The Board Bulletin September 2026

September 29, 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, Jamye Shah, John Hamme, Todd Gettys, Christina Dugan

Call to Order

• President Rice called the meeting to order.

Roll Call and Opening

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

Interview of Board Vacancy Candidates

• The Board of Directors conducted interviews via a Q&A session with each of the five (5) candidates:
• Jessica Clauser
• Ryan Mattern
• Jessica McIntyre
• Joel Riedel
• Khari Russell

Public Comment

• There was no public comment.

Action Items Approved

• The Board members casted their first round votes that resulted in a three-way tie, with the second round of votes resulting in the appointment of Ryan Mattern to the WYASD Board of School Directors
• President Rice thanked the remaining candidates and acknowledged that the Board was grateful for having had five (5) outstanding candidates from which to select.
• Magisterial Judge Toby Zech administered the Oath of Office

• 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 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 September 8, 2026, Work Session were approved.

Student Council Presentation

• Samina Quayyum, Student Council President, gave an update on the activities/events at the High School, including the kick-off to Mini-THON, and gave each Board Member a promotional sticker for the event.

Superintendent's Report

• Ms. Holman shared updates on:
• PSBA Service Honor Roll Awards:
• President Dan Rice - 5 Years
• Director Shawn Harlacher - 5 Years
• Director Jeanne Herman - 15 Years
• Back to School Nights are complete
• New BTSN Structure at the HS
• New Mini Stadium is now in use
• Invitation for the Board to attend National Honor Society Induction Program on Monday, September 21st at 6:00 p.m. in the HS Auditorium

Public Comment

• There was no public comment.

Action Items Approved (by consent vote unless otherwise noted)

• Selection of the top five (5) Board vacancy candidates from the ten (10) applicants
• Baseball field upgrades
• Utility Terrain Vehicle
• Purchase of a Softball Storage and Concession Shed
• Liberty University Affiliation Agreement
• Liberty University Practicum Articulation Agreement
• Commonwealth University of PA MOU Early College Program
• LIU12 ECYEH Program Letter of Agreement

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

Financial Statements

• Monthly financial statements for August 2026 were approved.

Informational Reports

• The Facility Rentals Report
• September 1, 2026, Enrollment Report
• Conference Report

Other Matters

• Assessment Committee Board Representatives: Vice President Hamme, Director Gettys, and Director Deardorff

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 August 18, 2026, Board Meeting were approved.

Discussion Item

• Retirement of Dr. Todd Davies and Related Agreement

Public Comment (Action Items Retirement and Related Agreement only)

• Director Rice opened the floor to public comment.
• There was no public comment.

Action Item

• Approval of the retirement of Dr. Todd Davies and Related Agreement

Discussion Items

• Establishment of an Assessment Committee
• Lead Testing
• Cancellation of the purchase of an Artificial Turf Sweep (Deemed not needed)
• Baseball Field Updates
• Utility Terrain Vehicle

Contracts & Agreements for Discussion

NEW:

• Liberty University Affiliation Agreement
• Liberty University Practicum Articulation Agreement

RENEWALS:

• Commonwealth University of PA MOU Early College Program
• LIU12 ECYEH Program Letter of Agreement

Personnel

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

Other Matters

• One school related trip - VEX Robotics Competition
• New Board Member Selection Process - Interview date set - Sept. 22, 2026

Committee Reports

Internal Committees

Budget & Finance – Director Gettys

• The next meeting will be October 13, 2026.

• (This has since been rescheduled to October 20, 2026.)

Cocurricular – President Rice

• The next meeting will be September 15, 2026.

Communication and Engagement Committee (CEC) – Director Shah

• The next meeting is scheduled for October 20, 2026.
• (This has since been rescheduled to October 13, 2026.)

Educational Programming Committee (EPC) – Vice President Hamme

• Vice President Hamme shared that the first meeting was held earlier this evening. The Committee reviewed various trainings currently planned such as Structured Literacy, CRP/AED, etc. They also reviewed the HMH Trial, as well as Middle School curriculum impacts with schedules around Social Studies and Exploratories.
• The next meeting is scheduled for November 10, 2026.

Facilities – Director Deardorff

• Director Deardorff shared that there is a bi-weekly meeting with the construction team on September 9 and there will be more to share at the September 15th Board Meeting.

Foundation – Director Dugan

• Director Dugan spoke about the upcoming Harlem Wizards Basketball fundraiser event and the need for volunteers and sponsors.
• The next meeting is scheduled for October 6, 2026.

Wellness – Director Dugan

• The next meeting is scheduled for January 28, 2027, at 3:15 p.m.

External Committees

West Manchester Township Recreation – Director Harlacher

• Director Harlacher shared that, at the last meeting, he provided them with our construction update.

• Director Gettys shared that at the last YCST meeting, they discussed a curriculum review and

  rolled out participation levels as they are still having excessive wait lists. Next month they

  will have a breakdown by majors, students applied/accepted, etc. by school district.
  

• Director Gettys shared that there hasn't been a meeting of the YCST Authority yet.

• President Rice shared that, with so many pulling together to support Dr. Mancuso at Eastern

  York SD, the York Adams Academy canceled their scheduled August meeting.

• Director Gettys shared that there is a meeting later this month for the York/LIU Joint

  Authority. Preliminary project approvals from most districts were received and will be

  finalized next month.

• Director Gettys shared that the LIU Board shared information about the Health Center Partnership and services for county employees and other public community entities.
  

Other Matters

• 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.

• October 2026
• October 13, 2026 | 6:00 p.m. - Communication & Engagement Committee
• October 13, 2026 | 7:00 p.m. - Work Session
• October 20, 2026 | 5:30 p.m. - Budget & Finance Committee
• October 20, 2026 | 6:30 p.m. - Board Meeting
• October 27, 2026 | 4:00 p.m. - Assessment Committee

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