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Votes at a glance: Fleetwood board approves personnel, contracts, policies and MOUs
Summary
At its May 12 meeting the Fleetwood Area School Board carried a series of unanimous roll-call votes (two members absent) approving personnel hires/transfers, multiple vendor contracts for special education and operational services, second readings of board policies, and two-year police MOUs.
The Fleetwood Area Board of School Directors approved a slate of motions on personnel, vendor contracts, policies, and memorandums of understanding during its May 12, 2026 meeting. All recorded motions passed on roll-call or voice votes; two members were recorded absent (Brandi Brown, James M. Younker). Below are the principal actions taken.
Personnel and appointments: The board approved multiple instructional hires and transfers effective in August 2026 (including Madison Springman, Courtney Mitchell, Alyssa Parzanese, and Alyssa Perez), co-curricular appointments (middle school yearbook advisor, high school assistant football coach), extended school year teachers and support staff lists, and summer-worker appointments. Motions were moved and seconded by board members; votes were recorded as Ayes: Bogacki, Chernow, Hersh, Kopco, J. Noll Jr., M. Noll, Valick; Absent: Brown, Younker.
Policies: The board approved the second reading of policies 006 (Meetings), 203.1 (HIV Infection), 209.2 (Diabetes Management), 301, 316, 317.1 (Educator Misconduct), 319, and 331; the vote carried unanimously with two absences.
Contracts and service agreements: The board approved contracts including: Buxmont Academy (four guaranteed special-education slots and one general-education slot at specified per-day rates), Reading Area Community College (dual enrollment courses), Cottage Seven Education (extended school year services and transportation), Sweet, Stevens, Katz, and Williams (special education legal services at $210/$230 hourly), Soliant Health (LPN services at $75/hour), River Rock Academy (one reserved secondary slot at $34,410 annually), Lakeside Youth Services (two reserved slots at $44,940 per slot), Berks County Intermediate Unit (special education services), Substitute Teacher Services (district sub rate +31% for July 1, 2026–June 30, 2028), ESS Northeast LLC (crossing guards at $23.58/hour), School Operation Services Group Inc. (substitute support personnel July 1, 2026–June 30, 2029), and Lindamood-Bell (extended school year instruction, $28,000). All motions passed as recorded in the minutes.
Memorandums of Understanding: The board approved two-year MOUs with the Fleetwood Police and Northern Berks Police Departments (May 2026–May 2028).
Use of Facilities and adjournment: The board approved billable requests for facility use (Fleetwood Community Theater: $1,732; Fleetwood Bible Church field/stadium: $151; FAYFCA MS Gym A: $56) and adjourned at 7:55 PM.
The minutes record roll-call tallies and the Ayes list for each motion; no Nays were recorded for the motions presented. The meeting listed no visitor public comments.
