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Board approves assistant principal hire, maintenance position and several tenure grants
Summary
The board approved the hiring of Kaylee Petache Nick as assistant principal at Southmoreland High School effective July 1, 2024 at a starting salary of $86,000, authorized posting an additional maintenance position, and granted tenure to five professional staff members.
At its June 18 meeting the Southmoreland School District board approved several personnel actions included on the consent agenda.
The board voted to appoint Kaylee Petache Nick as assistant principal at Southmoreland High School effective July 1, 2024, with a starting salary of $86,000 and benefits under the Act 93 agreement. The hiring motion carried by voice vote with at least one member announcing a 'no' during discussion; the transcript does not provide a roll‑call tally attached to this motion.
The board also authorized the creation and internal posting of an additional maintenance position to anticipate a forthcoming retirement and approved the grant of tenure to the following professional staff members: Ivy Martin, Claudia Clemens, Kylie Brezzo, Megan Berg Swope and Zachary Sheridan. The board approved an extension of sabbatical leave for employee number 3391 through Aug. 21, 2024, and approved hourly Summer ESY remuneration rates and renewal of the district's PA Educator service subscription for 2024–25.
Board members debated the hiring motion briefly, with one member saying the district did not need more administrators; others supported moving forward. The personnel items were presented as part of the consent agenda and were approved as listed.
