Abington Heights board unanimously approves routine items; members and community honor two retiring staff/directors
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Summary
The board voted 7–0 to approve the agenda, minutes, treasurer's and personnel reports, and the volunteer list. Community members and colleagues paid tribute to retiring board director 'Mickey' and long‑time purchasing and board secretary Sue O'Day.
At its Nov. 19 meeting, the Abington Heights School District board approved a slate of routine actions by unanimous roll call votes and heard multiple tributes to retiring district leaders.
Votes at a glance: the board approved the meeting agenda and the minutes from Oct. 22 and Nov. 5 by recorded roll calls (7–0). The treasurer's and bills report — which showed a month‑end cash balance of $27,219,922.82 — was approved by roll call (7–0). The personnel report and the November volunteer list (about 12 pages) were also approved unanimously.
Community tributes: the public‑comment portion featured several speakers honoring two longtime contributors. Speakers praised "Mickey" (a longtime board member) for years of service to students and athletics; multiple speakers recounted personal stories and presented thanks. The meeting also included extended thanks for Sue O'Day, who works in purchasing and student services and has served as board secretary. A colleague said Sue helped the Abington Education Improvement Organization with invoicing and was "a great asset to Abington Heights."
Board farewell: Director Tierney used her final remarks to reflect on five terms of service, the founding of local parent advocacy groups, Blue Ribbon recognitions earned by district schools and facilities and curriculum work carried out during her tenure.
Provenance: Motions and roll‑call results appear throughout the opening and business portions of the meeting (agenda and minutes approval SEG 033–078; treasurer's report SEG 1451–1478; personnel SEG 1480–1500; volunteer list SEG 1506–1530). Tributes and farewells span the public‑comment and board‑report sections (SEG 089–SEG 140 and SEG 344–SEG 505; Tierney farewell SEG 1602–SEG 1745).