Meeting Agenda
1. Opening of Meeting
1.A. Call to Order
1.B. Salute to the Flag
1.C. Roll Call
2. President's Report
3. Superintendent's Report
3.A. Donation
4. Public Comment
5. Consent Calendar
6. Committee Reports - Curriculum - Mr. Merkl-Gump
6.A. Minutes of the October 5, 2026 meeting.
6.B. Approval of Curriculum Improvement Plan
6.C. The next Curriculum Committee meeting is scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026.
7. Committee Reports - Facilities - Mr. Kaufman
7.A. Minutes of the October 13, 2026 meeting.
7.B. Approval of Obsolete Items
7.B.1. Deibler Elementary School
7.C. Approval of Bus Routes and Stops
7.D. Approval of Operations Department Signage
7.E. The next Facilities Committee meeting is scheduled for Monday, November 9, 2026.
8. Committee Reports - Finance - Mr. Wurz
8.A. Minutes of the October 13, 2026 meeting.
8.B. Approval of Contracts
8.B.1. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
8.B.2. The Springtime School
8.B.3. LearnWell
8.B.4. SMart Center
8.B.5. ePlus Technology
8.B.6. Scholastic Book Fairs
8.B.7. Bucks County Intermediate Unit
8.B.8. Pennsylvania Economy League
8.C. Approval of Student Activity Account
8.D. Accelerated Budget Opt Out Resolution
8.E. The next Finance Committee meeting is scheduled for Monday, November 9, 2026.
9. Committee Reports - Personnel - Mr. Trauger
9.A. Minutes of the October 13, 2026 meeting.
9.B. Approval of Tenure Recommendation
9.C. Approval of Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
9.D. Approval of Act 93 Agreement
9.E. The next Personnel Committee meeting is scheduled for Monday, November 9, 2026.
10. Committee Reports - Policy - Mrs. Taylor
10.A. Minutes of the October 5, 2026 meeting.
10.B. Approval of PSD Policy First Reading
10.C. Approval of PSD Policy
10.D. The next Policy Committee meeting will be held on Monday, November 2, 2026.
11. Committee Reports - I.U. - Mr. Trauger
12. Committee Reports - Upper Bucks County Technical School (UBCTS) - Mr. Kaufman
12.A. Report of the October 15, 2026 meeting.
12.B. The next UBCTS meeting will be held on Thursday, November 19. 2026.
13. Committee Reports - Pennridge Area Coordinating Committee (PACC) - Mrs. Rash
13.A. Report of the October 22, 2026 meeting.
13.B. The next PACC meeting is scheduled for Thursday, January 28, 2027.
14. Old Business
15. New Business
16. Public Comment
17. Announcements
18. Adjournment
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Meeting: October 26, 2026 at 6:30 PM - School Board Meeting
Subject:
1. Opening of Meeting
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Subject:
1.A. Call to Order
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Board members are reminded that they must publicly announce and disclose the nature of any conflict of interest before the vote on any matter is taken and file a written memorandum of the conflict with the Secretary of the Board.
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1.B. Salute to the Flag
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1.C. Roll Call
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2. President's Report
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3. Superintendent's Report
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3.A. Donation
Description:
Donation of $200.00 to North MS from Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Inc. on behalf of Andrew Messina and Marc Sine.
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4. Public Comment
Description:

According to Policy #903, public comment on matters of concern, official action or deliberation is limited to three minutes and should be directed to the entire School Board following the announcement of your name and municipality.  Under this policy, the presiding officer has the authority to warn or stop a public commenter when violation of this policy occurs.
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5. Consent Calendar
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a. Minutes of the September 28, 2026 meeting
b. General Funds Bills List
c. Self Insurance Fund Bills List
d. Student Activity Fund Bills List
e. Capital Fund Projects Bills List
f. Nutritional Services Bills List
g. Financial Report
h. Budget Transfers
i. Superintendent's Personnel/EDR Report
j.  Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
 
