001Our Father, who art in heaven, be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not to temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. Amen. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Roll call, please. President, Mr. Pink, here. Vice President Mr. Kger here. Secretary Mr. Anderson here. Treasurer Mr. Griffith here. Mr. Cook here. Mr. Kashner here. Mrs. Miller here. Mrs. Rhodess here. Mr. Shuy. Okay, we got a meeting announcement. The next scheduled
002meeting of the board of directors is set for April 15th, 20125 beginning at 7:30 p.m. in a board conference room. Uh deadline. I guess you guys recognize students. We'll have uh Mr. Carnu go first. I don't see any of our students up here. So, but uh I think our students from other February high school students, Amir Williams, just go. She's not student of the month. Student of the month. Oh, sorry. They're a student of the year. Student. Yeah. So, anyway, we have a high school students Amamira and Nadia Williams from last month. And then middle school students, Lenique Sanchez and Lily, and I'm going to pronounce it wrong and I apologize. So, she's listening. Gao, I think it's pronounced. Um, but they're not here tonight, so I don't want to speak on her behalf. That's
003our students of the month. Do you have a report to give? Uh, I do have a report to give. So in high school this month, so third March period obviously ends March 27th next week. Um school musical preview Chicago will be on Wednesday, April 2nd for our students and of course the play will be April 4th and 5th. So hopefully everyone listening gets tickets and comes out. Our students do an awesome awesome job that every year and like I said this year's musical is Chicago. Um transition camp, our sixth graders will be coming over to the high school on April 10th so we can start getting them acclimated to the school building. They get to see the middle school, talk to teachers, get to see how the calf track works over there, cafeteria, lockers, all
004that stuff. It's going to be April 10th. Um, so thank you Mr. Z, Miss Ner for helping us with coordinate that. Um, we do it every year and it goes over really well. PSSA for our seventh and eighth graders will start on April 22nd and that will run until May 2nd. Um, Mr. Hawk, received a email from a state trooper, Barrett, I think it's her first name, Sarah, state trooper. um they were here to do a presentation for our middle school students on internet safety back in February. And while she was here, she had um flyers for Camp Cadet, hoping to get a couple kids, but she told us that right as of right now, she has 25 of our students signed up for Camp Cadet for this summer. So that's the most ever, I
005guess, from any district. So we're kind of excited for that and that'll be a good experience for those kids. Um alumni test was administered back in February, I believe the 25th, I think it was. Um So, that went really well. Um, just a reminder any seniors or parents of seniors who are listening or pay watching on TV, um, make sure you register for the alumni banquet, which will be held at Monsters Bank on Saturday. I believe it's May 24th. Um, scheduling is been completed for next school year. Um, so anybody who has not scheduled students, please make sure you see a guidance counselor ASAP because we're going to start looking to schedule students for next school year. Um, because all students got a chance to do their schedule. Now, winter sports has just concluded as
006a Friday night. So, just a couple rundowns of some sports and actually some band stuff. Um, so boys basketball team, congratulations to Coach Zimmerman. Boys basketball team Pack champions um district runnerups and we just made the third round states um and lost Friday night. Wrestling, Chase Pencil won his 100th match and also qualified for regionals diving. Ryan Hens was a district champ for the second time in his career and he also placed sixth this year in the state diving competition and Ryan will be back next year. So, we're looking forward to some good things with Ryan. Our botchi ball team placed third place in the Pack Championship. So, congratulations to our botchi ball team. Uh Aiden Santor qualified for the PMEA allstate concert band and then also Aiden Sander and John Shepard qualified for our
007PMEA region 4 uh band festival. So, congratulations to all those students and athletes for a job well done. That's it for this month in the middle high school. Okay. Thank you, Mr. Carluchio. Uh Mr. Zimmerman. Yeah. Um upcoming professional development Friday, April 4th, we have effective school solutions service that we utilize. They're going to be coming in and and running a professional development strategies for crisis deescalation. Uh which we definitely think is is needed. So, we're looking forward to that. Uh we have the talent show which coming up Thursday, April 10th. We've actually just started auditions yesterday for that and Thursday o April 10th starting at 5:30 sponsored by the elementary intermediate school student council. PSAs are coming up. ELA is April 22nd, 23rd and 24th. Math we have April 28th and 29th. And then
