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DTSD Webinars: I'd like to call the November 17th, 2025 meeting of the Derry Township School District Board of Directors to order, and announce that this meeting is being livestreamed as well as audio recorded. Board members, please state your name prior to speaking.

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DTSD Webinars: Mrs. EG, roll call, please. Dr. Sesek? Here. Ms. Drew? Here. Mr. Harana? Here. Dr. McCarver? Here. Mrs. Renz? Here. Mr. Rizzo? Here. Ms. Romberger? Here. Mrs. Royo? Here. Mrs. Schmidt?

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DTSD Webinars: Here, 9 present. Thank you. Please rise if you're able and join us for the Pledge of Allegiance.

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DTSD Webinars: May I please have a motion to approve the November 17, 2025 Board of Directors meeting agenda? So moved, Jessica. Second, Jennifer Renz. Is there any discussion?

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DTSD Webinars: This is a standard voice vote. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed, no.

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DTSD Webinars: Our agenda for the evening is approved.

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DTSD Webinars: Kicking off tonight, we have our Student of the Month recognition, and we are joined by, Hershey Athletic Director, Mr. Mike Montadoro, to introduce our students.

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DTSD Webinars: Good evening, Board of Directors and community members.

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DTSD Webinars: I'm pleased to introduce our first Student of the Month for November, Madeline Enlink.

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DTSD Webinars: Maddie is an outstanding scholar, athlete, and leader whose dedication and character stand out across our school.

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DTSD Webinars: She has earned a varsity letter in all four years in both cross-country and track, and served as a cross-country captain this year.

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DTSD Webinars: In the classroom, Maddie challenges herself with a full schedule of AP courses, and has earned a Messiah University Music Festival Certificate for Achievement.

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DTSD Webinars: She's also a member of the National Honor Society, Math National Honor Society, Science National Honor Society, Mini Thon, and serves as both a Trojan Buddy Leader and Link Crew Leader.

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DTSD Webinars: What truly distinguishes Maddie is her kindness and willingness to advocate for others.

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DTSD Webinars: She is caring, dependable, and consistently puts the needs of her payers first.

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DTSD Webinars: Whether mentoring younger students or contributing to the school community.

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DTSD Webinars: Maddie leads with compassion and integrity.

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DTSD Webinars: Please join me in congratulating Maddie Enlink.

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DTSD Webinars: Madness.

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DTSD Webinars: Unfortunately, Maddie was unable to be here tonight, but she did send in a video.

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DTSD Webinars: Hello, I am Madeline Enlich, and I would first like to thank my parents, Nicholas and Gloria Enlick, for all of their support.

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DTSD Webinars: As well as our school's principal, Ms. Schmidt, for presenting me with this award as Student of the Month.

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DTSD Webinars: As a student at Hershey High School, I participate in numerous activities, including cross-country, track and field, mini-Thon, National Honor Society, Math National Honor Society, Science National Honor Society, Link Crew, and my favorite, Trojan Buddies.

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DTSD Webinars: I find it extremely valuable to increase our school's sense of community. Over the past 3 years, I've participated in Trojan Buddies.

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DTSD Webinars: And have earned a leadership position because of my involvement in growing our school's awareness about people with a disability.

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DTSD Webinars: Joining this club has allowed me to build relationships with those in my school and with students in other buildings across the district.

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DTSD Webinars: Last year, I was an intern at the ECC with Ms. Bowser, who's a special education teacher and worked with first grade students. During this time, I discovered that even though some people may learn differently and express themselves differently, their abilities in life are just the same as anyone else's.

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DTSD Webinars: I've been lucky enough to build strong relationships with the students that I worked with in the classroom last year, and I'm very grateful to continue building those relationships during this school year as I go to Trojan Buddies events this year.

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DTSD Webinars: I enjoy getting to work with all different students in our school district, because it has allowed me to discover all the amazing people and relationships I get to build in my community, and how important each person is to the community around me.

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DTSD Webinars: My desire to show others that even if someone is different than you are, they still should be treated just the same as anyone else, has led me to discover what I would like to do after graduation.

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DTSD Webinars: I have a goal to attend a university on a pre-medicine track with a major in chemistry.

