Good evening everyone and welcome to our school board general business meeting. And uh before we start, I always just like to uh just let everyone know that we here as board members, not just board members, uh we honor and value respect,
right? So we will respect each other whether is the board or the administrative or our community as well. So that comes with public comments that we respect each other. We value that. And with that being said, it is 6:15
and I call to order the March 24th, 2026 general business meeting of the Harrisburg City School District Board of School Directors. If we can please rise for the pledge of allegiance. We'll be led in our pledge by Anthony I pledge of allegiance to the flag of
the one liberty and justice for all. >> Dr. Henry, our superintendent would like to shake your hand and thank you for doing our pledge. >> And first, find out who you came with today and what school you come from. What school are you at?
>> What school do you attend? Being Franklin. What grade are you in? Fifth. What subject do you like? Oh, >> math and science. >> Math and science. All right. Sound like you want to be an engineer. >> Oh, art. Uh, I do I do art in my free
time. Nice, nice, nice, nice. Who who uh who brought you tonight? >> Uh my mother, Marangelie Figueroa. >> Okay. >> And my little sister Natalie. >> Well, and does Natalie go to school at Ben Franklin, too? >> Yes. >> Okay. What grade is Natalie in? >> She's in fifth grade.
>> All right. Are you making sure she's not getting any trouble? You being a good brother to her? >> Yes. >> Perfect. Perfect. Perfect. Well, we thank you for coming in tonight and uh lead us in the pledge. Um and of course, when I see you around Ben Franklin, make sure you come and say hi to me. Okay. >> Okay. Thank you.
Thank you so much. >> All right. And I thank you again and thank you to the mother for being here because that is so important, right, to support your son. So, uh, now we will move to our um announcements for our executive session this evening. So, the
school board met in the virtual executive session with the district solicitor on March 19th, 2026 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. to discuss the renewal of the assistant superintendent contract. The school board and district
solicitor also met in executive session on March 24th, 2026 at 5:00 PM to discuss the renewal of the assistant superintendent superintendent contract student disciplinary matters and an HA grievance matter.
Um, Madame Secretary, we are now ready for roll call. If you can please call the row. >> Thank you, Madam President. Miss Anderson. >> President. Mr. Carter >> present. >> Miss Copelan >> present. >> Miss Hughes >> present. Miss Johnson
>> present. >> Miss Radcliffe. Miss Robinson >> here. >> Mr. Roy >> here. >> Mr. Thompson Leader >> present. >> Thank you. And Dr. Suski.
>> Dr. Suski >> present. Thank you. >> We have a quum. >> We have a quorum this evening. >> Thank you, Madam Secretary. So, now we'll move to the approval and the amendments for the agenda. Uh Dr. Henry, before we start, is there anything that
needs to be removed? >> Uh yes, for we need to sir. Uh board secretary, we need to remove the following item 6.2 from the consent agenda for tonight. >> Noted. Thank you. >> Thank you.
So, is there a motion to approve the minutes of the March 20 uh March 10th, 2026 committee of the whole meeting? >> So, moved to Houston. >> Is there a second? >> Second. Johnson. >> Uh, Madam Secretary, can I have a roll call vote, please? >> Miss Anderson?
>> Yes. Mr. Carter? >> Yes. >> Miss Copelan? >> Yes. >> Miss Hughes? >> Yes. >> Miss Johnson? >> Yes. >> Miss Robinson? >> Yes. >> Mr. Roy? Yes, >> Mr. Thompson leader.
>> Yes. >> Eight yes, zero no, zero abstain. >> Thank you, Madam Secretary. Hear a majority of yeses. So that motion will carry. Uh we'll now move to the agenda for the approval. So may I have a motion to approve the agenda for the March 24th, 2026 schoolboard general business
meeting as presented in board docs. >> So moved. Anderson. >> Is there a second? Seconded. Thompson leader. >> Thank you, Madam Secretary. Can I have a roll call vote, please? >> Miss Anderson, >> yes. Mr. Carter,
>> yes. >> Miss Copelan, >> yes. >> Miss Hughes, >> yes. >> Miss Johnson, >> yes. >> Miss Robinson, >> yes. >> Mr. Roy, >> yes. >> Mr. Thompson, Leader,
>> yes. >> Eight. Yes. Zero. No. Zer abstain. >> Thank you, Madam Secretary. Hear majority of yeses. So that motion will carry for approval. Uh we will now move to our presentations and recognitions for this evening. Uh Dr. Henry, do we have any presentations this evening?
>> Yes, we have a presentation. Our PA Steam Academy Charter School renewal review finding uh renew amendment recommendation would be presented by our solicitor, Miss Peterson. >> Good evening. Um, as the district historically has done, uh, when a
charter school's charter is in the last year of its term, it goes through the comprehensive review process that's required under state law. Uh, PA Steam Academy Charter School is in the last year of their charter. So, the school district has been going through that
comprehensive review process and is here tonight to bring forward to the board uh its review findings publicly as well as to provide its recommendations about the next step in this case as has been discussed uh previously with the board
as well as with the charter school. Uh is there a yeah so I will just keep going. In front of you you have a printout of this presentation. It all had also had previously been provided to the board.
Thank you. So just by way of background um PA Steam Charter School is a charter school that got granted in 2021. They are in the first term of their initial charter uh which means they have only been open and operating for 5 years.
uh only three years of which we have state level data for them. So just keep that in mind as we go through. Their location is stated here and they have been uh increasing their grade structure over the course of their charter. They
started out as K through uh 2 and they are currently sitting at kindergarten through 6th grades with a total of 440 students in the building approximately 70% of which are Harrisburg resident
students during all renewal review processes. This slide just shows you some of the things that the district goes through in terms of the review process. Uh that is dictated both by state law, the charter
school law as well as your board policy 140. Uh and we review uh we meaning legal council as well as the administration as well as the board review a myriad of information thousands of pages of records um both public
records records that are maintained on this charter school's website as well as other information that comes in through the process. So, it's a very robust review uh process and and a lot of time and hours goes into it.
In terms of the review specifically for PA Steam, uh it was twofold. Not only was it a review of their existing operations under their current charter, but it was also a review of an amended amendment request that came in in
conjunction with the renewal, which is seeking to expand their grade structure into seventh and eighth grade, as well as to expand their enrollment uh to accommodate the additional grades as well as the growth that was initially
contemplated when they filed their charter application back in 2020. Uh so we have been reviewing both of those requests as part of this process. We always report out on um three buckets
of information, if you can call it that, to the board uh as part of the review process. The first is the academic performance of the charter school. The second is what we've commonly referred to as organizational compliance. Are they complying with all of the
applicable laws that all charter schools must comply with? Are they complying with the terms in their charter to the extent there would be additional terms beyond what's just in the law? And the third bucket is their financial health. Are they fiscally responsible? Are they
conducting the audits that they are required by law to com to conduct? Are they healthy from a financial perspective? Uh all of that information is reviewed as part of the process. This slide that's on the screen right now and that you have in front of you is really
state level data that is publicly reported out for the charter school through the future ready index as well as act 13. Those terms may be familiar to those in the room. Um so as as I noted earlier we don't have any state level data for this school for the first
two years of oper for the first first year of operation. Second year we have minimal data because they only had third grade which was the only reported out tested PSSA tested grade. Uh and there's obviously very few children that are
recognized within those numbers because it is only one grade level. Um, and then we have some additional testing data for grades 3 through 4 in the 23 24 school year and grades 3 through 5 for the 2425
school year. We do not yet have testing data for their fifth year of operation which is the current school year. In terms of uh every academic performance review with a charter school, we always look to
see trends and comparisons within the data. So these this slide shows the trends within the charter school's own data in terms of the following of of grade performance within grade three. So different cohorts of kids but grade
three tested data for the three years we had as well as the testing data once grade five I'm sorry grade once grades four and grade five came online uh there is some inconsistency as you can see within the performance among the
grade structures uh but this is the information that we have available to us for the trends within their performance terms of the trends comparatively, which is the next slide. Not sure where I'm supposed to be aiming this. There we
go. Um, this is showing a comparison between PA Steam's performance, which is the blue, the dark blue solid line to various comparison groups. Uh, the top
uh purple line is the state average. So across the state, grades three, grade four, grade five data. Um then we have Dolphin County, which is in the lighter blue. We have a comparison with 60 to
70% economic disadvantage because that is um comparable to PA Steam's demographics. And then we have a comparison in orange to the Harrisburg school district schools. Uh as you can see from this data, PA Steam did
outperform Harrisburg schools. Uh that is aggregate data for the whole district, not any school specific data. Uh if you look at school specific data there, it varies by comparison as one might uh expect. Uh but that is
aggregate data for the whole for the district. The next set of slides, um, I I I should have said this. What we just looked at was ELA data. The next set of slides
shows math data among the different grade levels per school year. Uh, similar and the same comparison groups are set forth there. And the blue slide is the PAT STE or the blue line solid
line is the PA steam data. In terms of notable outcomes from the academic performance, uh we are seeing that overall performance in math and ELA at PA Steam did exceed the performance
of Harrisburg uh school students in the same grade levels for the three years that we do have tested data. uh we saw that overall performance in math and ELA also exceeded the performance of Dolphin County students in the same grades in
certain years not across the board but in the certain years that are listed in the slide. Um we also did see trends or some inconsistencies within the performance at PA steam. So those were noted. uh there was no clear consistent
trend in terms of improvement uh in the amount of students percentage-wise increasing from year to year proficient or advanced or even moving out of below basic into a higher PSSA category. So
those were some observations. Um there was also some uh inconsistencies with the growth data which is something that we have raised with the charter school and they are certainly mindful of. We also evaluated their performance um
against the goals that are in their charter and they largely met both their academic and the and their non-academic goals. The only goals that they did not meet were the uh comparisons with state average which they had hoped to to uh
beat uh during their performance and they did not improve their PSS scores on an annual basis by 5% which was one of the goals in their charter. The next bucket as I said is legal compliance uh and educational quality
impacts. We look at various different categories of this through the review process. The first is personnel. Um they uh ac across the board appear to have been compliant with all of the personnel related requirements under the charter
school law and state law. So that includes certification percentages uh uh clearance uh and other background check compliance uh different act 168 and other HR related compliance pieces
that we look at. Uh they have robust professional development programs in place. Uh as well as other uh development related initiatives for their employees. They also have the partnerships that they promised to have
in the charter which were extensive in terms of the steam programming with steam related entities in the community. Those are in place and a few of them are listed there. The next piece that we look at is the quality of the curriculum and
instruction. Again, whether they are in compliance with what they promised to be under their charter application that was submitted to the school district. uh largely they appear to be across the board they appear to be in compliance in terms of again having that programming
that they promised and having the partnerships that they promised as well. Uh evidence of services to special education students as well as English learners and they have appropriate policies in place to deal with those populations of students. Um and then
they have the personnel just in terms of the the quantity and the type of personnel they promise to have. they are in fact in place. Uh enrollment has been at the permissible limits in their under their charter every year. There is an established waiting list for the school
and again about 70% of their kids are Harrisburg residents. They do appear to be in compliance with their lottery and attendance policies and like many schools they are struggling with their actual attendance uh and truency and
they are taking steps we which we talk to them about to address that every year and their um attendance data and rates have been increasing per the future ready index that we've been seeing.
The next bucket is student safety and discipline. Uh they're uh again largely in compliance with all of the applicable state laws of which there are many. Um so this includes not only discipline, it includes student health uh and safety
requirements. Uh there were two items that we did note to them through the process dealing with their discipline. They only had one expulsion during the five or four years that we have data. Uh we had some recommendations about the
process they used. It wasn't necessarily in violation of chapter 12. Uh however, we made some recommendations to how they could improve that process going forward as well as suggestions about expectations around their code of conduct and making sure that parents are
fully apprised of what infractions could lead to discipline and what possible discipline could be imposed. The area where we believed there was the most room for improvement and where there was some concerns about compliance
uh was in their governance. Uh there was some areas where they were out of compliance with the Sunshine Act and or the Charter School Law with respect to how they're were publishing information publicly for their board meetings, what
they were putting in their agendas and minutes, compliance with their bylaws, which as a nonprofit is their governing document in addition to the other applicable laws. So, I've we've listed here bullets of those areas where non-compliance was found and we have
taken steps to address all of those areas with the charter school going forward so that those areas of non-compliance are rectified. Um the last bucket I said generally accepted standards of fiscal management and audit requirements. Uh the charter
school is largely in compliance with auditing requirements. Uh we have we do not have their audit yet for last year. We are working to get that. Uh we do have the audits from the other prior years. There was one audit finding in
the fiscal year 24 audit um that we have noted here that we've talked to them about. It had to do with reporting discrepancies and my our understanding from what they have told us is that that did not repeat itself in fiscal year 25 that the auditors have confirmed that.
They're just waiting for the final audit. We will re review that upon receipt. Uh but we do not anticipate that it's going to raise any issues at this point that could be a problem. uh they are sitting on sufficient operating
funds and fund balance and there are no noted concerns with respect to their ability to continue from a financial perspective. They also had a bond issuance which is noted here with respect to their facility development.
