Board votes: contracts, grant application, budget and band uniforms approved
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Summary
At a regularly scheduled meeting the Abington Heights School District board unanimously approved the meeting agenda, a personnel report, a Brandywine Virtual Academy contract with Chester County Intermediate Unit, a resolution to apply for a high‑school roof facility grant, the NEIU operating budget, an AJRB appointment and a band uniform purchase.
The Abington Heights School District board approved a slate of routine items, voting unanimously on motions that included contract approvals, a grant application, a regional budget and a capital purchase.
Motions carried by roll call (each vote recorded as unanimous): the meeting agenda; the personnel report; approval of the Brandywine Virtual Academy contract with the Chester County Intermediate Unit; a resolution to apply for a school facility improvement grant for the high‑school roof; the NEIU general operating budget for 2026–27 (no increase for Abington Heights reported); nomination and appointment of Anthony Abdullah as the board’s representative to the Abington Joint Rec Board; and a $75,235 quote for replacement band uniforms, with the boosters committing $7,500 toward the cost.
Superintendent Dr. Shaffer provided background on several items before the votes. He said the district previously received a $775,000 facility grant to replace mechanicals at South Abington Township Elementary and that the high‑school roof covers roughly 155,000 square feet with an estimated total repair cost of about $3,000,000. He said approximately 5,000 square feet will be repaired this summer regardless of grant timing and that the state grant process is reimbursement‑based. On the uniforms, Shaffer said boosters have been longstanding supporters and that the district would cover the balance after the boosters’ $7,500 pledge.
Board members discussed the band purchase briefly; one member noted gate revenues from athletic events go into the district general fund rather than booster accounts and several members said they planned donations to support the boosters. The board also heard reports from the curriculum and IT committees: the curriculum committee voted to swap April 7 and 8 on the calendar (April 7 now a professional development day, April 8 a snow‑makeup day) and plans a caregiver workshop on Feb. 19 titled “Screenagers” at the Waverly Community Center.
No motions to table or amend the actions were recorded. The meeting adjourned following routine closing business.