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Corry Area School District board approves major renovation purchases, IU budget and personnel changes
Summary
At its March 23, 2026 meeting the Corry Area Board of School Directors approved construction fund purchases including $388,521.73 in primary-school flooring, endorsed a $78.9 million IU budget, approved staff retirements/resignations and summer programs, and elected Amanda Cox as the district's IU representative.
The Corry Area Board of School Directors on March 23 approved a set of construction purchases, service agreements and personnel actions the board said are needed to support school operations and student programs.
At the regular meeting in the administration office LGI, President Joseph A. Frisina opened the session and the board voted unanimously to approve checks, wire transfers and direct deposits totaling $2,735,147.01 covering Feb. 19'Mar. 18, 2026; a separate direct deposit (No. D000161948) for $142.80 payable to J. H. Auto Parts Inc. passed with Directors Jason D. Halfast and Joseph A. Frisina recorded as abstaining.
The board approved a series of renovation purchases to be paid from the district's construction fund: $38,927.76 for security window film at Corry Area Primary School (vendor: U.S. Film Crew); scoreboards and installation at Sheen Stadium ($77,570.00) and the Middle-High School East gymnasium ($26,050.00) from DeMans Team Sports; and flooring improvements at Corry Area Primary School ($388,521.73) and Middle School classrooms ($72,840.19) from Shaw Industries. Directors cast unanimous votes on the package.
Financial and service agreements were also approved. The board authorized an agreement with Butler, Agnew & Associates for up to 16 hours of payroll training and consulting at $115 per hour, and accepted computer service rates from the Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit for 2026-27 based on 2025-26 PIMS enrollment figures.
Directors approved the Northwest Tri-County Intermediate Unit (IU) 2026/27 budget, which lists total IU expenditures of $78,909,222.00; the board also approved the member districts' combined contributions to the IU General Operating and School Improvement Services budgets in the amount of $1,012,662.99 for the 2025/26 fiscal year as determined by the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE).
Personnel actions cleared on the consent agenda included a corrected retirement date for custodian Gary Fitzpatrick (March 6, 2026); resignations effective for the 2026/27 school year from Ashley Frisina (JV Football Cheerleader Sponsor), Ted Kinney (Head Swim Coach), Daniel Hastings (Assistant Swim Coach) and Valerie Toplovich (National Honor Society and FBLA advisor); and retirements effective June 2026 for paraprofessional Brenda Reslink, CAIS Head Cook Christine Knight, CAIS cafeteria employee Mary Jane Blum, HS science teacher Jeffrey Kerr (effective June 5), MS secretary Amy Greer (effective June 12) and custodian Denise Jaquith (effective Aug. 30). The board also approved a list of volunteers for activities including drama and track and field.
The board approved field trip requests, including PMEA Region Band (4 students, Mar. 19'21, Northwestern High School, Albion, PA), an Automotive Technology trip (23 students, Mar. 24, Erie Community College, Orchard Park, NY), and All-State participation (chorus and band students attending Apr. 22'25 at Kalahari, Pocono Manor). Summer programs approved include an elementary summer program and Special Education Extended School Year (ESY) at CAPS (Mon'Thu, 8:00 AM'1:00 PM, June 8'25) and classroom driver's education at the Middle-High School (Mon'Fri, 8:30 AM'10:30 AM, June 8'26).
On appointments, the board elected Director Amanda J. Cox to serve as the Corry Area School District's representative to the Northwest Tri-County Intermediate Unit Board of Directors for a term beginning July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2029.
Business Manager Jennifer Cullers told directors she will present the proposed district budget at the next meeting and that Nutrition Group will also present its budget. Superintendent Sheri Yetzer encouraged board members to attend the Municipal Law Symposium presented by Know Law on April 29, 2026. The meeting adjourned at 7:56 PM.
Actions recorded at the meeting were passed by recorded yeas in roll calls where listed; most motions passed unanimously unless otherwise noted in the minutes.
