Pleasant Valley board reaffirms PSBA governance principles, approves consent agenda that includes TWIGS resource and DS Education licenses

Pleasant Valley School District directors reaffirmed the Pennsylvania School Boards Association Principles of Governance and Leadership and approved a broad set of consent agenda items at their Jan. 22 meeting, including instructional materials, software licenses and routine personnel actions.

The board readopted the PSBA principles as a resolution, with a motion from Norm Berger and a second from Matthew Walters; the voice vote carried. The board also approved the minutes from Dec. 4, 2025, and the Jan. 22 agenda with a revision to item 15b3 clarifying Boundless Federal funding support for the district’s Federal E‑Rate Program applications (listed cost category 2 as a $2,000 base fee plus 5% of the discounted amount requested).

The meeting’s consent actions included approval to move items 4a–4n and routine finance, human-resources and curriculum items. The district moved forward on a recommended instructional resource for science labeled TWIGS (item 14c). Board members who rose in support said they appreciated hearing teachers’ testimonials about how the resource would benefit students.

The board approved items 15b and 15c, which include DS Education software licenses to allow students to create content for the existing field scoreboard and two new gymnasium displays; district staff said the software will be used in classes taught by Mr. Craig Morris and Dr. Lindsey. The motion to approve these items carried by voice vote.

Several routine human-resources and operations items were approved without extended discussion, and the treasurer noted one abstention on a listed check due to a relative. The board scheduled additional follow-up where needed (for example, vendor and contract questions were referred to staff for clarification).

Why this matters: the approvals advance classroom instruction (TWIGS) and student media opportunities (DS Education), and the Boundless contract language clarifies how the district will pay for consultant help with federal E‑Rate filings.

The board concluded the regular agenda before adjourning; it announced that an executive session on personnel and legal matters had been held prior to the meeting and that it would reconvene in executive session after the public session.