bills in the amount of $226,000. (Mover: Mr. Lynch; Second: Mr. Scholl.) Outcome: approved. - Accepted the treasurer's financial report for the period ending Dec. 31, 2024, which showed beginning balance $187,768.19, receipts $3,234,318.28, investments returned $2,800,000, total investments $2,323,100.76, total disbursements $3,761,643.68, and an ending balance $1,307,340.03. (Mover: Mr. Shaw; Second: Mr. Campbell.) Outcome: approved. - Approved employee 127 for a 12-week intermittent family medical leave (run concurrent with available leaves), effective Jan. 24, 2025. Outcome: approved. - Approved employee 281 for a 12-week intermittent family medical leave, effective Feb. 3, 2025. Outcome: approved. - Approved personnel employment items A–F as published on the agenda. Outcome: approved. - Approved personnel conference items A and B as published on the agenda. Outcome: approved. - Approved athletics items A and B as published on the agenda. Outcome: approved. - Approved business affairs letters A–N as published on the agenda. Outcome: approved.
The board also heard a superintendent's report featuring middle-school student leadership presentations on recent activities (house challenges, Farkerberry fair, turkey trot, clubs and a dodgeball fundraiser that raised $1,055 for the middle school). The Foundation and multiple committees reported updates, including plans for concerts, fundraising events and facility work (stadium entrance work is in progress). A bocce coach provided a visitor comment reporting playoff dates for the school’s teams.
No contested motions or roll-call tallies with individual yes/no votes were recorded in the meeting text for these routine items; votes were announced by voice and each motion was recorded as carrying.
The meeting concluded with reminders about kindergarten registration (47 registrants reported) and scheduling: the next regular board meeting is on Feb. 20 and a board retreat is scheduled for March 8.
