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Holly Area Schools board approves consent agenda, personnel hires and a student-discipline resolution
Summary
At its Nov. 10 meeting, the Holly Area Schools Board of Education approved the consent agenda (financial reports, minutes, personnel hires and retirements, and an out-of-state trip) and, after an executive session, a discipline resolution concerning student 2526-04; all recorded votes were 5–0.
The Holly Area Schools Board of Education voted 5–0 on Nov. 10 to approve its consent agenda, which included minutes from the Oct. 20 regular and closed sessions, the October 2025 Treasurer's Report, October financial reports and several personnel items. The consent motion was made by Mrs. Blair and supported by Dr. Cunningham.
Personnel actions approved on the consent agenda included the hiring of Briana Shanafelt as an MTSS coordinator (effective Oct. 14, 2025); Jason Roth as a bus driver (effective Oct. 17, 2025); Aimee Lesperance as a paraeducator (effective Oct. 28, 2025); and Shelby Davenport as a teacher (effective Oct. 31, 2025). The board recorded the retirement of teacher Joseph Miller (effective Oct. 30, 2025) and acknowledged the termination of a bus driver effective Nov. 3, 2025. The board also approved an out-of-state trip for Holly Middle School to Cedar Point (June 9, 2025).
Following a recess into executive session at 7:39 p.m. under Section 8(b) of the Open Meetings Act to discuss a student discipline matter with parental permission, the board reconvened at 8:32 p.m. and approved a resolution regarding student 2526-04 on a 5–0 roll call (motion by Dr. Cunningham, supported by Mrs. Blair). The board cited the Open Meetings Act sections when moving into closed session.
The meeting record shows additional recesses into closed sessions later in the evening for negotiations (Section 8(c)), attorney‑client privilege regarding an Oct. 20, 2025 attorneys' letter (Section 8(1)(h)), and the superintendent evaluation (Section 8(a)), with each motion passing on unanimous roll calls. The regular meeting adjourned at 9:14 p.m.
Next procedural items on the board calendar include a Finance Committee meeting scheduled for Nov. 17, 2025, at 1:00 p.m.
