001I'd like to call the curriculum and extracurricular committee meeting together for this evening. Um, could we have a roll call, please? >> Mrs. Krauss here. Miss Heather Young >> here. >> Mrs. Trout. Mrs. Plank >> here. Mr. Lady >> present. >> Miss Jal >> present. >> Mr. Leic >> here. >> Mr. Walmer >> excused. >> Mrs. Hollow >> here. >> And Mr. Wy >> excused. >> Thank you. >> Okay. We did have an executive session this evening on a personnel matter. Uh, we have a public comment this evening, so I have to read Jim's favorite little speech here. The board of school directors encourages comments from community members during the citizen comment section of the agenda. Upon being recognized by the board president, an individual should state his or her name, confirm that they are
002either a parent, guardian, resident, taxpayer, district employee, district students, or anyone representing a group or firm in the community, and may speak to the board for a period no longer than 5 minutes. No participant may speak more than once on the same topic unless all others who wish to speak on that topic have been heard. Questions posed during citizen comment will not be addressed during the meeting. If a question requires follow-up, the board president or superintendent will follow up individually. The board requests that neither complaints concerning job performance nor allegations of misconduct relating to specific employees or students be raised at a public meeting. Such concern should be referred directly to the superintendent. The board will conduct its meeting civily and respectfully. All citizen comments deserve that same respect from both the board and the
003other meeting attendees. at the discretion of the board president. A verbal dis ver verbal disruptions, commotion, or other disrespectful comments, behaviors may result in a verbal warning, termination of the comment, board recess, or termination of all citizen comments. So, at this time, Leslie Callahan has requested time. >> Okay, we don't have to go through all that pledge of allegiance and and all that stuff. >> I was just Okay, I was just I was confused. It just came a little faster than I thought. It's okay. >> Uh my name is Elsa Callahan. You all know that I am a district resident. I would like to discuss address the discrepancy in the secondary level, meaning the middle school and high school handbooks versus the elementary and intermediate level handbooks. Specifically, the fact that the secondary level handbooks
004include wording regarding the use of hate, speech, and or racial slurs that apparently the elementary and intermediate level handbooks don't. At last month's meeting, the elementary and intermediate level handbooks handbooks were approved as is, but the secondary handbook was tabled until tonight with the intention of removing the hate speech and or racial slur wording in order to make the handbooks consistent. I agree that all the handbooks should have the same information, but doesn't it make more sense to include that wording in the elementary and intermediate handbooks than remove it from the secondary? Adding it to the elementary and intermediate handbooks would also make the handbooks consistent. Everyone gets the same message and everyone gets the same message from the first day of their school career. Consistency from day one. The expectations are clearly stated. The
005bar is set high right from the get-go and there is no excuse for that kind of speech ever. Granted, elementary students aren't likely to use hate speech and or racial slurs, but an elementary teacher did tell me that they do have occasions when they have to address this issue. Elementary students might not have an idea what it means and are probably just repeating what they hear at home. So the discipline for them would look different from the discipline of a secondary student. Intermediate students are becoming more aware of the world around them and by this time they should know the difference between right and wrong. But again, if they hear it at home, they'll likely repeat it. The discipline for intermediate students would again look different from an elementary or secondary student. However, in a
006secondary school, the discipline should be harsh for those found using hate speech and or racial slurs. They've had seven years of formal education on the subject and they know what is expected of them. They know they are making a choice when they use that language and they intend to use it to bully, harass, harm, and belittle a person. They know the power behind those words. The wording about using hate speech or racial slurs should be kept in the secondary handbooks and added to the elementary and intermediate handbooks. This would ensure consistency from kindergarten through 12th grade. Students wouldn't suddenly arrive on the secondary campus and say, "Oh, I didn't know." There would have been age appropriate consequences all along. No excuses. Adding the hate speech and or racial source to the elementary and intermediate handbooks
