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Palmyra Board authorizes appointments, stipends and grants superintendent appointment authority; personnel measures pass by roll call
Summary
Board authorized the superintendent to make appointments between Sept. 11 and Oct. 7, approved several staffing hires and extracurricular appointments, accepted a resignation, and recorded a roll-call personnel vote (Ayes: 9; Nays: 0).
The Palmyra Board of Education on Sept. 10 authorized the superintendent to appoint and transfer certificated and non-certificated staff from Sept. 11 through Oct. 7, with board confirmation at the next regular meeting. The board approved named hires, extracurricular coach appointments and stipends, and accepted a resignation.
Specific personnel actions recorded in the minutes include approval of Comonique Crawford as a bus aide (criminal-history background check on file); John Darrell as a substitute custodian and Vanessa Schill as a substitute teacher (both pending background and/or certification requirements); coaching appointments for the weight room and yearbook advisor roles (John Geisel, Sean Scott, Mia DeCrescenzo and Michael George); and stipend approvals for teachers taking an additional instructional class in lieu of a prep period (Michele Trefz) and a $2,683.19 stipend for staff teaching more than four different subjects (Elizabeth Haws, Alyssa McHale, Jeffrey Moore, Jeremy Nevitt).
The minutes record a roll-call vote on this personnel block: Ayes (9) — Mr. Dickinson, Ms. Falicki, Mr. Toner, Ms. Allen-Yoakum, Ms. Austin, Ms. Belton, Ms. Broadbelt, Ms. Campbell, Ms. Celley; Nays (0); Abstentions (0). The board also accepted a letter of resignation from Gianna Waerig (bus aide, effective Sept. 2, 2025) and approved the appointment of Mackenzie Mangano as a Tier I Counselor in the Palmyra Child Care Program.
The board recorded FMLA approvals for two employees (employee ID numbers referenced in the minutes) and authorized tuition-reimbursement requests per the collective-bargaining agreement for several staff members enrolled in graduate courses.
What happens next: The superintendent may proceed with temporary appointments and the Business Office and Human Resources will complete required onboarding, background checks and certification confirmations; the board will confirm appointments at the next regular meeting.
