001Radnor Township School District's regular business meeting Tuesday, April 21st. Please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance. Pledge allegiance 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. First on the agenda is a report on executive session. I'm here to report that the board met in executive session tonight, April 21st, to discuss a personnel and a legal matter. Next up our report from our student representative, Katie. Thank you. Good evening school board community and happy April. I'm so excited to be back here with all of you, especially after our great conversations at the legislative breakfast. Along with other peers who serve in leadership positions, we were lucky enough to be given the opportunity to go to Wayne
002Elementary School in the beginning of April to talk about various topics in the district like AI usage and screen usage. Open and honest conversation is really encouraged at the high school. So, to have such a great space to talk to administration and give student opinions was really awesome. The weather has been pretty warm and sunny the last few weeks which allowed for ample spring sports to take place. Lacrosse, tennis, soccer, soft Oh, not soccer, sorry. Tennis, softball, and baseball, just to name a few, have been crushing it so far. Speaking of sports, earlier this month we welcomed our new athletic director, Mr. Matt Wix, to the Radnor family. In other news, we hosted a jazz concert where Radnor musicians' time and dedication really showed off. Our Hi-Q team earned second place in this year's Hi-Q
003championship and the team ended their season at the FMFCU Foundation Celebration Dinner. The Best Buddies Club had a very busy month as well when the group traveled to Conestoga to participate in the Best Buddies Talent Show dancing fiercely to show their pride in the group. The club also participated this month in the Friendship Walk at the King of Prussia Mall. Coming up later this month on April 22nd and 23rd, we have Whose Line Is It Anyway's auditions for the spring improv show. On April 25th, we have junior prom. On April 27th, we have junior awards. On April 29th, we have the spring band concert and on April 30th, we have the Civil Service Fair. April is a busy one, but still so much fun. As always, I thank you so much for your attention and
004I'll see you next month in May. Hopefully, the high 80s weather we had last week comes again and stays. I'm fed up with styling my puffy coats. Thank you so much. Thank you. Next step, a report from Dr. Batchelor. Good evening. Good to see everyone. I just have a few remarks uh tonight. First, I just want to uh some acknowledgements. First off, I want to acknowledge Ken Morris, our director of buildings and grounds. Uh the Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Association of School Business Organization, he received the gold medal of excellence in uh school facilities. And Ken does so much and the whole team um our whole buildings and grounds and operation teams uh do so much to stay on top of our buildings, uh to look to the future, to make sure that all of our facilities
005are in the best shape or we're planning to have those in the best shape and I just want to congratulate Ken uh for that wonderful award. So, congratulations, Mr. Morris, on on that acknowledgement. And I want to also congratulate Beth Cook, our Nutritional Service Supervisor, and uh she is flanked by Tara and Maureen, who's Tara is over at the uh middle school and Maureen at at our high school. Uh and that recognition uh that Beth received for the Nutritional Service Supervisor Award of excellence for our whole food services operation. Really is a reflection of the entire department. And I just want to congratulate all of you for what you do each and every day to make sure that our food services not only is planned, well planned and the healthy meals for our kids, but
006you're also flexible when a high school principal comes in says I want to create an international cafe upstairs. What can you do to make that happen? And it's just been really exciting to see all the work you have done and I'm so happy that you were recognized by by this by the organization. So congratulations. Also want to congratulate Winnie Murray. Winnie for our eighth and certified school nurse was showcased in Main Line today for you know 2026 for top nurses. All of our our nurses you know work so hard for our kids and our community and what an honor for Winnie. So congratulations to Winnie. And then as Katie mentioned we had our 12th annual legislative breakfast and it was a wonderful opportunity to talk about so many topics. Two of the topics there were
007so many different ones when it came to technology, but two big takeaways was it was really wonderful to hear from the students how the off and away is is going at the high school and to hear the students talk about what the cafeteria is like because they you know can't have their phones out and the change and it's something that we have you know we went into this this year we were wondering how would it go how would this work at the high school. I give Dr. Mack and the staff at the high school a lot of credit and I give our students a lot of credit. But our students were really insightful about how they held they felt that you know having phones away during the day has increased some of the social interactions.
