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Great Valley School District board meeting, Sep 14, 2026

48 min

AI in schools ▶ 0:29Enrollment ▶ 26:15

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What happened

What happened at this meeting

Great Valley board hears communications survey results, enrollment report at work session 0:00

  • The Great Valley School District board held a work session that included a staff presentation on the district's spring communications survey and plans for the year. 0:00
  • The staff member reported an increase in satisfaction across all categories and a 7% increase in responses compared with the prior survey. 11:16
  • A staff member presented an enrollment report, the meeting included a facilities update, and a staff member described a turf maintenance renewal for the '26-'27 school year. 26:26
Item by item (10)
  1. Opening and student representative report 0:00
    • The board president opened the work session and introduced a new student representative to the board. 0:00
    • The student representative reported on a new homeroom representative initiative, a weeklong club fair and a new district AI guidebook. 0:29
    • A staff member said the AI guidebook is posted on the district website and is publicly available. 2:55
  2. Recognition for board service 5:19
    • The superintendent presented certificates on behalf of the Pennsylvania School Board Association to two board members honoring 5 years of service as school directors. 5:32
  3. Strategic communications update 7:08
    • A staff member reported that the spring communications survey showed an increase in satisfaction across all categories and a 7% increase in responses, and that the district launched an Instagram account in the past week. 7:49
    • A speaker asked whether the district would explain expectations for device use in classrooms by grade level, and a staff member said that could be worked into technology communications and the website. 21:27
    • A speaker asked whether the board would see a preview of the annual report, and a staff member said it could be sent in the coming week. 25:14
  4. Policy committee and enrollment report 25:57
    • A speaker said the policy committee had nothing for the night and meets again on the 29th. 26:11
    • A staff member said enrollment is stable from one grade to the next, but kindergarten classes have been under 300 for the last 2 years. 26:26
    • The staff member said only 2 of 13 grades are below 300 students, kindergarten and 1st grade. 26:26
  5. Facilities update and agenda items 28:11
    • A speaker reported that the General Wayne roofing project had a final inspection on September 4, athletic fields surveying will begin September 18 and the district is 8 custodians short districtwide. 28:16
    • A staff member said the turf maintenance renewal is for TruGreen services for the '26-'27 school year, including fertilizer, weed control, lime application and goose deterrent. 31:28
    • A speaker asked whether the goose deterrent is used beyond the turf, and a staff member said it is currently only used on the turf but the district can look into spreading it out. 32:01
  6. Transportation and food service 32:48
    • A staff member said families with a bus issue should first contact Kraft, and the transportation office answers phones until 5 PM. 33:07
    • A staff member said it is never too late to sign up for the bus. 33:40
    • A staff member said the food service supervisor surveyed students and is looking to bring more offerings to the middle school and elementary levels. 34:32
  7. Technology agenda items 36:14
    • A staff member presented an ePlus bulk service agreement for $10,000, Instructure consulting hours at $875, Cengage AP Physics texts at $8,338 and a 2-year Zscaler agreement at an annual cost of $1,225. 36:23
    • A staff member said the ePlus services cover multiple technology needs and the district submits for reimbursement annually. 38:29
  8. Finance agenda items 39:01
    • A staff member said the finance committee's first meeting of the year will be November 2. 39:09
    • The staff member presented a Hegarty subscription renewal at $11,046, Everway licenses totaling $3,591.96 and Junior Library Guild books at $2,532.20. 39:09
    • The items also included K-6 elementary field trips not to exceed $45,000 and a donation of musical instruments valued at approximately $1,450 to the middle school music department. 40:33
  9. Personnel agenda items 41:50
    • A staff member said there were no retirements but some last-minute hires for vacancies in August. 42:00
    • A speaker asked about 175 hours of IEP summer services, and a staff member said the information would be addressed Tuesday. 42:21
    • A staff member said the conversion of a 10-month position to 12 months at Sugartown would give all 4 elementary schools 2 12-month employees, at a slight cost increase. 43:52
  10. Committee reports and closing remarks 45:11
    • The communications committee report was deferred to next week, and a speaker said there was no public comment in the room. 45:24
    • A speaker said the board met in executive session to discuss legal and personnel items. 45:40
    • A speaker said a district bus driver placed 3rd out of 138 candidates in a county school bus safety competition. 45:59
    • The meeting was adjourned. ~46:46

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Video: posted by the district as “Great Valley School District Board Meeting - September 14, 2026 at 7:30 PM”