The Council Rock School District policy committee conducted a first reading of a large package of employee-focused policy updates, including a new statutory requirement on written notice when a weapon is found, a new definition for personal care assistants, clarified resignation rules, health-monitoring language, freedom-of-speech guidance for staff, and mandated trauma-informed training under Act 55.
District staff reviewed new state structured literacy rules and reporting timelines (March 2026 questionnaire, annual reports by July 2027, public postings by November 2028) and described local screening and intervention work using DIBELS/Amplify/Reading Horizons and Intervention Manager (LINCET).
Superintendent's office told the board a District employee was arrested by the Bucks County District Attorney's Office; the district said it terminated the employee and is cooperating with the DA's investigation while emphasizing student-safety priorities.
Board members asked administration to draft a proposal to the Bucks County IU to scope an IEP/special-education review, requested Dr. Barnes return with comparative data, and discussed exploratory steps on moving elementary reporting to trimesters and commissioning a targeted technology audit.
District staff reported roughly 106 incoming kindergarten students expected to require early-intervention services next year, summarized CPAC parent meeting feedback (calls for one-page IEP summaries and transition supports), and described Sloan alternative high-school enrollment and partnerships.
District staff showed a new digital high-school program planning guide published Jan. 1 and confirmed the state-required personal finance course will be a 0.5-credit graduation requirement for the class of 2030; implementation and scheduling details remain under development.
The board reviewed a three‑year website platform agreement with Apogee ($141,550 over three years) to improve ADA compliance and usability, and heard proposals for a no‑cost high‑school photography contract (Katie Photography), an Arbiter scheduling renewal ($5,938.50/year) and a postage‑meter lease ($385/month).
The finance committee meeting consisted only of roll call, an agenda preview and a pause for technical difficulties; no substantive agenda items were discussed on the record.
During roll call at the Jan. 15 finance committee meeting, a speaker urged residents to use Council Rock School District websites and official social accounts for reliable information and to verify social posts; the meeting was delayed and moved to another room while staff addressed IT problems.
The facilities committee heard a proposal to add 3,000 permanent seats, a press box, toilets, concessions and team rooms at Council Rock South with a project budget of $7.45–7.63 million; administration recommended Murata Maine for architectural services ($540,000) and Boyle Construction for construction management ($313,700), but board members asked for more master plan and financing detail and agreed to revisit the item next month.
