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Board reviews club participation data, reactivates unit-pay committee and hears athletics updates including shot-clock plans
Summary
Administrators presented a live clubs participation link, the board reactivated the unit-pay committee with a target to return recommendations in May, and athletics staff reported on upcoming PIAA classification work, a two-year phased-in shot-clock requirement (vendor estimate ~$12,500), referee changes, safety equipment and coaching vacancies.
The board received a set of administrative reports covering club participation, compensation units and multiple athletics items.
An administrator (Mr. Lycona) demonstrated a live 3.03 link with club- and activity-participation numbers, noting gaps and a plan to publish advisor and meeting information across school pages so students and families can find clubs and contact advisors.
Board members discussed reactivating the unit-pay committee to re-evaluate which activities and athletics positions receive paid units and how many positions are assigned. The committee is expected to meet in mid-April with the goal of returning recommendations to the board in May; members emphasized the committee’s role in developing recommendations for later board approval.
Athletics staff briefed the board on classification and operational changes. The district’s October 1 enrollment data (used for PIAA classification) was reviewed; administrators said classification runs on a two-year cycle and inclusion of faith-based students on rosters could affect future classifications. The statewide interscholastic body has voted to implement a varsity and JV shot clock in two years; administrators said the district’s current scoreboard will need an add-on and the vendor quoted about $12,500 for a digital scoreboard/shot-clock solution, likely pushing procurement into the 2027–28 budget cycle. The board also heard about an optional three-referee soccer system (with modest fee increases planned), the district’s purchase and installation of double first bases for baseball/softball safety, and staffing vacancies for spring athletics including assistant girls lacrosse and middle-school lacrosse coaching positions.
Administrators celebrated athletic achievements, noting two individual state champions and a girls wrestling team state championship; the district held a community welcome and plans to seek a future board recognition with state representatives. A vendor contract for Arbiter (officials, scheduling and related services) was discussed and administrators recommended advancing it to the full board for approval; members agreed to move the contract forward for board action.
What happens next: unit-pay committee to meet and draft recommendations for May; vendor contract will be placed on the next board agenda for formal action; scoreboard/shot-clock budgeting to be considered in the 2027–28 cycle.
