June 10, 2026 at 7:00 PM - Regular Meeting

Description:  Executive Session - An executive session preceded the meeting for the purpose of legal and personnel issue

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Retirements

• Mitzi Tripp, Cook, R.B. Walter Elementary School, 35.5 Year of Service
• Kimberly Fish, Payroll Specialist, Administration Building, 30 Years of Service
• Daniel Fie, Coordinator of Student Services, Administration Building, 29 Years of Service
• Nancy Young, Elementary Teacher, Westfield Area Elementary School, 26 Years of Service
• Amy Potter, Elementary Teacher, Clark Wood Elementary School, 26 Years of Service
• Dorothy Frey, Cafeteria Aide, Westfield Area Elementary School, 8.5 Years of Service
• Deborah Johnson, Gifted Teacher, Clark Wood Elementary School, 33 Years of Service

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Allegations regarding students or teachers are to be provided to the Administration. They are not to be discussed in public. Speakers may be held liable for untrue statements.

Description:  Exhibit #3

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25/26 Local Reading Data Presentation

Spring District Qualifiers
-WHS Softball
-WHS Boys' & Girls' Track
-CV Baseball

School Safety and Security Report   (Voice Vote)
The Superintendent recommends the board approve the School Safety and Security Report that was presented in executive session, as required by the state. 

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Monthly Reports

• Payroll Rate Changes- None
• Capital Reserve Report 
• Financial Report 
• Cash Investment Report 
• Student Activity Report 
• Cafeteria Bills & Report
• Transportation Changes
• Capital Project Report
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Roll Call

• 2026/2027 Milk & Bread Bids            
• 2026/2027 Integrated Pest Management Bids 
• 2026/2027 Preventive Maintenance Heating Equip
• 2026/2027 Preventive Maintenance Cooling Equip 
• 2025/2026 Scholarships 
• 2026/2027 School Physician 
• 2026/2027 Student Accident Insurance 
• 2025/2026 Extended School Year Route Bids 
• 2026/2027 General, Art, Medical, Phys Ed, Industrial Art Bids 
• 2026/2027 Athletic Bids  

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*Are there any items listed below that the board would like to vote on and discuss separately?*

The Superintendent and administrators recommend the Board accept and approve the following voice vote items:

1. 2025/2026 Co-Curricular Appointments (Exhibit #13)
2. 2026/2027 Co-Curricular Appointments (Exhibit #26)
3. Substitutes (Exhibit #14)
4. Retirements & Resignations
   • Deborah Johnson, District Wide Gifted Teacher, retirement effective June 8, 2026.
   • Dorothy Frey, Westfield Area Elementary School, Cafeteria Aide, retirement effective June 6, 2026.
   • Mark Everett, Williamson High School, Physical Education Teacher, retirement effective January 16, 2027. 
5. Board Member Workshops
   • Approval for Board Members to attend any PSBA sponsored workshops during the 2026/2027 school year. 

6. Approval of the piloting the Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Prevention Curriculum from Meadowlark Counseling Services for the 2026-27 school year at the middle school and high school levels. (Exhibits #27 & #28)

7. Approval of Police MOUs (Exhibits #29, #30, & #31)
   • Approval of the Memorandums of Understanding between the local police, state police, and the school buildings as required by Chapter 10 of the PA School Code.
8. Approval for the Superintendent to offer positions to successful candidates in accordance with Policy 304. 

 

 

 

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Approval of the final budget adoption for the 2026/27 school year in the amount of $47,420,302 with a real estate millage rate of 9.7388 mills.

Description:  Motion to approve the attached homestead/farmstead resolution for an assessed exclusion amount of $25,468 or approximately $248.03 per each approved homestead/farmstead approved property for tax year 2026.  Northern Tioga will have approximately 93 homestead owners who will receive a "zero" dollar tax notice with an additional 73 farmstead properties who will have "zero" dollars on the farmstead portion.

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*Are there any items listed below that the board would like to vote on and discuss separately?*

The Superintendent and administrators recommend the Board accept and approve the following roll call vote items:

1. Appointment of Morgan Lilly to the position of Coordinator of Student Service, effective July 1, 2026, at a salary of Level 1 of the current Act 93 agreement.
    
