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Votes at a glance: Pottsgrove board approves minutes, invoices, personnel, contracts and policy renewals
Summary
At its May meeting the Pottsgrove School District board approved routine business including minutes, payment of $3,086,237.18 in April invoices, multiple personnel items, several contracts and renewals, a confidential student settlement and policy updates; votes were recorded as passing with the boardverbal "Aye."
The Pottsgrove School District Board of School Directors approved multiple consent and action items in a single meeting session. Most motions were made and seconded and carried by voice vote; the transcript records verbal “Aye” and the chair noting the motion passed. The board noted seven of nine members were present for the meeting.
Key approved items (motion/second and voice vote recorded):
- Minutes: Combined approval of minutes for 04/08/2025 and 04/22/2025 (motion carried). - Payment of invoices: Approval of invoices for April 2025 totaling $3,086,237.18 (motion carried). - Personnel: Combined approval of multiple personnel items including professional resignations/retirements, professional and support staff appointments, leaves of absence, supplemental staff and summer program staffing (motion carried). - Montgomery County Intermediate Unit (MCIU) board ballot: The board approved the 2025 ballot and voted to approve the eight candidates listed on the MCIU ballot (motion carried); board members were asked to return individual ballots to district staff. - School and committee calendars: Approval of board and committee calendars for the 2025–26 school year (motion carried). - Elections/appointments: Re-elected/appointed Ashley as board secretary for a four-year term ending June 30 (motion carried) and reappointed Patty as board treasurer for the 2025–26 school year (motion carried). - Corporate partnership and operational contracts: Renewal of Market Street corporate partnership with Mishach Physical Therapy (9.5) and approval of DEC Hockey League support to relocate/redo rink striping (9.6) (motions carried). - Service agreements and leases: Medical practitioner agreement with the MCIU (9.7), sanctioned-screening agreement with OIG Compliance Now LLC (9.8), and a four-year Apple Financial Services lease to purchase iPads for the elementary buildings (9.9) (motions carried). - Contracts and independent contractors: Contract with Bucksmont Academy (9.10) and combined approval of independent contractor agreements for psychological/educational testing and renewals including RWAN network and eRate-related filings, Linkit data-warehouse acquisition, and renewal of Toshiba copier/print leases (9.11–9.16) (motions carried). - Confidential settlement: Approval of a confidential settlement agreement for one student (9.17) (motion carried). - Education items: Combined approval of contracts with pediatric therapeutic services for a board-certified behavior analyst and speech/language services, Hopewell Psychological contract, affiliation agreements for student teachers and counselors, and conference attendances (10.1–10.6) (motions carried). - Policies: Approval of policies 6-16 (payment of bills), 6-22 (GASB) and 8-22 (public access defibrillation program) after second reading (11.1) (motion carried).
Most motions were routine consent items and carried by unanimous voice vote in the room. When the transcript recorded votes, the chair called "Aye" and said the motion passed. Specific named vote tallies and roll-call votes were not recorded in the transcript; seven of nine board members were present for votes.