Um that is their their facility is in continues to be in a development phase as they are about to add grades. So they have steps in place to move forward to address that. Based on the totality of all of this, which you know is a lot to summarize
quickly here, but uh I want you to understand the many many hours that went into this review. Uh it is the administration's recommendation to the board. Sorry. uh that there is ground to
renew the charter here and that a renewal is appropriate under both the charter school law as well as our the practice that has been made in terms of how other charter schools have operated and and the outcomes with respect to
them. uh that a renewal charter be approved by the board with conditions most of which I've noted already in what we've talked about to address the compliance issues and that the amendment request that was
made by the charter school for the grade expansion as well as the enrollment expansion be granted in part that the grades be they be allowed to expand with the grades they requested. So it would be seventh grade for next school year
and then 8th grade thereafter. So that they would be a kindergarten through 8th grade school. No high school grades. They've not asked for high school. They've indicated they are not interested in having a high school and the charter that was negotiated
specifically says no high school grades. Um and that they be granted their ask for the uh seat expansion with the caveat that consistent with the past
enrollment and the current enrollment at the charter school that there be a Harrisburg cap of 70% each year of the expanded enrollment. um with the exception that siblings of any existing
student um could be enrolled even if it goes above that cap. That um proposal that recommendation was presented to PA Steam and after some lengthy negotiations that is what we are here to present
tonight and PA Steam's board has approved that and signed an executed charter reflecting all of those terms. Um, so it is the uh administration's recommendation to the board that that renewal charter containing all of those
provisions be approved tonight uh and that action be taken to do so. Um, if anyone has any questions, I would be more than happy to answer them. >> Miss Anderson, >> thank you and thank you for that presentation. Um, I just wanted to talk
about some of the areas where maybe the charter didn't meet their goals. Um, just a a general question, what can the board do in terms of accountability or like providing more accountability to the Steam Academy to ensure that they do
comply and meet the goals that they've set out to meet. >> Now that you they have been in operation for some years and they're going to have more testing data, that data will be publicly available every year. Uh if you would requ if the district would want
additional data that might be to drill down a little bit further that you wouldn't otherwise be able to have publicly, you can request that information from the charter school as well. Um you can be monitoring that on
an annual basis as new data comes out from the state as well as a data that you would request from them. Um, if there was a concern that was noted as a result of that data review, the school district as the authorizer has the
ability to meet with the charter school to ask questions, to seek other information um, and to ask them to, you know, answer answer whatever the concern might be. You would also be monitoring their performance under the updated
goals that are in the charter. Um and if there was a cons a material concern about their performance under those there there are some things under the charter school law that the district could do. The most agreed I don't want to say egregious the most material of
which is a revocation of the charter. There would need to be grounds for that but that is a remedy that the has provided to the authorizer. Um but again that that's a kind of an extreme situation but there's a a bunch of
things that could be done in between. >> Thank you >> Misses. >> Thank you very much for the presentation. I just had a question. The academic performance chart you showed us with um four years uh that you may have said this um in 2024 25 there were two
waivers that appeared. Can you just for my understanding? >> Sure. Yeah. I will do my best and I might punt to Dr. Craig or someone else in the room, but the PTE and the state changed the science testing >> program um in that school year and so
therefore I don't believe any school in the state has science data. I think it says waiver for everybody. I'm looking around the room at people in the know. Okay. Okay. >> Um thank you. >> Yeah. >> All right. And um I would just want to add thank you again for that
presentation and I guess my uh question will be more towards uh which I thought was great um and I don't know if you can explain to it is out of a 4-year agreement there was one expulsion >> yes >> in the school year. Yes. Um did can you
explain that like the processes or what that look like or did you >> So for the one we talked to them about that because we are always mindful and there is sometimes a perception and I don't I'm not speaking specifically about PA steam. I'm talking about
charter schools generally. The district often hears people say they're counseling kids out who are behavioral problems and they're asking them to leave. We didn't hear any information per se about that from PA Steam
specifically, but we always ask questions around those topics when we meet with charter schools during the renewal process. There was no red flags that came to our attention around that.
Um the one expulsion was something that they reported both in their safe schools report as well as in the re we have a very robust renewal application process that they have to fill out. Every charter school does and they reported out about that and they went through the
chapter 12 required board expulsion process with this child. So they complied with that. Where we had some recommendations were around some of the processes they used to with respect to their hearing officer system that they
used for the expulsion, some of the order of operations with respect to what they did at that hearing. >> Okay. Thank you. And I guess I wanted to add to because I it looks like they're uh recommending or asking for additional
grade levels. um each year. So is it something that we'll be uh monitoring year by year and if that is the monitoring would that um allow them to actually
add on that next grade level? So say like okay for example the seventh grade they're we're monitoring it and it's not there's they're not improvement there's no compliant to move to the next level. How how do we monitor to say do we want
to go to the eighth grade or do we want to >> the way the charter is written they have the ability to add the eighth grade without it being conditional which I think is what you're asking okay >> um however you can be monitoring that
and there's different ways academically as we already stated we can be monitoring their academic performance financially we can be well in terms of billing we would be monitoring them for compl liance with the required uh enrollment limits that are in the
charter um and making sure that they're not uh acting contrary to those and if there would then we would take steps to bring them into comp. >> Okay. Yeah. And I guess that's is that something that the board we will be able to get an update like a report on what
that looks like? >> That's certainly something that the administration can work with the board about periodic however you want to have data reported out to you. All right. >> Thank you. So, I think we have one online here, Mr.
Robinson. >> Yes. I just have a quick question, and I know this doesn't have anything to do with our ability to um approve the charter, but with the increase in students each year, um I guess for
Harrisburg, for our administration, how does that affect our budget? And I know we can't use budgets as a as a reason to deny or approve a charter, but this is just a question. I'm not sure if you can answer that right now, but how does the increase each year with um it looks like
20 or so students each year, how does that affect our budget? >> Let me see if we can pull those number. >> I'm sorry. >> I said, let me see if we could pull those a number for you. >> Okay. Thank you. Like I said, I I know it doesn't have anything to do with our
um our vote right now, but I was just curious about that, how that affects us, too. So, thank you. >> Thank you, Miss Robinson. So, all right. So, hearing no further
discussion and we want to thank you. >> Thank you, Scoplin. Do you I can stay for the vote or if you're okay with me leaving, I can stop spending your money and head on out. >> Um, sure. You're fine. Whichever you
prefer. >> Did I say bye? I'm sorry. Have a nice night. >> Thank you. >> Okay, we'll now uh move to our Do we have any more? Okay, we'll now move to our recognitions for this evening. Dr.
Henry, do we have any recognitions? >> Yes, we have Miss Keys coming to the front who will do her recognition for today. >> Well, good evening everyone to our school board of directors, Dr. Henry, Dr. Suski, Mr. Saltanic, to our administration uh there on the side, and
to all of you who are joining us this evening. Uh it is a pleasure and an honor to see you out tonight uh as I share a few recognitions and presentations about what's been happening in our school district over the last few weeks. First up, congratulations and kudos to
Harrisburg High School and our phenomenal That's right, our phenomenal Siberius and Phoenix teams. Both teams recently qualified for the Pennsylvania Cup Marvel Rivals finals, which will be
hosted live at Harrisburg University of Science and Technology next month. Harrisburg High School's Phoenix teams enter strong as the number one contender, while our Siberius team enters as the underdog in fourth place.
Let's cheer on our technology athlete. >> And Chris Keith, before you go on, I just want to share that it's amazing. This program only been around for one year. And to see that these kids are competing already after one year in this program. It's amazing. >> It is truly amazing. They don't just
compete against high school teams, they compete uh against college collegiate teams as well. Uh so they are going to go on to compete next month on April 24th. And so, let's give it up for Harrisburg High School's esports team. In that photo, you see Jadelle. He is a
a senior. He'll be graduating this year. And Ash, uh, she helps to lead the other team. You're here tonight. Judy and his team will be presenting next month at our schoolboard meeting. Is there anything you wanted to say, Jadelle, very quickly?
It means a lot to me to start using generics. Not because our team stronger, better with money. This is all really, really >> thank you so much for being here. And
this uh club at John Harris is led by Miss Kelsey Riddle. She does a phenomenal job. And if you'd like to come out next month and hear a little bit more, please join us at the end of April. Okay. Right here, same time, same place. All right, let's keep it going. As part of ReadAcross America Week, the
Harrisburg School District proudly launched its new all-star reading event entitled Read Every Day to School. It's an initiative for our youngest learners. We are grateful for the dedication and support of community volunteers,
administrators, schoolboard members, Harrisburg School District employees, and retired educators who brought their passion and their love of reading to our elementary classrooms. To everyone who participated, we say thank you for making this event exciting, meaningful,
and memorable for each learner. Can we give it up for everyone who volunt that? There you see some more photos. Mr. Hicks at Fouse and uh Miss uh Caroline Ramu and our CSA workers from the city of Harrisburg, our employees, our HR
team, Miss Drayton from the superintendent office, Dr. Stokes, Early Learning, and so many others. All right, we're going to keep it moving. Harrisburg School District Superintendent Dr. Ben Henry, Doc, uh,
Dolphin County Judge Royce Morris, and other dedicated community leaders who are working hard to improve the lives and futures of children recently came together during a powerful panel discussion to bring awareness to Dolphin County's foster care and adoption.
designed to educate the community about the process and the needs of our children as it relates to kinship care, foster care, and adoption. And during that panel, um, I
Mr. Alivera getting some cutting in and out. Can I can I can project if you'd like. Are you going to tweak it, Mr. aloe vera. >> We do ask that if you have your phones set for hotspots, if you could turn them
off, that would be mighty appreciated. Thank you. >> Thank you, Mr. Oliver. That Harrisburg Superintendent Dr. Ben Henry and Dolphin County Judge Royce Morris and others uh dedicated community leaders who are working hard to improve the lives and
futures of children recently came together during a powerful panel discussion to bring awareness to Dolphin County's foster care and adoption initiative which is designed to educate our community about the process and the needs of children as it relates to
kinship care, foster care and adoption. And during this presentation uh I think Dr. Henry may have stepped out, but he shared his own personal experience and journey uh with foster care uh and uh how when he first took in uh his
daughter, he was Mr. Ben and then over time he became dad. Uh so you're going to be hearing more about this initiative because many of our children here in the Harrisburg school district are placed in foster care and the concern of Judge Morris is that many times our children
are placed outside of Dolphin County. So that means they're leaving their schools, they're leaving their friends, their teammates if they play sports, they're leaving their communities of faith, and they're going to counties where they know no one. So with this initiative, we're hoping to increase
awareness and hopefully participation in those who are interested in foster care andor adoption. Last week, the Harrisburg School District in partnership with the Harrisburg Public Schools Foundation and Harristown Enterprises Incorporated
hosted the 2026 Art and Music Celebration at Strawberry Square. This awesome celebration was held in observance of music and our schools month and featured a diverse lineup of music, band, and vocal performances plus visual art displays created by our
students in kindergarten through 12th grade and supported by their a dedicated team of art and music educators right here in the Harrisburg School District. Great job everyone. Can we give them a big big round of applause? There you see some more of our students
who participated in that awesome event. And there you see the Harrisburg Public Schools Foundation uh who came together to make that event possible. This is the fourth annual event uh with their support and um generous investment in our students.
