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Votes at a glance: Penncrest board approves consent agendas, policies, appointments and student disciplinary action
Summary
At its April 14 meeting the Penncrest Board of School Directors approved minutes, multiple policies, education and facilities consent agendas, a dual‑enrollment agreement, library materials and a student expulsion after hearings; the board also appointed Robert Johnson to the intermediate unit.
The Penncrest Board of School Directors took a series of routine and substantive votes on April 14, approving minutes, consent agendas, policy updates, a dual‑enrollment agreement, resource purchases and a student expulsion following a disciplinary hearing.
Votes and outcomes (highlights)
- Approval of minutes (03/10/2025): Motion carried by voice vote.
- Policy adoptions (second reading): The board approved policies 008 (organizational chart), 103 (discrimination/Title IX — harassment affecting students), 104 (discrimination/Title IX — harassment affecting staff), 121 (student travel), 236.1 (threat assessment) and 626 (federal fiscal compliance). Motion carried by voice vote.
- Education consent agenda: Items b through j (education) were approved as presented. The board also approved attached library resources (2024–25 library books) and the 2025–26 library request as presented.
- Dual enrollment: The board approved a dual enrollment agreement with Grove City College.
- Student discipline: Following an expulsion hearing, the board voted to expel “Student A” (motion and second recorded; voice vote carried).
- Facilities/transportation consent agenda: The board approved facilities and transportation consent items b and c as presented. (Discussion earlier in the meeting referenced an action item to contract chemical disposal services with EAP Industries for $22,096 to support planned flooring and asbestos work at Cambridge Springs High School; that work was part of the facilities discussion.)
- Financial consent agenda: The board approved financial items b through g as presented (disbursements, treasurer’s reports and budget transfers noted in the packet).
- Personnel consent agenda: The board approved personnel consent items b through j as presented.
- Appointment: The board appointed Robert Johnson to the Northwest Tri‑County Intermediate Unit 5 board for a three‑year term effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028.
How votes were made: Most items were passed by motion, second and voice vote; the meeting record shows “All in favor, say aye” and similar voice‑vote confirmations for the listed items. Individual roll‑call tallies were not recorded in the portions of the transcript provided.
Ending: With consent agendas and individual motions carried, the board moved to citizen comments and then adjourned following a brief executive‑session notice.
