October 22, 2026 at 7:00 PM - ACTION

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The public is hereby advised that this meeting is being recorded. Any residents or taxpayers who speak must state their name and municipality. The comment opportunity is limited to three minutes per speaker. As a reminder, the Audience of Citizens portion of the meeting is not designed for debate or discussion with the Board.  When appropriate, individual school directors may choose to respond to public comments that have been made once the Audience of Citizens period has concluded or request that a member of the Administration follow up with the speakers after the meeting.

Reference Board Policy #903 

Description:  There was no Finance Meeting in October. The next meeting will be held on Thursday November 5 at 6PM.  Please note the change from Tuesday, November 3, due to election day. 

Description:  Safe Schools Committee met on September 22 and discussed Policy 805.2 the next meeting will be on October 27, 2026.

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At the ECI committee meeting on October 13, 2026, the committee received updates on two special education programs. The Disability Inclusive Curriculum grant in partnership with Villanova University was focused on initiatives at the elementary level from 2023-24 through 2025-26.   As a result of this grant work, the district has established goals and is implementing steps to achieve those goals and continue the progress of this work.  At the secondary level, a community based instruction model with Gwynedd Mercy University was piloted this summer.  This program provided opportunities for NPSD post-12 students to experience college academic and daily life.  It was very successful and will continue next summer.

 

The next meeting of the ECI Committee will be held on November 10, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. in a virtual format.

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At the Policy committee meeting on September 22, 2026, two policies were presented to the members.  Policy 204.1 - Virtual Attendance and Wellness checks is a new policy that requires stricter oversight of student attendance and overall safety and wellness.  The other policy that was presented, Policy 235.1 - Surveys, was a revision of a currently active policy.  Both policies are on the agenda this evening for a first reading.

 

The next Policy Committee meeting will take place on Tuesday, October 27, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. in a virtual format.

Description:  Minutes for Facilities & Operations Committee Meeting September 2026  attached

Description:  The NMTCC Joint Operating Committee (JOC) met on September 22, 2026. An executive session was held at the start of the meeting to discuss legal advice from the solicitor on a matter associated with the PA Department of Transportation. Following, in his report, Director Dr. Darin Van Norman highlighted a successful start to the school
year and provided several updates. In the Student highlights, North Penn students Matt Tomczak, an 11th-grade Welding & Fabrication student, was spotlighted for creating a 9/11 Memorial welding sculpture to honor first responders and Halle Rothenberger, was
acknowledged as one of the "Future First Responders of Montgomery County."
The report also noted significant progress on the Health Sciences Suite renovation, with an anticipated occupancy in early October.
The JOC ratified multiple personnel actions, including the hiring of a Teaching Assistant and an Administrative Assistant to the Principal. Additionally, the JOC approved a facilities use agreement with North Penn High School. The JOC also approved student
and staff travel requests to various leadership and career-focused events, such as the SkillsUSA Leadership Conference and the Careers of Tomorrow Expo.
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NMTCC JOC met on October 19. Dr. Van Norman reported strong progress across the school, including enrollment growth to 1,262 students, improved retention, and a waitlist reduction from 222 to 177 students. 

The renovated Health Sciences facility has received occupancy approval and is expected to be fully operational soon. Adult education demand remains high, particularly in electrical construction and welding, and two new part-time teaching assistants have been hired. 

North Montco is also expanding collaboration with sending districts to improve student support and enrollment processes. 

Upcoming highlights include, teacher participation in a regional SkillsUSA event, a Let’s Talk Education event on November 13, and the the reopening of the student-run restaurant and bakery. The restaurant is open for breakfast and lunch on Wednesday and Thursdays for anyone interested in a tasty meal. 

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Please see the below highlights from the September 23rd MCIU Board of Directors meeting:

• The office of Early Learning highlighted the Family Support Specialist Outreach and Services

• Changes may be coming to the EITC Funding. The Montgomery County Superintendents have created a 501c3 and donations to this, if approved, will be dollar to dollar bottom line tax credit up to $1700. A flyer is attached.

• The Board voted for the 2026 PSBA election of Officers and PSBA Insurance Trustees

• The resignation of Lower Merion Board Member Jennifer Rivera was approved, and Sean Jordan was voted in as the Board Secretary

• The Legislative report included ERate Advocacy support from the Montgomery County Superintendents

• Approval was received for the 3 Ad Hoc Committees: Travel, Procurement Cards, and Professional Development

• The CACFP Line Item Budget was approved

• Lamar Hayes was promoted to the Director of Business Services and will be the Right to Know Officer beginning October 22nd.

