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Superintendent Doctor Russell said the district had received late guidance from the legislature and PNN about several days the district must observe, including Constitution Day (Sept. 17), Frances Willard Day (Sept. 28), William Penn Day (around Oct. 24), Bill of Rights week (December), Public School Day (April) and Arbor Day. He said principals had been informed and curriculum supervisors would help develop age-appropriate activities. \"We'll take steps to do that. Other and even if we don't have the policy approved, we will uphold these new regulations because we've been informed of them,\" Russell said.

District leaders agreed to provide building-level guidance and suggested curriculum supervisors would compile materials that teachers can use without creating an undue burden on classroom instruction. The superintendent said he will include the updates in a community newsletter and cover the new observances in his superintendent's report to the board.

Action: administration will provide curricular resources and guidance to principals and will report back to the education committee and full board on implementation plans.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","9/8/2025 PVSD Policy Committee Meeting and Board Business Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","District leaders told the committee they will share resources and incorporate Constitution Day and other state-required observances into curriculum documents; superintendent will inform community by newsletter.","taxTitle","Perkiomen Valley SD, School Districts, Pennsylvania","taxId",78390,"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},6475823,"Perkiomen Valley keeps existing gifts policy; solicitor provided definition of \"nominal value\"",106,3034000,3140000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5732014-3b03f76ca5145158b5338a78f6f43e6a&start=3034&end=3140","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5732014-3b03f76ca5145158b5338a78f6f43e6a/thumbnail_3034000.jpg","/articles/6475823/Pennsylvania/Perkiomen-Valley-keeps-existing-gifts-policy-solicitor-provided-definition-of-nominal-value","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6475823-9d5116db873254938c4345225c6e98e4/orig.mp4?Expires=1771166467&Signature=lWllW6-ZG3dwJtUa5-nudh019HwgzlrziQ79FrqdbEsguh4HK74DXq3rRAQKWh8cyuBpMg4V8K8U7tIULI7tRiPM2whCJVckxtMjyeMEuOVeasvik~w6lv9KuSBeNzSm~PtaPt~mVeetx61KxHiELXtJH56X5JknVLYvPyXSTMLNQyX5jtJwcfvyq0lHkWC~45MJOkGtO9KHHu9BRNlQFaP8EBB5WGIEYdLa7o4wLobZixYrBgGMGvjhTJ3qtzV5J41sSIN5FKjrDQK3pl78b-Ey7XpR-cT-04bylHLtXkOMHyoqSeHwmygqz-FtJ9pur~xyRgakSCwk05CIdFv49Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Perkiomen Valley administrators reviewed Policy 322 (Gifts) and the committee accepted the administration's recommendation that no changes to the policy language were necessary at this time.

Administrators reported they had asked the solicitor to define \"nominal value\" as requested at a prior meeting; the definition was provided and presented to the committee. Based on that review, administration recommended no revisions to the underlying policy. \"Based on what has been provided, we're recommending that no revisions to the current policy language are recommended at this time,\" Ryan Moran said.

Committee members had no objections and moved on to subsequent policy reviews.

Action: no revision to Policy 322 was recommended by administration and the committee accepted that recommendation.","Administration presented solicitor-defined guidance on \"nominal value\" for Policy 322 (Gifts); the committee accepted the administration's recommendation and made no policy changes.",{"_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},6475826,"District keeps PSBA-recommended federal-compliance updates; expands record-retention to 7 years",278,3219000,3497000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5732014-3b03f76ca5145158b5338a78f6f43e6a&start=3219&end=3497","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5732014-3b03f76ca5145158b5338a78f6f43e6a/thumbnail_3219000.jpg","/articles/6475826/Pennsylvania/District-keeps-PSBA-recommended-federal-compliance-updates-expands-record-retention-to-7-years","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6475826-cdb9316e25ab2baf08b1ddb8943a63d2/orig.mp4?Expires=1771166467&Signature=kK609iLcpl~KpdA9~SE8aVWtw7gJ4~k9OF2Y4YBszEXKV41eF~F7Aqs3PjZfEE-ZX2FtxCwKZs-1jkRm4FWOPeHvHBWTdWBvRRd3x9FOrhQq1B1VGcAgaJA7FTMGUGDSmNmXMitLiBnO0QA195HBoj5EnIbUQG71Curvn7IKAUC3Uomm4BvUiy3jJMKf9D3ry1-1bNBlq7AZAzeZnov5uwJ43QoZG1zD93WRHEaJkUNzxIstiBJRPE~V0QZNL7PiRz1PGZbIMVL397m4r83DZl9qOn9DjIrj8pqRF4lpNe0LsMPKPzc0ebj59zjaqJ75v8IHtE2Z--48vm3PcUKzlQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Perkiomen Valley School District administrators presented updates to several policies driven by recent PSBA/PNN guidance and federal fiscal compliance requirements, and the committee approved administration's recommended language.

