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Board approves consent agenda including financials, contracts and out‑of‑district placements; roll call vote unanimous

October 17, 2025 | Pennsbury SD , School Districts, Pennsylvania


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Board approves consent agenda including financials, contracts and out‑of‑district placements; roll call vote unanimous
At the Oct. 16 action meeting the Pennsbury School Board approved the full consent agenda by roll call. The agenda included routine approvals of financial reports and bills, contract awards, service agreements, vendor purchases, out‑of‑district student placements and staffing/ personnel items presented by administration.

Votes and outcome
The motion to approve the full consent agenda passed on a roll call vote. The record in the meeting shows the following board members recorded as voting "Yes": Miss Arons; Dr. Delwich; Mrs. Lambing; Mrs. Palsky; Miss Petreko; Mr. Taylor; Mr. Waldorf; Dr. Steer; and the board president (motion passed). The meeting record states "motion passes" after the roll call.

Summary of principal consent items approved (as listed on the agenda)
- 7a: Approval of financials (routine district financial reporting)
- 7b: Approval of bills pending
- 7c: Procurement cards for staff trip to France (teacher purchases)
- 7d: Sponsor agreement with the Center for Student Learning to provide food services for 2025–26 (estimated annual revenue $103,122)
- 7e: Appointment of Michael Gorski as board secretary and purchase of $100,000 public official bond from Travelers ($221 premium); appointment effective through 06/30/2026
- 7f: Musical instruments and accessories bid award to three vendors ($75,657.75)
- 7g: Agreement with Clark Schools for Hearing and Speech for services not to exceed $11,855
- 7h: PowerSchool keys to ownership subscriptions to enhance analytics and Schoology at cost not to exceed $18,000
- 7j: Approval of the AI services vendor quote and order form for the 2025–26 school year (previously approved at the 09/18/2025 meeting; contract updated)
- 7k: Authorization to retain accounting services as an independent contractor at cost not to exceed $40,000
- 7l: Contract approval for an out‑of‑district placement at the Pennsylvania School for the Deaf for one student for 2025–26
- Additional items across education, policy and personnel sections: curriculum trip approvals, training renewals, behavioral services agreements, retention/waiver agreements, dual credit updates, Naviance renewal and special education staffing agreements. Several personnel items (items 9C, 9D) recommending CPI de‑escalation training and structured play training were forwarded by the Policy and Personnel Committee for approval.

What the vote does and does not do
The consent vote approved the listed contracts, subscriptions, placements and appointments. Specific contract documents and updated terms were noted as included in the board packet; several contracts carry not‑to‑exceed amounts as listed above. The vote did not change prior approvals for the high‑school capital project cap discussed elsewhere on the agenda.

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