007would mean that the administration might have to revisit the discipline and consequences to make sure they are age appropriate. This most likely can't happen at this late date for this year, but perhaps an addendum could be added to the elementary and intermediate handbooks to bring them up to par with the secondary handbook. It's far easier to add something to the handbook than it is to take it out and it just makes sense. Just some food for thought to make all the hand books consistent. And one request, please speak up. It's hard to hear you guys or speak into the microphones. It's it's really hard in the in the auditorium, but maybe just get used to speaking into it because we just hear mumble. I don't know what it sounds like on the playback, but we
008just hear maybe it's just my old ears. For this, for the sake of this old lady, would you please speak up? >> Okay. Thank you, Leslie. >> Okay. Um I am going to jump down to um other student activities. There is quite a list of them on your agenda. Um, overnight trip approval for the following ACES state FFA leadership conference in Harrisburg 13126 to 2126 or 21426 to 21526. I believe that's done that way because of potential weather issues. Uh, state FFA legislative leadership conference leadership skills 3226 to 32426. State FFA level contest Penn State University 61126 or 61626 to 618. I'm sorry 69 to 611 or 616 to 618. Uh, the BHS fall theater performance will be at Charlie Brown Christmas and Fireside Fireside Holiday on 1219 and 1220 at 700 p.m. And the
009spring musical will be Mean Girls, the high school version, uh, 32026 to 3:226. Uh, moving on to curriculum. Um, this evening I am happy to welcome Jen Hay and Jen Showers and they're going to talk a little bit about the prek counts program. Ladies, >> should we stand somewhere specific? >> We fine. There's fine. >> You can sit if you want. >> Have a seat. >> We can sit. Sure. I'll feel better. >> It's been a long day. Our teachers returned today, so >> we probably have more than enough here, but there's the packet for everyone. Um, included is just a generic prek counts brochure just to tell you a little bit about it. Um, we also have a couple of slides and then we have a sample application in the back. Um, if you
010know of anyone in the district who is still looking, we still have a few openings. Um, so please feel free to pass that along or send them our way. So, I'm Jen Showers, the executive director at Adams County Head Start. I am Jen Hay. I am the one of the education coordinators of Head Start. I also supervise the prek house uh classroom and also the mental health coordinator for the program. >> Yeah. So, I believe Joe, you're going to have to help us out. We're in year seven or eight of the prek counts here at Upper Adams. >> Seven. Seven, I think. >> Yeah. And so it's been a great partnership between us and and the school district. PreK Counts is established by the Department of Education um with oversight from Octdell. It is a
011quality prek program focusing on school readiness. Um the program is at no cost to families if they qualify. Um and a as we are funded through the state, as you're probably all aware, there is no state budget at this point. That means there is no money coming for prek counts. Um, so we have had to tell our teachers today and we're contacting families tomorrow that there will be a delayed start to the year because there is no funding coming in. So as soon as the state budget passes, um, then we'll be able to ramp back up with prek counts. >> So we have we haven't been this delayed before or have we been this that you >> a few years ago? >> Yes. So two years ago we were delayed. Um, our teachers actually only
012started four days late and then the students started a week late. However, this is a little bit more because now we're um because we have some of the pass through funding for to cover us for this week. They will not be able to be paid next week and then forward of course until the budget passes and then the students we don't have of course any information on yet. >> Yeah. So, we've been enrolling and and letting them know the start date would have been August 20th. Um, so we're contacting them tomorrow. This all was just really new to us Friday at 300 PM. >> Um, and we'll start as soon as and our teachers are ready. They were back today. They're they're very sad. Um, but this is what happens of course when we're dealing
013with >> the last time the budget was delayed. this far. I um have experience in um a a program with that partners with prek and they were delayed and the delay actually went until October of that year. >> So that was um >> that's not the case. >> I hope not too of that was probably I'm going to say 15 years ago. So I'm hoping it's it's not >> we're hoping that they get it together. Um so when we do reopen um our program is located at Bigville Elementary School in the kindergarten wing. We operate for 180 days Monday through Friday at 5 and 1/2 hours um a day. So in prek counts that's considered full day um or you can do three and a half for part day and we've been doing full day.
