August 15, 2023 at 6:00 PM - Regular Board Meeting

Description:  This meeting is a meeting of the Board of Education in public for the purpose of conducting the School District's business and is not to be considered a public community meeting.  There is a time for public participation during the meeting as indicated in the agenda.

Description:  The Board of Education will lead the Pledge of Allegiance.

Description:  The Board Secretary will administer roll call to establish that a quorum of the Board is present and to determine which Board members are present at the start of the meeting.

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Please notify the superintendent in writing at least two business days before the scheduled meetings of the Board of Education if you wish to address the Board but do not speak English, or if you have a handicap or disability that may prevent you from speaking to the Board.  At this time, the Board will listen to comments from the public and others regarding both agenda action items and items that are not on the agenda.  Per Board Policy #0167.3 each statement made by a participant shall be limited to three (3) minutes.  This is the only opportunity for public comment. The Board President may add a second comment if there are more than 20 community members seeking to speak.

The Board requests that, if you wish to speak, you provide us with your name, address, and affiliation with the district.  Please limit your comment to three minutes.  Comments should not be directed at individuals on the board, rather to the board as a whole.  This is a meeting of the Board of Education being held in public.

Board members will not respond to public comment but you may request a formal response for a later time.

 

Description:  It is the recommendation of Superintendent Lemmer to approve Nichole DeVries (4th grade) and Rebecca Dorton (3rd Grade) as Elementary Teachers at Dunlap Elementary; Tromondae Beck as Dean of Students at the Middle School.  Their credentials are attached for Board Members Review. Both teachers are highly qualified to teach elementary school. 

 

Description:  It is the recommendation of the Director of Finance and Operations and the Superintendent that the Board approve the bond bills for the month of July for Kingscott Associates in the amount of $21,908.44 and Triangle in the amount of $2,199,440.22.  A summary of services rendered is as follows:

$2,169.86 to Kingscott Associates for work associated with elementary boilers
$360 to Kingscott Associates for work associated with HS secure vestibule
$1,530 to Kingscott Associates for work associated with HS parking lot
$3,705.40 to Kingscott Associates for work associated with stadium remodeling
$9,223.18 to Kingscott Associates for work associated with MS remodeling
$4,920 to Kingscott Associates for work associated with Dunlap remodeling

$32,800 to Triangle and Associates for preconstruction and construction services 
$20,424.45 to Triangle and Associates for Construction services in association with the Boilers at North Penn and Purdy
$1,093,013.04 to Triangle and Associates for work associated with the High School Stadium
$795,510.07 to Triangle and Associates for work associated with the Middle School renovations
$257,692.66 to Triangle and Associates for work associated with Dunlap renovations

Description:  It is the recommendation of the Athletic Director, Mr. Brett Steele and the High School Principal, Mr. Andrew Loy that the Board of Education approve the proposed changes to the athletic handbook which reflect a change to the academic standards required to participate in the school districts athletic programs and also suspends the transportation policy for the 23-24 school year due to the bus driver shortage.