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Tunkhannock board approves routine reports, contracts, special education plan and audit; approves several service agreements and bids
Summary
The board approved a package of routine reports, contracts, service agreements and bids, including a clean independent audit and a three‑year special education plan.
The Tunkhannock Area School District board approved multiple routine and contracted items during the meeting, including financial reports, personnel and conference attendance requests, contracts for student transportation, service agreements for special education supports, and vendor bids.
Key approvals (roll-call votes recorded during the meeting):
- Approval of minutes (agenda item: approval of minutes): approved by roll call (members recorded as voting yes during the minutes vote).
- Business and finance report (item A, business and finance): approved by roll call.
- Personnel report: approved by roll call.
- Conference attendance (including one after‑the‑fact request for Missus Egan): approved by roll call; superintendent asked the board to approve one after‑the‑fact attendance due to a late submission.
- Transportation committee: committee reported ongoing work on contractor mileage and no recommendation to the full board; a follow-up committee meeting was scheduled.
- Second reading and approval of board policy updates (PSBA standard updates): approved by roll call.
- Approval of the 2025–28 district special education plan (statutorily required every three years): approved by roll call; administration said there were no significant program changes and the plan had been posted for public review with no public comments received.
- Bus and van contracts: approved by roll call.
- Approval of overnight/out‑of‑state field trips (including a high school visit to the American Museum of Natural History arranged by a retired teacher now working at the museum): approved by roll call.
- Independent audit report for 2023–24 (Murphy Doherty): approved by roll call; administration characterized the audit as clean.
- Agreement for Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) services with the LIU for 2024–25 (as‑needed service): approved by roll call.
- Contracted psychological services agreement with Apple Tree Educational Associates, LLC (to provide bilingual testing for a student): approved by roll call; staff said the vendor is needed to conduct testing in the student—s native language.
- LIU budget for FY 07/01/2025–06/30/2026: approved by roll call.
- 2025–26 fuel oil bid (increased purchase quantity compared with last year due to winter usage): approved by roll call.
The board recorded roll‑call votes for each motion; most routine items passed unanimously. Where board members asked questions or noted clarifications, staff provided short explanations (for example, the audit will be posted to the district website and Apple Tree was described as necessary to complete bilingual evaluations). No item in this group was tabled or failed.
