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Jessica Ruinberg, a resident, told the committee she and other parents have been concerned since the start of school about children (several as young as 5) waiting at the bottom of a hill where the posted speed limit is 35 mph and drivers often travel faster. \"This is not a safe situation,\" Ruinberg said, describing a lack of a stop sign, flashing school-zone lights or a protected waiting area and saying drivers \"often failing to stop when the bus has its stop sign out.\"

Ruiznberg said approximately 11 children from her neighborhood ride bus 4 to Ridge Park and that, counting parents and siblings, more than 20 people sometimes crowd the roadside stop. She proposed moving the stop a tenth of a mile into the neighborhood, near mailboxes at Julia Drive and Ella Lane, which she said meets district criteria (sidewalks, wide road, clear visibility). Ruinberg also handed photos of the stop to facilities staff during the meeting.

Transportation staff and board representatives agreed to review the location. \"Mister Digi and I will meet with mister Brown and review the stop,\" a board representative said, and facilities staff asked for Ruinberg's contact information and the photos. Transportation staff member Christopher Brown was named as the staff contact who will review routing and safety considerations.

Ruiznberg asked for a decision \"now\" rather than months later, saying the neighborhood's condition is more dangerous in inclement weather. Committee members acknowledged receipt of the photos and said they would follow up.

No formal action or vote was recorded at the meeting; the item was referred for staff review.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Finance, Facilities and Human Resources (09.02.2025)","oneSentenceSummary","A parent told the Colonial SD facilities and transportation committee that a Ridge Park bus stop on Cedar Grove Road is unsafe and urged the district to move the stop inside her neighborhood; district representatives agreed to review the location with transportation staff and requested photos and contact information.","taxTitle","Colonial SD, School Districts, Pennsylvania","taxId",38636,"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},6476583,"Facilities committee reviews summer projects, security upgrades and trial traffic pattern at Conshohocken Elementary",908,316780,1225765,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5719508-4a54ef99acb53a4b8813e067d48e84b9&start=316&end=1225","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5719508-4a54ef99acb53a4b8813e067d48e84b9/thumbnail_316780.jpg","/articles/6476583/Pennsylvania/Facilities-committee-reviews-summer-projects-security-upgrades-and-trial-traffic-pattern-at-Conshohocken-Elementary","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6476583-ff779735952ce08f2d3514a770012055/orig.mp4?Expires=1774922514&Signature=bbMRWPHbjz2kicYNHLeFMJS-fDo-JDAconClSAi10MYyIxoCKkLCEOJ7l-WamD6mH3oa9vUNQOE72Ko6xoK7oTyoM~SNPpuT69Ez5IsnultM-HnLDA~~fPpSu4e4ABebnxb3CmIzpHy05TThWOQ2Ig39m5UAqpnScRvCBfMshrLbstd9NMEgYHZr13oof0uIuSYtfpXwyhOMmdr2G4gl9jnsmMnbtXpEXjbltGSg8TjvVBSQnj6Pynv8~blHmYuZxT2l0xD5TPuCqg1fjXcozoiKiSpQYVLzgx36T~jofO~OZg4cVAifkzJrJNixfhZi0UaC2M2Uy6d305-4I2Qbeg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Colonial School District facilities and transportation committee received a broad recap of summer capital and maintenance projects, including security upgrades, LED lighting retrofits, sidewalk leveling around Conshohocken Elementary School (CES), and repairs across several schools.

Facilities staff member Mister Lally led the presentation and described routine and capital maintenance completed over the summer. He said crews inspected fire extinguishers, kitchen hood systems, sprinkler systems and defibrillators; installed and aimed cameras; and completed wiring and receiver work for a districtwide digital radio program that the presentation said is about 90% complete.

Lally reported that 187 cameras were added to ZeroEyes and that the district has \"roughly around 400 licenses for ZeroEyes,\" and that staff installed 11 additional cameras at the middle school stair towers using grant funding. He described a 210-linear-foot sidewalk lifting project at Conshohocken Elementary to remove a tripping hazard and said LED lighting was installed where it had been missed in earlier work.

On campus security, Lally said the district continues to add key-fob access where feasible because \"if someone leaves or loses it, we shut it off. We don't have to worry about who finds it.\" He also highlighted in-house work: carpet replacements, installing tile in an art room, stage repairs, cabinet refacing, masonry and waterproofing, HVAC amp-draw checks and refrigerant inspections, and a repair of a broken 4-inch water main at one school.

