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Votes at a glance: North Pocono board approves personnel actions, purchases and roof contract
Summary
At the Aug. 13 North Pocono School District board meeting members approved routine personnel actions, the purchase of a food-service van, accepted a middle school roof restoration bid, and authorized an RFP for the high school roof; all listed motions passed.
The North Pocono School District Board of Education on Aug. 13 approved multiple routine personnel items, financial disbursements and facilities contracts as part of its consent and business agendas. Most motions passed unanimously 7-0. Key actions included the purchase of a food-service van, acceptance of a base bid for middle school roof restoration, and authorization to request proposals for the high school roof.
Major contract and procurement actions
The board approved the purchase of a 2014 Ford E-150 van from Pocono Transportation for $7,500 to be used solely for food service; the purchase will be paid from the district’s food services fund. Finance-related motions also included approval of financial reports and payment of general fund bills and capital project fund disbursements; those motions were recorded as passing 7-0.
The board accepted a base bid from Weatherproofing Technologies Inc. not to exceed $1,977,669.65 for roof restoration at North Pocono Middle School. The pricing is based on a Keystone Purchasing Network contract (KPN-a-2002-202012-04) and the project will be funded by the capital projects fund. Board members authorized administration to request proposals for roof restoration at the high school.
Personnel and student-related routine actions
The board approved leaves, status changes, appointments, extracurricular volunteer appointments, student placements and agreements, and authorized drivers for transportation; each of these motions was approved by recorded voice or motion counts and passed 7-0 in the meeting minutes.
Public participation and other items
During the public comment period the board read one online comment from Robert Cagriga of Madison Township raising a concern about North Pocono’s policy that pre-K students are not eligible for parochial bus transportation even when older siblings ride the same bus; the assistant superintendent indicated the district’s policy does not provide pre-K transportation. Superintendent and administrators also announced back-to-school events, parent portal opening on Aug. 15 and the first day of school Aug. 21.
Votes at a glance (selected items)
- Appointment of Dr. Lynn Hurd, Region 3 (Motion B): approved 6-1 (see separate article). - Purchase of 2014 Ford E-150 van from Pocono Transportation: approved, $7,500, funded by food services fund; vote recorded 7-0. - Accept base bid for North Pocono Middle School roof restoration to Weatherproofing Technologies Inc.: approved, not to exceed $1,977,669.65, funded by capital projects fund; vote recorded 7-0. - Authorize administration to request proposals for high school roof restoration: approved 7-0. - Approval of minutes (07/16/2025), policy recommendations (PSBA review), personnel leaves, status changes, appointments, extracurricular volunteers, student placements and agreements, drivers, financial reports, payment of general fund bills, capital project fund disbursements: all approved, motions recorded as passing 7-0.
Board president Paul Powell said the district will reconvene in September for routine business and active voting by the recently appointed director will resume at that time.
