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Votes at a glance: board approves modular cleanout contract and adopts special-education plan; several committee items advanced to full board
Summary
At the May 20 meeting the board approved the XL Junk Removal contract for Kings Highway modular cleanout and adopted the district's 2025'28 special-education plan. Committees advanced multiple routine purchasing, personnel and contract items to the full-board agenda for final consideration.
Key final votes recorded on May 20
- Kings Highway modulars cleanout (XL Junk Removal): The full board approved a proposal from XL Junk Removal to perform a full cleanout and disposal of items from the Kings Highway Elementary modulars for a total cost of $14,650. The motion carried with recorded affirmative votes from Beth Brindle, Liz Muirhead, Robin Seagreeves, Shauna Maxwell, Holly Schrest (listed as 'Ali Sharets' in the transcript), Liren Yako and Donna Roland.
- Special Education Plan 2025'28: The board approved the district's Special Education Plan for school years 2025'28 as presented. The roll-call recorded affirmative votes from Shauna Maxwell, Donna Roland, Liren Yako, Robin Seagreeves, Beth Brindle, Liz Muirhead and Holly Schrest.
Committee actions advanced to full board (selected highlights)
Finance committee (moved to full-board agenda): approval of the minutes, a slate of administrative appointments (including appointment of Laurie A. Dieffenreffer as board secretary and Pamela Kiley as board treasurer for 2025'26), renewals (PSBA membership, Frontline Education subscriptions), contract renewals (Criticare Nursing Services, Aviana Healthcare), and settlements on tax-assessment appeals affecting commercial properties (CVS, Provco/Pinegood/Thorndale Wawa). The finance committee also moved budget-related staffing requests and routine purchases to the full agenda.
Education committee (moved to full-board agenda): approval to pursue Pickup Patrol subscription for elementary dismissal management, course and curriculum items (middle-school Life & Future Readiness; a culinary arts extension), reading and digital-licensing renewals, and several student placements and summer-service agreements. The committee also reviewed and forwarded multiple staffing requests, including two special-education teacher positions (Scott Middle School), two teacher-on-assignment "dean of students" positions at Scott, and an elementary librarian request (funding contingent on adequacy funding).
Operations committee (moved to full-board agenda): awarded service and repair contracts including a GAV Tree medium-voltage cable replacement, sidewalk repairs, playground parts and slide replacements, roof-replacement work at the senior high school, temporary modular classroom rental for Kings Highway, and other maintenance and construction items. Several placeholder items for district-wide sidewalk/asphalt repairs and Rainbow Elementary playground renovation were advanced with not-to-exceed estimates; staff said formal bids and IU award letters would be available for the full-board meeting at the end of the month.
Why it matters: the roll-up shows the board advancing routine procurement and personnel items needed for summer work and fall startup while also adopting the district's three-year special-education plan, a required document that sets goals and services for students with disabilities.
Provenance: vote records and committee motions are drawn from the May 20 committee and full-board transcript entries where motions, committee recommendations and roll-call votes were recorded.
