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Board approves guaranteed energy-savings project, tax-collector compensation plan and new music courses
Summary
The Jenkintown SD board voted to carry motions approving a grant-backed guaranteed energy‑savings project (using a $1,000,000 grant plus $500,000 capital), approved a tax-collector compensation plan language, and approved new music courses; motions were voice-voted and recorded as carried.
At its work session the Jenkintown SD board approved two agenda items and one curriculum item after brief discussion.
Finance lead Karen told the board the district had received a $1,000,000 grant and recommended using $500,000 from capital projects to fund a guaranteed energy‑savings project. "We received a grant for $1,000,000 for a project ... and we're gonna use $500,000 from our capital projects to fund that project," Karen said. The board moved and the motion carried to advance the selected energy-savings vendor and accept the funding plan.
On the tax-collector compensation plan, board materials showed language allowing the district to opt into a county-standardized tax-collection program; Karen said the tax collector had expressed concern about any required system change but that the language left the district the option to opt in. The board approved the item as part of the same motion.
The board also voted to accept item 7.1, adding new music courses such as music theory and a symphonic class. Board members expressed enthusiasm for the curricular additions before voting to approve.
The motions were voice-voted and recorded in the transcript as "motion carried." The transcript does not include a full roll-call vote or individual tallies in the work-session record; the minutes indicate the items were advanced and will be implemented or finalized in subsequent business-meeting actions where required.
