The Board Bulletin January 2026

January 22, 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 BoardDocs and click on the specific meetings of interest. Each meeting's minutes are presented to the Board for approval at the following meeting.

Call to Order

• President Rice called the meeting to order and announced an executive session was held prior to the meeting and that another would be held following the meeting to discuss legal and personnel matters.

Roll Call and Opening

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

Approval of Minutes

• The minutes from the January 13, 2026, Work Session were approved.

Items Tabled

• President Rice called for a motion to table agenda items E.1. and H.2. for further discussion at another time. The motion was approved.

Student Council Report

• Miss Fiona Myers, Vice President, shared updates from the High School Student Council.

Superintendent's Report

• None

Action Items Approved (unless otherwise noted)

• 2026-27 Middle and High School Course Selection Guides
• Donations to the Bulldog Pantry
• Driver Recommendations
• Keystone / Red Rock Job Corps Agreement
• Local Audit Report
• Saint Joseph's University Dual Enrollment Agreement
• School-related Trips: PMEA District Band and VEX Robotics Championship
• One Student Expulsion

The Board approved several personnel actions, including:

• New hires, resignations, retirements, volunteers, cocurricular positions, transfers, etc.

Financial Statements

• Monthly financial statements for November and December 2025 were approved.

Informational Reports

• The Facility Rentals Report, Enrollment Report, and Conference Report were shared.
• Ms. Holman noted the format change for the enrollment report.

Other Matters

• Director Herman asked for a sharper image to be included in the marketing prospectus before it is printed.

Adjournment

• President Rice announced an executive session would be held following the meeting. He 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 matters.

Roll Call and Opening

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

Approval of Minutes

• Minutes from the December 9, 2026, Board Meeting were approved.

Presentations

• Mr. Brandon Fuhrman, Athletic Director, presented the following students' record-breaking athletic achievements for the fall 2025 season:

Cross Country

• Lilah VanVorst - 18:51.2 - 10/25/2025

Football

• Jensen Ferber - Passing Yards/Season - 2515 - 11/14/2025
• Jensen Ferber - Passing Completions/Season - 180 - 11/14/2025

• Jensen Ferber - Passing Completions/Game - 25 - 10/24/2025

• Tyler Kuhn - PAT/Season - 49 - 11/14/2025

• Julius Madden - Receptions/Game - 11 - 8/22/2025

• Director of K-12 Education and Assessment, Ms. Melissa Appnel, presented the Future Ready Index results.

Discussion Items

Contracts and Agreements for Discussion

• Keystone/Red Rock Job Corps Agreement
• Saint Joseph's University Dual Enrollment Agreement

Other Matters

• There will be one student expulsion on the January 20, 2026, Board agenda for action.
• Dr. Davies shared a draft of the fields project marketing materials for the Board's review and feedback.

Personnel

• New hires, resignations, transfers, and volunteers were presented to the Board in executive content for approval at the January 20, 2026, Board Meeting.

Committee Reports

Internal Committees

Budget & Finance – Director Gettys

• Director Gettys shared that next week, on January 20, 2026, we'll have the local audit review at 5:00 p.m., followed by the committee meeting at 5:30 p.m.

Cocurricular –President Rice

• President Rice shared the next meeting will be March 17, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. He also noted our student athletes have done an awesome job in the fall.

Communication and Engagement Committee (CEC) – Director Shope (not present)

• Dr. Davies shared the next meeting will be February 17, 2026, at 5:30 p.m.

Educational Programming – Vice President Hamme

• Vice President Hamme shared that the EPC met prior to the Work Session to review the Middle and High School Course Selection Guides for the 2026–27 school year. He also noted that discussions regarding the exploration of Career and Technical Education (CTE) options remain ongoing. The next EPC meeting is scheduled for March 10, 2026, at 5:30 p.m.

Facilities – President Rice

• President Rice shared that we are preparing to move into the first phase of construction, with initial ground activity expected to begin next week. Dr. Davies added that an official groundbreaking date will be announced soon.
• President Rice also noted that West Manchester Township has approved the Trimmer project. Ms. Schlemmer shared that the first construction meeting will be held shortly, and a project timeline will be communicated once it is available.

Foundation – Director Dugan

• Director Dugan shared that a meeting was held to discuss revamping the mission statement and establishing both short-term and long-term goals. She also noted that student scholarship applications will transition to electronic submissions, and the Foundation is exploring an online donation platform.
• In addition, the group discussed partnering with booster organizations on future fundraising initiatives, as well as ways to increase alumni participation and donations. Ms. Schlemmer reported that the Foundation expects to provide approximately $80,000 in scholarships this year.

Wellness – Director Dugan

• Director Dugan shared that the next meeting will be January 22, 2026, at 3:15 p.m..

External Committees

West Manchester Township Recreation – Director Herman

• No updates. The next meeting is scheduled for February 2026.

York County School of Technology (YCST) – Director Harlacher

• Director Gettys shared there was no meeting.

• Director Gettys asked for some time during next week's executive session for discussion of YCST topics.

• President Rice shared that a reorganization meeting will be held via Zoom on January 14, 2026. There will be 73 students for winter graduation.

• Director Gettys shared that the Joint Authority is looking for ideas to improve the York Learning Center.

• The LIU Dawn's Early Light is attached.

Public Comment

• There was no public comment.

• Director Shah asked for JA Biztown volunteers for 5th grade on February 20, 2026. She will send an invitation for those who wish to participate.

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.

• February 10, 2026
• Facilities Committee Meeting 5:30 p.m.
• Work Session of the Board 7:00 p.m.
• February 17, 2026
• Communication and Engagement Committee Meeting 5:30 p.m.
• Board Meeting 6:30 p.m.

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