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Board approves routine finance, curriculum and policy items; tables two finance agenda items
Summary
The Pitman board voted to approve routine finance items and curriculum and policy packages, tabled agenda items 11 and 12, and clarified that some office‑furniture costs will be offset by an SDA emergent grant.
The Pitman Boro School District Board of Education approved routine finance, curriculum and policy actions and tabled two agenda items during Monday’s meeting.
Finance & Facilities chair Mrs. Bolton moved to table agenda items 11 and 12 and then moved to approve items 1–10 (motion seconded). During discussion the board clarified that funding for planned office furniture would be partially offset by an emergent grant from the Schools Development Authority (SDA). Board secretary Mr. Stratus called the roll: Mrs. Bolton, Mrs. Frell, Mr. Gman, Mrs. Higgbyono, Mrs. Pepalardo, Mrs. Pope and Mrs. Miller recorded "yes"; the motion carried.
Curriculum & Instruction committee chair Mrs. Hick Biono moved to adopt curriculum items 1–27 (including hiring items). The motion was seconded and, following a roll‑call vote in which the same board members voted yes, the motion carried.
Policy committee chair Mrs. Frell presented the second reading of policy items and moved to adopt items 1–2, including a revised preschool entrance‑age policy (5112). The motion passed on a recorded vote.
Votes at a glance
- Motion to table agenda items 11 and 12: moved by Mrs. Bolton; second: not specified; outcome: tabled (no roll-call tally recorded in transcript).
- Motion to approve items 1–10 (Finance & Facilities): mover Mrs. Bolton; second: not specified; outcome: approved by unanimous recorded vote (Mrs. Bolton, Mrs. Frell, Mr. Gman, Mrs. Higgbyono, Mrs. Pepalardo, Mrs. Pope, Mrs. Miller voted yes).
- Motion to adopt curriculum items 1–27: mover Mrs. Hick Biono; second: not specified; outcome: approved by recorded vote (all present voted yes).
- Motion to adopt policy items 1–2 (including policy 5112 on preschool entrance age): mover Mrs. Frell; second: not specified; outcome: approved by recorded vote.
The board did not record any dissenting votes on the reported motions.
