Votes at a glance: Boyertown Area School District board actions on minutes, finances, contracts, leases, grants and personnel

The Boyertown Area School District Board of Directors took multiple formal actions at its meeting, voting on minutes, financial reports, contracts and personnel. Most motions carried on roll-call votes; the transcript records the individual roll-call votes listed below.

Minutes and finance - Approved committee-of-the-whole meeting minutes for Feb. 11, 2025. Motion moved and seconded; roll call recorded six yes votes (Mr. Brad Updegrove; Mr. Roger Updegrove; Mr. Zawada; Mr. Brophy; Mrs. Kratz; Mr. Pinarello) and two no votes (Miss Nyman; Miss Dieruff). Motion carried. - Approved special meeting minutes for Feb. 18, 2025. Miss Nyman indicated she voted the same as on the prior minutes; the roll call recorded seven yes votes and one no vote (Miss Nyman). Motion carried. - Accepted the January 2025 treasurer’s report. The report noted local delinquent tax collections of approximately $64,515.35; earned income tax collections of approximately $1,186,093.44; transfer tax collections of approximately $141,071.90; state pupil transportation subsidy of $423,664; nonpublic transportation subsidy of approximately $97,213; and special education subsidy of approximately $768,815. The board approved the report by roll call with unanimous recorded yes votes.

Consent agenda and settlements - The superintendent’s consent agenda — which included three settlement agreements previously provided to the board — was approved on roll call. The transcript records a unanimous set of yes votes among the board members present.

Overnight trip and student activity - Ratified an overnight trip for five students who qualified for the Region 5 chorus festival plus one chaperone. The package showed student rooms listed at $50 and a chaperone rate of $180; board members asked about the discrepancy and were told that student discounts are provided through PMEA. The motion passed on roll call.

Contracts, leases and budgets - Approved the YMCA camp program agreement for the 2025–26 school year, reflecting a 3% increase from the prior year and noting the program could run out of Boyertown Elementary School this summer. The board discussed license requirements if the district later uses West Middle School and asked staff to follow up on maintenance concerns reported by a board member; the motion passed on roll call. - Approved the 2025–26 BCIU early intervention lease agreement for Washington Elementary School (3% increase) and the BCIU mandated school district services budget. Both items passed on roll call. - Approved acceptance of Senator Muth-related grant funding (referred to at the meeting as the "Senator Muth grama") for AEDs listed in the contract; the motion passed on roll call.

Personnel - The board approved personnel items including a newly hired payroll and benefits specialist, who the administration said is expected to start in the next week to 10 days and who has prior school payroll experience in Florida. Two other previously proposed hires were rescinded prior to pre-employment paperwork, and administration reported no severance costs beyond advertising and interview time. The personnel motions passed on roll call.

The transcript records roll-call votes for the above motions and indicates motions were carried for each listed item. Where roll-call entries were recorded in the transcript, they are summarized above; not all motions included a clearly stated mover or seconder in the record.