014Yes. >> So when you have a delay start then do you is your year longer? >> Going to depend on what they require of us. um that year we were not required to make up that um week by the state and we still kept the same amount of money. It's just going to depend what they expect out of us. Um we know that if we go too far into June, the kids don't come because our first year starting the grant, we started a little bit late which put us later and we find that when the older kids are out of school, the younger kids don't come. >> I don't want to get up and go if my sibling is sleeping. Um, parents also don't want to have the battle in the morning. So, it's not
015a good quality for anyone at that point. Um, so probably they will hopefully depending how long this goes, yeah, >> it'll be a shortened year. Um, our lead teacher possesses an instructional two certificate. She went through induction here with the district. Um, and our assistant teacher is has an associates degree and is bilingual. We do follow state approved um early childhood curriculums. Our teachers do weekly lesson plans with individualization for children based on their skills and needs and goals that they have for them. We do supplemental curriculums to teach personal safety and social emotional skills. And our teachers complete child assessments three times per year. So they're observing and documenting on the children all year long. And we do three official checkpoints at which point um those are shared with parents during parent conferences um
016and they're given activities to work on things at home and we do serve breakfast and lunch family style in our classrooms. Um it's a site to see society anyone >> love to come and yeah the first couple weeks are a little hard. Um enrollment and eligibility. So there is an application process and I have a copy of that in your packet. um a family must earn below 300% of the federal poverty guidelines and they are on the front of the page. So for a family of four for prek counts that's n 96,450. Um we also have a head start room in Biglerville Elementary and the qualifications for that are 32,000 for the same family of four. So, PreK Counts opens up the program to a lot more children and families who still need support and
017care but don't qualify for Head Start. Um, there is a selection scale that we use to prioritize. So, we give extra points to families who live in Upperam School District. Um, we give extra prioritization points for children who are four so that they have one year of formal prek before they go to kindergarten. um homeless and foster children, families who receive TANF, SNAP, public assistance, children with disabilities, English language learners, teen parents, um all get prioritization in in enrollment. Just some of the benefits, and we've seen a lot of benefits just being in the kindergarten wing of the building, our kids already know the kindergarten teachers. Um and then when they come back in kindergarten, they have familiar faces right across the hall in in our teachers as well. So the transition is much smoother
018for our kids. Um they enter kindergarten with stronger literacy, language, math skills. Um less likely to need special ed and repeat grades. And one thing that we really strive to do is if we identify children who we think are in need of special ed, we work really hard to get that situated in prek because we know that it takes a long time once they get into the school district if if they're identified. So, we work really hard to get IEPs um and get them coordinated with services before they hit kindergarten. Um the last thing we have is just our um child outcomes from the classroom for last year. So, we included the first checkpoint in the fall and then the second sheet is um the results for the spring. So, the teachers in an early
019childhood classroom, especially in early childhood, we know children learn through play. So uh when you enter a classroom you will see them playing in all the different centers, art blocks, housekeeping um we have library areas, science areas, all of that. So um while there are things that we expect the teachers to observe at teacher directed times, there's also most of the time dedicated to uh the play. So they are getting authentic observations to see where the children are in all of these different developmental levels. Um, so we really look at where they are in the fall and so you can see on the fall outcomes where the larger graph area has the blue which is below expectations. So the children in the classroom three, four and 5 year olds, those are the children that are
020below the expectations that are expected for children their developmental level. our curriculum is um tied together directly with the learning standards for Pennsylvania. Um so uh we make sure that we are also in line with what um all districts are going to need moving into the school um school age as well. So then you can see in the fall um that the purple that means that those children are meeting or exceeding the expectations um for their age. And of course that's almost all of the class. And so there is one child listed on here for below expectations and that could be for several reasons. That child may have an IEP. that child may have had a behavior plan um um or that child also could have been three. So that child will be coming back
