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Hazleton Area SD board fills leadership roles at reorganization meeting
Summary
At a reorganization meeting, the Hazleton Area SD board appointed a temporary chair, elected a president and vice president, and named a legislative chair and intermediate unit representative. Votes were by voice and outcomes were approved as recorded in the meeting.
At a reorganization meeting, the Hazleton Area SD board appointed a temporary chair and completed several leadership elections and appointments.
Speaker 2 asked for and secured a motion to appoint Mr. Krasinski as temporary chair; the motion, moved by "mister Binomo" and seconded by "mister Kubitz," passed by voice vote. Speaker 1 then opened nominations for board president and nominated Eddie Shomanski, saying, "I nominate Eddie Shomanski." After additional nominations and a roll-call-style confirmation of names, the meeting records show the board asking 'Mister Shemanski' to take the president's seat; the board agreed and the person was seated as president (transcript includes variant spellings of the name).
The board also moved to close nominations and confirm a vice president for the Hazleton School Board; the motion to close nominations was made and seconded and the closure carried by voice vote. The transcript records the vice president nomination being closed and the office confirmed by assent but does not list a recorded roll-call tally.
Separately, the board appointed a legislative chairperson for PSBA (recorded in the transcript as "mister De Cosmo") after a motion and second; that motion passed by voice vote. The board also discussed the intermediate unit representative role; Dr. Childs was asked if he would serve, and the board instead nominated Elle McBride to serve as the intermediate unit representative. That nomination was moved, seconded, and approved by voice vote.
The meeting proceeded by voice votes for the appointments; the transcript does not provide numerical tallies for votes, and several names appear with inconsistent spellings in the record. The board adjourned after brief public comment thanking the outgoing president.
Why this matters: leadership positions determine who sets agendas and represents the district to outside organizations, including the intermediate unit and PSBA. The new officers and representatives will handle those duties until the next organizational or regular meeting.
What’s next: the board adjourned after completing reorganizational business. No additional dates or follow-up assignments were listed in the transcript.