Okay, Mr. Normal, you can leave that slide right there. Harrisburg School District is excited to announce the strong showing of students from Marshall Math Science Academy who recently competed in National History Day at Messiah
University. This year's theme is revolution, reaction, and reform in history. Our students swept two junior categories, websites, and performances, and won third place in the documentary category. Please join us in
congratulating all Marshia Math Science Academy social studies teachers, Mrs. Bascalia, Mr. Demco, and Mr. Ryan for their hard work and commitment to preparing our students for this year's regional
National History Day competition. The website category included three sixth grade winners. Clayton won first place, JK won second place, and Evelyn won third place. In the performance category, our eighth grade winning teams
included Nabha, Charlotte, Ailen, Katie for first place, Amir, Walter, and Sebastian for second place, and Na and Aita for third place. In the documentary
category, scenario and Olympi won third place. Congrats and best wishes to all students who will move on to National History Day State competition on April 25th and 26th at Scranton University. Can we give it up because we are career
proud. All right. And we're coming to a close on this section right here. Opportunity and inspiration met Harrisburg High School John Harris campus students in Hershey, Pennsylvania when they recently visited Penn State's Cancer Institute
along with a team of dedicated educators from their school. During the visit, our students learned what cancer is and how medical researchers are working to better understand and treat the disease. Students also toured research laboratories and heard from a panel of
professionals about various careers in medicine and research. This awesome learning experience gave our students a firsthand look at how science, medicine, and research come together to improve the lives and health outcomes for
patients diagnosed with cancer. At the conclusion of the tour, students were inspired to consider future careers in the field of health care and cancer research. And I'd like to uh put a pin here and extend a sincere thanks to the
Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition for helping to make this visit possible and to Penn State Hershey Medical Cent's Cancer Research Institute. Can we give them a round of applause? All right. And if you haven't noticed, I've been posting online and sending messages and you see on our billboards
across the city. March is music in our schools month, right? So coming up this week, we're going to have a concert uh actually next week at uh Ben Franklin and then we have our musical. So Mr. Nornhold, would you just share the um
musical video and then I think maybe a little bit of the celebration. This year we're going to be performing Once on This Island March 27th, 28th, and 29th. That's Friday and Saturday at 7:00, Sunday at 2:00 p.m. >> Hi, my name is Ariana. I play Asaka, the
goddess of life. What I like about this musical this year is the newfound cast that we have compared to last year. There's a lot of more uh familiar faces. There's a lot of laughter in this cast. There's a lot of just gratefulness and learning and understanding from each
other. We get to jump off each other's strengths and help each other with our differences and our difficulties and I just appreciate that so much in our cast. >> My name is Angel and I play the character Daniel and my character is about this flirty guy and you'll learn
more about him when you see the show. >> Hi, I'm playing Tun. My name is Dasia and really love this character. Uh I love the people I'm working with on the show. I I just love everything. I love the hard work that's going into the
show. I love to see the personalities of everybody, everybody embodying the personalities of all the characters correctly. Very exciting. Very, very exciting. We hope you will join us this weekend on uh Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. On
Friday and Saturday, the music performance begins at 7 p.m. And on Sunday, you have a wonderful matinea opportunity to attend at Harrisburg High School, John Harris campus. Tickets are available online for a very, very affordable cost. So, we hope that you'll come out and support our students. Uh,
at this time, uh, I think we're going to move to our presentations. Uh, we'll hold those other videos, Mr. Olive, and we'll continue to push those out on social media, uh, in the interest of time. So, at this time, I'd like And I'd like to welcome uh our
elementary band director, Miss Lisa Collins. She has a brief presentation and a musical uh selection by Anthony, one of our upand cominging violinists. And then you're going to hear from the principal of uh Melrose Elementary School, Mr. Matt Shore. Thank you so
much again for being here. Good evening. Thank you so much for letting me speak with you tonight. My name is uh Lisa Collins and I teach at Ben Franklin and Fouse elementary schools. I teach band, orchestra, guitar, and ukulele. This year I have
had the wonderful experience of having students who have not only excelled academically but also musically. And as you can see in front of me, Anthony, who recited the pledge of allegiance for
you tonight is one of my outstanding students. Not only is he outstanding academically, but he is also outstanding musically. At this time, I would like to implore
that we add some musical staff for us. We do not have a high school, middle school string teacher. I can only do so much. Anthony is taking what I teach him to the next level, but
he needs more guidance. He needs somebody with more technical experience who can teach him to be a first level violinist. please consider hiring a a middle
school, high school string specialist so he can continue his education in the violin. I can't be more proud than I am of him and of my other students that I have.
And Thursday night, Ben Franklin is having their concert at six o'clock. So if you have nothing to do, please come and join us because it's going to be a fabulous concert. You'll hear the choir. You'll hear orchestra, band, guitar,
ukulele with the the choir singing with them. It's going to be a fantastic event. And it shouldn't only be about 4550 minutes. So please come to Ben Franklin and enjoy us as we celebrate music in the springtime in our schools.
At this time I would like to present Anthony playing for you Beethoven's um Ode to Joy. Absolutely. Okay. Thank you. Well done, Anthony.
That was awesome, young man. That was all right. We're gonna come recruit you to Melrose. Well, good evening everyone. Um, it's great to follow that. that's uh just brought my excitement up even more than than than the reason I'm here for the district to talk about something
special at Melrose that really it's about um leading into LA end of last year's data and it has to do with not having a designation any longer with the state of Pennsylvania and to kind of explain that
briefly we all know what PSSAs are right. It's the test that we take at the elementary level. Um, and we get those scores. But what determines you having a designation is what is it's under PAS,
which stands for Pennsylvania Value Added Assessment System. It's a much deeper look at students across the whole school. looking at all of your demographics from
what you can imagine, male, female, black, white, Hispanic, non-Hispanic to uh economically disadvantaged to um the ELD population and even within those breaking those down even male female
special education for example is another category and so PEAST looks at the overall growth of everything that's kind of going in occurring at your building. uh tenants is a piece of of that also.
So I just kind of bring that to it's it's a lot of a lot more detail, right? But that's just kind of a 10,000 foot view if you will of what's going on, not just PSSAs because we have what I like to say is we have two truths going on at
one time here. The reality is we are not anywhere where we want to be PSSA wise. Okay. Um but in terms of PEASS based on what we have done over the past couple of years as it's a collection of
years is we look at growth of each of those reporting categories and demographics and Melrose going through each of our designations over the years uh has shown growth in
every area and we are no longer designated. Does that make sense? It's cheer. Just agree with me. It's a lot of It's a lot of uh PA state uh education, you know, detail, but it is awesome to
not be designated. Um, you know, we're all doing hard work out there. Uh, but it is the first time for Melrose and and and our elementary schools as a whole. But again, everyone's doing great work. And
speaking of that, I want to I was asked to bring some highlights. And the first thing I want to do is recognize some staff that are here representing Melrose. Um I have Miss Henderson, Miss Ziger from first grade, Miss Williams,
Miss Barks Barksdale from fifth grade, uh Mr. Dryden is here. He's our instructional coach. And of course, my well, she's to my left now. my lefthand person, my assistant principal, Mrs. Tamron Cob,
they asked me to share some highlights. And what I wanted to do, I I wanted to get the intake the insight from my staff. And so just a couple key highlights that I'm going to go through of what my staff
really feels like has made the difference. And what you're going to realize, it's not just about the data. First is climate and culture. One of the best compliments we get from anyone who comes to visit our school is how welcoming and friendly everyone is. From
seeing students learning and teachers teaching, we do great things with our schoolwide celebrations. From neon glow parties to coastal wilds and carnival games, there's a real sense of belonging
as well as an encouraging atmosphere for all stakeholders. High staff morale. This has been a lead motivation for teachers who want to continue to be at school and like coming to school each day, which obviously
leads to great instruction, student improvement, and achievement. Next is commitment of teachers and staff. We have various committees that all staff are a part of in one way or another from safety to our PBIS community building
with our family engagement specialists. We have a sunshine committee. What we have what's called a SAP team, our comprehension planning team, but then also with that is our retention of teachers. We have consistent staff in the classroom with the majority being
certified. We barely split classes because every day if someone's out, we're getting subs in our buildings. School leaders being here for consecutive years and working with teachers to do what is in the best interest of students. Our attendance,
our school counselor, social worker and teaming up with our front office dedic are dedicated to collaborating with teachers, students, and parents to keeping kids at school. our comp planning team and our professional learning community at the at each grade level. We are very
purposeful and datadriven in the decisions that we're making for what's happening inside the classrooms and working with our students every day. And finally, student and family buyin. We continue to build this each year where families and students are seeing the
consistency and the progress that we're making with the high expectations that we have. And while it's not always fun holding students accountable and um for what we need to do sometimes uh but it's the good work that happens
every day and I think parents are appreciating it. we're com we're doing a much better job communicating with our parents and students and it's just all a big piece of the puzzle. So those are the key points that I bring to you from my staff on behalf of my staff uh
because they are a great hardworking bunch and I'm very proud of them and the success that we have experienced at Melrose. Thank you. >> Thank you Mr. Sure. And to your team, great job. I know that that's an incredible feat that you all did. Um,
and I wanted to make sure that we recognize and celebrate that. Um, great job to your staff and to everyone there. >> Thank you. And now we'll um move to our public comments for this um evening. And before we start start um if Mr. Sultan
can just share please. >> Good evening everybody. I know that many of you are here to speak about uh item 10.6 Six on the agenda as it relates to
the status of the contract that and commission that exists with the district's assistant superintendent Dr. Marisol Craig. And this is an unusual kind of motion. And the board believes
very strongly that a little bit of background regarding how commissioned officers are appointed in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and how the public school code of 1949
interrelates with that is important in addressing this issue because a lot of these issues are not intuitive. An assistant superintendent position is not like a regular employee situation that would exist in a private
sector entity or for that matter it's an unusual position even for a public school district. Uh the position of course carries with it an employment contract but it is also a commissioned
officer. The individual who fills the position gets commissioned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Education. And it is also an elected position. Most people don't realize that superintendent and assistant
superintendent are elected under the school code by their respective boards for a term of 3 to 5 years. Like any elected official, um at the end of the term of the election,
your position is finished. You have no continuing rights to a position at the conclusion of the term of uh engagement by the board because you're elected.
And uh the school code has a specific provision that I am going to bore you for a few seconds and read uh under section 1077 of the school code.
And it says that at a public meeting of the board of school directors occurring at least 90 days prior to the expiration date of the term of office of the assistant district superintendent. So in this case, Dr. Craig's contract
concludes as of June 30th of 2026. her commission and her election concludes as of that date also. And 90 days prior to that would be the end of March.
And this is our last schoolboard meeting prior to the end of March where the district must make a notification under the language. I'll continue to read it. The agenda shall include that's
mandatory an item requiring the affirmative action by five or more members of the board of school directors. So, this is a board vote to notify the assistant district superintendent that the board intends to
retain him or her for a future term extending through the term of the school district superintendent or of 3 to 5 years. or instead that another or other candidates
will be considered for the office. So essentially the notification says it doesn't say that your contract is not going to be renewed. It says whether or not the board will consider other
candidates for the position of assistant superintendent under the circumstances. In addition, it does state that if the board fails to take such action at this
public meeting occurring at least 90 days prior to the expiration date of the term of office of the assistant district superintendent. The term of office which with he or she with which he or she is currently serving shall be extended one time for a
one-year period upon the conclusion uh of which the term of office shall terminate unless the board shall have taken action prior to the end of the one-year term to retain uh the individual for a 3 to 5year term. So, if
the board were to vote down the motion that is currently appearing on the agenda, Dr. Craig's contract would extend for a one-year time period under the terms same terms and conditions, no
change in compensation, wages, or benefits that currently exist in the contract for a one-year period of time. after which time the contract shall terminate and there will not be the similar kind of 90-day notice pos uh
provision that currently is in existence. Uh so this is a very unusual kind of action but if the board approves the motion as stated it does not
necessarily mean that Dr. Craig's contract is not going to be renewed or that she will not be considered for the position. All it means is is that the parties would like to see if there are
other available candidates to fill the position. And the motion also does indicate that this also assumes that the assistant superintendent
position will continue to be in existence after this date and starting July 1st. The district administration is currently in the process of working on a reorganization plan that may, as one of
its options, consider not utilizing an assistant superintendent as part of its education delivery process. And there have been recommendations that have already been made by outside entities to the district
administration about uh the needed structure of having an assistant superintendent. The board has not reviewed that reorganization plan as we speak. That reorganization plan is still in development and will probably be
addressed at either our April or May board meetings effective uh July 1st. So without having a reorganization plan in place, the board is faced with the issue right now and this evening of voting on
this motion in this fashion. But I know there's been a lot of discussion that this is a motion not to renew and the like. Technically, that is not what this is. And the board felt that it was important to explain this because this
is not a typical situation. uh faced by a school district uh because of uh the commissioned nature of the position. And you may say, well, I've been I've heard other school districts may have assistant to the superintendent.
If you're an assistant to the superintendent, you're not a commissioned officer, so you're not subject to the same rules. So I wanted to take some time and the board made it very clear to explain this because we know many of you here are here to
comment about the issue and we wanted to at least before the public comment period for you to have a little bit of context of the nature of this uh provision. >> Thank you Mr. Sultanic. So with that,
with further ado, um, Madame Secretary, we're ready to begin the public comment period of the agenda for agenda items only. Um, and at this time, I've asked that the you are ready. Okay, we're all set. So, your name will appear up on the board.
You are allotted three minutes. Our goal, honestly, is to get everyone done in the first public comment section. So please, if you can respect the 3 minutes, we can just get everybody's opinion and thoughts. So please just respect the threeinut limit. Look for
your name so you'll know when you're up next and we will get started. And if you could just state your name and address for the record when you get to the mic, Miss Ferrero. >> First want to thank you thank you and the board for providing further context
and clarity to this. Um, my name is Tamika Ferrar and I'm one of the school psychologists here with Harrisburg School District. Okay. So, um, when I was reading the board agenda item 10.6, as I understood the language, I read it as should the position remain within the
organizational structure, Dr. Craig would be required to reapply in order to be considered for appointment. Our district prides itself on equitable practices and meaningful representation and this action appears to contradict those very values. As stated in our
vision, if our district truly aims to empower all students to become high academic achievers and lifelong learners who are prepared to succeed in an increasingly diverse and global society, we must also examine whether our
decisions reflect that commitment. Removing or destabilizing representation within central administration risk sending a conflicting message to the students and communities. Representation matters.
