Medford Area Public School District board approves consent items, authorizes FEMA reapplication and line of credit

The Medford Area Public School District Board of Education convened Aug. 29 in the district office board room. President Dave Fleegel called the meeting to order at 6:40 p.m. and stated, "This meeting has been posted in accordance with the state open meeting law." The board completed roll call, with John Zuleger recorded as absent and District Administrator Pat Sullivan in attendance.

The board approved a bundled consent agenda on a motion by Steve Deml with a second from Don Everhard; the consent agenda covered the meeting agenda, secretary’s report, minutes of the July 22 meeting, the treasurer’s report, personnel reports, approval of foreign exchange students and adoption of a model for special education policies and procedures. The motion was recorded as passed; the transcript does not provide a roll-call tally.

During regular business the board authorized staff to reapply for a FEMA grant for the district’s dome after being told the district "did not get selected for the grant at this time," accepted a recommendation from finance to approve the district’s current insurance bid across multiple coverage lines, and approved a line of credit for 2022–23 on a motion by Corey Dassow with a second by Dave Fleegel. Those motions were recorded as carried; vote counts were not specified in the meeting record. The board also handled policy readings and approved changes to the JBA Student Harassment/Bullying Complaint Procedures.