Lally described a trial change to arrival and dismissal traffic flow at CES designed to reduce cars on Colonial Drive: the first right onto Colonial is now a do-not-enter/restricted approach so vehicles enter and circulate around the baseball/Germantown Pike side and exit the other side; buses are routed to a separate lane to allow simultaneous egress. \"So far, it's only been obviously a short trial, but it's been productive so far at the site,\" Lally said.

Board participants thanked facilities staff and noted the CES gym and admin-area projects were on track; one committee member said the CES project was \"on time and under budget.\" Lally also credited individual staff members for daily construction oversight. He said most roofing work across three schools was complete with minimal remaining metal work and that HVAC and roofing projects identified in the five-year capital plan are moving forward.

The committee did not take formal action; staff said planned items from the five-year capital list and grant-funded security installations will continue into the school year.","Facilities staff presented a recap of summer work across Colonial SD — security camera installs, LED lighting, sidewalk leveling, building repairs, HVAC and roofing work — and described a trial one-way traffic pattern at Conshohocken Elementary intended to separate cars and buses.",{"_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},6476588,"Colonial SD HR committee schedules first reading of new overtime policy 330",256,25470,281735,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5719508-4a54ef99acb53a4b8813e067d48e84b9&start=25&end=281","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5719508-4a54ef99acb53a4b8813e067d48e84b9/thumbnail_25470.jpg","/articles/6476588/Pennsylvania/Colonial-SD-HR-committee-schedules-first-reading-of-new-overtime-policy-330","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6476588-d47429b2b3cc221b10a1c4d96172c787/orig.mp4?Expires=1774922514&Signature=BF~m45ZF4RdOsORpo6kglDrBIT8HeStcb7JgsPWTixURwW~qzdVA2iK5GLuoRgrXUxvw-3bKcoYDiPtvk72~kxfsXEK9GQ~zCX8Nk~Wr1zXtceaiMBw5rG6uKbFMFOV82l52wxLXoiYEjMA4mqKehGA2hdpGdpS~5iHoDf3s1sDyLp9LUOtxZ-NUi4axQhHYiswjp0asHgSmbkRlX7blKBKAGzTHtseMHt2JOZqvsgljWylNLXXHWrzsOiI68viH3PaWfz2T-a2Yhb3magsYknINLCup7OF5lypNiIU757-h8iAV7r-CdWL4lsN89A9HqlLd0yAOovB38whkXJ13lA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Colonial School District HR committee reviewed draft board policy 330, a new overtime policy, and set a first reading for Sept. 18, 2025, and a second reading with potential adoption on Oct. 16, 2025.

HR staff member Miss O'Reilly told the committee that Policy 330 concerns overtime and is categorized as a legal-liability policy. \"This policy references federal and state law and that in accordance with federal law exceeding 40 hours of employment work time, employees are entitled to overtime,\" O'Reilly said.

Committee members and staff said the district typically compensates overtime at time-and-a-half. O'Reilly noted the policy text addresses weekend work: \"times worked on Saturday and or Sunday shall be compensated at that minimum of a time and a half for regular hours or daily pay, irrespective of hours worked that week or in accordance with our appropriate collective bargaining agreements.\" She also pointed out that specific collective bargaining agreements include higher pay provisions: the Teamsters and the food services contracts provide double time for Sunday work.

A board member stressed that any board policy must be consistent with existing collective bargaining agreements; another committee member said the committee will check policy language to ensure contractual provisions \"supersede the policy.\" No formal votes were recorded at the meeting; the committee established the reading schedule and directed staff to confirm contract language and statutory references before the first reading.

The HR segment also included brief announcements about employee events. O'Reilly said the district will host a retirement seminar on Oct. 9 from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Conshohocken Elementary School, presented by Dynasty Advisors, and plans to send staff to a \"Black Men in Education\" convening at the Lowe's Hotel in Philadelphia in November; the district invited 10 staff (six had confirmed at the time of the meeting) and plans to invite two to three students.

The committee will return to Policy 330 at the scheduled readings with policy language revised as needed to reflect state and federal law and the district's collective bargaining agreements.","The Colonial SD HR committee reviewed draft board policy 330 (overtime), confirmed it references federal and state law, and set dates for a first reading on Sept. 18, 2025, and a second reading and possible adoption on Oct. 16, 2025; committee members noted the policy must align with collective bargaining agreements.","actionData","errors"]

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Parent urges moving Ridge Park bus stop off Cedar Grove Road; district to review

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Colonial SD HR committee schedules first reading of new overtime policy 330