I have served as as a school psychologist for 16 years, the majority of which has been with the Harrisburg School District. Another school psychologist and I have personally worked with Dr. Craig to support her in increasing students academic, emotional and behavioral competencies. For
instance, partaking in the MTSS initiative to include PBIS, creating a district level threat screening team, making sure safe to say resources and contact information was easily accessible to students to enhance our school safety and climate. Dr. Craig is
not only a steadfast advocate for all students. Her leadership and support staff to staff is immeasurable. When I developed the district therapy dog policy, Dr. Craig was the first person I approached. Why? Because I
trusted her to thoughtfully consider the research behind animal assisted interventions and to engage in meaningful dialogue about how animal assisted interventions could enhance school climate and support students social and emotional development.
With 24 years of dedicated service to this district, Dr. Kra's commitment is both evident and extraordinary. Harrisburg School District faces unique challenges that often contribute to staff burnout and high turnover, resulting in a revolving door of
personnel, including leadership positions. Yet, Dr. Craig has remained a constant. Her longevity reflects not only resilience, but a deep and unwavering commitment to our students and community. given her record of service, absence of negative performance
concerns, and an important representation she provides, particularly for a student population that is over 45% Latino. It is difficult to understand a rationale for this action.
We should be asking, how can we as this district support leaders like Dr. Craig, not create conditions that may lead to their departure? >> Thank you. I respectfully urge the board to leave reconsider the agenda item. >> The next person is Miss Evans
>> and it's in Dr. Cra's term. >> Thank you very much. >> Last call for Miss Evans. Miss Tilly, if you could state your name and address for the record. And just a quick reminder, you are limited to 3 minutes. My name is Julia Tilly. My
address is 2016 Green Street, Harrisburg. First of all, I would like to thank all of you that are serving in the capacity of school board. You are a very vital part of our district structure and it is very much appreciated. I also appreciate the um
the explanation and the legality of what we are discussing this evening. But I am here today in support of our assistant superintendent, Dr. Marisel Craig. Dr. Craig has been with our district for over 24 years, starting as a teacher and then moving on to the director of
virtual learning, principal, and now assistant superintendent. She is a valuable asset to our schools and to our community. Just this month, she was recognized by the PA Latino Convention for her leadership in education as a
Latino woman, which honored her for her outstanding work with all of our students, but especially her outreach for our Spanish-sp speakaking community. I am concerned, and I was concerned that the district might be considering to do away with the assistant superintendent position altogether. So, thank you for
bringing that up. Um, if so, I feel it would be a great disservice to the district and to the students which it serves. We have a very large student population. I'm maybe around what 6,800. I'm not quite sure, but it's big. School districts with this high number of
students typically have both an assistant superintendent and a superintendent. Dair Township, while only half the student size of ours, has two assistants to the superintendent, which I know is not a commission position, but I think that it bears
noting um and it's worth mentioning. As a taxpaying city resident, I feel that it is important to renew Dr. Craig's contract for her current role as assistant superintendent. She has built strong connections in our community, earned the trust of both students and
parents, and has shown her strong commitment to educational excellence for all the children of our city. Thank you. Hey, listen. I'm almost a senior citizen. She finished early. All right. Hello everyone. My name is
Sharon Howard. Um, I currently live at 56 Taylor Boulevard. And I just want a round of applause because I bought a new house. >> Okay. And um I come from the a history of educators in the district.
Both of my parents worked in the Harrisburg School District in different times. Um and I have a history with Dr. Craig because she helped me with the children through different school years with from elementary all the way up to high school. Um through her different
capacities. But anyway, I'm here because of first I heard that her position was being eliminated and even if it's not Dr. Craig, I feel that we need to have an assistant superintendent. Okay. Um besides that, I feel that she is a
wealth of information. Truly an asset. And we are the district. We are you're here for us, okay? and what you all are doing and the decisions that you're making, you need information that comes from us. And I'm hearing so many things
since um I'm just hearing so many things that I don't like and I need the backbiting and the backstabbing to stop because the personal issues that are going on within the district are what are mitigating some of these decisions
and the influences. People are in cahoots with each other. And for for for example, I'll give you and yes, I will say names, but Dr. Susky, it seems there's some things that have happened through the lineage that have made me
wonder what's going on here. When Mr. Turman left, I didn't understand personally why she was not the acting interim super and superintendent. Okay, that's normally what happens in districts. It doesn't have to, but
that's what happens. And then she could have shepherd in shephered in Dr. Henry because he's not even from here and could have helped him. And I hear that people say people don't want to follow her. She they don't want her to lead them. That she's has an inability to
lead. And she doesn't have any blemishes. Dr. Susky can't say that. She comes from a district where they have fraudulent test scores. We don't have that. There's so many things that the people don't know that they need to know. People need to
come to these meetings. And this is for the people that are on YouTube as well. You need to get here. You need to be here. You need to be involved. You can't have an opinion if you don't participate. Same as voting. Don't complain if you don't get out and vote.
It's just ironic to me about she doesn't have a stained leadership. And we want you to renew her contract. We want you to do whatever it takes so that she can stay and be here for us. And when I read put pin Live put on about the Latino community. We need her.
Good evening everyone. I'm going to ditto on what this young lady, Miss Howard said. Thank you. Um I know Marisol Craig for 17 years. I worked under her. I've been her secretary. I've been her office manager. And I can tell you that when we worked together in a
school, we accomplished a lot of things. I remember one time when we were opening HBLA, the struggles that we went through, the headaches that we went through, the long hours that we worked after 3:00,
>> okay, weekends, I mean, we struggled a lot. And those are things that if you take a Hispanic woman out of this position, uh me working in a school with majority of our kids being Hispanic, how are we going to show our kids what kind
of leaders we have in our future? Okay. Um not only she's a woman, a female, she's a Latina. And as a Latina woman, she has to show our young female womens now that we can accomplish whatever we need. and she >> and she has and she has and she will
continue to okay because God is good and he will allow her to continue to do what she needs to do. I just say to the board, please think of mine that you taking a high person of her of her title, taking her of this position. I would like to know how you would support
our Latino kids. That's what I would like to know. Thank you. Hello. I'm just a friend. This is this is touching because um I would have to support what everyone is saying. It's
it's important for us women to have especially Latino women to have examples of leadership and this is what we have here and it's very important for us to be able to see that. Um I think uh what the young lady said before me is not a
rhetorical question. It's a question that should be answered, right? It it should be answered. What are we going to do if we displace um our Latina here? You know, it's a very important question, not only for us young female ladies, but for males and just
leadership overall. Diversity is a big issue that we have here in our community, and I think it's something that needs to be considered. And um I would ask that you please reconsider your decision today. Thank you. Good evening, board. Uh, a lot of times
you don't see me unless I'm I'm coming down here saying about something, but this is important. Um, my subject was three things tonight. Community, continuity, and Marisol Craig. Now, you're going to say, well, how what what does that mean? Let's connect let's
connect the dots. Community. The school district will not be successful unless the community buys into what they're doing and educ and actually point our children to buy into it. Okay, it's number one continuity.
I'm going to put my arm like this. That's continuity. 24 years in a school district. When other teachers, when other people bail out on a school district, >> she's there. I think I want to say something to you, Dr. Henry. said, "You need a good exo. We, you know, you talk
to military terms and I'm retired n commander, lieutenant commander, so I understand what a commission is." Okay. But I I go back and say you through directions from the board set the directions on what where you wanted to see this district go, but you
can't do it by yourself. You're I told when you came, you're a newbie. Harrisburg is a city of six cities and we all have different way and we all have different goals. You need a good exo to execute your vision. Okay, you
got one. It's called the your assistant basically superintendent. She makes sure that your vision and your directions get executed. That's what her task is. That's what she and if it's not that's what she should should be held task for. Okay. In my corporate career, I was an
exo to C to presidents of a company, CIOS and anything else. Eventually, I became a CIO. Okay. Because I was a very good exo, but I learned something be an exo. I learned to I don't always have to agree
what what what my boss wanted to do, but his vision I'm supposed to see gets executed. And that's her and that's the job she's been performing. That's the job she needs to continue for. you know, 46% of Harrisburg school district is Latino.
I think in two years it'll be better than 50%. I can't reach, you know, in my position, nobody around here knows me to a certain point. There's some there's some communities I can't reach into. I don't talk their language, need a translator,
and things get lost in translation. She doesn't have to translate. She has that connection with the community on both sides my on both sides of the minority divide. She can reach in and talk to people and get to understand what their issues are. And that's a plus
a plus for the school district because again I think a lot of times where we and I start with community where we miss the boat is that there's a gap between the community and the district. the same thing with the the Harrisburg administration saying it's like this gap
if you want our children to succeed >> that's your three minute >> thank you very much sorry for preaching that okay I simply appreciate >> I didn't know it was time sorry >> okay so I'm just going to read
Guy Lutz Workman Jacobs Fontaine Gerard and Craig these are names that have echoed in my memory memories and motivation. The educators that inspired me despite the odds of being a Latina low-income woman, that there is more out there than what they try to force us to
accept as a normative. All women, all strong, creative, and relentlessly working to change things for the better, for the future. They weren't just passing faces and forced curriculum. They were voices of reason, guidance, and authentic care. Sometimes the only ones children have received. Dr. Craig
is one of those women with just cause. For many, just being a phase of inclusion is enough. Especially the way the world has shift us shifted up as late. But for Dr. Craig, that was never enough. Enough was not just looking like an example, but working so hard to be that example. Working for decades,
sometimes inch by inch, just to improve what is happening to our children. The ones who are going to be sitting in those very seats one day. The ones who will be teaching the next generation, leading the voice of reason, and working to keep society together. Do you really want to strip these children of another role model? Do you want to disadvantage
them by taking away someone who fights for them who work who grow who grew up and knows the very city and circumstances these kids face every day? She has walked these hallways, has seen where our communities have risen and fallen. She speaks to an entire community of Latinos in itself. Latinos
who have already felt the attack and isolation of this country. Having someone familiar as we all know gives us hope and that that maybe there's a really a safe place for us all together. Stop stripping these kids of hope of familiarity of faces like their own
accents, connections, reality. I've lived in Harrisburg my entire 32 years. And as much negativity as it receives, it's home. And despite all the odds thrown against us, I love Harrisburg. I love the education that push pushed me right now into a second masters because I love being educated. Because women
like Dr. Craig glow when they speak, when the education flows out of them, it makes you want to be better, to learn, to lead. Dr. Craig deserves better than this. This is why we're here, because we all know she deserves better than this. It's an ugly future when the ones that work the hardest and care the most are
the ones being punished and eliminated. It isn't Thank you. It isn't just a job. It's a direct pathway. If you start here, where will it end? When there is no one brave or hard enough working, when there is no one willing to stand with and for our
children, if we want to fix this city, this community, if we want to help build and motivate these children, if we want a better future, it's the choices we make in educators and leaders that matter the most. This is the right leader. >> Hello everyone. Thank you for the opportunity. My name is Anna Vargas. I
live in 1456 South 12th Street in Harrisburg. I live in Harrisburg the last 34 years in my life. So this is home for me. I'm from Puerto Rico, but this is my home. So I have worked for
the Harrisburg School District, like I say, for 30 years. I grew up in Harrisburg. I've seen staff and leaders, good ones, comes and go all these year. I met Dr. Marasur crazy caro 24 years
ago at jumpy Scott all and all I saw is her growing has educational career for 24 years. I saw her not only growing in her career but helping and fighting for our students education and our staff
giving us a posit positive leadership to to me she taught me the important of education of students to help them to be better and never give up gave up. I learned so much of I what applied for
myself in my life and pass it to my own daughter. >> My daughter went to Scitec. She's a student. She's a product of Harrisburg School District. She went to ship University like Dr. Craig and a lot of
ladies here because I want my daughter to grow up like her, like Mary, like Tammy C. I always call cop. I want her to be like that. Right now, she has a criminal justice degree, master degree
in forensic psychology, and she's still working to continue her education. And just like her, hundreds of students that follow Dr. Cray succeed as a Latina woman. I'm proud of Dr. Cray because she
gave me a great example as a woman, as a minority, and as a Latina that we can succeed on this time. Mostly I respect and I'm proud. I'm proud of her to stay
with us in those times, those time that Harrisburg school district staff and family went through a lot, a lot a lot. And um I would be really sad to see her leaving
us, not just for this position, but to follow her steps. Thank you. My name is Jiala Yuso. I'm a senior at John Harris. I'm 17 years old. I am going to give you my perspective on this entire situation as a student who's enrolled in the district. Uh I I'm in
the school and business uh I'm sorry, the school business and industry program. I do AP classes. I'm in dual enrollment. I you know, I have all of this. And without Dr. Craig here, I wouldn't I wouldn't be in this position. I'm gonna be completely honest with you. um as uh as a Puerto Rican student, you
know, I I take a lot of inspiration from her. She's an incredibly uh successful Latin American figure in our community. I I just I really don't want to see her go. In summer of 2024, Dr. Craig worked vigorously to set up a program called or to set up the budgeting for a program
called uh the Great Debate hosted by the National Hispanic Institute. And I was one of the students who was chosen to go to that uh go through with that program. And that program, it really got me more in tune with my culture. It got me speaking more Spanish. It taught me the skills of debate. And without Dr. Craig's help, without her funding,
without her putting faith in the students, I wouldn't have won first place in cross- examination in that category. >> I wouldn't be I wouldn't be chasing half of the things I chase, the accolades, the achievements, the the strengths of being
a student, being a scholar. I I wouldn't be chasing education as a whole if it wasn't for that program and if it wasn't for the work that she put in. And I'm I'm thankful for that. I'm speaking here today as a community member and not a student because at the end of the day,
the board, everyone here watching, everyone online, we all want the same thing. We want our peers, we want our students, we want our siblings, we want our children to be successful. And with over 45% of the student body in Harrisburg School District being Latin
American, how are we going to do that with Dr. Craig only being without anybody representing Latin American communities? She's the only major representation we have of Latin American figures in the Harrisburg School District on on the level of administration.
