Prior to the start of business at their November board meeting, Montgomery Area School District Superintendent Dr. Joseph Stoudt offered his thanks to three departing board members Paula Yeckley, Robyn Schreiber and Todd Grimm.

“These volunteers have dedicated countless hours to navigating complex issues, setting policies and making tough decisions, all with the focus of ensuring every student has the opportunity to succeed,” he said.

“Mrs. Yeckley, Mrs. Schreiber, you’ve been on the school board for eight years. I’ve enjoyed working with you and getting to know your kids as they went through the school and am so appreciative of the time that you’ve dedicated to the school district,” Stoudt continued.

“Mr. Grimm, you’ve only been on the board for a couple months, but I really admire how passionate and dedicated you’ve been to getting yourself involved in everything, trying to become as well informed as you possibly could as quickly as you could, so that you can make educated decisions, and I really respect that,” he said before offering the three outgoing board members a token of the district’s appreciation.

In financial matters, the board approved a proposal from Conrad Siegel for IRS Affordable Care Act employer reporting, in the amount of $5,600; the scope to be issued to CRA to authorize the necessary work to handle piping needs of the five roof drains on the existing MACC building in order to drain rain water into a catch basin. There is no cost estimate for the work at this time.

In staffing, the board approved Kate Heaster as a volunteer Assistant Girls Wrestling Coach; Troy Hansen as a volunteer Assistant Boys Wrestling Coach; Rosene Horst as a Special Education Personal Care Assistant; accepted the resignations of Erin Burdick as Restaurant Assistant, effective immediately and Grant Evangelisti as Business Manager/Board Secretary, effective Sept. 30, 2026; and the job description for the district’s Homeless Education Program Liaison. The job description is a requirement under Education of Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness.

“We are not creating a position. It will just fall under either my umbrella or if I choose to designate it to either Mr. Brown or Miss Concini, it would become them. But we’re not hiring anyone new. It’s just a requirement for the monitoring that we’re going to have,” Stoudt explained.

The next school board meeting will be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, at which time the board’s new members will be sworn in.