001Welcome. It is Tuesday, March 24th. Welcome to the regular business meeting of the Radnor Township School District. Please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance. I 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. Thank you. First on the agenda is the report on executive session. Uh, the board met on 3/10 to discuss administrative contract and then on 3/24 a potential employee legal matter and one additional legal matter. Next up is our report for our student representative. Good evening, school board and community. It's been too long. Last month I was knee-deep in our show and so I couldn't be here. But now that it is March, I have a double recap. Like I mentioned, we
002put on a major success of a show in late February. Lots of singing and tap dancing graced the stage and professional pictures of the show are posted on Radnor High School's website. You might see some familiar faces. To jump back to the beginning of February, we had our annual senior semi and also hosted our first ever elective elective fair where teachers could expose students to the awesome classes and courses they offer for next school year. Students competed in Hi-Q and Ethics Bowl, really showing Radnor's true class and pride. February was also Black History Month. Speakers throughout the month came to speak directly to us about crucial topics and share their wisdom. Community is a really big factor of Radnor. So to have such amazing opportunities to hear from leaders and activists about how much community
003really matters shows us that contributing to our school community fosters welcoming ways to grow and learn. In the month of February also, our girls basketball team won the title of PIAA District 1 champions. We ended that month out with a huge win and of course our show. March brought Read Across America Day where high school students could visit their old elementary schools and take a walk down memory lane while reading books to classes. We had our freshman semi dance, saw Radnor swim team shine in the state championships, and officially started our 2026 spring sports season. Our incredible multicultural potluck was yet again a success with dishes from around the world to present to present. Sorry. To satisfy any craving you might have had. Later in March, we had sophomore semi, last of the dances for
004this report. And and during lunch and learn, we were given the opportunity to relax with puppies. If you ask me, I think every day should be filled with free time to relax with puppies, but that's just my thing, me. Model UN traveled to New York City this past weekend to a conference and finally eight of our Radnor High School students were honored in the National Technical Honor Society induction ceremony. Spring break is just around the corner and the high school is buzzing with excitement. Thank you so much and I hope to see you all next month. Thank you. Thank you very much. I saw the play. It was the musical. It was excellent. Great job. Now our report from Dr. Bachelor. Good evening. It's great to see so many of you here tonight. I know
005we have a two special recognitions, so I'll keep my remarks very brief. Um, just want to share first off um, thank on our agenda tonight, we have two donations and I just want to thank again our community, a special thank you uh, to Dorothy Potash for the donation of of her book to our libraries and also Wayne Cares um, for the graduating senior scholarship. Also want to congratulate our communications department. Our communications department uh, they're always good at acknowledging everyone else in the district that wins awards. Uh, they're the ones that let everybody know when people in the community or different departments and teachers win the awards. I want to congratulate them on their recent award, uh, their award of excellence. So congratulations to our uh, communications department. Well done. And then yes, as we
006heard it was it is has been musical month and it's been very exciting from uh, starting with the high school Anything Goes to the middle school Newsies Jr. to Beauty and the Beast uh, at Radnor Elementary and I know we have a lot of our uh, Radnor Elementary students uh, here tonight um, that were part of Beauty and the Beast and also part of another performance as well we're looking forward to. So thanks for attending tonight, but it's just been so wonderful to see the arts and theater, to see what our staff you know, does for our students, to see the risks that our students are willing to take uh, to be on the stage. It's not easy to be up there on stage, to remember those lines. Uh, and it's just really wonderful to
