Fox Chapel board approves contracts, staffing changes, safety upgrades and consulting agreements

The Fox Chapel Area School District board on May 5 approved a series of consent-agenda items covering facilities services, contracts, food-service and capital disbursements, consulting appointments and personnel actions.

The board approved a renewal of a customer service agreement with UniFirst for provision of floor mats and shirts for the period July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028. The agenda listed the item as a renewal; the motion carried on a roll-call vote.

Finance-related approvals included disbursements from Fund 10 totalling $7,172,158.25 and a capital reserves disbursement from Fund 31 of $262,086.13. The board approved the district’s April plans report for filing and audit, budget transfers for 2023-24 and 2024-25 as attached, and an interfund transfer of $30,066 from the general fund to an athletic capital reserve fund representing 50% of athletic sales for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons.

Insurance renewals for the policy year beginning July 1, 2025, were approved. District staff reported the workers’ compensation premium reflects a 12% increase driven by payroll and multi-year claims history; the general-liability/commercial package premium reflects a…