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On bills and payroll, the board approved payment as presented in the meeting packet. The clerk read amounts included in the packet for the general fund and payroll distribution; the meeting record lists the general fund and payroll distributions as presented. The board also adopted cafeteria fund pricing for 2025–26 and approved the capital projects budget for 2025–26 by voice vote.

The board confirmed personnel and service recognitions and approved salary schedules for multiple employee groups as presented in the agenda packet. The meeting record indicates percentage increases for several groups (for example, maintenance/custodial 3.5 percent) but the full salary schedule is in the attached packet rather than read verbatim into the public record.

On appointments, the board conducted roll-call votes and finalized the appointment of Bill Klaus as school board treasurer effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. The meeting record also shows the appointment of Danille Duweese (transcript spelling variable) as the Chester County School Board legislative council representative for the same term.

Votes on the consent agenda, bills and other fiscal items were taken by voice or roll call as noted in the record; the clerk announced “All in favor? Aye.” Where roll-call votes were recorded, individual board member yea/nay statements appear in the transcript for the treasurer appointment.

Board members said they would reconvene budget and finance work in August to begin next year’s budget work and noted that bond borrowing had been locked in; the finance committee reported no immediate impact on the current year’s debt-service payments.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","June 17 2025 Regular Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","The board approved routine fiscal items — bills, payroll, cafeteria and capital budgets — and finalized the appointment of Bill Klaus as school board treasurer and the district's Chester County legislative representative for the coming year.","taxTitle","Oxford Area SD, School Districts, Pennsylvania","taxId",49396,"location","Pennsylvania","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6181113,"Oxford Area SD board readopts policy 6300 amid public objections over SEL and materials",3599,103000,3702000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5113586-cbcde6d1ea773b022cf4cf3a325bc8cf&start=103&end=3702","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5113586-cbcde6d1ea773b022cf4cf3a325bc8cf/thumbnail_103000.jpg","/articles/6181113/Pennsylvania/Oxford-Area-SD-board-readopts-policy-6300-amid-public-objections-over-SEL-and-materials","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6181113-0b9d70f9fd9cec86ebbc3e668d1f5b96/orig.mp4?Expires=1770440180&Signature=d30yq-Q7BU5iSapS461ZbqBNBayifFv10Jt70SrduXdtuPdx85Ix6tE4ODr1cjjYBK7VaakVVBGOsbVMf6QkVxP2UzuhEI~K7qlyz63WNkENykslHWu8WG0rLMts9WNj6hOm5djDMzl9iuBE0iFp9~afvs2nv11FRL6pKqbgZL91wmjWrAJ2xIqTPLX~sV7Nf7v9G-D0RStNqubJqcTF8WjM2zG-1Y0Hft~oaLZ3N2bO0Gm6stRpW8CsOiKR~Qn0YoaGKImWVLxy7dnXfFdk6n7gfI7BqGjSPmN3ibDqQc-Be2fz8s~uf0XY7sjJ6CIFX6HYcTZDAq1n-~0JHSY-vg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Oxford Area School District board voted June 17 to adopt a revision to policy 6300 after months of committee work and public debate over social-emotional learning materials and library content.

Resident Ronnie Lutz addressed the board during public comment, saying the district had not followed its own board policy 8320 for policy adoption and asserting that passing policy 6300 that night would violate both district procedure and the Pennsylvania Sunshine Law. Lutz stated, “passing this policy is, again, a violation of your own policy as well as potentially the sunshine law.”

Lutz also alleged that district library holdings and curriculum materials conflicted with federal guidance referenced in public remarks, naming specific titles he said were in the libraries. Those claims were presented as public comment and were not verified during the meeting record.

Administrators and board members discussed the policy in committee for several months; at the meeting Superintendent David Woods recommended the revision and the administration placed multiple policy series items before the board for readoption.

A motion to approve the recommended revision of policy 6300 was made and seconded; board members publicly thanked the committee for months of work and acknowledged dissent within the board on certain provisions (one member stated, “I still do not agree with the opt out versus the opt in”). The board clerk recorded a voice vote, and the chair announced the motion carried after an indicated aye/nay vote.

