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Board approves minutes, field trips and financial items; personnel motions passed
Summary
The North Hills board approved past meeting minutes, athletics field trips, finance bills and personnel items by voice votes; one abstention recorded on a general fund bill.
The North Hills Board of Education approved several routine items by voice vote at its Jan. 23 committee meeting, including minutes, athletics and activity field trips, finance bills and personnel items. Where recorded, votes were approved by voice; the transcript does not show roll‑call tallies.
The board approved the minutes for the Dec. 3, 2024 reorganization meeting, the Dec. 3, 2024 committee meeting with action, and the Dec. 12 legislative meeting. Dee Spade seconded the motion to approve the minutes; the board voted by voice and the motion carried.
The board approved two field‑trip requests under athletics and activities: a Ripken Experience spring training trip in Myrtle Beach, S.C., for the junior varsity and varsity softball teams March 12–16 (about 20 students; students will miss three school days; no cost to the district), and a Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) State Leadership Conference trip to Hershey, Pa., April 6–9 (about 24 students; students will miss three school days; no cost to the district). The motion to approve athletics items was moved by athletics representative Mr. Little and seconded by Dee Spade; the motion carried by voice vote.
Under finance, the board approved general fund bills, capital project fund bills, service fund bills, budget transfers and payroll for December 2024; and established tax‑collector compensation rates for 2026–2029 (Ross Township: $30,000 annually; West Uborough: $13,750 annually). Missus Ellwood moved the finance motion and Dee Spade seconded. Board member Allison Mathis recorded an abstention on the general fund bill related to check 77334; otherwise the motion carried by voice vote.
Personnel and legal items were considered in executive session; the board approved personnel items 1–3 on the public agenda. The personnel motion was moved by Mrs. Spade and seconded by Mike Santucci; the motion carried by voice vote.
The board also received a policies report: three policies were reviewed (Policy 005 — Organization; Policy 208 — Pupil Medication; Policy 338 — Employment Contracts) and no revisions were necessary; no board action was required.
All approved motions were recorded in the meeting minutes attached to the Jan. 23 agenda. The transcript does not provide numerical vote tallies for the voice votes.