We need her here. I'm sorry. I'm just I'm getting a little shaken up. I just want to ask, what will we do without that representation? What will we do without our children and our siblings and our peers? What will we do when we don't have a figure to look up to? When they don't
have a voice to look up to? When they don't have someone who speaks Spanish, someone who walked the same streets, someone who someone who grew up in the same area? What will we do when they're not there? What's the plan? Who are we going to reelect? How are we going to get rid of this position? How are we going to get rid of the help that we need in the school district for the students to be
successful? And why are we get getting rid of someone who's one of the most diverse, one of the most intelligent, one of the most educated, one of the most credible, one of the most reliable people in this district? Why are we getting rid of her specifically? Why do we have to give her that position?
I'm so grateful that she was a voice for us, and I'm grateful that I could be that voice tonight. God bless. Is it Amanda Batista? >> Sorry.
Is she here? Oh, >> I'm gonna try to keep it short. Hello, I'm Naen Rodriguez. Uh I uh I was a former employee of the Harrisburg School District uh at William Penn
Alternative Ed. Uh a parent of two very successful young ladies, an accountant and a social worker now. Um they went to school at NYU and Forom. They were uh UMass Low and Lel. And now
um I'm coming to you um on behalf of my sister Marisol Craig. Happy Women's History Month. >> You are so deserving of that. Um thank you uh Sharon Howard for speaking so
highly of my sister. Uh, I won't um elaborate on that because we already know how amazing you are and all you've done um and everything I've heard here tonight. Thank you. Thank you. Um, I I'd like to say Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Latina translation. What's happening here in Harrisburg is not a Harrisburg problem. It's not a Pennsylvania problem. It's a national problem. It didn't only happen to my
sister, but it continues to happen throughout this nation. Latinos in leadership being cut and programs that serve the Latino community. Okay. So, I hope this is not a conversation just for tonight, but that it continues. That's
my hope. And now I'm going to go to my short statement. Um, so Dr. Marisol Craig, uh, I'm so happy I could be here to support you. Uh, good evening. Already went through that, I guess. Uh,
never conform. Never conform. Please advocate. Although Latinos represent 40% of Harrisburg school district, uh, we have three leaders,
two principles, and Dr. Marisol Craig. There's something wrong with that number. I don't know. Um, so Marisol Craig has survived. Let me see how many superintendents. Hold on. Hold on. Sorry for three
minutes. Sorry. Next. Glorious. >> Thank you. >> Good evening. Um, my name is Gina Vasquez. I'm here as a Latina, a mother of five, four who graduated from
Harrisburg School District, and someone who works closely with this community. I'm going to be honest, what's happening to Dr. Craig is not sitting right with us at all. asking the only Latina in
executive leadership to reapply for a position that she already has and has been working with the district for over 24 years. It just doesn't feel right at all. It feels unfair and it raises real
concerns. In a district where almost half of the students are Latinos, rep representation matters and not just on paper. real representation, someone who shows up, someone who speaks the language, someone
who looks like me, someone who looks like the rest of the Latinos that are here today, and who understands our families and what we struggle with every day, how we have to fight to get resources for our
kids and our community in a language that they understand. We fight this every single day. We are always an afterthought. And that is going to stop now. It has to stop
because we're tired. We're tired of being an afterthought. And the truth is, like I said, we're tired and overlooked and underserved. Our kids are watching this. Our future
leaders are watching this. and they deserve better than what this looks like right now. This is bigger than one person. It's about respect. It's about equity and it's about trust. And I'll say this
right now, we're paying attention. Okay? We're voters. We're Puerto Rican. There a lot of Puerto Ricans in here. just in case because I've come across where pe a lot of people in government in high positions didn't know that Puerto Ricans are U US citizens. We're
US citizens. We are voters and when you come up for our vote, you are going to be coming knocking on our doors and we're going to we're going to respond correctly. Um so like I said, this is we're paying attention and this
won't be forgotten. Thank you. Hi, my name is Carmen Meyers. Anybody involved with young Harry's with children or students over there knows exactly who is Miss Meyers. Um, I really want to thank the gentleman
that uh he's playing that and and thank you so much for that. However, I just want to ask you guys to think one thing, the students, because a lot of time we forget the
reason we're here. So, I understand that not everybody that works in education cares about education. It's a good paycheck. You go home and
it's a stability. However, working in John Harris, a lot of people call me crazy. Even my co-workers, >> those are my babies. Paying me, not paying me. Cuz right now,
I'm not getting paid for this. I'm here for my babies. And whoever think that she's not a leader, let me tell you what a leader is. A leader is when you're even wrong with your own family because this woman and I, we've been Saturdays.
We've been working to 9 10 p.m. Who does that? Who's willing to do that? You see that kid over there? That kid was invisible in Joe Mary's invisible quiet.
And she worked so hard even when she was on vacation contacting me even from their airplane with her family and I know how her husband and how children get upset because really when you do this is not about the money. Thank God my husband is
really blessed with the money because we will be in trouble if it was for my person. I just want to say is I have seen with his eyes. I have witnessed and I do not want to hear and I I'm really you're
gonna know me. Go and ask about Miss Meyer. I'm honest. What you see is what you get. I want no excuses. We got to think about the students. And I want to say something. My students are there and nobody play around with my student. There are people here that has been
texting. I I'm not going to go to a classroom and I'm going to allow a a student be disrespectful with the teacher. I got my students here what they're going to see from you making faces. We cannot agree to disagree. Let's be
better for the student and my students are looking after her. She's the one I bring up for my student. These girls that parents right now that's are in jail. You know that they say I tell them if she's there you can be there because she's not there because
somebody put her there. She has made her way up. Good evening. Thank you for this opportunity. My name is Francesia and I am the principal of Seal Elementary. Um, I am here as a community member and I am here solely and I
respect protocols and procedures. I understand them. I do want to say my story and I will be remissed if I publicly did not offer my gratitude to Dr. Craig. When I came here, I could not identify with anyone. I had no support
honestly um because I came from a whole different no fault of anybody is I came from New York, Florida then came here to Harrisburg because I had a vision and I knew that I I was called and I wanted to show up. I confronted many challenges.
Again, no fault of anyone's. I had Dr. Craig every single day. I can count the number of times she went to seal over 50 times sitting down with me encouraging me telling me you can do this and I could identify with her. She could say
my name you know that's a hard name to say and she would call me Dr. Everybody calls me Dr. E. That's okay with me too. But I just wanted to say I am here today because I aspire to be
just like Dr. Craig to have that high integrity to show up when you are called and to offer support when you need it. Um you know often times we have a deficit mentality. People often times will create narratives and talk to you
about what you're not doing right. Right. Dr. Craig will always talk to you about what's going well and the feedback that you need to be great. And so I Dr. Craig, thank you so much for all the things that you have done for me and for
growing me the way that you have. Good evening, members of the board and community members. Um, my name is Claudia Farardo de la Cruz and I stand before you tonight as an alumni of this district. Um, I am a family engagement
specialist with the district at this time. Um, also a proud Latina member of the community. Um, I began this journey in this district as a student at Scott School in 2005. Um, one of the first faces I saw at the
time was Miss Craig. Um, I graduated from Scitec High School and I now have the privilege of serving the very students and families who remind me of my own story. That journey from student to staff is proof that it's possible.
And it's possible when young people see the opportunity and representation within their schools. Representation and leadership, it matters. And it matters to our students. I see it every single day at my building, to our families, and to our
staff who serve this district as well. It means so much to us. Seeing her in the position she's in, it makes me so proud to see someone that looks like me, who speaks my language, who like Dr. Like said, can say my name. That means
so much. When students see leaders who reflect their identities, their languages, and their lived experiences, it sends a powerful message about belonging, and about possibility and voice. Dr. Craig's presence and leadership represents more than the title. It
represents visibility, cultural understanding, and hope for many students and families in our community. Leaders who understand their communities reflect their diversity and they help build trust. They strengthen relationships and they support student success. And I see this
on a daily basis with our families. I work at Downey Elementary and so many kids that I see, they look just like me and they come up to me. They're like, "Mrs. Dea Cruz, like they just look up to me. They they see someone that they can talk to. They come up to me. They
speak in Spanglish and they know I'll understand them." And that means so much. So, as someone who once sat in these classrooms and now works within this system, I believe our district needs strong, consistent leadership that reflects the community that it serves. I
respectfully share that Dr. Craig's continued leadership is important to many of us who value representation, stability, and progress within our schools. Our students deserve to see themselves in positions of leadership. Our families deserve to feel represented and our
staff deserve to know that their voices and cultures are valued. So, thank you all so much for your time. Woo! Nothing comes easy when you're 63. All right, there we are. I had this whole long drawn out speech
before the solicitor spoke. >> I threw the bulk of it out. I'm just going to speak from right here. And excuse me, my voice is a little horse. As a for and my name is Jerry Mitchell, by the way, and uh I live in Harrisburg. And as a former outreach agent for the
state uh attorney general's office, my job and my role was to protect communities and protect your kids with a message of digital citizenship, cyber safety, and drugs, the dangers of drugs. My job was to keep you safe.
working with Marisol for years and years and years. She collaborated with our office, brought our office into every school in Harrisburg. And there are people in this room who will attest to that. Am I wrong? You know I'm talking. You know what I'm saying? That's right.
She helped keep your kids safe. Digital citizenship, cyber safety, year after year, from kindergarten to high school. the safety factors of how to keep our kids safe, how to protect our kids. And she went to all those different schools
to make sure everything was running smoothly when things were online during COVID. And we all know how that exploded and that was, you know, that really shut a lot of things down and she had to basically re-engineer, re-imagine like so many other people. She was Johnny on
the spot with that. Something else I want to mention, and again, I'm I'm going to go back to my notes with this. In a district as diverse as Harrisburg, Marisol's Latino heritage is not a footnote. It's not a roaming stat. And it's not a, "Oh,
that's nice." Her Latino heritage is a bridge. And she's proved that or she provides a voice for a strong demographic, ensuring that Spanish-sp speakaking families are not just included, but they are actively heard and empowered. For many of our
students, seeing not just being not just black leaders, but a Latino leader in a central office provides the tangible proof that their own dreams are valid. Beyond the school administration, she has built trust where it was previously
broken, acting as a liaison between school systems and the community it serves. And we all know that consistency is the fuel for school improvement. Letting Marisol go or removing her from this position sends a message of instability to our staff and abandonment
to the Latino community. I ask for this board to prioritize our students futures by renewing her contract and keeping her vision in Harrisburg. Thank you everyone. >> Hello. My name is Jason Bear. born and raised Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
I'm currently a safety supervisor in the district. Um, I didn't really have much prepared. So, like my brother Jerry and my board mostly speak from the heart. It's It's kind of mindboggling. We're in Women's History Month
and we're having a conversation about one of the most solid women in the district. He talked about her Latino heritage um being a bridge. I completely agree. It's also a feature and it's a superpower. We live in this district here where it's
pretty, you know, it's mostly black and brown. And as everyone before me has said, representation matters in a major way. And I can speak to that as a black male dealing with a lot of young black males in the district and how they
relate to us and they can find us and they count on us and when they see us they see themselves cuz when I see them I see me and the same thing can be said about Dr. Craig. Uh we talked about climate and culture. I believe Mr. Shore
talked about climate and culture when it came to Melrose. Um, and that, you know, when you come in, it's friendly and it's welcoming. This is what it's about. What are we saying to our Latino community when we someone or consider removing someone or
not renewing a contract of a Dr. Craig? Um, you know, we have a lot of smart people in this room, brilliant people throughout the district, but I'm here to tell you right now, nobody cares. They really don't. And I'm going to tell you why. People don't care how much you know
until they know how much you care. I'll say it again. People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care. And with Dr. Craig, I can guarantee you people know how much she cares. There's been a couple of times where I was in some pretty bad places in
my life. And there were two two individuals, two different times. One was the great Carl Singleton who stopped me in the parking lot and he gave me a genuine hug as a grown man when I needed it. And the other time with tears
flowing down my eyes at Roland Academy, Dr. Greg gave me a hug. It didn't matter about anything else. She was showing me that I care about you and I'm here for you. And it made a huge difference in my life. Um, we got administration in this
country right now telling the community, different cultures and communities that they don't matter. What message are we sending to the citizens of this community if we consider removing Dr. Craig? Are we telling them that they don't matter? Consistency is the key. Dr. Craig
absolutely has earned the right to go out on her shield. Thank you. Good. My name is Gloria Vasquez Merik and I'm the executive director of the Latino Hispanic American Community Center. I'm proud to be here this evening to support Marisol. I can tell
you she truly genuinely cares not only about the students but the community as a whole. of all the room of all the people in this room and all the administrators all the executives I can truly say Marisol has been the constant
Dr. Craig, always at the Latino Center. What can we do to help? How can we engage the Latino Center? What can we do for the students, always, constantly since I've been there? And I I'm just so shocked that we're here tonight talking
about the one person, the one person that has been constantly engaged, working, looking out for the Latino community. And not just the Latino community. Look around the room. blacks, Latinos, everyone. Everyone. She
embraces all races and all ethnicities. And I'm just so proud of her. Marisol is she is the calming, reassuring presence in this administration.