2. Re-Appointment of Ashleigh Eldridge on and Intern Permit, for the 2026-2027 School Year.
    
3. Emergency Certified Teacher Appointments; in accordance with the contractual agreement between the Northern Tioga School District and the Northern Tioga Education Association, and pending the signing and approval of the Credit Reimbursement Agreement for Emergency Permit.  
   • Meriah Schoonover, Special Education Teacher, Westfield Area Elementary School, Step 1 Bachelor's Degree, effective August 17, 2026, for the 2026-2027 School Year. 
      
4. Appointment of the following MTSS Tutors for the 2026/2027 school year; $25.00 per hour, effective August 19, 2026. 
   • R.B. Walter Elementary: Elizabeth Tracy, Jessica Glenn, and Ashlee Burrell
   • Westfield Area Elementary: Amy Sawyer and Katie Roe
   • Clark Wood Elementary: Lynann Cary
      
5. Appointment of Solicitor
   • Appointment of Christopher Lantz as solicitor for the 2026/2027 school year at a rate of $185.00 per hour plus costs effective July 1, 2026.
      
6. Status Quo of Collective Bargaining Agreement
   • BE IT RESOLVED, in the event that an agreement is not reached with the Northern Tioga Educational Support Professionals Association ESPA/PSEA/NEA on or before June 30, 2026, the Northern Tioga Board of School Directors will maintain the status quo by continuing all the terms and conditions contained in the Collective Bargaining Agreement with the Northern Tioga Educational Support Professionals Association ESPA/PSEA/NEA, which Agreement covers the period from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2026.
      
7. Approval of 2026/2027 salaries for administrators, professionals, Act 93 employees, and support staff (as listed in the budget).
    
8. Approval of Changes to the following Job Descriptions: Buildings and Grounds Supervisor, Food Director, MTSS Tutor, and Curriculum Director.  (Exhibits #36, #37, #38, and #39)
    
9. Approval of the Athletic Training Services Agreement with UPMC Sports Medicine from July 1, 2026-June 30, 2029. (Exhibit #40) 
    
10. Approval of the 2026/27 School Year Agreements
    • BLaST IU 17: eQUIP Services, Technology Services, Curriculum Services, and Inter-Governmental for Special Education. (Exhibit #41, #42, #43, and #44) 
    • Keystone/Red Rock Job Corps Partnership (Exhibit #45)
    • Memorandum of Understanding with Penny's Daycare (Exhibit #46)
    • Foster Care Transportation Agreement with TCCYA (Exhibit #47)
    • Memorandum of Understanding with Bradford-Tioga Head Start, Inc. (Exhibit #48)
    • UPMC Wellsboro for Pediatric Therapy Services Agreement (Exhibit #49)
    • Career Coaching Memorandum of Understanding with NTRPDC. (Exhibit #50)
       
11. Approval of the 2026/2027 Equipment Lists
    • Approval of the 2026/2027 equipment purchases as listed in the 2026/2027 budget and also approval to advertise and award equipment bids to the low bidder providing the specifications are met and the total amount awarded does not exceed the total budgeted amount and/or to order equipment items that are on any of the approved state bid contracts. As in the past, equipment purchases will be funded with carryover funds. If there are not enough carryover funds, equipment will not be purchased.
       
12. Approval of June Bills
    • Request that the Board grant permission to pay the June Cafeteria, General, Construction Fund, and Capital Reserve, that would normally be approved at a July meeting as has been done in the past, and also to pay any bills received for bid supplies as they are received during the month of July. These bills will appear for retroactive approval at the August meeting.
       
13. Approval to open a 60-Month CD for Wyatt Gross the recipient of the Dennis Smith Scholarship, in the amount of $1,000.00.
     
14. Approval of change order #001 in the amount of $171,395.00 for the Athletic Facility Project. (Exhibit #51)
     
15. Proposed Policy Changes (Exhibit #51 & #52)
    • First Reading Policy 237- Electronic Devices/Personal Property
    • Second Reading & Final Adoption Policy 337- Vacation

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An executive session for purposes authorized by the Sunshine Act may be held between tonight and the next Board meeting.

Regular Board Meeting- August 10, 2026, 7:00 PM
Work Session- August 24, 2026, 6:00 PM