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Community member criticizes board hiring and spending; cites Pennsylvania School Code and raises equity concerns
Summary
During public comment at the Dec. 12 meeting, Cynthia Haybalt challenged the board’s hiring and spending decisions—specifically a $130,000 payment to the assistant to the superintendent—and raised concerns about the district’s treatment of a former employee and the public’s ability to participate in meetings.
During the public‑comment portion of the Dec. 12 McKeesport Area School District board meeting, community member Cynthia Haybalt criticized the board’s handling of a recent personnel matter and questioned district expenditures and process.
Haybalt said her concern was not the competence of the person hired as assistant to the superintendent (identified in the meeting as Mr. Moles), but rather that the board paid approximately $130,000 for the position while, in her view, failing to maintain a superintendent "in commission" during a personnel investigation. She said: "My concern is not that Mr. Moles was hired or with the job he is doing. It is about the actions of the school board and hiring someone who at the time was not in commission and…
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