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 

The Finance Committee did not meet in July.  The next Finance Committee meeting will be on Thursday, August, 4th.
 

The Policy Committee did not meet in June or July.  Meetings will resume on August 25, 2026 at 5:00p.m. in a virtual format. 

Mr. Rhone provided slides about Implementation Action Steps for School Police Officers. Mr. Rhone also spoke about the Bus Patrol Program Metics Summary.

The ECI Committee did not have a meeting in July.  Meetings will resume on August 18, 2026 at 5:30p.m. in a virtual format.

Facilities & Operations met on June 23, 2026. 

There is no report for this month.

Please see the below highlights from the June 24, 2026 MCIU Board of Directors Meeting:

• The MCIU Annual Election results seated a number of current members for terms ranging in 1-3 years and also seated 2 new members: Christine Coyne (North Penn) and Alexandra Wisser (Souderton)

• The annual reorganization was held and the results are:

Margaret Wright (President), Robert Liggett (Vice President), Trina Schaarschmidt (Treasurer), and Jennifer Rivera (Secretary)

• Dr. Speaker spoke about the goals and gave a brief overview for 2025-26 which included the number of cost centers (programs) had increased by 11. Each Office shared highlights. She also thanked Juliane Ramic’ for her service on the board.

• Legislative highlights were shared, crowdfunding policy 702.1 was discussed

• 12 budgets for 2026-27 were passed and the consolidated budget book will be available on the website.

• Early Childhood is wrapping up the year at the Please Touch Museum on June 28th. The next Head Start Policy Council meeting will be held September 16, 2026.

• 4 classroom lease agreements were approved for 2026-27.

• A 3-year agreement was approved with the MCIU Education Association

• The Anderson School had 15 graduates this year.

• Montco Rise Program placed 15 paid interns

• Finalsite was approved for the MCIU’s new website platform

• Districts are reminded that the MCIU provides a services supporting PIMS & Erate

• The Board will be trained on the new Board Meeting and Document System (Keystone Agenda) on Wednesday, August 6th at 6PM (virtual). More information will be provided to the community and staff closer to the August meeting.

• The next MCIU Board meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 26, 2026 at 6:45pm.

The Foundation last met on June 16 at the ESC, where we recognized our Student Liaison, Alexander Muto, as he concluded his service before heading to college in Texas. Alexander made a meaningful impact on the board, including helping revamp the student representative program. We look forward to welcoming two, possibly three, new student representatives this fall.

The golf outing preparation is in full swing! Being held at Talamore Country Club on Tuesday October 6th, I am proud to say it is our 25th year of holding this incredible event. We are looking for golfers and sponsors. 

The Foundation’s annual Build a Bag school supply drive is also underway for the 2026-2027 school year. Community members can donate through our Amazon and Target registries, drop off supplies at locations throughout the community (including the ESC), or organize their own collection drive.

For more information on the golf outing, Build a Bag program and or the Educational Foundation, please contact Christine Liberaski at the ESC or visit npennedfoundation.org.

Governor Shapiro signed Pennsylvania’s 2026-27 budget and School Code bill on July 12, giving school districts much greater certainty heading into the new school year than we had last year. The budget includes a record $11.85 billion in major K-12 education funding, including $565 million for adequacy and tax equity supplements, $58 million for Basic Education Funding, $55 million for Special Education, $10 million for Career and Technical Education, $125 million for school infrastructure improvements, more than $100 million for school safety and mental health initiatives, and continued funding for universal free breakfast.
 

The School Code bill includes several statewide policy changes, including updates to Pre-K requirements, career and technical education pathways, financial literacy instruction, school facilities reporting, lead remediation standards, bullying and suicide prevention policies, daily recess minimums for elementary students beginning in the 27-28 school year, and greater flexibility in educator certification. 
 

A separate proposal to establish a statewide student cellphone policy was not finalized before the legislature went into summer recess. The House passed legislation in June that would prohibit student cellphone use during the school day beginning in 2027-28, with exceptions for medical, educational, and other needs. Although the Senate previously passed a similar bill, it did not take final action on the House version before recessing for the summer. The earliest the legislation could resume moving through the process is when the Senate returns at the end of September.

