September 16, 2026 at 6:00 PM - Committee of the Whole
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1. Opening Items
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1.1. Will take place at the Regular Board Meeting on September 23, 2026.
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2. Public Comment
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2.1. Will take place at the Regular Board Meeting on September 23, 2026.
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3. Presentation
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3.1. Ms. Gockley-The Camel Project
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3.2. Ms. McLendon - Mentorship and Violence Prevention Program
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3.3. CHA and SGA - Riverside Elementary School Construction Update
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4. Approval of Minutes - Minutes will be approved at the Regular Board Meeting next week.
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4.1. To approve the August 26, 2026 minutes, as attached.
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5. Communications
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5.1. To approve the contract renewal with SchoolStatus for the 2026–2027 school year
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6. Financial Reports
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6.1. To ratify the August 2026 bill list of payments for the following funds:
General Fund $13,278,071.71 Trust and Agency Fund $2,000.00 Special Revenue $8,964.62 Scholarship Fund $2,500.00 Food Service Fund $119,716.44 TOTAL $13,411,252.77
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6.2. To ratify the following July 2026 Reports:
Financial Report General Bank Reconciliation Investment Report |
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6.3. To approve the September 2026 Construction related bill list of payments in the amount of $4,305,479.04
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6.4. To accept the following donations in August 2026 as per attached.
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7. Administration/Operations/Legal
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7.1. To authorize the Board Secretary to cast votes for the following Pennsylvania School Board Association (PSBA) Officers:
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7.2. To approve a license agreement with the Exeter Township School District
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7.3. To authorize the following Board members to attend the annual NSBA conference held in Washington, DC
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8. Curriculum
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8.1. To approve the agreement between Reading School District and Arbor E&T, LLC (Equus Workforce Solutions)
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8.2. To approve the subscription agreement for Teach to One Roadmaps
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8.3. To approve the agreement between Reading School District and the TEXPL Institute at Alvernia University
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8.4. To approve the agreement between Reading School District and Berks County Intermediate Unit Head Start
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8.5. To approve the agreement between Reading School District and United Way of Berks County for the Star Readers tutoring program
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8.6. To approve the agreement between Reading School District and United Way of Berks County for Data Sharing
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8.7. To approve the agreement between the Berks County Intermediate Unit (BCIU) and Reading School District for the provision of Title I and III services
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8.8. To approve the 2026-2027 agreement between Reading School District and Million Youth Chess
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8.9. To approve the following personnel to participate in the Collaborative Team Meetings (CTM) committee at Central Middle School
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8.10. To approve the following personnel to provide academic support and supplemental programming in the Migrant Dollar-A-Day Afterschool Program
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8.11. To approve the following Paraprofessionals to participate in the Pre-K Counts after-hours activities
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8.12. To approve the following personnel to deliver Adult ESL instruction to parents and families
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8.13. To approve the following personnel to participate in the Safety Committee
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8.14. To approve the following personnel to participate in the Amory Mentors Committee at Central Middle School
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8.15. To approve the following personnel to participate in the Where Everyone Belongs (WEB) committee
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8.16. To approve the following personnel to participate in Community Building at the Reading Virtual Academy
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8.17. To approve the following personnel to participate in Fall Special Projects (SPROJ)
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8.18. To approve the following personnel to create and deliver professional development to early childhood paraprofessionals throughout the school year
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8.19. To approve the following personnel to participate in the Leadership Committee at Amanda E. Stout Elementary
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8.20. To approve the following personnel to participate in Curriculum Writing for 5th and 6th grade STEAM classes
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8.21. To approve the following personnel to participate in the Dual Language Immersion Committee
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8.22. To approve the following personnel to participate in the ESL Programming Development
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8.23. To approve the following personnel to participate in After School Programs
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8.24. To approve the following personnel to attend the 59th Keystone State Literacy Association’s Annual Conference
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8.25. To approve the following personnel to attend the Career Academy Leaders Collaborative Conference
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8.26. To approve the following personnel to attend The Pennsylvania Neglected and Delinquent Symposium Summit
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8.27. To approve the following personnel to attend the Insight for Leaders Summit
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8.28. To approve the following personnel to attend PAGE2026 Connecting in the Commonwealth Conference
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8.29. To approve the following personnel to attend the Attendance Child Accounting (ACAPA) Fall Conference
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8.30. To approve the following personnel to attend the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Conference
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8.31. To approve the following personnel to attend the 2027 Quality Teaching (Q-Tel) for English Learners Conference
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8.32. To approve the following personnel to attend the National School Counseling Leadership Conference
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8.33. To approve the following personnel to attend the National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE) Conference
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8.34. To approve the following personnel to attend the Career Academy Leaders Collaborative Conference
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8.35. To approve the following personnel to attend the National Association for Music Education (NAFME) Eastern Division Biennial Inservice Conference
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8.36. To approve the following personnel to plan and conduct Family Engagement Activities
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8.37. To approve the following personnel to conduct Positive Behavior Intervention and Support (PBIS) activities
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8.38. To approve the following personnel to coordinate and perform family engagement activities
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8.39. To ratify the payment of staff attending Senior Sunrise on September 4, 2026
