0017:01 order. Please stand for a moment of silence. To the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. If anyone need to speak, make sure you sign in. You have to you don't address before tonight. We have a couple board members. Three board members are allowed tonight. So, it's only six of us here. I think section we had personnel had a student manage we have question guest >> we have one guest Go back a legislator. He's not here. Billings and Grounds, any report? >> Uh yes, just I will report that on Thursday or Friday of this week, just before the start of school, uh we learned that the water heater at the high school failed.
002Uh we are in the proc. >> Yes. We are in the process of purchasing a hot water heater now and um the equipment should be on site within 7 days. We do not yet have a schedule on labor relative to stall. So, we're working feverishly to get this addressed ASAP. >> Thank you, student rep. So, um the summer as well as August presentation, Thomas Holtzman, um the middle school is having a back to school night from 6:00 to 8:00 and they're excited to receive families from Thomas Holtzman. I believe that's late August. And then Thomas Holtzman also gave welcome back gifts to the staff with their yearly theme being make our garden grow. and the middle school are looking forward to starting the 2026 2025 2026 school year. They've spent the summer cleaning, scheduling, hiring,
003and organizing the building to assist in a smooth smooth start to the new school year. And the high school had their back to school night and freshman orientation. Around 240 people attended. They would also like to highlight that the teaching team is working hard to get everything ready for the learners to return to school. Let me tell you, my first day back, it was pretty good. the teachers, they had everything lined up. I'm very proud of my my teachers and my staff. So, yeah, that's what I have for you guys today. >> Uh, Association, no one's here. Hannah Foundation, Harrisburg area community, strong report. Dton County Tax Collection, no report. County Technical School. No report at this time. Capital area intermediate meeting will be um I'll be attending August 28th. >> Okay. Board of Commissioner
004last meeting they uh they approve reser that was uh something that >> the the planning commission >> planning commission. Yes. Yeah. Uh Dr. Willis, >> yes, I have a very brief report um to share this evening. Um hopefully Mr. Yep, there it is. All right. So very brief report. Um thank you Suha for um your report. First day of school. Uh we did have a staff opening day. Um that was last week on the 14th and we had a friendly competition. It was a spirit competition for all of the buildings to show their spirit for their um we call it repping their building. Um there was music. They as you can see they dressed in costumes. It was it was a wonderful time and we are proud to report that Sarah Lindamuth and Carter Primary
005won the spirit award this year. Um, and so next year we will see if they will remain the reigning champions or if another building will take the trophy hall. So we had a great time. Thank you to our staff and our teachers. >> Yes. Oh yes, our cheerleaders were there and they welcomed everybody when they came into the door through the front doors of the middle school. It was really amazing. Everybody felt like a rock star that first day. So they did a great job. Um, and our coaches in the the audience. So thank you, Miss Ferris. Thank you, Dr. Martin, for that reminder. Um, also we had a back to school bash. This was on Saturday. Uh, we had over 1,000 uh people register and attend. Um, we want to thank our entire team
006for pulling this off. I do want to give a little bit of a shout out to um, Miss Martin um, and the entire student services specialed office. They pulled this off. our uh school uh social worker Jennifer Kersh this it was a team effort as you can see Dr. Martin was on the grill Mr. RS was also on the grill cooking from I don't know what time he got there Mr. Rosen girl and um what time was it? >> I I will tell you when I make my comment. >> Okay, very good. So, he was there um uh as you can see, we had a table set up uh to inform our parents and our community members um about uh the referendum that is on the ballot in November. But it was just an amazing
007time and uh we want to thank everyone for coming out. And then of course today was our first day of school. Thank you to all of our teachers, our custodial staff, grounds, bus drivers, everyone, administrators who worked so hard to make this first day of school a success for our students. And we look forward to an amazing school year. And that concludes my report. >> Next up is uh approve the agenda for tonight. >> Motion to approve the agenda. >> Second move and second. Any discussion? Johnson. >> Any discussion? All in favor? >> I >> oppose. Board comments. I don't see any. My comment is this. Yes, I did the cooking on Saturday. I just want to say to you, thank you, Mr. Martin. cuz if you wasn't there, I don't know what's happened. I