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DTSD Webinars: I intend on taking my education and becoming a physician, and hopefully working with children.

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DTSD Webinars: I want to help diagnose and treat them when they are showing signs of disorders involving thinking, feeling, and behavior.

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DTSD Webinars: After learning how important it is for people to feel

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DTSD Webinars: included in the community around them. I hope

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DTSD Webinars: Hope to help children learn ways to express who they are, even if it is different from anyone else.

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DTSD Webinars: From being able to show my school how important it is for people to feel included, I hope to share that

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DTSD Webinars: Word with the rest of the world, so that everyone can feel included and valued for who they are.

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DTSD Webinars: I am incredibly thankful for the teachers at Hershey High School who have helped me discover what I want to do post-graduation, and for those who nominated me for Student of the Month this November.

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DTSD Webinars: Thank you.

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DTSD Webinars: Fair.

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DTSD Webinars: It is now my honor to recognize our second Student of the Month for November, Joseph Parks.

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DTSD Webinars: Joseph is an exceptional student whose leadership, academic excellence, and athletic accomplishments make him a standout member of our school.

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DTSD Webinars: He is the varsity boys soccer goalie.

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DTSD Webinars: Earning mid-penn Goalie Defensive Player of the Year, and he serves the team captain.

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DTSD Webinars: We had 19 soccer games this year, Joseph had 17 shutouts.

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DTSD Webinars: Joe is also a dedicated member of the wrestling team. Academically, he's a national merit contended student, a two-time AP Scholar with distinction, a member of Hack's Dean's List, and contributes to academic decathlon, rising innovators.

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DTSD Webinars: National Honor Society, Math National Honor Society, and Science National Honor Society.

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DTSD Webinars: Joseph's leadership extends beyond accolades. As a link crew leader and Trojan buddy, he has supported younger students and was even invited to speak to teachers about his experience in the program.

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DTSD Webinars: His drive, perseverance, and maturity have made a meaningful impact on our school community. Please join me in congratulating Joseph Parks.

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DTSD Webinars: Good evening, everyone. Thank you for having me here today. I'm extremely honored to be recognized as a Student of the Month this month. This award is just as much a result of the wonderful teachers that have assigned me this as it is my own achievements. So thank you to them, and thank you for giving me the opportunity to share a little bit about the journey that brought me here.

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DTSD Webinars: Academically, I've always loved challenging myself, especially in physics and math, and throughout high school, I've taken 11 AP classes so far, with 4 additional this year.

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DTSD Webinars: It's through these classes that I've earned AP score with distinction in both 10th and 11th grade for several strong scores. And I've continued this learning, outside of high school as well, taking several courses at Harrisburg Area Community College, which has earned me placement on the Dean's List.

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DTSD Webinars: My academics have also resulted in me being named a National Merit Commended Student and receiving an Academic Achievement Award for AP Environmental Science last year.

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DTSD Webinars: Beyond the classroom, however, I've always loved athletics. Each of the past 4 years, I've played club and school soccer, whereas a captain this year, as he said, we've posted a school record in shutouts during this regular season.

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DTSD Webinars: I also play volleyball, and I wrestle, and I intend to play tennis this year as well.

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DTSD Webinars: I've carried the leadership that I've learned through these sports and my contributions in Link Crew as a program intern. It's here that I've been able to guide freshmen through their transition into high school and mentor them to join some of the other clubs that I've been involved in, such as Trojan Buddies and Academic Decathlon.

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DTSD Webinars: And finally, in my free time that I have left over, I love to read, and despite what my family might say, I'm quite the cook, too.

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DTSD Webinars: Looking ahead, I plan to attend a four-year university, majoring in biomedical engineering, And I hope to,

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DTSD Webinars: I hope to combine the science and math courses that I love to help others.

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DTSD Webinars: Thank you again for this recognition, and it motivates me to keep pushing forward, and to one day be able to give back to the community that has given so much to me. Thank you.