Revisions to the following policies have been recommended by PSBA:

#221 - Dress and Grooming
#325 - Dress and Grooming
#332 - Work Periods
#619 - District Audit

All contracts are available for review in the Business Office:

Vendor Name	Type	$Amount of Contract	Contract Originator	Department / Content Area	Brief Overall Contract Description
Drexelbrook	New	$60,000	Dennis Williams, Jr.	Secondary - NPHS	NPHS Senior Prom venue
SchoolStatus	Renewal	$1,515.00	L. Smith	Technology	Smore Newsletters for Teams (6 mo. subscription until Parent Square transition)
The Adventure Network	Renewal	$8,003.00	J. Giammarco	Curriculum-Health and PE	Inspect Challenge Courses and equipment in gyms. Provide a two hour training.
Bus Patrol	Renewal	$0	D. Ryan	Transportation	5 year extension, with tech fee increase to cover costs of new GPS system & equipment associated, Van Cameras, Parent App
MCIU	New	$61,105	Dennis Williams, Jr.	Secondary	MVP service contract
Music Theatre International	New	$8,920	Dennis Williams, Jr.	Secondary - NPHS	Royalty and additional materials for NPHS Spring 2027 production.
Concord Theatricals	New	$3,184.94	Dennis Williams, Jr.	Secondary - Pennfield	Licensing and rental fees for school theatrical performance.
Balgo Company Inc.	New	Up to $195 one way for 4 passenger van, up to $270 one way for 9 passenger van	D. Ryan	Transportation	Contracted Transportation Services
CADES	New	base fee will be $8,640.00	M. Bolden	Special Education	ESY 2026 student contract
Dr. Emily Chang	New	70/hour	N. Broxterman	Special Education	26-27 contract with dentist
BRIAN A GUENTTER DDS	New	70/hour	N. Broxterman	Special Education	26-27 contract with dentist
KATIE LAPPS WERT	New	70/hour	N. Broxterman	Special Education	26-27 contract with dentist
SMART FUTURES	New	$32,500.00	N. Broxterman	Special Education	Smart Futures contract 26-27
E3 Diagnostics	New	2,100 (tax not included - US tariffs not included, if applicable, will be added to final invoice)	N. Broxterman	Special Education	26-27 Contract with E3 Diagnostics for Audiometer
Hollins-Sims	New	26,195.50/year	N. Broxterman	Special Education	Independent Contractor Agreement
VALLEY FORGE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES	New	95,200/student	M. Bolden, A. Kucher	Special Education	2026-2027 RSY contract
NWEA	Renewal	12,350.00	N. Fenstermaker	Curriculum	MAP Growth K_12 and MAP online annual license

Recommend approval of Student Agreements for students 2-07232026-1, 2-07232026-2, 2-07232026-3, 2-07232026-4, 2-07232026-5, 2-07232026-6

Recommend approval for approximately forty (40) NPHS cheerleaders, one (1) NPHS advisor, and four (4) additional adult chaperons to participate in Cheer Camp for credentialing to attend state and national competitions; Beach Lake, PA; August 22 - 25, 2026. Estimated cost to the district is $1,250.32 for transportation.

Total trip costs $15,650.32 ($14,400/lodging& meals &registration; Additional costs of $14,400 for registration, meals, and lodging will be paid by students ($260 per student) and Cheer Booster Club. If an athlete is not able to attend cheer camp due to financial hardship, the booster club has funds allocated to help. 

 

Donation to:	Donation From:	Who is donation from, if not an H & S Association.	Gift Description	Value Amount of Gift
Gwynedd Square Elementary	Gwynedd Square Elementary Home & School Association		Fish tank & supplies	$2,000.00

Personnel items as per the attached.

This MOA pertains to the adjustment of the curriculum rate of pay to include certified behavior analysts/board-certified behavior analysts (BCBA) in the previously approved MOA for school psychologists, speech and language pathologists, and Wilson-trained teachers, as per the attached.

2026-27 Physical Education Supplies in the amount of $5,650.96 to the vendors listed in the attached bid tabulations.

Bid Pack-1, Penn Builders, Inc. for multiple change orders totaling the amount of $94,824.04. 

The following list of change order requests were agreed upon, to create the below-listed, zero-dollar change order to the GC Contract. Then amount will be applied to the previously approved allowances for this contract, leaving a remaining balance of $215,379.77. This change order does not increase the contract amount to this vendor, nor does it increase the overall construction budget.

• PCO#34 - $1,569.01 - Install vestibule ceiling in A138 per ASI#21, Contract documents indicated an E.T.R ceiling that had to be removed for construction purposes
• PCO#35 - $83,223.03 - Construct 5 additional temporary classrooms in the IMC. This owner requested change was to increase the amount of temporary classrooms to accommodate education. 
• PCO#36 - $10,032.00 - Install built in combination locks in lieu of originally designed padlocks, for locker security. Owner requested change to better suit, annual turn over of lockers to students. 