021to us. So um it's always nice to see the improvement that the children make while they're with us as well. >> I think I recall is your capacity set at 17? >> It is set at 17. >> And are you at capacity starting the school year? >> We still have a few spots. I think we have four or five spots still available. So, um I know we had sent information out through the district and we attend a lot of recruitment events for Head Start and our prek at the same time. So, we're always recruiting and try to maintain a wait list. Um I think it's just getting the word out still because I know that they're living in Jen and I both live in the district and we know that there are families here who
022need the services. It's just sometimes it's hard to find them. Once we do enroll, we do typically stay enrolled in this classroom specifically. There's not a lot of turnover with children. So that's one positive also. >> So they can have two years, possibly three years. >> They can have two only two in prek. >> Yeah, they have to be three by the school district cuto off >> um to qualify. So it would be two years. >> We get that a lot with not really with prek, but with Head Start. Well, can they just stay another year? I don't think they're ready for kindergarten, but if they're ageel eligible for kindergarten, they're not eligible for either of these programs. >> You might have answered this. Are there many Spanish-sp speakaking children? >> Probably. We have about
023maybe two out of the 17 per year. One to two. >> Yes. Yes. So, in in the prek counts classroom itself, there's I I'm not sure there were actually any last year. Um some of the reports that we pull we do include dual language learners just to just to notate that as well. Um but in our Head Start classrooms there are more. >> Okay. >> Thank you. >> I'm sure you said I might have missed it. What's the difference between the prek and the Head Start? Is it just eligibility? >> So prek counts as funded through the state. It's and our Head Start is federally funded. >> Okay. Um, so the income guidelines are different and the regulations are we have two different sets of regulations. We run both programs pretty identically because we meet
024the expectations in both um and that's I think the main reason that the district approached us to partner. We've been trying for many years um because we've had success with our Head Start kids. And so we modeled our prek model after what we're doing in Head Start. same curriculum, same assessments. Our teachers go through the same training. Um there are just different requirements for pre-k counts that the teachers have to have an instructional certificate where in Head Start we just require a bachelor's degree in early childhood or a related field. So some things are a little different. >> So how many um are all 17 kids in one class or is it like two classes? Okay. So like is there 17 in then the prek and then 17 in head start? There's 17 in preK
025and up until this year we would do 18 in Head Start, but we have dropped to 13 or class um because we were having trouble with enrollment. If you look at the 100% of the poverty guidelines, >> people are making >> way more money than that. Especially since COVID, you can go to Ruters and make $19 an hour. A lot of families who still need our services aren't qualifying for Head Start. And we only have a certain percentage of over income slots that we're allowed to use. Um, so we have to prioritize the neediest of the needy. Okay. >> Um, but we've been having trouble maintaining full enrollment in Head Start because of situations like that. Um, so we've reduced enrollment this year and we'll have 13 in the classroom which is actually going to
026be wonderful. The kids are coming to us with much more um developmental needs, behavioral needs. Um, so especially in Head Start, >> you maybe can't answer this, but in your experience based on what you just said about COVID and income levels, do you feel like the need of the child, however, is still there even though they're not in >> Yes, it is absolutely still there. And we actually just last year felt like we were coming a little bit out of the COVID fog. >> Yes, >> we we were dealing with some pretty severe behaviors last year. Not to say that we didn't have them, but we had way less than we had the previous few years. >> We are finding also that um children are coming in a lot lower and then we're actually able
027to make higher gains because and it's almost purely off of exposure. we see such huge gains. And off the top of my head, I wish I would have brought it, but off the top of my head, I think we saw almost a 20% gain um from our fall checkpoints to our winter checkpoints. Um than we than we saw before um and just because of that exposure and getting out getting into a classroom, getting with peers that are of your age and being able to really work that developmental level. So, um, >> I would just like to personally thank you both. Your, the passion you share is contagious. You're really good at what you do and have been doing it a long time. I know. And we appreciate it. Those little munchkins. >> We're the dinosaurs.