008We did learn though that it's off maybe it's not off and away. It's it's it's on and away as a student said to me. You know we can't take them out but they're on in our bags or they're on in our pockets. Um And we also talked had a moment to talk with some legislators about uh state testing. And state testing has moved online for everyone in the state, and today we began our PSSA testing, and we did have some challenges. So, we had some challenges that were beyond uh our individual control as a school district. There were challenges across the state. So, we did share something with our parents uh that we're hoping uh you know, those challenges will be resolved tomorrow. Uh but it wasn't just our district, it was other districts had
009those challenge. We did have an opportunity for some of us to share in the third and fourth and fifth grade. We really questioned whether, you know, online testing is the best format for students at that grade level. Uh my table at the legislative breakfast, you know, our high school has talked about how they're capable and it makes sense for them maybe to be doing online testing, but for you know, to do the testing on computers, but for the third, fourth, and fifth grade, is it better for them to have a a paper and pencil? So, really great discussions, and I want to thank uh Dr. Jim Kearney and the team for putting this all together and our GRCC, the board for putting this event together. And then our new Ethan Elementary groundbreaking. So, our whole
010community board is invited, and our whole community is invited to join us on next Tuesday, April 28th, uh 5:30. We'll have we'll meet and we'll gather in the cafeteria, then we'll move to the up to the field, and at 6:00 p.m. we'll be putting shovels in the ground to begin that to officially begin the construction uh and the building of our new Ethan Elementary School. It's something that has been a long time in coming. Uh a lot of planning has gone into this moment, and we're just excited to see that we're finally here. And then upcoming events, you know, as Katie mentioned, this time of year there are so many events happening. Uh there's a lot happening at at all of our buildings at the end of the school year. So, just wanted to share
011some of these with our community and the school board. And that concludes my remarks. Thank you, Dr. Batchelor. I also want to note that um Ms. Stern, I forgot to say at the beginning is um has an excused absent tonight. Um, next on the agenda, we are very proud to have a very special student recognition. We are recognizing freshman Ridley Longsworth who for earning a gold medal in the Scholastic Arts and Writing Competition. And Ridley, um Miss Lao is the proud mother, so Congratulations to freshman Ridley Longsworth who earned a national gold medal in short fiction in the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, one of the most prestigious and best-known student writing competitions in the nation. Out of over 110,000 students who entered the competition this year, approximately 2% were recognized nationally. Past recipients include
012luminaries such as Truman Capote, Joyce Carol Oates, Stephen King, Ken Burns, and Amanda Gorman. Ridley's work also received an an American Voices medal and scholarship. Out of over 335,000 submissions nationwide this year, less than 150 works received this honor. So, Ridley, congratulations on this wonderful achievement. You want to go out and take a picture, too? Congratulations. As a family, we can take a picture as well, so go on out. Okay, next up is public comment as per board policy 006. The board provides an opportunity to each regular board meeting for eligible participants to comment on matters of concern, official action, or deliberation which are or may be before the board. During this first period, um the public comment can be made either live or recorded. Do we have any public comment? Sorry. Um my name
013is Morgan Dorfman. I live in Wayne. I'm pleased to see the board tonight reviewing its policies, um but I'm here to talk about communication. Because policies are pointless if you're not going to honestly inform the community when they're violated. The January 16th email that was sent to this community matters. It shaped how parents understood what happened. It shaped how students interpreted the seriousness of it. And it sent a message about what this district believes and what it's willing to act on. And the problem is this. That email was not accurate. It told this community that no evidence depicted anything inappropriate or any other related crime. But that is not the full truth. Because in our case, there was an admission. He admitted to creating videos of these girls. He admitted to using the app. And
014we were told that the app was deleted before the phone was turned over. And that admission mattered. Because it was serious enough that he was charged with a crime. So when you tell a community no evidence while also knowing there was an an that led to criminal charges. That is misleading. And it matters. Because words like that don't just describe a situation, they define it. They minimize it. They soften it. They create doubt where there should have been clarity. And that has real consequences. It impacts how seriously families take this. It impacts how safe students feel. And it impacts whether victims feel believed or dismissed. And I want to be very clear about something else. That email minimized and omitted key facts, including an admission that led to a criminal charge. And instead framed the