Original Allowance Amount:             $625,350.00
Remaining previous Amount:           $310,203.81
Total Amount this period:                 $094,824.04
Remaining Balance GC Allowance: $215,379.77

Bid Pack-2, Penn Builders, Inc. for multiple change orders totaling the amount of $86,844.34.
The following list of change order requests was agreed upon, to create the above-referenced zero-dollar change order to the GC contract. This amount will be applied to the previously approved allowances of the contract, leaving a remaining balance of $1,531,061.94. This change order does not increase the contract amount to this vendor, nor does it increase the overall construction budget. 

• PCO#18 - $31,105.56 - Rock removal based upon volume quantified and unit costs per the contract. Rock removal was anticipated based upon geological test boring. This represents the volume removed from 4/3/2026 through 5/08/2026 for storm water, sanitary pipe installation and associated structures. 
• PCO#14 - ($3,305.40) Additional Yard inlet credit. Owner directed change to remove additional requested yard inlet structure from the project. The work was accomplished with a direct tie in to existing piping. 
• PCO#20 - $59,044.18 - Furnish and install field goal posts on the practice football field, not indicated on the drawings. Drawings and specifications did not call out field goal posts for the practice football field. Cost reflects goals and oversized required foundations. 

Total allowance amount:                $2,007,385.00
Remaining previous amount:         $1,617,906.28
Total Amount this period:               $0,086,844.34
Remaining Balance:                      $1,531,061.94

Award the contract for Fire Alarm Systems, testing, Inspections and Maintenance Contract to Parkside Fire and Security for a one-year contract with an option for renewal for up to two additional years.

The district solicited bids from seven (7) vendors and received four (4) bids. The bids ranged from $19,700.00 to 57,501.00. Hourly repair service rates ranged from $144 per hour to $185 per hour. 
Parkside was the previous contractor for Fire Sprinkler Testing and Inspecting for the past three years. 

R.F.B. for the Emergency Generator Preventative Maintenance Service Contract to EMR Power Systems, Inc. for a one-year contract, with an additional two-year optional extension at no price increase.  
The District solicited bids from 5 vendors and received three bids. The bids ranged from $17,542.36 to $24,485.00. The Facilities Department recommends to award, based upon reference reviews. 

Bid for the packing and storing of the Library Books from the High School during renovations, over two phases. The sole low bidder was Hughes Relocations Services, Inc of Lansdale, PA in the amount of $39,810.50. 
The District solicited bids from five (5) vendors for the packing and climate controlled storage of library books in two phases. While only one bid was received, the costs were in line with budgeted line items and was comparable to costs for similar scopes of work at Upper Dublin SD and during the Knapp Renovations. The scope is the removal and storage of approximately 16,000 books to be stored until April of 2029. Unit costs were solicited for the addition or removal of quantities of books. Hughes has performed work on multiple occasions over the last decade for NPSD. 

Place the attached list of equipment no longer in use or unrepairable on Municibid website auction services for sale or disposal.

The NPSD has a list of outdated, no longer in-use, or unrepairable furniture and equipment. The facilities department does its best to re-home items within the district buildings. Any items not able to be repurposed, or no longer usable, are requested to be placed on the Municibid website for sale. Items have a reserve placed on them for scrap value or actual resale value. The attached list of equipment is requested to be placed on Municibid.  

Mary White, Assistant Business Administrator, be appointed as Interim Board Treasurer effective 7/24/2026.

Stipulation with VV900 LLC, concerning the property located at 900 Forty Foot Road. The assessment for 53-00-03056-00-5 shall be increased from its assessment of $757,450 to $1,331,250 for the 2024 District tax year, from $757,450 to $1,233,750 for the 2025 District tax year, from $757,450 to $1,153,500 for the 2026 District tax year, and from $757,450 to $1,117,500 for the 2027 District tax year. The property's assessment shall remain at $1,117,500 for each subsequent tax year after 2027. Total taxes due to the district is $46,307.01 in face value.

Stipulation with Welsh Road Retail LP, concerning the property located at 277 DeKalb Pike. The assessment for 46-00-00709-01-8 shall be decreased from its assessment of $1,451,200 to $987,000 for the 2025 District tax year, from $1,451,200 to $861,280 for the 2026 District tax year, and from $1,451,200 to $834,400 for the 2027 District tax year. The property's assessment shall remain at $834,400 for each subsequent tax year after 2027. Total taxes to be refunded is $34,609.95 at face value.

Adjourn meeting