Derry Area School District officials finalized the 2022-2023 budget Thursday night, with a $3 million increase in expenditures compared to last year and a larger tax credit for some residents.
The Derry Area School Board this week issued a 7-0 no-confidence vote regarding one of its members, Sean Kemmerer, and asked him to step down. In a lengthy resolution, the board condemned social media posts by Kemmerer, indicating that statements he’s made “relating to women and girls, people of faith
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro made a stop in Westmoreland County on Monday evening, the 15th of 18 counties he’ll visit during a six-day bus tour following his announcement last week that he is running forgovernor. Shapiro is calling it the “Big Fights” bus tour, promoting his work exposing decades
A Derry Area school board member is under scrutiny by his elected colleagues.
The board voted 8-1 this week to have its solicitor investigate whether Sean Kemmerer has violated board policy and confidentiality.
The board moved to have solicitor Ned Nakles investigate Kemmerer’s conduct “to collect information bearing on the issue of whether, while acting as a board member, or while representing himself as acting on behalf of the board, the member has violated confidentiality, has acted in ways which violate Board Policy No. 011, Principles and Leadership, or has otherwise violated his responsibilities as a board member.”
The cited policy, in brief, charges that school directors should: “advocate earnestly” for public education; “lead responsibly,” including working cooperatively with other board members; “govern effectively;” “plan thoughtfully;” “evaluate continuously;” “communicate clearly;” and “act ethically.” The board reviewed a proposed rev
Submitted photo/Sean Kemmerer
Sean Kemmerer of Derry performs with his band Walk of Shame. Kemmerer will play a live-streamed performance on Dec. 17, 2020, to benefit front-line health care workers at Excela Westmoreland Hospital in Greensburg.
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Sean Kemmerer was disappointed when he didn’t receive any committee assignments in his role as a member of the Derry Area School Board, so he decided to find another positive way to help the community, forming the Derry Area Philanthropy Committee earlier in the fall.