• An agreement with Norristown Area School District to provide professional development and consultation on Co-Teaching, ATSI Funded

• Consult agreements to provide a stipend to establish or enhance each Local Task Force’s capacity to serve as a regional resource to families and professionals for 7 Intermediate Units 

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October 2026

The Foundation held its 25th annual golf outing on October 6 at Talamore. Thank you to the sponsors, golfers and volunteers who made it a huge success. We raised more than $40,000! The Foundation also honored former Foundation Trustee Jerry Snyder at the outing, Jerry, a local realtor and community business leader, was the trustee whose idea started the outing 25 years ago. Since then the event alone has raised more than $350,000 to support our students and schools. 

The Foundation is currently in the midst of its U-Knight to Inspire Staff Giving Campaign and is also accepting midyear grants for the school year. All staff members are encouraged to participate in both. 

For more information on the Educational Foundation, please contact Christine Liberaski at the ESC or visit npennedfoundation.org.

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Description:  Recommended approval of the consent agenda as presented: Adoption of Policies, Repeal of Policies, Approval of Policies, Contracts listed, Gifts to District, Student Travel and Student Waiver Agreements

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Recommend a first reading of the polices as listed.The following policies are being presented .

Policy #204.1 - Virtual Attendance and Wellness Checks is a new policy recommended by PSBA.

Policy 235.1 - Surveys has been revised.

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The following policies are no longer necessary or are incorporated in new policies.
Policy #1251 - Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability

Policy #2110 - Administration Position Descriptions

Policy #2111 - Superintendent Position Descriptions: this information is included in the Superintendent's contract. 

Policy #2411 - Table of Organization

Policy #2430 - Superintendent Discretion in Absence of Board Policy

Policy #2510 - Compensation System for Administrators: this policy is unnecessary because this subject is contained in School Code.

Policy #6121 - Curriculum Extensions - Curricular Activities: Policy #122  - Co-Curricular/Extra Curricular Activities includes what is addressed in this policy

Policy #6181 - Curriculum Extensions: Policy #140.1 - Extracurricular Participation by Charter/Cyber Charter Students includes what is addressed in this policy.

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Policy 706 - Property Records is being revised to address the disposal of surplus equipment and supplies. 

