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Board approves head baseball coach amid member dissent over outside-email exchanges
Summary
Shikellamy School District appointed Anthony Culp as head baseball coach (stipend $3,500). Board member Wendy Wiest opposed the hire, citing email exchanges that she said "could be perceived as deliberation outside of a public meeting." The motion passed 7–1 with one abstention.
The Shikellamy School District Board of Education voted to appoint Anthony Culp as head baseball coach for the 2025–26 school term at a $3,500 stipend.
Board member Wendy Wiest said she would not support the hiring decision, expressing concerns about the hiring process and email exchanges among board members. Wiest said some of the correspondence "could be perceived as deliberation outside of a public meeting" and noted that the prior board deferred the decision to the incoming board. Trustee Slade Shreck abstained from the vote, citing a relationship with the candidate.
The motion to appoint Culp passed with seven votes in favor and one opposed. The roll call as recorded: Julie Brosius, Chris Bucher, Dennis Deitrich, Jenna Eister-Whitaker, Lori Garman, Joseph Stutzman and Tara Sprenkel voted yes; Wendy Wiest voted no; Slade Shreck abstained.
The board also approved related activity items including volunteer and coaching appointments, and accepted a team photograph donation from the family of William T. Delbaugh.
The discussion produced no formal amendment to the hiring motion; the board proceeded to vote after brief comment from members. No formal ethics finding or referral was announced during the meeting. The board moved on to other agenda items after the vote.
