Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
North Hills committee approves summer fees, donations, police MOUs and 3,600‑iPad purchase; handbooks pass with dress‑code dissent
Summary
At its April 3 committee meeting the North Hills Board of Education added multiple items to the legislative agenda and approved budget and personnel items, including summer course fees, three donations, memoranda of understanding with local police, and a $1.6 million purchase of iPads to replace aging devices.
The North Hills School District Board of Education Committee on April 3 voted to add several education, finance and community items to the legislative meeting agenda and approved personnel, donations and policy items for referral to the full board.
Board action included approval of three donations: a $3,000 classroom‑support donation from Bay Rail Subaru earmarked for Ross Elementary (to be divided as $500 per teacher via adoptaclassroom.org), a donation of approximately 800 pairs of safety goggles from UPMC (estimated value $1,200) for high‑school science and tech‑ed, and a $150 pollinator‑garden grant from the Beaver Valley Area Beekeeping Association for the high‑school environmental and sustainability club.
Under education items the administration asked the board to keep summer course fees the same as last year: $200 per credit‑recovery course and $225 per enrichment (health/PE) course. Dr. Williams described the district’s summer offerings: a free elementary reading and math program at High Cliff (three to four days a week, 9 a.m. to noon), the…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
