The Board Bulletin August 2026

August 20, 2026

The Board Bulletin is published monthly following the voting meeting of the Board and is for informational purposes to keep the West York Area School District Community informed of Board happenings and is not intended as an official record of meetings. To view official meeting minutes, please visit Keystone Agenda and click on the specific meetings of interest. Each meeting's minutes are presented to the Board for approval at the following meeting.

L to R: Jeanne Herman, Chad Deardorff, Shawn Harlacher, Dan Rice, Brandy Shope, Jamye Shah, John Hamme, Todd Gettys, Christina Dugan

Call to Order

• President Rice called the meeting to order and announced that an Executive Session had been held immediately prior to the Board Meeting.

Roll Call and Opening

• A roll call of Directors was conducted, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.

Approval of Minutes

• The minutes from the August 11, 2026, Work Session were approved.

Special Presentation

• Mr. Joel Menchey of Menchey Music presented our Music Department with the NAMM Best Communities for Music Education. This is the 5th consecutive year that the West York Area School District has been awarded this designation. Present on behalf of the Music Department were: Mr. Sam Brooks, Ms. Sarah Foery, Ms. Laurie Kumontis, Ms. Janine Miller, Mr. Robert Titus, and Ms. Faith Wentworth. Completing the Music Department is Ms. Margaret VanBrakle who was not able to be in attendance.

Superintendent's Report

• Dr. Davies shared updates on:
• K-12 Open Houses
• District Welcome - Four employees with 30 years of service
• Brionne Caldwell - PE Teacher - Trimmer Elementary
• Karen Roelke - Office Aide - Middle School
• Tracy Pastelak - 1st Grade Teacher - Wallace Elementary
• Kimberlee Shearer - 3rd Grade Teacher - Lincolnway Elementary
• K, 2, 4, 6, & 9 grade students return on Wednesday, and all students on Thursday
• K-8 Back to School Nights will be the week of August 24th, with the High School’s scheduled on September 9th
• Introduced Virginia Carter as the Board Recording Secretary

Public Comment

• There was no public comment.

Action Items Approved (by consent vote unless otherwise noted)

• Aaron Solutions
• Austill's Educational Therapy Services Addendum
• Change Orders (Excluding PCO009, PCO003, PCO012)
• Community Progress Council Sponsor-to-Sponsor Agreement
• Donation to West York Fall & Winter Cheerleaders
• Driver Recommendations
• Insurance Renewal Package 2026-27
• LIU12 Tier One IT Support Services Statement of Work Agreement
• LIU12 Title I LOA and Addendum B
• Middle School ATSI Plan
• Pyramid Healthcare / Soaring Heights School
• Specialized Education of PA / High Road School of York Agreement
• Student Activity Account - Class of 2030
• Use of Facilities - Girls Volleyball Boosters Fundraiser
  
• WellSpan Crisis Intervention Referral Agreement
• Yellow Breeches Educational Center
• Pulled for further discussion by Director Dugan - Approved following the discussion
• York Learning Center Resolution
• Pulled for further discussion by Director Dugan - Approved following the discussion

• The Board approved the personnel actions, including appointments, transfers, resignations, volunteers, and salary column moves.

Financial Statements

• Monthly financial statements for June 2026 were approved.

Informational Reports

• The Facility Rentals Report was shared.
• First Enrollment Report will be in September
• First Conference Report will be in September

Other Matters

• Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) Grant update was provided.
• An agreement to partner with YCEA on the RACP Grant will be presented at the September Board meetings.

Adjournment

• President Rice called for a motion to adjourn and closed the meeting.

Call to Order

• President Rice called the meeting to order and announced that an Executive Session had been held prior to the Work Session to discuss legal, personnel and budget matters.

Roll Call and Opening

• A roll call of Directors was conducted, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.

Approval of Minutes

• Minutes from the June 16, 2026, Board Meeting were approved.

Presentation

• Brian Bingeman of Turf, Track & Court presented updates on the Athletic Fields Project, accompanied by Doug Graby of Buchart Horn Architects.

