001Good evening. Welcome to the June legislative meeting of the Rose Tree Media School Board. This meeting is called to order. Please rise 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. Hillary Fletcher, here. Jackie Gusk, here. Susan Henderson Udis here. Shelley Hunt here. Carlen Krenniki here. Kelly Schaefer here. Ken Dennis here. Terresa Napson Williams here. Madam President, we have a quorum. Thank you, Dr. Scott. We'll move to the approval of minutes. Letter A. Is there a motion? So moved. Second. Second. Discussion. All in favor? I opposed. Motion passes. We'll move down to presentations and awards. We have uh
002an Eagle Scout award. The board of school directors would like to recognize Zachary Noer for receiving Eagle Scout rank. After spending 12 years in scouts at Indian Lane, Zach wanted to give back to the school where he started. Zach and his fellow scouts organized a work crew and cleaned out the unused greenhouse and gave it new purpose by building a hydroponic garden lab to be used as part of the science curriculum in future years. Zachary's vision is that this could potentially be used as part of the food service as well. He looks forward to coming back in the future if maintenance services are needed. [Applause] Now we will move to the board liaison reports. Uh let's see. Mr. Dennit. Yeah. Uh the Delaware County Intermediate Unit had its final uh meeting of the year last
003week and issued their usual connections um update uh which I'd like to add to the minutes. So, and I shared with the board previously. Thanks. Thank you. The uh committee highlights and reports are contained within the minutes. So, we'll move to the superintendent report. Dr. Malage. Thank you, Dr. Napson Williams. One of my favorite evenings every year is the first day of school eve because of the excitement and joy that the return of the students brings to each of our schools. Tonight is last day of school eve for our students and families, which makes it a perfect moment to reflect on the transitions, achievements, and milestones that define this time of year in schools. First and foremost, I want to celebrate the incredible accomplishments of our graduating students. From the proud seniors of Penrest High
004School who walked across the stage last week to the eighth graders at Springton Lake who were celebrated this morning and are preparing for the exciting move to high school to the fifth graders who are leaving behind elementary school and stepping into a new chapter of learning and growth. This season is filled with bright celebratory endings and new beginnings. These moments mark the culmination of hard work, perseverance, and support from families, teachers, and mentors. I know I speak for the faculty and staff in our schools to say we are so proud of each and every student. Transitions like these remind us of the important work that goes on every day. They are a testament to the mission we live out as a school district to inspire, to challenge, and to prepare. The joy, pride, and sense
005of accomplishment on the faces of our students as they move forward is deeply fulfilling and it belongs to every member of our school community. To our faculty and staff, thank you. Your passion, professionalism, and unwavering belief in our students is the heartbeat of this district. You are the reason our students succeed. Whether you teach, support, coach, lead, drive a bus, serve lunch, clean the buildings, or serve in any other capacity, you have helped shape lives this year, and we are grateful beyond words. As we close out the 2425 school year, I encourage all of us to take a moment to celebrate what we've accomplished together. I wish our students and staff a restful, safe, and joyful summer. take time to read, to reflect, to think, to breathe, and to celebrate the joy that family and
006friends bring to our days. Thank you for making this year one of progress, purpose, and pride in the Rose Media School District. Thank you, Dr. Malash. The solicitor's report. The board has received the solicitor's report. We will move to the president's report. This is the final board meeting during the 2024 2025 academic year. There has been tremendous progress and development in the Rose Tree Media School District this year. Many of the SC many of the discussions in which we have engaged the past few years have taken concrete shape this year as we move forward with building the Kto center and implementing full day kindergarten. implementing a plan for the redevelopment and enhancement of the athletic fields at Penrest High School and Springton Lake Middle School. The air conditioning HVAC work will be completed at Glenwood
