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Exeter school board approves after‑school provider, transportation agreements and policy updates; teachers‑in‑the‑parks contract passes with one abstention
Summary
At its April 23 meeting the Exeter Township School Board approved a Right at School LLC agreement for before/after-school care, BCIU transportation agreements, a Teachers in the Parks contract (one abstention for conflict), and updated policies on hazing, bullying and dating violence; routine minutes and treasurer’s report were also approved.
The Exeter Township School Board on April 23 approved several routine and program contracts affecting childcare, transportation and student conduct policies.
Education committee items: The board approved an agreement with Right at School LLC to provide before- and after-school care at three district buildings. The district staff said the agreement auto-renews but can be canceled with a 60-day notice; the board passed the motion by voice vote. The board and administration described the arrangement as an annual contract intended to restore services lost when the Berks County Intermediate Unit (BCIU) stopped its program.
Transportation agreements: The board approved BCIU transportation agreements for regular education, special needs and early-intervention services for a three-year term, and a separate BCIU agreement for extended-school-year (ESY) summer transportation. Motions carried by voice vote.
Teachers in the Parks contract: The board approved the district’s contract with Teachers in the Parks for fully inclusive programming. One board member declared a conflict of interest and abstained from the vote, stating the conflict was spousal (the member’s spouse serves on the Teachers in the Parks board). The board’s solicitor confirmed a simple majority of those present sufficed to carry the motion; the motion passed.
Policies and routine approvals: The board approved revised policies 247 (hazing), 249 (bullying and cyberbullying) and 252 (dating violence). The board also approved minutes from prior meetings and the March 2025 treasurer’s report and payment requests by unanimous voice votes where recorded.
Multiple motions were handled via the consent agenda or voice vote; when roll-call tallies were discussed earlier in the meeting, the clerk reported five members present, with four absent. Where the transcript records only “ayes have it,” no named roll-call tally was provided.
Clarifying notes captured in the meeting: the Right at School agreement is an annual contract that auto-renews but may be terminated with 60 days’ notice; the Teachers in the Parks vote included one abstention and was approved by the majority of members present; BCIU transportation agreements were approved for regular and ESY services for the stated terms.