008science is April 30th and May 1st. We also have um the the science fair we're bringing back, but also we're doing an elementary and intermediate school musical uh which the date will be Friday, April 25th, Saturday, April 26th. So the musical will be schoolhouse rocks just for the elementary kids. um art student art exhibit things will be displayed throughout the hallway and in the library and then the science fair fifth and sixth grade exhibition exhibits will be displayed and judge and that'll be open to the public on on that Friday and Saturday. We also have we also have want to wish good luck to our elementary basketball players. They're actually participating in a pretty big tournament this weekend um out state college. So wish them good luck as well. Call it a state tournament. So
009wish them a lot of luck as well. Okay. Thank you, Mr. Z. Yep. Citizens comment. Right up right up to the microphone. Good evening, esteemed members of the school board, teachers, staff, and fellow peers. I'm Farra Bam Mahi, an eighth grade student here at Shimoken. I participate in wrestling national junior art society and best club. I stand before you today to address an issue. I believe we will empower a group of determined female athletes by advocating for creation of girls wrestling team here at Shimokin. As a former wrestler, I left my coach coaches Bogetti and Laura and my teammates were very supportive and respectful and never discriminated against me. But wrestling requires strength, speed, and explosiveness. I have it all. But a male has three times more than female. 83.6% of pro athletes are male
010and 16.4 are female. This is because female athletes have less opportunities in general. Female athletes have a huge mental barrier of men being better. Most females are trained like males. Are they men? No. I understand it's possible to gain muscles. But firstly, it's a long process and secondly, I'll never catch up. An average muscle mass on a male is 65% and females are 45% and even 5% more is a huge difference especially in physical sports like wrestling. Don't get me started if I bump up a weight class. Also, let's be honest, I'm not comfortable on a boys team and neither are my teammates. With that being said, over 60 people agree with me with with me students, teachers, coaches, and even schoolboard members. This won't be an expensive program either. We will only need transportation,
011singlets, and somewhere to practice. One of the most compelling reasons for forming a girls wrestling team is the principle of fairness. Schools should provide equal opportunities for all students, regardless of gender. Title 9, a federal law enacted in 1972, requires schools to ensure equal access to athletic opportunities for both boys and girls. By forming a girls team, the school upholds these values, fostering an inclusive environment where all students can thrive. Also, football, basketball, baseball, swimming, and wrestling all had successful seasons. Why not add another sports league? Doing this team will also help me and the young, hardworking and talented young girls in the elementary program. This is Shimoken history. Not only this generation, but others yet to come. Girls wrestling is one of the fastest growing sports in the country. In fact, we are district
0124 and the schools have that have a girls team is Milton, Athens, Montgomery, Hughesville, and Benton. And Macal accepted girls wrestling. District 3 has 37 girls wrestling teams. Some may argue that a girls wrestling team isn't needed since they can compete against boys, but biologically there's differences create unfair chances. Others may say there isn't enough interest. Yet over 60 people support the idea that more would join if given the opportunity. Ultimately, this is about fairness, inclusiveness, and giving female athletes the opportunities they deserve. The demand is clear. Now, it's time to take action. Creating girls team isn't just about playing a game. It's about empowering young women's women, fostering equality, and strengthening the school community. By providing equal opportunities for female athletes, Shimokin will demonstrate equality and fairness. If they invest into a girl team,
013student success is necessary and beneficial for any school. In conclusion, I've told you what to do. Now, it's time to take action. I want to credit the following people. Jason Vogetti, Josh L, Miss Fe, Miss Kasone, Miss Alonzo, Miss, and my family and friends. Thank you. I'm sure we'll be having some conversations because Mr. Clark did have a conversation with Coach Bogetti today, I believe, or at some point. So, we've been talking for a couple weeks. Okay. So, stay tuned. Well, well spoken though, too. Thank you. By the way, there were 60 between 70 people who signed a petition that I made and if there's any questions, please feel free to ask. Thank you. Yes. Are those 60 people people in support of the program or are they 60 people willing to participate in the