007and Street elementary schools this summer and a new K to8 ELA program is being launched in September. As a board, we are very proud of the many accomplishments that we have witnessed during the past year at all six of our schools. We wish all of the students, staff members, and their families a safe and healthy summer. All right, we will move to scheduled presentations. Janette Verdor from RTMA. Good evening everyone. Uh well, tomorrow around noon, the mood's going to lighten around here quite a bit. Your professional staff is thrilled that the year will draw to a close and we can take some time to relax and slow the pace and savor some downtime. I'm personally looking forward to not having to make about a hundred decisions every hour of the day. Our association message tonight
008is to the greater Rose Tree Media community. Summer is here and our kids are now your kids. Most residents of the school district don't currently have children attending our schools. We invite you to make connections with kids in your neighborhood, at your local swim clubs, at the library, at Dining Under the Stars. Children and teens so appreciate being valued as members of a larger community. Hire a teen to wash your car or cut your grass. Consider volunteering somewhere where you can share your expertise and experience with a school-aged kid. Be part of a multigenerational project like volunteering at the food bank, beautifying parks and open space, or even outreach within your faith-based community. When we greet our new students in the fall, it would be wonderful to hear their stories of connections they made with
009members of their community. And our final word is for parents. We know the challenges of raising children in 2025. We ask you carefully consider what screen time will look like through the summer. Tomorrow sets a great transition point to update expectations. Read Jonathan Heights the anxious generation if you have not already done so. Consider networking with other parents and maybe even joining the wait until 8th campaign that has really gained momentum throughout Delaware County schools. Make it a summer of play and exploration and we all will benefit from your efforts. See you in August. Um quick point of personal privilege, Madame President, if I may. Tonight, you're going to approve the retirement of a beloved custodian at Media Elementary, Janita Jansik. Words don't describe the impact she's had on our school community. She's been there
010for 30 years at our school. Imagine the number of children that she has shephered in those years. And I there is probably only two faculty members that out tenure her as far as time in the district. So, um we are very proud of Jannina. We will honor her tomorrow morning at a special assembly. We know she'll be very, very embarrassed to be at, but the kids have some special messages planned. and she was a fantastic employee in this school district. Thank you. All right, we'll 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 three minutes. The school board may suspend
011the 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 administration and board so that the school district can follow up with citizens concerns following the meeting. We have Cynth Cynthia Savatini Upper Providence. Good evening, school board and superintendent. At the last work session meeting on June 5th, the estimated cost of the new school increased from 81 a half to $84 million. This comes on the heels unanimously approved by the board for school year 2025 in November 2025. The board, as in years past,
012will undoubtedly be discussing whether the tax increase for 2026 2027 should be within the act one cap or whether it should exceed the maximum. It's safe to say that the board will not pledge to a 0% tax increase, especially in light of the need to fund the extravagant KTO1 Learning Center. Since 2017, this board has increased taxes every year, either at the act one maximum or slightly below, even for school year 2021, which parallels the pandemic when schools did not reopen until late April 2021. So, where does this all end? After taxpayers are forced out of their homes because they no longer can afford the school property tax, the district needs to survey all taxpayers to assess their ability to afford everinccreasing school taxes. 80% of the taxpayers do not have children in public schools.
013In this district, there are a growing number of taxpayers on fixed incomes, whether they be seniors, disabled, or experiencing job loss. These taxpayers do not have the elasticity to withstand everinccreasing taxes. It appears that this board subscribes to the philosophy of former Governor Tom Wolf. When interviewed by the Pocono Record in 2015, Wolf commented, and I quote, "There is a need to understand the investment that is education. There is a choice of supporting public education, but it comes at the cost of taxes and the possibility of losing a home for some." How empathetic. Thank you. All right. Uh, we don't have any superintendent comments. There's no old business. So, we will move to human resources, new business. Um, let's start with letter A. We have a retirement. Is there a motion? So moved. Second. Second.
