Upper Perkiomen board approves special-education plan and routine financial and personnel items
April 12, 2024 | Upper Perkiomen SD, School Districts, Pennsylvania
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The Upper Perkiomen School Board approved several routine agenda items at its April 11 meeting, including the UPSD 2024–2027 Special Education Plan, personnel appointments and March financial reports.
Superintendent Dr. Roach and district staff described the special-education plan as a comprehensive compliance document required by the Pennsylvania Department of Education that compiles building-level data, programming, MTSS items and professional-development information. After discussion — during which one board member said the 105‑page printout was “clunky” and asked for more review time — the board voted to approve the plan; a board member stated afterward that they voted no because they needed more time to consider the material. The transcript does not include a roll-call vote tally.
The board also approved the personnel report in full, several board policies and administrative regulations (retirements, replacements and adoptions), and the appointment of Leah Cianfrani (motion and second noted in the record). The board carried a motion approving a set of special-education–related motions (including pediatric therapeutic services and special-education services), and approved a resolution appointing Drew Bishop and Megan Moyer as delegates to the county tax collection committee.
Business manager Megan Moyer presented March 2024 financial reports, which included operating and cash reports, payroll and cafeteria reports, and a general‑fund payments list totaling $5,078,085.63. The board also approved a Capital Projects Fund payment of $35,569 for softball-field fencing and noted exonerated tax bills totaling $2,761.77.
No formal contested roll-call tallies were read into the record for the routine motions; most items were approved by voice vote with members answering “Aye.” The meeting record shows one explicit expression of a negative vote on the special-education plan by a board member who requested more time.
The board’s solicitor, Kyle Summers, also reported that the board met in a virtual executive session on April 4, 2024 and in person immediately before the April 11 meeting to consult with legal counsel and discuss a school-security matter.
Superintendent Dr. Roach and district staff described the special-education plan as a comprehensive compliance document required by the Pennsylvania Department of Education that compiles building-level data, programming, MTSS items and professional-development information. After discussion — during which one board member said the 105‑page printout was “clunky” and asked for more review time — the board voted to approve the plan; a board member stated afterward that they voted no because they needed more time to consider the material. The transcript does not include a roll-call vote tally.
The board also approved the personnel report in full, several board policies and administrative regulations (retirements, replacements and adoptions), and the appointment of Leah Cianfrani (motion and second noted in the record). The board carried a motion approving a set of special-education–related motions (including pediatric therapeutic services and special-education services), and approved a resolution appointing Drew Bishop and Megan Moyer as delegates to the county tax collection committee.
Business manager Megan Moyer presented March 2024 financial reports, which included operating and cash reports, payroll and cafeteria reports, and a general‑fund payments list totaling $5,078,085.63. The board also approved a Capital Projects Fund payment of $35,569 for softball-field fencing and noted exonerated tax bills totaling $2,761.77.
No formal contested roll-call tallies were read into the record for the routine motions; most items were approved by voice vote with members answering “Aye.” The meeting record shows one explicit expression of a negative vote on the special-education plan by a board member who requested more time.
The board’s solicitor, Kyle Summers, also reported that the board met in a virtual executive session on April 4, 2024 and in person immediately before the April 11 meeting to consult with legal counsel and discuss a school-security matter.
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