Business Meeting: 6/17/25

1. (Bid 2022-70) – Produce – Renewal
2. (Bid 2023-01) – Heating Oil Supply and Delivery – Renewal
3. (RFP 2023-45) – Athletic Trainer Service – Renewal
4. (Pennsylvania Education Purchasing Program (PEPPM) 533902-252) – Zonar GPS System – Renewal
5. (Bid 2025-43) – Ice Cream and Ice Cream Freezers
6. (Bid 2022-71) – Warehouse and Delivery Services for Food and Nutrition Services – Renewal
7. (Sourcewell 081419-CDW) – GoGuardian Teacher License Annual Subscription – Renewal
8. (Sourcewell 080821-JHN) – HVAC Systems with Related Products and Services
9. (Notice of Sale) – Up to Twenty (20) School Buses
Link to PDF HERE

+ Ilissa Ramm, Chief Legal Counsel, will request Board approval of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Board of Education of Washington County and Barbara Ingram School for the Arts Foundation, Inc.
Approved.

+ Ilissa Ramm, Chief Legal Counsel, will request Board approval of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Board of Education of Washington County and Washington County Public Schools Education Foundation, Inc..
Approved.

+ Ilissa Ramm, Chief Legal Counsel, will request Board approval of the Fourth Amendment to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Board of Education and the Smithsburg Athletic Booster Club Inc, Public-Private Partnership, to extend the terms of the MOU through August 15, 2030..
Approved.

+ Ilissa Ramm, Chief Legal Counsel, will request Board approval of the Resolution declaring approximately 1.6 acres of certain real property located on Campus Drive as surplus property.
Approved

+ Darrell Evans, Board Member, and Ilissa Ramm, Chief Legal Counsel and Policy Committee Staff Liaison, will request Board approval of the first reading of proposed changes to Policy KD, entitled “Opportunity for Public Comment at Board Business Meetings, Town Meetings, and Public Hearings and the Procedures Governing Such Proceedings.”
Approved.

+Darrell Evans, Board Member, and Ilissa Ramm, Chief Legal Counsel and Policy Committee Staff Liaison, will request Board approval of the first reading of proposed changes to Policy IMDA, entitled “Silent Meditation.”.
Approved.

+Darrell Evans, Board Member, and Ilissa Ramm, Chief Legal Counsel and Policy Committee Staff Liaison, will request Board approval of the first reading of proposed changes to Policy IKE, “Promotion, Acceleration, and Retention of Students.”
Approved.

+Darrell Evans, Board Member, and Ilissa Ramm, Chief Legal Counsel and Policy Committee Staff Liaison, will request Board approval of the first reading of proposed changes to:

• Administrative Regulation BEE-R(1) – “Rules of Procedures in Appeals and Hearings – Section 7-305(C)(4)” and Exhibit BEE-E(1) – “Appeal Information Form”
• Administrative Regulation BEE-R(2) – “Rules of Procedure for Hearings – Section 6-202(A)(2)” and Exhibit BEE-E(2) – “Hearing Information Form”
• Administrative Regulation BEE-R(3) – “Rules and Procedure in Appeals and Hearings – Section 4-205(C)(3)” and Exhibit BEE-E(3) – “Appeal Information Form”

Approved.

+Mike Embly, Director of Food & Nutrition Services, will request Board approval of the proposed FY 2026 Food and Nutrition Services Operating Budget.
Approved.

+Robert Rollins, Director of Facilities, Matt Burton, Supervisor of Construction, and Chad Criswell, Senior Project Manager and Planning Supervisor, will request Board approval of the 2025 Educational Facilities Master Plan.
Approved.

+Dr. April Zentmeyer, Board President, Dr. David T. Sovine, Superintendent, Terri Baker, Executive Director of Human Resources, and Ann Marie Hines, President, WCESP, will request Board approval of the negotiated agreement between the Washington County Board of Education (WCBOE) and the Washington County Educational Support Personnel (WCESP) for the Negotiated Agreement dated July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2027, and the wages effective July 1, 2025, and amended language detailed in the signed tentative agreements.
Approved.

+Dr. April Zentmeyer, Board President, Dr. David T. Sovine, Superintendent, Terri Baker, Executive Director of Human Resources, and Dr. Rachel Kane-Kirkpatrick, President, WCASA, will request Board approval of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Washington County Board of Education (WCBOE) and the Washington County Association of Supervisors and Administrators (WCASA) regarding salary, as detailed in the signed tentative agreement..
Approved.

+ Dr. Willow will present personnel actions dated June 17, 2025, for Board consideration.
Approved.

View non-certificated and certificated changes.

• Curriculum & Instruction Committee:
  Zentmeyer: Met at Hancock Elementary and had an overview on HHT, started looking at the elementary grading policy, the retention policy and the Tutor Apprentice update. No meeting in July.
• Facilities Committee:
  Guessford: Did not meet, next meeting in July.
• Finance Committee:
  Burkett: Met on May 14 and will meet again on August 12th.
• Human Resources:
  Murray: Will meet Sept 9th
• Policy Committee:
  Evans: In addition to the policies discussed at the meeting, they also discussed the policy on discipline and decided the policy was good and should update the exhibit. Next meeting July 7th.

• ConnectED Elementary Programming Preview–Business Meeting–July 15, 2025

• Roger Stenerson, representing Rising to Learn, spoke about discipline that was discussed at the policy meeting.
• Mary Herringa spoke on behalf of WCTA
• A veteran school teacher/WCTA member spoke about the collaboration and mutual respect between the school system and WCTA as refreshing and welcomed.
• Ethan Lowen spoke against restorative practices.