001Yeah. Yeah. >> Good evening. Welcome to the March legislative meeting of the Rose Tree Media School Board. This meeting is called to order. Please stand if you are able 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. >> Dr. Scott, please take the role. >> Tama Austin, >> present. >> Hillary Fletcher, >> here. >> Michael Fox, >> here. >> Jackie Gusk, >> here. Susan Henderson Nudes here. Carlen Kreniki >> here. >> Erica Jonahan >> here. >> Grace Moore >> here. >> Ken Dennis >> here. >> Terresa Naps Williams >> here. Madame President, we have a quorum. Thank you, Dr. Scott. We'll move to the uh approval of minutes.
002Is there a motion? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Discussion. All in favor? >> I >> opposed. Motion passes. We'll move down to presentations and awards. First up, we have a heroic assistance recognition. On Wednesday, February 4th, a second grade student began to choke on a mozzarella stick during lunch. One of our paraprofessionals, Tina Sigis Mandi, was standing near the child and quickly got him out of his seat and performed abdominal thrusts. Everything happened very quickly and in less than a minute, Tina dislodged the mozzarella stick and the school nurse responded to the cafeteria. The nurse took the child to her office for an evaluation and called the parent. The child was fine and spent the rest of the day back in the classroom. Tina Sigismandi is truly a hero. Next up, we have the
003Joan Jarrett Student Award. Bridget Heler and Molly Petka received the Joan Jarrett Student Award. This award recognizes students who demonstrate strong citizenship and have made meaningful contributions to their school and community. For receiving this award, a donation was made to a charity of their choice. Bridget chose the Delaware County 4H Sheep Club and Molly chose the Girl Scouts of America Media Troop. Next up, we have the Pennsylvania Association of Middle Level Educators. Madison Buchcci, Matthew Burba, and Luke Lewis received the PAMLE Award. This award recognizes educators who are at the start of their middle school careers and have already made a meaningful impact on their school and community. We will move now to reports. We will start with the student liaison reports. Hi everyone, my name is Grace Moore and I'll be reading for Glenwood
004and Indian Lane Elementary. At Glenwood in early March, Glenwood kindergarteners students celebrated number day with activities featuring the numbers 0 to 100. The students built towers with 100 objects, compared lengths and weights, and did 100 exercises. Parent volunteers and fourth grade helpers got to join in on the fun to celebrate as well. In fourth grade social studies, fourth graders picked a state to research, created a presentation, and wrote a letter to that state's department of tourism. The states are starting to write back to the students, even sending some gifts back with maps, blankets, hats, and stickers. It has been an amazing hands-on learning experience for the fourth grade. March has been a busy month. Glenwood started off with read across America week which introduced and to visit from Springton Lake guest readers. Glenwood also enjoyed
005music and our schools month where the Penrest Ambassador Choir and Penrest Jazz Band showed off their amazing talents for Glenwood students. Finally, Glenwood celebrated inclusion spirit week, recognizing all ways inclusivity is important and valued in our district. At Indian Lane throughout February into March, Indian lead encouraged in a schoolwide Black History Month learning experience. Each grade focused on an age appropriate theme and each home run designed a created a door display. Students then created a I learn reflections on the door displays. The reflections are prominently displayed in the main lobby and will remain in the place for saying that Black History Month is ongoing and important. Students at Indian Lane recently took part in an around the world a schoolwide experience connecting to World Storytelling Day. Students rotated through a different location across the building,
006each representing the country where they listened to stories shared by parents, grandparents, and high school students. They recorded their learning in a travel style booklet capturing the country, the story, and in a reflection or drawing. Indian Lane continued its Polar Pop tradition this month. It's a schoolwide experience sponsored by student council that supports the Special Olympics and Indian Lane unified programs. Students submitted videos, often with their families showing them popping a water balloon over their heads. Families also had the option to make a donation to the Special Olympics. Good evening. I am Erica Jonahan and I will be reading Media Elementary, Rose Elementary, Springton Lake Middle School, and Penrest High School. At Media Elementary, Media kindergarteners are working hard on their CKLA phonics skills and are proudly putting their skills into practice. They also rock
007their socks for inclusion, showing love and respect for the differences that make each person special. In celebration of ReadAcross America, Springton Lake Middle School students visited media classrooms to share stories and inspire a love of reading. Media also kicked off a March Madness book bracket, reading and comparing stories to pick a class favorite. In honor of Women's History Month, students explored books about famous women in history. Samantha Gallib, Nora Miari, and Brooks Snder represented Media Elementary at the PMEA District 12 Chorus Festival. The fest was hosted jointly by Rose Tree Media, Garnet Valley, and Chester Upland School Districts at Springton Lake Middle School. It was a great way to begin our music in our schools month. Media Elementary brought awareness to inclusion during the district's first inclusion week by being superheroes, wearing bright colors, showing