Discussion Items

• Resignation of Board Member
• Process for filling the vacant Board seat
• Change Orders - Construction Project
• Donation
• Driver Recommendations 2026-27
• Insurance Renewal Package 2026-27
• Middle School ATSI Plan
• Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) Grant
• Class of 2030 Student Activity Account
• Student Transportation
• Use of Facilities

Contracts and Agreements for Discussion

New

• WellSpan Crisis Intervention Referral Agreement
• York Learning Center Resolution

Renewal

• Aaron Solutions
• Austill's Educational Therapy Services Addendum
• Community Progress Council Sponsor-to-Sponsor Agreement
• LIU12 Tier One IT Support Services Statement of Work Agreement
• LIU12 Title I LOA and Addendum B
• Pyramid Healthcare/Soaring Heights School
• Specialized Education of PA / High Road School of York Agreement
• Yellow Breeches Educational Center

Personnel

• New appointments, transfers, resignations, retirements, volunteers, student teachers and salary column moves were presented to the Board in executive content for action later in the meeting.

Public Comment (Action Items 10.A. and 11.A-G only)

• Director Rice opened the floor to public comment for items 10.A. and 11.A-G.
• There was no public comment.

Action Items Approved (by consent vote unless otherwise noted)

• Board Member Resignation

Personnel

• The Board approved the new appointments, transfers, resignations, retirements, volunteers, student teachers and salary column moves that were presented for discussion earlier in the meeting.

Other Matters

• One school related trip - Boys Varsity Team Football Camp

Committee Reports

Internal Committees

Budget & Finance – Director Gettys

• Nothing to report.

• The next meeting will be October 13, 2026.

Cocurricular – President Rice

• Nothing to report.
• The next meeting will be September 15, 2026.

Communication and Engagement Committee (CEC) – Director Shah

• Nothing to report.

• The next meeting is scheduled for October 20, 2026.

Educational Programming Committee (EPC) – Vice President Hamme

• Vice President Hamme encouraged everyone to attend future meetings.
• The next meeting is scheduled for September 8, 2026.

Facilities – Director Deardorff

• Director Deardorff reminded everyone that the August 18th meeting will begin at 5:00 p.m. at the Middle School campus for a tour of the progress of the Athletic Fields Project, and then finishing the meeting at the Administration Offices.

Foundation – Director Dugan

• Director Dugan reported that a new logo for the Foundation has been designed and will be revealed at the District Welcome during the Foundation's presentation to faculty and staff. She also highlighted the following: (1) A QR Code is available for easy access to request information on how to support the Foundation, (2) they are looking for volunteers for the Harlem Wizards event on November 12th, (3) they are seeking sponsors for the Harlem Wizards event, and (4) they will be creating a fill-able PDF document for Teacher Grant Applications.
• The next meeting is scheduled for September 1, 2026.

Wellness – Director Dugan

• Nothing to report.

• The next meeting is scheduled for September 24, 2026, at 3:15 p.m.

External Committees

West Manchester Township Recreation – Director Harlacher

• Director Harlacher reported that the current Parks & Rec Director, Kelsey Paul, has resigned, and they will be seeking a new director.

• Nothing to report.

• Nothing to report.

• Next meeting scheduled for August 25, 2026.

• Director Gettys reported that the LIU Board took all of their employees to Gettysburg for an in-service day. The day included having five families speak about the impact the LIU and their services has had on their children and families.

Public Comment

• There was no public comment.

• There were no additional matters.

Adjournment

• President Rice called for a motion to adjourn the meeting and closed the meeting.

Meetings are held in the Administration Boardroom for in-person attendance and live-streamed on our District YouTube channel.

• September 2026
• September 8, 2026 | 5:30 p.m. - EPC Committee Meeting
• September 8, 2026 | 7:00 p.m. - Work Session
• September 15, 2026 | 5:30 p.m. - Co-Curricular Committee
• September 15, 2026 | 6:30 p.m. - Board Meeting
• September 24, 2026 | 3:15 p.m. - Wellness Committee Meeting

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