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Connellsville Area SD moves multiple 2026–27 hires, substitutes and resignations to agenda
Summary
At its pre‑agenda meeting the district advanced a slate of personnel actions — new teacher hires, creation of a combined band instructor position, conditional long‑term custodial hires tied to MOUs, and several resignations/retirements — to be considered at the board’s next meeting.
Connellsville Area School District officials moved a broad set of personnel items for formal consideration at the board’s next meeting, including teacher hires, long‑term substitutes, a new band‑instructor position and several staff resignations.
Mr. Renz, presenting personnel, asked the board to place on the Wednesday agenda approvals for multiple 2026–27 hires: a middle‑school ELA teacher; an elementary ELA coach; a school counselor at Springfield (as listed in the packet); a senior‑high science teacher; and a special‑education emotional‑support teacher. Each hire was described as subject to contract and standard pre‑employment conditions: physical exam, TB test, drug screening, required clearances and compliance with board policy 303 and Pennsylvania Department of Education regulations.
The board was also asked to place on the agenda requests to create a hybrid high‑school/middle‑school band instructor role (planned as half a day at the high school and half at the middle school) contingent on a memorandum of understanding with the CAEA, and to approve long‑term substitute custodian positions contingent on a memorandum of understanding with CACMSP. Board members sought clarification about how the new band position would interact with an existing hire (Mr. Dominus) and were told the intention was part‑time split coverage rather than an all‑day substitute role.
Personnel items included ratification of a teacher resignation effective Aug. 7, 2026 (subject to the statutory holding period of up to 60 days), the ratified resignation of the school resource officer effective May 28, 2026, and the retirement of a cafeteria employee effective March 23, 2026.
All personnel items were placed on Wednesday’s agenda for formal action. The pre‑agenda session did not record final board votes.
What happens next: The board will consider these personnel items at the formal meeting; conditional hires remain contingent on background checks and required MOUs.
