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Kutztown Area SD board approves personnel, dentist, MOUs and textbooks; superintendent previews 1,360 students returning
Summary
The board approved routine business including personnel appointments, appointment of White Oak Dentistry as district dentist, memorandums with local and state police, textbook purchases, and custodial pay-scale changes. Superintendent Kristin Terja reported 1,360 students expected at start of school and high athletic participation.
At its meeting, the Kutztown Area School District Board of School Directors approved a slate of routine administrative and operational items and heard a back-to-school update from Superintendent Kristin Terja.
On administrative actions, the board approved personnel recommendations (items 1–12) pending mandated credentials, accepted the treasurer's report and approved bills, and approved textbook purchases recommended by the Policy & Curriculum Committee. The board also appointed White Oak Dentistry of Blandon, Pennsylvania as the district dentist for the 2025–26 school year at a cost of $5 per student exam plus mileage reimbursement at the IRS rate. Memorandums of understanding with the local police department and the Pennsylvania State Police were approved to formalize communication and information-sharing. The board adopted the ESS custodial pay scale for 2025–26.
Superintendent Kristin Terja delivered an oral report previewing the start of the school year: "we will welcome back our 1,360 students to campus," she said, adding that earlier fall sports activity already included 155 high-school athletes and 98 middle-school athletes. The administration reported the district has collected 93% of activity fees to date.
Facilities and extracurricular updates noted a proposed wrestling-mat replacement at the middle school estimated to cost about $28,000, with $14,000 pledged from the mat club and additional donation or sponsorship possibilities. The board received updates on gym refinishing and parking improvements using millings from Constitution Boulevard.
Votes and outcomes recorded in the meeting transcript (summary): minutes (approved); treasurer's report and bills (approved); personnel 1–12 (approved); Policy 008 (organizational chart, first reading approved); Policy 006.1 (attendance via electronic communications, approved on first reading after amendment failed); district dentist appointment (White Oak Dentistry, approved); textbooks (approved); MOUs with local police and Pennsylvania State Police (approved); ESS custodial pay scale (approved). Individual roll-call tallies are recorded in the transcript for multiple items.
The board noted upcoming meetings in September and adjourned.
