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Spring-Ford Area School District board meeting, Sep 28, 2026

31 min

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What happened

What happened at this meeting

Spring-Ford board approves finance and personnel items in 8⁠-⁠0 votes 25:03

  • The board voted 7⁠-⁠0 to amend finance item Q so that its funding is for a speech pathologist instead of a school psychologist. 11:18
  • No one from the public came forward at either public comment period. ~11:18
  • The superintendent's report included an update on a redistricting committee and a presentation on a student-operated thrift store at Spring-Ford Area High School. 16:41
  • The board approved finance items A through Y by a vote of 8 to 0 and personnel items A through K by a vote of 8⁠-⁠0. 25:03
Item by item (9)
  1. Opening and agenda amendment 8:34
    • The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and a roll call. 8:34
    • The presiding speaker moved to amend finance item Q to read speech pathologist, saying it had incorrectly read school psychologist. 10:30
    • The amendment passed 7⁠-⁠0. 11:18
  2. Board and committee reports 11:18
    • In a Western Center report, a speaker said the center received a $250,000 grant for welding supplies and a diesel air brake system and a $300,000 grant to replace older vans and buy hybrid vehicles for its automotive training program. 11:46
    • Heidi Goldsmith said there were no PSBA updates beyond the informational items on the agenda, and a speaker said the legislative committee does not meet until October 7th. 15:03
    • David Laky said the Spring City Legion field has a grub infestation that caused damage, and that the next Spring City American Legion baseball meeting is October 22nd at 6 o'clock. 15:47
  3. Superintendent's report and thrift store presentation 16:41
    • The superintendent said the redistricting committee met for the first time and will meet again on October 15th to balance elementary enrollment toward a target of 83% capacity for each building. 16:47
    • A staff member said the student-operated thrift store at the high school was developed through the STEP program in partnership with Worthwhile Thrift, and another staff member said everything in the store is between $2 and $10. 18:02
    • Asked where proceeds go, a staff member said most of it is being replenished back into the thrift store. 22:58
  4. Approval of minutes 24:31
    • The board considered minutes items A through B. ~24:31
    • The motion passed 8⁠-⁠0. 25:03
  5. Finance items 25:03
    • The board considered finance items A through Y, including the amended item Q. 25:03
    • The motion carried 8 to 0. 25:37
  6. Personnel items 25:37
    • The board considered personnel items A through K. ~25:37
    • The motion carried 8⁠-⁠0. 26:05
  7. Curriculum and property items 25:59
    • The board considered one programming and curriculum item and one property item. 25:59
    • Both motions carried 8⁠-⁠0. 26:37
  8. Policies and informational items 27:06
    • The presiding speaker said policies were listed for a first read and that informational items A through F were for PSBA officer positions. 27:06
    • A speaker asked whether it was an issue that the items were listed as informational rather than as an action item. 27:58
    • Another speaker said the items were presented the same way in September 2024, the last time the board voted on these positions. 29:10
    • The motion on informational items A through G carried 8⁠-⁠0. 30:02
  9. Board comment, public comment and adjournment 30:02
    • There was no board comment and no one from the public asked to speak. ~30:02
    • The meeting was adjourned. ~30:39

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