001Ken Dennis here. Terresa Naps Williams here. Madam President, we have a quorum. Thank you, Dr. Scott. Uh, Madame President, I would like to make a motion to amend the agenda items O and Q under human resources uh, new business. Uh, the correct hourly rate should be $42 per hour. Is there a second? Second. Discussion. All in favor? I opposed. All right. To the approval of minutes. Is there a motion? So moved. Second. Second. Discussion. All in favor? I opposed. Motion passes. We'll move down the presentations and awards. And we have a few of them. We are happy to say the board of school directors would like to recognize the following Penrest High School students for their accomplishments for earning Eagle Scout rank. Aaron Derky Aaron wanted his Eagle project to involve Glenwood Elementary School. He
002and Mr. Buchcci decided he should restore the Glenwood rock. He built two six-foot metal benches to increase seating outside Glenwood's entrance. Aaron cleaned the rock of fungus and mold. He formed a two-foot border around the rock with a ton of Pocono rock to form the border, repainted the Glenwood text, and assembled two commercialgrade solar lights to illuminate the rock at night. Nice job. Our second um who attained the the Eagle Scout rank is Nicholas Randazzo. Okay. Nicholas through Upper Providence. Nicholas was approved to design to build two 24 foot long wooden walkways to span across the muddy areas of the trail that floods at the the Lewis W. Scott Memorial Park. The board of school directors would like to recognize Jonathan Hulie who won the gold medal at the state swimming championships held at Bucknell
003University. Jonathan won in the 53 20.12 seconds and the 100 free 43.66 66 seconds. The swimming coach is Christian Sioelli. The Rose Tree Media Board of School Directors would like to recognize the Penrest High School cheer team for earning fifth place out of 62 teams in the game day division at the UCA National Championships in Orlando. [Applause] The che the cheerleaders are Jada Chega, Kira Chega, Sophia Chega, Karina Chen, Kayn DS, Riley Duffy, Victoria Dunoff, Megan Faulenberg, Riley Frederick's, Adriana Geianas, Donnie Gibson, Zoe Lambert, Delaney Milison, Sabrina Navoa, Abigail Pucket, Anna Rose Saunders, Abigail Sheridan, Taylor Thompson and Abigail Wolf. The coaches are Gina Lucenti and Caitlyn Schmucker. Right, let me fill you in on some of their statistics. They were the Northeast Regional Game Day Champions, which qualified them for the nationals. This is
004their fourth consecutive win at the Northeast Regionals. Fourtime consecutive UCA Nationals finalists in game day division ESPN Orlando. They finished fifth place out of 62 teams, their highest ranking to date. They scored in the top 20 of the entire championship, all divisions, which is over 1,250 teams. Penrest ranked number 16 top scorer. In addition, I got more. In addition to competing, the team participated in a record 20 community service events this school year. All right. Next up, the board of school directors would like to recognize Parker Caruso for organizing an amazing carnival for a cure day at Penrest High School. Sophomore superstar Parker Caruso set out to tackle an ambitious task, developing and executing a major fundraiser from scratch. In just several months, Parker built the Carnival for a Cure to support the Foundation for
005Fighting Blindness, a nonprofit that drives research to help find treatments and cures for blinding diseases. From going doortodoor, securing raffle baskets from State Street businesses to driving carnival games back and forth to Indian Lane, Parker crafted a truly magnificent event. The nearly $10,000 raised between Day of Cash fundraising and additional donations will serve as the foundation for the for the vision team at this October's Philadelphia Vision Walk to which Parker and the group has been invited to contribute. Now, the board of school directors would like to recognize teacher Z, excuse me, teacher Jim Zervanos and this year's editors of the Griffin, Andrew Nut, and Rita Tansa for receiving the Keystone Best in the State of PA award this year. [Applause] This award is issued by the National Council of Teachers of English for the best
006high school publication in the state of Pennsylvania for yearbooks, newspapers, and literary magazines. Congratulations, Mr. Zervanos, and the students for a welldeserved recognition. All right. Thank you all. That was that was great. Thank you. Now we will move to some more great students through our student liaison reports. Good evening. I'm Carara Doyle and I'll be presenting the reports for Glenwood Elementary, Indian Lane Elementary, and Media Elementary. What better way to kick off the start to spring break than celebrating Glenwood students earning a record 5,92 pause for praise for following Glenwood's goals, being ready, respectful, responsible, and kind. As a reward, students earned extra recess and celebrated during a pride assembly. In early April, the Penrest Multicultural Club came to Glenwood to present to present about different countries around the world. Each classroom was visited by
007three different countries. The students learned about the country's culture and completed an activity or craft to help complete their learning. The students even got to stamp a passport. Glenwood opened its doors to special friends and grandparents in the middle of April. This annual tradition allows people that are special to the students to participate in their learning. It is always wonderful to see just how far some of these special friends travel to visit Glenwood. At Indian Lane, librarians from the Rose Tree Media School District partnered with local public libraries and 35 community-minded businesses to bring the 15th annual Poem in Your Pocket to Media in Middletown in honor of NA National Poetry Month. On April 4th and 5th, students carried a poem in their pocket and shared it at participating locations, receiving a small treat in
