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\"Nephi nasal spray is fairly new,\" Dr. Russell said, explaining the nurses asked for regulation language because current statute named auto-injectors specifically. He told the committee the nurses' impression was that the spray could be stored and administered by a licensed nurse on site but — unlike auto-injectors — was not yet permitted for student self-carry under the law as they understood it.

Committee members urged caution and legal review. One board member said the statutory language cited in the administrative regulation refers only to \"auto injectors,\" and suggested the district consult its solicitor and consider contacting state legislators about updating the law. \"The law is written in terms of auto injectors,\" Dr. Russell observed during the discussion.

Administrators provided several specific operational details: the district reported about 47 high-school students currently self-carry epinephrine auto-injectors; the nurses presented the draft administrative regulation to the committee and requested solicitor review; and staff described the nasal-spray device as recently approved (committee discussion noted the device received approval last August). The committee also discussed the nurses' concern about professional liability if staff administered a product not clearly authorized in statute.

Members agreed to follow up rather than adopt the administrative regulation immediately. The administration said it would take the draft to the district solicitor, return with legal guidance, and — if necessary — reach out to state representatives named during the meeting (Representative Webster and Representative Sheeran) and Senator Casey Pennycu?ck (as transcribed: \"Pennycook\") to seek clarification or legislative change.

The meeting also included a brief administrative note that one facility dog is now assigned to a west-side school (identified in the notes as \"Bridal School West\"); the facility-dog administrative regulation was presented as guidance for schools that might later request a facility dog.

Next steps: administration will seek solicitor guidance on whether current law covers nasal epinephrine sprays for storage, administration by nurses, or student self-carry, and will report back to the policy committee. The district also indicated it may contact state legislators to request statutory clarification.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","4/14/2025 PVSD Policy Committee Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","Perkiomen Valley administrators introduced administrative regulations about adding nasal epinephrine spray to school protocols. Committee members said state law mentions auto-injectors but does not clearly authorize nasal sprays; the district will consult its solicitor and contact state legislators.","taxTitle","Perkiomen Valley SD, School Districts, Pennsylvania","taxId",78390,"location","Pennsylvania","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_46":81,"_48":82,"_50":83,"_52":84,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":85,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":86,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6605558,"Perkiomen Valley policy committee updates assessment-policy language, debates role of formative tests",594,758000,1352000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2985722-2ff1b459a451473210b37ff1a57d872c&start=758&end=1352","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2985722-2ff1b459a451473210b37ff1a57d872c/thumbnail_758000.jpg","/articles/6605558/Pennsylvania/Perkiomen-Valley-policy-committee-updates-assessment-policy-language-debates-role-of-formative-tests","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6605558-8cffca2a26b9656d8078fabf8f36f363/orig.mp4?Expires=1775638584&Signature=ZGU6MIgiDKd0gB9lb8e6Or5TsRyGERN8e9Xze-t7r2FcPATp9AUm282aJtyrgVSIjaLfWQwqgFXAL6Ynn0MfNjNyPEg0wk1bGeZzYmeMvJhVYuJpw~2e70coWbIIAIApM5bfB3oxJk3viknHO~fIX37p~wAu1irisCiY1ikLUQaYP1IY8vr0Xw~Zw9orshOlTG5wH6chwIxxiiV7Nrb3qvEzM~Sdj3Wbtj9JO1G-KU2ZEbQiZ7ofixHPGScgjUF6PGKhyzHGIrFKmg3inGoWA8HiFAfyHoAnHvvcYCYLCwXPO5Q7oyYvB4tt1ArLzqlM3a~rjmsnekrf6NjAcNNznQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Perkiomen Valley School District policy committee members voted by consensus to accept recommended language changes to Policy 2-13 that add \"enrichment or additional support\" to how the district describes interventions for students who need additional help.

The change was presented at the committee meeting as a clarification to the policy’s assessment section. Dr. Russell said, \"the language was shifted from simply remedial work alone to also incorporate enrichment or additional support,\" and described the revision as aligning policy with current instructional language used by teachers and administrators.

Committee members spent the bulk of discussion on how the district reports assessment results. A board member said the district’s annual data presentations focus heavily on standardized and summative measures such as state testing and College Board results and urged that reporting include more regular, classroom-level measures so the board and public can see day-to-day student progress: \"I just would like to see if there's some way that rather than ... the extreme focus on the standardized testing, we can get into something more where we're looking at the actual, assessments that we do for students on a regular basis.\" Dr. Russell and other administrators acknowledged that formative assessments such as STAR and locally developed benchmarks currently inform instruction and suggested the data presentation could be expanded in future years to highlight those measures.

District staff said some work is already under way to improve comparability of classroom assessments. Dr. Russell noted that Mr. Mitchell is leading efforts to develop common assessments (for example among Algebra I teachers) so the district can make more apples-to-apples comparisons across classes and grades.

Speakers also raised limitations of repeated use of certain formative tools for high-performing students. A committee member described concerns that students who reach the top percentile on a STAR assessment may show little measurable growth in later administrations because the test no longer discriminates at the high end, and that repeated testing can take instructional time.

The committee gave informal approval to the suggested wording changes to Policy 2-13 and directed staff to consider how formative and benchmark assessments could be more clearly represented in future data presentations to the board.

Next steps: the administration will finalize the revised Policy 2-13 language for the board’s formal review process and Mr. Mitchell will continue work on common classroom assessments.","The Perkiomen Valley School District policy committee recommended updating Policy 2-13 to explicitly include \"enrichment or additional support\" and discussed whether district reporting should place greater emphasis on formative assessments such as STAR rather than only standardized tests.","actionData","errors"]

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Policy committee flags legal uncertainty over nasal epinephrine spray, will consult solicitor and legislators

Perkiomen Valley policy committee updates assessment-policy language, debates role of formative tests