Mohawk Area School District

The agenda for the Board Meeting included a Student Spotlight recognizing the Baseball Team as WPIAL Runners-Up, followed by reports from student delegates, elementary principals, PTO, high school principals, and district administrators. Unfinished business was noted, and financial reports for July 2022, including the Treasurer's Report and Food Services summary, were presented for authorization to pay related bills. New business concentrated on employment matters, including consideration for filling necessary staff vacancies, approving daily substitute support staff, approving transportation employees and contracts for the 2022-2023 school year, approving the Secondary and Elementary Student Handbooks for 2022-2023, approving agreements with Cray Youth and Family Services for the Project Search Program and with Mark C. Turnley for auditing services, and considering travel requests for a conference. Additional items addressed included Real Estate Additions and Exonerations, and potential additions to the agenda.

The agenda for the meeting, presided over by Mr. Hiler, covered several key areas. Financial discussions included presenting the Treasurer's Report, General Fund and Food Services reports for May 2024, and authorization for bill payments. New business involved consideration for the FINAL MASD General Fund Operating Budget for 2024-2025 (total expenses projected at $28,421,324), approval of necessary Budget Transfers, employment matters such as resignations, retirements, and granting tenure to specified employees. The board also considered approvals for employment agreements, compensation increases effective July 1, 2024, and substantial purchases from the Capital Reserve Fund totaling $351,537 for athletics, buildings, grounds, and instructional needs. Further considerations included the Superintendent's evaluation and a 5% salary increase, salary increases for the Business Manager/Board Secretary, appointments for school physician and dentist, insurance renewals, approval of marching band volunteers, and agreements related to the PA School-Based ACCESS Program (SBAP) and prevention services. Additional items included consideration of disposals, requests for travel, and discussion points regarding roll call voting specifics. Subsequent agenda additions involved approvals for hiring personnel, allowing booster clubs to obtain Small Game of Chance Licenses, and applying for an Environmental Repair Grant.

The agenda for the meeting includes the approval of minutes from the Reorganization Meeting and Committee of the Whole Meeting of December 3, 2019. Reports are scheduled from Student Delegates, Elementary Principals, Elementary PTO, High School Principals, District Administrators, and Food Service. Financial matters involve review of the Treasurer's report for November 2019 and authorization to pay bills for the General Fund (November and December 10, 2019) and Food Service Fund (December 10, 2019). New business items include consideration of employment matters (resignations, leave requests, new hires like Sarah DeGeronimo and Josh Ehko, and approval of Daily Substitute Support Staff), approval of the 2020-2021 budget calendar, soliciting bids for two new school buses, approval of an individual transportation contract, and approval of a construction proposal by A. Graziani & Company Inc. for fueling station repairs. The board will also consider travel requests for the French Club to Montreal and Kimberly Eaton to an ASBO conference, as well as Real Estate Additions and Exonerations.

The board meeting agenda included receiving various reports from student delegates, principals, the PTO, administrators, and food service. Key discussion points involved audience recognition for Buddy Benches and public comments on agenda items. Financial reports for October 2018 were presented, covering the Treasurer's report and Budget versus Actual reports, as well as authorization for paying bills for October and November 2018. New business encompassed employment actions such as processing retirements and resignations, approving leave requests, hiring a new Track Head Coach and Grounds Worker, approving daily substitute support staff, approving winter coaches for the 2018-2019 school year, approving complete Student Representatives, approving the Parent Family Engagement Policy, considering travel requests for FFA, educational technology conferences, and a French Club trip, and reviewing use of facilities requests. The agenda also included Real Estate Additions and Exonerations and discussion items regarding employee terminations and a high school student competing independently in swimming.

The agenda for the board meeting included several reports from student delegates, principals, PTO, administrators, and food service. Key discussion points involved financial reports, including the Treasurer's report, Budget versus Actual Report, and quarterly budget transfers as of December 31, 2017. Authorization was sought for paying bills from the General Fund and Food Service Fund for January and February 2018. New business items covered consideration for approving daily substitute support staff, spring coaches for the 2017-2018 season, transportation contracts, and awarding the bus bid for the 2018-2019 school year. Additionally, the board considered revising Board Policy 808 regarding Food Services. Travel requests were reviewed, including attendance at the Regional Band Festival, the PASADA Conference, and the Blueprints Conference. Facility use requests, real estate tax exonerations, awards for FFA teams and Employees of the Month were also on the agenda. Additions included consideration for contracting with UPMC for Athletic Training Services, contracting for psychological/educational evaluations, and accepting a student from Wilmington Area School District.