Haverford board approves roughly $930,000 in disbursements, Coopertown ACT 34 filing and $7,500 AI PD contract

At its Feb. 6 meeting the Haverford Township School District board approved a series of routine finance, facilities and personnel items, including approximately $930,000 in disbursements and the ACT 34 booklet required for proposed additions and renovations to Coopertown Elementary.

Board members voted to accept the ACT 34 booklet and set the public hearing for Thursday, March 6; administrators said the booklet was revised to note existing modular classrooms at Coopertown will be removed as part of the project.

The board also accepted a charitable donation (described on the agenda as scholarship/gym-related), approved retirements and appointments contingent on receipt of required clearances, and approved listed leave requests. A motion to approve an agreement with AJ Giuliani for full-day professional development sessions and workshops on artificial intelligence in education in the amount of $7,500 passed unanimously.

Student educational excursions listed on the agenda were also approved.

Several items were discussed with brief board questions about documentation and project scope. A facilities representative explained that ACT 34 is a process required by the Pennsylvania Department of Education for major building projects and that the document gives the public an opportunity to review plans and ask questions.

All motions recorded on the agenda were moved, seconded and passed as noted in the meeting transcript; no contested votes were recorded in the minutes for the items presented on Feb. 6.