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Pennridge board approves routine consent, curriculum, finance and policy items; votes at a glance
Summary
The Pennridge School District board approved the consent calendar, new course adoptions, contracts, tenure recommendations, job descriptions and several policies in a series of unanimous or near-unanimous votes recorded at the Nov. 17 meeting.
At its Nov. 17 meeting the Pennridge School District board approved multiple routine agenda items including the consent calendar, curriculum changes, facilities and finance contracts, personnel actions and student-services motions.
Consent calendar: The presiding officer moved to approve consent calendar items a–j; the motion was seconded and recorded as "Motion passes 9 to 0." The consent calendar included standard business items listed on the agenda.
Curriculum: The curriculum committee reported on recommended adoptions from its Nov. 3 meeting and the board approved new course proposals a–d: AP Seminar 10; AP Comparative Government; FOSS Pathways for grades 3–5; and Mystery Science for grades K–2. The motion to approve the course package was seconded and recorded as passing "8 to 0."
Facilities: The facilities committee reported the approval of obsolete items (a–c); the board moved to approve those items and recorded the vote as 8–0.
Finance: The finance committee presented multiple contracts and settlement agreements (including vendors listed in the meeting record such as Lardwells, Christmas City Studio Photographic Services, Grama Images and others); the board approved items a–h, recorded as passing 8–0.
Personnel: The board approved tenure recommendations for Jeffrey Swartz and Victoria Triglia (motion recorded and passed) and later approved several job descriptions (K–12 curriculum supervisors and a coordinator of ELD and federal programs); both votes were recorded as 8–0. A separate personnel motion to renew Dr. Bradley Palmer's contract was discussed and approved (see separate article).
Policy and student services: The board voted on first reading of Policy 102 (academic extracurricular activities) and approved PSD policies including Policy 805 (Emergency Preparedness and Response) and related school security personnel language; policy votes were recorded as approved. Student services motions — an overnight trip to a national conference (Dec. 3–7, Phoenix) for three seniors and one staff member — and the five-year K–12 guidance plan were also approved by recorded voice vote (8–0).
The board recorded the next committee meeting dates and concluded the meeting with thanks to outgoing members; there were no executive-session items reported.