Separately, board member motion language to “end debate on the topic of social emotional learning, approve the response by Doctor David Woods as the district's formal position, and remove the My World social studies curriculum from the agenda of the next education committee meeting” was proposed from the dais. District counsel and staff advised that a motion made from the floor in that form could be out of order because it was not routed through regular channels; the chair declined to accept the floor motion as presented. The transcript records a subsequent clarification that the motion was withdrawn.

The meeting record shows the board voted to readopt several policy series items and to proceed with the revised policy 6300. The final motion to revise policy 6300 passed by voice vote; neither the administration nor the minutes attached to the agenda recorded specific roll-call tallies for that motion in the public transcript.

Board members asked the public to review curriculum materials at the district office and emphasized transparency; Superintendent Woods and others stated the district follows state standards and asserted compliance with federal executive order 14190, as read aloud at the work session, though such compliance claims were not adjudicated during the meeting.","The board readopted revised policy 6300 at its June 17 meeting after public comment alleging the district violated its own policy and federal executive order; a separate motion to end debate and adopt the superintendent's response drew procedural objections and was not accepted from the floor.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6181119,"Oxford Area SD board approves five-year teacher contract with OAEA",2412,228000,2640000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5113586-cbcde6d1ea773b022cf4cf3a325bc8cf&start=228&end=2640","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5113586-cbcde6d1ea773b022cf4cf3a325bc8cf/thumbnail_228000.jpg","/articles/6181119/Pennsylvania/Oxford-Area-SD-board-approves-five-year-teacher-contract-with-OAEA","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6181119-85214fccadcc71d3144cd532a5677c4b/orig.mp4?Expires=1770440180&Signature=Dd9jJ632y4dgpE5hXFFi1B4hvAfGCpzzba7ItN6inu0Bw1KBqdjwTqAebuF5XREhVnz1xJxrkUuonIJPwGP54~EdHm3amFmwjxT3kXzE2jxGWtx4KrA9n6fWQyRtKOgtKU79w6CzppWVVXnA-vPLwc8xmBybJaeyL1CtCarrC2GdIFGBBOUY7PSgnCF-9a76FLsthuo9SC3wGNj2y0hStLCZ8I53ay9GgqhU~LdT2qgo~1EYjxAeilIqAx2EsLJFNPnNzuM27AnUs7yUO6OGtzvCU0-PRKilgYtdxVNNUAwjIzt-i~0O84o0MIgEE4DBzNg011LUqZyd23uRnvBFzw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Oxford Area School District board on June 17 approved a five-year collective bargaining agreement with the Oxford Area Education Association effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2030.

The agreement, presented to the board after months of negotiations and ratified by union members on June 4, includes multi‑year salary adjustments, provisions for special education and virtual learning, and changes to health-care contributions, supporters said.

The tentative agreement was advocated in public comment by Lauren Sharp, president of the Oxford Area Education Association and a first-grade teacher, who asked the board to “approve the tentative agreement tonight” and described the deal as “the result is the result of months of thoughtful negotiation grounded in a shared commitment to what matters most, our students and their successes.”

A board member speaking in favor said the contract “balances spirit compensation with financial stewardship” and noted provisions intended to improve retention, class coverage policies, and supports for virtual programs. The board member also said approving the contract was “an investment in the quality quality and consistency of education across the Oxford area school district.”

The board approved the resolution accepting the collective bargaining agreement as presented. The motion and second were recorded on the meeting agenda and the board took a voice vote; the clerk announced “All in favor? Aye.” Specific roll-call tallies were not recorded in the public minutes attached to the agenda packet.

The contract will take effect July 1, 2025. The agreement text and supporting exhibits were described as attached to the district agenda; implementation details such as payroll schedule changes and specific dollar amounts for each step increase were not read into the record at the meeting.

Supporters said the multiyear term should help stabilize staffing and reduce turnover; opponents did not offer an alternate motion or a recorded no vote on the motion at the time of adoption. The district and OAEA will implement the contract according to the timelines in the signed agreement and existing grievance procedures.

Board and union leaders said they will make the final contract available to the public through the district office and posted materials.","The Oxford Area School District board approved a five-year collective bargaining agreement with the Oxford Area Education Association covering July 1, 2025–June 30, 2030 after public comment and board discussion.","actionData","errors"]

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