Mister Weaver summarized changes to Policy 626 and related administrative regulations. PSBA had recommended a single-audit threshold of $1,000,000 (up from $750,000 per program in earlier guidance) and broader references to \"federal regulations\" rather than EDGAR citations. The district's recommendation incorporated those updates, and administrators recommended increasing standard record retention from five years to seven years in light of the district's recent federal monitoring.

Weaver explained that the district had recently undergone federal monitoring and asked PSBA to reconsider a proposed three-year retention recommendation; PSBA agreed and the district retained a seven-year retention period. \"We do not put [PSBA text] in lock, stock and barrel; we do the research and we reached back to PDE to make sure what the clarification was ... We brought up the federal monitoring, and they agreed that we should stay to 7 years,\" Weaver said.

The updates also included expanded language related to whistleblower protections; administrators said the whistleblower language had been added to the district website but not the employee handbook. Other cleanup items covered federal travel reimbursement rules and record‑keeping administrative regulations tied to federal grants.

Committee members had no substantive objections and accepted the administration's recommended revisions. The committee requested the district continue to coordinate with the MCIU and PDE as needed and to return any required documentation via established policy procedures.

Action: administration recommended adopting the updated PNN-driven language with the district's revisions (including a seven-year retention period); the committee accepted the recommendation and noted that associated administrative regulations had been updated.","Perkiomen Valley retained most PNN/PSBA changes to federal-compliance policies but restored a seven-year record-retention period after federal monitoring; whistleblower language was added to the district website.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6475831,"Perkiomen Valley tables changes to free-speech and political-activity policies after wide-ranging debate",7144,1452000,8596000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5732014-3b03f76ca5145158b5338a78f6f43e6a&start=1452&end=8596","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5732014-3b03f76ca5145158b5338a78f6f43e6a/thumbnail_1452000.jpg","/articles/6475831/Pennsylvania/Perkiomen-Valley-tables-changes-to-free-speech-and-political-activity-policies-after-wide-ranging-debate","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6475831-34ad54401e416ba4ffa1e40fb42dc784/orig.mp4?Expires=1771166467&Signature=mf0roKWxi6BJsNzpAZISqvV0y~mW~Vkpd1S6fUg6rCaUPDu30BWWKZMuH~RIb7at0uMo3LRw~7K2atlsF53LDyhXWoBRd2kR3vn1Z-m-tAdSRR6dQCKtzYnZuOdCR8qguKkSjt6Ya4VAjvENB~-JCjqXVOnRAcYDh3KFz8ROTm01ZunPusdtRyT-yOUO94-mhOmOY9U0yuS3LeSOX~tLT1XTkqafZow8wZlwypLsHx4Fcq3~6ABU2lWRYGWVkWLtA4C9aspdXhwobTC3rWCpkOYmP6v4Td3BF3qg0k7pMysNUWq0KkD~CGaeI3d8atRDOWiceQeLtVfbBwJgpntK~w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Perkiomen Valley School District committee members spent more than an hour debating proposed revisions to Policy 320 (Freedom of Speech in Non‑instructional Settings) and Policy 321 (Political Activities), ultimately agreeing to delay action so the solicitor can advise the full board.

Administration presented suggested language and said the solicitor had advised that considerations of \"the level or severity of disruption\" should be applied to alleged speech-related incidents. \"Any decision ... shall take into consideration all the facts of each individual situation and shall include consultation with the school solicitor,\" Ryan Moran said while summarizing solicitor input.

Concerns centered on several draft provisions that some board members and the solicitor described as procedural guidance and others described as potentially coercive. One widely discussed line would ask employees to \"state clearly that his or her expression represents personal views and not those of this district.\" Several board members objected to language they said could appear to compel speech. \"You're compelling their speech,\" one board member said during the meeting.

Legal standards were invoked during the discussion. Counsel present described the relevant test as the Pickering balancing analysis: whether the employee is speaking as a private citizen on a matter of public concern and, if so, whether the employee's speech is so disruptive to school operations that discipline is justified. A solicitor's representative told the committee that the analysis is nuanced and fact-specific and recommended further legal review before adopting new language.

The debate also included a real-world example: a board member reported that QR-code stickers linking to outside political content had been posted on classroom doors. The board member said he had alerted the superintendent and urged principals to follow up; administrators said the appropriate path is for parents or staff to raise the issue with the teacher and principal first so building staff can investigate. \"If your child or a student is experiencing something like that, it needs to be reported to the teacher ... and if that's unsuccessful, have a conversation with the administrator,\" Superintendent Doctor Russell said.

Board members were sharply divided about how prescriptive the district should be in advising staff about off-duty speech. Some said the added guidance is a practical tool to help staff avoid sanctions; others said the language went beyond PSBA model guidance and risked infringing constitutional protections or inviting litigation.

Outcome: the committee tabled both Policy 320 and Policy 321 and agreed to reconvene the discussion with the district solicitor present and to solicit broader board input. Multiple board members urged the policy committee to review PSBA model language and similar policies from other districts and return recommended text for a full-board discussion. \"Would it be amenable to the committee to have a discussion ... with the solicitor present so we can all gain clarity?\" a board member asked; the committee agreed.

