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Owen J. Roberts School District board meeting, Aug 24, 2026

1 h 28 min

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Owen J. Roberts board approves additional traffic study for campus projects with spending cap 23:33

  • The board also approved the 2026⁠-⁠27 district goals. 19:42
  • The board took up a motion to approve an additional traffic study required by PennDOT and South Coventry Township for future main campus improvement projects. 23:30
  • A presenter from an engineering firm said the work was needed to resubmit a permit application by October 7th, and that missing the date could lead to denial of the permit and the loss of over $40,000 in application fees. 24:39
  • Jennifer Munson moved to amend the motion to add a not-to-exceed provision to the total amount, and the presiding officer announced the motion passed. 1:16:44

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Item by item (12)
  1. Opening and executive session announcement 0:09
    • The regular business meeting was called to order on August 24th, 2026, at 6 PM, and opened with the Pledge of Allegiance. 0:09
    • The board announced it met in executive session on June 22, 2026, and August 10, 2026, on legal, personnel or real estate matters. 1:57
  2. Superintendent's report and retiree recognitions 2:23
    • The superintendent said the district welcomed 5,096 students on the first day of school. 2:23
    • The district recognized three retiring employees. 2:23
    • The superintendent said the high school turf and track project was open for fall athletics and that the French Creek project was a few weeks behind schedule but ready for the start of school. 2:46
  3. Board committee reports 9:54
    • Jennifer Munson reported on the intermediate unit, including an October 21st ribbon cutting for a new building. 10:11
    • A district staff member said there were two change orders for JBM Mechanical on the MEP grant project: one of $2,136 for mechanical work and a decrease of $3,859 for plumbing work. 12:46
    • Sara Evans said Policies 313 and 346 were on the agenda for first reading and Policies 412, 413 and 512 were moved forward for deletion. 13:26
  4. Routine and policy consent items 14:21
    • The board considered routine consent items 7.2 through 7.9 and policy consent items 8.2 through 8.3. 14:21
    • The motion to approve routine matters items 8.2 through 8.3 as action consent items passed. 14:52
  5. Acknowledgment of donations 15:20
    • The board considered donations of $815 and $400 from the Pottstown Regional Community Foundation and $250 toward a middle school awards program. 15:20
    • The presiding officer announced the motion passed. 16:24
  6. Personnel consent items 16:42
    • Jennifer Munson asked whether new hires must wait for a board vote before starting work. 17:58
    • A district staff member said board approval is officially needed, that board leadership could be asked to allow a conditional start, and that clearances are required before anyone can work. 18:24
    • The presiding officer announced the motion passed. 19:16
  7. Student activity advisors and officers 19:16
    • The board considered approval of student activity club advisors and student officers for the 26⁠-⁠27 year. 19:33
    • The presiding officer announced the motion passed. 19:42
  8. District goals 19:42
    • One board member said they liked seeing consistency in district goals over multiple years. 20:18
    • The presiding officer announced the motion to approve the 26⁠-⁠27 district goals passed. 20:04
  9. New business consent items 21:17
    • The board voted to remove item 15.13 from the consent items for separate discussion and vote. 21:18
    • The presiding officer announced the motion on the remaining new business consent items passed. 22:59
  10. Additional traffic study and engineering services 22:59
    • A presenter from an engineering firm said PennDOT and South Coventry Township indicated additional road improvements might be needed and that the conservation district required added work by an October 7th resubmission deadline. 24:39
    • One board member said the amount was very concerning and asked what could be done differently to avoid such situations. 35:43
    • Jennifer Munson said the board would be authorizing billing up to $521,475 without guaranteeing all of it would be billed, and moved to add a not-to-exceed provision. 1:14:51
    • The presiding officer announced the amended motion passed. 1:17:51
  11. Public comment 1:18:35
    • A speaker at public comment said the speaker had not received an answer to an earlier question about a kindergarten writing assessment. 1:19:32
    • The speaker asked where PSSA testing data could be found and said it was not on the district website. 1:20:13
  12. Board discussion and requests 1:21:08
    • April Saboe asked for an update on the turf fields, and a district staff member said wood fill piled up after storms and the manufacturer leveled it. 1:21:21
    • A speaker asked the board to consider whether there was an opportunity or need for a short-term ad hoc committee around athletics and/or activities. 1:23:49

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Video: posted by the district as “School Board Meeting 8-24-2026”