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DTSD Webinars: Congratulations to both of you,

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DTSD Webinars: I'm always a little tired after hearing all of the things that you fit into a day, and wondering maybe what I'm… what I'm not doing right with my own schedule. But…

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DTSD Webinars: to hear the way that you excel athletically and academically, but then have that emphasis of priority for differently abled students and new students to the district through Link Crew, and then differently abled through Trojan Buddies is just a really important part of it. I think those programs are things that set the

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DTSD Webinars: our district apart. And thank you for being a leader in both of those areas.

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DTSD Webinars: To help make those students feel valued and important and included and,

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DTSD Webinars: Wish you the best of luck. Thank you. Thanks. Congratulations.

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DTSD Webinars: All right. Well, he gets to try to follow that, but our next, our next presentation, we welcome, Mr. Anthony Kolstock from Crabtree-Werbaugh & Associates to provide us with an update on our elementary building project. Sure.

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DTSD Webinars: So the presentation this month is going to be a little different. Rather than giving you the details of the design of the project, we're going to go over the project schedule, for 2026.

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DTSD Webinars: The schedule that's in front of you.

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DTSD Webinars: We're breaking it up into

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DTSD Webinars: In the orange box is the Act 34 hearing timeline, and what is in the blue box is a schedule to put the project out to bid, and then to award contracts.

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DTSD Webinars: Also on, on this schedule, anything that you see that's in the lighter gray box.

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DTSD Webinars: This is for a board update, and then the darker box, this is, when we would be asking you for a board approval. So just want you to understand

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DTSD Webinars: Your involvement with this schedule moving forward.

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DTSD Webinars: So…

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DTSD Webinars: the Act 34 schedule, there is… there's a process to this, and for those of you that don't know what the Act 34 hearing is.

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DTSD Webinars: This is a public school code law requirement that anytime a school district is embarking on a substantial construction project, it could be a new building, or it could be a significant addition to an existing building.

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DTSD Webinars: The board has to adopt a maximum project cost and a maximum building construction cost.

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DTSD Webinars: Then you are required to have a public hearing to share with the community the details of the project. And those details would include what is the need for it.

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DTSD Webinars: What are… what are the design details?

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DTSD Webinars: And how are you going to finance it?

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DTSD Webinars: So there's a couple of steps to this.

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DTSD Webinars: But I'll go through these. On December 15th, we're going to have a board workshop.

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DTSD Webinars: to review the history of the project, and review this timeline again, for the Act 34, and also share with you a sample Act 34 booklet, so you can understand what the maximum project cost is, and the maximum building construction cost is.

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DTSD Webinars: And this is also to inform your new school board members that will take seat in December.

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DTSD Webinars: On January 26th, we will have the Act 34 booklet for the General Services Committee to review.

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DTSD Webinars: This is typically, like, a 30-page document. We'll also make sure that your financial advisor is present as well. Then on February 9th, we are going to ask you to approve, the maximum project cost, and…

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DTSD Webinars: Building, construction cost.

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DTSD Webinars: Once you approve that resolution, the district would then issue an advertisement for the public hearing.

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DTSD Webinars: And the public hearing has to be advertised for a minimum of 20 days. Typically, what we want to do is have it at the school site.

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DTSD Webinars: Those that would present at the public hearing would be similar to the community meetings that we've had before. These are a little bit more formal. We need a stenographer to transcribe,

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DTSD Webinars: The presenters and any comments that you get from the community?

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DTSD Webinars: So, it consists of…

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DTSD Webinars: your school solicitor, your superintendent, your architect, and then your financial advisor. So those would be the presenters.

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DTSD Webinars: So right now, we're looking at,

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DTSD Webinars: that hearing tentatively for March 3rd at the elementary school.

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DTSD Webinars: We'll also have a general services update in late February. We'll continue to give those updates on the design and share the rendering.

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DTSD Webinars: The, tasks that we've completed, and the tasks that we're looking forward to do.

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DTSD Webinars: Once that's complete, we'll have another,

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DTSD Webinars: We'll have another General Services update in March.

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DTSD Webinars: And at that time, once we move in… once we move through the Act 34 resolution, that will end the design development phase, which is the longest and most significant phase in the design.

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DTSD Webinars: We'll move into the construction document phase, and that's preparing the construction documents that is going to be issued to potential bidders that they will look at and submit a bid on your project.