008off their favorite team, getting cozy in PJs, and rocking their socks. Each day emphasized the importance of including everyone and being kind. At Rose Elementary, students celebrated ReadAcross America week by welcoming middle and high school students as well as superintendent Dr. Malashsh and Sergeant Baker as guest readers. Three of Rosary singers participated in PMEA Chorus Fest hosted at Springton Lake Middle School where they joined students from 42 schools to perform in a 120 voice choir concert. A rose tree fifth grade French horn player also represented the school at the PMEA District 12 Delo Bandfest in an outstanding performance. Congratulations to all. Ro Street kindergarten students celebrated Women's History Month by learning about May Gemson, the first black female astronaut. To honor her achievements, the students decorated postage stamp cutouts with colorful rocket ships for the
009school's women's history month display. In addition, students learned about Ramadan when a third grade parent visited to share about the Muslim holiday and its traditions, helping students gain a deeper appreciation for cultural celebrations and the importance of community. On March 13th, PTG hosted a bingo night for an evening of community building and fun. Attendees cheered each other on and celebrated successes together. Special thanks to all the volunteers who supported the event. At Springton Lake Middle School, Springton Lake welcomed author Jordan Sonnenlick to speak with our students this month. Mr. Sonnenbleck talked about his journey in becoming a writer and how he gets ideas for his stories. He also worked with a small group of students in a writer's workshop. Mrs. Amanda Feifer's social studies classes had a living American history lesson where they learned about
010the history of soul food and James Hemmings. The lesson was inspired by the book High on the Hog by Jessica B. Harris. Consumer science teacher Mr. Bernie Corrosa opened his kitchen for a hands-on learning experience where students made homemade macaroni and cheese. The Spartan Jazz Lab and Spartan Jazz Ensemble had the exciting opportunity to perform pregame at the Philadelphia 76ers 76ers versus San Antonio Spurs game on March 3rd. The students performed a 45minute set on the concourse of the of the arena for thousands of fans entering the building. Their energetic performance helped set the tone for the evening. After their set, students stayed to enjoy the game together. Despite the Sixers coming up short on the scoreboard, the experience made for a memorable and enjoyable evening. At Penrest High School, the Penrest Choir traveled to
011Puerto Rico this past weekend and performed at the Discover Puerto Rico and its coral music festival. They spent the weekend learning about Puerto Rican music, touring the towns of Pon San Juan and Puerto and singing alongside fantastic choirs from high schools and universities from across the island. The Penrest French program held an immersion trip to France this year from February 12th to 19th, experiencing French language and culture firsthand. Over the week, they visited the Chateau of Laurier Valley, Mont St. Michael, the Normandy D-Day, Invasion Beaches, and the Chateau Versailles and Paris. The human relations club ran the annual PHS Black History Month faculty door decorating contest. This year's theme was a century of African-American celebrations. Almost two dozen faculty and staff members participated with students to create doors celebrating the theme. Congratulations to Mrs. Roundtree
012for having the winning with the winning design. March's carnival for a cure was powered by Penrest student volunteers led by junior Parker Caruso and the executive board of the for the vision, the club that planned and hosted the carnival. Thanks to the outpouring of community support, the Carnival for a Cure raised thousands of dollars to benefit the found the foundation fighting blindness. We look forward to seeing you at next year's event. The Penrest Ski and Snowboard Club ran its annual winter trip to Vermont to visit J Peak this year. The trip was a great success with more than 40 students in attendance. The students were able to experience one of the few mountains on the east coast that has environments above tree line in the alpine zone. They got 360 degree views looking to Mount
013Washington, the Lake Champlain, and to Canada. Hi again, my name is Grace and I'll be reading the student report. Good evening and happy spring. We wanted to start off by take talking about the great success we've had in our focus groups this month. We received some amazing feedback from our school, but also brought up a lot of concerns that we were not aware of. Starting off with the lack of attention that comes to our bathrooms. Some of our bathrooms have been out of order for about two weeks now. And ones that are open could use serious work such as toilets leaking, sinks not working, feminine product trash cans being out of the stalls or broken, and stalls not closing. Another big thing we have brought up is lunch. The students of Daunch realized how much
