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Votes at a glance: Pennridge board actions Oct. 14, 2025

Pennridge School District Board of Directors · October 28, 2025

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Summary

Summary of motions and formal approvals from the Oct. 14 Pennridge School District board meeting, including contract approvals, curriculum adoption, personnel appointments and policy first readings.

The Pennridge School District board took the following formal actions at its Oct. 14 meeting. Where roll‑call tallies were not recorded in the transcript, outcomes are reported as announced by the presiding officer.

Approved

- Consent calendar (items A–I). Outcome: approved (voice vote). - Approval of district contracts (items A–J). Outcome: approved (voice vote). - Ricoh managed print service proposal and associated master lease and service agreements (63‑month term beginning 01/01/2026; product schedule, fleet of 66 MFPs). Outcome: approved (voice vote). Administration said the new contract reduces overall cost compared with the prior contract. - 2026–27 Act 1 accelerated budget opt‑out resolution (not to exceed Act 1 index of 3.5%). Outcome: approved (voice vote). - Adoption of the "Being a Reader" elementary reading program (grades 3–5). Outcome: approved (voice vote). One board member publicly stated they would not support adoption during discussion. - Approval of updated bus routes and stops on facilities committee recommendation. Outcome: approved (voice vote). - Approval of educator‑advancement contract through BlueBoard/Bloom board (grow‑your‑own pathways). Outcome: approved (voice vote). - Appointment of Daniel Lazoach as director of technology (pending vote; approved) and Kenneth Herman as principal of West Rock Hill Elementary School (effective 02/17/2026; salary stated). Outcome: approved (voice votes). - Approval of memoranda of understanding with Pennridge Education Association (staff transfers) and Pennridge Educational Support Professionals Association (custodians temporarily assigned to building facility manager duties; compensation rate). Outcome: approved (voice votes). - First reading approval of policy items 805, 805.1 and 805.2 (emergency preparedness/relations with law enforcement/school security). Outcome: approved for first reading.

Votes/record details

- In most cases the meeting record shows voice votes with the presiding officer announcing "Aye" and "Motion passes." Individual roll‑call tallies were not recorded in the transcript. One curriculum vote had a named dissent during discussion but the final roll‑call tally was not read into the record.

Next steps

Several approvals include administration and committees following up with implementation tasks (finance committee monitoring state aid, facilities to review accessibility requests, personnel to report on BlueBoard program implementation).