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Vendor Name	Type	$Amount of Contract	Contract Originator	Department / Content Area	Brief Overall Contract Description
Barbara Moore Williams	Renewal	$12,000	D. Waters	Assistant Superintendent's Office	Consulting and professional development services.
Delaware County Intermediate Unit	Renewal	Not to exceed $1,300.00	R. Earley	Title I	DCIU NonPub Contract for SY 2026-27
Gilbert Rolon	Renewal	$22 an hour plus $5 per book per registrant not to exceed $500 per 26-27 school year.	C. Liberaski	Community Education Program	Spanish for Travelers Class
North Penn Singers	Renewal	$15 per registrant paid not to exceed $500 per 26-27 school year	C. Liberaski	Community Education Program	North Penn Singers
Molly's Country Kennels	Renewal	$149.50 per dog obedience registration and $143 per canine good citizen registrant not to exceed $6,500 per 26-27 school year.	C. Liberaski	Community Education Program	Molly's Country Kennels Dog Classes
Sunshine Innovators, Jayashree Patil	Renewal	$150 per registrant not to exceed $7200.00 per 26-27 school year	C. Liberaski	Community Education Program	CEP Innovation in Motion Robotics Class for Grs K- 5th grade
Lansdale YMCA	Renewal	$36% of the total revenue not to exceed $6000 for the 26/27 school year	C. Liberaski	Community Education Program	CEP Exercised Classes held in the Lansdale YMCA
Indian Valley YMCA	Renewal	36% of the total revenue not to exceed $4000 for the 26-27 school year.	C. Liberaski	Community Education Program	CEP Exercise Classes held in the Indian Valley YMCA
MCIU Montgomery County Intermediate Unit 23	New	$5,580	L. Smith	Technology	50 Hours Support Block for Networking Support
Marchetty Machinery	New	Not to exceed $ 3,925.00	R. Earley	Curriculum/Tech Education	Repairs, preventative maintenance, and safety inspections for the upcoming school year-NPHS
Marchetty Machinery	New	not to exceed $ 4,335.00	R. Earley	Curriculum/Tech Education	Repairs, preventative maintenance, and saftey inspections for the upcoming school year for Pennbrook MS
Marchetty Machinery	New	not to exceed $4,656.22	R. Earley	Curriculum/Tech Education	Repairs, preventative maintenance, and saftey inspections for the upcoming school year for Pennndale MS
Marchetty Machinery	New	not to exceed $4,261.22	R. Earley	Curriculum/Tech Education	Repairs, preventative maintenance, and saftey inspections for the upcoming school year for Pennfield MS
GrowNow/Mike McLeod	New	$1,000	J. Giammarco	Professional Development - Staff	Professional Development workshops services for the District on November 24, 2026
Camp America Day Camp	New	$500.00 deposit + $25.00 per person	P. Hart	Elementary Field Trips	6th Grade Oak Park Team Building Class Trip
LinkIt!	Renewal	$225,833.00	R. Earley, L. Smith	Curriculum & Technology	Software Licensing Agreement for K-12 use
Linda Burk	Renewal	$400.00	P. Hart	Elementary Music	Accompanist Services for A.M. Kulp
Linda Burk	Renewal	$550.00	P. Hart	Elementary Music	Accompanist Services for Oak Park
Linda Burk	Renewal	$550.00	P. Hart	Elementary Music	Accompanist Services for Hatfield
Linda Mott	New	$600.00	P. Hart	Elementary Music	Accompanist Services for Gwynedd Square
Christina Gieske	New	$1,100.00	P. Hart	Elementary Music	Accompanist Services for Gwynedd Square & Inglewood
Ihna Cho	New	$240.00	P. Hart	Elementary Music	Accompanist Services for Gwyn-Nor
Jill Moyer	Renewal	$240.00	P. Hart	Elementary Music	Accompanist Services for Gwyn-Nor
Jill Moyer	Renewal	$180.00	P. Hart	Elementary Music	Accompanist Services for North Wales
Jill Moyer	Renewal	$780.00	P. Hart	Elementary Music	Accompanist Services for Inglewood
Jill Moyer	Renewal	$180.00	P. Hart	Elementary Music	Accompanist Services for York Ave
Jill Moyer	New	$550.00	D. Williams	Secondary Music	Accompanist Services for Penndale
FOUNDATIONS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH	New	min day rate = 171, max day rate = 461, min related services = 29/hour, max related services = 226, max day rate for related services = 529	M. Bolden, A. Kucher	Special Education	26-27 agreement with Lifeworks / Foundations
American Asian Education Project	New	not to exceed $2,250.00	R. Earley	Secondary Curriculum/Professional Development	Professional development services in the form of a 1.5 hour in person workshop
WOODS SERVICES	New	13,328.40	M. Bolden	Special Education	ESY Contract
WOODS SERVICES	New	72,224.90	A. Kucher	Special Education	ESY 26, 1:1 services 26-27
KEYSTONE FREEDOM ACADEMY LLC	New	72,038.00 per student + related services (if any)	M. Bolden, A. Kucher	Special Education	26-27 agreement with Keystone Freedom
THE VANGUARD SCHOOL & SERVICES	New	1408 per student (2 students)	M. Bolden, A. Kucher	Special Education	Food Services Agreement
THE VANGUARD SCHOOL & SERVICES	New	1260	M. Bolden	Special Education	Food Services
THE VANGUARD SCHOOL & SERVICES	New	3593.28	M. Bolden	Special Education	1:1
THE VANGUARD SCHOOL & SERVICES	New	6203.4	M. Bolden	Special Education	Tuition
Elwyn-Davidson 26-27 for K. Collins	New	One to One Adult Supervision $287.48/day. Additional hours of service provided will be billed at a rate of $41.07/hour.	M. Bolden	Special Education	Tuition
Velocity EHS	Renewal	$12,291.59	William Slawter	Faclities	SDS and MSDS books, mandated by the federal government
The Timothy School	New	113,700	A. Kucher	Special Education	26-27 agreement

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Donation to:	Donation From:	Gift Description	Value Amount of Gift
A.M. Kulp Elementary	Other	Berber Inlay Mat 5x 12'3	$1,392.00
A.M. Kulp Elementary	A.M. Kulp Elementary Home & School Association	New shed to store Kulp H&S supplies, materials, and equipment; replacing existing shed on premises	$7,400.00

Description:  Recommend approval for approximately fifty (50) NPHS Orchestra student members and five (5) NPSD staff members to perform in Nashville, TN and Pigeon Forge, TN; March 22 -  27, 2027. Approximate cost to the district is $720 for four (4) substitute days. The remainder of the costs will be paid by students ($1,790 — $2,030/student depending on room option).  Students experiencing financial hardship will receive assistance from the orchestra  activity account.  

