Board approves consent agenda, personnel changes, finance items and committees; votes at a glance

The Allegheny-Clarion Valley School Board voted on a range of routine and substantive agenda items during Tuesday's meeting, approving the consent agenda, finance items, multiple personnel motions and several committee formations.

The board moved, seconded and carried motions to approve conference and field trip requests and the remainder of the consent agenda items. Finance items a through g were approved and the board voted to remove Andrea Stewart from specified Farmers National Bank accounts and to add Aaron Morrison as a signatory as part of the district's transition to a new business manager.

In personnel business the board approved advertising and hiring motions for multiple positions, accepted resignations, authorized advertising for coaching and support positions and approved increases to substitute hourly rates for secretarial, cafeteria and custodial roles. Several supplemental coaching hires and advertisements were approved by vote.

Under new and miscellaneous business, the board reestablished a football renovation committee and approved forming a facilities committee to oversee campus facilities work. The board also approved a memorandum of understanding with Special Olympics Pennsylvania for the 2024-25 school year.

In instructional items the board approved the district's Targeted Support and Improvement (TSI) plan, which sets math, ELA and attendance goals and action steps; the plan will run as a one-year TSI designation this cycle. Transportation changes including an elimination of bus 4 and new route assignments were communicated to families in advance of the first day of school.

Votes were recorded verbally during the meeting; where motions required a roll call the board chair noted aye/abstain responses and declared motions carried. Several items will require routine follow-up such as updating bank signatories, posting job advertisements and committee membership selection.