Board approves consent items, bids and agreements; flexible-instruction policy passes amid split vote

The Dover Area School District Board of Directors approved a slate of consent agenda items, contracts and bids during its business meeting and took action on several personnel and operational matters.

Votes at a glance (key items and outcomes) - Human-resources consent agenda — Approved (vote: 8 yes). The board approved routine personnel items on the consent agenda. - Obsolete-items disposal — Approved (vote: 8 yes). - Minutes (listed agenda items) — Approved (vote: 8 yes). - Bills Pay Report — Adopted (vote: 8 yes). - Treasurer’s Report — Adopted (vote: 8 yes). - Waiver of Expulsion Agreement (item listed with identifier 4032025, agenda notation corrected during roll call) — Approved (vote: 8 yes). - Waiver of Expulsion Agreement (item 4102025) — Approved (vote: 8 yes). - Dover Borough lease-extension request for park use — Approved (vote: 8 yes). The board extended an existing lease with Dover Borough to allow the borough to apply for a grant to fund park improvements; the lease terms remain largely unchanged with a new expiration date reflecting the extension requested by the borough. - Thaddeus Stevens College/High School agreement (2025–26) — Approved (vote: 8 yes). - Facility study contract — EI Associates proposal approved (vote: 8 yes). The board authorized hiring EI Associates to perform facility studies with a $5,000 application credit that will be applied to subsequent work. - Crosswalks installation (D.E. Gammel bid for three crosswalks) — Approved (vote: 7 yes, 1 no). The Facilities and Safety Committee recommended the project; the board approved the D.E. Gammel bid for crosswalk work to improve pedestrian safety on routes near…