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Millersburg board approves hires, contracts and field‑trip arrangements
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Summary
The board approved personnel actions (including the hiring of a middle‑school science teacher and other hires), accepted a resignation, authorized volunteer mowing and drivers for an archery trip, and approved an athletic‑trainer contract and police MOUs.
The Millersburg Area School District board approved a set of personnel and contract items at the meeting, including hires for immediate and next‑year assignments, a resignation acceptance, travel authorization for a student archery trip and several contracts.
Personnel: The board accepted the resignation of Jess Jacoby and approved several employment recommendations. The board approved Steven Hoke as a middle‑school science teacher effective May 11 (the roll call recorded one abstention from Missus Gray; other board members voted yes). The board also approved Morgan Long (pre‑K), Samuel Clark (middle‑school music) and Lucas Michaels (elementary music) for the next school year. A member requested that the middle‑school science hire be considered separately; the board held a roll call and recorded one abstention for that item.
Volunteers and trips: The board authorized a volunteer to mow a district field and approved four district‑authorized drivers to transport students on an archery trip to Kentucky (district vans to be used); the volunteer approval recorded one abstention (Mr. Enders) in the roll call.
Contracts and MOUs: The board approved the athletic‑trainer contract for 2026–27 and approved memoranda of understanding with the state police and Millersburg borough police. Both items passed by roll call.
Votes: Where the transcript records roll calls, votes were recorded in the meeting minutes; in the hire for Steven Hoke the recorded votes were: Mister Adams—Yes; Mister Eggleston—Yes; Mister Enders—Yes; Missus Gray—Abstain; Mister Peterson—Yes; Mister Shutt—Yes; Mister Minnick—Yes. Several other items were recorded as passing on roll call or unanimous voice vote.
Next steps: New employees will be onboarded per district hiring processes; the volunteer arrangements and student travel were authorized with required insurance checks and district oversight.
The board discussed timing for hiring versus budget approval and several members urged that position approvals be considered within the budget process when possible.
