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Jenkintown School District board meeting, Oct 19, 2026

48 min · 0 public speakers

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What happened at this meeting

Board authorizes solicitor to pursue letter of intent on potential property acquisition 34:25

  • A presenter shared beginning-of-year AIMSweb reading and math screening results for the elementary school and said 80% or more of students were at or above benchmark in all 4 areas. 8:24
  • The presenter said the school identified mathematics as an area for continued instructional focus. 8:24
  • The board also took up minutes, finance items 6.1 through 6.11, facilities use requests and personnel items 11.1 through 11.4. 28:41
  • The board took up a motion authorizing the district solicitor's office to discuss a potential property acquisition with the owners and to prepare and potentially negotiate a letter of intent, and the chair announced the motion carried. 34:25
Item by item (10)
  1. Opening and roll call 4:35
    • The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and a roll call. 4:35
    • A speaker confirmed the board did not hold an executive session. 5:35
  2. Student representative report 5:46
    • During comments from student representatives, a speaker said Spirit Week took place the week of September 28th and included a number of themed dress-down days. 5:46
    • The report said seniors presented graduation projects on October 15th and 16th and 10th and 11th grade students took the PSAT on October 14th. 6:57
    • The report said the girls varsity tennis team won a championship and had gone 3 straight seasons without losing a league match. 7:42
  3. Elementary AIMSweb screening data 6:57
    • The presenter said 4% of kindergarten and 1st grade students were below benchmark in reading, 43% at benchmark and 50% above, while grades 2 through 6 had 9% below, 46% at and 45% above. 10:59
    • In math, the presenter said kindergarten and 1st grade had 12% below benchmark, 57% at and 31% above, while grades 2 through 6 had 20% below, 51% at and 29% above. 12:00
    • Jason Tucker asked whether a parent resource explained what the assessment tests and whether the computer-based assessment could be offered on paper to the youngest students. 18:13
  4. Public comment on agenda items 28:41
    • A speaker at public comment raised the computer-based administration of assessments to young students and asked the board to consider having more assessments done on paper, citing studies on reading comprehension on screens. 29:02
  5. Minutes and finance items 28:41
    • The board took up a motion to approve minutes from the September 14th work session and committee meeting and the September 28th business meeting. 30:41
    • The board took up a motion to approve finance items 6.1 through 6.11. 31:25
  6. Facilities use and personnel items 28:41
    • The board took up 3 facilities use requests for a JES movie night, a JES fall dance and JYD basketball, and a speaker said they would abstain because they serve on the board of JYD. 31:57
    • The board took up personnel items 11.1 through 11.4, including revised middle school and high school jazz ensemble director positions and 2 memos of understanding. 33:20
  7. Solicitor authorization on property 34:25
    • A speaker said the item would authorize the solicitor's office to discuss potential acquisition of a property with its owners and to prepare and potentially negotiate a letter of intent, and that any final purchase agreement would come before the board. 34:25
    • A speaker said a negotiated document would let the board make decisions on something that is not hypothetical. 35:22
    • The chair announced the motion carried. 36:26
  8. Liaison reports 36:26
    • A speaker said the borough had started its budget process with a first meeting on October 15th and suggested inviting the borough to present its final budget to the board. 36:26
    • A speaker said the district would automatically receive a Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency grant for $138,837 to support a security officer, stadium cameras, other security measures and behavioral health professionals. 42:17
    • A speaker said delivery and installation of swings at Legacy Park was expected in later November. 44:34
  9. Superintendent's report 45:14
    • The superintendent said the district kicked off its comprehensive planning steering committee to discuss priorities for the next 3 years, with 2 more meetings planned. 46:28
  10. Public comment and adjournment 45:14
    • No one spoke at public comment on non-agenda items, and the board said it would go into executive session on assessment appeals and cybersecurity without returning to vote. 46:56

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