The Ambridge Area School Board held its annual reorganization meeting on Wednesday night.
The board re-appointed MC Knafelc as president and re-appointed Jeremy Angus as vice president.
While there weren't any changes in leadership, the board voted 5-4 to change the order in which it meets for executive sessions.
The board re-appointed MC Knafelc as president and re-appointed Jeremy Angus as vice president.
While there weren't any changes in leadership, the board voted 5-4 to change the order in which it meets for executive sessions.
advertisement Board member Robert Keber suggested the board instead meet in executive session after its regular meetings rather than prior, in order to show more transparency and make meetings run more efficiently. He said the public perception is that the board discusses everything upstairs before coming down to vote.
"I read that school districts that have executive sessions before every single meeting, they have issues within their district, and that came from a very well-published journal."
Executive sessions are legally held in private to discuss matters of personnel, salaries, schedule and labor relations.
School board member Mary Jo Kehoe said that practice was done in the past, but didn't work because many board members wanted to leave after meetings that ran long.
"I read that school districts that have executive sessions before every single meeting, they have issues within their district, and that came from a very well-published journal."
Executive sessions are legally held in private to discuss matters of personnel, salaries, schedule and labor relations.
School board member Mary Jo Kehoe said that practice was done in the past, but didn't work because many board members wanted to leave after meetings that ran long.
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"I don't agree with that. I think what you're saying is you want to go in executive session after you've come down and voted on an issue," Kehoe said.
Still, the board voted to implement the change, with Keber, Kim Locher, Kelly Smith, Jeremy Angus and Roger Kowal voting in favor. Board members Kehoe, Knafelc, Baker and Scott Angus opposed. The changes go into effect in January.
Meetings will continue to be held at 7:30 p.m. on the second and third Wednesday of every month.
Still, the board voted to implement the change, with Keber, Kim Locher, Kelly Smith, Jeremy Angus and Roger Kowal voting in favor. Board members Kehoe, Knafelc, Baker and Scott Angus opposed. The changes go into effect in January.
Meetings will continue to be held at 7:30 p.m. on the second and third Wednesday of every month.
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