008just want you to know I went home, took a shower, I slept for 14 hours. I haven't worked that hard since I was a little kid picking cotton. Even then, I didn't sleep for 14 hours. >> But I'm going to tell you something. That was a day. >> It was. >> I'll promise you. I'll try to make it next time. >> I don't know, but I'll try. >> Well, my grill will be available. Maybe the cooker won't, but I'll >> So, I just go tell the dog. Thank you. And it was a great turnout and I think was fantastic to see all those people over >> that says something about the district and also they was having something down the street and we still had a thousand people. So that's my comment. Next up, I
009got to swear in Mr. Johnson. That's his last. Okay, >> that's right. We got approve. Okay. Uh let's approve uh the uh junior class student representative with representative. Can I have a motion? >> Motion to approve. Is is it a mayor or Amari? >> Amari. >> Motion to approve Amari Johnson as junior class student board representative. >> Second. >> The movement. Second. Any discussion? All in favor? oppose. Welcome to next. Turn that way. We're going to take pictures and all the good stuff. Mom, you want to pull this? >> Yes, you're welcome to. Hey, you should be arrested. Yeah, that's it. So now I'm going to say repeat after me. You repeat your name and then you repeat everything. Okay. Okay. I do >> I do my Johnson >> solemnly swear >> affirm >> that
010I will support >> and obey >> and defend >> the Constitution >> Constitution >> of the United States >> and the Constitution of the Commonwealth >> and the Constitution of the Commonwealth. and that I will discharge the duties of student board representative to the best with my fidelity with fidelity >> and that I will discharge the duties of student board representative to the board with fidelity. >> Congratulations. I'll get it. >> All right. >> Okay. >> All right. >> Welcome. >> Oh. Oh. Oh, yeah. One for Facebook. Sorry. all the social media things. Oh, Miss Ro. Okay. >> Thank you. >> Welcome Amore to the board and welcome to all of his friends and family who came out to the courthouse this evening. It's a wonderful turnout for him. Thank you so much for coming
011out and happy first day school. Is that Crawford sitting there? It's not Crawford. Is that Crawford? >> I'm a Baptist. Yeah. >> You break? >> Yeah. >> See that? The guy plays football. lay break. >> Next is a hearing of the public. >> We're hearing of the public. Mr. RS, we have one signed up for a public comment. >> Just one. And um as Mr. Jerry Feeser is coming to the podium, I just like to make the public comment statement that the board provides for an opportunity to hear from the public. During this section of the meeting, any district resident or taxpayer may address the board on matters of concern, official action, or deliberation which are or may be before the board. The purpose of this section of the meeting is to be heard, and
012as such, the board will not engage in a dialogue, but will listen to your concerns and follow up directly or through assigned administrative personnel as appropriate. Please begin your public comment by stating your full name. Each member of the public may speak for a maximum of three minutes. At the end of three minutes, your time will expire. No participant may speak more than once on the same topic unless all others who wish to speak on that topic have been heard and only with permission from the presiding officer. Any comments to the board must be directed to the board president and not individual board members or administrators. Concerns related to specific buildings should first be addressed at the school building level and follow the chain of command before coming to the board. Any comments that are
013considered disruptive, obscene, abusive, slanderous or defamatory will either be interrupted or terminated. No complaints may be made against specific employees, community members or board members. Private information related to any student is located Mr. Peter. >> Mr. Peter, before you start, Yes, Mr. >> Since you bring in information, >> yes, >> I'm going to grant you the time you need. >> I I will probably be a little shorter than Miss Hatcher's presentation because we've talked about this a little bit. Again, uh to comply, my name is Jerry Feaser. I live in 1929 Deer Path Road. I have two children that uh graduated from here, 2018 and 2020. And so I recently retired in December of 23 as the director of the Dolphin County Election Board. been, I guess, old habits die hard. That's why I'm here.