014of less options they had to eat than the other lunches. Some examples that people have noticed is the main lunch like tacos and the rice bowls not having all the options like the other lunches had or the sushi options. Lots of students have expressed that they were super disappointed that when they got to lunch first and see the cafeteria only had about five sushi rolls left for our whole entire lunch. We think that all lunches should have this option and they should be given out equally every day or the days that they have it. One of the biggest problems of our school is the parking lot for students. The amount of passes that were given out this year has to has been to be believed as too many to fit in the parking lot. But
015another leading problem is the underclassmen that park in the lot and don't get caught taking up the senior's parking spots. We believe that a lot more should be done on the issue because students that don't have passes should not be in the parking lot. We thank you for listening and hope you have a great spring break. if you have one and we hope you get some and we hope we get more warmer weather. Thank you. All right, we will move to the board liaison reports. Uh Mr. Dennit for uh the Delaware County Intermediate Unit. >> Thank you. The just a couple of uh issues to report on from the Delaware County Intermediate Unit. Um, one is that uh the intermediate unit is responsible for the Head Start program for Delaware County. Um, it's funded by
016a state grant that expires at the end of June and the application for the next grant has yet to be released putting uh Endanger Head Start uh across the county which would impact uh 450 plus students uh young children who are in need of Head Start programs. Uh so uh we're working at the IU the staff is working to get that extended for a year so that we can continue to serve the kids and uh anybody who is interested uh can contact their legislature to make sure that the state acts on this. Uh the second item uh of interest is that uh the auto uh body shop at the IU uh sent a team to compete in the Greater Philadelphia Auto Repair Competition. Um and uh finished the team they sent finished in third place
017sponsored by uh Garnet Ford, Garnet Valley Ford. Uh this is an important part of the education motivation for technical skills for our students. Apparently 40% of all people employed at car dealerships are in the maintenance department and uh it's a very valuable career option and IU was on it. So thanks. Uh the committee highlights and reports are contained within the minutes. So we will move to the superintendence report. Dr. Malage. Thank you, Dr. Napsson Williams. Uh, first I want to thank the students for their report uh and for the updates that they provided. I know that um in discussion with Mr. Roth that there have been convenings of a couple of um discussions with students and our student board reps. So, I appreciate you guys encouraging more students to get involved and to share perspective
018and to share thoughts. Uh the best way to improve things is to uh share and express your voice. So, I'm very grateful to our student board reps and the leadership they've leadership role that they have taken uh and in their partnering with with Mr. Roth. So, March has been an active and productive month across the Rose Media School District. Our schools have been filled with meaningful learning experiences, student achievements, and strong community engagement. We welcome spring last Friday. Yay. Uh and it seems that the weather is desperately trying to provide us with sunshine and some warmer temperatures for which I am very excited. Spring sports are now underway at Springton Lake in Penrest. It's been great to see our fields and facilities active again. Teams across the district have opened the spring season with energy
019and enthusiasm. I encourage members of the community to attend games and meets to support our students. These events are a great opportunity to connect with our schools and to celebrate the effort of our student athletes. With some of my colleagues, I had the great fortune to spend time this month visiting elementary classrooms to see the implementation of the new ELA program. It was incredibly impressive to see the interaction between the teachers and students and between the students and their peers. I heard kindergarteners discussing the role of bees in pollination and the role that chlorophyll and they use the word chlorophyll in their discussion plays in the growth of a plant. Our teachers have been working very hard to implement the program with fidelity and the students appear to be thriving. We continue to make steady
020progress on several key district initiatives. Planning for the full day kindergarten and first grade center continues with ongoing collaboration with our professional partners. We are finally going to be submitting our project application to Middletown Township early in April and expect to have the opportunity to present to and engage in discussion with the planning committee the planning board in early May. Later this evening, the board will act to approve our new strategic plan. I'm grateful to the dedicated committee led by Bill Dockerty and Andy Kunrot who invested so much time and prepared such an incredible document that will serve as a compass for our district during the next 5 years. Tonight, the board will also act to award the bid for the replacement of the synthetic turf field at the Lewis Scott Stadium. This action sets