008return. Indian Lane proudly hosted its 32nd annual art show on April 9th, highlighting the talents of students in first through fifth grades. Families toured the exhibit, took photos, and enjoyed an art themed scavenger hunt. Student created videos after offered a glimpse into the learning and artistic process of the artwork. On April 3rd, Indian Lane's fifth graders participated in an in an exciting career showcase, rotating through six presentations to explore a wide variety of professions. Special thanks to the 10 guest speakers who volunteered their time and shared their career journeys. Their insights and stories made a lasting impression on the students. This month, Media Elementary first graders have been hard at work writing book reviews. They use their opinions and reasoning to convince readers to check out specific books at the library without giving away the
009whole story. The first grades the first graders also learned about owls in science and ended the unit with owl day. On that day, students used geometry to fold a square multiple times into an owl bookmark. They read a poem and decorated an owl puppet. They also dissected owl pellets to find out what owls eat. Mrs. Bellamy and the PTG hosted the annual media elementary art show on April 9th. The art show featured one work of art from every student in grades 1 through 5. All fifth graders also had handbuilt ceramic mugs on view. The children completed a scavenger hunt to see as much of the beautiful artwork as possible. Fifth grade students traveled to the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia to culminate their studies of the American Revolution. Highlights included the presentation on
010Washington's war tent, a guided tour of the museum, and boarding the private the privateier Navy sloop in the museum. Hi, I'm Grace Moore and I'll be reading the reports for Ro Elementary, Springton Lake Middle School, and Penrest High School. At Ro Elementary, the theme for the Rose Tree Elementary's art show this year was unfolding the magic of art. The exhibit included at least one piece of artwork from each student along with ceramic pieces and many two-dimensional works hanging in the hallway. Rose spring concert held on April 9th was a joyful celebration of music and student talent. It was also a vibrant mo multicultural so showcase. Fifth graders performed energetic Zimbabwe style mallet percussion and select choir sang in Spanish highlighting traditional songs around the world. A variety of students soloists also took the spotlight playing
011piano, dancing, and even forming a trio where two students sang while another accompanied on electric bass. The grand finale, A Million Dreams, was specially chosen by the fifth grade class. Rose Tree fifth graders visited the John Cad's House and Barn Britain Tavern in Chadzford earlier this month. During their visit, the students learned about colonial life in the Battle of Brandy Wine. At Springton Lake Middle School, 8th grade language arts students participated in anti-slavery fair as part of the employee unit of Frederick Douglas. This mimicked the historical gatherings where a botist would give speeches and create the ideal of freedom. Students did an excellent job of choosing a topic and collecting facts of to support why slavery needed to be abolished. Acclaimed author Lorie H Anderson visited Springton Lake on April 3rd to promote her new
012book, Rebellion 1776. 8 million copies of Miss Anderson's many books have been sold worldwide and she is the recipient of numerous awards. Miss Anderson spoke about the writing process and how Rebellion 1776 came to be. The presentation closed with a Q&A session and book signing. After months of dedicated preparation, the Springton Lake Middle School Science Olympiad team showcased their STEM skills at the Southeast Pennsylvania Regional Competition on March 14th, competing in 23 rigorous events spanning earth science, biology, chemistry, physics, and engineering. Springton Lakes team earned 13 event medals and took home fifth place overall. They're moving on to the Pennsylvania State Science Olympiad competition on April 26th at Penrest High School for their outstanding rating at the Westchester East Jazz Festival last weekend. The band was also recognized for the best saxophone section, best trumpet
013section, and outstanding soloist Zach Zawwab and trumpet and Chris Taton on baritone sachs. The Pengress High School string ensemble and chamber ensemble traveled to Orlando, Florida to compete at the 20 25 Orlando World Strides Heritage Comp Festival. The ensembles performed exceptionally well and won every award they were eligible for. Each year, the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association invites music ensembles from across the Commonwealth to apply to perform at the state music conference. This year, over 80 bands applied. Four were accepted, which one of was the Penrest Wind Ensemble. This is the highest honor a music ensemble can receive in the state of Pennsylvania. The wind ensemble under the direction of Craig Craig Snider performed to packed audience of music educators and other attendees on April 11th. Additionally, the Penrest Flute Trio was accepted as a performing
014group. It is rare for a school to have one, let alone two groups performed in the same year. On March 27th, art one, an introduction to photography and design students went to the Longwood Gardens. At art one, students used watercolor to paint directly from life, while photo and design students took many different shots of the beautiful environment. The Penrest Senior Art Showcase also opened for the residents of Lima Estates. The Pengress National History Day team competed March 21st in the regional National History Day competition held at the Chester County Historical Society. Congratulations to Felix Gusk, Joshua Fineberg and who placed first place in the group documentary category and Nicholas Ans Anselon and Richard Flounders who placed first in the group website category and advanced to the state NHD competition. On March 25th, nine penrest students