Recommend approval for approximately sixty (60) NPHS student athletes and five (5) NPSD staff members to travel to Kalahari Resort and Convention Center, Pocono Manor, PA; November 24 -  25, 2026 for team building, leadership development, and aquatic workouts. Approximate cost to the district is $200.22 for transportation. The remainder of the costs will be paid by students ($167.50/student).  Students experiencing financial hardship will receive assistance from the swim booster funds.

Description:  Recommend approval of waiver agreements for students 04-10222026-1 and 04-10222026-2, copies of which are on file in the Office of the Assistant Superintendent

Description:  Recommend approving Camryn B. Waters for the position of Lifeguard/Swimming Instructor at North Penn School District, effective October 19, 2026. The pay rate will be $15.00 per hour through June 30, 2027.

Description:  Acknowledgment of the appointment by the Superintendent of Dr. Dennis Williams as the interim School Safety and Security Coordinator for the District, effective October 8, 2026.  
[This item is informational only and no action needs to be taken by the Board.]

Description:  Recommend approval of the 2026-27 SNS Mobile Kitchen Bid in the amount of $409,513.00 to Custom Mobile Food Equipment. Custom Mobile Food Equipment was the sole bidder for this solicitation and met all bid requirements.

Description:  The Administration is recommending the approval of the submission to the Department of Community and Economic Development for a Solar for Schools Grant. The district is requesting a grant in the amount of $587,510.00 from the Department of Community and Economic Development  for the purchase and installation of a Photovoltaic Solar Array System and Equipment, to be utilized as part of the North Penn High School, Additions and Renovations Project.

The total project estimated cost is $1,340,591.00 with the possibility of incentives , rebates and grants in the amount of $856,461.00. The district would be required to provide an upfront net cost in the amount of $318,559.00. This is a rolling approval and the goal is to have a final submission to the state by November 30, 2026.

Description:  Recommend approval to participate in the annual line item bid, coordinated by the Montgomery County I.U., for the 2027-28 fiscal year. 

Description:  Recommended approval of BP-1: PC Change Order #2

The following Change Order Requests were discussed and negotiated to create the above zero-dollar change order to the PC contract for BP-1. This amount $17,809.62 will be applied to the allowances of the contract, leaving a balance of $107,890.38. This change order does not increase the contract amount to this vendor, nor does it increase the overall project budget. 

Description:  Recommended approval of BP-2: GC Change Order #06

The following Change Order Requests were discussed and negotiated to create the above zero-dollar change order to the GC contract for BP-2. This amount 87,473.16 will be applied to the allowances of the contract, leaving a balance of $1,358,583.58. This change order does not increase the contract amount to this vendor, nor does it increase the overall project budget. 

Description:  Recommended approval of BP-2: EC Change Order #03

The following Change Order Requests were discussed and negotiated to create the below zero-dollar change order to the GC contract for BP-1. This amount $18,128.53, will be applied to the allowances of the contract, leaving a balance of $286,512.47. This change order does not increase the contract amount to this vendor, nor does it increase the overall project budget. 

Description:  Recommend approval for BP-2 MC Change Order # 02 in the amount of $141,492.72, for the work required to install the two, new temporary boilers. This will be an add change order to their contract, but will be paid for out of the Capital Fund. The first proposal approved last month was the purchase only of the boilers. 

Description:  Recommended approval of the August 2026 Treasure's Report, per the attached

Description:  Recommended approval of the Sanction and Approval of Invoices from September 2026

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For informational purposes:

• Revenue & Expenditure Report
• Investment Report

Disbursements to be Ratified:

• General Fund
• Procurement Card
• Bond Fund 39
• Capital Reserve
• Student Sponsored Activity Fund
• Student Activity Custodial Fund
• Nutrition Services
• Extended Care
• Community Education
• Self Insurance
• Memorial Fund — no report 

Description:  Adjourn meeting