Agenda 2025-12-02
York Suburban Board of School Directors
Reorganization and Planning Meeting
December 2, 2025 – 7 p.m.
York Suburban High School Cafeteria
Prior to the start of the Reorganization/Planning meeting, the Nominations Committee will hold a meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the YS High School Cafeteria. The agenda for the Nominations Committee meeting can be found at this link.
AGENDA
1.0 Call to Order
2.0 Pledge of Allegiance
3.0 Roll Call
4.0 Opportunity for Public Comment on Agenda Items listed in Red
5.0 Overview
5.1 The reorganization of the Board takes place for the election of a President and Vice-President, and the setting of dates and times of meetings for the coming school year. Section 402 of the School Code states, “…that there shall be elected from the hold-over members a temporary President to chair the reorganization meeting, and the Secretary of the Board shall act as Secretary of such meeting.”
6.0 Board Reorganization
6.1 Election of the Temporary President
6.2 Reading of the Certificates of Election for re-elected and newly elected Board members.
6.3 Temporary President administers the swearing-in process for re-elected and newly elected Board members.
6.3.a. Re-elected
6.3.a.1. Ashley Turner
6.3.b. Newly Elected
6.3.b.1. James Polanzke
6.3.b.2. Danny Amon
6.3.b.3. Stephen Whiteley
7.0 Nominations Committee Report
8.0 Election of the President
9.0 Election of Vice President
10.0 Approval of the 2026 Board Meeting Schedule
11.0 Board Representative Assignments
11.1 Lincoln Intermediate Unit Board Representative Assignment: The current three-year term expires on June 30, 2026. Dallastown Area School District Board Member, Scott Wingard, will continue to serve as the representative for the next term, June 30, 2026 – June 30, 2029.
11.2 Lincoln Intermediate Unit Joint Operating Authority
11.3 Legislative
11.4 York Adams Academy Board Representative
11.5 York County School of Technology Joint Operating Committee
11.6 York Adams Tax Bureau and York County Tax Collection Committee
12.0 Appointments of District Professional Services
12.1 District Solicitor – Saxton & Stump
12.2 District Auditor – Barbacane, Thornton & Company
Conclusion of Reorganization Meeting.
Planning Meeting
13.0 Student Board Representative Report
14.0 Board President Report
15.0 Action Item
15.1 Consent Item
15.1.a. Approval of Personnel Report
16.0 Administrative Reports and Discussion Items
16.1 Superintendent
16.1.a. Legal Engagement with Wisler Pearlstine, LLP
16.1.b. Board Policies presented for First Reading:
16.1.b.1. 102 – Academic Standards
16.1.b.2. 105 – Curriculum
16.1.b.3. 122 – Extracurricular Activities
16.1.b.4. 123 – Interscholastic Athletics
16.1.b.5. 209.2 – Diabetes Management
16.1.b.6. 918 – Title I Parent and Family Engagement
16.2 Chief Financial and Operations Officer
16.2.a. Discussion items for approval on December 22, 2025
16.2.a.1. Overnight field trip request for Boys Wrestling to travel to Bellefonte Area High School to compete in a wrestling tournament.
16.2.a.2. 2026-2027 Accelerated Budget Opt-Out Resolution – certifying the School District tax increase will be within the Act 1 inflation index.
16.3 Curriculum and Instruction
16.3.a. Modified and New Course Proposals for 2026-27
16.4 Athletics
17.0 Action Item(s)
17.1 Consent Item( s)
17.1.a. Approval of the November 24, 2025, Meeting Minutes
18.0 Informational Item(s)
18.1 Lincoln Intermediate Unit Report
18.1.a. Joint Operating Authority (JOA)
18.1.b. Joint Operating Committee (JOC)
18.2 York Adams Academy Report
18.3 Legislative Update – Mr. Robinson
18.4 York Adams Tax Bureau Report – Mrs. Kendig
18.5 York County School of Technology Report – Mrs. Schroeder
18.5.a. November 25, 2025 Mini Board Report
19.0 Recognition of Visitors
20.0 Public Comments
21.0 Board Comments/Recognitions
22.0 Adjournment
Submit a Public Comment
Public comments for this meeting may be made in person or submitted electronically using the Electronic Public Comment Form linked at the bottom of this page. Comments submitted using a method other than the appropriate form will not be considered public comment.
Guidelines
Electronic comments must be submitted by 12:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting. They will be shared with Board members prior to the start of the meeting for their review. Printed copies will also be made available at the meeting for community review.
Electronic comments received after 12:00 p.m. the day of the meeting will be provided to Board members following the meeting for their review and made available at the next Board meeting for community review. We encourage submitting all comments as early as possible to avoid this scenario.
Electronic comments will be noted in the minutes but will not be included as attachments. Additionally, electronic comments will not be read aloud at the meeting or shown on screen unless necessary to accommodate a disability.
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