015consist consisting of three teams of three attended the lower Maran coding competition at Flux Space in Norristown. More than 40 teams competed in the event and two penrest teams won prizes. Aditia Murphy, Nigel Stagger, and Matthew Gonowan won first place while Rohan Gatney, Vishwanu, Pera, Mish Varnon, Lucasfil finished third. Hello again. I'm Caris and I'll be presenting this month's student report. After a very relaxing break for many, students are back, eager to race to the end of the school year. Our student athletes have been taking advantage of the beautiful weather with many winning with many having winning streaks that they plan to keep. Our girls track team celebrated their seniors on March 26th, and our boys tennis team is celebrating their seniors tonight. Try to stay up to date with our spring with our spring
016sports teams and get out to a game or two. Our Penrest academic teams have also been on track for success. On April 10th, our HighQ team wrapped up its very successful season with its annual banquet. In addition, our science Olympiad team will be competing at the Pennsylvania State Tournament at Penn State Altuna this weekend. And finally, our Environ team will be competing at counties this coming Tuesday. The beginning of May brings two weeks of AP exam testing for our sophomore, junior, and senior students. We are extremely thankful to our guidance department which has been extremely helpful in preparing both both returning and firsttime AP exam takers for their test day. Students have been working extremely hard in all of their courses this year to prepare for their various exams. With graduation coming soon, many of
017our seniors are finalizing their plans for next year. We have students going to various institutions located in over 20 different states as well as many students going into the workforce or military. Make sure to check in and congratulate all of our seniors. Enjoy the spring weather. See you in May. Thank you. All right. We don't have any uh board liaison reports. Uh committee highlights and reports are contained within the agenda and we move to the superintendence report. Dr. Malashsh. Thank you Dr. Thank you Dr. Napson Williams. As we welcome the beautiful warmth of April, it's hard not to feel a renewed sense of energy and excitement in the air. The sunshine, blooming trees, and longer days have certainly brought a vibrant spirit to our schools and community. With only seven weeks left in the school
018year, seven weeks, the calendar is packed. The fields are alive with activity, and the hallways are buzzing with anticipation. April's recent warm weather has created the perfect backdrop for both learning and leisure. Students are enjoying outdoor lessons, learning about the environment, and spirited lunch breaks in the sunshine. There's a sense of joy that can only that only spring can bring, and it's contagious. It's a wonderful reminder of the resilience and enthusiasm of our entire school community. As we enter the final stretch of the academic year, there's much to look forward to. Between end of the year projects, concerts, field trips, and class celebrations, the next seven weeks will be filled with meaningful moments and opportunities for our students to shine. Our talented teachers and staff have been working hard to ensure every student is supported
019and celebrated as we wrap up another successful school year. This time of year also brings brings a flurry of activity to our athletic programs. Both Penrest High School and Springton Lake Middle School are in full swing with their spring sports seasons. And we invite all members of the community to come out and support our student athletes. At Penrest High School, fans can watch exciting matchups in baseball, softball, track and field, lacrosse, and boys tennis. Our athletes have been training hard and showing incredible determination, sportsmanship, and teamwork. Whether you're cheering on a close game under the lights or watching a relay team race to the finish line, there's no better way to enjoy a spring evening than from the stands at a penrest game. Be sure to check the school's athletic page for updated game schedules
020and highlights. At Springton Lake, our middle school athletes are also giving it their all. The track and field team is racing ahead with strong performances and great camaraderie, while the boys and girls lacrosse teams and baseball and softball teams have shown impressive skills and school pride. These middle school competitions offer the perfect opportunity for families to come together, build school spirit, and support future Penrest Lions. Our student athletes, coaches, and families put a tremendous amount of time and heart into these programs. And your presence means more than you know. Whether you're a parent, a teacher, an alum, or a neighbor, we encourage you to come out and cheer for our teams. You'll be glad that you did. In addition to athletics, the season brings several arts events and academic showcases that highlight the talent and
021creativity of our students. Keep an eye out for upcoming concerts, art exhibits, and theater productions. It's another great way to support our students and celebrate all the diverse strengths within our schools. I especially encourage everyone to come out on May the 7th for the Penrest High School Celebration of the Arts. This masterfully curated show will leave you stunned by the depth of ability from our artists. As always, thank you for being such an engaged and supportive community. A special thank you to Mrs. Tracy Hatton, the librarian at Indian Lane, and her team of poettologists for their dedicated and inspiring work to celebrate this year's poem in my pocket day. I had the chance to hear from a number of parents, community members, and business owners about what a success it was for our students to