014program? Like are they are they interested in it's half and half. Like there's like 70ish people who supported the idea and then like 40 between 50 people like wanted to join and last year 49 people wanted to join the girls team. Good. Thank you. Is there is there any more questions? Thank you. Well done. Anybody else? Any more citizen comments? Okay, we're going to skip over five. We got nothing. Uh we're going to go into old business. I need a motion to approve the board meeting minutes. Second. One question. All those in favor? I. Those opposed? Need a motion to accept the treasures report. Motion on a question. All those in favor? I. Those opposed? I have it. By the way, uh, I need a motion to authorize the payment of bills. Motion. Second. On
015a question. Roll call, please. Mrs. Rhodess. Yes. Mr. Shuy, yes. Mr. Anderson, yes. Mr. Cook, yes. Mr. Griffiths, yes. Mr. Kashner, yes. Mr. Kger, yes. Mrs. Miller, yes. Mr. Persing, yes. Yes. New business. Uh, acknowledge student and or staff accomplishments. We just talked about this. Ryan Hence, the uh diving championships for the second year in a row, took sixth place in states. Chase Pencil for placing third at District 4 wrestling tournament, fifth at regionals, and congratulations to the boys basketball team for advancing to the third round of the state playoffs for the first time since 1999. And I think Mr. Zimmerman was the captain of that team if I'm not mistaken. Need a motion. Motion second. On a question. All those in favor? I. Those opposed eyes have it. Need a motion to adopt the
016new job description for the school police officer, chief of police. Motion. Second. On a question. Roll call. Mr. Shuy. Yes. Mr. Anderson. Yes. Mr. Cook. Yes. Mr. Griffiths? Yes. Mr. Kashner? Yes. Mr. Kriger? Yes. Mrs. Miller? Yes. Mr. Ping? Yes. Mrs. Rhodess? Yes. I need a motion to adapt the new revised policies for the administrative regulation. Motion second question. Roll call. Mr. Anderson. Yes. Mr. Cook. Yes. Mr. Griffith. Mr. Kasher. Yes. Mr. Kger. Yes. Mrs. Miller. Yes. Mr. Sing. Yes. Mrs. Rhodess. Yes. Mr. Shuy. Yes. I need a motion to acknowledge a receipt of the district tax collectors auditor reports. Motion second on a question. Roll call. Mr. Cook. Yes. Mr. Griffiths. Yes. Mr. Kashner. Yes. Mr. Kger. Yes. Mrs. Miller. Yes. Mr. Ping. Yes. Mrs. Rhodess. Yes. Mr. Shuy. Yes. Mr. Anderson. Yes. I
017need a motion uh to approve the change to the May uh board meeting date. Motion on a question. All those in favor? I. Those opposed eyes have it. Need a motion to approve the contracts? Motion. Second. Not a question. Pro call. Mr. Griffiths. Yes. Mr. Casher. Yes. Mr. Kger. Yes. Mrs. Miller. Yes, Mr. Ping. Yes, Mrs. Rhodess. Yes, Mr. Shuy. Yes, Mr. Anderson. Yes, Mr. Cook. Yes, I need a motion to approve the K to 12 guidance plan. Motion. Second on a question. Roll call. Mr. Kashner? Yes. Mr. Kger? Yes. Mrs. Miller? Yes. Mr. Ping? Yes. Mrs. RS? Yes, Mr. Shu. Yes, Mr. Anderson. Yes, Mr. Cook. Yes, Mr. Griffin. Yes. Need a motion to acknowledge the receipt of the audit report from Clay and Associates? Second on a question. Roll call. Mr. Ker, yes.
018Mrs. Miller, yes. Mr. Persing, yes. Mrs. Rhodess, yes. Mr. Shuy, yes. Mr. Mr. Anderson. Yes. Mr. Cook. Yes. Mr. Griffiths. Yes. Mr. Kashner. Yes. I need a motion approved. Approve the curriculum. Motion. Got it. On a question. Roll call. Mrs. Miller. Yes. Mr. Persing. Yes. Mrs. Rhodess. Yes. Mr. Shuy. Yes. Mr. Anderson. Yes. Mr. Cook. Yes. Mr. Griffiths. Yes. Mr. Kashner. Yes. Mr. Kger. Yes. I need a motion to adopt the North umberland county current technical center budget for 2526. Motion. Second on a question. Roll call. Mr. Ping. Yes. Mrs. Rose. Yes. Mr. Shuy. Yes. Mr. Anderson. Yes. Mr. Cook. Yes. Mr. Griffith. Yes, Mr. Kashner. Yes, Mr. Kriger. Yes, Mrs. Miller. Yes. We need a motion to approve the exoneration request as marked. Motion second. A question. Roll call. Mrs. Rhodess. Mr. Shuy. Mr.
019Anderson. Yes. Mr. Cook. Yes. Mr. Griffiths. Yes. Mr. Cashner. Yes. Mr. Kger. Yes. Mrs. Miller. Yes. Mr. Ping. Yes. Okay. We'll go into personnel agenda. I need a motion approve all personnel items in motions 8.01 through 8.15 as listed. Second on a question. Roll call. Mr. Shuy. Yes. Mr. Anderson. Yes. Mr. Cook. Yes. Mr. Griffith. Yes. Mr. Kashner? Yes, Mr. Kriger. Yes, Mrs. Miller. Yes, Mr. Pink. Yes, Mrs. Rhodess. Yes. Okay. Board members reports. Anybody have anything to say? Um, I appreciate the coming, starting women's wrestling program here. I think that's great. I know, um, we just had a a bunch of great athletes perform at the powerlifting competition. We Kennedy Rose, Sophia Martinez, Mary, Libby N who all showed up amazingly at that great um just just outperforming everybody and then Cameron and Cash
020performing well also. I look forward to what you bring next season. I'd like to congratulate the athletes again, Brian Hens, uh the basketball team, and of course Mr. smoke and chase pencil on another awesome accomplishment in placing third in districts. Anybody else? Okay. An executive session was held for personnel issues on Tuesday, March 18, 2025 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. prior to the regular monthly board meeting. No citizens comments. I need a motion for adjournment. Motion. Second. We're journed. Thank you. All right.