014Discussion. Yes. So, um, this retirement refers to Brian Dockerty, a science teacher at Penrest High School. He joined the staff of Rose Media School District in 2000. And so he's retiring after 25 years of dedicated service and untold amount of impact on the students and families of Penrest. So we wish him the absolute very best in his future endeavors and um hope to have some scientific connection with him in the future as well. If he ever wishes to return, I'm sure we'll be very very grateful. But all the very best for his retirement. All in favor? I I opposed. Motion passes. Next up, I suggest we group letters B through K. B through K. B as in beach. K as in kindergarten. Is there any objection to this? Hearing none. Is there a motion? So
015moved. Second. Second. Discussion. All in favor? I opposed. Motion passes. We'll move to finance. 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. Second. Discussion. Dr. Scott, can you take a roll call vote, please? Hillary Fletcher, yes. Jackie Guskig, yes. Susan Henderson, Udis, yes. Shelley Hunt, yes. Carlen Krenniki, yes. Kelly Schaefer, yes. Ken Dennis, yes. Terresa Napson Williams, yes. Motion passes. Thank you. All right. Next up, we'll move um to the revised estimate of the new K to1 center, letter D. Is there a motion? So moved. Second. Second. Discussion. Yes, madam president. I would just like to um remind everyone uh on the board and the community we had a great discussion at our June
016uh work session about this revised um and really the reason for the increase is because they've completed their schematic design phase and through that they have finalized the floor plans based on community teacher administrative input and the size of the building increased to 124,000 square feet which is directly reflected in the revised estimate. Sorry. Um at that meeting we also talked about the act 34 index and uh it was a really informative discussion and they talked about how there are multiple back stops along the way to make sure that we are not inappropriately building uh a building that's either too big or too costly. So everyone should go back and read it was the very beginning of the meeting. It was a really great discussion and very informative. Dr. Scott, can you take a roll
017call vote, please? Hillary Fletcher, yes. Jackie Gusk, yes. Susan Henderson, Udis, yes. Shelley Hunt, yes. Carlen Kreniki, yes. Kelly Schaefer, yes. Ken Dennis, yes. Terresa Nash Williams, yes. Motion passes. Thank you. All right. Next up, I suggest we group letters E through double P. E as in education through double P. Let's say penrest penrest, right? E through double P. Is there any objection to this? Hearing none. Is there a motion? So moved. Second. Second discussion. All in favor? I opposed. Motion passes. All right. Next up. Next up, we will move to letters RR. Can't think of anything right now. RR. Railroad. Railroad. Railroad. It doesn't ring, but okay. Okay. [Laughter] RR. Is there a motion? So moved. Second. Second. Discussion. All in favor? I opposed. Motion passes. Financials and bill lists, letter A. Is there
018a motion? So moved. Second. Second. Discussion. All in favor? I opposed. Motion passes. All right. We'll move to the addendum. We'll start with uh letter A. We have another retirement. Is there a motion? So moved. Second. Second. Discussion. Well, I just want to add on to what Miss Vadurus said. Uh, for we've got two retirements here. We have Janina Johnson who has been noted before, a custodian at Media Elementary since 1995. Incredibly um dedicated professional who I've heard nothing but positive things when you think about how long she's been in our district, has been really part of the fabric of our community, and I wish her the absolute best uh moving forward. um such an impact a custodian has on our community. And also I want to acknowledge Larry Price who's a bus aid and
019first joined the staff of Rose Media School District in 2015 and so is retiring after nine years of dedicated service. And again, you know, I know we we often talk about how important is the bus drivers and bus aids are to our community to ensure safe travel, comfortable travel, and uh you know, a smooth start and end for our children's day. It's a really really important job and we wish him the very best with his retirement. All in favor? I opposed. Motion passes. All right. Next up, I suggest we group letters B through S together. B through S. B as in beach, S is in summer. Is there any objection to this? Hearing none. Is there a motion? So moved. Second. Second. Discussion. Yes. Um, I believe we're also talking about in all of this
020that we're um appointing a new gentleman to head as middle school principal. Uh, and so Ryan Butterb um is going to be joining us here and has coming from Northley and has an impeccable educational set of credentials as a teacher as well as an administrator. a very forward-thinking individual who brings a lot of passionate energy for our district uh and has noted a lot of the similarities and has a lot of great ideas for um for where we can go even beyond. So, I'm very very excited to welcome him and um welcome to the Rose Media School District family and um as a as a parent of a middle school, we're very excited to see what excellence he brings our way. So, very welcome to you, sir. All in favor? I opposed. Motion passes. Dr.