022be spreading the joy of poetry throughout media. Thank you to all who participated and supported this tremendous experience. Six weeks from tonight will be graduation eve for our pancest senior class. These weeks will fly by and we hope that everyone will continue to make that we will make them memorable for every student. Let's soak up the sunshine, cheer each other on, and finish this school year with the same warmth and positivity that spring has brought to our doorstep. Thank you, Dr. Napson Williams. Thank you, Dr. Malash. We'll move to the solicitor's report. Mr. Kelly. Thank you, Madam President. The board has my written report and today I received notice that the district will be participating in a commercial and a residential arbitrations the end of May and received notice there also going to be at
023least one commercial and one residential arbitration tax appeal arbitration at the end of June. Uh that concludes my report. Madam President, thank you, Mr. Kelly. We'll move to the president's report. The board is excited about the continued progress in the development of the plans for the new fullday kindergarten and first grade center. We hope that we will see members of the community at the panel discussion about the new building on Wednesday, April 30th from 6:00 to 7:30 at Springton Lake Middle School. There will also be an update and a presentation at the May 8th, 2025 work session which will be held in the library at Springton Lake. At the same meeting, we will also be continuing our discussion regarding the recommendations for our athletic fields. The district budget for the 2025 2026 academic year is
024in the final stages of being completed and will be adopted at the May 22nd, 2025 legislative meeting. We'll move now to scheduled presentations. Janette Verdor, RTMA. Good evening. It's been a couple of months since I've been here in person. I was at Songfest last last month. So, I'm glad to be here. Um, just a few things to share with you. A couple of accolades. We uh Mrs. Julie Plater, reading specialist at Glenwood Elementary, was recognized as one of the Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union Excellence in Teaching award recipients. So, we are very proud of her accomplishment. She's been a wonderful employee, a fantastic reading teacher, and a great colleague. So, I'm very proud of Julie and we wish her well with that award. Also, Mrs. Trish Elmer from Media Elementary was recently selected to be
025a Keystone technology innovator. This program identifies and supports exemplary educators for using technology as a transformative tool to nurture the intellect, innovation, and imagination of students. Um, I believe two years ago I stood here with Mrs. Becca Canalosi who also was recognized as a Keystone. I was a keystoneer once upon a time back in 2009. So, a long time ago, but it's a a fantastic organization and you get you get a a family of crazy tech people to ride to ride your career out with because once you're a keystone, you are always a keystone. So, always together, always learning things. Um, we had this epiphany today at our rep council meeting. We are Glenwood and Rose are right now in the middle of the process of getting their air conditioning set and teachers are packing
026up boxes and ceiling tiles are being pulled down, etc. And we thought we need to move all of the window air conditioners from Rose Tree over to Indian Lane as soon as the air conditioning is all set. So, I'll talk to Mr. Nolan about that, but it would be great. Is he here? Okay. Um, I thought it was a great idea. Why not? And then finally, I wanted to recognize field trip season. So, uh, Dr. Malash mentioned it in his notes and we've highlighted a couple of field trips in our student reports. Field trips are incredible works of organization and I just for those of you who are teachers, you know what it takes to pull one off. So, you set the date, you get the chaperones, you get the permission slips, you collect the
027money, you go to the PTG for additional support if necessary, you arrange the transportation, you talk to the bus drivers, you get a map for the bus drivers, and then you sit next to the bus driver to guide them to your destination. You make sure that you pack uh everybody has a lunch. When they don't have a lunch, you go to the cafeteria and you sweet talk the cafeteria staff into creating lunches for the kids that didn't have any. up and don't forget to stop at the nurse, get the medications, get the EpiPen, get the first aid kit, and make sure your trainings are all up to date. Um, it is a feat unto itself. Good luck to our teachers as they plan their spring field trips. I go on many, so I do this
028on a regular basis and thank you for your continued support. 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 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 administration and board so that the school district can follow up with citizens
029concerns following the meeting. Okay. We have no unscheduled presentations. All right. Uh, no superintendence comments. We have no old business. We will move to human resources. Let's start with letter A. Is there a motion? So moved. Second. Second. Discussion. So, excuse me. sadness but happiness for the person. Uh this is um for the retirement for Jenny Robinson, the elementary school principal at Rose Elementary. Uh Dr. Robinson joined the staff of Rose Tree School District in 2013. and