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Great Valley board approves consent items, pilot math program, personnel hires and a safety contract renewal
Summary
At its Feb. 25 meeting the board unanimously approved consent agenda items 801–819; approved an Amplify MyClass fifth‑grade math pilot for $670.50; accepted personnel actions including retirements and the hire of Joe Alcaro; adopted listed policies and renewed the Raptor visitor‑management system at an interim cost of about $7,600.
The Great Valley School Board approved a slate of routine and program items at its Feb. 25 meeting.
The board voted to approve the consent agenda (items 801–819) by a 7-0 tally, with two members absent. Following that vote, the superintendent and board thanked retiring staff and welcomed incoming personnel. Superintendent Dr. Giffredo highlighted three retirements—Anne Search (middle school math), Ellen Doyle (elementary teacher) and Krista Russell (social worker)—and introduced Joe Alcaro, approved to join the teaching and learning team as curriculum supervisor.
On instructional materials, the board approved item 9.01 to pilot the Amplify MyClass math program in a single fifth‑grade classroom (one class per house) at a cost of $670.50; the pilot may expand to fifth and sixth grades in 26‑27 if successful. "This will allow a pilot program in the fifth grade math class... at a cost of $670.50," the presenting staff member said.
The board also approved personnel items 10.01 and 10.02 by voice vote (7-0) and adopted the policies listed under item 11.01 on second reading. Under facilities and safety, the board approved item 13.01 to renew the Raptor emergency‑management and visitor‑management system for all buildings; the interim renewal to align contract dates was listed at approximately $7,600, with the full fiscal‑year renewal planned for July 1.
What this means: The votes effected routine administrative transitions and short pilots; no substantive curricular adoption beyond a small pilot was recorded, and several agenda items (including the student club sanctioning issue raised in public comment) were not resolved during this meeting.
Sources: Board motions and roll-call/tally statements recorded during the Feb. 25 meeting. Quotes are attributed to presenters and the superintendent as recorded in the meeting transcript.
