Radnor Township School District board meeting, date not confirmed yet

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Radnor board approves consent agenda 7 to 0, hears proposed 26⁠-⁠27 district initiatives 20:30

  • District administrators reviewed the 2025⁠-⁠26 district initiatives and presented proposed initiatives for the 2026⁠-⁠27 school year, organized around wellness, belonging and achievement. 20:22
  • Board members reported on the work of the Curriculum, Facilities and Finance committees. 50:18
  • The board approved consent items 901 to 1601 by a vote of 7 to 0. 56:51
Item by item (9)
  1. Opening and student report 0:00
    • The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance, and the presiding officer said some members had excused absences and another was joining via Zoom. 0:00
    • A student representative report described the approach of the end of the first marking period, fall sports, a production of Grease and preparations for LM Week. 1:10
  2. Superintendent's report and musical preview 3:06
    • The superintendent thanked donors for 3 donations on the agenda and highlighted the 5th annual multilingual resource fair and an Outstanding Visual Arts Community Award for the Art Department. 3:06
    • Students from the cast performed a preview of the musical. 3:10
    • The superintendent said the 130th Radnor-Lower Merion football game would be Saturday, November 7th, 2 PM at Lower Merion, and that Grease would open Thursday, November 19th. 5:12
  3. National Merit semifinalist recognition 12:30
    • DJ Thornton recognized Radnor High School seniors named 2027 National Merit Scholarship Program Semifinalists. 12:53
    • DJ Thornton said the students were among 16,000 high school seniors eligible for some 6,700 scholarships worth nearly $24 million. 12:53
  4. Public comment 16:00
    • No one offered live public comment, and one recorded comment was played. 16:00
    • The speaker asked the district to evaluate direct transportation routes for Delaware County Technical School students, saying they spend up to an hour and 22 minutes on the bus. 16:27
    • The speaker said the district was not being asked to commit to a solution, only to review the current routes. 16:27
  5. Review and proposal of district initiatives 20:22
    • The superintendent said administration would continue to look into the bus route raised at public comment. ~20:22
    • Administrators described a secondary committee examining grading practices, planning for the 2027 to 2030 comprehensive plan expected at the board in March, and an April of 2028 deadline for web accessibility compliance. 33:01
    • A speaker raised digital wellness, saying universities are returning to blue books, and another speaker said less is more when it comes to digital wellness. 45:59
  6. Curriculum and facilities committee reports 49:54
    • Clare Girton said the Curriculum Committee reviewed a new student club, overnight student trips and REF grants, and would next meet Tuesday, December 8th at 5:00 PM. 50:18
    • Lon Rosenblum said the committee also received an update on the administration building renovation design and would next meet November 10th at 6 PM. 51:19
    • Lon Rosenblum said the Facilities Committee discussed Change Order 01 to add temporary drainage to the existing Ithan Elementary School, with a cost reduction of approximately $20,000. 51:45
  7. Finance and policy committee reports 52:39
    • Lydia T. Solomon said the consent agenda included a resolution to stay within the Act 1 index for the '27-'28 school year and not seek exceptions, and that the committee would next meet December 8th at 7 PM. 53:22
    • Thomas Le said the Policy Committee heard about proposed changes to the federal E-Rate program, which provides roughly a 40% discount, and said the district would like the program to continue. 54:29
    • Thomas Le said the committee reviewed 19 policies, 14 of which were consent items, and would next meet January 12th. 54:29
  8. Consent agenda 56:51
    • The board took up a motion to approve consent items 901 to 1601 as a group. 56:51
    • The motion passed 7 to 0. 57:34
  9. Liaison reports, announcements and adjournment 58:10
    • Lydia T. Solomon reported on a Delaware County Community College dinner at its new Upper Darby campus and said shipyard training there can lead to jobs paying $80,000 a year. 58:27
    • DJ Thornton said findings from a performance audit of the Delaware County Intermediate Unit were expected to be released the next morning and that the search for a new executive director continues. 1:03:32
    • The presiding officer announced the next regular business meeting for Tuesday, November 17th at 7:00 p.m. and noted a $150,000 gift from REF. 1:03:54

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Video: posted by the district as “October 27, 2026 RTSD School Board Business Meeting”