North Penn School District committee meeting, Sep 22, 2026
2 h 57 min · 3 videos · 2 public speakers
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- Who spoke · first speaks at
- Al RoeschBoard member
- Kunbi RudnickVice President
- Mark TeohBoard member
What happened
What happened at this meeting
Part 2 · 42 min
North Penn Safe Schools Committee reviews draft school security personnel policy 1:31
- The committee approved the minutes of the August 25th meeting. 0:45
- The Safe Schools Committee reviewed revisions to Policy 805.2, titled School Security Personnel, which covers school police, security guards and the school safety and security coordinator, before it goes back to the Policy Committee. 1:31
- Discussion focused on draft language keeping a requirement that school police officers first complete at least 1 year of satisfactory service as a guard with the district, while allowing closer consideration for candidates with more than 2 years. 3:12
- Members also discussed added language requiring standard operating procedures that address use of force, body-worn cameras and weapons, including firearms, and how the board would review those procedures. 17:26
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Item by item (7)
- Opening and approval of minutes 0:07
- Policy overview and school police experience 1:31
- A district staff member said the policy would return to the Policy Committee in October and covers training, oversight and court approval for school police officers. 3:12
- The staff member said draft language keeps the 1-year service requirement but lets candidates with more than 2 years of satisfactory service as a guard receive closer consideration at the district's discretion. 11:20
- One board member said the adjustment was preferable for its flexibility, a second called it a wise middle ground, and a third asked whether 18 months would be feasible. 14:15
- Standard operating procedures and board review 17:26
- A district staff member said added language requires the school safety and security coordinator to develop standard operating procedures addressing utmost restraint in use of force, body-worn cameras, and the issuance, storage and use of weapons, including firearms. 17:26
- Ken Keiser Jr. asked whether the policy allows the board to approve the standard operating procedures. 24:42
- The staff member said the procedures function as an administrative regulation not subject to board approval, but language could require that they and any revisions be shared with the board before implementation. 26:08
- Other districts and personnel training 30:07
- Daniel Bell asked whether other districts with school police programs placed items from their procedures in board policy. 30:07
- A district staff member said they were not aware of any, and another staff member said they had not seen other districts add language beyond the state association model. 31:06
- Daniel Bell asked how staff would be trained on the nearly 200-page procedures document, and a speaker cited prior experience and constant training and refreshers. 33:08
- Reporting to the committee 34:31
- One board member said there should be triggers for additional reports, such as certain levels of force, and asked for more reporting especially in the first year. 35:25
- A speaker said updates could be provided through the committee's monthly meeting, and one board member said the committee could refine which sections to examine as it gained experience. 36:27
- A district staff member said the annual report is required by law to be made in executive session and the committee could hold an executive session if desired. 37:22
- Public comment 37:57
- Adjournment 41:15
- Kunbi Rudnick said the committee's next meeting would be October 27th and asked for a motion to adjourn. 41:15
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Part 3 · 45 min
North Penn policy committee moves wellness check and surveys policies to work session 34:29
- The North Penn School District board's policy committee reviewed a new policy on virtual attendance and wellness checks, a revised surveys policy and the repeal of a professional research policy. 0:46
- A district staff member said the wellness check policy reflects state law changes adopted with the budget bill and is already being implemented for students in full-time virtual programming. 2:10
- The surveys revision would require affirmative parental consent for any district survey involving protected information, a staff member said. 20:47
- Al Roesch said the committee would move forward Policy 204.1 and Policy 235.1 and repeal Policy 4132 at the work session. 44:22
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Item by item (8)
- Opening and minutes 0:08
- Al Roesch opened the policy meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance and asked for a motion to approve the minutes from the last policy meeting. 0:19
- Items listed for the work session were Policy 204-1, Virtual Attendance and Wellness Checks, Policy 235-1, Surveys, and repeal of Policy 4132, Professional Research. 0:46
- Virtual attendance and wellness checks policy 1:24
- A district staff member said the new policy requires weekly live wellness checks for students in full-time district virtual programming, with steps escalating to a conference, a home visit and notice to the county children and youth agency. 1:46
- A staff member said about 100 students are currently full-time online and enrollment has reached 200 by the end of the year in the last 2 years. 8:40
- Kunbi Rudnick asked how parents were being notified and whether funding came with the requirement, and a staff member said no funding was believed to be tied specifically to it. 10:16
- Surveys policy revision 19:55
- A staff member said the revision, based on a Dear Colleague letter from the U.S. Department of Education, would require affirmative parental consent for all district surveys involving protected information. 19:55
- Al Roesch asked whether a government request for district data would fall under the policy, and a staff member said such a request would largely be governed by student privacy laws requiring a court order or subpoena. 26:19
- One board member asked about effects on response rates and suggested wording the first category as political affiliations or political beliefs, and a staff member said that change could be made. 28:42
- Repeal of professional research policy 33:24
- A staff member said Policy 4132, Professional Research, from the prior policy manual is governed by other active policies and that a couple of old policies remain to be repealed. 33:24
- Committee motions on policies 34:29
- Public comment on surveys 35:33
- A speaker at public comment asked about the purpose of the surveys, what is done with the data and policy language on selling or distributing information. 37:08
- A district official said the Pennsylvania Youth Survey is given every 2 years, does not provide identifiable information about individual students, and that selling survey data would require board approval. 40:17
- Al Roesch said the official agreed with everything the official said. 42:35
- Technology usage survey 42:48
- Dr. Mark Teoh asked whether any of the new policies affect a technology usage survey and whether it asks demographic questions. 42:48
- A district staff member said the survey has some questions about grades but nothing detailed, and a speaker said the survey is optional and will be sent to families rather than administered in school. 43:18
- Next meeting and adjournment 44:22
- Al Roesch said the next meeting is on October 27th at 5 PM virtually and asked for a motion to adjourn. 44:22
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