Springfield School District board elects officers, names solicitor and banking depositories
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Summary
At its Dec. 4 reorganization meeting the Springfield School District board elected new officers for 2026, appointed Mark Sweeney as solicitor, approved district depositories and authorized bank signatories; votes on reorganization items were unanimous or recorded as carried.
The Springfield School District Board of School Directors completed its annual reorganization Dec. 4, electing officers for 2026, naming the board solicitor and approving the district's banking depositories and signatory authorizations.
During the reorganization session the board appointed Kevin Keenan as temporary chair to run the meeting and then elected Bruce (referred to in the record as Bruce Lord/Lorde) as board president and Jennifer Laughlin as vice president. The board also approved the retainer and fee agreement that will keep Mark Sweeney as the district solicitor for 2026. Each of those actions was moved, seconded and announced as carried during the meeting.
The board approved the district's recommended depositories: Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union, Pennsylvania School District Liquid Asset Fund, PNC Bank and Fulton Bank. Trustees also authorized the list of bank accounts and signatories used for the district's general fund, investments, checking, food services, payroll, tax accounts and student activities.
The consent agenda and a personnel report were approved in separate votes. The personnel report described one non‑certified staff retirement and three requests for leave covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act; the board accepted the personnel report and moved it into record.
A post‑vote correction noted that the temporary‑chair appointment vote for Kevin Keenan was 7–0 (one member, Hornberger, was absent), not 8–0 as first announced. Aside from that correction, the meeting record shows the reorganization votes were carried as presented and the board concluded the reorganization portion of the meeting before proceeding to its regular agenda.
The board said it will announce committee assignments and its out‑of‑district representatives (PSBA, Delaware County Community College, DCIU) in January.
The meeting adjourned the reorganization portion and continued with the regular board meeting and public comment.