Tunkhannock board approves contracts, trips, course catalog and calendar adjustment
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Summary
At the monthly meeting the board voted unanimously to approve routine items: minutes, business and finance report, personnel report, conference attendance, three contracts (CHA planning study; Scranton Electric Heating & Cooling welding lab work; Apple Tree bilingual assessments), overnight student trips, van and bus contracts, budget transfers, the high school course catalog, a CTE articulation agreement with University of Northwestern Ohio, and a calendar amendment making President's Day a staff in‑service day.
The Tunkhannock Area School District board conducted votes on multiple routine agenda items and approved them by roll call, generally with unanimous "yes" responses from the board.
What passed: The board approved corrected minutes (November reorganization and December), the business and finance report, the personnel report, and conference attendance (including a Title I conference noted by staff as required by funding rules). The board also approved three contracts grouped together: a facilities capital improvement planning study by CHA, renovations to the high school welding lab by Scranton Electric Heating & Cooling (a $630,000 project funded by a Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development grant plus district capital funds), and an agreement with Apple Tree Educational Associates LLC for bilingual psychoeducational assessments.
Student activities and budget items: The board approved four overnight field trips (PMEA regional course, SkillsUSA state conference in Hershey, FBLA school leadership conference in Hershey, and PMEA All‑State course), van and bus contracts, and three budget transfers including $4,000 to cover annual maintenance on an x‑ray machine and a special fund transfer to support a museum field trip.
Curriculum and partnerships: The board approved the 2026 high school course catalog with new CTE elements (a renamed "Math for Technical Applications," Culinary 3 and 4 to form a pathway, and early childhood education enhancements). The board also approved an articulation agreement with the University of Northwestern Ohio to award college credit for district automotive CTE courses.
Calendar and governance: The board approved a calendar amendment to convert President's Day into a staff in‑service day (making up an earlier snow day for staff only; the student calendar was unchanged). Board members were also provided LIU unit ballots to fill unexpired terms and vote on a slate of directors by private ballot.
Vote tallies: Roll calls recorded consistent unanimous support across the documented items; the superintendent noted the district has nine board members and roll calls recorded affirmatives across members present on each motion.
Ending: The meeting concluded with a short public comment period and adjournment; no votes were taken on the solar purchase and the board asked staff to finish pending feasibility work before any procurement action.