021a new standard for the district with the materials to be used, including a shock pad under the field. These same specifications will be applied to the new synthetic field at Springton Lake and the new synthetic complex to be installed at Penrest High School. The board through the discussions about the new synthetic turf fields maintained a constant focus on what would be safest for our student athletes and for our community and for that I am thankful. I encourage everyone to check our school calendars for April and for May. There will be many opportunities to engage with students and schools through concerts, sports, events, and activities. Please stay connected with our website and regular district communications. And honestly, I hope that everyone has a chance to refresh and recharge during the spring break next week. Enjoy some
022time with family and friends, read a book or two, and please get some fresh air. Thank you for your commitment to the students and the community that we all serve together. Thank you, Dr. Napsson Williams. >> Thank you, Dr. Malash. We'll now move to the president's report. The board and the administrative team are continuing to examine the creation of the operational budget for the 2026 2027 academic year. There will be an update and presentation at the April 9th, 2026 work session with which will be held in the library at Springton Lake. fiscal responsibility and maintaining the highlevel educational experiences for our children continue to be our focus. I want to invite everyone to a special board meeting on Monday, April 13th at Springton Lake Middle School. This special meeting will be a forum for the
023board to discuss the information that will be shared by the access and opportunity committee. The board charged the administrative team with performing a comprehensive analysis of extracurricular experiences for our students. We are excited about this upcoming discussion. Now we'll move to schedule presentations. We have Janette Verdor, RTMA. >> Good evening. Good to see everybody tonight. RTMEA wants to congratulate our member Joe Fischer, music teacher at Indian Lane, on the recent publication of his article, Becoming Your Students Favorite Influencer, which was published in the PMEA Spring News. This journal is distributed to thousands of music specialists across the Commonwealth. Through co times, Joe experimented with different technology platforms which would support student performance in a digital world. He learned lots of tricks along the way and began creating music related videos for his YouTube channel called
024Fishy Beats. Joe has a catalog of interactive videos that his students use in class and can also access at home. Topics include body percussion, recorder songs, and everyone's favorite Boomhacker playalongs. At our March 5th Chorus Fest professional development session, Joe shared his video making skills with 45 colleagues and emphasized student engagement. the student engagement that videos facilitate. I have shared a digital copy of a copy of the article with you and there is a QR code to get you to the YouTube site, but it's time to go at 7:15 so you're not distracted during the meeting. Um, enjoy reading that. Thanks to Joe for representing Rose Tree Media so favorably. Our members are certainly looking forward to the final bell tomorrow as we head out to spring break. We hope district families enjoy the week
025together and our students use the time to reset and return to school ready for a strong finish to the academic year. Thank you. We'll now move to unscheduled presentations. District residents and taxpayers wishing to address the school board are encouraged to do so at this time. Written items are strongly suggested. Speakers will state their name and their municipality for the record before commenting. Comments are limited to 3 minutes. The school board may suspend the public comment period after a reasonable amount of time. Use of profanity, shouting, or personal attacks are discouraged. Please note that the public comment period is intended to provide an opportunity for citizens to address the board. However, it is not an opportunity to participate in public debate or a question and answer dialogue. Therefore, contact information should be provided to the
026administration and board so that the school district can follow up with citizens concerns following the meeting. First up, we have Lori Reynolds. Good evening. I'm Lori Reynolds, Middletown Township. Uh, last month I raised concern about the board's decision to defer repayment of the 2018 bond by two years at a cost to taxpayers of 11 million. I urged the bo board to ensure that the district operates within its budget. The March budget meeting confirmed that expenditures exceed revenues, raising a fundamental question. How can the board responsibly consider adding adding another school with significant capital operating and staffing cost and increase the debt service further when the district is already over budget. Pens pension obligations are high and not going away. Yet, the board is considering adding more salary positions. Transportation is another major expense. Adding a
027new school with staggered start will increase cost and logistical challenges, particularly g given driver shortages and difficult traffic conditions. At this month's work session, it was stated that the proposed K through1 project requires quote an extensive underground system to achieve stormwater drainage unquote and that a land development application is expected by April 8th. Both significant development, yet not one board member asked a question at a meeting labeled as a work session. The lack of engagement is concerning given the project's growing uncertainties, escalating costs, delays, and a budget now exceeding 84 million and listed as to be determined. I respectfully ask the board to demonstrate leadership by asking v vigorous and necessary questions. For example, what's the cost of this extensive drainage system? And with road realignment, poor soil conditions, and rising construction costs, where does
