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October 12, 2023 Regular Meeting Agenda

Pequea Valley School Board
October 12, 2023
7:00 PM
Agenda 
 

CALL TO ORDER

MOMENT OF SILENCE, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

SCHOOL BOARD RECOGNITION – The State FFA winners will be recognized for their accomplishments.

PARTICIPATION BY THE PUBLIC  (School Board Policy)

LIAISON REPORTS
Curriculum & Instruction
Music Department
Buildings & Grounds
Construction Pictures: (pdf) (PowerPoint)
IU13 Report
Athletic Report
Safety Report
First Choice Report

APPROVAL OF MINUTES:

On a motion by _____ and a second by _____, the Board approved the October 3, 2023, committee meeting minutes. (rc)

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-E. (rc)

  1. A  community sale of out-of-service and expired warranty technology equipment that is no longer in use.
  2. Special Education contracts with Conestoga Valley School District for the 2023–2024 school year:
  • Life skills support at a cost of $34,090 per learner.
  • Occupational therapy services at $67.49/hour
  • Occupational therapy assistant at $54.62/hour
  • Physical therapy services at $67.49/hour
  • Physical therapy assistant at $54.62.
  • Personal care assistants at hourly wage, the number of hours a week, times the number of weeks in the school year plus 20 hours of training per year.
  1. Approval to purchase Avigilon CCTV (a security suite) and cameras for Salisbury and Paradise Elementary Schools at a cost of $120,618, using the funds from the PCCD grant.
  2. Approval for Ames Janitorial Service to provide substitute custodians for the district, at a cost of $30 per hour, per person.
  3. The following change orders for the construction project:

General Contractor – LOBAR

    1. Eliminating sound control doors.   ($110,984.85)
    2. Deleting tennis courts from phase 1 and backstop padding for softball field ($217,278.04)

Total Change Order (GC) ($328,262.89)

SUPERINTENDENT’S RECOMMENDATIONS:

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

  1. Personnel.

OLD BUSINESS

NEW BUSINESS

  1. Keystone State Challenge Academy (pdf)
  2. Agenda topics for November 7, 2023, Committee meeting  
  • Building Project Presentation Manufacturing Week
  • Budget Updates

ADJOURNMENT