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Union Township Board approves hires, field trips and finance measures; AI policy given first read
Summary
The Union Township Board of Education approved a slate of consent agenda items Feb. 27, including personnel appointments, field trips, special‑education tuition contracts, and finance measures; the board gave a first read to an AI‑use policy and accepted monthly bills totaling $1,575,037.88.
The Union Township Board of Education approved a broad consent agenda at its Feb. 27 regular meeting, authorizing personnel appointments, field trips and multiple finance and facilities actions.
On a series of roll‑call votes the board approved minutes from Jan. 21, 2025 (M1–M2), field trips for preschool (Grow a Row), kindergarten (Bucks County Children's Museum) and fourth grade (Camp Bernie) (E1), and a personnel package that included the amended appointment of Amy Daggett as a math intervention leave replacement, the hiring of Mason Sorge as a full‑time groundskeeper (effective March 1, 2025, prorated $47,000), Girls on the Run coaches and paraprofessional and substitute appointments (P1–P13). The board tabled P6 (Affirmative Action Officer) until after executive session and approved it after reconvening.
Finance approvals included certification of the board secretary's and treasurer's reports, approval of budget transfers and payment of district bills totaling $1,575,037.88 (F1–F4). The board approved special‑education tuition contracts (Eden School: $72,329.41; Garfield Park Academy: $53,739.94; Franklin Township agreement: $32,238), accepted a $2,906 Title II carryover, and authorized professional services including an applicant‑tracking contract with Frontline Education. The board also approved facility‑usage requests, professional development, and an additional $385 for contracted sludge removal above an existing $5,000 agreement.
Policy Committee items were advanced on first read: revised policies P9320 (Cooperation with Law Enforcement), P5701 (Academic Integrity) and P8500 (Food Services) and a new Acceptable Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence policy (P2365) was approved for first reading (PO1–PO2).
The meeting included an executive session for attorney‑client, personnel and HIB matters; no additional public action was recorded from that session beyond items later placed on the public agenda.
The board indicated next procedural steps where required (e.g., second reads for new policies) but did not specify further timelines in the minutes.
Votes at a glance (select totals as recorded in the minutes): minutes and education items: 9–0; personnel consent (initial): 9–0; finance consent: recorded as carried (one abstention noted on one finance consent vote); post‑executive session appointment of Affirmative Action Officer recorded 8 yes, 0 no, 1 abstain.
