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Votes at a glance: Abington Board approvals on Jan. 14, 2025
Summary
A roundup of formal actions the Abington Board of School Directors approved at its Jan. 14 meeting, including minutes, personnel changes, building permits, a bus contract, a chairlift advertisement request, instructional-material adoption, and program-of-studies changes.
The Abington Board of School Directors took and recorded several formal actions during its Jan. 14, 2025 meeting. Below are the actions, their brief descriptions and the recorded roll-call outcomes as stated on the public record.
- Approval of minutes: The board approved the Dec. 2, 2024 reorganization meeting minutes and the Dec. 10, 2024 board minutes (voice/roll-call recorded; motion carried).
- Personnel addenda (Addendum 7.1 series): The board approved retirements, appointments and status changes including the retirement of Mr. Jay Blumenthal (tax collector), appointment of Karen Sanchez as tax collector, appointment of a network administrator and other personnel actions. Roll-call vote recorded; motion passed.
- Permits for use of buildings and grounds (Addendum 8.1): Typical community and school events were approved. Roll-call vote recorded; motion passed.
- Permission to advertise for bids (Addendum 9.1): The board authorized advertising for bids for a middle-school chairlift to provide reliable floor-to-floor access for students who use wheelchairs; roll-call vote recorded and motion passed.
- Award of contract (Addendum 10.1): The board approved the award of a contract for one 30-passenger student-transportation bus; roll-call vote recorded and motion passed.
- Adoption of instructional materials (Addendum 11.1): The board adopted Amplify Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) 3rd edition for K–5 in accordance with Pennsylvania School Code sections 508 and 803 (roll-call vote recorded; motion passed).
- Academic program changes (Addendum 12.1): The board approved Program-of-Studies changes for grades 6–12 for 2025–26 (including required personal finance course, AP African American Studies, course-title clarifications and AP Physics C split). Roll-call vote recorded; motion passed.
- Confidential student matter (Addendum 13.1): The board approved an education service agreement listed as a confidential student matter (roll-call vote recorded; motion passed).
Where recorded, roll-call votes were read into the record and the clerk confirmed motions carried. For full vote-by-vote roll-call text and addendum details, see the district’s official minutes and Addenda 7–13 on the board docket.
