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Connellsville Area SD reorganizes board leadership and approves multiple appointments
Summary
The Connellsville Area SD board elected temporary and standing officers, approved treasurer and alternate appointments, confirmed representatives to regional bodies, and passed routine personnel and scheduling motions.
The Connellsville Area SD board reorganized its leadership Tuesday, electing Marcy Saxton as temporary board president and moving forward with a slate of administrative appointments and personnel approvals.
Board members nominated and confirmed Saxton for the temporary president role after a motion carried by voice vote. Diane DeWitt, the board secretary, read election certificates and Ronald Haggard Jr. administered the oath for reelected members.
The board approved appointments including Sherry Rouson as treasurer and Jennifer Helms as assistant treasurer. It also appointed Robert Rimsby to the Connellsville City Recreation Board for a one-year term and named Timothy ("Timmy") Witt as the district representative, with Jennifer Helms as alternate, to the Southwest Regional Tax Bureau annual meeting. The board approved the appointment of Lawson Munger as special counsel for matters outside routine solicitor duties; the solicitor clarified that special counsel would handle legal matters specifically requested and covered under contract.
On routine business the board accepted donations (Breakneck Church of God, $75; Central Fellowship Church, $50) and approved a $100 refund to James and Nancy Duncan. The board also approved Seton Hill University student-teacher placements for spring and fall 2026, volunteer coaching appointments for athletics, and the hiring of support personnel and long-term substitutes contingent on required clearances and compliance with collective bargaining agreements.
Board members set the regular public meeting schedule (monthly non-voting meeting the first Monday and a voting meeting the following Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Senior High Auditorium) and announced an executive session with an expected return near 8 p.m.
The board accepted the minutes of the previous meeting and carried motions for personnel and retirement-incentive items, noting that some approvals were conditional on memorandum of agreement with the Connellsville Area District Association (CADA).
The meeting concluded with the board directing the curriculum committee to follow up on outstanding items and to schedule meetings with students and parents where needed.
