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Octorara Area SD board approves multiple contracts and personnel actions; playground purchase tabled
Summary
The board approved a block of service agreements, vendor quotes and personnel items — including a Vanguard services agreement ($117,215) and several small vendor contracts — and approved a speech‑language hire and compensation corrections while tabling a $120,000 playground purchase.
The Octorara Area School District board approved a series of action items covering contracts, service agreements, personnel hires and pay adjustments during its May meeting.
Contracts and vendor approvals voted by voice included a settlement agreement with Settlement Solutions at $29,900; an agreement with Vanguard School services for the 2026–27 school year and extended year totaling $117,215; Lapp Millwright LLC for high‑school welding room ventilation ($5,979.73); Barber Plumbing & Heating for main drain repair and repiping ($4,500); EI Associates for conceptual design and feasibility study for school alterations at a cost not to exceed $40,000; and Joseph Malde/Sun Painting for patching and painting at the Learning Annex ($16,500). The board also approved an escrow agreement with the Borough of South Coatesville for engineering fees related to modular box units for the Homeland and Protective Services Academy and service agreements with the Chester County Intermediate Unit and Devereaux Pennsylvania Children's Services for placements for 07/01/2026–06/30/2027.
Personnel and policy items approved included a two‑year CTE Director succession plan; the hire of Anna Weiss as a speech‑language pathologist effective 08/11/2026 at a salary of $65,054 (pending completion of required employee documents); and a retroactive revised Act 93 agreement (07/01/2025–06/30/2029). The board approved a pay correction for Brooke Whitlock (extended school year pay increased from $30 to $32 per hour) and approved routine policy second readings and first readings where noted.
One larger procurement — the purchase of playground equipment from King Swings not to exceed $120,000 — was pulled and tabled until the next month so the board can review exact placement and play‑area sizing. The board discussed that King Swings was the lowest bidder and noted questions about placement logistics and play area before formal approval.
All items in this block were approved by the board except the playground purchase, which was tabled for additional review.
