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Salisbury Township SD board advances draft 2 of 2025–26 calendar, approves multiple operational and finance items
Summary
On March 19 the school board voted to advance calendar draft 2 for the 2025–26 school year after extended discussion of conference formats, makeup days and end‑of‑year timing, and approved a slate of operations, finance and personnel items including MOUs, contracts and staffing actions.
The Salisbury Township School District Board voted March 19 to put draft calendar option 2 forward for the 2025–26 school year and approved multiple committee recommendations covering operations, legal services, Pre‑K arrangements and personnel.
Board members discussed three calendar options. Administrators said option 2 places makeup days at the end of the school year, while alternatives (2A and 2B) move some makeups earlier or shorten holiday breaks. Arguments during the discussion highlighted parental scheduling constraints and instructional priorities: some board members favored minimizing days after Memorial Day to preserve end‑of‑year instructional time; others cited high parent participation in conferences and staff preference for predictability. One administrator reported conference participation around "80%" in prior years.
Following discussion the board voted to advance draft 2 as the district’s recommended calendar for the 2025–26 school year. The motion to place draft 2 on the agenda for final approval passed by voice/roll call.
The board also approved several consent items and committee motions during the meeting:
- Items 2.2–2.5 (comprehensive plan, an intergovernmental contract with Lehigh Learning Academy, and a student‑teacher placement) were approved by voice vote. - Operations committee items 3.1–3.3 were approved; these included a memorandum of understanding for parking enforcement and live‑streaming with Salisbury Township and its police department, a Pre‑K contract with Community Services for Children Inc., and an engagement letter for legal services with Fox Rothschild LLP. - Finance committee items (4.1–4.3) were approved, including public notices for approved orders/settlements and a net per‑capita adjustment the administration described as approximately $315. - Personnel committee items, including retirements and staffing approvals (extended school year staffing and two assistant coaches), were approved.
On routine business the board approved minutes from prior meetings and moved payment of bills. A treasurer’s report was presented; the board recorded a vote with two no votes noted on the treasurer’s report approval. The meeting adjourned with the next regular meeting scheduled for April 23, 2025.
Taken together, the votes move multiple operational and planning items forward; several items (including the finalized calendar and any textbook purchases) are set for future board action or formal approval.
