LIBERTY — The Liberty Board of Education accepted resolutions that will have the district saying goodbye to a longtime band teacher and administrator.

The board accepted the resignations of Blott Guy Elementary P-2 principal Michael Palmer and Band Director Michael Summers — both for retirement purposes — at Monday’s regular meeting. Palmer served with the district for 33 years and Summers served the district for 26 years.

Board president David Malone thanked Palmer and Summers for their service as part of his closing remarks.

“They were individuals who interacted on many different occasions because of my own children, so I have personal experience with both people,” Malone said. “My kids are both better off from having those two gentlemen as part of their education.”

Superintendent Brian Knight shared a similar sentiment after the meeting.

“Our district was very fortunate to have both Mr. Palmer and Mr. Summers for a majority of their careers. Mr. Palmer started in Liberty as a science teacher and has made contributions in the classroom, as a coach, and as an administrator,” Knight said. “Mr. Summers, what can I say? He is remarkable. What he does for our students in music is amazing; he has always brought out the best in them.”

Knight added that he wished them both success in the future and that they would have “very difficult shoes to fill” with either role.

In other action, the board:

• Tabled granting supplemental / pupil activity contracts to 14 individuals for the 2025-26 school year.

• Approved Julian & Grube Inc. to conduct a Medicaid School Program audit for fiscal years ending June 30, 2026, and June 30, 2027 at $1,800 a year.

• Approved a reconciliation services contract with the Local Government Services section of the state auditor for an amount not to exceed $3,000, billed at $50 an hour.

• Approved a memorandum of agreement between the district and the Youngstown-Mahoning Valley United Way to provide the pre-kindergarten readiness summer program (Success by Six), and approved three licensed people as teachers for the program.

• Approved six staff members as K-12 summer school teachers at $30 an hour, effective June 4 to June 30.

• Granted a one-year limited contract to Krista Gettan as secretary, effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026.

• Accepted a $5,000 donation from Elaine Jacobs for the district’s marketing plan.

• Accepted a $200 donation from Jacobs for renting Youngstown State University’s softball field for the girls’ softball team.

• Accepted a $978 donation from Donors Choose for food, clothing, hygiene items, sports and exercise equipment, as well as classroom basics and flexible seating, for the district’s classrooms.