Votes at a glance: committee actions moved multiple education, facilities and policy items to regular board meeting
April 27, 2025 | Allentown City SD, School Districts, Pennsylvania
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The Allentown School District board’s committee meetings on April 24 produced a set of procedural approvals and referrals that will appear on the district’s regular board agenda. Key committee actions (items moved forward to the regular board meeting) included:
• Policy 824 — Maintaining professional adult‑student boundaries: Moved forward after extended debate; committee voted to send the policy to the regular board meeting. Committee discussion produced clarifications about principal approval for personal gifts and increased onboarding/training. One committee member signaled opposition; final roll‑call will occur at the regular meeting.
• ParentSquare communication platform: Committee moved the vendor adoption forward after vendor Q&A about package naming conventions; administration will submit contract cost and implementation schedule to the full board.
• AVID middle‑school membership and professional learning: Committee moved a $71,556 package (district total; $17,889 per middle school) forward for final action.
• Valley Health Partners MOU renewal: Committee moved the health‑center memorandum of understanding forward for final approval.
• Carbon Lehigh Intermediate Unit facilities plan (availability plan for students with disabilities): Committee moved the IU plan forward; administrators said the proposed plan has no direct impact on district students.
• Student travel proposals (Dieruff High School/Costa Rica; William Allen High School/Europe): Committee moved both travel proposals forward for final board consideration and requested written vendor safety documentation (insurance, risk assessments, emergency protocols) and passport/trafficking safeguards prior to travel approval.
• Several smaller items (school scoreboards, SMJ Communications, summer partnerships, and other operational items) were moved forward by committee voice vote; most carried without recorded opposition.
Votes in committee were generally voice votes recorded as "aye" with motions carrying; where a roll call occurred on the full agenda, the final tallies will appear in the regular meeting minutes. Policy 824 attracted the most discussion and a recorded dissent in committee; administration will return with final language and supporting materials for the full board.
• Policy 824 — Maintaining professional adult‑student boundaries: Moved forward after extended debate; committee voted to send the policy to the regular board meeting. Committee discussion produced clarifications about principal approval for personal gifts and increased onboarding/training. One committee member signaled opposition; final roll‑call will occur at the regular meeting.
• ParentSquare communication platform: Committee moved the vendor adoption forward after vendor Q&A about package naming conventions; administration will submit contract cost and implementation schedule to the full board.
• AVID middle‑school membership and professional learning: Committee moved a $71,556 package (district total; $17,889 per middle school) forward for final action.
• Valley Health Partners MOU renewal: Committee moved the health‑center memorandum of understanding forward for final approval.
• Carbon Lehigh Intermediate Unit facilities plan (availability plan for students with disabilities): Committee moved the IU plan forward; administrators said the proposed plan has no direct impact on district students.
• Student travel proposals (Dieruff High School/Costa Rica; William Allen High School/Europe): Committee moved both travel proposals forward for final board consideration and requested written vendor safety documentation (insurance, risk assessments, emergency protocols) and passport/trafficking safeguards prior to travel approval.
• Several smaller items (school scoreboards, SMJ Communications, summer partnerships, and other operational items) were moved forward by committee voice vote; most carried without recorded opposition.
Votes in committee were generally voice votes recorded as "aye" with motions carrying; where a roll call occurred on the full agenda, the final tallies will appear in the regular meeting minutes. Policy 824 attracted the most discussion and a recorded dissent in committee; administration will return with final language and supporting materials for the full board.
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