North Pocono board reorganizes; Bracey elected president, Jennings vice president
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Summary
At its Dec. 4 reorganization meeting, the North Pocono School District Board of Education swore in newly elected directors, appointed Attorney Joel O'Brien to preside over reorganization, elected Tim Bracey president and Sean Jennings vice president, and reaffirmed governance policies and meeting procedures for 2026.
North Pocono School District trustees completed their annual reorganization on Dec. 4, 2025, swearing in newly elected directors and electing the board’s leadership for the coming year. Attorney Joel O'Brien was appointed temporary president to preside over the reorganization, and Tim Bracey was elected board president. Sean Jennings was elected vice president.
The meeting opened at 7 p.m. in the North Pocono High School auditorium. Certificates of election were read under Section 402 of the Pennsylvania School Code, and Judge Adcock administered oaths of office to the newly elected directors, recorded on the meeting record as Lynn Hurd, Mara Maros, Pia McLean, Mark Powell and Elizabeth Walsh. "Welcome to everybody to the reorganization meeting of the North Pocono Board of Education," O'Brien said after taking the chair.
Why it matters: the votes set the board’s leadership and formal rules for 2026, shaping how the board will conduct meetings, receive public comment and oversee district business. The board also reaffirmed governance policy and protocols and adopted a schedule of meetings and work sessions for 2026.
On the record, the board voted to reaffirm Board Policy No. 11, "Principles for Governance and Leadership," and to reaffirm board protocols previously adopted on June 11, 2020. The board adopted Robert’s Rules of Order, Revised (eleventh edition), as the parliamentary guide for meetings. The 2026 meeting and work-session schedule was established as presented in the meeting packet.
Votes at a glance: - Appoint Attorney Joel O'Brien as temporary president to preside over reorganizational elections — Passed (motion recorded as "Motion passes 8 0"). - Elect Tim Bracey as board president — Passed (official announcement recorded as "Mister Bracey is appointed president" after roll-call; the chair recorded seven yeses, one no and one non-vote on the record). - Elect Sean Jennings as vice president — Passed (motion recorded as passing on the record). - Reaffirm Policy No. 11 (Principles for Governance and Leadership) — Passed. - Adopt 2026 meeting schedule — Passed. - Reaffirm June 11, 2020 board protocols — Passed. - Adopt Robert’s Rules of Order (11th ed.) — Passed.
The meeting record shows these actions were taken without substantive debate on the motions themselves; procedural rules for public participation were read aloud at the start of the meeting under Act 93 of 1998, and no public comments were offered during the allotted public comment period.
What’s next: the board adjourned the reorganization meeting and convened its regular monthly meeting for December 2025. The board announced its next work session for Jan. 12, 2026, and the next regular meeting for Jan. 14, 2026.