1. Call to Order

1.1 Pledge of Allegiance

1.2 Roll Call Attendance

1.3 Recognition and Presentations

2. Approval of the Minutes

Description: Approval of Regular Meeting Minutes for July 21, 2026

3. Prior Presentation Period (5 minutes/person)

4. Public Comments on Agenda Items (3 minutes/person)

Description: Residents and Taxpayers may comment on matters of concern, official action, or deliberating before the board. Members of the Public will be provided one unpaused three-minute time frame.

5. Business Manager's Report

5.1 Approval of General Fund, Cafeteria Fund, and Capital Projects Treasurer's Report - TR-1, TR-2, TR-3

Description: Approval of General Fund, Cafeteria Fund, and Capital Projects Treasurer's Report - TR-1, TR-2, TR-3

5.2 Presentation of Bills - PB-1, PB-2, PB-3 (Roll Call)

Description:

PB-1 General Fund (Attached)

Approve list of bills per attached list:

Noncheck Batch from Tax Account	$0.00
Noncheck Batch from General Fund	$1,358,891.36
Amounts paid from General Fund	$862,859.37
Amounts to be paid at this meeting	$65,555.62
TOTAL	$2,287,306.35

PB-2 Cafeteria Fund (Attached)

Approve list of bills per attached list:

Noncheck Batch from Food Service	$0.00
Amounts paid since last meeting	$20,406.65
Amounts to be paid at this meeting	$0.00
TOTAL	$20,406.65

PB-3 Capital Project Fund (Attached)

Approve list of bills per attached list:

Amounts paid to reimburse General Fund	$0.00
Amounts paid since last meeting	$1,115,480.90
Amounts to be paid at this meeting	$743,170.68
TOTAL	$1,858,651.58

Attachments: (3)

Superintendent's Recommendation: Superintendent recommends approval of PB-1, PB-2, PB-3 (Roll Call)

6. Board Reports

6.1 Administrative Board Reports

6.2 Superintendent Report

7. General Agenda Items

Description: Approval of the 2026-2027 Montoursville Area School District Faculty, Student and Athletic Handbooks: (Available online)

7.1 Approval of Montoursville Area School District Handbooks for the 2026-2027

Attachments: (9)

7.2 Approval of the following agreement between Montoursville Area School District and Lycoming-Clinton Joinder Board: (Attachment)

Attachments: (1)

Joinder agreement 26-27

7.3 Approval of Use of Facilities from Jennifer Hoffman, Truth Seekers, Loyalsock Valley Classroom, October 20 to April 27, 2027 (Tuesdays), 3:15 - 4:30 PM, Category 1: (Attachment)

Attachments: (1)

Hoffman Use of Facilities

7.4 Approval of Use of Facilities from Bradley Laubacher, State Basketball Championship, Montoursville High School and Middle School Gym, March 19, 20, 2027, 3:30 - 10:00 PM and March 21, 2027, 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Category 4 & 5: (Attachment)

Attachments: (1)

Laubacher Use of Facilities

7.5 Approval of the following Field Trip Requests from members of the Professional Staff: (Attachment)

Description:

Name	Event	Location	Date(s)	Days	# of Students	Expense to District	Expense to Activity
Natalie Smith	Geisinger Co-op	Geisinger	September 16, 2026 to June 2, 2027	all school year	20	$425 per day	0
Chris Morgan	Music Trip	Nashville, TN	April 23 to 26, 2027	4	70	0	0
Rich Delong	Veterans Day Service	Montoursville Cemetery	November 11, 2026	1	20	0	0
Rich Delong	Gene Yaw State Government Seminar	Penn College	March 11, 2027	1	30	$270.00	0
Rich Delong	Homecoming Reading	Lyter Elementary	October 6, 2026	1	20	0	0
Rich Delong	Homecoming Reading	Loyalsock Valley Elementary	October 8, 2026	1	10	$130.00	0

Attachments: (1)

Field Trips

7.6 Approval of a proposal from LIVIC Civil for Baseball Field Improvements to include design, bidding, and construction administration (Attached).

Description: The total fee for these services is not to exceed $15,000 per proposal.

Attachments: (1)

2026.08.14 Baseball Design Proposal

Superintendent's Recommendation: Superintendent recommends approval to address years of drainage issues at the baseball field.

