The Abington Board of School Directors on Aug. 12 approved multiple procurement items: a capital lease finance agreement to acquire four nine‑passenger student transportation vans, additional accessories for a simulated impaired‑driving experience vehicle (funded by a Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board grant), and contracts for contracted special‑education services for the 2025–26 school year.
Board action and amounts
At the meeting the board approved three awards of contract under addendum 7.1: the capital lease finance agreement for four nine‑passenger student transportation vans, funding drawn from the 2025–26 ACCESS funds and the general fund and scheduled to appear in the 2025–26 and through the 2029–30 school-year budgets; a capital lease arrangement to finance the vans; and purchase of additional accessories for the simulated impaired‑driving vehicle, paid entirely through a Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board grant aimed at reducing underage and dangerous drinking.
Special-education contracted services
Separately the board authorized contracts for special-education services for 2025–26: pediatric therapeutic services for applied behavior analysis, occupational therapy, physical therapy and speech-language services up to $1,162,870.54 (including extended‑school‑year services if needed); children’s therapy consultants for occupational and physical therapy not to exceed $500,000; and payments to the Montgomery County Intermediate Unit for early intervention services not to exceed $135,000. Board discussion confirmed that these therapy services are contracted rather than provided fully by district employees.
Why it matters: These approvals commit the district to leased vehicles and contracted clinical services that support transportation, health and special‑education programming. The impaired‑driving simulator purchase is grant funded and tied to the district’s health curriculum.
Vote and funding notes
Board members approved the awards and contracts by roll call. Administrators noted the impaired‑driving accessories are 100% grant funded through the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board’s underage‑drinking prevention grant. Payment limits for contracted special‑education services were included in the motion language and will be subject to budget controls.
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Administrators said they or district special‑education staff can answer questions about service details; the board will receive routine updates on capital projects and contracted services.