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Wissahickon board affirms flexible instruction day program and passes consent agenda
Summary
At its May 4 meeting the Wissahickon School District board renewed approval to participate in the Pennsylvania Department of Education flexible instruction day program for 2026–2029 and approved a slate of routine consent and solicitor items, HR appointments, finance items, facilities awards and extracurricular permissions.
The Wissahickon School District Board of School Directors on May 4 voted to renew the district’s participation in the Pennsylvania Department of Education flexible instruction day program for the 2026–2029 school years, ensuring the district remains eligible to use flexible instruction days when needed.
The assistant superintendent presented the item and said the memo outlining the request had been shared during the board’s recent work session. A motion was made and seconded and the board approved the affirmation by voice vote.
Alongside the flexible instruction item, the board approved a package of routine and previously discussed consent items. Those approvals included four solicitor items (agenda items 10.1–10.4) presented by the board solicitor, the board secretary’s items 11.1–11.6, the March 2026 treasury report, and multiple human resources recommendations under agenda items 13.1–13.8. The board also approved curriculum/technology items (15.1–15.9, including approval for an esports team to compete), facilities items 16.1–16.3 (including authorizing disposal of obsolete equipment and awarding a contract for a walking-trail improvement project), and finance items 17.1–17.8 (including bids for supplies, the North Montco Technical Career Center operating budget and a nutrition services contract renewal). Each slate was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote; no roll-call tallies were recorded in the public transcript.
Board President Ginsburg and district staff stressed that most items had been discussed at a prior work session and that confidential memos had been circulated where appropriate to give directors time to review terms.
What happens next: the flexible instruction approval keeps the district eligible to invoke flexible instruction days through the 2028–29 school year; other items approved on the consent agenda will proceed as described in staff memos and contracts. Specific effective dates and contract details were not specified on the public record at the meeting.
