Wilson School District board approves routine consent items, contracts and student activities

The Wilson School District Board of School Directors approved a slate of consent items, contracts and student activities during its February meeting, including technology contracts, a special education placement agreement and a resolution to pursue an AED grant.

Board members voted 8–0 to approve superintendent consent items (4.1–4.6) after a motion from Missus Cocker and a second from Mister Schneider. The board later approved two student field trips to New York on March 25 — 100 West High School students to see The Lion King and 80 Southern High School students to see Death Becomes Her — by voice vote.

The board approved student services items that included permission to contract with Royer Grieve School for the Blind for one special education student, pending solicitor review, and an AED grant resolution for the district. The board also approved technology and infrastructure contracts: a contract amendment with Chester County Intermediate Unit 24 for data backup services; an agreement with the Berks County Intermediate Unit for wide-area network and Internet services; a 120-month First Light dark-fiber contract to connect Lincoln Park operations to the district network; and purchases of smart TVs and related equipment for the new performing arts center. Reading Elevator will install a cellular dialer for a wheelchair lift, and TWG Security will receive an additional $851.98 to install door access control at Whitfield.

Operations items included approval of a Lincoln Park Elementary NPDES minor modification for the Wooderline extension ($143.50 payable to the Berks County Conservation District) and a school facilities improvement grant resolution. Extracurricular approvals included a contract for a Wilson High School minivan event with Bounce House Rentals of Lancaster LLC, creation of a domestic-violence-awareness activity account in the high school activities fund, and a new "Future Leaders of Wilson High School" club.

On finance items, the board approved payment of bills as presented; the roll-call recorded seven yes votes and one abstention by Missus Casper. The board also approved closing the Kisner scholarship fund and transferring its balance to the Wilson Education Foundation.

Superintendent Dr. Trickett announced retirements and personnel updates, and the board received routine committee reports from operations, finance, human resources, student experiences and public relations. The meeting closed after a discussion referring a proposed review of Policy 221 (dress and grooming) to the student experience committee for further consideration.

The board did not take action on the dress-and-grooming policy at this meeting; Dr. Hofford was asked to place that item on the student experience committee’s next agenda.