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Owen J. Roberts School District board meeting, date not confirmed yet

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What happened

What happened at this meeting

School board approves new business consent items 12.2 through 12.19 17:17

  • David Harmanos said the finance committee items moved to approval under new business included a proposed 2026⁠-⁠2027 government and proprietary funds budget and a bid award for a high school and middle school interior and office suites project. 12:18
  • The board also approved routine consent items, personnel consent items and an acknowledgment of donations. 14:53
  • The board approved a motion on new business consent items 12.2 through 12.19, which included resolutions for Teacher Appreciation Day and Bus Driver Appreciation Week. 17:17
  • Speakers at public comment said school-level and grade-level test data were not available on the district website. 24:21
Item by item (12)
  1. Opening and executive session announcement 0:04
    • The meeting was called to order on April 13th, 2026, with the Pledge of Allegiance and a presentation of colors. 0:04
    • The board announced it met in executive session on April 6th, 2026, to discuss legal, personnel or real estate matters. 2:13
  2. Student government report 2:33
    • The student government report said students in grades 3 through 6 were preparing for state assessments beginning the week of April 20th. 2:44
    • The report said the indoor percussion ensemble won the Mid-Atlantic Percussion Society Championship, beating out 21 other teams. 5:19
    • The report said graduation is set for the evening of Friday, June 5th. 6:14
  3. Recognition of state music qualifiers 6:31
    • A staff member recognized 5 students who qualified for the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association state event, including 4 choir qualifiers and one band qualifier. 6:48
    • The staff member said the event will take place April 23rd through April 25th at the Kalahari Resort in the Poconos. 7:14
  4. Superintendent's report 9:28
    • The superintendent said next month is Teacher and Bus Driver Appreciation Month. 9:28
    • The superintendent said April 22nd will be the annual Farm Day, when high school students welcome younger students for an introduction to the agricultural program. 9:52
  5. Committee reports 10:22
    • The board was told the intermediate unit had not met yet this month and would next meet Wednesday, April 15th, at 7:30. 11:35
    • David Harmanos listed finance committee items moved to approval, including a food service management company proposal award, main campus improvements services and a proposed final budget notice resolution. 12:18
    • The Legislative and Policy Committee report said the committee updated Safe2Stay procedures attached to Policy 805 and Regulation 123A on athletics eligibility, and deleted 2 regulations. 13:02
  6. Routine consent items 14:26
    • The board took up a motion to approve routine consent items 7.2 through 7.8. 14:26
    • The motion passed. ~14:53
  7. Acknowledgment of donations 14:53
    • The board acknowledged PTA donations at East Vinson Elementary School, including $400 for a 1st grade field trip and $500 for a school-wide assembly. 14:53
    • The board acknowledged a $897 contribution from the North Coventry Elementary School PTO for a 6th grade field trip to Lincoln Financial Field. 14:53
    • The motion passed. ~15:49
  8. Personnel consent items 16:00
    • The board was told there was no old business before it took up personnel consent items 11.2 through 11.7. 16:04
    • The motion passed. ~16:26
  9. Substitute and part-time appointments 16:26
    • The board took up a motion to approve substitute, part-time and casual appointments. 16:26
    • The presiding speaker said the speaker would abstain from the vote due to a conflict of interest, and one abstention was noted. 16:51
  10. New business consent items 16:51
    • A resolution read aloud proclaimed May 5th, 2026, as Teacher Appreciation Day in the district. 17:37
    • A second resolution designated April 27th through May 1st as Bus Driver Appreciation Week. 17:37
    • The motion passed. ~23:25
  11. Public comment 23:25
    • A speaker at public comment said the district website showed only general information and not test data by school and grade. 24:21
    • A speaker at public comment said actual test scores were not in the Future Ready Index and asked that the data be made public. 26:31
  12. Board follow-up and adjournment 28:40
    • During board discussion, a speaker gave thanks for information on what it cost to fix the middle school roof over the last few years, and the meeting was adjourned. 28:40

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Video: posted by the district as “School Board Meeting 4-13-2026”