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Haverford board approves $3.12 million in disbursements and routine contracts; multiple consent items pass
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Summary
On April 23 the board approved disbursements totaling $3,123,670.05, renewed an environmental consultant contract, approved the Coopertown furniture package (with a $53,000 contingency overage), ratified student excursions including robotics travel, and passed appointments and educational contracts on unanimous voice votes.
The Haverford Township School Board on April 23 approved a slate of finance, facilities, personnel and program items in voice votes without recorded roll-call tallies.
Finance and contracts: The board approved disbursements and payments totaling $3,123,670.05 after a motion and second. The board also renewed the AHIR designated-person environmental engineering consultant contract with Environmental Control Systems Incorporated, as previously discussed at the April 9 work session.
Coopertown renovation: The board approved CB Development Services' furniture package recommendation for the Coopertown renovation project. Board discussion noted an overage "just over $53,000," which will be covered from the project's contingency; project managers reported that remaining contingency remains adequate.
Personnel and educational contracts: Human-resources consent items (8b–8d) were approved. The board reappointed George Ramundos to serve on the Delaware County Public School Healthcare Trust Board of Directors for a term running 07/01/2026–06/30/2028. The board approved educational service agreements and out-of-district educational contracts, and ratified student excursions (including the robotics team's travel to Texas); staff confirmed affected students had already been receiving services in some cases prior to paperwork finalization.
Other appointments: The board approved a reappointment of Bernice Clark Dickerson to the Delaware County Community College board of trustees for a six-year term (07/01/2026–06/30/2032) and approved nominations to the Delaware County Intermediate Unit board for three-year terms beginning 07/01/2026.
The transcript records standard voice approvals of the motions. Where motions or seconds were announced by name, the record shows Dr. McKay moved to approve the April 9 minutes with Dr. Shelton seconding; other motions in the meeting were recorded as "moved and seconded" or with only one name recorded. No motions failed on the recorded agenda.
