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Jenkintown School District approves IRS reporting contract and reviews policy updates
Summary
The school board approved a contract to prepare Affordable Care Act Form 1095-C data and reviewed first readings of several policies including attendance and procurement thresholds; staff also presented the district's January financial snapshot showing stable fund balances.
At a 2026 work session, the school board of the Jenkintown School District approved, by voice vote, a contract to prepare and file Affordable Care Act reporting (IRS Form 1095-C) and reviewed several policy first readings and financial reports.
Lou, asked to walk through the financial items, presented a consolidated revenue and expenditure comparison report and a fund-balance tracker; Lou reported general fund cash of $7,400,000 and a capital-project cash balance of $189,000 and said the district's financial position remains stable compared with last year. Staff also noted the before-and-after program report showed net income for January of $520,000.
On personnel and administrative requests, staff asked the board to approve contracting a vendor to prepare 1095-C reporting to meet IRS timelines. Lou moved to accept item 9.2; the chair called for the voice vote and announced the motion passed with no recorded abstentions or oppositions.
An administrator led first readings of several policy revisions. Changes included updates to administrative regulations on attendance to reflect a state law restricting transfers of habitually truant students to cyber charter schools (except where a judge determines transfer is in a child's best interest); removal of outdated compulsory-age language; clarification that a total of five school days of educational travel is permitted; incorporation of bereavement provisions adopted in the JEA agreement into district policy; and updates to federal procurement thresholds per the Pennsylvania Register. The administrator noted these are first readings only and that votes will be scheduled later; administrative regulations will continue to be circulated to board members for review.
During safety reports, staff described an unexpected fire drill that went well, and facilities staff said a faulty heat detector line likely caused a recent false alarm history in the high school; Simplex previously added an upgraded cord to the fire panel and further repairs and inspections are planned.
The board then moved to an executive session to continue information-only discussions.