021Napson Williams, I'd like to ask Mr. Budabal to approach the microphone so that he can introduce himself to the board and to the community. Ryan, congratulations as our new Springton Lake principal. Well, thank you. Thank you very much, uh, Rose Media School Board of Directors. I can't tell how thrilled I am to be here right now and excited for this next chapter. Uh in this process, I can't tell you how proud I am to be the next principal. Uh you know, Dr. Saladino for the past 12 years has created a great middle school. Uh can't tell you how many positive things I'm hearing from members of the community, uh working next door, you know, I have a lot of parents, teachers, and just, you know, endless endless positive feedback. uh as as the kind words
022about me again about 25 years in education so you know bring a lot of great ideas forward to to your school district to lead I'm a parent of two middle schoolers as well so I definitely get the middle level education uh so again thank you can't tell you how proud I am to be here right now [Applause] thank you all right next up um we have a a few contracts Um, letter U, letter U. It's approved agreement between Rosetere Media School District and the Rose Tree Media Secretaries and Educational Support Personnel Association effective July 1st, 2025 through June 30th, 2029. Is there a motion? So moved. Second. Second. Discussion. All in favor? I I opposed. Motion passes. Next up is letter V. We have the approval for agreement between Rose Tree Media School District and
023the administrators and supervisors to effective July 1st, 2025 through June 30th, 2029. Is there a motion? So moved. Second. Second. Discussion. All in favor? I I opposed. Motion passes. Next up, we have the agreement between Rose Tree Media School District. I'm sorry, letter W. The agreement between Rose Tree Media School District and the food service workers effective July 1st, 2025 through June 30th, 2027. Is there a motion? So moved. Second. Second. Discussion. All in favor? I opposed. Motion passes. Next up is letter X. Letter X. The agreement between the Rose Tree Media School District and the Confidential Group effective July 1st, 2025 through June June 30th, 2029. Is there a motion? So moved. Second. Second discussion. All in favor? I opposed. Motion passes. All right. Next up, um, is letter Y. We're really getting deep
024in the alphabet. Letter Y. It's an agreement of sale. Just give me one second, please. All right. Um, this is for letter Y. Resolve the board of school school district pursuant to section 7073 of the Pennsylvania 1949 as amended 24 PS7-7073. [Music] do hereby agree to sell certain lands owned by the school district comprising 11.5 gross acres more or less for the property identified as 1501-1519 North Middletown Road Edgemont Township Delaware County Pennsylvania as more particularly described on the attachment hereto and made a part hereof being taxfolio number 19-0000-00241-0000 and taxfolio number 19-0000-00241-01 to Joseph Burley individually or as his assigne for the sum of 1,535,000 pursuant to the terms and conditions agreed upon. upon between Joseph Burley and the Rose Tree Media School District as set forth in a certain agreement of sale dated
025April 28th, 2025 and a certain price ex escalation addendum to agreement of sale dated May 15, 2025, subject hereafter to court approval as set forth in 7073 of the school code as set forth here and above. Is there a second second discussion? Um to boil that down, that was seriously one whole sentence. Uh that's what we refer to not so finely anymore as the Edgemont property and um happy to have this on the agenda and close this chapter. All in favor? I We have to do a roll call vote. I'm sorry. Yes. Hillary Fletcher, yes. Jackie Gusk, yes. Susan Henderson Udis, yes. Shelley Hunt, yes. Carlen Kreniki, yes. Kelly Schaefer, yes. Ken Dennis, yes. Terresa Napa Williams, yes. Motion passes. Thank you, Dr. Scott. All right. Uh, we will move on to letter Z. Z
026as in zebra. I was taught well. I was taught well. I remember that. Elementary education. All right. Approval of capital projects. Is there a motion? So moved. Second. Second. Discussion. I just wanted to say thank you to the administration for putting this project in motion. I'm really excited to see what it means for our student athletes and our community in the future. All in favor? I motion carries. We have a few announcements. Let's see. Executive sessions. There was an executive session held before the legislative meeting on Thursday, May 22nd, 2025 and before the work session meeting on Thursday, June 5th, 2025 for matters that must be conducted in private to protect a lawful privilege or confidentiality and personnel matters. Future meetings. The next legislative meeting will be held on Thursday, August 7th, 2025 at 6:30
027p.m. at Penrest High School in the auditorium. The next policy committee meeting will be held on Monday, August 25th, 2025 at 400 PM in the education center in the boardroom. Uh the next August legis the second August legislative meeting will be held on Thursday, August 28th, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. at Penrest High School in the auditorium. The next work session will be held on Thursday, September 11th, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. at Springton Lake Middle School in the library. The next policy committee meeting in September will be Monday, September 22nd, 2025 at 400 pm at the education center in the boardroom. We giving you a lot of dates for meetings. The next the September legislative meeting will be held on Thursday, September 25th, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. at Penrest High School in the auditorium. All right,
028we move to adjournment. Is there a motion? So moved. Second. Second. Discussion. All in favor? I opposed. Motion passes. Have a good evening. See you in August.