028the project stand relative to the act 34 given the 8% margin? What are the road construction and engineering costs and timelines? Questions could be asked regarding the unresolved issues like the status of the easement with the church and what Penn Township will will accept regarding the existing traffic deficiency on Baron Road in 352. Regarding the land development application, you might ask why it would be submitted with key uncertainties remain around traffic impact, stormwater management, and the athletic field project. Without this information, how can the township determine community impact or the conservation district fully assess environmental harm and degradation to the Ridley Creek wershed? There are alternative paths to achieving full day kindergarten and addressing crowding that are cost-effective and timely. Those options deserve serious consideration and the board is asked to actively engage and demonstrate
029genuine leadership. Thank you. Next up we have Heather and Cassidy Gambi >> Gamber. Good afternoon board. Um been many years since I've been here. I'm a 3 37year resident of Upper Providence. Uh I've had four children that graduated through the Rose Tree Media School Districts, including a differently abled child. I came to say thank you very much to the principal of Springton Lake as well as the as the school board. We were able I'm here representing Delaware County Special Olympics and it's only fitting that we spoke a lot about inclusion in all the different presentations that they did that we were able to utilize Springton Lake Middle School gym for about 12 weeks this year for our floor ball program at no cost to to our our athletes. And I we truly truly appreciate that
030because if you don't know Special Del Special Olympics PA along with all of Special Olympics doesn't charge a fee to anyone to participate. So it's important I'm actually a chairman of the fundraising committee for Delaware County and I also coach floor ball. So I was able at being the resident able to get the Springton Lake Middle School gym and it was so much appreciated. It was such a bigger venue and we really were successful and we uh participate in few a few tournaments and then they have indoor winter games at the end. But I just wanted to come and express my thanks to the principal and the the school board for allowing us to do it and we hope to be able to do it for several more years that so thank you very much.
031This is these are all this is my daughter Cassidy. She uh >> graduated from Penrest High School. Um we have John Thomas and Chris Kelly. And these guys are all floor ball participants and I wanted to bring them here and we show our appreciation. So, thank you very much. All right. Uh, let's see. Well, we don't have any superintendence comments right now. No old business. So, we will move to human resources. Uh, let's see. I suggest we group letters A and B together. Letters A and B together. Is there any objection to this? Hearing none. Is there a motion? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Discussion. I have um a lot of retirements to discuss this evening. Some of which we'll get to now and some of which we'll get to in our addendum. Um
032I I wanted to start by um commenting on the folks uh mentioned in item A. First up is uh Miss Katie Divine. Miss Divine is an art teacher at Indian Lane Elementary. Her career has been defined by care, creativity, and a deep commitment to every child and family that she has served. This year has been a powerful reflection of that legacy as she continues to bring joy, inclusion, and enthusiasm into her classroom each day. Miss Divine leaves behind an impact that will be felt for years to come. We wish her well in her retirement after 37 years of dedicated service. Next up is Mr. Mike Doyle, a social studies teacher at Penrest High School. He is an educator in every sense of the word. He understands that his impact extends far beyond the content that
033is taught. He connects with students in a way that makes them want to come to school and makes them feel supported when they need it the most. For someone that the outside world knows as a coach at Penrest, Mr. Doyle is first and foremost known as a teacher. We wish him well in his retirement after 23 years of dedicated service. Sorry, still going here. Um, next up is Miss Shirley Huner, uh, a kindergarten teacher at Indian Lane Elementary. Her career has been rooted in created a creating a warm, respectful, and supportive environment where every child feels valued and confident as a learner. Her classroom is filled with joy, structure, and engaging experiences that help young students build strong foundations while feeling safe and encouraged to take risks. Her flexibility, care for students, and dedication to
034meeting individual needs have made a lasting difference for countless children and families. And we wish her well in her retirement after 37 years of dedicated service. Next is Mr. Frank Venucci, a dedicated bus driver for the district. His commitment to the role shines through in the pride he takes in his work and in the strong relationships he has built with parents and children he has served over the years. Outside of work, Mr. Fenucci enjoys exploring and traveling, and we wish him well in his retirement as he has more time to pursue these endeavors after eight years of dedicated service. And last, but certainly not least, for now anyway, is Mr. Rich Kaufman, who has been more than just a dedicated bus driver for the district. He's also spent many years as a trusted driver trainer.
