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Jordan, a student board representative, said interviews with three freshmen and one sixth grader found most students had few concerns but noted recurring issues: short passing times at the high school that make locker trips difficult, confusion about hallway circulation where some students suggested walking on one side of the hallway, and limited time to acclimate to lockers at the middle school. Jordan recommended considering slightly longer passing periods, reassessing locker assignments to follow walking patterns, and using high‑school students to give targeted tours to incoming middle‑school students as part of orientation rather than only generalized walkthroughs.

Superintendent Dr. Finney thanked Jordan for the report, said district leaders and the high‑school leadership team are “seeing some positives,” and emphasized that student and staff safety is central to decision-making. Dr. Finney added the district will continue to evaluate progress. In response to a student question about future changes to a currently in‑place ban, Dr. Finney said, “So we're gonna take a wait and see attitude,” indicating the district would monitor effects before altering the policy.

The student report also noted one sixth grader received a private tour from a vice principal after requesting help locating classes, illustrating that personalized support is available but may not be scalable without administrative time. Student representatives and the board discussed balancing administrative workload with creating additional peer-tour or orientation options.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Pottsgrove School Board Meeting Sept. 9th, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Student board representatives reported on transitions from elementary to middle and middle to high school and urged measures such as longer passing time, locker reassignment to reduce traffic, and peer-led tours to ease orientation for incoming students.","taxTitle","Pottsgrove SD, School Districts, Pennsylvania","taxId",65793,"location","Pennsylvania","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6473893,"Pottsgrove SD board approves minutes, August invoices, personnel actions, security cameras and contracts; votes at a glance",562,2058000,2620000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5743028-ddbc2daa79375e3f62850a9173e7eb61&start=2058&end=2620","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5743028-ddbc2daa79375e3f62850a9173e7eb61/thumbnail_2058000.jpg","/articles/6473893/Pennsylvania/Pottsgrove-SD-board-approves-minutes-August-invoices-personnel-actions-security-cameras-and-contracts-votes-at-a-glance","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6473893-c34789cae59b33e777f5d9a2e1d313bc/orig.mp4?Expires=1770658369&Signature=Y7NBRwx3nU~nwZlfkmHLInh86ZIZuNxalpcI2JRrVnEhkRFGe62gRonzoa9e7j7R5q2NEQznhMktMWxqlqg4IIrK38k7KMsqq3EmePKzWCzHq3xQT3z9lsvt6U9H4gMAPH-vfSdJi72U-iA2unZjRdWqGrPWL8llD6J9wosddCTyqvmxG6kDW5nCSLsogr01CjNX~S6PMg4Fcx7fFqwlNMkodTt3cnQ8pXvOvgxkiI-gF67kg7G5MNbWqrQ8onOlvfS8Oks87zJHcGl9ECxF5NqBsiKpRZaU~QscuW2pjxQAawbQHVj050UeczTybOoTQwKOPUqP6bhrOna3FUL3-w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Pottsgrove School District Board of Education on Sept. 9 approved a set of routine and personnel items, contracts and purchases in a series of motions taken during the meeting.

Key votes and approvals

- Minutes: The board approved minutes for the Aug. 12 and Aug. 26 board meetings (agenda items 5.1 and 5.2). No dissent was recorded.

- Invoices: The board ratified payment of invoices for August 2025 in the amount of $1,829,213.04 (agenda item 6).

- Personnel: The board approved several personnel items (agenda items 7.1–7.9): the retirement of Chris Stein, assistant principal at the high school, effective Sept. 26, 2025 (7.1); the appointment of Michael Zaccarta as assistant principal at Pottsgrove High School (7.2); leaves of absence for three professional staff and one support staff and multiple staff appointments, resignations and assignment changes covered in items 7.3 through 7.9; and the granting of tenure to one eighth-grade math teacher, Ryan Okunisky.

- Business/contracts: The board approved rescinding an original change order and approving a new change order for additional paving work at district schools (agenda items 8.1 and 8.2). The board approved a contract with ADD Education to provide instructional assistant contractors (8.3).

- Security cameras: The board approved the purchase of internal and external security cameras (8.4). The district stated the equipment cost will be covered entirely by a grant and that installation will be handled by district staff.

- Education professional development: The board approved several education-related travel and professional-development items (agenda items 9.1–9.5), including conference attendance for four staff members at the Montgomery County Intermediate Unit Special Education Leadership Conference and other workshops and programs listed in the board materials.

