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Board approves series of routine items including IU agreement and curriculum purchases
Summary
At its March 25 legislative meeting the Boyertown Area School District board approved a slate of routine administration recommendations, including a $1.4 million agreement with the intermediate unit for special‑education services and multiple curriculum, facilities and personnel items.
The Boyertown Area School District Board of School Directors on March 25 approved a series of administration recommendations covering special-education services, curriculum materials, capital projects and personnel actions.
The board approved an agreement with the intermediate unit to fund special-education services for the current fiscal year, curriculum recommendations for Steeles Elementary, IT capital projects drawn from capital reserves, a before-and-after-school lease with the Boyertown YMCA for 2025–26, and several donations and overnight student trips. The board also approved a solicitor appointment for the 2025–26 fiscal year and advanced two policies on first reading, including a meetings policy and a policy on use of generative artificial intelligence.
Most motions were moved and seconded from the floor and carried by majority vote. Where recorded, votes were taken aloud and roll-call counts were entered into the record. Minutes of the March 11 Committee of the Whole meeting and the treasurer’s report for February were approved. Administration said the IU agreement will provide roughly $1.4 million in services for the current fiscal year; the agenda described the funds as allocated to special-education services.
The board approved personnel recommendations listed in the meeting agenda and several school donations: a math/literacy collection for Washington Elementary and a ceramic “Boyertown Bear” from the Sowers family for East. The board also approved IT capital work from the capital reserve and recommended moving forward with design/bid services for selected projects presented at the Committee of the Whole meeting.
Several administrative items were placed on first reading and accepted for later action, including Policy 006 (meetings) and proposed Policy 8-15.1 on generative AI. The meeting minutes and vote records for individual motions remain part of the official minutes posted with the district office.
The board chair announced the motions carried as read and adjourned after routine closing items.
