Hanover Area SD board approves personnel moves, raises special education supervisor

The Hanover Area School District Board of Education approved several personnel actions on Jan. 13, including coaching and administrative appointments and a salary adjustment.

The board approved appointing Santina Saraca as a volunteer girls wrestling coach contingent on satisfactory completion of required clearances. The board then approved a salary adjustment for Karen McHale, the special education supervisor, raising her annual salary to $95,857.65 effective Nov. 14, 2025. Two members registered abstentions on that vote, citing reasons discussed in the board’s executive session.

Separately the board approved the appointment of Keith Lehi as the district’s business manager, contingent on completion of pre-employment requirements. The meeting transcript lists the salary for the business manager appointment as $121,500,100; that numeric value appears to be a transcription anomaly. Based on typical local practice and the context of the discussion, the district’s intended salary is likely $121,500; the board recorded and carried the motion during the meeting.

All personnel appointments were moved and approved by recorded roll call. The volunteer coaching appointment is conditional on background clearances; the business manager appointment requires standard pre-employment checks before the hire is finalized.