015situation in a way that downplayed what actually happened. It focused on uncertainty instead of accountability. And in doing so, it sent the wrong message. Because the message that was received was this. That unless something is seen in school, it doesn't count. That if something is deleted, it never happened. That is not how you protect students. Because this was never just about technology. It was about the creation of the videos. The decisions and the steps he took to find and download an app. To pay for it. To select photos of his friends, these girls. To generate sexualized videos of them without their consent. And then share them with others as if the girls were something to be passed around. That is the conduct. And the impact of that conduct was inside your school. So the question
016becomes, why wasn't the email grounded in that reality? Why wasn't the community told the truth? Why was the focus on minimizing uncertainty instead of acknowledging harm? Because when communication lacks accuracy and transparency, it erodes trust. And right now, trust has been shaken. Families deserve to know that when something serious happens, they will be told the truth, clearly, fully, and without minimizing language. So, I will leave you with this. When will you correct the record? When will you send a truthful communication and acknowledge what happened here? And when will this board demand that this administration and the legal advice guiding it take sexual harassment seriously? Because our community does not need another communication, it needs communications it can trust. Thank you. Any other comments? I believe we have one recorded comment. Thank you, Dr. Han. Good
017evening. Audrey Greenberg, Radnor resident. I want to start by acknowledging that the district has made progress. Revised policies now recognize that AI-generated sexual content is harassment and cyberbullying. They acknowledge that this conduct can be criminal. And they recognize that off-campus behavior can fall under school responsibility. That matters. It's an important step because it finally means the problem I'm here as a parent whose daughter and her friends were directly impacted by this. So, I'm not speaking in the abstract. I'm speaking from experience about where the system works and where it doesn't. It has now been over 4 months since the district was first made aware on December 3rd. Over 4 months. And the questions are still the same. What has been done to bring accountability? And what has been done to make sure it doesn't happen
018again? Because identifying the problem is not the same as solving it. Right now, these policies identify the issue, but they do not yet ensure accountability or protection. There are four gaps I want to highlight. First, discipline. The policy still says discipline may occur. For conduct this serious, that is not enough. There is no defined baseline, no escalation, no clarity for families, and when expectations are unclear, enforcement becomes inconsistent. Second, clarity of language. The policy refers to AI-generated sexual content, but avoids more precise terms. If we can name the behavior, we should name it clearly. Precision matters in how this is understood and how seriously it is treated. Third, off-campus enforcement. The policy suggests the district may act, but it does not clearly define when it must act. In cases like this, where the harm shows
019up in school every day, the distinction matters. Without clarity, this becomes a gap where action doesn't happen. Fourth, protection for victims. There is no defined response time, no consistent communication standard, no clear statement on what support students can expect. The policy focuses on behavior, but not enough on the students affected by it. And I want to make one broader point. Much of the real substance here is still being pushed into administrative regulations instead of being embedded in policy. That's the problem. Policy sets the rules, administrative regulations explain how to follow them. Policy is public, board approved, and binding. Administrative regulations can change without public visibility and are not held to the same standard. For something this serious, expectations around discipline, jurisdiction, and student protection should be clearly established in board policy, not left to administrative
020interpretation. Because it affects student safety, it should not live in a document most families will never see. What incentive does a student have to come forward right now? What incentive does a family have to report? And what incentive does anyone involved have to tell the truth? Because those answers depend on whether the system responds clearly and consistently. Right now, that's not evident. This is what deliberate indifference looks like. Not a single decision, but a pattern of delay, minimization, and failure to act with urgency. And when that happens, the harm doesn't stop. It extends. And just to be clear about what we're talking about, we know that images of at least five girls were manipulated into non-consensual AI-generated sexual content. We know it was serious enough that peers of the student involved reported it. And the
021charges in this case are based on creation and sharing of that manipulated content. That is the reality students are navigating, and it's exactly what these policies need to address. But the question is simple. What assurances do students have that this won't happen again? To them or to their friends? And if it does, what assurances do they have that the system will act? Right now, the answer is not clear. These policies are closer than they were before, but closer is not enough. So, I'm asking the board to do three things: clarify enforcement, define accountability, and center protections for students in the policy itself. Because if we can have clarity on naming this behavior, we should also be willing to clearly act on it. Thank you. Thank you. Next up, we will have report from our um
