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Abington Heights board appoints James Waters to Region 3 vacancy; approves budget and multiple program agreements
Summary
After rank-order interviews and voting, the board appointed James Waters (6–2) to a Region 3 vacancy and approved the 2026–27 general fund budget and a slate of personnel, program and partnership agreements; Waters abstained on the final budget vote.
The Abington Heights School District board on Wednesday appointed James Waters to fill a Region 3 director vacancy and approved a range of fiscal and program motions, including the 2026–27 general fund budget.
Appointment of Region 3 director: After interviewing three candidates in public session, board members used a rank-order voting process. No candidate reached the five-vote threshold in the first round; the field was narrowed and, in the final vote, James Waters received six votes to Mark Shedloscus's two. Chair announced, "The vote was 6 2. James Waters had 6 votes... So our new board member will be James Waters." Waters was then sworn into the board to serve the unexpired term ending November 2027.
Votes at a glance: The board moved and approved multiple routine and program items by roll call during the meeting, including the treasurer's report, the personnel report, an NEIU Title 3 consortium memorandum of understanding for 2026–27, establishment of a middle-school National Junior Honor Society as an activity, a student-assistance program contract (including a Scranton Counseling arrangement), a junior-high cheerleading program, dual-enrollment articulation with the University of Scranton, a New Story educational-services agreement for an individually named student, the Chester County Intermediate Unit virtual-academy agreement, appointments of local township tax collectors, and the Homestead and Farmstead exclusion resolution.
Budget approval: The board voted to approve the 2026–27 general fund budget by roll call. The meeting record shows Director James Waters abstained on the general-fund budget vote after being newly seated; the motion otherwise carried. Treasurer's figures read into the record showed an opening monthly cash balance of $17,818,282, monthly revenues of $2,166,383.18 and net disbursements of $4,328,174.28, leaving a cash-available balance of $15,656,490.90.
Context and next steps: Board members discussed implementation details and encouraged continued public outreach on the reassessment. Several approvals were routine annual items required for program operations and state compliance. The board indicated no additional public business and moved toward adjournment at the meeting's close.
