At its Jan. 5 meeting the Solanco School District board cleared a slate of routine business items, approving the district’s educational planning guide for 2026–27, multiple purchases and vendor awards, an early-enrollment memorandum of understanding, and first readings of revised weapons and attendance policies required by recent state law.

The board voted, without roll-call tallies recorded in the public remarks, to approve the educational planning guide as presented on Dec. 15, 2025. Mrs. Tucker presented multiple procurement items during the business portion of the agenda. The board approved a quote from GDC for a package of Dell equipment (30 Dell Pro 24 all‑in‑one computers, five towers and 10 Pro 27 monitors) at $40,476. Mrs. Tucker said Jason and IT staff recommended the purchase as part of an established replacement cycle because the current machines are “very old” and barely supported.

The board also approved a $2,892 credit from Garden Spa Mechanical on a middle-school dust-collector project, reducing that contract to $150,108, and awarded a wing mower with a 96-inch deck to Stoltzfus Farm Service for $44,443.70 after the board discussed the cost/benefit of a 96- versus 144-inch deck. For roof recoating, bids led the administration to recommend separate awards: Detweiler Roofing for Quarryville Elementary and Garvey Rourke for Providence Elementary (the record cites quoted amounts including $318,685 and $434,957 respectively); the board approved the recommended awards.

Doctor Dangler presented an MOU with Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology to allow seniors to attend at half cost, take up to 36 credits during their senior year, and transfer remaining credits if they continue at Thaddeus; the administration said the arrangement imposes no district cost and the board approved renewing the annual agreement. The board also approved an agreement for Lighthouse Vocational Services to provide specialized transition training for a single special-education student turning 22 this month.

On policy, Doctor Dangler led first readings of Policy 2‑18.1 (weapons) and Policy 2‑204 (attendance). He said the weapons policy changes were made to incorporate Act 44 requirements, including a separate reporting header and a 24‑hour notification requirement to parents and employees when a weapon is found on campus, district transportation or a district event (with limited exceptions if 24‑hour notice is unreasonable). The attendance policy changes come from a recent omnibus state bill and include a requirement that parents be notified if a child is habitually truant (defined in the policy as six or more excused absences) and that such a child is unable to enroll in a cyber charter without appropriate notice; a judge may still permit cyber charter enrollment in the child's best interest.

Personnel items were approved, including tenure/retirement recommendations for Emily Menken and Cindy Wacilius (both employed since 1993) and a coaching assignment naming Mary Beth Ferguson head girls soccer coach. The board announced upcoming committee and meeting dates; no executive session was requested and the meeting adjourned.