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Board members asked for the names and receipts tied to P-cards and for the district to provide written procedures that describe how limits are set and how monthly reconciliations are performed. \"Each card does have its individual limit that cuts off the spending at a certain amount. We could probably get that for your information to you,\" district staff member Kelly told the board when asked about card limits and reconciliation procedures.

A board member raised concerns about the district's security contract and noted, \"our security contractor costs for the month of January of the 2025 were over $80,000,\" prompting the board to schedule a focused discussion. The board asked that Pedro, who supervises security, attend the April finance committee to explain staffing, scheduling and whether the vendor's administrative and scheduling roles match the contract terms. The board also asked staff to prepare a written procedure describing current P-card controls and to provide card-by-card limits.

Business staff said the audit samples P-card transactions during annual audits and that receipts are reviewed and matched with budget codes. Staff offered to produce a formal write-up of existing procedures for board review. Board members discussed past examples of districts entering financial recovery for weak procurement controls and said they wanted to ensure robust oversight to avoid similar issues.

Administrators also mentioned other planned finance items: an upcoming three-year VoIP phone service contract, routine two-year MOUs with local police required under Act 55 for safe-school procedures, and change orders for facility contracts that reflect statutory state wage rates. Those items were presented as informational or scheduled for future action; no final vote on a security-vendor change was recorded at the meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","WHSD Agenda Setting Meeting 3/12/2025","oneSentenceSummary","Board members pressed business staff for documentation of P-card holders, spending limits and current procedures; members also scheduled an April finance-committee discussion of the district's security contract after noting January security costs exceeded $80,000.","taxTitle","Woodland Hills SD, School Districts, Pennsylvania","taxId",38760,"location","Pennsylvania","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6278196,"Board discusses plan to offer remote instruction for Dixon and high school during PSSAs/Keystones",71,3216000,3287000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2641798-c26751bf8df730805e9fb20d79a73882&start=3216&end=3287","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2641798-c26751bf8df730805e9fb20d79a73882/thumbnail_3216000.jpg","/articles/6278196/Pennsylvania/Board-discusses-plan-to-offer-remote-instruction-for-Dixon-and-high-school-during-PSSAsKeystones","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6278196-fc4a501871384c12de7084675a10b582/orig.mp4?Expires=1771436699&Signature=bAKaluz11v8oR3nSJ2ZOJs97mKt77sUdq9~QrS5R7kZgwNOqWA1L70MxoRiiUnBPTCrhIOa9TGKs7jg37MKXtmIpgTYHQz7cVyFcdwVj9mQh2MNmd74wtmwHIMpklO1XcnfbbVEUi6W0QtLaSTlC3Ktsgt8aIVca8IE0O6~NtPsFUbjX5vRj9obV-SPsoxNVExmV-cmWsw4VQFw54OM7wLhmKwlThJvBuUCjZSVKnzSHhTBt5EVgtWjpcCsRmFwy0sv9fvqoYDuoAsU3zCaIARcyxCf5-pTQD31~T10PX4rvnUwjwIzW32mLd47OYbdA~wtU2BF5Qy8FbtntbRO8Hw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","District curriculum staff on March 12 requested board permission to plan remote instruction for non-testing students at Dixon Elementary and for high-school students during upcoming PSSA and Keystone testing windows.

Dr. Wilson introduced the request as a formal item for board approval, noting the goal was to ensure test administration while minimizing classroom disruption. \"We seek approval to plan to offer remote instruction to non testers at Dixon for PSSAs and the high school during keystones,\" Dr. Wilson told the board.

Board members and staff discussed scope and equity. Dr. Wilson and other presenters said the district proposes remote instruction only for sixth through 12th graders because staff found it practicable for older students and for proctoring logistics; she said moving five- and six-year-old elementary students to remote instruction to free proctors would \"not feel like it was fair and equitable.\" The board did not record a formal vote on the item during the meeting; the request was presented for approval and the district indicated it would place the item on a future consent or action agenda for formal adoption.

Administrators said the plan had been discussed twice previously and that the intention was to make procedures official so all schools and families understood expectations during testing. Staff also provided dates for tests on request and said special-education considerations would be handled under existing procedures.

