001good evening welcome to the special board meeting for Tuesday August 27th um before we call tonight's meeting to order Dr McGary you please outline the public participation procedures briefly yes we have now shifted into a special uh voting meeting um we treat this as a typical board meeting where it's common only those who are imp person can come to the microphone provide their name and address and the specific report they'd like to comment on before the board moves forward at the time of that report those are participating virtually can also uh phone it in at 610 789-7253 this evening um and also would have had to have signed in prior to the beginning of this and I don't think we had anybody who has provided General comments so you can I'll be rest assured that
002any comments that would come in will be coming in for the reports board president Fields thank you uh Dr McGary the special meeting the special analog version uh of the Upper Darby School District Board of school directors will please come to order I would like to note that all board members previously pulled tonight are still present the district posted this evening's agenda to board docs at least 24 hours prior to the commencement of this meeting is there a motion to approve that previously posted agenda second are there any amendments to offer there are no amendments the agenda has been moved and seconded all those in favor please say I I I those opposed please signify by saying I oppose those abstaining please signify by saying I abstain motion carried uh so for the instruction and
003curriculum report we'll go to director Britney Williams the instruction and curriculum report is in the hands of each board member it has been made available to the public a move for its adoption so moved are there any comments from the board any comments from the public all those in favor please say I I I those opposed please say I oppose those abstaining please say I abstain motion carried uh nothing for personnel policy report first reading we'll now go to director NE Neil desnoyers thank you president Fields there are changes to four policies and two policy attachments for consideration for a first reading during this meeting the four policy the four policies and two policy attachments undergoing a first reading at this evening's meeting are 103 discrimination and Title 9 sex-based harassment affecting students 103.1 non-discrimination
004qualified students with disabilities 103.2 policy on non-discrimination based on sex under Title 9 104 discrimination and Title 9 based sex based harassment affecting staff 103 attachment to discrimination 104 attachment to discrimination um so the the all four policies and two policy attachments are being updated this evening due to changes to the title 9 regulations that were published by the US Department of Education in April of this year uh they are the the there are extensive um updates and uh policy 103.2 is a new policy um policy 103.2 covers nonis non-discrimination based on sex under Title 9 for incidents occurring on or after August 20 August 1st 2024 that are not related to either upper Derby high school or Drax Hill Middle School where the incidents did not happen at either of those two schools policy
005103 103.1 and 104 are existing policies that are getting significantly updated um these three policies cover discrimination that is not sex based and discrimination that is sex-based and either the in incidents occurred prior to August 1st 2024 or occurred at upper Derby high school or drexle Hill Middle School um the reason as mentioned two weeks ago at the board meeting the reason the high school and Drex l Middle School are being singled out um is that uh there is litigation underway um over the new title 9 regulations that are effective August 1st and the court has ruled that um at this time and while the litigation is ongoing uh the new title 9 regulations do not apply to Upper Darby height high school or DXL Hill Middle School and in fact the 2020 Title 9
006regulations which are found in the two attachments on the agenda tonight um applied to those School two schools all right now that we have that done uh I have a resolution to read as noted at prior board meetings and in tonight's policy report the title 9 related policies and amendments need to be in place for the school year therefore I'm going to read the resolution that appears on the agenda which waves the second reading and adopts the policies and amendments tonight the resolution is as follows the board of school directors finds that in order for it to better comply with legal requirements surrounding policies adopted pursuant to Title 9 that it is necessary for it to wave the multiple readings requirement of policy 003 therefore the board resolves that the second readings requirement of policy
007003 is waved as to the policies given a first reading this evening which will result in the final adoption of modifications to policies 103 103.1 and 104 and the final adoption of new policy 103.2 uh with the vote that will take place momentarily I move for the adoption of this resolution second are there any comments from the board are there any comments from the public all those in favor please say I I I those opposed please say I oppose those abstaining please say I abstain motion carried thank you director Des noers uh uh the transportation report uh director board director pantini KO the transportation report is in the hands of each board's members and has been made available to the public I move for its adoption second are there any comments from the board are
008there any comments from the public all those in favor please say I I I those opposed please say I oppose those abstaining please say I abstain motion carried uh the uh facility report director Murphy morresy thank you the facilities report and donation report are in the hands of each board member and has been mail made available to the public before I move for this adoption I want to thank everyone who made donations to school supplies for the students as they came back to school to make sure everybody had what they needed um now I move for their adoption thank you I need second second are there any comments from the board are there any comments from the public all those in favor please say I I those opposed please say I oppose those abstaining please
009say I abstain motion carried no food services no Finance budg uh okay is there any old business from board members is there any new business from board members um only new business I have was just a comment I just want wanted to um say welcome back to school to all of our new students and staff um and special shout out to Charles Kelly um and to the staff and administration there um they had a great welcome back um water ice social um and great turnout with the families there so that's it all right thank you vice president Williams we are now at the time for the public hearing we will call on upper Derby School District residents who signed in to address the board for in the order in which they signed in followed by
010emailed and phoned comments we would ask that you come forward give your name and address give your name and address and present your comments in the three minute time limit in accordance with policy 903 the time allotted for General comments both in person and submitted comments will not exceed one hour here is my sign-in sheet it is blank director Buford are there any emailed or phoned in comments there are none president Fields thank you is there a motion for the adjournment of the meeting so moved second all all those in favor please say I I I this meeting is adjourned thank you everybody