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Shikellamy board approves grant application for chiller replacement, numerous contracts and personnel actions
Summary
At its Feb. 12 meeting the Shikellamy School Board authorized a $1,005,067.50 grant application for an elementary chiller replacement, approved annual contracts and multiple personnel actions, and authorized two smaller grant applications; two votes recorded single abstentions on personnel items.
The Shikellamy School Board unanimously approved a resolution Thursday authorizing the district to apply for a $1,005,067.50 Public School Facility Improvement Grant from the Commonwealth Financing Authority to fund an elementary schools chiller replacement project.
The resolution designates Superintendent Jeremy Winn and Business Manager Brian Manning to execute documents related to the grant application. The agenda was amended the same night so the district could request 75% of the total project cost, a requirement the administration learned after the 24-hour agenda posting deadline.
Trustees also authorized administration to apply for a Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board Reducing Underage Drinking and Dangerous Drinking Grant for $50,000 and a Capital Blue Cross grant of up to $5,000 for elementary playground equipment.
In routine business the board approved the minutes of Jan. 15 and the Jan. 8 work session, accepted financial reports and budget transfers, and approved the bill list. The board approved a package of annual facility and maintenance contracts for 2026–27 (boiler inspections and cleaning, fire alarm monitoring, pest control, elevator inspections, range hood cleaning, generator maintenance and other services); costs for each vendor were recorded in the meeting materials.
Personnel actions included acceptance of resignations (Elyjah DelValle, Kathy Stettler), appointment of Rachael Rodriguez as a Health Room Technician (pro-rated salary $34,020) and multiple coaching and substitute appointments. The vote to appoint Rodriguez carried with eight yeas and one abstention (Wendy Wiest). The board also approved several prorated salary adjustments; one of those approvals carried with an abstention by Dennis Deitrich, who disclosed being the spouse of the named employee.
Other approvals included: a three-year dual enrollment agreement with Commonwealth University for an Early College Program, scholarships and awards for graduating seniors, course description revisions for multiple science and computing courses, and authorization for the superintendent to hire personnel as needed between Feb. 13 and March 12. Approvals were recorded for the 2026–27 CSIU and SUN Area Technical Institute general operating budgets as discussed at the Feb. 4 work session.
The board accepted modest donations designated for the high school unified sports bocce program and appointed paid staff for the spring musical with specified stipends. Mr. Winn announced that annual water testing for lead returned negative results.
The meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn that carried; the session ended at 8:27 p.m.
