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Colonial School District board approves audit submission, certifies Act 1 opt-out and clears contracts, calendar and policies
Summary
The Colonial School District board approved the 2024–25 audit and submission of the PDE 22057 financial report, certified an Act 1 opt-out (saying it will not raise the real estate tax above the 3.5% equity index), and approved multiple contracts, personnel items, the 2026–27 calendar, new AP courses and student travel requests.
The Colonial School District board voted Thursday to accept the district audit for fiscal year 2024–25 and to submit the PDE 22057 annual financial report to the Pennsylvania Department of Education, actions the board approved by voice vote.
In a notable fiscal policy action, the board approved a resolution certifying the district will opt out of the Act 1 index timeline by certifying it will not raise the real estate tax rate beyond the 3.5% equity index and stating the district will be unable to use the Act 1 equity exceptions. The motion was presented and approved without extended debate.
Board members also approved routine budget and contract items including proposed production budgets for Bensalem/Williamstown High School’s staging of Clue and the Colonial Middle School production of Shrek Kids, an independent transportation contract to provide transportation for two students for the 2025–26 school year at the IRS mileage rate listed in the memo, and educational service contracts for Overbrook School and the Bucks County Intermediate Unit.
The board approved a settlement and release agreement involving an employee identified in the meeting materials as employee number 1043 and accepted the annual list of contractor bus drivers as required by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. Two board policies were approved on a first-year basis following committee review.
On curriculum and calendars, the board approved two new Advanced Placement offerings — AP Cybersecurity and AP Business and Personal Finance — recommended by the curriculum committee for the 2026–27 school year, and approved the K–12 calendar for the 2026–27 school year as presented, with the start date set at the board meeting referenced on the record. The board also approved travel for four DECA students and the PWHS DECA adviser to attend a national conference in Orlando.
During committee reports, staff noted recent state basic education funding actions and allocated increases: the transcripted committee remarks said the district will receive approximately $227,000 from a state funding package and mentioned increases to early literacy and student-teacher stipend funding. Amounts and program descriptions were reported by curriculum staff during the meeting.
The meeting record shows motions were made, seconded and approved for the items above during the public board session. No detailed roll-call vote tallies were read into the record in the transcript; approvals are reflected by the board’s voice affirmations recorded on the agenda.