007see the involvement from so many students. To our fifth graders that are here with us tonight, I just encourage stay with it. Um, we want to see you continuing into middle school and high school, be involved in the theater and music. Uh, you'll find it's very rewarding. You'll hear from many of our high school students who are who are part of it, how rewarding that is to stay involved. Our 12th annual legislative breakfast is coming up. So we're really excited about each year. Um, the administration organizes a legislative breakfast. We're really appreciative to those representatives um, that are willing to attend and join us for our legislative breakfast. So we're excited for that coming up on April 9th. And then upcoming events we've listed and this is the time of the year where I always
008say time just picks up. Things start moving faster and faster. Especially now one week away from spring break and then we get back from spring break uh, the the year keeps moving quickly. That concludes my remarks for this evening. Thank you, Dr. Bachelor. Next up, the best part, the recognitions. We have 501 Radnor High School varsity girls basketball District 1 championship. For that, we are going to have Ms. Rosenblum and Mr. Thornton. Okay, congratulations to the Radnor High School girls varsity basketball team which captured its second consecutive District 1 Class A 5 or Class 5A championship on February 24th with a hard-fought 35 to 40 victory over Villa Maria Academy at West Chester University. Led by senior guard Nia Yao who scored a game-high 16 points including 10 in the fourth quarter, the Raptors held
009off a late comeback to secure the title. Strong defense and contributions from teammates including juniors Bree Simpson and Caroline Quinn and senior Sadie Bolden helped Radnor control much of the game and complete an impressive post season run to repeat as district champions. The team went on to the state tournament falling in the first round to Lampeter-Strasburg. They ended the season 19-10. So we're going to call the girls up and they can come up here. I'm going to do my best here to call the names. Uh, thank you. Oh, that's great. Come on up. Sophia Angelakis Angelakis Angelakis Uh, Sadie Bolden Anna Reger Nia Yao >> [applause] >> Mia Yerkes Caroline Quinn Bree Simpson >> [applause] >> Maddy Flynn Marian Halpin Julia Richardson Kayla Stevens Joey Wallace Ella Dow Kate Fischer Ella Yerkes Luna McCauley Charlotte
010Wickham and Chino Chenee Chenay. I guess we have some really great athletes are probably in other sports right now. But congratulations. >> [applause] >> Okay. One last piece, please. I got to make sure I can see. Uh, the team is led by head coach Bob Baxter and assistant coaches Maureen Ward, Nicole Ward, Julianne McLean and Joel Hammel. The superintendent along with the board and the Radnor community congratulates these students, their parents and coaches on this outstanding accomplishment. Thank you. >> [applause] >> Okay. Next up is 502 senior Nia Yao reaches 1,000 point milestone in basketball. We'll have Ms. Dunn. Congratulations to senior Nia Yao for scoring her 1,000th point for the Radnor girls basketball team during a victory over Upper Darby in January. Nia is just the 13th player and only the fourth girl in
011Radnor history to reach this milestone. Nia ended the season with 1,265 points scored which is the second most of girls and sixth most of all time. Congratulations, Nia. >> [applause] >> Nia, you got to come up again. >> [applause] >> I'm going to give you Yep, I'm going to give you Thanks. Thank you. I thank you. And if you missed an opportunity to see this girls team play, you really missed a lot cuz they were they played all heart and I mean to the point that Naya walked out of these games. She walked out of one with a massive slash across like somebody literally like took the skin off the top of her nose and she kept playing and her mother amazingly did not charge the court. I would have. >> [laughter] >> Thank you.
012And next up we're all in for a treat. Radnor Elementary School's fifth grade class earned second place in the citizenship challenge. This now. Congratulations to Mrs. Wollens fifth grade class for earning second place in the annual Rendell Center for civics education citizenship challenge on January 21st, 2026 at Philadelphia's National Constitution Center. The center posed the annual the citizenship challenge question to fourth and fifth grade students throughout the greater Philadelphia region in October 2025 asking do you think the signers of the declaration were committing treason or were they justified in standing up for their rights because the King of England was committing tyranny or abuse? After receiving hundreds of essays, the Rendell Center selected Radnor Elementary's Penelope Barta and Carolina Chakravarty's essay as a finalist for the contest. Penelope and Carolina organized their classmates in Mrs.
