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York Public Schools board approves teacher contracts, $170 substitute pay and joint resolution with City of York
Summary
At its April 13 meeting the York Public Schools Board of Education approved prior minutes and bills, accepted a staff resignation, approved two 2026-27 teacher contracts, authorized a girls wrestling cooperative with McCool, set substitute pay at $170/day, and approved Joint Resolution 2026-10 with the City of York.
The York Public Schools Board of Education met Monday, April 13, 2026, at the Office of the Superintendent and approved a series of routine personnel and business items, including two teacher contracts, a cooperative for girls wrestling, and a joint resolution with the City of York. The board convened at 5:30 p.m. and adjourned at 6:19 p.m.
Board Member Alex Hildebrand moved to approve the March 23, 2026 minutes “as presented,” and Board Member Alison North seconded; the motion carried on a roll-call vote with the members listed in the record voting yes. Board Member Matt Holthe moved to approve payment of bills; Brian Tonniges seconded and that motion also passed on roll call.
The board accepted the resignation of Levi Loofe; Board Member Brian Tonniges moved to approve the resignation and to thank Loofe for his years of service, a motion seconded by Pepper Papineau that carried on roll call. The meeting record does not specify Loofe’s position beyond the resignation notice.
On personnel for 2026-27, the board approved contracts for Mason Hiemstra (YHS PE, contract code A-0) following a motion by Alison North and a second by Alex Hildebrand, and for Jesse Herndon (YHS Computer Science, contract code A-0) following a motion by Matt Holthe and a second by Pepper Papineau; both motions passed on roll call.
Board members approved a wrestling cooperative with McCool for girls wrestling after a motion from Brian Tonniges and a second from Matt Holthe. The board voted to set substitute teacher pay for 2026-27 at $170 per day after a motion from Alison North and a second from Matt Holthe.
Board Member Pepper Papineau moved to approve Resolution 2026-10, described in the record as a joint resolution between the City of York and York Public Schools; Alison North seconded and the resolution was approved by roll-call vote. The transcript records the approval but does not provide the text of the resolution in the meeting minutes.
The board listed reports from York FFA, YHS Speech and a March budget update on the agenda; the transcript contains only the agenda listing and does not include the substance of those reports. The meeting concluded with routine announcements and adjournment at 6:19 p.m.
