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Bermudian Springs board approves personnel moves, extracurricular contracts and MOU with Big Brothers Big Sisters
Summary
At its regular meeting the Bermudian Springs School District board approved multiple personnel and extracurricular items, hired transportation staff, approved an MOU with Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Central PA to pilot one-on-one mentoring, and advanced several policy changes on first reading.
The Bermudian Springs School District board met in regular session and approved a slate of personnel and activity items, an MOU with Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Central PA, and first readings of revised board policies.
During the meeting the board moved, seconded and approved personnel items including resignations and revised contracts for two staff members for the 2025–26 school year, hiring of two support staff, rescinding a junior high assistant girls volleyball coach contract, approval of three extracurricular contracts, assignments for district athletic game help, and approval of volunteer coaches for the 2025–26 season. The board also approved two transportation hires with E & B Transportation and allowed the girls wrestling team to register for Sunday tournaments.
On partnerships, the board voted to approve a memorandum of understanding with Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Central PA to initiate evidence-based one-on-one mentoring in the district for the 2025–26 school year. Superintendent (identified in the meeting as the superintendent) said the MOU includes training high-school students to serve as mentors for younger students and noted that the middle school had expressed interest in participating.
Board members also approved establishment of new high-school student activity accounts within the student activity fund, including accounts to support music and student journalism activities.
The board conducted first readings of ten new and revised policies (board series 000–011). Trustees discussed a proposed edit to Policy 005 changing committee appointment language so committee service aligns with a board member’s term rather than forcing annual reorganization; the board approved the policies on first read and will bring them back for subsequent consideration. The board also adopted for first reading a new Policy 006.1 that formalizes electronic communication practices for board members attending remotely.
All motions recorded in the meeting were announced as carried by the chair after roll-call votes. Individual vote tallies and mover/second names were not specified in the meeting transcript.
Votes at a glance
- Approval of the previous meeting minutes (Item 8a): motion carried. - Financial reports (bills payable, general, cafeteria, capital reserve, scholarship funds): motion carried. - Personnel (resignations, revised contracts, support staff hires, extracurricular contracts, athletic game help, volunteer coaches): motions carried. - Bus and van driver hires (E & B Transportation): motion carried. - Sunday activity approval for girls wrestling: motion carried. - High-school activity accounts established: motion carried. - MOU with Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Central PA (2025–26): motion carried. - First reading of ten board policies (000–011), including new Policy 006.1 (electronic communications): motion carried. - Retirement of Policy 008 (organizational chart): motion carried.
What’s next: The policies approved on first reading will return for a subsequent reading before final adoption; the board will appoint a replacement to the curriculum committee at the next meeting if no volunteer steps forward.