013Wollens class to create an original performance bringing their essay to life. This one-of-a-kind performance included an original song, original student planned choreography, student made props, costumes, and an original skit. Each classmate had multiple roles and responsibilities including writing, researching, planning, creating, drawing, thinking, dancing, and doing. And I believe all of us in attendance tonight are going to be treated to this performance. So please stick around for that. Uh for now I'm going to call out the names of each of the fifth graders and when I say your name if you could come up here and join us on the dais, that would be great. And please save your applause for the end. Uh first we have E.A. Babajide. Isabelle Babson. Penelope Barta. Alex Spichta. Nick Brocco. Henry Bird. Carolina Chakravarty. Theo Chan. Alice Coates. Casey
014Daily. Hannah Dinger. Isaac Farry. Catherine Galloway. Jack Hallowell. Max Hopeck. Henry Lee. Isabelle Michael. Benjamin Warzeniak Romero. Penelope Rockus. Chathan Samara Wickramayake. Tessa Truby. Janey Williams. And Savannah Yu. >> [applause] [applause] >> So it so the board can get a good view of the performance we're going to Sorry, I have I have one more thing to say. The superintendent along with the board and the Radnor community congratulates these students, their parents, and teacher on their outstanding accomplishments. >> [applause] >> Board members, let's take our seats. Okay. Where can I sit? Let me see where I can see. Thank you. I promise you won't check it. Thank you. It's my It's my playbills. Thank you. Good morning. We'd like to thank the Radnor Township and Dr. Batchelor for this wonderful opportunity. We are going to present
015our sketch on how the colonists faced a huge decision to remain loyal to Britain or to declare independence. I have to get home now. I'm in charge of an essay about the Declaration of I have to leave. I'm Leah. Mom, can you give me a call? Oh no, my phone died. How can I call my mom? Great, a phone charger. >> [laughter] >> Where am I? Hi, I'm Leah. Okay. Now, 1776. Do you know anything about the Declaration of Independence? What was happening with the Loyalists and colonists? Extra, extra, read all about it. Newspaper sales are here again. I'm so mad that King George enacted taxation without representation. He taxed us all without us saying votes or the parliament. On top of that, we had to face the Stamp Act, the Tea Act, the Boston
016Massacre, no trials by jury, and now the Intolerable Acts. King George calls us patriots, but he is a tyrant. Can you believe King George taxed tea just to cover their war that they started? Where were you? You almost missed America's 250th birthday party. But I'm still glad you're back. I was here. You were here. I was here. It's so strange. Five minutes ago. >> [applause] >> 250 years ago our freedom started really [singing] slow. They called it treason, but we had a reason. We honor those who made us free for generations yet to be. With justice, truth, and liberty. We want to break free. Yeah, we want to break free. Tell me why. They ain't [singing] nothing but another tax. Tell me why. They ain't nothing but another act. Tell me why. I never want
017to hear you [singing] say that I am a loyalist. Tax without a voice to say stand back. Till we broke away. years of freedom started from one act of treason cuz we had to break free. Yeah, we have to break free. Wow. >> [applause] [applause] >> That was great. Can they can they do the Delta thing? No one's looking at you. Oh, I wonder if they could perform the Delta. That's for the kids. Okay, on to our agenda, public comment. As per policy board policy 006, the board provides an opportunity at each regular board meeting for eligible participants to comment on matters of concern, official accent action deliberation which are or may be before the board. Do we have any public comment? Do we have a recorded comment? We have one reported recorded comment. Thank
018you. My name is Audrey Greenberg, Radnor resident. I'm speaking tonight because my daughter and her friends were victims of AI-generated sexual images created and shared by fellow students. This is not hypothetical. This resulted in real harm. It resulted in criminal charges. What happened next is why I'm here. The district did not conduct its own investigation and handed the situation off to law enforcement. There was no Title IX investigation initiated by the school and there was little meaningful accountability within the school. Meanwhile, the impact on the girls was immediate and significant. Instead of being supported, they were met with resistance and the support was It took weeks for the district to respond in a coordinated way. We're all well aware of the communication failures by Ken Bachelor, including repeatedly referring to the incident as rumors and
