Virtual Special Board of Education Meeting

The Moon Area Board of Education held a virtual special meeting on June 15, 2020, called to order by the Vice President, with eight directors present and the President absent. The Vice President opened by denying reports that the board intended to close Hyde Elementary School, insisting the district remained committed to its five elementary schools. Board members then explained their positions on the renovation vote. Four directors said they would vote yes, citing decades of deferred maintenance, the need to bring the building to code, and the ESCO energy-savings structure. Two directors said they would vote no, citing the district's inherited deficit, falling revenue from COVID-19, and the timing of new borrowing. The superintendent and the Business Manager defended the district's finances, explaining that the projected deficit stemmed from reduced state funding rather than the renovation, and answered public questions about the Moon Transportation Authority, class sizes, and redistricting.

The board adopted Resolution No. 2020-6, approving ABM Building Solutions, LLC, for a design-build project to renovate Hyde Elementary using bond refinancing, authorizing the board president to issue a Notice to Proceed. The motion was made by a director and seconded by a director. On a roll-call vote, all directors voted in favor except two directors, who voted against. The board then adjourned at 9:50 p.m. on a motion by a director, seconded by a director, passed on a voice vote.