035Known for his calm demeanor and skill, Mr. Kaufman has a unique ability to take on the most challenging behavioral routes and transform them into smooth, positive experiences, which is really impressive. Outside of work, he apparently has a passion for riding his motorcycle. And so after 11 years of dedicated service, we wish him well in enjoying riding only his motorcycle and not a school bus during the the freedom that will allow him to explore the open roads. Um I did want to say about uh Mike Doyle, Coach Doyle. Um I am sad and I know many are sad that he will be leaving the classroom. Um, many of you know he was also um the basketball coach, the varsity basketball coach for many, many, many years. And Penrest High School enjoyed a great deal of success
036because of that. Uh, both my sons um were on the basketball team and they loved it. We won a lot. Um I would also say that he as much as he has helped students in the classroom, he has also helped them um on the basketball court um inspiring and uplifting them and guiding them. Um and as a matter of fact, my oldest son has gone into coaching and a lot of that has to do with uh Mike Doyle. So I know you're leaving the classroom. I don't know if you're leaving the basketball court. You know, you might want to think about that if you are just saying, but thank you for all that you have done and will continue to do in this community. All right. Uh, all in favor? >> I opposed. Motion passes.
037All right. Next up, I suggest we group letters D through R. Letters D through R. Is there any objection to this hearing? None. Is there a motion? >> Some moved. >> Second. >> Okay. Discussion. All in favor? >> I >> opposed. Motion passes. Next up, we'll move to letter T. It's approving a resolution authorizing support for media little league capital improvements. Is there a motion? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Discussion. All in favor? >> I >> opposed. Motion passes. Next up, letter U. Approving the strategic plan 2026 to 2031. Is there a motion? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Discussion. >> Uh, as the board's representative on the strategic planning committee, I just want to thank Mr. Dockerty and Dr. Kunrad for a really wonderful experience. I'm looking at Bill over there. Um, everyone
038who participated in the committee was really thoughtful and engaged and wanted to make sure that we got the strategic plan right and it was um it was just really exhilarating to be part of that group which in turn means being part of this community and this district and so uh it all kind of started with that committee and I was really proud to serve on it and the work done and thank you to the administration. >> All in favor? I I >> opposed. Motion passes. Next, we'll move over to finance. I suggest we group letters A through E together. Letters A through E together. Is there any objection to this? Hearing none. Is there a motion? >> Some moved. >> Second. >> Discussion. >> Yeah. Um, I would like to uh call out item C,
039the bid award for the Penrest Turf field replacement. Dr. Malash spoke about this a little bit earlier, and I wanted to also mention that uh this was a competitive bidding process. Uh we were uh the bids were due just before our work session uh this past month and uh you know it came out that it was slightly more expensive than we had planned uh to bid for it but uh this board has been really uh dedicated to the safety of our students on the athletic field. Uh and uh as Dr. Malashsh mentioned we went through quite the process to make sure that we uh were uh providing our student athletes with the best possible fields with an underllayment and the top field and uh we're willing to expend a little bit more money to make
040sure that uh our students are safer. I remember going to a football dinner uh five or six years ago and it seemed like every second senior came up with a crutch or something on their arm and I really want to make sure that we limit the injuries uh that our students um uh face uh when they're going through our athletic program. So, uh very much in support of this. >> All in favor? >> I opposed. >> Motion passes. Next up, we'll move to letter G. Is there a motion? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Discussion. All in favor? >> I. Opposed. Motion passes. Next up, I suggest we group letters H through J. Letters H through J. Is there any objection to this hearing? None. Is there a motion? >> So moved. >> Second >>
