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Connellsville Area SD board approves $5M TAN solicitation, routine donations, hires and MOUs
Summary
Board authorized solicitation for a $5,000,000 tax anticipation note for 2025–26, accepted multiple donations, approved tax requisition orders, ratified multiple hires and resignations and approved MOAs/MOUs with employee groups.
The Connellsville Area School District board approved a package of routine finance, personnel and labor-relations items.
Finance: Mr. Pantone asked the board to authorize solicitation of quotes for a tax anticipation note (TAN) in the amount of $5,000,000 for the 2025–26 school year; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. The board also approved tax requisition orders and authorized the business office to process orders and payments.
Donations: The board accepted donations to extracurricular programs and restoration projects including $500 to the Bible Club from the Colmsbury Area Ministerial Association, $200 from New Life Baptist Church of Dunbar Townsend, $300 from Jason and Amy Riccio toward piano restoration, $241.85 via Square Online and $50 from Mary Anne Phillips.
Personnel and labor items: The board granted conditional hires for multiple support and substitute staff (subject to clearance), approved FMLA leaves for Linda Borbog and Sarah Fletcher, granted sabbaticals and ratified aide appointments and resignations (for example, acceptance of the resignation of cafeteria worker Stacy Firestone effective 08/01/2025 and ratification of Allison Wolfe effective 08/07/2025). The board also approved a memorandum of agreement with CACMESPA and a memorandum of understanding with CAEA to resolve outstanding matters.
All motions on these items were presented, seconded and approved by voice vote as recorded in the transcript; no roll-call tallies were printed in the minutes provided.
