The ECI Committee met on August 22, 2023, at which time two informational items were presented to the committee.  Mr. Chris Frey, who coordinates the CHIP Program at the high school, updated the members on the virtual reality technology that is incorporated in this program as a result of the combined resources received from the Boston Legacy Foundation, VNA, and Ed Foundation Grants.  North Penn High School is the only high school in Pennsylvania with this technology.

Also, on the agenda was information concerning the Disability Inclusive Curriculum Grant that was awarded to NPSD by the PA Department of Education.  North Penn was one of ten school districts selected to receive this grant as well as the only school district from Bucks, Montgomery, and Chester counties.

The Facilities and Operations Committee met on Monday, August 28, 2023, in a virtual format.

The Committee reviewed the following items which were moved and approved at the September 21, 2023 Board's Work Session.

• One change order for the Elementary School Chiller and Exhaust Fan project
• One change order for the Gwyn Nor roofing project
• One new Facility Use request by community members

The Committee was presented and discussed informational items, including:

• The High School project update with detailed documentation outlining recent and future activities

At the September 12, 2023 Finance Committee meeting, the financial reports were reviewed in addition to the following items:

1. Mr. Skrocki reviewed the projected Act 1 index for the 2024-2025 fiscal year. The projected index is 5.2%. As a result, Mr. Skrocki recommended consideration of a resolution not to exceed the Act 1 index for the next fiscal year. The resolution will appear on the October action meeting agenda.
2. Mr. Skrocki reviewed a proposed reimbursement resolution pertaining to the high school project. This resolution will allow expenses incurred by the capital reserve fund and the general fund to be reimbursed by a future bond issue. This item appeared on the September action meeting agenda.
3. Mr. Linke provided an update on the various sources and uses of the Federal stimulus funding.
4. Mr. Skrocki provided a preliminary estimate of the financial results from the 2022-23 fiscal year. A potential transfer to the Capital Reserve Fund and fund balance allocations will be discussed at the October finance committee meeting.
5. The October finance committee meeting will include a presentation from PA State Representative Ciresi regarding H.B. 1422 that would modernize Pennsylvania's charter school law to specifically address cyber charter schools to ensure transparency, accountability, and fiscal responsibility.

The Foundation met virtually in August and discussed the upcoming school year, including its annual golf outing being held on Tuesday, October 10 at Talamore Country Club. Spots are filling up quickly but there is still room for both golfers and sponsors. The outing is our biggest fundraising event of the year and all are encouraged to come out and support it. The Foundation will open up Fall grant requests at the end of September and all North Penn staff are invited to apply. Each year the Foundation supports close to $80,000 in innovative programming. October will begin the annual U-Knight to Inspire campaign, where all staff members are encouraged to donate to the Foundation. Donations can be taken out of paychecks through the end of may, and one-time donations are also accepted. All donors are also eligible to win fantastic prizes.

To learn more about all things Foundation please visit our website or contact Christine Liberaski at liberacd@npenn.org.

The Policy Committee did not meet this month.

The Safe Schools Committee met on August 28, 2023 at 5:45 in a virtual format. During the meeting, Safe Schools Coordinator Brandon Rhone updated the committee on the integration of the district Behavioral Threat Assessment forms into Infinite Campus records management system. This integration is now live and operational by threat assessment teams across the district. Coordinator Rhone also updated the committee on the ALICE Training rollout. District staff are completing the online learning portion. Lastly, Director of School and Community Engagement, Ms. Christine Liberaski, presented the committee with a communications audit presentation and requested the committee to vote for approval for the Chester County IU completion of the audit to the full board for approval.