019downplaying the criminal conduct. Even now, the situation remains unresolved. The student involved has returned to school and from our perspective, the experience for these girls has been one of continued harm rather than protection. I want you to pause and think about that. You're a freshman girl. Imagine this. Someone creates explicit images of you using AI and then you're expected to walk through the same hallways in front of the boy high-fiving his lacrosse teammates and then go to class, take tests, and see that student in your daily environment. That is the reality. And that is why I'm focused on what you were discussing tonight. I see that you were reviewing policy changes in response to this incident and I appreciate that effort, but I need to be very direct. Where are the administrative regulations? Because none
020of this matters without action. You can define prohibited behavior, you can update language, but that does not change how the district will respond the next time this happens. And that is where the failure was, not in identifying that something inappropriate occurred, although this has been a continued problem in and of itself, but in how the district responded once it knew. So, my question is simple. When will the administrative regulations be reviewed and updated alongside these policies? Because that is where you define who must act, how quickly action must be taken, what protections are immediately put in place for students, how communication is handled with families, and when a formal investigation is required. Without that clarity, the system does not respond consistently with hesitation. And hesitation in situations like this causes real harm. Pennsylvania has always
021already recognized the seriousness of this issue. Act 125 addresses AI-generated sexual content involving minors. These are not minor violations. They are serious harms with legal implications. And yet, the response within the school did not reflect that level of seriousness. So, as you move these policies forward, I strongly encourage you, do not stop at just definitions. Define the response. Because if regulation does not change, then in practice, nothing changes. Right now, the structure appears more focused on limiting liability than ensuring a consistent student-centered response. I'm not speaking hypotheticals. I'm speaking about what happened to five girls in our district, including my daughter. You have an opportunity to fix that. This isn't about policy language. It's about whether the next child is protected better than mine was. My daughter deserved better. The next child still might not
022get it unless you fix this. Thank you. Thank you. Next on the agenda is a report from board committees. First up, 701 curriculum committee, Ms. Gurton. Yes, thank you. Um the curriculum committee met on March 17th in the admin building. We reviewed uh for approval overnight student trips. Uh we heard a um presentation from the director of student services, Ms. Carol Miller. Uh she gave a presentation on the district's special education plan, which is available currently for public review on the district website. The proposed plan will be up for board full board approval at the April 21st business meeting. The committee also discussed a proposal a proposed scheduling conflict and resolution for Keystone and AP testing during the overlap during that week. Um finally, the committee heard presentations on uh secondary achievement reports uh for
023the 24-25 school year from both middle school and high school administration. Our next meeting will be on April 14th in the admin building at 5:00. Thank you, Ms. Gurton. Next up, facilities committee, Ms. Rosenblum. The facilities committee last met on March 10th. We discussed the approval of Ithan Elementary's plan con part G. Um we also discussed a special testing agency, David Blackmore and Associates, who uh would perform code-required material testing and inspections. Uh lastly, we discussed authorizing the administration to publish advertisements for request for qualifications, an RFQ, for GESA, a guaranteed energy savings act, um which is a procurement method to be used for the renovation of the district administration building as well as possible future renovations in other district buildings. Our next meeting is scheduled for April 14th at 7:00 p.m. And importantly, our
024groundbreaking ceremony for Ithan Elementary will take place on April 20th. Thank you. 704 policy committee, Ms. Lau. What about finance? Oh, I'm sorry. 703 finance committee, Ms. Solomon. Thank you. The finance committee met on March 17th. Um we reviewed the action items on the the agenda tonight. Um we received a presentation about the recommendation for the contract with the audit firm, which is on your agenda tonight. We received a budget update. And we discussed the Ithan Elementary land development approvals. Our next meeting will be April 7th at 5:00 p.m. in the district administration building. Thank you. Now, 704 policy committee, Ms. Lau. The policy committee met on March 10th. Uh we had four policies um for first read, three of which were revisions to existing policies uh to deal with issues relating to generative AI.
