The Board Bulletin June 2025
A Monthly Summary of Board Discussion and Action
June 19, 2025
About The Board Bulletin
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 BoardDocs and click on the specific meetings of interest. Each meeting's minutes are presented to the Board for approval at the following meeting. For questions or comments about this Bulletin, please contact trkeeler@wyasd.org.
L to R: Director Harlacher, Director Gettys, Director Deardorff, Director Shope, Director Herman, Director Rice, Director Hamme, Director Dugan, Director Myers
Board Meeting Summary
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.
Superintendent's Report
Dr. Davies recognized the 2025 retirees and shared best wishes for Middle School Principal Anthony Campbell as he resigned his position.
Public Comment
- None
Action Items Approved
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Appointment of Board Secretary (Ms. Sheri Schlemmer) and Assistant Board Secretary (Ms. Kristina Jacoby)
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Authorization to pay bills and make budget transfers
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Booster Pumps for Wallace and Lincolnway
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Donation from the Foundation for the West York Area School District
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Eastern York School District Agreements
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Franklin Covey Leader in Me Contracts
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Lincolnway Playground Resurfacing
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LIU12 Tier One IT Support Services
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New Story Schools Services Agreement
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River Rock Academy Contracts
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School-Related Trips for the High School Football Team
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New Student Activity Account
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Student Expulsion
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Agreement with Sweet, Stevens, Katz, & Williams, LLP
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Technology Recycling
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Turf, Track & Court Additional Services
Personnel Action Items
The Board approved several personnel actions, including:
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New hires, resignations, volunteers, cocurricular positions, transfers, etc.
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Proposed staffing recommendations for the 2025–26 school year
Financial Statements
- Monthly financial statements were reviewed and approved.
Informational Reports
- Facility rentals
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Monthly Enrollment Report
Other Matters
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Discussion regarding electronic meetings and recordings
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Reminder of the upcoming Ad Hoc Meeting on July 7, 2025, at 5:30 p.m.
Adjournment
President Rice adjourned the meeting.
Work Session Summary
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Call to Order
President Rice called the meeting to order and announced that an Executive Session was held prior to the meeting to discuss personnel and legal matters.
Roll Call and Opening
A roll call of Directors was conducted, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.
Presentations
Mr. Brandon Fuhrman, Athletic Director, recognized student-athletes (photo above) who broke records during the spring sports season:
Junior High Record:
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Camden Plappert – Girls 100 M Low Hurdles: 16.3 seconds
Unified Records:
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Le'Mirr Carlos – Shot Put: 12.39 M
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Le'Mirr Carlos – 100 M Dash: 12.29 seconds
High School Records:
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My'Angel Salisbury – Girls Discus: 118' 7"
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Minh Nguyen – Girls 800 M Run: 2:18.2
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Tristen Thomas – Girls 300 M Hurdles: 46.4 seconds
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Carrington Henry, Zoey Henry, Minh Nguyen, Lillian Weaver – Girls 1600 M Relay: 4:11.64
Approval of Minutes
Minutes from the following meetings were approved:
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May 13, 2025, Board Meeting
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June 3, 2025, Ad Hoc Meeting of the Board
Discussion Items
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Appointment of Board Secretary
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Appointment of Assistant Board Secretary
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Authorization to Pay Bills and Make Budget Transfers
Donation from Foundation for the West York Area School District
New Studenty Activity Account
Summer Projects
Contracts and Agreements – New:
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Sweet, Stevens, Katz & Williams, LLP
Contracts and Agreements – Renewals:
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Eastern York School District Agreement
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Franklin Covey Leader in Me
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New Story Schools Services Agreement
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River Rock Academy Contracts
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Technology Recycling
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Turf Track and Court Services
Other Matters:
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Proposed Ad Hoc Meeting: Tuesday, July 8, 2025, at 6:30 p.m.
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Proposed 2025–26 Committee Meeting Dates (attached for review)
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One student expulsion scheduled for the June 17, 2025, Board agenda
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Two student trips for the football team on the June 17, 2025, Board agenda
Personnel
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New Hires, Resignations, Transfers, and Volunteers
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2025–26 Staffing Recommendations
Committee Reports
Internal Committees
Budget & Finance – Director Gettys
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No report
Cocurricular – Director Rice
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Recap of meeting held immediately prior to the Work Session
YAIAA going to a relegation process
Student-athlete surveys discussed
Academic eligibility discussion
CEC – Director Shope
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No report
Educational Programming – Vice President Hamme
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No report
May minutes were shared
Facilities – President Rice
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No report
Foundation – Director Dugan
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Minutes from the recent meeting were shared
Wellness – Director Dugan
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No report
External Committees
West Manchester Township Recreation – Director Herman
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Next meeting scheduled for June 18th
York County School of Technology (YCST) – Director Harlacher
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No report
YCST Authority – Director Gettys
Outlined opportunities for expansion
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June Mini Board Report was shared
York Adams Academy – President Rice
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Graduation held - over 100 graduates
York/LIU Joint Authority & LIU Board – Treasurer Gettys
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Dawn’s Early Light June newsletter was shared
Continuing to work on new billing platform for districts
Continuing to look at options for the York Learning Center
Public Comment
- None
Adjournment
President Rice announced a post-meeting Executive Session and adjourned the meeting.
Upcoming Board Meetings
Meetings are held in the Administration Boardroom for in-person attendance and live-streamed on our District YouTube channel. Note: Public Comment is only accepted via in-person attendance.
- July 7, 2025
- Ad Hoc Meeting of the Board 5:30 p.m.
- August 12, 2025
- Work Session Meeting 7:00 p.m.
- August 19, 2025
- Board Meeting 6:30 p.m.
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The Board Bulletin is designed for informational purposes for the West York Area School District Community and is not intended as an official record of meetings. To view official meeting minutes, you can visit BoardDocs and click on the specific meetings of interest. The Board approves each meeting's minutes at the following meeting. For questions or comments about this Bulletin, please contact trkeeler@wyad.org.