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Hanover school board approves retirements, hires, preliminary $45.99M budget, tax-settlement and $38,000 sculpture
Summary
The Hanover Public School District board on April 7 approved multiple personnel actions, a preliminary $45,990,877 general fund budget with no millage change, settlement of a tax-assessment appeal, and a $38,000 capital-reserve purchase; all motions passed on roll-call votes of 8-0.
The Hanover Public School District Board of School Directors voted unanimously on April 7 to approve routine personnel changes, finance items and a capital-reserve art purchase.
Personnel actions approved included retirements for staff with long service: Matthew Mowrey (teacher, Hanover Street Elementary) and Sandra Chase (school counselor, Clearview Elementary), plus classified retirements and other staffing changes. Resignations approved included Connor Coggins (Grade 5 ELA teacher, Hanover Middle School) and Malorie Krout (speech-language pathologist). The board also approved employment and transfer actions, including Wayne Dohler's move from part-time cafeteria worker to full-time learning support teaching assistant at Hanover High School and several summer and substitute hires. Each personnel motion passed on an 8-0 roll-call vote.
On finance matters, the board approved check registers totaling $621,914.65 (General Fund $571,244.22; Cafeteria $42,289.42; Capital Reserve $8,381.01). The board then approved a preliminary 2026–27 General Fund budget with no change in the tax millage (remaining at 23.06 mills), an expenditure level of $45,990,877 and estimated additional assignments/transfers of $2,240,000; the preliminary budget statement notes no use of fund balance. The budget will be on public display for 30 days with final adoption scheduled on or after May 11, 2026. The motion carried 8-0.
The board authorized the administration and solicitor to settle a tax-assessment appeal (Case No. 2023-SU-002999) for parcel 67-000-ED-0013.0000000 (Wilson Avenue, Hanover Borough) owned by Sams Real Estate Business Trust, setting an assessed value of $4,890,480 effective July 1, 2024 through July 1, 2026. That motion passed 8-0.
Finally, the board approved a Capital Reserve purchase of the "Nighthawk Sculpture" for $38,000, with additional site work to be expensed from the Capital Reserve Fund. Motion by Mrs. Rice, second by Mrs. Smith; vote 8-0.
Votes at a glance
- Approval of minutes (March 23, 2026): motion Mrs. Shea; second Mrs. Rice; outcome: approved 8-0. - Retirement approvals (multiple named employees): motion Mrs. Keeney; second Mrs. Smith; outcome: approved 8-0. - Resignations (named employees): motion Mrs. Gulden; second Mrs. Shea; outcome: approved 8-0. - Employment and transfers (including Wayne Dohler): motion Mrs. Shea; second Mrs. Gulden; outcome: approved 8-0. - Bus/van driver (Corry Bradford): motion Mrs. Shea; second Mrs. Rice; outcome: approved 8-0. - Check registers totaling $621,914.65: motion Mrs. Shea; second Mr. Huston; outcome: approved 8-0. - Preliminary 2026–27 General Fund budget (expenditures $45,990,877; mills 23.06): motion Mr. Huston; second Mrs. Keeney; outcome: approved 8-0. - Sams Real Estate tax-assessment settlement (Case No. 2023-SU-002999; assessed value $4,890,480): motion Mrs. Shea; second Mrs. Gulden; outcome: approved 8-0. - Capital Reserve purchase — Nighthawk Sculpture ($38,000): motion Mrs. Rice; second Mrs. Smith; outcome: approved 8-0.
The meeting recorded no public comments and adjourned at 6:13 p.m. The board will next meet April 27, 2026.