025One is a brand new policy um creating a welcoming schools policy. Uh all four of which are before the board tonight for first read approval as well. Thank you. Next meeting is Um April 14th. April 14th. Thank you. Thank you. Okay, next up is our priority discussion action items. 801, the approval of the Delaware County Intermediate Unit general operating budget for 2026-27. Um the recommended action is that the board approves the Delaware County Intermediate Unit general operating budget for 2026-27 in the amount of $12,126,495 with Radnor Township School District share also approved in the amount of 70,000 $865 and 3 cents. So moved. Second, Susan. Ms. Dunn, second. Can we take a roll call? Yes. Um Ms. Duffy? I. Ms. Dunn? I. Ms. Gurton? I. Ms. Lau? I. Ms. Rosenblum? I. Ms. Solomon? I abstain
026from this vote as an employee of the DCIU. Ms. Stern? I. And Mr. Thornton? I. The motion passes seven to one abstention. Seven yes, one abstention. Thank you. On to 802, approval of the Delaware County Technical Schools Program Budget Summary 2026-27. The recommended action is that the board approves the Delaware County Technical School Program Budget for 2026-27 in the amount of $19,551,888 with Radnor Township School District's portion being $264,637 for the Aston Vocational Half-Day Program and $15,897 for the Special Education Technical Program for total budget amount of $317,247. So moved. Susan. Ms. Stern? Second. Ms. Dunn? May I ask a quick question before you call the vote? Do you mind? >> Sure. And and I apologize I did not have a chance to watch the finance meeting from last week. But I just was curious
027the the amounts went down on the DCIU and I think that's probably a usage issue. My question was whether we're actually we're seeing more students actually use the technical school programs or if it was just an increase in the budget the their costs. I'm not objecting either way, I just wondered if we know that. We actually had these you can do this one. No, we actually had these questions asked at the finance meeting Mr. Pauling is going to Well, he was going to have to look into it. We were assuming that in the case of the increase it's due to more student utilization. Okay. And he was going to circle back to us. Mr. Lee actually asked the question and one of the things that it brought up is that you know, maybe at some
028point down the road we'll have the DCIU come every once in a while every few years they come and do a presentation. But Mr. Pauling >> where I was going. I felt like it's been a number of years since they've come and talked about it and I think it's nice for our families in the district to hear about >> Yeah, Mr. Pauling was going to look into that but I know he's been tied up this week and he wasn't able to attend our meeting Okay. Thank you. But it was asked and he's on it. Thank you. Sorry, Ms. Solomon but Thank you. We're ready for the roll call vote? Uh yes. Thank you. Uh Ms. Duffy? I. Ms. Dunn? I. Ms. Curtain? I. Ms. Lao? I. Ms. Rosenblum? I. Ms. Solomon? I abstain from this
029vote Ms. Stern? I. And Mr. Thornton? I. The matter passes seven affirmative votes to one abstention. Thank you. Next step 803, approval of the 2026-27 Delaware County Intermediate Unit Unit Special Education Funding and Service Agreement. The recommended Do I have the the recommended action is that the board approve an agreement between the Radnor Township School District and the Delaware County Intermediate Unit for the 2026-27 school year Special Education Intergovernmental Funding and Service Agreement at an estimated cost of $887,226. The payment shall be made in accordance with the schedule outlined in the Special Education Intergovernmental Funding and Service Agreement and final reconciliation of the payments to expenses will be completed no later than November 1, 2000 27. So moved. Ms. Stern? Second. Ms. Dunn? Thank you. Roll call. Uh Ms. Duffy? I. Ms. Dunn? I. Ms.
