Exeter Township School District Board of Directors

11 meetings on our record, 3 of them from the past year and 8 with unconfirmed dates · 3,902 students · 9 members on our roster

Latest · Sep 1, 2026: Exeter Township board forwards committee items to September voting meeting Play 22:06
Newest meeting we have: Sep 1, 2026 · District's board page ↗ (it may list later ones)

On the board: Andrea Battler, Board member · Debra Bloom, Board member · Joe Cooke, Board member · John Fidler, Board member · Anne-Marie Grill, Board member · Ann Hearing, Board member · Jason Mell, Board member · Travis Odom, Board member · Julia Shaffer, Board member

Recent meetings

What the board took up lately

Committee meeting · 23 minTuesday, September 1, 2026Exeter Township board forwards committee items to September voting meetingSpeakers: Jason Mell, John Fidler, Ann Hearing, Julia Shaffer

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Committee meeting · 2 h 20 minWednesday, April 8, 2026Exeter Township board reviews $917,074 K-6 math and ELA license purchaseBudget cuts and layoffsReading and test scoresSpeakers: Jason Mell, John Fidler, Julia Shaffer, Joe Cooke

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Special meeting · 1 h 22 minTuesday, March 10, 2026Budget cuts and layoffsReading and test scoresSpeakers: Andrea Battler, John Fidler, Ann Hearing, Julia Shaffer and 1 more

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The board

Who talks on this board

We compare who talks only where members sat for 8 or more meetings on our record; this board has 3 from the past year on our record.

Members · listed by nameAndrea BattlerBoard member1meeting where we identified their voice—no clip yetnamed at 1 meeting Debra BloomBoard member1meeting where we identified their voice—no clip yetnamed at 1 meeting Joe CookeBoard member1meeting where we identified their voice—no clip yetnamed at 1 meeting John FidlerBoard member3meetings where we identified their voice—no clip yetnamed at 3 meetings Anne-Marie GrillBoard member—Speaker naming for this board isn't confirmed yet—no clip yetWe can't yet tell who is speaking at this board's meetings Ann HearingBoard member2meetings where we identified their voice—no clip yetnamed at 2 meetings Jason MellBoard member3meetings where we identified their voice1clipnamed at 3 meetings · 1 clip Travis OdomBoard member—Speaker naming for this board isn't confirmed yet—no clip yetWe can't yet tell who is speaking at this board's meetings Julia ShafferBoard member3meetings where we identified their voice—no clip yetnamed at 3 meetings

Meetings on our record

All 11 meetings on our record

Clips

What Jason Mell said

Our absolute highest priority must always be the physical safety and emotional well-being of the 3,800 students entrusted to our care. And at our last meeting, I questioned the status of background clearances for contracted security personnel at our football events.Jason MellBoard member · Exeter Township School District Board of DirectorsWatch the full meeting from 20:29

Federal district ID 4209480 · student count from the federal 2023-24 count · meeting videos posted by the district