Exeter Township School District committee meeting, Sep 1, 2026
23 min
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Exeter Township board forwards committee items to September voting meeting 22:06
- John Fidler read a recommendation that the board approve an agreement with Security Care, Inc. to provide services at sporting events for the 2026-2027 school year at $29.50 an hour per agent. 8:28
- A speaker said the district's previous security company, M&G, had been bought out, and that the proposed company was the lowest-priced of 3 companies contacted. 9:26
- Julia Shaffer said education items A and C through H, facilities and transportation items A through C, personnel items A through F and the PSBA officers item would be forwarded to the voting meeting on Tuesday, September 15th, 2026. 22:06
Item by item (7)
- Opening and meeting minutes 1:15
- A staff member reported 7 present and 2 absent at roll call. 2:08
- Julia Shaffer said there were no amendments to the agenda and no one had signed up for public comment. 2:14
- Julia Shaffer said the board attended a professional development day on August 22nd, 2026, and afterward held an executive session to discuss the contract. 2:40
- Education Committee agreements and requests 2:14
- John Fidler also presented conference requests, an announcement of 3 field trips within the 60-mile radius, a BCIU board representative appointment and an ESL statement of work for training K-12 ELD teachers. 3:36
- John Fidler said a Title I letter of agreement would fund reading support through the BCIU for 9 students at Holy Guardian Angels, St. Catherine's of Siena and Pope John Paul. 4:40
- A speaker said items F, G and H were agreements for Orton-Gillingham reading instruction, and a speaker said the contracts were being used for about 6 children. 6:10
- John Fidler said all of the items except item B would move forward to the voting meeting. 7:11
- Textbook disposal and trailer donation 7:21
- Sporting event security agreement 8:28
- A speaker said 3 companies were contacted for pricing, that U.S. Security Care was the lowest and that its price was about $3 more than the previous company's. 10:24
- A speaker asked about a contract clause limiting the company's liability to the fees paid, and a staff member said provisions like that are fairly standard and offered to review the language with the board. 11:14
- Jason Mell said the company on the agenda was the lowest cost of the 3 companies. 15:27
- John Fidler said all 3 facilities items would move ahead to the voting meeting. 16:02
- Personnel items and job descriptions 16:06
- Ann Hearing said the board would vote at the next meeting on resignations, appointments, changes of status, additional assignments, leaves of absence and updated job descriptions. 16:09
- A speaker said the school psychologist job description was changed to cast a broader net because of a shortage of school psychologists in the state. 16:36
- PSBA officers item 18:14
- A staff member said PSBA reviews applicants and decides whom to endorse, and that the board will vote on each position at the voting meeting. 19:04
- A staff member said the votes would be recorded on the PSBA website after the voting meeting. 19:48
- Julia Shaffer said the item would be moved to the voting meeting. 22:06
- Closing announcements 22:06
- Julia Shaffer said the board would meet in executive session after the meeting to discuss a contract, and that the next meeting is the voting meeting on Tuesday, September 15th, 2026. 22:42
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