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Middletown board approves hires, residency‑verification subscription and regional school budget
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Summary
The board approved a contracted school psychologist, a three‑seat CLEAR residency verification subscription, the promotion of Paul Roman to high‑school principal (effective July 1, 2026), and adopted the Dauphin County Technical School budget requiring $862,005 tuition from the district.
The Middletown Area School District board approved several personnel, contract and budget items at its meeting.
Personnel: The board approved hiring Lucy McGlashan as a contracted school psychologist for 2026–27; McGlashan, who served as this year’s intern, thanked the board for the opportunity. Separately, the board approved an employment change promoting Paul Roman from assistant principal to Middletown Area High School principal (Act 93 administrator) at a salary of $131,861, effective July 1, 2026, filling the vacancy created by the retirement of David Fry. Roman thanked board members and district staff for mentoring and support.
Residency verification: The board voted to contract with Thomson Reuters for a three‑seat, three‑year CLEAR residency‑verification license at an annual cost of $13,510.80 for 2026–27, with a 5% cap per year on increases and free access through June 30, 2026. Superintendent Dr. Hunter said the tool will make the district’s residency program more robust and told the board the system has already identified "a few" residency cases the district determined were not legal residents.
Regional budget: The board held a roll‑call vote to adopt the 2026–27 budget for the Dauphin County Technical School (DCTS). The motion requires $862,005 in tuition from the district based on the five‑year average enrollment calculation; the roll call as recorded in the minutes shows the motion carried with recorded 'Yes' votes and one member absent.
Other contract actions: The board approved an addendum to extend the 2026–27 transportation agreement with First Student, Inc., with updated rate and fleet‑age language, and approved several consent agenda items and change orders related to ongoing construction projects.
Procedural notes: Several motions passed by voice vote without a recorded roll‑call tally in the minutes; the DCTS budget was the principal item recorded by roll call.
Provenance: Candidate introductions for Lucy McGlashan (SEG 560–577), the CLEAR subscription discussion (SEG 1205–1214), the Paul Roman promotion (SEG 1249–1254) and the DCTS budget roll‑call (SEG 1315–1344) appear in the transcript.
