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Votes at a glance: Schuylkill Valley SD board actions on Feb. 24, 2025
Summary
The Schuylkill Valley School District board approved a slate of routine and operational items by voice vote, including minutes, an amended 2025–26 school calendar, Sapphire Software, E‑Rate funding authorization to SHI, a co‑curricular stipend, FMLA acknowledgements, a reduced construction change order, and rental of graduation ramps; the board
At its Feb. 24 meeting the Schuylkill Valley School District board approved multiple routine and operational motions. All votes reported in the meeting were by voice vote with no recorded negative votes unless noted below.
Key approvals and outcomes
- Approval of minutes (Agenda item 1.3): The board approved minutes for the regular meeting of Nov. 25, 2024; reorganization meeting Dec. 3, 2024; and the regular meeting Jan. 27, 2025. Motion carried (voice vote). (Motion cited in meeting as moved by Lasch, second Bendigo; vote recorded as 8–0.)
- School calendar 2025–26 (Agenda item 6.1, amended): The board approved the 2025–26 school calendar as amended during the meeting (the amendment changed the designated day off and the non‑school day for April 2026 as discussed). Motion passed by voice vote; the chair announced the motion passed (8–0 per the meeting record). The motion text and exact amendment language were discussed on the record before the vote.
- Consolidated personnel and policy items (6.2–6.11): The board consolidated several previously discussed items and approved them by voice vote (motion passed 8–0 according to the record).
- Co‑curricular stipend (Addendum 6.12): Approved stipend adjustment for FFA head advisor Lisa Schlott, $3,665 for the 2024–25 school year (motion moved Clafell; second Bendigo; approved 8–0).
- Family Medical Leave Act acknowledgements (6.13): The board acknowledged FMLA leaves for multiple employees (Susan Christman; Deborah Hill; A. Martin; Ron Saurer) as listed in the agenda and approved by voice vote (mover Lash, second Rossen; approved 8–0).
- Sapphire software proposal (7.1): The board approved the proposed Sapphire software purchase as discussed in committee (motion moved Clafell; approved 8–0).
- E‑Rate Category 2 funding (Addendum 7.2): The board approved awarding E‑Rate Category 2 funding to SHI for Cisco wireless/switching equipment and authorized the director of technology to sign quotes up to the USAC funding allotment of $353,372 (motion moved Bendigo; second Clafell; approved 8–0).
- Buildings & grounds consolidated items (9.1, 9.3, 9.4): Approved by voice vote (motion moved Lasch; second Carlson; passed 8–0 as recorded).
- Pending change order with ECI Construction LLC (9.2): The board approved an amended pending change order, reducing the amount from $76,004.24 to $50,000 (motion moved Bendigo; second O’Donnell; approved by voice vote 8–0 as announced).
- Graduation ramps (Addendum, proposal 101 Mobility of Reading): The board approved renting two 18‑foot ramps for the 2025 high‑school graduation from 101 Mobility of Reading for $2,050 (motion moved Clafell; second Amaral; approved 8–0).
- Student handbook items (10.1–10.3): The board discussed three handbook documents at length and ultimately tabled those handbook approvals to allow members and principals to review edits. A motion to table passed during the meeting (mover and second recorded on the minutes); the board asked for corrected drafts and indicated changes that would be shared prior to the next meeting.
Votes that were recorded as unanimous in the meeting record generally read as 8–0; absent or unclear tallies were noted in the transcript when they occurred. No ordinances or new binding local laws were adopted at this meeting.