022board committees. 701, the curriculum committee, Ms. Gurton. Thank you, Mrs. Duffy. Um the curriculum committee met on Tuesday, April 14th in the administration building. Building, we reviewed overnight trips approvals, and we heard robust presentations and had good discussions um with our Radnor School District library staff, um as well as from our integrated teachers from across middle school and high school um on the audits happening in both those programming with the library and integrated programs. We also discuss school culture parent guardian survey and our next meeting will be held on Tuesday May 5th in the ground floor of the admin building at 5:00 p.m. Thanks. Thank you, Ms. Gurton. 7:02, the facilities committee, Ms. Rosenblum. Thank you. The facilities committee last met on Tuesday, April 14th. We discussed the JD digital documentation, the multi-vista contract for
023the Aston Elementary project, which will continue to discuss at our next meeting. We'll also we also discussed the Wayne Elementary roof repair. And lastly, we discussed the approval of the ESCO firm Site Logic as the provider to support I Keyser program. Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, May 12th. Thank you. 7:03, the finance committee, Ms. Solomon. Thank you. The finance committee met on April 7th. On the agenda were several items that are on the business agenda tonight, um, reviewing the contracts for the Karen Foundation, Lakeside services, ABA therapy, Christine McCloskey, and building block behavioral services. Um, there was a discussion about the Aston Elementary School borrowing, um, and we had Zach Willard attending the meeting to, um, answer question well, to give a presentation on the funding. Uh, we received, um, the information about
024the reappointment of the Delaware County Community College Board of Trustees, which is on your agenda tonight. The election of the Delaware County Intermediate Unit Board of Directors, which is also on your agenda tonight. Uh and we received an update on um the Radnor proposed budget for 26-27. Um our next meeting will be held on May 12th at 5:00 p.m. in the admin building. Thank you, Ms. Solomon. 704 Policy Committee, Ms. Law. Thank you. Uh the Policy Committee also met on April 7th. Um we had a discussion about the frequency of employee background checks and um what's required by law and per our bargaining agreement with our um employee unions. We also had second reads of a host of policies related to updates concerning generative AI, which was referenced in public comment tonight. Uh we also
025uh put a number of existing policies through first reads. Um these were more routine updates um to reflect recent developments in federal law and uh you know, both the second reads and the first reads are up before the board for approval tonight. And our next meeting is on Tuesday, May 5th. Thank you. Thank you. Next up is the priority um action item 801 appointment of Delaware County Intermediate Unit Board Board of Directors. Do I have a motion? So moved. Ms. Dunn, second. Second. Ms. Skurton. The recommended action is that the board approves the appointment of Tracy Karwoski, Latonya Lee, Barbara Harvey, Bob Bob Hornberger, and Wad Wadidya Ivory um to serve as the Delaware County Intermediate Unit Board of Directors for the term commencing July 1, 2026 and ending June 30th, 2029. At the April
0267th, 2026 Finance Committee meeting, administration recommended the approval of the following candidates for the Delaware County Intermediate Board of Directors for the term beginning We're just repeating ourselves. July 1, 2026 and ending June 30th, 2029. We have a roll call vote? It's noted as a roll call, but it's not required for this item. Oh, it's Okay. So, all in favor? Is that a roll We have separated it because Ms. Solomon would normally abstain. Okay. So, we're not going to do a roll call vote. I can just say all in favor? I think this is usually a roll call vote. Well, I'm I have to abstain from this vote, so however we want to do that. >> Item 8.02 is noted as roll call, but the resolution for item 8.01 is not noted for a roll
027call required. Okay, not not in Not in my agenda. It says roll call vote. Okay. But, it's not required. Okay. I can do it if you'd like me to. Okay, so we can just move on to 802? Yep. Okay, so 802 >> We need a We need to have a discussion. >> All in favor? I. >> I. All opposed? The abstentions Yes. Oh, what? Abstentions? Yeah. Ms. Solomon? So, it is approved. Seven approved, one abstention, and one absence. Thank you. 802, reappointment of Delaware County Community College Trustee. The recommended action Oh, may I have a motion? So moved. Second. Second. Ms. Solomon. Um the recommended action is that the board votes to reappoint Bernice Clark Dixon as a trustee to the Delaware County Community College Board of Trustees. Mr. Pawling? Yep. Okay, Miss Duffy? I.
028Miss Dunn? I. Miss Gurton? I. Miss Law? I. Mr. Lee? I. Miss Rosenblum? I. Miss Solomon? Yes. And Mr. Thornton? Yes. Okay, eight approved, one absent. Okay, next up the consent agenda. Um Okay, do you do I have a motion? So moved. Miss Solomon, do I have a second? Second. Miss Dunn? Can I Can I There's one item I just I want to ask a question because there's a number missing, I think. Um in section So I wanted to pull section 16.01 personnel actions. And I apologize, I just noticed this and I thought it was just continued on the other page. Um in the appointment section, there's a woman, Joann Bowman, set to serve as the summer program administrative assistant. And there's and in the salary there's a dollar figure, but there's no actual number.
