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Athens Area SD board approves financial items, contracts, policy readings and curriculum changes including a reduction in graduation credits
Summary
The Athens Area School District board approved routine financial and personnel items, adopted a three‑year special education plan, approved a Lackawanna College dual‑enrollment agreement, moved several policies to second readings and approved a curriculum package (A–H) that included adding and approving a proposal to reduce graduation requirements from 26 to 24 credits.
At its March meeting the Athens Area School District Board of Directors approved a package of routine financial, personnel and curriculum items and voted to adopt a three‑year special education plan and a dual‑enrollment agreement with Lackawanna College.
Financial and personnel votes: The board approved the evening’s financial business, which included bills, general fund checks, cafeteria bills, the earned‑income tax report, treasurer’s reports, student activity reports, a proposed summer rec rate schedule (subject to staffing the program) and an oil‑and‑gas lease with Expanded Energy. The motion passed on a roll‑call vote with the following recorded as voting yes: Mr. Bishop; Mr. Charsnansky; Mr. Frisby; Mr. Johnson; Mr. Jones; Mrs. Minnick; Mr. Owen; and Mr. White (Mrs. Mart was recorded as not present for that roll call).
The board also approved personnel actions presented that evening, including support resignations and new support contracts, athletic resignations and volunteer approvals; the personnel motion passed by recorded roll call with the same affirmative board…
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