014So, as I drive around the township, I've noticed the yard signs both for and against the uh upcoming referendum. While I have no comment on the referendum at this time, I look forward to participating in one of your open houses to learn more. I did notice that the yard signs are absent of a disclaimer, which usually paid for by. So, I also contacted both the Dolphin County Elections Bureau and the Department of State and found that neither those who are in support or opposed have filed a political committee registration statement, naming a chair, a treasurer, and how to contact them. Uh we're still a ways away from campaign finance reporting deadlines which the first one would be the second Friday pre-election but public has a right to know and and Mr. President as I often
015remind you in loving fashion I remember going doortodoor with you when you were Republican Township commissioner in the ninth ward. So uh this this is something that is near and dear to my heart. So, all I'm asking at this time, and I'd be happy to present you with some of the paperwork, is to make sure that Township School District is in compliance with the campaign finance laws. Um, and and just reminding them also that persuasive signs advocating for or against a a particular issue such as this referendum uh are not permissible to be paid for with public funds. So, that has happened. you may want to find a remedy to repay the township those funds for those yard signs at least. Um I know I've seen on some talk of uh outreach efforts for this
016referendum talk about going campaigning doortodoor campaign literature. Those things in my opinion as an director of elections kind of cross the board between what you did with the open houses which were in my opinion no different than if you were to hold town meetings, township meetings talking about changes in any other schoolboard code issue such as you know dress codes. So those in my opinion were fine. But when you're crossing that line into purely campaign issues, you need to be careful of the campaign finance laws. I know of nothing in the school code that absolves school board school officials from complying with campaign finance laws. So with that, I'm going to wrap my comments up quickly and if I may present this to the president and Mr. RS as you know may anybody with me,
017I'd be happy to have those discussions. >> Okay. passes on to my solicit and she'll take a look at it and >> and if I could just have five more seconds I want to say that I am proud to be a township >> res. >> I know you are >> and this this uh school is your heart >> it's done well. Thank you. >> Anybody else? >> I thought I saw all these people. I thought we He's a problem man. >> Yeah. >> Well, I don't know if he's going to get get a chance to speak tonight, >> but he will later on. >> Can he get a Thank you. >> Yeah. Can Can you Yeah. Yeah. You can you can make another speak. You know what? You can set right. We had to make
018make whatever you want to make. Um everybody for Turn your mic. the red light should come on. >> Okay. Just like to thank everybody for um coming out to this morning tonight and I'm really excited and happy with my position and really excited to get started. Thank you. >> Excited for Mark. I just want to say that all his friends that are here, you all heard that he took a constitutional oath like he took an oath to uphold the Constitution of the United States. So that's kind of a big deal that he's doing it. And it's also a big deal that y'all are here and support him because that means that in the building you will be helping him to um keep the school prime at what it needs to be. So we're really excited
019about that. Really glad to see all of you. Thank you. Take it to him. >> That's what he he represents you guys. >> All right. So, if you got something that you want, you take the hand, you'll bring it to us. And >> lunch is bad. >> Yeah. Okay. All right. Uh, next up is the minutes. Uh, May through June 20th. Uh May 5th, May 20th, June 2nd, 16th, and the 20th. Can I get a motion to approve the minutes? >> Motion. >> Sorry. Go ahead. >> Eric News had your second move and second. Any discussion? All in favor? >> I oppose. I have uh number five, transportation. Student transportation. van bus. We got have to approve that. >> I get a motion to >> uh motion to approve the student uh bus and van
020stops for the 202526 year and there have been some additions to those second move and second. Any discussion? I think those are the the stops for the schools like to pick up different spots. All in favor? >> I >> oppose eyes. Now personnel, we can take A through A through J unless anything in that you want to pull out. Can I get a motion? A motion to approve personnel action items 7 A through J. Second. >> He'll seconded. All in favor? >> I >> oppose it. Next up is uh finance. Finance A through E. Can I get a motion to approve finance A through B? Move. Second. Move and second. All in favor? I >> oppose. I have contracts A through >> A through Z. >> All Z. >> All Yeah. A to Z something
021we discussed at a meeting >> committee meeting. >> Yeah. >> Motion to approve uh contract sign. All in. Any discussion? All in favor? >> I >> oppose as I think the policies are the second read of this. >> This first read of policies are second. Are they all okay? All right. Yes. A motion to approve the policies A through C. >> Motion to approve policies A through C. And these are the discrimination and harassment policies affecting students, non-discrimination uh qualified students with disabilities and discrimate, excuse me, discrimination and harassment affecting staff. No second. >> Move in second. Any discussion? All in favor? I oppose. Others A through B. Did I get a motion to approve? >> Move. >> Seconds. >> Move and second. Any discussion? several discussion of B. >> Okay. >> Um approve the
022targeted support and improvement plans for Susan Township High School and Thomas Folzman Elementary. Um Mr. O, can you just talk a little bit about those improvements that we're going to be making? >> That's actually for academic plan. Okay. I'm thinking building. Gotcha. Any other discussion? All in favor? I >> oppose. I have it. Well, well, it's at that time. Move for a journ. That's how fast we do business here. New business. Anything under do business? I didn't see anything. Nothing under new business. So >> journ all in favor now.