029And I thought it maybe just continued to the next page, but the next page is the summer program teachers. So I'm wondering if we could have put a number in there tonight so we can do it No. Does that Is Are they part of the $50 per hour? Well, that's I don't know because it's it says it's summer administrative assistant, not summer program teacher like the others. Yeah, and then and there is a dollar So you have like the title is different. Yep. And there is a dollar figure there. Mr. Pawling? >> Mr. Stitzel or Mr. Pawling? I'm trying to find that answer. Okay, sorry. Do you want us to vote Can we vote on other things while you look for that, maybe? You can. Okay. Okay, so do um so can can I amend
030the motion? I did that right. Or just pull 16.01. Or just pull 16.01 and can we approve the consent agenda without 16.01? Yeah. Okay. Thank you. So do I have a motion to approve consent agenda 10.01 through Okay, the full consent agenda minus 16.01. So moved. Second. All in favor? All opposed? Approve the consent agenda is approved 8-0 with one absent. I'm just waiting Mr. Stitzel. Right, what we could do is if Mr. Stitzel does have an answer for that, we can add it. If not, we can approve everything in 16.01 with the exception of the summer program administrative assistant. We'll do that next month. Okay, yeah, I think that would be good. Do you want me to make a motion to that effect? >> We'll give him another minute, see if he has a
031number, but he might not. But yeah. Does it make sense, Mr. Stitzel? We'll approve everything else here and just remove that item. Didn't we just approve everything else? Yeah, so approve. So so can I I'd make a motion to approve 16.01 minus the appointment of the summer program administrative assistant. Do I have a second? Second. All in favor? All opposed? Motion is approved 8-0 one absent. Okay, we'll move on. Reports from board liaisons and community announcements, 17.01 Delaware County Community College Ms. Solomon Thank you. I just want to um highlight again the community college will have their educational foundation golf classic on Monday May 11th if anyone is so motivated to support that. And um I want to also mention that they have guaranteed admission agreements and again these are agreements for students that go
032to the community college for their first two years they get automatic admission to certain programs at certain universities and they've added an agreement with Thomas Jefferson University for the pathway to business administration and a Bachelor of Science program with Canbar College of design, engineering, and commerce. The college has also formed a chapter of the American Association of Women in Community Colleges. The chapter is dedicated to supporting and advocating for women in all aspects of community college by providing meaningful opportunities to learn, participate, and grow through educational events, leadership opportunities, and collaboration. Thank you. 1702 Delaware County Intermediate Unit Mr. Thorton Hi, the DCIU held its board committee meeting on April 8th and we have our full board meeting on May 6th. No specific things to report or update this time. Thank you. 1703 Delaware County
033School Board Legislative Council Yes, the Delaware County School Board's Legislative Council also met on April 8th. Um some items I thought I would remind the group about. Um if people are interested in attending the PSBA Advocacy Day this year that's on May 4th. Um just some other updates that came up in the meeting. Uh, PSBA sees um, thinks that the cell phone ban at the state level uh, looks promising. Uh, if by promising you mean they're going to ban phones. Um, and I just sensitive to some of our viewers may not agree. Um, and then uh, there is a a new piece of legislation I thought was interesting that um, Senator Kearney is looking to um, require that teachers take additional professional um, development in civil civics discourse. So, um, last point the for those
034of you who follow the um, inequitable funding from the state level of school districts across the state, um, already this quickly after the settlement, there is there are indications that the state's uh, promises to fund schools equitably are falling woefully short and there will be prob- too little money to fund the school districts that severely need it. Thank you. 704, Pennsylvania School Board Association. Ms. Lau. So, Ms. Dunn stole a lot of my updates. Um, totally fine. Um, we actually have our quarterly PSBA liaisons Zoom call on the 23rd in 2 days. So, I will likely have more updates that Ms. Dunn will not be privy to at next month's board meeting. Thank you. Okay. Um, next step, board announcements. Um, uh, next um, on Tuesday, May 5th at 5:00 p.m. we'll have curriculum, 7:00
035p.m. policy. Tuesday, May 12th we'll have our finance at 5:00 and facilities at 6:00 and then our regular business meeting will be Tuesday, May 6th, 26th. It is just so hard to believe we're announcing May. I mean, um um next step, pub- public comment. Welcome. Good to see you. Welcome. I just want to introduce myself. I'm Roberta Winters, and I know there are many new school board members here who may not know me, but I wanted to tell you you're doing a wonderful job. And so, please keep up the good work. There is always sources of contention in Radnor, and that's what makes us a great school district. Thank you. Thanks, Ms. Winters. Do I have a motion to adjourn? So moved. Second. Ms. Dunn. Ms. Solomon, all in favor? 8-0, meeting adjourned.