How votes were handled

Most motions were moved and seconded with votes announced as “Aye” and no roll-call tallies presented in the public record excerpt. When numbers or individual roll-call votes were not specified in the transcript, this summary reports the outcome as recorded at the meeting (motion passed).","At its Sept. 9 meeting the Pottsgrove School District Board approved routine minutes and finance items, multiple personnel appointments and leaves, a tenure grant, contracts for instructional assistants, a security-camera purchase (grant-funded), and several education conference attendances.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6473896,"Pottsgrove SD presents feasibility study for high-school stadium renovation; board asked to authorize design kickoff",1277,760000,2037000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5743028-ddbc2daa79375e3f62850a9173e7eb61&start=760&end=2037","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5743028-ddbc2daa79375e3f62850a9173e7eb61/thumbnail_760000.jpg","/articles/6473896/Pennsylvania/Pottsgrove-SD-presents-feasibility-study-for-high-school-stadium-renovation-board-asked-to-authorize-design-kickoff","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6473896-d6c67f4c3fa029976d3011540c0222f9/orig.mp4?Expires=1770658369&Signature=lu38XPbrzni3z51B5UQjFOwVtlNmq9a3CAFYfnCvQOwXzBorq01IWD4J0rFoEuYD3iqF79SVsyyJTIRYaGpD3jxMrmW-l6SjxrjBgQ4nDozc2X1bm0WW1V-YQxVpvjtVr3NZrYc1SPiIFylEZe6UD3-~rmdKhMji7v51s5TUadRT~HWD8gUZZ~RucB4zJFVSXkpyaJgzWzG6JnJXFx4ShagJa2nU5hsBWen2qw2UpBVc8pCYmOWKNuh-ubfo4jVCY9Z5gQiS8kuxMi9qC1PIUQ08urB0TPfcab1JN2IStX-PexY7Uyu99CM1uJlqJ4SoNnvhIARiSzU4G0o-5gmcFQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At the Pottsgrove School District Board of Education meeting on Sept. 9, district-hired consultants presented a feasibility study for renovating the high school athletic stadium and asked the board to consider authorizing the design kickoff at the next board meeting.

The presentation, led by Mike Lang of CMTAICS with Bruce Crispin of EI Architects and Mark Singley of K & W Engineers, outlined a concept that includes a turf multipurpose field, resurfacing and reorientation of the track to place straightaways in front of the home bleachers, new home bleachers with enclosed program and storage space underneath, upgraded lighting and scoreboard, improved ADA access, expanded parking where feasible, and stormwater/drainage work. The consultants said the design also anticipates new ticket/concession/security entry points and space for maintenance and storage currently lacking on campus.

The consultants told the board that a construction-only estimate for the most ambitious concept is about $9 million, with professional fees, permits and escalation bringing the preliminary all-in estimate to about $13.6 million. They said the square footage of new program space (their current working number is 12,000 square feet) is the primary driver of cost and will be refined in schematic design. The presentation noted substantial permitting and land‑development work is required; the Montgomery County conservation district process alone typically takes nine to 12 months when more than one acre is disturbed.

On zoning and site constraints, the district’s civil engineering consultant, Mark Singley, said the campus sits in an R-2 residential zoning district where an educational use is considered an existing nonconformity and would require further review or special approvals. He reported the campus’ current impervious coverage is roughly 40 percent while the R-2 maximum is 25 percent, and estimated the township’s parking requirement for the campus’ largest assembly area at roughly 688–690 spaces; the campus currently has about 510 spaces. Singley said the project team has had an early sketch-plan meeting with township officials and that those officials expressed willingness to work with the district.

The presenters outlined a project schedule in which schematic design would begin immediately if the board approves a design kickoff at the next meeting; design development and construction documents would follow, with the team targeting public bidding in 2026 and construction in 2027 if approvals and funding allow. The consultants warned that work on the stadium would likely disrupt use of the field in 2027 and could require away games or alternative sites for athletics and could potentially affect events such as graduation on the field.

Superintendent Dr. Finney reiterated that no final decisions had been made and described the recommendation on the table as seeking authorization to begin the next phase of design and community check-ins. The board did not vote on the full project at the Sept. 9 meeting; presenters asked the board to consider approving the design kickoff at the following board meeting.

The district intends to return with a refined schematic that narrows square footage and cost choices and schedules additional community and committee checkpoints before seeking approval to proceed to construction documents and bidding.","Consultants presented concepts for a turf multipurpose field, flipped track, new home bleachers with program space, parking additions and drainage work. Preliminary all‑in estimate: about $13.6 million; board was asked at the Sept. 9 meeting to authorize starting schematic design.","actionData","errors"]

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