McKeesport Area board elects Mark Holzman president, approves personnel slate; two members dissent
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Summary
At a Dec. 5 special meeting, the McKeesport Area School District board elected Mark Holzman as president, authorized use of Robert's Rules for procedure and approved a personnel slate. Two board members registered no votes on an Act 93 resignation item.
The McKeesport Area School District board elected Mark Holzman president and approved a personnel recommendation during a Dec. 5 special meeting, with two board members voting no on an Act 93 resignation item.
Board President Mark Holzman opened the meeting by explaining the board would use a consent agenda to bundle routine approvals and said the board would pull any item for separate consideration if requested. "We are going to be starting with a, consent agenda," Holzman said.
Why it matters: personnel approvals and leadership changes affect district oversight and who will set priorities for hiring, discipline and the superintendent search. The board also formally authorized procedural rules that shape how meetings and votes will be handled going forward.
In business actions, the board voted to authorize use of Robert's Rules of Order and "applicable sections of the policy manual," with the meeting noting that district policy supersedes in case of conflict. The board then approved the personnel recommendations listed on the meeting's "green sheets." During roll call on the personnel vote, two members said they were voting no specifically on an Act 93 resignation listed on the green sheet; the board recorded the motion as carried.
Board members also completed the reorganization votes to fill leadership posts at the start of the meeting; Mark Holzman was nominated and elected president. A vice president was elected during the reorganization portion of the meeting, and the board moved on to the special meeting agenda.
The board held a first reading of proposed policy 218.3 (pupils — discipline); that item was presented as a first reading only and not adopted at the meeting.
During remarks near the end of the meeting Holzman gave an update on the district's superintendent search and described it as active. He said the district had received 28 applicants and provided a breakdown: 12 current superintendents, four assistant superintendents, five principals/assistant principals, one executive director-level applicant and six candidates from other central-office roles. "We are still in the process of the superintendent search. We have a total of 28 applicants," Holzman said.
Board members closed the meeting after a final adjournment motion.
Votes at a glance: the board authorized Robert's Rules (motion carried); the board approved the personnel slate (motion carried; tally recorded with two dissenting votes on an Act 93 resignation); the first reading of policy 218.3 was informational only and received no adoption vote.
What’s next: items described as first readings or listed on the consent agenda will return in later meetings for separate votes if pulled; the superintendent search will proceed through interview rounds described by the board.
