Mount Carmel Area School District

This agenda outlines items for a work session and a formal board meeting, including the recognition of student merit award winners for January. Key discussions involve administrative reports from the Superintendent and Principals, and reports from Special Education and Athletics Directors. Action items are scheduled for Athletics, covering facility use, scoreboard purchase, and coaching staff changes, including resignations and reclassifications. Financial items include approval of the Treasurer, Cafeteria, and Athletic Fund Reports, along with the payment of bills. New Business focuses on annual donations, service contracts, adopting a resolution regarding the 2026-2027 General Fund Budget taxes (not to raise above the index), approving emergency HVAC repairs, purchasing tires, and approving the first reading of specified board policies. Personnel items include accepting principal resignations, approving reclassifications and new hires for principal and director roles, approving consultant contracts, and granting tenure to a Special Education Teacher and an Elementary Art Teacher.

The agenda for the meeting included a work session followed by the formal call to order. Key discussions involved an amendment to add an action item for the approval of purchasing a handicapped accessible school bus for $300,000.00, pending inspection. Recognitions included student merit award winners at the Elementary and High School levels. Administrative reports covered the Superintendent, Principals' reports, Special Education, Maintenance, and Athletics. Athletic items included approving an agreement for field maintenance work and hiring a Varsity Girls Basketball Co-coach. Financial items covered the Treasurer, Cafeteria, Athletic Fund reports, and payment of bills. New Business included accepting a resignation, appointing a new School Board Director, approving temporary substitute administrators, approving a contract for virtual tele-psych services covered by an ESSER grant, establishing an annual scholarship, approving the Comprehensive Plan, approving Title I plans, revising the compensation agreement for certain professional employees, approving additional bus drivers, and approving facility usage requests from various community groups. Other action items included approving the purchase of milk coolers and approving first and second readings of several board policies regarding disciplinary records, student experiences with homelessness, political activities, and graduation. Personnel actions involved hiring a part-time aide, approving two Prom Advisors with stipends, approving a 7th Grade Advisor stipend, approving an Elementary Student Council Advisor stipend, and accepting applications for substitute positions.

The meeting included recognition of Student Merit Award Winners, reports from the PTA representative, Superintendent, Principals, Special Education, Maintenance, and Athletic Director. Approvals were sought for the use of facilities by various groups, the Northumberland County Career and Technology Center budget for 2021-2022, and a resolution authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds. A Guaranteed Energy Savings Agreement Amendment with McClure Company was considered, along with the revised PDE Emergency Plan Template. The establishment of a scholarship, a revision to the 2020-2021 school calendar, and the 2021-2022 fiscal year Proposed Final Budget were also on the agenda. Additionally, a cleaning service agreement with BEST Cleaners LLC was up for approval. Several personnel items were addressed, including resignations, retirements, leave approvals, student expulsions, and the reclassification of a custodian.

The meeting included discussions and approvals related to athletic items such as the Athletics Handbook and the hiring of coaches. Financial items included the treasurer, cafeteria, and athletic fund reports, as well as the payment of bills. New business encompassed approving student and teacher handbooks, agreements with various organizations, a district physician, and participation in the Child Nutrition Program. Additional approvals covered a curriculum quote, an educational consultant, the purchase of a vehicle, and proposals for sealcoating and steel repairs. The board also reviewed and approved multiple policy readings. Personnel items included resignations, retirements, appointments, maternity leave, substitute teachers, and stipends for new teacher mentors.

The agenda includes administrative reports, athletic items such as the approval of cross country uniforms purchase, and financial items including the treasurer's report, cafeteria report, athletic fund report, and payment of bills. New business action items involve approving student and teacher handbooks, revisions to the professional employee contract, affiliation agreements with universities, and agreements with various service providers and organizations. Personnel items cover resignations, appointments, and hiring of various staff members, including teachers, advisers, aides, and custodial staff.