July 20, 2026 at 7:00 PM - Regular Meeting

Description:  The Chairperson will call the meeting to order with a moment of silence followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.

Description:  The Chairperson will direct the Board Secretary to take roll call of directors.

Description:  The Chairperson will open the floor for reports from the Student School Board Representative - Dane Varner.

Description:  A member of the public present at a meeting of the Board may address the Board on Board agenda item(s) in accordance with Board's rules.  If a group issue exists, a representative should be appointed by the group to speak.  All presentations will be limited to five (5) minutes per speaker:

• Each speaker should state their name, address of residence, and item(s) on the agenda to which their comments are directed.
• For specific questions, the individual(s) should schedule a meeting for discussion with the Administration.
• The Board may or may not choose to entertain answering any questions.
• Speaker's time will be limited to five (5) minutes.

Description:  The Mount Union Area Board of Education held the following Executive Sessions during the month of July, 2026:
July 13, 2026 - Personnel

Description:  Minutes from the June 11, 2026, meeting were given to the board members for their information.  No action is needed on this item.

Description:  The Mount Union Board of Education held the following Board Committee meetings during the month of July, 2026.

Description:  Highlights from the Tuscarora Intermediate Unit #11 meeting of June 11, 2026, were given to the board members for their information.  No action is needed on this item.

Description:  The Chairperson will open the floor for Administrators and Superintendent Reports.

• Jen Taylor
• Sandra Kay Rickabaugh
• Christian McClure
• Chad Mickle
• Dawn Shields
• Kasi Martin

Description:  To make more efficient use of meeting time, the Board of Education authorizes the use of a consent agenda as part of the meeting agenda.  A Consent Agenda allows for one motion to approve multiple items, and such items are identified as such on the Agenda.  The President of the Board will ask for a motion to approve the Consent Agenda and will ask if Board member(s) wish to have a discussion and/or clarification on specific item(s) contained with the Consent Agenda.  Following the discussion, the Board will then vote on the Consent Agenda motion.  In addition, a Board member may request to have an item removed from the Consent Agenda in order to vote on the motion separately.  
 

Description:  The board will consider the following options regarding the choral music position vacated through resignation for the 2026-27 school year:
Option 1 (Administration Recommendation): Motion to approve the redeployment of existing certified staff to cover choral instruction for grades 7-12 for the 2026-27 school year as a one-year pilot at a cost not to exceed $1,156.73, with a formal program review and data-driven recommendation to be presented to the board prior to the start of the 2027-28 budget cycle.
Option 2: Motion to approve the permanent redeployment of existing certified staff to cover choral instruction for grades 7-12, with the understanding that a formal recommendation will be brought to the board should enrollment data or program quality concerns require revisiting.
Option 3: Motion to approve the hiring of a full-time certified choral director for the 2026-27 school year at an estimated year-one cost of $102,406.35 inclusive of salary, benefits, and PSERS contributions.

Description:  Motion to accept the Treasurer's Report for the month of June 2026 as presented.

Description:  Motion to approve the bill for July 2026 for the Activity Fund, Cafeteria Fund and General Fund as presented:

Activity Fund (paid): $4,900.97
General Fund (paid): $4,863,583.67
Payroll Fund (paid): $268,136.84

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Cafeteria Fund (to be paid): $15,156.69
General Fund (to be paid): $234,675.96

Description:  A member of the public present at a meeting of the Board may address the Board on items except for personnel items in accordance with the Board's rules.  If a group issue exists, a representative should be appointed by the group to speak.  All presentations will be limited to three (3) minutes per speaker.

• Each speaker should state their name, address of residents, and item(s) except for personnel items to which their comments are directed.
• The Board may or may not choose to entertain answering any questions.
• Speaker's time will be limited to three (3) minutes.

Description:  The Mount Union Area Board of Education will hold the following meetings during August 2026:

• Workshop - Monday, August 10, 2026, at 6:30 p.m.
• Regular Board Meeting - Monday, August 17, 2026, at 7:00 p.m.

Meetings will be held in the Library of the Junior/Senior High School.

Items for the regular board meeting agenda should be in the District Office by Monday, August 3, 2026.