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8.40. To ratify the payment of staff attending district-wide virtual professional development outside of their contractual hours
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8.41. To ratify the agreement between Northwest Middle School and Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania
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8.42. To ratify authorization for administration to submit the Title I, II, III, and IV 2026-2027 Consolidated Application to the Pennsylvania Department of Education
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8.43. To amend resolution 8.16 of August 26, 2026 Board Meeting
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8.44. To amend resolution 8.17 of May 27, 2026 Board Meeting
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8.45. To amend resolution 8.18 of May 27, 2026 Board Meeting
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8.46. To amend resolution 8.21 of May 27, 2026 Board Meeting
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8.47. To amend resolution 8.24 of the May 27, 2026 Board Meeting
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8.48. To amend resolution 8.25 of the May 27, 2026 Board Meeting
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8.49. To amend resolution 8.26 of the May 27, 2026 Board Meeting
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8.50. To amend resolution 8.32 of the May 27, 2026 Board Meeting
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8.51. To amend resolution 8.20 of the June 24, 2026 Board Meeting
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8.52. To amend resolution 8.21 of June 24, 2026 Board Meeting
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8.53. To amend resolution 8.29 of June 24, 2026 Board Meeting
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8.54. To amend resolution 8.5 of the August 26, 2026 Board Meeting
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8.55. To amend resolution 8.11 of the August 26, 2026 Board Meeting
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8.56. To amend resolution 8.13 of August 26, 2026 Board Meeting
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8.57. To amend resolution 8.15 of August 26, 2026 Board Meeting
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8.58. To amend resolution 8.17 of the August 26, 2026 Board Meeting
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8.59. To amend resolution 8.20 of August, 2026 Board Meeting
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8.60. To amend resolution 8.25 of the August 26, 2026 Board Meeting
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9. Extracurricular
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9.1. To ratify the athletics' part-time staff for the 2026-2027 school year
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10. Student Services
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10.1. To approve the Memorandum of Understanding between the Reading School District and Drexel University
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10.2. To approve an Affiliation Agreement between West Chester University and the Reading School District
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10.3. To approve an agreement between Reading School District and the Berks County Intermediate Unit for the Education Leading to Employment and Career Training (ELECT)
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10.4. To approve an agreement between the Reading School District and the Berks County Intermediate Unit for participation on the County Crisis Flight Team
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10.5. To approve Kelli Bardi to perform ELECT (Education Leading to Employment Career Training) program activities
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10.6. To approve Homebound instructions for the following students
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10.7. To approve the following personnel to provide homebound instruction for the 2026-27 school year
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10.8. To approve the following personnel as case managers for 504 Service Agreement completion
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10.9. To approve the following personnel for additional wages to provide services at the Knight’s Keep
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10.10. To approve an agreement between the Reading School District and the Chester County Intermediate Unit
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10.11. To ratify Resolution 10.07 of the June 24, 2026 agenda
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10.12. To amend resolution 10.9 of the August 26, 2026 agenda
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10.13. To approve an Expulsion Waiver Agreement
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10.14. To approve a Settlement Agreement
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11. Technology
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11.1. No items for consideration.
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12. Facilities and Safe Schools
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12.1. To approve the Bid Awards for the Southern Middle School Auditorium Renovation
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12.2. To approve the change order proposal for the Reservoir Field - ADD $88,625.25
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12.3. To approve the proposal from Consolidated Engineers
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12.4. To amend the March 25, 2026 Architectural/Engineering Services Agreement with AEM Architects, Inc. for RHS Kitchen/Cafeteria Renovations
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12.5. To accept a proposal from Unified Door and Hardware
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12.6. To approve the purchase of two (2) Metal Detectors- CEIA OPENGATE Weapons Detection Systems
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13. Executive Session
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13.1. The next meeting of the Reading School District Board of Directors will take place on Wednesday, September 23, 2026 at 7 pm in the Administration Building Board room, 800 Washington Street, Reading PA.
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13.2. The Board will be moving into an executive session to discuss the Personnel section of the agenda. They will not return to an open session.
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14. Personnel
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14.1. To approve General Items as listed:
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14.2. To approve Retirements as listed:
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14.3. To approve Resignations as listed:
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14.4. To approve Terminations as listed:
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14.5. To approve Employment Ratifications as listed:
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14.6. To approve Change of Status Ratifications as listed:
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14.7. To approve Employment Approvals as listed:
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14.8. To approve Change of Status Approvals as listed:
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14.9. To approve Leave of Absence Requests as listed:
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14.10. To approve Return from Leave of Absence Requests as listed:
Description:
Administrative Staff 1. Jessica DiBlasi-Myers, Principal, Reading High School, effective September 8, 2026. Administrative Support Staff 1. Yulissa Lopez, HR Generalist, Administration Building, effective October 9, 2026. Instructional/Certificated Staff 1. Alexandra Booth, Teacher, Northeast Middle School, effective September 9, 2026. 2. Elizabeth Campbell, Teacher, 13th and Union Elementary School, effective September 8, 2026. 3. Katerina Lansang, Teacher, Central Middle School, effective October 5, 2026. Support Staff 1. Milagros Colon-Colon, Cafeteria Worker, Central Middle School, effective September 21, 2026. 2. Angelica Cocco-Espinal, Clerk, ROCC, effective September 16, 2026. 3. Renee Jones, School Security Guard, Reading High School, effective September 28, 2026. |
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14.11. To approve Position Control items as listed:
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14.12. To approve Miscellaneous Items as listed:
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15. Adjournment
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15.1. Adjourn the Meeting
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