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Board praises superintendent, approves contract amendment, multiple hires and service agreements
Summary
The Millersburg board rated Superintendent Dr. Lee Garcia 'proficient or better,' approved a contract amendment, hired key staff including an athletic director/mental‑health lead, and approved several vendor and service agreements affecting special education, transportation and health services.
The Millersburg Area SD board completed its annual written performance assessment of district superintendent Dr. Lee Garcia as required by the Public School Code and voted to approve the assessment and an amendment to his contract.
Board members read Section 1073.1 of the Public School Code of 1949 and recorded that the board’s assessment rated Dr. Garcia "proficient or better" on agreed objective performance standards. The motion to approve the written performance assessment passed on roll call.
Shortly afterward the board approved an amendment to Dr. Garcia’s contract; the motion passed by roll call. The board president thanked Dr. Garcia for a strong first year and said the administration would follow up on outstanding items.
The meeting included several personnel approvals: the board approved hiring Damon Blair Jones as athletic director and lead mental‑health worker and approved numerous supplemental coaching contracts and reassignments. The board also approved a correction to hourly rates for paraprofessionals working with higher‑needs students (autism support), noting a $15/hr rate for those positions.
On services and contracts, the board approved a master services agreement, a contract with Therabilities for virtual speech services, CAIU agreements, a school physician services agreement, a school psychologist/special‑education oversight contract, and an affiliation renewal with Commonwealth University, among others. The transportation agreement on the agenda was approved as presented subject to final editorial changes noted during discussion.
Legal and settlement business also moved forward: the board approved settlement agreements and releases between the district and parents of students as listed on the agenda, and approved maintenance and procurement contracts including sanitary‑sewer rehab at the middle school, concrete pad repairs, propane supply for 2025–26, and camera procurements for buses, vans and the gym.
During board-share, members discussed statewide policy about cyber charter funding and encouraged outreach to legislators. The board accepted the resignation of a board member, triggering plans for a July meeting to address the vacancy. The board also announced a tentative ratification meeting for negotiations scheduled June 30.