030Curtain? I. Ms. Lao? I. Ms. Rosenblum? I. Ms. Solomon? I abstain from this vote as an employee of the DCIU. Ms. Stern? I. And Mr. Thornton? I. Matter passes seven votes affirmative, one abstention. Thank you. 804, approval to the to support Radnor Township's grant application for Radnor Trail Extension Project. The recommended action is that the board supports Radnor Township's grant application for the construction of the Radnor Trail Extension Project. Do I have a motion? So moved. Second. Solomon. Second. Second. Ms. Curtain. Thank you. Do we have any discussion or any questions? I just wanted to ask a clarifying question. I know in the past excuse me, we the district has supported the Tap Trail a portion of it runs along our property and we granted an easement for that. I don't have any problem with
031supporting it generally but I just wanted to confirm that nothing in this obligates us to grant any more land or access to our land or easements on any of our property to the township at this point. I don't have an answer for that. I don't I think sometimes like when we did the high school project when we did the trail on the high school grounds if I recall it wasn't until we actually were putting the trail in then there became requirement for some easements in certain areas because of the lights and different pieces. So once this moves forward this is a long-term plan we'd get a clearer picture of if if there was any specific easements needed. >> Okay, but if there's a request like that the township would come to us separately with that
032request and that would be a negotiation with the township. >> them yes we would ask specifically for that. Okay, thank you. This is just this is a letter of support on the concept of the trail correct here? For the grant. Okay, we're ready to vote. All in favor say I. I. All opposed? Well they The motion passes it's 8-0. I do need to mention I didn't mention at the beginning that Mr. Lee has an excused absence tonight so I apologize for Okay, on to the consent agenda. Um Do I have Do I have a motion to approve items Well, wait I guess first do we want to pull is anything? I had a question about the policies. I had one that I had just I had a question about one of them and I had
033just little knit typo type feedback. So I guess my question is for our solicitor if I'm just asking for like a comma to be replaced moved or a words to be capitalized do I need to make those comments here? I'm just I don't want anything to go through for a second read if and then find out I couldn't ask for some just typographical corrections. I mean at this stage it's just the first read so you can provide that stuff to the chair of the policy committee and that can get cleaned up for the for the second read. Perfect. Okay, then I would like to just pull item 11. I'm sorry I think it's 15. 01. >> Okay. Thank you. So do I have a motion to approve bear with me here. through and then 103
034through 1103. Let me sorry 1103 through no 1502. Right? No. 1103 to 1403 and 1502. 16. Mr. Kristopher point of order may I ask a question? Yeah. Could she just could just for ease when there's a lot of items that are pulled and there's are we allowed to say the consent agenda all items on the consent agenda absent the following minus the following items? Yeah, you can say it that way. Yes. So if you want to just do the whole thing and then absent the the two that were pulled. Motion to approve items 1001 through with the exception of 1102 and 1501. So moved. Second. >> [laughter] >> Ms. Solomon. All in favor? All in favor? Passes 8-0. So let's Ms. Dunn 1501. Should we start with 1102? 1102 we're just we're pulling from the
035Oh, okay. I'm sorry. So my my question on 1501 it's it's more an academic question but it's kind of a how we write policies question and that is I noticed in the there's an near near the end of the section on guidelines. It's the next to last paragraph says that the superintendent or designee may develop trainings and then it says programs and activities may provide district employees, students and then it now adds and parents with appropriate training. And I I don't object to this in principle. I assume it's something we do anyway. I guess I my question was whether the policy committee considered whether we have any other policies where we specifically talk about training for parents. Only cuz I'm sensitive to the fact that once you put it in a policy as a may
036a lot of people will read that as a shall or a directive from the board. And I'm not saying this isn't extremely important. I guess my question is where else have we given the administration instructions to spend educational dollars training parents? Miss Dunn, you've raised this exact issue. Do you want to answer? So, I raised this exact issue at policy. Um I I believe, and I could be wrong about this, but I believe one of the only policies that we have on the books that were were required to provide training to parents is a Title 1. There's a policy under Title 1. Um there there could be some others, but that one is for sure. So, I I raised that exact concern. Uh ultimately the fact that it says a may, I'm I'm going to