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DTSD Webinars: On April 6th, we're going to request a board action that you approve the project to be released for bidding. And then once you do that, we will coordinate with the administration how you issue those advertisements,

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DTSD Webinars: There are some state bidding requirements that you have to advertise for a, 3 consecutive weeks. Typically, our projects, we want to have out on the street to bid for a minimum of 5 weeks.

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DTSD Webinars: We will try to build in an additional week, just in case. It's not uncommon for contractors to request an additional, an additional week, for their bid, to put their cost together. So if you,

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DTSD Webinars: If you approve that action on April 6th.

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DTSD Webinars: We'll coordinate the advertisement, and we'll actually provide the advertisement to the district with their review.

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DTSD Webinars: And on April 9th, we would release the project for bid. This is when the contractors can call us, and they request drawings, and then we would issue those drawings. We also have what's called a pre-bid meeting.

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DTSD Webinars: This is a date that's usually a week after the project goes out to bid, where contractors can show up on the job site, and we'll share the details of the project with them, we'll review the bid schedule.

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DTSD Webinars: We'll review the alternates, the unit prices, the contract requirements, and then the construction duration.

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DTSD Webinars: When we receive bids,

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DTSD Webinars: We're looking at the date of May 14th, and then we built that additional week in there for May 21st, if we have to extend it to the 6th week.

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DTSD Webinars: And then we would prepare, once we receive bids, we will review them with the administration. The administration will put some alternates that they would recommend that you approve, and then we would review the bid results with the General Services Committee on May 18th.

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DTSD Webinars: And get their input.

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DTSD Webinars: Then we would seek board approval on June 8th, and you would approve what's called an intent to award.

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DTSD Webinars: Where we would notify those low-bid contractors to say that you have every indication, every intent to move into a contract with them. And at that point, we'll start,

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DTSD Webinars: Preparing contracts, and we'll receive bonds and insurance information from those low-bid contractors.

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DTSD Webinars: The project will be bid with 5 primes.

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DTSD Webinars: So there'll be a general construction.

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DTSD Webinars: Prime, which will take care of the bricks and mortar of the building.

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DTSD Webinars: There will be a site prime for all the site work.

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DTSD Webinars: And then a mechanical, electrical, and a plumbing contractor.

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DTSD Webinars: So we hope then, to have construction started at the beginning of…

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DTSD Webinars: of June, and once summer, once summer starts, and, students are dismissed for their vacation.

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DTSD Webinars: Now, I have to note one just disclaimer on this schedule. All of this… Is predicated on…

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DTSD Webinars: The municipal and the county approvals.

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DTSD Webinars: That we cannot start construction until we have the plans recorded. We can't have the plans recorded until we receive land development. Land development can't occur until we receive county conservation approval from Dauphin County.

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DTSD Webinars: Any questions?

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DTSD Webinars: It's a lot of information, but in December, I will, at the board workshop, I will review this timeline again.

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DTSD Webinars: This is Jennifer Renz. I have a question. Are… are there any other large school projects that you're aware of coming down the pike with a similar timeline that, would affect, contractors being willing to bid on our project? That is a excellent

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DTSD Webinars: I'll emphasize, excellent question. Yes, there are. Thank you. So, we are… we have… we have multiple projects in our office.

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DTSD Webinars: that are…

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DTSD Webinars: in central Pennsylvania that are bidding during the spring. And one of the things that we try to do is to make sure that they are coordinated with these schedules, and that we are reviewing

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DTSD Webinars: with all of our clients, with all the districts in Central Pennsylvania, these timelines, because sometimes when the projects,

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DTSD Webinars: when they fall on top of each other, the contractors don't have enough estimators to bid on every single project, so they have to pick and choose.

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DTSD Webinars: I will tell you, I think that of the projects in the area, yours is going to be one of the more sought-after ones. I think we will get competitive bids.

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DTSD Webinars: I also have relationships with other school districts in the mid-state, that are not our clients.

