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Exeter Township board approves consent agenda, contracts, policies; schedules electric-rate auction
Summary
At its Sept. 16 special meeting the Exeter Township School Board approved minutes and financial reports, ratified personnel actions and appointments, accepted several contracts and renewals as information, and adopted three policies. The board also authorized an electric-rate auction to secure December 2025 pricing.
The Exeter Township School Board on Sept. 16 approved a package of routine and committee-recommended items, ratified personnel actions, accepted information about software renewals and authorized staff to solicit electric rates for December 2025.
Board action included approval of meeting minutes from Aug. 5 and Aug. 19 and the August 2025 treasurer's report and payment requests. The Education Committee's recommended consent agenda (field trips within a 60-mile radius and other routine items) was approved without discussion.
Personnel motions approved the ratification of resignations, appointments, transfers for additional assignments, five leaves of absence, an updated gifted-teacher job description and a list of course requests. The board also introduced and welcomed two newly approved assistant principals: Caitlin Spangler (Rackham) and Dr. Brooke Bergey (junior high).
On finance and contracts, the board accepted as information two software renewal notices reported as exceeding the district's internal threshold: a BrainPOP schoolwide K—2 subscription at $13,051.40 (reported) and ParentSquare comprehensive platform renewal at $18,070.89. The board approved a proposal from benefits consultant Conrad Siegel and authorized the business administrator, after consultation with the finance committee chair, to hold an electric-rate auction on Sept. 17, 2025, to secure the most advantageous rates for December 2025; the district's current electric-rate contract is set to expire Dec. 7, 2025.
The Facilities and Transportation Committee reported the board's approval of a transportation-services contract between River Rock Academy and the district for the 2025—3026 school year; the solicitor reviewed and suggested changes were made. The Policy Committee approved second readings of Policy 222 (tobacco and vaping), Policy 236.1 (threat assessment) and Policy 824 (maintaining professional student-adult boundaries).
Most motions passed with no discussion and were recorded as unanimous approvals with all nine board members present voting aye. No public commenters spoke on or off the record during the meeting's public-comment periods.
Other non-action items included updates: fall athletics and homecoming events, an Exeter Community Education Foundation fundraiser scheduled for Nov. 8, and county-level legislative and COLA (Committee on Legislative Action) discussions including a state Senate vote advancing legislation to extend the stopping distance for vehicles approaching school buses from 10 to 15 feet (as reported by the board's PSBA liaison). The board announced its next Committee of the Whole meeting for Tuesday, Oct. 7, at 6 p.m.
