Board approves Nov. 18 minutes, action agenda and announces tentative 5‑year bus union deal

The Montgomery Township Board of Education approved minutes from its Nov. 18, 2025 executive session and business meeting, and the board carried a motion to approve action agenda items 1.1 through 4.4 during the Dec. 16 meeting.

Before the vote, board members asked clarifying questions on agenda items. A member asked why item 2.5 (an educational research project) required board approval; administration replied that board policy requires review when staff conduct research involving human subjects. Another line of questioning addressed agenda item 2.4, a renewal of gifted-and-talented (GT) identification software at a not-to-exceed price of $34,226; administration said the district has used the software previously and that the cost is budgeted. A board member asked whether multi-year licensing had been considered; administrators said they would follow up with specifics on license terms and budgeting.

Chair also announced the district reached a tentative five‑year agreement with a union identified in the transcript as 'Wheels of Change,' which represents bus drivers, bus aides and dispatchers; the chair thanked union leadership and board committee members and said more contract language details will be shared later.

The roll call votes to approve minutes and the action agenda were recorded in the meeting and the chair stated 'Motions carried.' The public comment period on action items had no speakers who addressed those items.

Board members and administration agreed to follow up on requests for additional documentation: (1) a specific description of the educational research project (agenda item 2.5) and (2) license-term and budgeting details for the GT software renewal. The board attorney also agreed to investigate what student-withdrawal reporting the district can provide publicly versus what is restricted under state systems and FERPA.