She is our community's vital five feet of the communication line. She is our seat at the table. She is our voice. And given the timing of this unforeseen recommendation to not renew her is just
unfathomable, especially at a time when the district has a population that is nearing 50% Latino and has grown by 10% just since 2019. And well, and again, just give you the
facts, the black population at this school has dropped 10% since 2019. And the Latino population, look it up, has increased by 10%. But when you look at the representation, three teachers for
all all the the 50% of the students that are here, it again, it's just unfathomable that there would be talk about not renewing her position. From my vantage point, Dr. Curry has served aly over the more than aly over
her decades her decades of service here regardless again regardless of ethnicity. She chooses to embrace everyone in this institution. to choose not to renew her contract not only leaves your senior team without Latino
representation but potentially brings untimely criticism to the district which we don't need right now who was here who was here running things when Dr. left as
superintendent or acting super m Dr. >> that's one minute >> and Dr. Nate and Dr. same. >> And we have one more >> here, >> Miss Jackson. >> I'm sure. >> It is disheartening that we even have to
be here for this discussion during Women's History Month. We're not questioning Dr. Craig's commitment because she has been committed to this district through chaos and dysfunction and through turmoil for 24 years. We're
not questioning her. We are questioning the board. We are questioning the hidden agendas that happened that has landed us where we are. 45% that is the number that keeps ringing. 45% of the
population in this district is Latinos. I'm an African-American woman. The reason why I wanted to work in Harrisburg is because I wanted to work with my kids who look like me because my kids deserve to see someone who looks like me. So, it's not just me. It is our
students who look like Dr. Craig, who speak like Dr. Craig, and who come from a history that she comes from. Removing her is doing a disservice to this district. And if we go on our district web page, it says in our mission,
a culturally responsive environment in diversified education. Make it make sense if we remove the only Latina that we had. It does not make sense. Her
loyalty again is not in question because she could have left the many times when she was looked over for promotions for whatever the reason. Whether you all thought she was not good enough, she didn't fit the part, she didn't fit the narrative or your own personal
narrative. We're here for the children. That's that's what our website says. Every board meeting I hear, we're here for the kids. But is that really the reality? Do they not deserve to have somebody who looks like them at the table? Because when you remove the only
person at the table, what does that show our students? It tells them through your actions that they do not matter, THAT THEIR VOICE DOESN'T MATTER, THEIR PRESENCE DOESN'T MATTER. Because I guarantee you, if this was an African-American woman sitting here,
would we be okay with that? No. I absolutely would not be okay with that. For the days that you have been here, no one has noticed that you have cried behind closed doors. For the sacrifices that you have made as a woman, as a wife, as a mother, as a daughter, as a sister, and as a friend, it does not go
unnoticed. You deserve to be in an environment where you are valued. You are respected. Your work ethic is not in question. They know who you are. It is my desire and everybody else's desire here that you remain in this position.
And if God says otherwise, let me make it very clear. Your intentions are pure. Your heart is pure. He does NOT WANT YOU TO BE in an environment that does not shadow or does not model the behavior that you model.
>> That concludes the public section of the agenda. Thank you. Madame President, before Madame President, yes, before before we go on, if I can just respond to all the comments, I just want to take a minute to I'm
trying not I'm trying to not cry, but I want want to take a minute to sincerely thank everyone who came out tonight. It has been truly humbling to hear your comments as well as over a hundred messages that have been forwarded to me
in three days. the emails, the text messages, the letters from current and former students, parents, community members, superintendent, uh, colleagues from other districts, the I colleagues from IU13, IU15, even
individuals at PDE and the state level who have reached out to me. Your support means more than I can fully express. Thank you for demonstrating that I have value and I am making an impact. I'm deeply saddened by the possibility of
not being renewed in my position. Since being informed, I've not received any outreach from my team, the board, not even my direct supervisor to check on my mental well-being. The lack of communication, care, and the
speed of which this decision was being advanced without any opportunity me any opportunity for me to speak to the board has been difficult and feels both abrupt and without justification. In my communications with several other
school districts, they have never made an assistant superintendent or any other cabinet member reapply. Despite all this, I remain hopeful for the opportunity to continue serving students, families, and the community of
Harrisburg. This is where I have dedicated the majority of my career, time away from my family, and it would mean a great deal to me to be able to finish that journey here in Harrisburg.
I have always served and will continue to serve even if June 30th with care, commitment, integrity, and love. Thank you again for your support. >> All right.
Well, again, uh thank you all for the uh public comments and as the the board pre president, um we hear you as the board, we hear you. So, with that, um we will now move to our unfinished business for
this evening for the consent agenda. >> So, again, um All right. >> So, we are now ready to move to the unfinished business items for beginning with the office of academics. Again, these items were listed under the office of academics were properly vetted two
weeks ago at the committee of the home meeting and moved to the consent agenda for approval. Uh, does the board wish to remove anything from the consent agenda to be voted on separately? All right. So, hearing none. So, do I have a motion to approve the items listed under the consent agenda for the
Office of Academics? >> So, moved. Anderson. >> Is there a second? >> Second, Johnson. >> Thank you. The motion has been properly moved and seconded. Is there any discussion on the motion?
All right. Hearing no further discussion on the motion, Madam Secretary, can I have a roll call vote, please? >> Miss Anderson, >> yes. Mr. Carter, >> yes. >> Miss Copelan, >> yes. >> Miss Hughes, >> yes. >> Miss Johnson,
>> yes. Miss Robinson, >> yes. >> Mr. Roy, >> yes. >> Mr. Thompson Leader, >> yes. >> Eight yes. Zero no zero abstain. >> Thank you, Madam Secretary. Hearing
majority of yeses. So that motion will carry for approval. Uh we'll now move to the unfinished business items for the Office of Human Resources. Uh again, these items were listed under the office of human resource were properly vetted two weeks ago at the
committee of the whole meeting and moved to the consent agenda for approval. Does the board wish to remove anything from the consent agenda to be voted on separately? >> President Copelan, just as a to make sure we're clear, we did remove item 6.2. >> Correct. Yeah, we move removed that at
the beginning. >> Thank you. >> Um Madam Secretary, do you have that noted? >> I do. Thank you. Right. So again, do I have a motion to approve the items listed under the consent agenda for the Office of Human Resources
>> with the removal of 6.2? Correct. >> Yes, with the removal of the 6.2. We removed that before we approved it, but yes, for the record. >> So moved to Houston. >> Is there a second? >> Second, Anderson. >> Thank you. And the motion has been
properly moved and seconded. Is there any discussion on the motion? All right. Hearing no further discussion on the motion. Madam Secretary, can I have a roll call vote, please? >> Miss Anderson? >> Yes. >> Mr. Carter? >> Yes. >> Miss Copelan? >> Yes. >> Miss Hughes?
>> Yes. >> Miss Johnson? >> Yes. >> Miss Robinson? >> Yes. >> Mr. Roy? >> Yes. >> Mr. Thompson Leader. >> Yes. >> Eight. Yes. Zero. No zero abstain.
>> Thank you, Madam Secretary. Hearing majority of yeses. So that motion will carry for approval. Uh we're now ready to move to the unfinished business items for the office of operations. Again, these items were listed at the for the office of operations were properly vetted two weeks ago at the
committee of the whole meeting and moved to the consent agenda for approval. Um let me see here. Yeah. Did we we move that? Okay. All right. So,
is the office of operation? We already removed that, right? Oh, excuse me. Thank you. So, please note that the item 7.1 was discuss was a discussion item and item 7.2 was tabled. Therefore, the two items do not appear on the consent
agenda. So again, does the board uh wish to remove anything from the consent agenda to be voted on separately? Can't see on the line. All right. Hearing no hearing nothing. So do I have a motion to approve the items listed under the consent agenda for the office
of operations? >> So moved. Anderson. >> Is there a second? Second, Thompson leader. Thank you. The motion has been properly moved and seconded. Is there any discussion on the motion items?
Can't see. All right. Hearing no further discussion on the motion item. Madam Secretary, can I have a roll call vote, please? >> Miss Anderson? >> Yes. >> Mr. Carter? >> Yes. >> Miss Copelan? >> Yes. >> Miss Hughes? >> Yes. >> Miss Johnson? >> Yes.
>> Miss Robinson? >> Yes. Mr. Roy. >> Yes. >> Mr. Thompson Leader. >> Yes. >> Eight. Yes. Zero no zero abstain. >> Thank you, Madam Secretary. Hearing majority of yeses. So that motion will carry for approval. Uh we will now move
to the unfinished business items for the office of business services. Again, these are items were properly vetted at the two weeks ago at the committee of the whole meeting and moved to the consent agenda for approval. So,
also please note that item 8.1 is not listed since it was just a discussion item as well. So, does the board wish to remove anything from the consent agenda to be voted on separately? All right, seeing none. So, do you have a motion to approve the items listed
under the consent agenda for the Office of Business Services? >> So, moved, Anderson. >> Is there a second? >> Second, Johnson. >> Thank you. The motion has been properly moved and seconded. Is there any
discussion on the motion? >> All right. Hearing no further discussion on the motion, Madam Secretary, can I have a roll call vote, please? >> Miss Anderson, yes. Mr. Carter, >> yes. >> Miss Copelan, >> yes. >> Miss Hughes, >> yes. >> Miss Johnson, >> yes. >> Miss Robinson,
>> yes. >> Mr. Roy, >> yes. >> Mr. Thompson Leader, >> yes. >> Eight, yes. Zero, no, zero abstain. >> Thank you, Madam Secretary. Again, here are majority of yeses. So, that motion will carry for approval. Uh, we'll now
move to the office unfinished business items for the office of superintendent. So again, these um items were listed under the office of superintendent were properly vetted two weeks ago at the committee of the whole meeting and moved to the consent agenda for approval. Does
the board wish to remove anything from the consent agenda to be voted on separately? All right, seeing no, so do I have a motion to approve the items listed under the consent agenda for the office of the superintendent?
So move to use. >> Is there a second? >> Second, Johnson. >> Thank you. The motion has been properly moved and seconded. Is there any discussion on the motion? >> All right. Hearing or seeing no further discussion on the motion. Madam Secretary, can I have a roll call vote,
please? >> Miss Anderson? >> Yes. >> Mr. Carter? >> Yes. >> Miss Copelan? >> Yes. >> Miss Hughes? >> Yes. Miss Johnson? >> Yes. Miss Robinson, >> yes. >> Mr. Roy,
>> yes. >> Mr. Thompson, Leader, >> yes. >> Eight yes. Zero no zero abstain. >> Thank you, Madam Secretary. Hearing majority of yeses. So again, that motion will carry for approval. Uh we're now going to move to the new business items
for this evening. Dr. Henry. >> Uh, the administration has recommended approval of the negotiated renewal charter for the Pennsylvania Steam Academy charter school for a renewal term of July 1st, 2026 through June 30th, 2031 as a me action item.
>> Thank you, Dr. Henry. Do I have a motion to approve the PA Steam Academy charter school renewal uh charter as attached to the agenda as an immediate action item? >> So, move Johnson. Is there a second?
>> Second. >> Thank you. The motion has been properly moved and seconded. Is there any discussion on the motion? All right. Hearing no further discussion with the motion. Madam Secretary, can I have a roll call, please? >> Miss Anderson? >> Yes. >> Mr. Carter?
>> No. >> Miss Copelan? >> Yes. >> Miss Johnson? >> Yes. >> Miss Robinson? Yes, >> Mr. Roy. >> Yes, >> Mr. Thompson. Leader. >> Yes,
>> Madam Secretary. I didn't get to vote. >> Oh, I'm sorry, Miss Hughes. It's cut off at the bottom. Miss Hughes, I'm sorry. >> Yes. Thank you. >> Seven yes, one no, zero abstain. >> Thank you, Madam Secretary. So, hearing majority of yeses. So, that motion will
carry for approval. Uh, Dr. Henry, next item. The administration is recommending approval of a waiver of exposion hearing agreement for the following student as immediate action item. >> Thank you. Do I have a motion to approve the waiver of expulsion hearing agreements for the student listed as an
immediate action item? >> So move Thompson leader. >> Is there a second? >> Second. Hughes. >> Thank you. The motion has been properly moved and seconded. Is there let me see here. And this have this also been vetted for
the executive session, Madam Secretary? Okay. Sorry, it's been vetted. Yes. Can I have a roll call vote, please? >> Miss Anderson? >> Yes. >> Mr. Carter? >> No. >> Miss Copelan? >> Yes. >> Miss Hughes?
