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Board approves personnel items, technology contracts and grants; votes at a glance
Summary
At its Jan. 20 meeting the Kutztown Area SD board approved personnel changes (retirements, town tax‑collector appointment), a staff device buyback ($100 per device), multiple vendor agreements (Nimble IT, WAN consortium at $47,919.45/year after E‑rate), ESS addendum, KEDA retirement incentive and a slate of Education Foundation mini‑grants (~$12,900 total).
The Kutztown Area School District board took a series of routine and business votes Wednesday night.
Key approvals and administrative actions:
• Approval of minutes (12/16/2024): motion carried by roll call.
• Personnel items: the board accepted the resignation of the Albany Township tax collector effective Jan. 1, 2025 and approved Angela Bittner as Albany Township Tax Collector effective Jan. 6, 2025.
• Staff device buyback: board approved a program permitting staff to purchase outgoing district devices for $100 per device.
• Education Foundation mini‑grants: the board approved a slate of teacher mini‑grants presented by the Education Foundation, which Miss Devlin said totaled about $12,900 and covered projects ranging from an AP government/human geography trip to curriculum materials and sensory resources.
• Contracts and services: the board approved a 5‑year consortium letter of commitment for wide area network services through the Lancaster‑Lebanon Intermediate Unit, with an estimated annual post‑E‑rate district cost of $47,919.45 starting 07/01/2026; it also approved an agreement with Nimble IT for continuing IT services and an addendum with ESS for substitute administrative assistant coverage.
• Additional items: the board approved a student summer worker custodial job description and a KEDA retirement incentive program.
• Budget actions: the board approved rescinding an accelerated budget opt‑out resolution to preserve flexibility while staff prepares a preliminary budget; administration presented a preliminary budget starting point that includes an approximate $1.8 million deficit at a full 4% Act‑1 index assumption. The board made the proposed preliminary budget available for public inspection with intent to consider approval at the Feb. 18 meeting.
All motions reported in the agenda were carried as recorded in tonight’s roll calls; several items generated questions but not votes to table or amend. The board closed the meeting after announcing upcoming meetings and committee dates.