028Um, we drank the Kool-Aid a long time ago. Um, and we do love what we do. It's not always easy, but um, >> the kids and the families make it worthwhile. >> It's obvious. Thank you. >> Yeah. Thank you. >> I would like to echo Mrs. Hol. We have a outstanding partnership uh for the last seven years. It's always been a pleasure. We meet every other month. Uh we talk about everything from the curriculum to facilities to communication. Uh and we went through a I guess you would call it a monitoring uh in January lack of a better term of our program and they were very impressed with everything that we're doing at the state level. So, and that's to credit to these these two ladies here. They are they're fantastic. You forgot to say
029they also model some of our stuff and tell other people that to do so. >> There you go. Thank you. >> Yeah. W with with the communication that we have and it and it's I don't want to say it's easy. It's not easy with every district. Upper Adams has been the only one who wanted to partner for prek in all of these years and well I I should say that we tried with Littletown um but they weren't giving you grants that year. >> But they make it easy. But it's our partnership that they're they want to model as well because we have such great communication and >> um transparency between all of us. >> We have somebody throwing tantrums, you know, about it when we have our meetings. Not that we expect you to fix
030it, but >> Yeah. >> No, but and we feel so welcome at Biglerville. So >> awesome. >> It's wonderful. >> Thank you both. >> No, thank you. >> Thanks for coming tonight. >> Just put some good juju out there for a state budget and we'll be good to go. Yeah, I'm sure we're not the only ones wanting that. >> No, it's it's No, it's statewide. Um, so there's a lot of people in our boat, but >> it just means kids home on couches with screens in front of them until we can open. So, >> yeah. >> Do you feel that leads to behavior issues? >> That and the developmental delays. Language skills are very low on kids coming in. And I'll be honest, we have a computer center in our classroom and it's one of
031the least visited stations that we have for the kids. >> Most of our teachers don't even open it. Um >> they get so much of it at home that and we limit them if they do get on it. But >> it's to be honest, they don't even want to go there because they have the sensory table where there's sand or the art finger paint, the easel, the blocks, the all the hands-on stuff and also adults who are wanting to engage with them. So they don't actually even choose. >> Yeah, that's >> plenty of that at home. So >> thank you all for continuing to support us in PreK Counts and >> we'll keep trucking along. >> Thank you so much. >> Nice meeting you for the first time. >> I'm kicking the fine. Thank you.
032I don't know what I'm doing. >> All right. um the um 2025 2026 school plan. Um Mr. Alvin is going to speak to that. >> This is more of just an announcement of a reminder. This will be on for approval at the next board meeting. This is from the June meeting. If you recall, uh Shane Brewer was here and did the full presentation at that time. Uh because of the way the guidelines are from the state that they model similar to comprehensive plan. Uh this the plan had to sit you know for 30 days. So, we did not uh bring it in July because it was still sitting. So, I'm bringing it here to the committee meeting. It's now past the 30 days and it will be on for approval in uh two weeks. I
033>> mean, do you leave Dr. Bell on here >> as the chief school administration? >> In the system, the name has changed. This is just the printed version that we used in June. Uh but yeah, when we print out the final version, it'll be it'll be updated with new demographic information. >> Thank you. Um, moving on to number three, the student handbooks for the high school and the middle school. That has been discussed and the policies have been tweaked and we will be uh voting on them in our voting meeting later this evening. >> Um, federal program update back to you. >> I have a little bit of good news and a little bit of uh puzzling uh news or or I guess we have to be patient. Uh so federal programs I shared last
034uh month that those funds were frozen. So we were our titles two, three and four were cancelled uh on July 25th. A lot of the headlines and I'll read one of them here. If you would Google uh title funds unfrozen or something to that effect. Uh one of the article one of the headlines you'll see is unfrozen white house releases remaining 5 billion for K to2 programs. Wonderful. Okay, we all saw those headlines. That was July 25th. Uh, school districts have not received any communication from the state at this point in regards to that announcement. So, my um applications are still canceled. I don't know. I can't say that the allocations will stay what they originally were provided. They may go down less. We were talking about about that today. Um, so it remains to