>> Yes. Miss Johnson? >> Yes. >> Miss Robinson? >> Yes. >> Mr. Roy? Yes, >> Mr. Thompson leader. >> Seven yes, one no, zero abstain.
>> Thank you, Madam Secretary. Hear majority of yeses. So that motion will carry for approval. Uh Dr. Henry, next item. >> The administration has recommended approval of the attach 2426 personnel agenda as a me action item. >> Thank you. Do I have a motion to approve
the amendment to the American Fidelity Agreement dated January? So item went up before us. Excuse me. Do I have a motion to approve the attachment for the March 24th personnel agenda item as an immediate action item?
>> So moved. Anderson. >> Is there a second time a leader? >> Thank you. The motion has been properly moved and seconded. Is there any discussion on the motion? All right. Hearing no further discussion
on the motion, Madam Secretary, can I have a roll call vote, please? >> Miss Anderson? >> Yes. >> Mr. Carter? >> No. >> Miss Copelan? >> Yes. >> Miss Hughes? >> Yes. >> Miss Johnson? >> Yes.
>> Miss Robinson? >> Yes. >> Mr. Roy? Mr. Roy, >> Mr. Thompson leader. >> Yes. >> Six yes, one no, and one no answer. >> Thank you, Madam Secretary. Hear
majority yeses. So, that motion will carry for approval. Uh, Dr. Henry. Next item. >> The administration has recommended approval of the amendment to the American Fidelity Agreement dated January 27, 2026. Subject solicitor review as immediate action item. >> Thank you. So, do I have a motion to
approve the amendment to the American Fidelity Agreement dated January 27th, 2026 as an immediate action item? >> So, move Thompson Leader. Is there a second? >> Second, Johnson. >> Thank you. The motion has been properly moved and seconded. Is there any
discussion on the motion? All right, hearing no discussion on the motion. U Madam Secretary, can I have a roll call vote, please? >> Miss Anderson, >> yes. >> Mr. Carter, >> yes. >> Miss Copelan, >> yes. >> Miss Hughes, >> yes. >> Miss Johnson, >> yes.
>> Miss Robinson, >> yes. >> Mr. Roy, >> yes. >> Mr. Thompson Leader. >> Yes. >> Eight. Yes. Zero. No. Zero abstain. >> Thank you, Madam Secretary. Hear majority of yes.
Did you do the the count? You said yes. Thank you, Madam Secretary. Majority of yeses. So, the motion will carry for approval. Uh, Dr. Henry. Next item. The administration has recommended approval of the attached agreement with the Swat Terrace Township Police in Harrisburg City School District to provide security
coverage for the Harrisburg High School prom on May 9th, 2026 at a local hotel as immediate action item. >> Thank you. Do I have a motion to approve theou with the Squatter Township Police and Harrisburg City School District as an immediate action item?
>> So move Johnson. >> Is there a second? Second use. >> Thank you. The motion has been properly moved and seconded. Is there any discussion on the motion? U Miss Anderson. >> Uh thank you, President Copeland. I just want to clarify for the public that this
you sent an email, Dr. Henry, prior to this meeting and this is a typical thing where we hire police for prom, right? So, this isn't anything out of the ordinary. Okay. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Thank you, Miss Anderson. Is there any further discussion on the motion?
All right. Hearing no further discussion on the motion, Madam Secretary, can I have a roll call vote, please? >> Miss Anderson, >> yes. >> Mr. Carter, >> yes. >> Miss Copelan, >> yes. >> Miss Hughes, >> yes. >> Miss Johnson, >> yes. >> Miss Robinson,
>> yes. >> Mr. Roy, >> yes. >> Mr. Thompson, Leader, >> yes. >> Eight. Yes. Zero, no. Zero abstain. >> Thank you, Madam Secretary. So hearing majority of yeses. So that motion will
carry for approval. All right. So before we uh start this our next um item the new item 10.6 um as you already are aware which I guess I'm not going to say I guess I'm assuring that everybody understood what
the solicitor stated earlier. So we don't need to reiterate that what was already presented earlier. So before that, um I just want to say do I have a motion that the board of school directors of the Harrisburg School District pursuit to section 1077B
of the Pennsylvania public school code 24p. S10-1077B. Hereby notify Dr. M. First of all, Craig, the assistant district superintendent, that assuming that the assistant district superintendent's position will remain in the
organizational structure of the district as a part of the ongoing development of a districtwide reorganization plan. whether candidates will be considered for the office of assistant district superintendent upon the expiration of her current term of of
office on June 30th, 2026 as an immediate action item. Um, this notification is provided at least 90 days prior to the expiration of the assistant district superintendent's term in accordance with the requirements of 24ps
10-1077B. This notification shall not prevent Dr. Mayor Craig from being considered for or appointed to a term of office assuming the assistant district superintendent's position remains in the organizational
structure notwithstanding the consideration of other candidates consistent with the provisions of 24p. S10-1077B. >> President Copeland. >> Um, someone has to move it.
>> Can I propose the table? >> So moved. >> Is there a second? >> Second. Um, leader. >> Okay. So, the motion has been properly moved and seconded. Is there any >> Just one second. So, go ahead. >> Um, Anderson was moved it. Who was second? >> Um, Thompson Leader.
>> Okay, got it. Yeah. Now that the motion has been properly moved and seconded, is there any discussion on the motion? >> How would you can I just propose that we table the motion? >> Okay,
>> we have a second. >> A motion to table uh requires a second and there is no discussion generally on a motion to table. >> Second, Roy. Okay. So, the motion has been um moved
and seconded. So, we will table item 10.6. >> There will need to be a roll call vote on that motion. And if the vote uh results in a majority of yes votes, that means the motion will be tabled uh and
uh effectively uh uh Dr. Craig's contract will be extended for one year in accordance with the school code. >> Thank you. So, >> may I interrupt, please? There's already a a motion and a second before the
motion to table and a second to table that. >> The motion >> the motion to table has precedence over the underlying motion under Robert's rules. >> Thank you. So, Madam Secretary, can I have a roll call vote, please, on the table?
>> No, >> because we're tableabling it. So, tableabling it. >> A vote of a vote of yes effectively takes the motion away from action this evening and extends Dr. Craig's contract for a year.
>> Okay. So, Madam Secretary, >> I'm sorry that can I'm sorry to interrupt. If we're tableling it, that also means that we're going to address it later. >> Are we removing or we're tableabling it?
>> Because at this now, if we're at the point where we can't um address her contract, it should not be tabled. It should be addressed because there's not going to be another time for us to address this issue. >> Exactly. So that's why we're tableabling
it because we want further further more. >> The the board hasn't decided to do anything yet, right? >> Okay. Uh if a majority of the board tables it, it will effectively do that. I understand what Miss Robinson is
saying though, if you want to have a discussion about this issue and address this issue, then you would vote no for the table. >> Okay. Thank you. Thank you for that clarification. So, you heard that, Miss
Robinson? >> I heard it. >> All right. >> Just another thing to add. If we're tableing it, are we deciding on a date to go back and discuss it now or is that something that we do at at a later time? >> Madam President, we can address it in a year.
>> I couldn't hear what Mr. Roy said. I was addressing u that we address it in a year. >> Yeah. >> In No, in a year you won't address it because in a year uh the way the the
school code works our contract is terminated. There is no similar kind of action. a future board could elect to give her a different position or a position in the future assuming it exists, but it's not automatic at all.
>> So, so if we would if we would if we not if we would not table it, right, and we would make the motion and then say we voted it up or down, that would determine on the next steps, >> right? But in effect, okay, in effect, a
tabled motion because and Brian Carter in he made a interesting point that he said if this gets tabled that the uh the matter normally if it's tabled eventually comes back for
discussion. If it doesn't come back for discussion prior to April 1st, >> the decisions made by operation of law. >> Can we hear? >> We only have until April 1st, and this is our only scheduled advertised meeting between now and April 1st to address
this issue. >> So, if you have concerns about >> Excuse me. >> Yeah. >> U Mr. Sultana, can you speak into the mic cuz then it can pick it up on >> Okay. I'm sorry. All right. Normally I have a loud enough voice that uh people can hear me. So uh what I was saying is
that a vote of yes to table would as a practical matter extend Dr. Craig's uh uh contract for a year because we have no scheduled meetings between now and
April 1st, the 90-day notification period and the contract by operation of law would be extended for one year. If you vote no to the motion to table, still the underlying motion is there which you could vote up or down. If you
approve the motion as presented, uh, uh, there the notification to Dr. Craig would be issued and she would have the opportunity to apply for an assistant superintendent position, assuming we have one, um, with other
candidates. And if you vote no to the motion as presented, the contract would be extended for one year. And at the end of that one-year time period, the contract would be effectively terminated
with no right uh to continue. So again, thank you for that um reiteration and I hope everybody's clear on that that was discussed there. So with that, um Madam Secretary, we're going to take a roll call vote on the table.
>> Okay. Miss Anderson, >> no. Mr. Carter. >> So, just for proper clarification, it's not know that I don't want her to have a one-year uh contract, but we need to have this dialogue log and had this. We already had this discussion and we should be moving forward regardless of
if you voting it up or down, we should be moving forward. So, my vote is to know to table it because we should be making this decision now. >> So, your vote is no. >> Your vote is no to table it. Yeah. >> Copelan. >> Yes. And and just to be clear, u Mr. alternate
with the I know I'm taking the vote to table it with the table if the table if it um if it's all in favor the motion goes back on the floor or the motion is just >> if it's tabled the motion dies
>> no no I'm saying well you got two nos so I'm saying if all the if all of them are no to table it then what happens with the motion >> then we go then we go back to motion >> correct I just wanted to be clear with that. Thank you. So, I would say no.
>> Miss Hughes. No. >> Miss Johnson. >> Yes. >> Miss Robinson. >> No. >> Mr. Roy. Mr. Roy. Mr. Thompson. Leader.
>> No. Okay. So, we have one yes, six no, and one unanswered. >> Motion fails. The >> the motion to table fails. Now, the underlying motion, which is on the agenda, is up for a vote.
>> Thank you, Madam Secretary. Can I have a vote for the underlying motion? Okay. And just so I'm clear, we're going to keep the same moved people. Moved and seconded. >> We let Yeah, we can move and second and then go back to the discussion. My apologies. Thank you. So, is there a um
motion to move it? >> That is already on the table. >> We already have it. I just want to make sure that we're good to >> I'm sorry. Is there any discussion on the motion? My apologies. is so at this time we're taking the motion to vote on it yes or no but we're going
to first discuss it because prior to a table it mean it would have went away. So now we're making the actual vote to say yes we want to continue no we don't want to continue whatever that is that's going to determine on next vote. So again, hope that makes clarification for
everyone here. And again, now we'll go back. Is there any discussion on the motion, Miss Anderson? >> Um, so I want to I appreciate everyone who came out this evening. Um, I first want to talk about the process for this.
Um, I don't think this was a good process to do this. Um, I think if we as a district are going to decide to restructure or reorg what central office looks like, that should have happened
prior to making a decision like this so that we don't have administrators living in limbo of what the next step might look like for them. I do not think that this process was done properly. Um, I
also think that maybe a little bit more notice could have been given to Dr. Craig, particularly given her service in this district. Um, I want to thank Dr. Craig for all of her service that she's done. I've only ever experienced kindness from Dr. Craig as a board
member and being part of um, this district. I want to make clear that my vote tonight is to support you as a superintendent and being able to choose your leadership team, whatever that looks like. However,
I encourage, strongly encourage this district to listen to the sentiments this evening. Representation absolutely matters. Absolutely. And with the Latino community, it is more important than ever given the sentiments that are happening in our country to support this
community. And so I just want to be very clear about that. I think that um we need to have a discussion as a board about what this reorg and restructure looks like. Um but again, I'm supporting your decision to choose your leadership team. It is typical that superintendent
bring in their own person as an assistant superintendent. that it is that can be a typical, you know, process. So, letting you work through that that process. Um, but again, I think that that this process was was not
well done. So, thank you. >> Thank you, Miss Anderson. Is there any discussion, Mr. Carter? >> Um, just more so of the recommendation came from the superintendent. So, the recommendation didn't come from the board itself. So in the same sense with the review that you had put forward
would you well not the review but also the um let me get it correct the um evaluation um and and anybody's willing to well anybody is offered opportunity to look at the evaluations that's posted on the internet. We're not in the schools on a daily basis. Granted I'm
quite sure nobody none of our board members ever had an issue with Dr. Craig. So nobody has taken away none of her accomplishments. So don't get that part misconstrued because that's not that's not the reason why we're here for this vote. In the same instance we were going off of the information that was provided us from the administration.
