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Butler Board approves $1.04M roof contract, $429K in window work and other routine board actions
Summary
At its Dec. 18 meeting the Butler Board of Education approved personnel appointments, adopted an e-bike policy, accepted an anonymous donation and awarded construction contracts: Patwood Roofing won a $1,039,000 roof contract and Panoramic Window & Door Systems won window work (base $349,000 + $80,000 Alt #1). Several district agreements and program approvals also passed by roll call.
The Butler Board of Education on Dec. 18, 2025 approved a slate of personnel, policy and finance items, including two major facilities contracts and several routine program agreements.
The board awarded the roof replacement at Richard Butler School to Patwood Roofing Co. of Little Falls, N.J., at a base bid of $1,039,000, citing the company as the lowest responsive bidder after the lowest bid from Arco Construction was deemed non-compliant. The board also approved a contract with Panoramic Window & Door Systems Inc. (Stockton, N.J.) for window replacements at Butler High School, accepting a base bid of $349,000 plus Alt #1 of $80,000; the administration said the project had been publicly advertised and bids opened Dec. 17, 2025.
‘‘The administration recommends awarding the contracts to the lowest responsive bidders as presented,’’ C. Ziegler said while presenting the finance agenda. The motion to accept FIN 61-26 (window contract) and FIN 62-26 (roof contract) was carried as part of the meeting’s finance approvals.
The board also certified bills and payroll (FIN 54-26) that included an attached list amounting to $2,231,957.00 and ratified bills drawn on the current account totaling $345,834.45. The Open Purchase Order Report (FIN 55-26) included $66,937.25 in open purchase orders. The motions were approved by roll call; the board’s roll call on the finance package recorded eight YES votes and two absences.
Other finance and service approvals included an agreement with The Language Center to provide interpretation services for the 2025–2026 school year and a contract with LearnWell Education to provide home instruction at a rate of $63.75 per hour plus a 33% service fee. The board also accepted an anonymous donation of $13,680 to purchase championship rings for the BHS football team.
On personnel and policy matters the board adopted motions PP 20-26 through PP 23-26, which included multiple personnel appointments, resignations and the approval of a revised job description for Confidential Assistant / Coordinator for Student Instructional Services. The board also adopted POLICY #8600.1, an Electric Bike (E-Bike) and E-Scooter Policy, on its second reading.
Curriculum and student-related measures carried as well. The board approved professional development days, field trips (including a DECA trip to Harrah’s Resort Atlantic City on March 3, 2026, at $350 per student), fundraisers such as a National Junior Honor Society bake sale and homebound/bedside instruction requests (example entries list 10 hours per week for identified students). The 2024–2025 graduation report was accepted with the numbers provided in the report (159 seniors; 147 graduates as listed in the board packet).
All motions listed under the finance, personnel/policy and curriculum sections were presented as recommendations of the superintendent and carried by roll call votes recorded in the minutes. Where a specific resolution contained a motion origin, it was moved and seconded on the record (for example, many items were presented with motions by C. Ziegler and seconded by H. Oguss or A. Allison, depending on the agenda line). The minutes list roll-call results for each vote; for major finance items the recorded vote was 8 YES, 0 NO, with two members absent.
The board scheduled and authorized facility uses for the 2025–2026 school year, including a Harlem Wizards event in the BHS Media Center and a series of PTA and Tri-Boro Little League activities, most listed as $0.00 fees in the packet.
The meeting adjourned at 7:07 p.m. with minutes signed by Dr. Daniel R. Johnson, Acting Board Secretary.
Votes at a glance: FIN 54-62 (bills/purchase orders/transfers/reports/contracts) — approved (roll call: 8 YES, 0 NO; J. Karpowich and J. Tacinelli absent). PP 20–26, PP 21–26, PP 22–26, PP 23–26 (personnel, policy adoption, revised job description) — approved. CIS 47–54 (professional development, field trips, fundraisers, homebound instruction, graduation report) — approved.