041discussion. All in favor? >> I >> opposed. Motion passes. Next up, I suggest we group letters L through V. L through V together. Is there any objection to this hearing? None. Is there a motion? >> So moved. >> Second >> discussion. >> I would just like to point out two items. Uh the first is a donation by the media elementary PTG for a um little library which we're always grateful for. And also the non-paid clubs. Um these clubs are initiated by students. It's always interesting to see what the students care about and it is this time kindness for kids club which will be collecting clothing drives, holiday gift drives, school supplies um for those in the community who are less fortunate. And that club sponsor is Miss Paul. Uh in this district, clubs have to
042go through a three-year period of unpaid um sponsorship by a teacher before it becomes official. So we thank Miss Paul for her time. Also, and this is very exciting, the girls flag football club um is being started and Miss Groy is a sponsor for that. Appreciate sports and especially female athletes. So, thank you to Miss Groy for her time. >> All in favor? >> I opposed. Motion passes. We'll move to financials and bill lists letter A. Is there a motion? >> Second. >> Discussion. All in favor? >> I >> opposed. Motion passes. We'll move down to the addendum. We'll start with letter A. Is there a motion? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Discussion. >> Yes, I'm up again. Um, I would like to to take a moment to acknowledge Miss Janette Verdor, uh, who
043has dedicated the past 43 years sharing her love of music with her students. Not only has she been inspiring our media elementary students as their music teacher, she is also a proud 1979 Penrest graduate. Mrs. Vidor has been honored as Keystone Technology Integrator, twice nominated for Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year. Sorry, this is a long one. Directed numerous musicals for Penrest High School and Media Elementary and has been constant for Media Elementary's Mustang Corral. Has been the constant for the Mustang Corral, The Chimes Choir, and the ukulele club. In addition to supporting our students, she has supported our teachers as the RTMEA president for the past 5 years. On a personal note, my son is one of her current students and uh he doesn't know yet because he didn't want to spill the beans, but
044he's going to be very sad to hear that uh he will not be having you in class after this year. Uh we wish you well in your retirement after 20 years of dedicated service. >> All in favor? >> I opposed. Motion passes. Next up, we'll move to letter B. Is there a motion? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Discussion. >> All right. I think this is the last time you're going to hear from me tonight. Um, Mr. Bob Hudson. Uh, throughout his time with us, Mr. Bob Hudson has demonstrated an unwavering commitment by showing up every day ready to give his best. Mr. Dr. Hudson has built strong, meaningful connections with the children he has transported. They truly loved having him as their bus driver. Parents also felt a deep sense of trust and comfort
045knowing their children were in such capable and caring hands. We wish Mr. Hudson well as he retires after 12 years of dedicated service. >> All in favor? >> I opposed. Motion carries. All right, we'll move to letter C. Is there a motion? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Discussion. All in favor? >> I opposed. Motion passes. All right, we will move to the announcements. Executive sessions. There was an executive session held from 6:30 from 6:00 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. before the legislative meeting on Thursday, February 26, 2026 to discuss confidential student legal matters protected by law. The executive session held from 5:45 p.m. until 6:15 p.m. on Monday, March 2nd, 2026 was held to discuss personnel matters. The executive session held from 6:00 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. before the work session on Thursday, March 12th,
0462026 was held to discuss confidential student legal matters and legal matters related to real estate. future meetings. We have a work session on Thursday, April 9th, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. at Springton Lake Middle School in the library. Our next legislative meeting will be on Thursday, April 23rd, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. at Penrest High School in the auditorium. And now as we have reached the end of our agenda, this meeting is adjourned.