The William Penn School District Board of Directors on Dec. 15 approved temporary contracts to secure special-education teachers, adopted several district policies on student discipline and confidentiality, and heard routine district updates from Superintendent Dr. B Coates.

The board approved a staffing contract with True Partners LLC to provide special-education teachers effective Nov. 24, 2025, through June 30, 2026, at $67 per hour, and a separate contract with Azure Therapy 360 Incorporated to provide special-education teachers effective Dec. 8, 2025, through June 30, 2026, at $90 per hour. Both approvals were made by voice vote and were noted as "subject to review by the district solicitor as to form and content," and the funding source was identified as the district's special-education operating budget.

The approvals came as the board stressed the need to maintain continuity of services for students with disabilities while staffing shortages continue. The education agenda item summary said the contracts are intended "to ensure continuity of services for students with disabilities," and the motions passed without recorded roll-call tallies in the transcript (voice votes recorded as ayes).

On policy, the board approved the second reading and adoption of William Penn School District policies 113, 113.1, 113.4 and 237. The policies were described in the meeting as covering discipline of students with disabilities, confidentiality of special-education student information, student information confidentiality, and suspension and expulsion. The policy chair moved the second reading and adoption; the motion was seconded and passed by voice vote.

Superintendent Dr. B Coates used his report to highlight several district programs and community partnerships. He said three teachers submitted successful DonorsChoose projects and thanked them for obtaining funding. He announced a fundraising partnership with the Giant company running Jan.1–Mar.31 in which shoppers at specified Giant locations who "round up" can direct a portion of donations to the district, and he said perishable food distribution will be available Dec. 23 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., supported by AirMark and the district.

On staffing matters and internal concerns, Dr. B Coates said he received communication from the WPEA president and "wants to publicly apologize to the WPEA members, for the district not fulfilling an obligation that we said we would fulfill," and pledged follow-up and additional resources communicated to staff by Dec. 23.

The meeting record shows routine committee reports, other administrative contract approvals through the Delaware County Intermediate Unit, and no solicitor action items. The board announced its next business meeting for 6:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, at the administration building and on Teams.

The approved contracts remain subject to solicitor review for form and content; the transcript does not record a roll-call vote or individual member votes for those motions, only voice approval.