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6. Committee Reports - Curriculum - Mr. Merkl-Gump
Subject:
6.A. Minutes of the October 5, 2026 meeting.
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6.B. Approval of Curriculum Improvement Plan
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6.C. The next Curriculum Committee meeting is scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026.
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7. Committee Reports - Facilities - Mr. Kaufman
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7.A. Minutes of the October 13, 2026 meeting.
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7.B. Approval of Obsolete Items
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7.B.1. Deibler Elementary School
Description:
  • tables, Public Surplus, Lot #10-01
  • laminator, recycle, Lot #10-02
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7.C. Approval of Bus Routes and Stops
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7.D. Approval of Operations Department Signage
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7.E. The next Facilities Committee meeting is scheduled for Monday, November 9, 2026.
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8. Committee Reports - Finance - Mr. Wurz
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8.A. Minutes of the October 13, 2026 meeting.
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8.B. Approval of Contracts
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8.B.1. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Description:
educational services for student identified as 2027-05, $68.59 per hour ($66.59 ly), 2026-2027 (reviewed by solicitor)
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8.B.2. The Springtime School
Description:
educational services for student identified as 2027-06, $615.44 per day tuition and paraprofessional plus $57,913 for speech therapy, and behavior services (reviewed by solicitor)
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8.B.3. LearnWell
Description:
educational services for student identified as 2027-07, $64.65 per hour ($61.55 ly) (reviewed by solicitor)
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8.B.4. SMart Center
Description:
psychotherapy consultations for student identified as 2027-08, psychotherapy $150 per session, school consultation 30 minutes $300 and 60 minutes $500 (same as ly) (reviewed by solicitor)
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8.B.5. ePlus Technology
Description:
renewal of Cisco phone system licensing and support, $75,729.55 ($49,124 ly), 2026-2027 (reviewed by solicitor)
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8.B.6. Scholastic Book Fairs
Description:
North Middle School book fair, 11/30/26 to 12/4/26, parent paid (reviewed by solicitor)
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8.B.7. Bucks County Intermediate Unit
Description:
Truancy agreement, 2026-2027, fee schedule attached (reviewed by solicitor)
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8.B.8. Pennsylvania Economy League
Description:
enrollment projections 2026-2027, $175 per hour (reviewed by solicitor)
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8.C. Approval of Student Activity Account
Description:
High School Technology Student Association (TSA)-new
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8.D. Accelerated Budget Opt Out Resolution
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8.E. The next Finance Committee meeting is scheduled for Monday, November 9, 2026.
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9. Committee Reports - Personnel - Mr. Trauger
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9.A. Minutes of the October 13, 2026 meeting.
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9.B. Approval of Tenure Recommendation
Description:
Tenure Recommendations
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9.C. Approval of Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
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9.D. Approval of Act 93 Agreement
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9.E. The next Personnel Committee meeting is scheduled for Monday, November 9, 2026.
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10. Committee Reports - Policy - Mrs. Taylor
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10.A. Minutes of the October 5, 2026 meeting.
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10.B. Approval of PSD Policy First Reading
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10.C. Approval of PSD Policy
Description:
Policy #218 Student Discipline
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10.D. The next Policy Committee meeting will be held on Monday, November 2, 2026.
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11. Committee Reports - I.U. - Mr. Trauger
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12. Committee Reports - Upper Bucks County Technical School (UBCTS) - Mr. Kaufman
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12.A. Report of the October 15, 2026 meeting.
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12.B. The next UBCTS meeting will be held on Thursday, November 19. 2026.
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13. Committee Reports - Pennridge Area Coordinating Committee (PACC) - Mrs. Rash
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13.A. Report of the October 22, 2026 meeting.
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13.B. The next PACC meeting is scheduled for Thursday, January 28, 2027.
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14. Old Business
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15. New Business
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16. Public Comment
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17. Announcements
Description:
An Executive Session was held on October 13, 2026 to discuss a personnel matter under Section 708(a)(1)(8).   On October 14, 2026 the School Board met in conference without deliberation for a retreat under Section 707(b) facilitated by the BucksIU. Prior to tonight's meeting the School Board met for an information session  under Section 707(b) for a presentation from Job Corps.  The next Reorganization/Regular School Board meeting will be held on Tuesday, December 1, 2026.
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18. Adjournment

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