The Canton Area School District Board of Education met October 8 with President Jared Wilcox, Directors Mike Herman, Judy Sourbeer, Eric Anderson, Melony Taylor, William Holland and Ryan Allen, Superintendent of Schools Matt Gordon, Elementary Principal John Rimmer, High School Principal Craig Coleman, Business Manager Mark Jannone. Special Education Supervisor Dan Coran, Solicitor Richard Sheetz and an audience of five.
At the September meeting of the Canton Board of Education, these co-curricular – non-sports advisors were approved, with the stipends listed:
Band Front – Samantha Thomas, $2,152.70; Class Advisors – Freshman Class, Jennifer Swody, $215.27; Junior Class, Angela Kelly, $215.27; Sophomore Class, Richard Harstead, $215.27; Senior Class, Ronda Ayres, Michelle Harkness, Chelsie Apker, each $287,03. The Canton Area School District Board of Education held its September meeting with President Jared Wilcox and directors Eric Anderson, Mike Herman, Bill Holland, Dennis Sourbeer and Judy Sourbeer, Superintendent of Schools Matt Gordon, Elementary Principal John Rimmer, High School Principal Craig Coleman, Business Manager Mark Jannone, Special Education Supervisor Dan Coran, Solicitor Richard Sheetz and an audience of four.
Entire School Eligible for Free Meals The Canton Area School District Board of Education held its August meeting with President Jared Wilcox and Directors Judy Sourbeer, Dennis Sourbeer, Bill Holland, Melony Taylor, Mike Herman, Eric Anderson and Ryan Allen; Superintendent Matt Gordon, Elementary Principal John Rimmer, High School Principal Craig Coleman, Business Manager Mark Jannone, Special Education Supervisor Dan Coran, Food Services Director Shawna Lee and Solicitor Dick Sheetz. There was an audience of seven.
The minutes of the June meeting were approved. Under Administrators' Reports, Superintendent Matt Gordon reported that “The campus of Canton is busy again...the staff has done a fantastic job over the summer. The principals and support staff have done a remarkable job of gearing up for the school year.” He said that the high school was the site for three days of BLaST IU 17 training. Schedules for the faculty in-service days have been sent out. Mr. Gordon briefly discussed the state budget situation. “We are in day 43 for the budget stalemate,” he said. “The Governor and the legislature are at odds. The Governor is holding out for his education budget. There has been some movement in pension reform, but [a resolution] is a long way out.” Mr. Gordon said “there is an outcry over the PSSA data.” He said the assessments were more rigorous and the score thresholds were raised and some standards moved. He said “What was the sixth grade [threshold] now is fourth grade.” Mr. Gordon likened the shifting standards to target shooting. “We were sighted in for 100 yards and they moved the target to 500 yards, and we missed.” He added that Lancaster County Schools that had scored in to 90s now were in the 40s. “No gaps were closed. There is work to be done – absolutely, but we have a mechanism for improvement” he said. He repeated what he had told the board in June: “Our kids were better prepared and the teachers did a better job than ever.” He said, statewide, “No one stayed the same, some benchmarks went down by 10 to 30 points. “We’ve got to start from scratch, go back to the drawing board, and get everything dialed back in.” Administrators gave their reports at the June 11 meeting of the Canton Area School District Board of Education.
Superintendent of Schools Matt Gordon "commended and acknowledged all our staff, students and administrators for reaching the end of the course and successfully completing all assessments." He noted several end-of-the-year events that recognized the achievements of the students. A dinner was held for Holly Keegan, Pat Pepper and Brenda Hilfiger, all of whom retired at the end of the school year. "They will be missed," Mr. Gordon said. Administrative reports given at the June School Board meeting will be reported in the June 25 paper. At its June 11 meeting, the Canton School Board approved these Fall Sports coaches, stipends as noted: Diana Bailey, Band Director, $5,597.02 Bob Rockwell, Athletic Director, $7,534.45 Jay Perry, Varsity Football Coach, $5,166.48 Damon Perry, Asst. Varsity Football Coach, $4,735.94 Lyle Wesneski, Junior Varsity Football Coach, $4,520.67 Matt Machmer, Asst. Junior Varsity Football Coach, $3,874.86 Tyler Sechrist, Junior High Head Football Coach, step 3, $4,090.13 Sheila Wesneski, Varsity Volleyball Coach, $5,597.02 Abigail Williams, Junior Varsity Volley Coach, $4,520.67 Barry Morgan, Cross Country Head Coach, $4,951.21 Marcie Jennings, Football Cheerleading Coach, $4,305.40 Marcie Jennings, Competition Cheerleading Coach, $4,305.40 The Canton Area School District Board of Education held its June meeting with President Jared Wilcox, Directors Mike Herman, Eric Anderson, Melony Taylor, Gary Black, Judy Sourbeer, Dennis Sourbeer and Ryan Allen, Superintendent of Schools Matt Gordon, Elementary Principal John Rimmer, High School Principal Craig Coleman, Business Manager Mark Jannone, Special Education Supervisor Dan Coran. Solicitor Dick Sheetz and an audience of seven.
The minutes of the May meeting were approved. The Canton Area School District Board of Education held its May meeting with President Jared Wilcox, Directors Bill Holland, Mike Herman, Judy Sourbeer, Ryan Allen, Eric Anderson, Denny Sourbeer, Superintendent of Schools Matt Gordon, High School Principal Craig Coleman, Elementary School Principal John Rimmer, Business Manager Mark Jannone, Special Education Supervisor Dan Coran, Food Service Director Shawna Lee, Solicitor Richard Sheetz and an audience of ten.
The minutes of the April meeting were approved. Administrators gave their reports at the May meeting of the Canton Board of Education. Superintendent of Schools Matt Gordon said that students had finished with the PSSA assessments but the High School students are taking the Keystone Assessments. He said the tests are "more rigorous" this year, because of implementation of the Common Core standards. He commended the staff for their efforts and "positive attitude" and remarked, "our students were best prepared to take the tests than ever."
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