Next steps: administration and legal counsel will prepare a legal memo and comparative policy examples (PSBA model and peer districts) and return the item to policy committee; the full board will also be invited to review and provide direction before any first-reading action.","Board and administrators disagreed over new guideline language that could be read as compelled speech; committee decided to pause changes to Policy 320 (freedom of speech) and Policy 321 (political activity) and to involve the district solicitor and full board for review.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6475836,"Perkiomen Valley committee narrows 'outside activities' guidance after debate over teacher tutoring",1250,286000,1536000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5732014-3b03f76ca5145158b5338a78f6f43e6a&start=286&end=1536","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5732014-3b03f76ca5145158b5338a78f6f43e6a/thumbnail_286000.jpg","/articles/6475836/Pennsylvania/Perkiomen-Valley-committee-narrows-outside-activities-guidance-after-debate-over-teacher-tutoring","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6475836-754dd4664f558d9c5a5df19e4c351b89/orig.mp4?Expires=1771166467&Signature=fSGwgwXF8HaKCjFqeEpG7i8k85avnpNt8Eh-4VjPLbD2yysk8DBp5Bif6yiNkwZBINr7bBAbacmnMXWkY80~RdPPEnDtor-6u-uYq4PSyjLcd4OXUG6kHGI6g1acJ2hUZiaI9Q4UjwzIryYsL4Lbk2Oq3BE9n4~Am1PbBmZixDrkvJQkd1wN4~mbVhlJ2177Qtr4SliFPrGK5DJAC4TntkkK7qj5Jpn6SyScrzVCaEu5UaCU3sj4oF22LTZvuLyPNjL2Gt8oD6BfS6BQlhF1Q6I78RkggiyKD4Xpn7qzApVY0O5cpL-EwMSHWkuSqjWL5yyh~bFulobDHY5tzvnhQQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At a Perkiomen Valley School District policy committee meeting, administrators and principals debated proposed clarifications to Policy 319 (Outside Activities) that would restrict employees from promoting or soliciting private tutoring and similar services.

Administrators said the district's solicitor advised against teachers \"promoting their services or soliciting business for a service that they provide or outside activity.\" Ryan Moran, speaking for the administration, said the recommendation was to retain existing policy language and not to add further restrictions. \"The administration recommends against teachers promoting their services or soliciting business for a service that they provide or outside activity,\" Moran said.

The discussion focused on how the policy would apply to common practices, such as counselors maintaining a list of staff members who tutor and parents asking on local parent pages which teacher offers SAT or subject tutoring. \"If a student approaches the teacher and says, I need a tutor, I understand you provide tutoring services ... and the teacher responds, yes, I provide that service,\" one principal said. Concern arose over a line that would prohibit employees from \"accept[ing] customers for private enterprise,\" which some principals said could chill routine, private follow-up conversations between teachers and families.

Committee members pressed for a clearer distinction between active solicitation and ordinary parent inquiries. Several principals said the district historically handled tutoring referrals through counselors' lists, with the counselor serving as the intermediary. \"For years, the district has discouraged teachers from promoting and soliciting services like tutoring,\" Moran said. \"The way that we worked with teachers to be able to provide some level of service to students was their name goes on a list with the counselors.\"

After extended discussion about conflict-of-interest concerns (for example, tutoring a current student) and possible administrative regulations to provide guidance, the committee moved to remove the draft guidelines appended to Policy 319 and leave the core policy language in place while directing administration to develop clarifying administrative regulations. When asked whether to \"strike the guidelines,\" committee members voiced yes votes in sequence: \"Doctor Weston? Yes.\" \"Mister Keenan? Sure.\" The chair then moved on to the next policy.

The committee did not adopt new prohibitions on off‑duty tutoring, but members asked administration to draft clearer procedures and an administrative regulation (AR) that would explain how teachers may put their names on a counselor-maintained list and what disclaimers (if any) should accompany that list. Officials also flagged several unresolved issues for follow-up: whether employees may tutor their own students (conflict-of-interest concern), whether exchanging phone numbers with minors requires guidance, and whether union or co-curricular duties should be treated differently from outside private enterprise.

Administration noted it had no data of widespread violations and asked the committee to provide examples if enforcement or additional restrictions were warranted. The committee's direction leaves the policy text largely intact for now and asks administration to return with an AR or other clarifying language that preserves access to tutoring while reducing conflicts of interest and overt solicitation.

The action taken at the meeting was procedural: the committee agreed to remove the newly drafted guidelines appended to Policy 319 and directed administration to draft clearer administrative regulations outlining how staff may be listed as available tutors and how the district will communicate any disclaimers.

Implementation notes: administration and counsel will draft the AR and report back to the policy committee; counselors currently maintain the tutoring list and principals indicated that practice will remain in place unless the committee directs otherwise.","District administrators and principals debated whether policy language banning solicitation or acceptance of private customers would prevent teachers who tutor from helping students; the committee agreed to remove newly proposed guidelines and ask administration to draft clearer procedures.","actionData","errors"]

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