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DTSD Webinars: that also have construction projects with other firms, and we also hear from the contractors as well, because they're checking up with the architects in the area to find out what those bid schedules are. So in the event that

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DTSD Webinars: they realize that… and these contractors, they know that your project is going to be bidding in the spring. So they'll inform us, hey, this project's going out to bid, or this project has the bid opening, like, the day before yours.

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DTSD Webinars: And then… and that may be one of the reasons why we would push a bid a week.

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DTSD Webinars: But, we feel pretty comfortable with, with your project, and this bid schedule.

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DTSD Webinars: But that's a great question, and we really try to make sure that we're coordinating in-house all of our products.

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DTSD Webinars: Thank you. That was a really great question, Mrs. Friends. Mr. Kolstack, Can you explain where the…

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DTSD Webinars: process for municipal and county approval fit into this timeline, and where it would cause a potential delay? So, like, could the municipal approval push when we can go to bid, which would impact the competitive nature of the bids? That is another excellent question.

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DTSD Webinars: We're just on fire. You guys are on fire.

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DTSD Webinars: Typically, there could be a potential risk of putting the project out to bid.

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DTSD Webinars: Prior to receiving municipal approval.

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DTSD Webinars: That would only be in the event that the municipality would require work

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DTSD Webinars: In addition to what we would have in the construction documents, that

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DTSD Webinars: Could potentially start the project off with a change order.

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DTSD Webinars: In the event that the municipality has some additional scope that they wanted to include, your civil engineer would then issue addenda that would have those revised drawings.

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DTSD Webinars: And at some point, it will just almost become a formality of going through the steps of receiving land development, and it will become more, like, clerical than it will with the scope of work. But we have that bidding period that if we had to revise any drawings with

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DTSD Webinars: But as far as the, but as far as getting the plans recorded, we cannot start construction until the plans are recorded. Okay.

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DTSD Webinars: were two, the civil engineer, their timeline, their anticipated timeline, for land development, they were thinking it would be in April.

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DTSD Webinars: And usually from once, you receive land development, it takes a couple of weeks after that to have the plans recorded, and there's a whole process to that. But we could go to bid tentatively on April 6th? Yes, yes. And have those things happen at the same time? Yes, yeah.

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DTSD Webinars: Thank you. This is Jennifer Renz, I have another question. Is it a good one? I don't know if I can produce two good questions, but I'll do my best.

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DTSD Webinars: So, on tonight's agenda, we have final approval for the stadium.

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DTSD Webinars: Do you think that the township, knowing that we're already working on a construction project actively while this school project goes out to bid, is that going to be any area of concern for them in improving anything with the elementary school project, if they know that we're currently

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DTSD Webinars: You know, have a construction project ongoing here, and they could overlap.

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DTSD Webinars: Unfortunately, that's a question I can't answer. That would be more geared towards the civil engineer, but,

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DTSD Webinars: I mean, it's not uncommon for school districts to have multiple projects going on on a campus with different timelines. We've just been really lucky to not have them, and now they're all colliding on the proximity to the work sites is…

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DTSD Webinars: And it… part of what has been helpful with the two projects is the parking.

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DTSD Webinars: Because we're looking at everything from a campus-wide view, it also is what is going to allow them to tell us to put in sidewalks.

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DTSD Webinars: I feel like that would have been brought up by now if it was going to. Thank you. Yeah, thank you.

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DTSD Webinars: Mr. Kolstock, this is just a logistical piece, as I was sitting here, listening and thinking about this, and so I want to say it publicly, as well as for you and I to plan appropriately, on the… on the…

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DTSD Webinars: And on the May 18th evening, because we've been doing so much of this through General Services, which has the responsibility of overseeing projects, particularly in the design and construction elements of it with the facilities piece.

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DTSD Webinars: Mr. Kolstock, this is Ganesh Harinov. Is there somewhere, like, a Gantt chart that contains all of this that might be useful for the December conversation with the board?

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DTSD Webinars: So what I heard is just… What's part of the schedule? Yeah, what I heard is just listed as part of the schedule were several dependencies, which I know are kind of out of our control, but it'd be helpful to know what those dependencies are and what the impact overall… Yeah, with the municipal approvals.

