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Votes at a glance: contracts, personnel actions and expulsions approved at Berwick Area School Board meeting
Summary
The board approved a set of consent and business items including food-service and occupational-therapy agreements, technology and camera purchases, transportation contracts, multiple personnel items and an expulsion; roll calls were recorded for several actions.
At the regular meeting the board handled a slate of routine business and approvals. The motions below and their outcomes were recorded during the meeting:
- General items: Budgetary transfers and monthly bills presentation were approved by voice vote.
- G5: Approval of an agreement (IOU) with the Royal Area Education Association to provide occupational therapists — motion approved; a roll-call was requested.
- G6: Approval to award the food-services contract to Bitton Nutrition Group — motion approved.
- G7: Approval to purchase Ricotta camera systems for the high school — motion approved.
- Network and technology services: Approval for Google/Windows technologies for network services was approved.
- Extracurricular field trips: Two out-of-state field trips were approved.
- Academic affairs and curriculum: The board approved the ELA curriculum purchase (Amplify CKLA) after discussion (coverage in a separate article).
- Transportation contracts and related items: Multiple transportation items, including a contract with Gallagher Smith (transportation services), were approved.
- Personnel: Items 1–16 were approved in a single motion. Personnel item 17 (appointment effective July 1 for a bus/technology role) was also approved by roll call.
- Expulsion: The board added and approved an expulsion for student ID number 52085, effective April 7 through June 30.
Most motions were approved by voice vote marked "Aye"; where the transcript records roll-call responses some member votes were recorded individually (several items show board members answering "Yes" when called). The meeting record does not list dollar amounts or full contract texts for all items; the board approved motions authorizing staff to execute agreements and proceed with procurement and personnel actions.
