Parkland School District public meetings in 2020
4 substantive meetings from 2020, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Parkland School Board Meeting
The Parkland School Board will consider routine items including approval of minutes, treasurer's report, and personnel actions such as retirements, resignations, leaves, and new hires. The board will also vote on construction change orders for several school projects, contracts for services, adoption of governance principles, and the 2021 meeting schedule.
- Personnel actions: retirements, resignations, leaves, and employment of new staff including teachers, paraprofessionals, custodians, and bus drivers
- Construction change orders: Veterans Memorial (deduct $1,892.50 and $44,290.22; add $42,896.00 and $26,000.00), Schnecksville (add $7,843.75 and $21,712.58), Summer Capital Projects (deduct $15,000.00 and $2,230.06)
- Contract with Cowan Associates, Inc. for $11,500.00 for design and permitting for Schnecksville Elementary School Highway Occupancy Permit
- Contract with BQ Basement Systems Inc. for $10,750.00 to install PolyLEVEL under Parkland High School swimming pool
- Contract with TWG Security for $40,125.00 (net after $14,125.00 trade-in rebate) for security camera replacements
School Board Meeting - 7:15 p.m.
The Parkland School District School Board is meeting to consider a range of routine administrative items, including personnel actions (resignations, retirements, leaves, and new hires), second reading and approval of several board policies, and a revised easement agreement with PPL Electric Utilities for the Schnecksville Elementary School project. The board will also appoint a member to the Lehigh Career and Technical Institute Joint Operating Committee and approve accounts payable. Public comments on agenda and non-agenda items are accepted before the meeting.
- Approval of revised easement agreement with PPL Electric Utilities for Schnecksville Elementary School water main, cost $1,371 from Capital Projects Fund
- Second reading and approval of 9 board policies including discipline of students with disabilities, behavioral support, interscholastic athletics, and sick leave
- Personnel actions: retirements, resignations, childrearing/sabbatical leaves, and new hires including a bus driver at $109.70/hr probationary rate
- Appointment of Carol L. Facchiano to LCTI Joint Operating Committee for 3-year term
- Approval of accounts payable list
Board Organization Meeting - 7:00 p.m.
The Parkland School District Board is meeting to conduct organizational procedures. The agenda focuses on the election of a temporary president, the permanent board president, and the vice-president.
- Election of a Temporary President
- Election of Board President
- Election of Board Vice-President
Parkland School Board Meeting
The Parkland School Board is meeting to vote on several items, including a $58,000 contract for engineering services at Parkway Manor Elementary School, a three-year employment agreement for the Director of Business Administration, and an update to the 2020-2021 school calendar. The board will also consider a slate of personnel actions, including hires, resignations, and leaves, as well as first readings of several policies. Public comments on agenda and non-agenda items are accepted before the meeting.
- Approval of $58,000 proposal from Keystone Consulting Engineers for Parkway Manor Elementary School front entrance driveway/parking reconstruction
- Approval of three-year employment agreement for Director of Business Administration John A. Vignone (Jan 30, 2021 – Jan 29, 2024)
- Approval of services agreement with St. Luke's Physicians Group for mental health support at no cost to the district
- Personnel items: multiple hires, resignations, and leaves, including new teachers at salaries up to $64,457
- First reading of policies on student discipline, athletics, and employee sick leave