8. Personnel

8.1 Approval of additions/changes/resignations of Staff:

Description: Approval of additions/changes/resignations to the Staff:
Additions:

Employee	Position	Salary	Effective	Replacement for:
Dan Taormina	Food Service Director	$10,000	July 1, 2026	Brandy Smith
Carol Brezan, pending receipt of clearances	Paraprofessional	$17.00/hour 5.5 hours per day	September 3, 2026	Mariah Mahserjian-Smith
Harley Lentz	Paraprofessional	$17.00/hour 5.0 hours per day	September 3, 2026	Aliya Taylor
Reese Holmes	Paraprofessional	$17.00/hour 5.5 hours per day	September 3, 2026	Pamela Bardell

Coaching Staff:

Coach	Sport	Position	Stipend	Replacement for:
Mikayla Arnold	Jr High Softball	Head Coach	$1,200	Hailey Stetts
Drew Arnold	Jr High Softball	Assistant	$2,400	Mikayla Arnold
Brianna Stetts	Jr High Softball	Assistant	$1,200	Kayla Zimmerman
Kayla Zimmerman	Jr High Softball	Volunteer	NA	NA
Misty Emick	Girls Tennis	Volunteer	NA	NA

Mentors

Teacher	Mentor	Mentor year	Stipend
Shannon Perrotta	Chad Sartori	Year 2 of 2	$200
Brennan Warner	Natalie Smith	Year 2 of 2	$200
Damian Catherman	Jennie Crawford	Year 1 of 2	$750
Michael Hummel	Linda Keiser	Year 1 of 2	$750
Sydney Hunsinger	Amanda Walter	Year 1 of 2	$750
Katherine Bergen	Payton Robbins	Year 1 of 2	$750
Tiffany Barnhart	Cindy Wentzler	Year 1 of 2	$750
Ashley Christ	Krista Wise	Year 1 of 1	$200
James Rinehimer	Shane Laudenslager	Year 1 of 1	$200

Movements

Employee	Position from/to	Effective
Susan Wood	Interpreter Lyter to Loyalsock Valley	July 1, 2026
Mary Hensler	Paraprofessional Loyalsock Valley to Lyter	July 1, 2026

Extracurricular and Extra Duty Positions

Employee	Position	Stipend	Replacement for:
Julie Quick	Sophomore Class Advisor	$500.00	NA
Misty Emick	Sophomore Class Advisor	$500.00	NA
Sandra Trick	Freshman Class Advisor	$500.00	NA
Sandra Trick	Freshman Class Advisor	$500.00	NA
Shealei Long	MS Spec Ed Department Head	$750.00	Shane Laudenslager
Kelsey Essick	Student Government Advisor	$475.00	Jessica Stauffer
Lydia Albert	Detention Monitor	$12.50 per hour	Garrett Kutches

Resignations

Employee	Position	Effective date
Aliya Taylor	Paraprofessional	July 28, 2026
Pamela Bardell	Paraprofessional	August 10, 2026
Mariah Mahserjian-Smith	Paraprofessional	August 11, 2026

8.2 Approval to set the Rate of Pay for the 2026-2027 School Year for Substitute Teachers to $125.00 per day, Substitute Support Staff to $12.50 per hour, and substitute nurse aides at $15.00 per hour.

8.3 Approval of the Substitute lists for the 2026-2027 school year: (Attachment)

Description:

Positions

Professional Substitute Teachers (Exclusive, secondary, special areas and elementary)

Substitute Paraprofessionals

Substitute Custodians

Substitute Building and Event Staff

Substitute Health Care Aides

Attachments: (1)

Substitutes_2026-08-12

9. Transportation

9.1 Approval of the following School Bus Driver List for the 2026-2027 school year: (Attachment)and Aide List

Attachments: (1)

26-27 BOARD DRIVER LIST

10. Lyter Elementary Additions and Renovations Project

10.1 Approval of a change order for Lecce Electric: (Attachment)

Attachments: (1)

Lecce Change order

11. Committee Reports

Description:

Committee	Chairperson
PSBA	None
Policy	Ms. McCloy
BLaST IU#17	Mrs. Meyer
Lyco CTC	Mr. Eisenhower alternate Mr. Gardner
Memorial Gardens	Mr. Houseknecht
Budget	Mrs. Meyer and Mr. Houseknecht
Montoursville Foundation	Mr. Young
Buildings and Grounds	Mr. Albert
Extra-Curricular	Mr. Badger and Mr. Houseknecht
Safety and Security	Mr. Young
Wellness	Ms. McCloy

12. Public Comment (3 minutes/person)

Description: Residents and taxpayers may comment on matters of concern, official action, or deliberation before the board. Members of the public will be provided one unpaused three-minute time frame.

13. Adjournment

August 18, 2026 at 7:00 PM - Board Meeting

PB-1 General Fund (Attached)

PB-2 Cafeteria Fund (Attached)

PB-3 Capital Project Fund (Attached)

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