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Board accepts personnel and consent items; public asks about superintendent search after resignation listed on HR agenda
Summary
The Southeast Delco board approved routine agenda items including a management resignation listed in HR item 9 (Dr. Yil Sanchez Rivera); Dr. Sanchez received public thanks and the district announced a $185,576 PCCD grant for school safety and mental health.
At its April 23 meeting the Southeast Delco School District board moved through consent and new business items, approved multiple block motions and heard public comment focused on the superintendent transition.
During roll call and subsequent motions the board approved the meeting agenda, the March 26, 2026 minutes and the treasurer's report and bills. A motion to approve the treasurer's report and bills was read aloud and carried by voice vote.
New business motions ratified blocks of items across education, finance, human resources and policies. In particular, an HR block that was approved included an item listing the resignation of a management employee, shown on the agenda as Dr. Yil Sanchez Rivera. Public commenters used the meeting microphone to thank Dr. Sanchez for his work and to ask whether a superintendent search will involve an external process or an interim appointment. Margaret Bang asked explicitly: "Have we started looking for a new superintendent? Will there be an interim? What would be the timeline for the hiring process?" The board did not announce a search timeline during the meeting.
In his superintendent's report Dr. Sanchez thanked building administrators for managing statewide PSSA testing disruptions and encouraged attendance at the high school musical "Anastasia." He also announced the district received notice of a $185,576 grant from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) to support school safety and mental-health initiatives, including staff training, sensory items for classrooms and buses, and training for special-education aides. Dr. Sanchez credited Leanne Hudson, the district's 21st-century grants and special projects administrator, for the grant work.
Public comment during the non-agenda portion included calls for clear procedural adherence and concern about the status of a student advisory committee. Theresa Harris Johnson urged the board to conduct an open superintendent search rather than keeping it "in house." The board announced it had met in executive session earlier for legal matters and would enter another executive session after the meeting for a personnel matter.
The meeting concluded with announcements of upcoming committee dates (Committee of the Whole May 21; board business May 28) and adjournment into executive session.
Actions recorded on the docket during the meeting were routine approvals and ratifications; no substantive policy changes or formal hiring decisions were made during the public session.