035be seen. I don't have a timeline as to when we will get that communication from the state and what those allocations will look like. Hopefully, they will stay the same and we can just proceed just on a a little bit of a delay. Uh but if they do get lowered, we'll have to go in and make some adjustments to what we were uh asking for. So, but uh we just we have to be patient. So, it's good news they released it. Now, we have to wait for the state to figure out exactly how they want to roll that out and communicate >> what to do next. We're going to hope that's a piece of good news. Yes. Just be patient. >> Yes. >> Thank you. >> Um that is all I have for curriculum unless
036someone has something else. >> If not, >> um madam madam chair, can I say something? >> Of course. >> Yeah. I just wanted to give a shout out to our all of our teachers, but most especially our elementary teachers. I got some really good feedback from a neighbor who is new to the district and who who moved from a neighboring district into ours last year. And she said, "Well, her son is now a rising sixth grader." And when he came to the district, he was very behind in math. And uh she was quite worried about it. And then the team just took this student under their wings and uh now he is totally back on track and the parent is absolutely thrilled and Mrs. Alto was the leader of that effort. So I just wanted
037to give a shout out on that. >> Thank you Maria. That's a good shout out. Appreciate that. >> Anyone else? If not, motion to adjourn this meeting and I'll trade seats with you, Jim. >> So, move. >> Second. >> Thank you. >> You don't have to change. >> Sure. >> Yeah. >> You need this though. >> Don't trust me. I do >> business and operations meeting. >> Um, we'll start off with property. Uh Michon Cover. >> Yeah. Um there will be some surplus items needing approval. Uh two wooden cabinets 4T by 7 foot. Uh one pressed board cabinet 4T by 7 foot that has a bottom a broken bottom hinge. Uh 31 microscopes. Perah Scientific Company model number E35496. And the note is very old and not operational from the Bigville High School. Um, electric
038washer and dryer combo. And then the Aramark client business review which is informationational only. And there is an attached CBR there which takes very long time to load. That is all of Aramark's projects that they worked on. So usually he is here to go over that, but >> believe he's on vacation. Okay. >> But I I if I could just say I could just share >> he and I sat down last week and I'm sure Miss Hobbs >> actually went through every slide. I don't know if everybody got a chance but >> we do a lot and I I think Mr. Proffin and the team take do take pride in wanting to do a good job and keep our district >> up kept well. So, and he's the floors are look like if you walk
039you walk in this floor out here with certain shoes on, you'll squeak the whole time because all they do is squeak because that's how that's how clean they are. Did you squeak Conan? He did. >> So, yeah. So, I mean they're I think you I don't want to say you can eat off them, but they're they're pretty shiny. >> He is he is always very proud of this presentation and a chance to show off what what his crew has done. But looking at like I sat down and looked at the contract when Miss Hops gave I asked for a copy of the contract versus sitting down with him and going through the slideshow with him. It just you know was like you guys do quite a bit. >> Do you know does he give the
040OSHA training? >> I don't know if you know Miss Holmes or not. I think he had spoken about that. I don't know if he has the >> I just was curious. >> I do not know. I'm sorry. >> If it's through air or it's through our vector solutions, they also get it. It might be a combination of both. >> Mies from me. Anyone has any questions about that or anything? So, that's all I have. >> Okay. Thank you, ma'am. We'll move on to transportation. And I'm not going to read all the names. So this will be a recommended approval of the Jacob's drivers list, the Weaver's bus drivers list, Holium drivers, and the district drivers. Anybody have any questions? Take us to finance. I'll cover finance for Mr. Walmart tonight. Uh these are capital reserve
041projects informationational only. That's that's in your listed there your PDF so you have time to read over that uh estimate for the wheelchair lift in the middle school. This is going to be paid for from the capital reserve budget. >> I did have a question about that. I was reading through um one thing it said I noticed in the contract it said that the like the building of the shaft or whatever was all was on the school. So is is that just a replacement? Like is that all is the base already there or everything they need? So they're just taking one out and putting another one in. >> Correct. Yes. It's one that we currently there is nonoperational. So we actually have two in the middle school and we replaced one about two years ago.