The discussion focused on staffing and fairness rather than on altering testing content or accommodations. District leaders said they would return with formal language for board approval and implementation details, including communications to families and proctoring assignments.","District staff sought board approval to plan remote instruction for non-testers at Dixon and for high-school students during statewide assessments; discussion centered on equity for elementary students and logistics for proctors.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6278201,"Woodland Hills approves IQ Pandas trip to VEX Worlds after student teams win state awards",1962,1148000,3110000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2641798-c26751bf8df730805e9fb20d79a73882&start=1148&end=3110","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2641798-c26751bf8df730805e9fb20d79a73882/thumbnail_1148000.jpg","/articles/6278201/Pennsylvania/Woodland-Hills-approves-IQ-Pandas-trip-to-VEX-Worlds-after-student-teams-win-state-awards","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6278201-99b27e7b18c0c122e488b2f95cce1102/orig.mp4?Expires=1771436699&Signature=WgnsCj-CfhkQsqy17D31ceBkA1sEosT0kgIOBCpQKp-BLJ7qYMreXQTfX4y4KzC1rCPiQ1e0SwlWDYle~d2qStoAwDZkpVN1SGUKJj~4RUywGoWBpQdmid368gNOh~rJvIofKuL35kKIvEzyKHNuZbfNewG4Q3ev7ifRTmOdIsMoe~nwNoSSa0Q1XtRdmAR4z7IZ1V2DAI6kRJWGHlC-ob6bJ2TT0whwmBEIKrdQ~vlG9VGGktoKhQOHsBLt27~KD-8DI~GWc51U5yW~OQj7MbktncXNQFy0a4HVN8euoUEe1B2L8IKjg5a5OV0XXaWbR05nAEC3DUnQ5ZLvGRAQsQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Woodland Hills School District Board on March 12 voted 9-0 to approve travel and fundraising for the elementary VEX IQ team 15104b, the IQ Pandas, to attend the 2025 VEX IQ World Championship in Dallas, Texas.

The motion, introduced during the curriculum section, cleared the board after Dr. Wilson asked members to approve the trip and allow the team to begin fundraising. Karen Lyons seconded the motion; the board clerk recorded the vote as \"Motion passes 9 to 0.\" The board also heard multi-team presentations from coaches and students describing recent competition results that led to the invitation.

The approval followed extended presentations from coach Tina Dietrich and several student representatives who described awards and season highlights. The board heard that Woodland Hills teams earned multiple state-level awards, including an Excellence Award and Team Champion honors that qualified teams for higher-level competition. \"I would like to start off today by saying that I was accepted into Johns Hopkins University. And it it was on a full ride scholarship,\" student representative Zach told the board during the opening report. Students from teams identified as Hardwired (15104c), the Pretty Pink Princesses, the Robotic Turtles (15104a) and the IQ Pandas (15104b) described awards for design, durability, sportsmanship and innovation.

Jason McKenna, who worked with the teams this season, told the board VEX recognition is rare: \"If you do the math on that, that means less than 2% of teams worldwide get an excellence award.\" Emmett Brubaker, speaking for the IQ Pandas, described the Excellence Award as recognition for both an engineering notebook and competition performance: \"This award is presented to a team that exemplifies a high quality competitive robotics program.\"

Board members and staff also noted practical next steps. Dr. Wilson said district policy requires board approval before teams can formally fundraise; staff reported Tina Dietrich and IT staff had already set up a fundraising link and two donors had pledged $500 each pending approval. District staff will oversee the fundraising under board policy revisions in progress.

The board did not vote on other trip requests discussed later on the agenda; those were announced as items that will return for separate approval.

Woodland Hills coaches and students described VEX Worlds as a larger international event: presenters said Worlds typically draws teams from more than 70 countries and tens of thousands of students, and they framed the trip as an educational experience tied to classroom engineering and notebook work. Several speakers thanked board members and district staff for long-term classroom support that, they said, helped students produce the engineering notebooks and interviews judges expect at competitions.","Board unanimously approved the elementary VEX IQ team 15104b, the IQ Pandas, to attend the 2025 VEX IQ World Championship in Dallas and to begin fundraising; students and coaches described statewide awards that qualified multiple Woodland Hills teams for state and world events.","actionData","errors"]

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Woodland Hills approves IQ Pandas trip to VEX Worlds after student teams win state awards