037support the policy as written um with the understanding that yes, there may be parents in the community who will expect this, and in fact, I think in in the course of operations, the way our administration approaches things, we frequently do parent training. Um but the absence of a shall made the difference for me. And I think Dr. Batchelor, didn't you mention there may even be something soon coming, some some programming coming? So, I think that they do it as a part of their programming. Um but I raised that exact that exact concern, and I would not have supported this policy if it said shall. Okay. That I just I and I apologize again. I I've not had a chance to watch this month's committee meeting, so I apologize. It sounds like I missed two questions
038other people asked, so that's good. But um yeah, I just I'm sensitive to overburdening the administration, but also to, you know, the mission of the district and spending taxpayer dollars on items that are beyond the educational scope of the >> zero discussion about that, and that is almost verbatim what I raised at the meeting as a concern. Oh, I should have just trusted you were there and it got asked. Um okay. Thank you. Um and I I guess I had this question, and then it was asked in the public comment, so I might as well just follow up on it. What's the What is the time frame for doing I mean, we don't the board doesn't review administrative regulations. What is the time frame for putting them together? And Dr. Hand was asked that question
039at the committee meeting as well, so I'll turn it to Dr. Hand. It can actually vary, but we're hoping to have those done within the next 2 months. Uh there's some back and forth that goes between administration, building level administration, district administration, with legal counsel, as well, as we're looking to um really refine that based on policy, but we're hoping to have that within the next 2 months. Okay. Thank you. Thank you. Can I call a vote for Now, we need a motion for it. A motion? Thank you. Motion? So moved. Miss Dunn. Sorry, a motion to approve item 15.01. A motion to Thank you. Second. Miss Lao. All in favor? Motion passes 8-0. On to the report from board liaisons and the community announcements. 1701. Miss Solomon, Delaware County Community College. Uh the Delaware
040County Community College Educational Foundation is sponsoring a golf classic on May 11th. If anybody likes to golf and wants to support that. Um I think I mentioned this in my last report, but there was a lot of information regarding how the community college is supporting veterans. They have a veterans service office at the DCC. Um They have um agreements with Villanova University and Westchester University to support um veterans and they are offering Oh, it's this Saturday, March 28th. Their office is uh hosting um a speaker regarding how to support veterans in furthering their education. Uh we received information about the skilled trades. Um there is an organization, or I I think it's a I think it's an organization called Target Building Company. And um they're helping students connect with the skilled trades. And we received
041information about their transfer policies, and they have several with lots of universities around here, and in in particular, they highlighted the Moore College of Arts, Delaware Valley University, Villanova University for business administration, uh Kutztown University for art, and Neumann University for nine different programs, where you can go on and finish up your degree after starting your degree at Delaware County Community College. You can transfer those credits and finish out your undergraduate degree. Thank you. 1702, Delaware County Intermediate Unit, Mr. Thornton. Thank you. A couple of updates. Uh first, the board has decided to seek a interim executive director for the position, and also to install a search committee. And the first meeting of the search committee is tomorrow night, so we're making good progress on that. Uh secondly, the National School Board uh Association conference
042is in April, and many members of the DCIU board, including myself, plan to attend. Mr. Thornton, thank you for your advocacy there. I'm really happy to hear that uh process is is taking a little change in direction, and I I appreciate your your leadership and service there. Thank you. Thank you very much. Seems to be headed in the right direction. That's great news. Um 1703, Delaware County School Board Legislative Council, Miss Dunn. Hello. Uh the Delaware County Legislative Council meeting was on I'm going to get this wrong. Wednesday the 11th of March, and um the key item for this committee, cuz I know we like or this group, because I know we like to plan our calendars, the um the annual legislative breakfast for the DCIU, uh I'm sorry, for the Delaware County School Boards
043Legislative Council, is going to be held on May 15th, 2026, and the topic this year is uh unfunded mandates. Um that's a great opportunity meet not just our legislators, but usually there's a broader set, and um and it's a really good exposure um for the community to understand. One of the reasons to go is it gives us a broader exposure to education across the county, which um can vary very widely um from the opportunities offered in Radnor. So, it's helpful to understand the state of education in the Commonwealth. Can you repeat that date? Sure, it's May 15th. Great. It's always a great day. Yeah. Um okay. 1704, Pennsylvania School Boards Association, Miss Lao. Uh thank you. I don't really have much of an update, except that I would encourage everyone to take a look at