042>> Okay. >> And now this is the second one that also needs to be replaced. >> Okay. So the base is there. Everything's there. There isn't any extra expenses on top of that quote. So okay. I just was curious when I read that. I wasn't sure. >> And once that's voted on how long will it take to to get the replacements, >> I'd have to double check with Mr. Graham, but it's probably at least a six week lead project. So, we may be running into working around holiday schedules, things like that for that replacement. I know >> when we did the other one, once again, once we put the order in, new materials, just depends. >> And we're finding that with a lot of items that were, you know, on the capital this year or
043what we're looking at for projected capital projects for next year. Okay. Uh recommend approval of closure of the upper uh intermediate school student activity account book castle and that's per the attached document and also recommend approval for the closure of the big elementary student activity account cultural arts per the attached document. Questions on that? Okay. Uh recommend uh the renewal of of for nextgen as per the attached documents for all buildings from July 1st, 2025 to June 30th, 2028. Cost for uh 2026 is $43,895, an increase of $2,151 from 2025. Question on that? and then also ourou with wellspan family medicine and aspers. Okay, that will take us to personnel. Mr. Lustig. >> Yes, thank you very much, Mr. Vice President. Uh I uh am going to be u uh reporting as I usually do
044through uh a variety of um of sections and I'll pause uh so that uh if there is any discussion or questions we can uh we can feel free to to uh uh to process those questions or or discussions. uh if the uh board members would like to uh uh push the attachment up next to my my name, they will be able to see exactly what I'm speaking about. Uh so proceeding with administration 1A, I'm going to go ahead and read this because it's uh I just want to make sure it's all um understandable. Reorganize and strengthen current administrative staff position. eliminate the 7 to2 dean of students position and replace it with a 7 to2 assistant principal position. Any questions about that? >> Yes. Uh Mr. Lustig, I'd like to make a motion to uh
045that we would hold off on any discussion or vote tonight on that position. Uh just to the lack of of participants here tonight, board members to stretch that out to our next voting meeting. That >> be okay. >> Sure. I can appreciate that. Okay. So, we'll table that uh unless there's objection and move to uh number two, professional. And you'll see uh four uh items listed there. The first relates to uh the hiring of a teacher uh at Biglerville High School to teach French uh instructional one step one. The second one B re relates to the hiring of a Spanish teacher for Biglerville High School. Uh instructional one step three. The third uh which is C relates to Courtney Kramer school counselor who has submitted a resignation from the Upper Adams uh intermediate school affected
046the end of the 2025 2026 school year. And that takes us to D, which of course is to post and advertise for a school counselor at Upper Adams uh intermediate school. You'll notice that there is not any information in three and four, but uh we can turn our attention to to number five, which is uh supplemental contracts. You can see 16 uh uh people and um and cost thereof there that that that is to be found in 5 A through uh through 5P is in Paul. Uh the the five Q uh relates to fall coaching and game health as per the attachments that you can pull up if you need to see it. Number six relates to other contracted and volunteer services. We you see four volunteers listed there. Uh I always appreciate the opportunity
047to uh identify them and to thank them for their service. Uh we have nothing to report in uh B for uh which is Kelly Educational C Aramatark and a D chartwells but we do have E which relates to the G force. Uh the first there number one is the athletic and event staff. uh per the attached document. You can see that. And number two is Brent Hayes uh school security officer effective of the date pending receipt of required paperwork. Any uh concerns there? If not, that concludes my report. >> Thank you, Mr. Lostig. Okay, that will wrap up the business and operations meeting and we'll take a brief pause here and we'll move into our voting meeting. Okay, I'm gonna go ahead and call our meeting to order. Uh, could we all stand for do
048pledge of allegiance and a moment of silence, please? >> To the flag of America and to the republic for it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. >> We have a roll call, please. >> Mrs. Krauss, >> here. Miss Jal >> here. >> Mrs. Hollow >> here. >> Mr. Lustik >> here. >> Mrs. Plank >> here. >> Mr. excused. >> Miss John Shan Cover >> here. >> Mr. Wigel >> excused. >> Mr. Lady >> here. >> Thank you. >> Okay. Uh we did have an executive session tonight to discuss a personnel issue. And uh could I have an uh motion to approve the agenda tonight with the exception of voting on or talking and discussing about the AP position tonight? >> So move second. You want to wait?
