May 15, 2025 Regular Meeting Agenda

Pequea Valley School Board

May 15, 2025

7:00 PM

Agenda

CALL TO ORDER  

MOMENT OF SILENCE, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

SCHOOL BOARD RECOGNITION – High school choral learners will be recognized for participating in the American Choral Directors Association Honors (ACDA), Pennsylvania Music Educators Association District 7 Chorus (PMEA), PMEA Regional V Chorus, and the Lancaster-Lebanon Music Educators Association County Chorus Festival (LLMEA). High school band learners will be recognized for participating in the LLMEA All-County Honor Band Festival. Middle school band learners will be recognized for participating in the LLMEA Middle All-County Honor Band Festival.  PVHS Rock Band “Into the Mayhem” will also be recognized. 

SCHOOL BOARD PRESENTATION - Crabtree Phase II discussion

PARTICIPATION BY THE PUBLIC

LIAISON REPORTS

• Athletics
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Facilities and Grounds
• First Choice
• Music
• Superintendent Report

APPROVAL OF MINUTES:

On a motion by _____ and a second by _____, the Board approved the May 6, 2025, Committee Meeting minutes.

CHIEF OF FINANCE AND OPERATION’S RECOMMENDATIONS:

On a motion by _____ and a second by _____, approval was given for the following Consent Agenda Items A-K. (rc)

A.    For the following list of depositories:

• Fulton Bank, Penn Square, Lancaster, PA 17601
• FNB, 4140 East State Street, Hermitage, PA 16148
• Pennsylvania School District Liquid Asset Fund, 500 First Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15219

B.    A contract with IU 13 to provide navigation services for Pequea Valley learners and families, and professional
       development for Pequea Valley School District’s facilitators and administrators, not to exceed $3,300.

C.    An agreement with IU 13 approving membership in the Special Education Legal
       Consortium at a cost of $1,141 for the term July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026.

D.    An agreement with IU 13 approving membership in the Technology Legal Consortium at a total cost of $18,480
        (to be divided equally by participating districts) for the 2025-2026 school year.

E.     A contract with IU 13 to provide Building Behavioral Health Climate Assessments for two of Pequea Valley School
        District buildings, at a cost of $2,500 per building.

F.     A one-year renewal of JAMF Pro licenses for all Apple devices at a cost of $36,460.
        JAMF is the system used to manage all district Apple devices. A new management tool specifically for schools
        will be rolled out next school year. We are only doing a one-year renewal at this time in preparation for that
        rollout.

G.    A purchase from CDW-G at a cost of $61,291.68.
        This purchase is part of the scheduled replacement cycle for eSports through the Technology budget.

H.   A contract to renew a copier lease with Marco at a rate of $5,495 per month for five years, includes all buildings.
       Copier lease was ready to be renewed due to the consolidation. We were able to save $1,848.98 per month for a
       total saving of $110,938.80 over the five-years.

I.     A purchase with Trane for replacement heat pumps for Paradise Elementary at a cost of $449,588.

J.     A contract with Literati Book Fair to provide elementary book fairs for the fall and spring of 2025-26 school year.

K.    The following Instructional Software and Diagnostic Assessment programs for the 2025-2026 school year:

• Amplify mClass Intervention - $7,700.00
• Amplify mClass DIBELS 8 with Dyslexia Screening - $10,653.50
• Amplify Boost Reading - $12,780.00
• Amplify Boost Math - $19,702.00
• Branching Minds - $9,500.00
• Edmentum (Study Island) PVS - $2,591.25
• Explore Learning (Gizmos, Reflex, Frax) - $11,934.02
• Get More Math - $10,139.00
• Mystery Science - $3,598.00
• IXL Learning - $28,262.50
• Learning A-Z Science - $250.00
• McGraw-Hill Achieve 3000 - $28,073.00
• McGraw-Hill Actively Learn - $1,730.00
• NWEA (MAP) - $11,367.50
• Newsela - $17,227.39
• Renaissance (STAR & Freckle) - $13, 090.90
• Vantage Learning (My Access) - $3,321.25
• Vocabulary.com - $3,500.00
• Xello - $4,694.90

SUPERINTENDENT’S RECOMMENDATIONS:

On a motion by _____ and a second by _____, approval was given for the following Consent Agenda Items A-C. (rc)

A.    The resolution appointing John Bowden, Chief of Finance and Operations, as tax collector for the 2025-2026
       school year.

B.    Approval of the following Board Policies:

• 803            School Calendar
• 805            Emergency Preparedness and Response
• 805.1         Athletic Code of Conduct
• 904            Bullying/Cyberbullying
• 909            Municipal Government Relations

C.    Personnel.

OLD BUSINESS

NEW BUSINESS

A.    Election of Board Treasurer

On a motion by _____ and a second by _____, Steve Riehl was elected Treasurer of the Pequea Valley School Board
for the period of June 1, 2025, through May 31, 2026.

B.    Agenda topics for June 3, 2025, Committee meeting

• Building Project Update
• 2025-2026 General Fund Budget
• 2025-26 Food Service Budget

ADJOURNMENT 

There will be an EXECUTIVE SESSION immediately following the Board meeting for a personnel matter.