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William Penn board approves DCIU to lead superintendent search; superintendent to retire in August
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Summary
The William Penn School District board approved the Delaware County Intermediate Unit to serve as consultant for the district's superintendent search and acknowledged Superintendent Dr. B. Coats will retire effective Aug. 3, 2026. Trustees said some non‑financial terms remain under negotiation while cost will not change.
The William Penn School District board voted April 27 to hire the Delaware County Intermediate Unit (DCIU) to consult on the district's upcoming superintendent search and formally noted that Superintendent Dr. B. Coats will retire on Aug. 3, 2026.
Board members moved and approved the proposal after a brief discussion about contract terms. Wadia Ivory, who was later nominated to the DCIU board, told trustees they were still negotiating some nonfinancial items but that the cost of the consultant engagement would not change. “So the public knows, the actual some of the non cost items will change,” Ivory said, urging the board that it could proceed with the vote while final terms are resolved.
Trustees also responded to personnel news presented during the personnel committee. The personnel chair added a retirement to the agenda and noted Dr. B. Coats has served the district since 05/08/2020; the chair read that his retirement will be effective Aug. 3, 2026. The board offered thanks and congratulations after the announcement.
Board members acknowledged that the board agenda vendor experienced a statewide outage earlier in the day; a liaison advised the public the board may ratify tonight's actions at a future meeting to meet the 24‑hour agenda-availability rule. The board approved the DCIU consulting engagement and the procedural additions with no recorded opposition.
Next steps include finalizing any negotiated, nonfinancial contract items with DCIU and proceeding with the consultant-led search process; trustees said they expect DCIU to follow the terms in the proposal and continue negotiations on remaining language.
