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Board forwards policy reviews, approves short lease and personnel motions; discusses Hudl ticketing and senior passes
Summary
The board forwarded multiple policies for further review, approved a three‑month lease and several personnel nominations and resignations by roll call, and discussed senior free‑admission passes and switching to Hudl online ticketing (processing fees and equipment discussed).
At the Committee of the Whole meeting, Twin Valley School District board members approved several governance and finance items and discussed community-facing changes to athletic admissions and ticketing.
Board governance: Allison reported an action item to approve classrooms, transportation staff and bus schedules for 2025–26 and asked that item be moved forward for approval. The board also held first readings of several policies, including an educational‑opportunities policy for military children (sourced from PSBA) and a proposed revision to student activity fee policy (1.22.2) to permit district‑approved electronic payments and clarify waiver procedures for families qualifying for free or reduced‑price lunch.
Leases and finance motions: The finance committee moved a three‑month lease with Angers and Ministries; a roll‑call vote was taken and the motion passed with members shown in the meeting record voting 'Yes.'
Ticketing and senior passes: Finance discussed offering senior citizen cards that would admit district residents free to home athletic events. Board members debated whether the passes should be lifetime or require annual renewal; administration noted that 10 of 11 surveyed districts offer lifetime senior passes. Administrators also described plans to enable online ticketing through Hudl. They said the district would receive the full ticket price minus processing fees (examples discussed: for a $30 ticket Hudl’s processing would leave roughly $28.75 to the district; per‑ticket processing and season‑pass implications were clarified during discussion). The district noted iPads can be reallocated to support ticket booth operations.
Personnel and nominations: The board accepted resignations (one professional and one other) and approved five professional nominations and a change of status by roll call. Chair and administration welcomed newly approved middle‑school ELA teacher Nicole Hogan.
Votes at a glance: the meeting record contains roll‑call approvals forwarding policies for review, approving the three‑month lease and recording 'Yes' votes on nominations, resignations and change‑of‑status items. The board indicated no public comment on the agenda and reported an earlier executive session to discuss legal matters only.
Next steps: policy revisions will return for consideration after review; administration will present online ticketing cost scenarios, and the finance committee will bring budget calendar items and Act 1 materials forward per the schedule.