049Okay. Do a roll call, please. >> Mr. Jal, >> yes. >> Mrs. Haliba, >> yes. >> Mr. Lustik, >> yes. >> Mrs. Plank, >> yes. >> Mrs. Krauss, >> yes. >> Mr. Ley, >> I. >> Miss Youngber, >> yes. >> Thank you. >> We have no public comment, no correspondence. So that will move us right to finance and I'll cover that again. So could I have a motion to approve wheelchair lift in the middle school which will be paid for from the capital reserve budget? Oh, yeah. Can you sorry recommend approval for I'm sorry for the for the wheelchair lift and then also the renewal of nextgen and they're both obviously in your attachments. >> Second motion in a second. Any discussion? >> Roll call, please. >> Mrs. Halib, >> yes. >> Mr. Leic, >>
050yes. >> Mrs. Plank, >> yes. Miss Shancover. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Krauss. >> Yes. >> M. Jal. >> Yes. >> Mr. Lady. >> Hi. >> Thank you. >> Okay. Uh that'll take us to personnel. Uh Mr. Lustig, you're up again. >> Yes. Thank you, Mr. Vice President. Uh recommended approval of the following uh personnel items. You can be uh turn your attention to 1A. Reorganize and strengthen current administrative staff position. Eliminate the 7 to 12 dean of students position and replace it with a 7 to 12 assistant principal position. >> We tabled that one >> earlier. We tabled that. So, uh I'll move straight to number two. Professional. Please note uh four items for consideration of the hiring of a French teacher at Biglerville High School as listed. Number two, the hiring of a Spanish
051teacher at Bigville High School as listed. Number three, the resignation of Courtney Kramer, school counselor, Upper Adams Intermediate School, effective the end of the 2025 2026 school year. And item D, a post and advertise for a school counselor at Upper Adams Intermediate School. Then we go to uh number three geforce and we have uh two uh considerations here. A relates to athletic and event staff per the attached document and B relates to uh Brent Hayes the school security officer. Uh it needs to be hired. Effective date is pending receipt of all required paperwork. And that concludes my report. Second. And could we add with regret to the resignation of Courtney? >> Yes. Excellent. >> Okay, we have a motion and a second. Is there any questions or comments? We have a roll call, please. >>
052Mrs. Plank? >> Yes. >> Miss Junko? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Krauss? >> Yes. >> Miss Javal? Yes, >> Mrs. Hollow. >> Yes, >> Mr. Lustik. >> Yes, >> Mr. Lady. >> Hi. >> Thank you. >> Okay, >> Mrs. Young, you're up again with property. >> So, recommend approval for the following items to be moved to surplus. Two wooden cabinets 4 foot by 7 foot at the middle school. One pressed board cabinet 4T by 7 foot with a broken bottom hitch at the middle school. 31 microscopes, very old, not operational at the high school and an electric drier combination at the intermediate school. Uh recommend approval for those to be surplused. >> Second motion and a second. Any questions or comments? >> Roll call, please. Mrs. Krauss, >> yes. >> Miss Jal, >> yes. >> Mrs.
053Hollow, >> yes. >> Mr. Lustik, >> yes. >> Mrs. Plane, >> yes. >> Miss Young, >> yes. >> Mr. Lady, >> I >> thank you. >> Next will be transportation and recommend approval of the Jacob's driver's list, Weaver's drivers list, the Folium drivers list, and the district bus drivers. >> Second. We have a motion and a second. Any questions or comments? >> Roll call, please. >> Miss John Cover. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Krauss. >> Yes. >> Miss Jalo. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Hollow. >> Yes. >> Mr. Lustik. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Plank. >> Yes. >> Mr. Lady. >> Hi. >> Thank you. >> Okay. will take us to committee reports curriculum. Mrs. Hollow >> recommend approval of the student handbooks for VHS and app Middle School as per the attached documents. >> Second. >> Comments
054or questions? >> Roll call, please. >> Mrs. Plank. >> Yes. Mrs. Krauss, >> yes. >> Miss Young, >> yes. >> Miss Javal, >> yes. >> Mrs. Hollow, >> yes. >> Mr. Lustik, >> yes. >> Mr. Lady, >> yes. >> Thank you. I think that is it. get down to general information and next meeting will be a policy meeting which will be tomorrow at 9:00 am >> I'm sorry Thursday at 9:00 a.m. I'm sorry >> please >> you get one day break uh and then our next curriculum and extracurricular meeting will be nine September 2nd at 6:30m here in this room and also with business and operations will be uh same date here in this room. And then our next board meeting will be on the 19th. I think that's not here. Yeah, on the 19th
055at 7 p.m. in the auditorium. And that is all I see on here. So, is there a motion to adjurnn? >> Second. I have a motion in a second. We are journal three meetings.