So I just wanted to provide that clarity also in regards to having conversations um around these the this can lead to legal issues and I'm quite sure that um Mr. Sautena can also vouch for that certain conversations can lead to illegal uh legal issues and I'm quite
sure none of us sitting here want to take that route. So, it's not that we didn't reach out to Dr. Craig to be smart or anything like that. It was never intended like that. And I just wanted to put that narrative out there. So, um just in the same sense, um can we
talk about um the evaluation, not more so of the sentiments that were shared, but shared, but um the scores or anything like that? Is there anything that we can provide because it's public documentation? I >> I would say from from a personnel matter, they could if people want to look that at the evaluation, they can
review it. Right. >> Thank you. Is there any further discussion on the motion? >> And um I definitely want to make my uh discussion first and foremost. Uh >> if I if I can just say something to
>> I I also want the board to consider that I started in 2022 under a brand new superintendent. as a brand new superendent about to get >> I said there has been lots of transition in this district >> correct >> you had a person who was a high school
principal leading the district previously to him coming here that was my that was my supervisor I've asked several times to my for my position and my work to be restructured I've asked for guidance I've asked for um support
so I just want to let you know that so there in that position for 2 and 1/2 years then there is more turnover then I have an acting superintendent who's in place for whatever it was three or four months then it was a new superintendent coming in so if you look at my four
years I really haven't had stability as a new assistant superintendent as well so I just want to let you know because I know that some folks here are new and don't know that um I don't know I I don't know anybody that can just step
into a new role and be perfect at it. >> So and then and thank you >> just wanted to make that clear. >> Yeah. >> And and thank you for bringing that up because that is uh something as u just a leader first and foremost a leader is consistent.
So, I look at the consistency and um I thank you for all, you know, whatever decision comes out of it. You know, tonight you put in the work and as uh coming in on the second term, I watched
from being um over three different superintendent over an assistant superintendent. So, you you already explained a lot just saying that. And again, um, just across the board, >> it's just not, if I I don't mean to
interrupt, but I just also need to interject that it's not even just about doing my work. It was about doing other work that people didn't want to do. And nobody saw that. >> I was forced to do work that other people couldn't do. So, I also want to
just make that clear. >> Yep. And then also like again, thank you for that. And this is also the time as as a as a board member um these are things that you reach out and you follow up with your board as well just to be clear because if we don't know but
tonight I seen the community step up because sometimes you don't know so we got to hear it from every level so we can't be on the side and don't you know be able to share right cuz I I don't we don't know everything and this is not by
our dayto-day but we come in here and we do want to see the district move. We do want to see strong leaders. So, I just say my sentiments is thank you. Thank you for all you do. And again, you know, that'll determine on the the next steps,
but it looks like Miss Robinson has her hand up. >> Yes. I wanted to um to just say that I've been here a very long time. this process was in my
opinion not done well. Um I also would like to say I said before when this motion was brought when this action was brought to us I don't think the language of this motion is
um I don't think one is I don't think it's fair. I think is is disingenuous and I've said before that with this motion I would not support it and I don't. This right here is not
the way you handle people with the with Dr. Craig's history um with her impact. And while I understand that the superintendent has the right to restructure however he chooses,
I said before in the meeting, this motion right here, the wording of it is not I don't like it. I don't like it at all. It is not honest
>> and and I'll leave it at that. >> Thank you, uh, Miss Robinson. So, hearing no further discussion, Madam Secretary, can I have a roll call vote, please? Miss Anderson, I think there was more discussion. Did you see your
>> No, we're we're going to go ahead and take the vote. Okay. >> Thank you, Miss Anderson. Uh, yes. >> No, I didn't. I was still on the discussion portion. I wasn't on the board. >> Well, she the president said we were ready to go move forward.
>> Are we ready? >> Okay, Mr. Carter. >> Um, yes. >> Miss Copelan. >> No. Miss Hughes. Yes. >> Miss Johnson. >> No. >> Miss Robinson.
>> No. >> Mr. Roy. >> Mr. Roy. >> No. No. No. >> Mr. Thompson leader. >> Yes. four yes and four no zero abstain.
The motion fails to carry which means that uh effectively the contract has been extended for one year based upon the terms and provisions as stated. >> Thank you. Uh we will now move to the
policy recommendation updates for this evening. Um we'll start with uh policy 903. Dr. Henry >> have been present uh for the first reading on March 10th, 2026. The following policy revision is recommended
for the approval. Uh the policy 903 public comment and board for board meetings. >> Thank you. So again, the following policy was presented for the first reading on March 10th, 2026 and is now recommended for adoption. May I have a motion to approve the policy 903 as
listed on the agenda? >> So move to use. Is there a second? >> Seconded, Thompson leader. Thank you. The motion has been properly moved and seconded. Is there any discussion on the motion?
>> Um, yes. Oh, wait. Miss Anderson. Um, I want a motion to table this item just because we had a robust conversation about it in the last meeting and while these were this was provided as an attachment, I think we've had other items that we've been focusing
on. Um, so I don't know that we've had a chance as a board to fully review it and digest the the updates that were requested to be made. So, I would like to make a motion to table it for our next meeting. board member um Anderson,
>> I just want you to know um if it's tabled um I'm not sure if anyone went into the document, but the solicitor did update it to try to attempt to capture the discretionary ability of the board to adjust the time allotted for public
comment. It's shaded in green. That's the section um that was adjusted. >> Great. Thank you, Dr. Craig. Thank you. >> So, are are we have >> Sorry, just a second. >> We have one motion to table. Did we have
a second to the motion to table? >> Is there any second for the motion to table it? >> Uh, Mr. Ellis Roy. All right. So, we'll take a roll call vote. >> A vote of yes will table the motion. We're learning a lot about tableabling today.
>> Anderson, >> yes. >> Carter, >> yes. >> Copeland, >> yes. >> Hughes, yes. >> Johnson,
>> yes. Robinson. >> No. >> Roy, >> yes. >> Thompson leader, >> no. >> Six. Yes. Two. No. Zero abstain.
>> Thank you, Madam Secretary. Hear majority of yeses. So that motion will the table we'll table that at this time and that's 11.1. All right. So we'll move to uh
our PSBA principles here. So the PS PSBA principles for governments and leaderships were presented on March 10th, 2026 for the first reading. May I have a motion to approve them as listed on the agenda? So move Thompson leader. Thank you. Is
there a second? >> Second, Johnson. >> Thank you. The motion has been properly moved and seconded. Is there any discussion on the motion? All right. Hearing no further discussion on the motion. Madam Secretary, can I have a roll call vote, please? >> Yes. Carter.
>> No. >> Anderson. Yes. >> Copelan. Yes, >> Hughes. >> Yes, >> Johnson. Yes, >> Robinson.
>> Yes, >> Mr. Roy. >> Yes, >> Thompson Leader. >> Yes. >> Eight. Yes. Zero. No. Zero abstain. >> You said eight. Yes. I thought it was one. No. >> I'm sorry. So you said yes.
>> Sorry. Seven yes, one no, zero abstain. >> Thank you, Madam Secretary. So here majority of the yeses. So that motion will carry. And as a part of this commitment, PSBA provides a formal pledge as a visible demonstration of our dedication to these standards. This
pledge reflects our shared responsibilities to lead with integrity, transparency, accountability, and a focus on student success. So I would like to invite each board member to sign the PSBA principles for governance and
leadership affirming our collective commitment to uphold these principles. Thank you. So we will now move to our board committee represent uh representative reports for this evening and we'll be
starting with the uh capital area IU updates. U Miss Jamie Johnson. >> Yes, thank you. Um, I do not have a report tonight. We meet Thursday morning this week. Thank you. >> Thank you, Miss Johnson. Um, the next one would be Dolphin County Technical School joint operating committee, either
Miss U. Danielle Robinson or Miss Annie Hughes. >> Um, I can speak on this one. Um, although we both were in attendance the last meeting that was March 11th. Um, I don't have nearly as much uh to share this time around except that a budget will be finalized uh at the next meeting. So, I'll have a we'll have uh
more of a report then. Um there have been some changes to the budget contributions and the and the figures that I than I reported uh the last month. Um and thanks to Miss Robinson, um I believe uh access to the calendar uh of events for Dolphin County
Technical Schools available posted available for families in the community to access. I think there's always a lot of events, but there's a lot of events coming up this spring. So, take a look at that. Uh that's really all I have to share. Thanks. >> Thank you, Miss Hughes, for that report.
And uh Miss Robinson, did you have anything? >> I know you were there as well. >> Uh actually, no. I I Missly got everything, but um I did. I think the um activities things as far as DC
Tech is attached to board docs if anyone wants to log in there and check that out. There's a one a lot of wonderful things going on at DC Tech. Um, >> okay. >> That was it. >> All right. Thank you. Well, you're actually next for the Pennsylvania uh school board association, Mr. Robinson.
>> Okay. And thank you so much. Um, well, first I wanted to uh remind the board that um our required school district school director training um is still available. Uh this is the training that
all board members have to do every year just to keep up. is almost the same as our uh teachers professional development. Um and let's see I'm getting out of order here. Um the
oh state of education report in the March episode of the Keystone Education Report is now in the 10th year. Um, so if you would like to, you can actually check out the Keystone Education Report March episode
on the PSBA's YouTube channel. That'll be on uh March 25th at 7:00 p.m. Again, uh, check out that that episode. Uh oh. The advanced training is actually going
to be in a virtual you can do it on a virtual session for uh on April 11th and on April 25th there will be a hybrid session held virtually and in person at PSBA headquarters in Mechanicsburg.
Um there's an opportunity now to register for a virtual AI symposium. Um is for AI and education. Um the AI lessons are uh it's a free virtual symposium designed for our K to2 leaders, educators,
innovators um who are navigating the rapidly evolving landscape of artificial intelligence. Um that is going to take place on April 22nd at 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 and see you can register for that on the
my PSBA uh website. the I think my last one is the it's the webinar the latest developments in the right to know law. So on April 29th at noon, it's an essential update for Pennsylvania's right to know law. Um
the executive director for the office of open records, uh Liz, I'm say her name right, Wagan Stellar. Uh it's a live webinar and it'll explore different trends and developments impacting schools as far as right to know. And that will and non attorney PSBA members
can also register at my PSBA and if you for attorneys they can register at legal services at my psb at psba.org or and I am I think that will be my oh and I'm also
scheduled for the April liaison quarterly meeting uh April 23rd. So and don't forget if you haven't sign up for May 4th which is advocacy day. So, I encourage all of our board members um
talk with our members of the community, see what our um see what what our needs are so that we can take that down to the capital and talk with our legislators about what the needs of our school and community are. So, I think that would be my report for PSBA.
>> Thank you for that, Miss Robinson. And we'll move to the act 141 advisory committee. Uh Mr. Douglas Thompson leader or Miss Autumn Anderson or looks like Mr. Alternative Mr. Brian Carter.
Uh this month we actually continued our ongoing and in-depth discussion of the financial state of the district, the outlook, um some of the challenges that we're seeing both with the state government and
federal government and so on. Given the complexity and the very healthy discussion that we have at these meetings, it was just a continuation of the previous. >> Thank you, Mr. Doug. Thompson leader. All right. So, we'll move to our next
committee uh representative report for hack u Mr. Brian Carter. >> Um still haven't heard anything yet as of when the next meeting will be or anything from that sort. So, I'm still pretty much waiting. >> Okay. I and I'll send a followup for
you. Thank you. And um the last one's for Dolphin County Tax Collection Committee and I don't >> She gave me her update and she said that >> I was going to do it. She texted me. Uh she said they um no update from the tax collection committee. Um they will be
meeting again in May. >> Thank you for that. All right. And now we will move to the superintendent's report. So at this time, um Dr. Camry. >> Yes. Um I would first want to announce to our um community our next board
meeting will take place April 14th here at 10:10 North 7th Street. I also want to announce reenerate to our community about our musical. Um first off I'm so excited about High School Musical. This is the second year. Um from my understanding uh we have not had a
musical uh 25 years until last year. So to have this night for the second year, this is amazing. So I'm hoping that the community will come out and support this event. Uh, we will have a show on Friday, March 27th and Saturday, March 28th, uh, 700 p.m. and Sunday, March
29th at 2:00 p.m. at the John Harris campus. We also have a musical performant again on this Thursday at 6:00 at Ben Franklin. Um, then our high school prom will take place on March 9th at the Sharon Harrisburg Hershey Hotel.
our red copy, which I know everyone is excited about, uh will start at 5:00. So, make sure everyone get out there for that great event. On Saturday is our uh graduation June 13th for the class of 2026 on Severage Field at 10 a.m. And we
are hoping and hoping and hoping that we don't have rain. But in case we have rain, we will have a rain day on that Sunday, June 14th at the same time. And that's all my announcements. >> Thank you, Dr. Henry, for that. And I'm so excited to see our children prepare
to walk the carpet. And they get excited cuz I know a few years ago. I won't give you all that cuz as y'all see I'm getting old. And now we will move to the uh public comments which I'm pretty sure >> we have none. >> We have none. See me. Thank you. So with
further ado, looks like is there a motion to adjourn the meeting? >> So move. Thompson leader. Is there a second? >> Second. Second. Roy. >> All in favor signify by saying I. I.
Those opposed. Meeting is adjourned. >> Okay.