044the 2026 State of Education Report that is released annually by the PSBA. It's available on their website. They actually also provide a very handy summary, if you don't have time to read the entire report, which is around 50 pages, but mostly graphics. Um because it's highly data-driven. Um but I I just find it really helpful, because so this is the state of education in Pennsylvania. Um it's a survey of all of the chief school administrators of each of the 499 school districts in Pennsylvania. And for me, it's really helpful to place kind of our experience within the context of other school districts in Pennsylvania. You know, when we're told, "Well, everyone has this problem." Well, you know, you can kind of check that. Or if we're told, you know, "We're an outlier, and we should
045be happy we're an outlier." Well, you know, like it's just good to have that context and kind of appreciate um where we do stand apart from the average school district in Pennsylvania um for good and bad reasons, and to be able to assess um you know, whether that's a position we want to be in, or if it's truly something that every school district is grappling with. Um and the answer is always, you know, uh obviously like within context and relative to others. So, um I would just encourage you to take a look at that. And our next quarterly um liaison meeting is on April 23rd, which I plan to attend remotely. Thank you, Miss Lao. Next up, board announcements. 1801. Um we will meet uh finance committee will meet at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April
0467th. So will the policy the policy committee will meet at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 14th. We have a 5:00 p.m. curriculum and a 7:00 p.m. facilities, and the regular business meeting for April will occur on Tuesday, April 21st. I do have a few community announcements. Um the Radnor Scholarship Fund Dinner will be held on April 12th, Sunday, April 12th at 5:00 p.m. at the Radnor Valley Country Club. And then we have a doubleheader on Friday, April 24th. We have the res- rescheduled REF Wizards Night um at the high school, which I believe our faculty and Dr. Batchelor play a part, so um it's already sold out. And then um we also have the ABC House fundraiser at 118 North at 7:00 p.m. Um which is um, their only big fundraiser of the year. It's
047a great event, so. Um, next up, does anybody else have any other community announcements? Did you want to mention that event on the 26th? The, um, training, the online safety training at the school. I have it right here if you want to. Um, we just wanted to bring to people's attention that on Thursday, March 26th, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. via Zoom, the DCIU is, um, interesting timing. I mean, really great timing. Um, they're doing a presentation for online safety for students presented by Detective Joe Walsh from the Aston Township Police Department. And this training is designed to help parents understand the digital world in which their children live, as well as learn ways to keep them safe online. Um, this was they plan to discuss social media, online gaming, cyber bullying, privacy, and more.
048There is a registration link, and it was actually in the Sunday, uh, Radnor Reader. That, um, and it's being put on by the DCIU. Thank you for reminding me, Ms. Stern. Ms. Stern, could you repeat that? Is that in person or is that online? >> It's going to be via Zoom, Okay. and if you go to the Radnor Reader from Sunday, um, Ms. Brennan was great, she put that in there, and, uh, there's a registration link. And it is it says it's specifically designed for parents. So, we really hope people take that opportunity. Thanks for the reminder. Um, next up, public comment. Do we have any? Thank you, Ms. Dorfman. Hi, my name is Morgan Dorfman. I live in Wayne. Um, I don't have anything prepared. I just sat and listened, and, um, I just
049had a question about what Dr. Han said, as the, um, administrative or the AR, um, are being kind of reviewed, and it sounded like, and forgive me if I was if I'm mis- took what he said, that they're internally reviewing, and so it's the the school district, you know, talking to, um, I'm legal, the solicitor, um, internal people, and going through it, and then coming back to the board. I would just ask, are there any external, um, experts that you guys are speaking to, any digital tech experts, any law enforcement that are outside of here, any legal representatives outside of your legal counsel, um, any, uh, mental health experts outside of the school, any sexual trauma experts outside of the school, um, you know, reviewing your own policy and and updating it is great, but
050it also feels a little bit like asking a student to grade their own paper. Um, so I would just, as a parent, I think it would be beneficial to have outside input as you guys are updating these policies and looking at how you enforce your own policies. Thank you. Do I have a motion to adjourn? So moved. Second. >> All in favor? Meeting is adjourned.