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Votes at a glance: agenda adoption, minutes, budget resolution, personnel actions and expulsions
Summary
The board adopted the meeting agenda, approved prior minutes, accepted the treasurer's report and bills, approved a set of personnel actions and several student expulsions, and declined an amendment to add controversial OCR resolutions (4–5).
Key formal actions taken by the Delaware Valley School District board in the meeting:
- Adopt agenda: Motion moved and approved by voice vote (no roll-call recorded).
- Motion to amend agenda to add Jack Fisher's resolutions related to release from the OCR agreement: Motion failed on roll-call, 4 yes / 5 no (Christine Agron — No; Jessica Decker — No; Brian Fels — Yes; Jack Fisher — Yes; Pam (as listed) — No; Felicia Sheehan — No; Dorit/Doris Smith — Yes; Rosemary Walsh — No; Carl (Well/Will) — Yes).
- Approve minutes (11/20/2025): Motion carried with one abstention.
- Approve minutes (organization meeting 12/04/2025): Motion carried.
- Accept treasurer's report: Motion carried by voice vote.
- Accept bills for payment (general, cafeteria, capital reserve funds): Motion carried by voice vote.
- Table item 9 a c: Motion passed by voice vote.
- Approve remaining personnel items (resignations, appointments, leaves, status changes): Motion carried by voice vote.
- Approve additional volunteers (item 10a): Motion carried by voice vote.
- Grant tenure to Olivia Ruvarez (item 10b): Motion carried by voice vote.
- Approve resolution pertaining to the 2026–27 general fund budget under Act 1 (tax-cap compliance): Motion carried; maximum cap referenced as 4.7%.
- Renew listing agreement PW235327 with CHAMP Realtors for Route 739 property (01/01/2026–12/31/2026): Motion carried.
- Approve expulsions (items 10e–10h): Multiple expulsions approved for 45 days; one expulsion approved for the remainder of the 2025–26 school year with allowance to participate in graduation. Motions carried by voice vote.
- Adjourn: Motion carried by voice vote.
Several votes (minutes, personnel, expulsions) were voice votes without a roll-call record in the transcript; the amendment to add Fisher's resolutions was the only item recorded with a roll-call tally in the transcript.
