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Votes at a glance: Abington Board of School Directors actions, May 13, 2025
Summary
The board approved consent items including minutes, personnel actions and retirements, instructional adoptions and subscriptions, awards of contracts for security and McKinley HVAC work, and agreements with the Montgomery County Intermediate Unit and IDEA fund use; roll-call votes were recorded as noted.
At its May 13 meeting the Abington Board of School Directors approved consent and action items across personnel, instructional materials, facilities and intergovernmental agreements. Items passed included approval of minutes, personnel changes and retirements, permits for building use, advertisement for bids, awards of contracts and instructional material adoptions.
Key approvals (summary) - Minutes: Approved minutes of April 8 and April 22 board meetings (voice vote; motion carried). - Personnel: Approved personnel addenda including leaves, interpreter/translation compensation and retirements. The board acknowledged multiple long-serving retirees in classroom and support roles and approved the personnel addendum (roll-call vote recorded as ayes; motion passed). - Permits for building use: Approved routine permits and event requests (voice vote; motion carried). - Advertisement for bids: Authorized advertisement for bids to replace audio equipment in the Abington Senior High auditorium; presenters said this is funded from the theater fund. - Awards of contracts: Approved an access-control (keyless-entry) contract funded by a Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency grant and HVAC upgrades at McKinley Elementary funded by the 2024 general obligation bond and public school facilities improvement grant. - Instructional materials: Adopted multiple instructional programs, including recommended reading and curriculum resources (UFLI Foundations, NextGen personal finance and financial algebra, Achieve3000 literacy supports, STARI expansion, Freedom on My Mind for African American studies, Attainment Company resources for special education), and approved annual subscription renewals for instructional content. - MCIU and IDEA agreements: Authorized agreements with the Montgomery County Intermediate Unit for special education services for 2025–26 and approved use-of-funds agreements for IDEA (federal) funds distributed through the intermediate unit. - Confidential student matters: Approved confidential student matters as listed in the addendum.
Votes and records Most items were approved unanimously via voice or roll-call vote. Where roll call was recorded, board members recorded as voting "Aye" included: Mister Allen; Mrs. Brown; Miss Eisenhart; Mister Mohammed; Miss Balding; Miss Hartman; Miss Frazier; Miss Fazie; and Dr. Mowery. Several items were seconded and carried by voice votes when recorded as such.
Ending These approvals move forward planned maintenance (audio equipment), security and McKinley HVAC upgrades, the district's curriculum adoptions for the coming year, and required intergovernmental agreements to deliver special education services and federal IDEA-funded programs. The board scheduled further budget work and a June 24 adoption hearing for the proposed 2025–26 budget.
