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New superintendent reviews snow-day decision, community partnerships and recommends director of secondary education
Summary
Dr. Kufel reviewed his first week as superintendent, apologized for a late snow-day decision, highlighted community partnerships (Thanksgiving distribution to 80 families), student achievements and recommended Sarah Whitmire for director of secondary education; the appointment carried.
Dr. Kufel, identified in the meeting as the district's new superintendent, summarized his first week on the job and described operational lessons from a recent snow-day decision, acknowledging that the decision to close schools came later than he preferred and apologizing for inconveniencing families.
He highlighted the district’s partnership with the Lancaster Youth Bureau and social worker Daniel Materi, which supported a Thanksgiving food distribution that provided meals to 80 families and over 200 children, and noted extracurricular achievements including Model UN delegation awards. He also noted an extensive schedule of music concerts and a successful faculty recital.
During personnel business, trustees moved to appoint Sarah Whitmire as director of secondary education. Dr. Kufel (and other presenters) read Whitmire’s background: she currently serves as K–12 director of curriculum, instruction and technology and chief information officer at Holland Central School District; she previously worked as curriculum coordinator at Pioneer Central and held roles at Cattaraugus-Allegany BOCES serving multiple component districts. The motion to appoint Whitmire carried with no recorded opposition.
The meeting proceeded through routine business items and into an executive session at the board’s request; no additional detail on executive-session topics was provided on the public record in the transcript.
