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Bermudian Springs board to fill director seat after resignation; approves budgets, personnel and policy updates
Summary
At its Jan. 14 meeting the Bermudian Springs School District board accepted a directors resignation and outlined an appointment process for the vacancy; the board also approved the consent agenda, bills payable, personnel actions, an LIU budget resolution and several revised policies.
The Bermudian Springs School District board accepted the resignation of school board director Travis Mathna, effective Jan. 14, 2025, and set a timetable to fill the seat by appointment. Superintendent Dr. Brad Sterner said the district will mail postcards to residents of the affected region (York Springs Borough and Huntington Township) and will accept candidate applications by Feb. 7, with interviews scheduled for Feb. 11 and the goal of naming a replacement within 30 days to serve the roughly 10-month unexpired term.
The vacancy follows the boards routine business, in which members approved the consent agenda and a series of financial and personnel items. The board voted to approve bills payable for the general and cafeteria funds and moved, seconded and approved personnel items labeled A1 through A4. The board also approved a tax-collector compensation item, an extracurricular contract/donation and a general operating budget resolution for the Lebanon County Intermediate Unit (LIU).
Dr. Brad Sterner, superintendent, summarized the vacancy process: "Due to the resignation submitted by Mr. Travis Mathna, school board director, effective 01/14/2025, the Bermudian Springs School District will need to appoint someone to fill his seat on the school board within 30 days," he said. Sterner added that applicants must reside in the district area represented by Mathna and should submit materials in writing by the Feb. 7 deadline.
Board members conducted the routine roll-call votes on the consent agenda and each item; the chair stated votes would be recorded in favor unless a member voiced a nay or an abstention, and each motion was declared carried after the roll-call sequence. The board also read and approved revisions to board policy numbers 305 (employment of substitutes), 307 (student teacher/intern), 308 (employment contract and board action), 317.1 (educator misconduct), 318 (attendance and tardiness) and 320 (freedom of speech and non-schooling settings).
The actions taken at the meeting were procedural approvals and budgetary resolutions; no contested motions or recorded nays were reflected in the transcript. The superintendent noted the district will compile candidate submissions and present finalists at the Feb. 11 meeting for interview and possible appointment. The meeting adjourned after other business was closed.