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DTSD Webinars: for all their submissions and their resubmissions and the review times from the municipalities, I will have to double-check with them, see if they have that, and then what we can do is we can… we can request that they

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DTSD Webinars: include some of these dates in there, so we'll coordinate that. I suspect that would be helpful. Thank you.

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DTSD Webinars: Stuart Carverse. So, just briefly looking at it, the meeting on the April 6th, I thought our board meeting is on the 7th?

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DTSD Webinars: So it'll be the April 7th meeting, not April 6th. That was a very good cut. I was briefly going through my calendar, and I saw that.

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DTSD Webinars: Thank you, Dr. McCarver. That's a…

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DTSD Webinars: Mr. Kolstock would have been very lonely here by himself.

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DTSD Webinars: Okay, moving on, I would like to announce that the board met in the executive session this evening, prior to this meeting, to consult with an attorney or other professional advisors.

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DTSD Webinars: We'll now begin our first public comment period, which is an opportunity for residents and taxpayers attending either in person or virtually, to address the board on matters related to the agenda. If you wish to speak on matters not related to the agenda, an additional public comment period will be provided later in the evening. Each speaker is permitted up to 5 minutes of speaking time during each one of the public comment periods in order to provide other residents with an opportunity to speak.

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DTSD Webinars: I'll ask Board Treasurer Dr. McCarver to please keep time.

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DTSD Webinars: When necessary, the board may set a maximum time for public comment. As a reminder, all public comments are part of this evening's public record and minutes. For in-person participants, please be sure to complete a registration form located on the sign-in table and submit to Board Secretary Mrs. Agee.

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DTSD Webinars: When your name is announced, please come to the microphone. If you're participating online and wish to speak, please raise your virtual hand.

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DTSD Webinars: at this time. You must have registered individually with your full name and address in order to be recognized. For all speakers, it is only necessary once recognized that you identify yourself by providing your full name.

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DTSD Webinars: Mrs. AG, are there any residents or taxpayers who have registered to comment? Not at this time. Thank you. Mr. Nicholson, is there anyone online wishing to comment virtually?

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Stacy Winslow: Thank you.

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DTSD Webinars: That feedback made me scared to start talking again.

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DTSD Webinars: We're good. Okay, thank you. We will, close the first public comment period, then, if there's no one wanting to participate at this time.

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DTSD Webinars: Moving on, the Curriculum Council and the Finance Committees met today. Mrs. Broo, do you have a curriculum report, please? I do, thank you. Today in Curriculum Council, Dr. Schumann reviewed the 2025-26 Curriculum Council goals. This year, our first goal is to focus on the implementation of the new PA science standards in grades K-12, the TWIG science program that was adopted by the district, and analyzing data to ensure accurate alignment

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DTSD Webinars: Our second goal is to work on implementing new PA academic standards

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DTSD Webinars: for Family and Consumer Sciences in grades K-12, which will roll out in the 2026-27 school year. And our third goal is to increase consistency and widespread implementation of the Rubicon Atlas Curriculum Warehouse tool, and to develop guidelines and procedures for included content, as this tool has great capabilities for curriculum.

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DTSD Webinars: Dr. Schumann also reviewed the schedule for subjects for curriculum review over the next few years.

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DTSD Webinars: Next, Ms. Schmidt proposed two course name changes from geometry…

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DTSD Webinars: geometry and from college prep geometry to advanced geometry. These name changes not only reflect the content of the courses more accurately, but will also most likely result in the college prep geometry course being approved… being an approved college course through the NCAA.

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DTSD Webinars: The course is currently an on-level college preparatory course, and it seems as though the current naming structure is the barrier to it not being recognized by the NCAA.

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DTSD Webinars: The motion for the name change passed and moves to a 30-day review and will be revisited at the next meeting before being brought before the full board, and the next Curriculum Council meeting will be on December 8th at 4pm.

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DTSD Webinars: Great. Thank you, Mrs. Royo.

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DTSD Webinars: Dr. McCarver, do you have a finance report, please?

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DTSD Webinars: The district received approximately $6.3 million in revenue last month. Most… the majority of it, $4.4 million, was in local revenues, including $3.1 million in real estate taxes.

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DTSD Webinars: The state did pass a budget, and we are expecting a $2.95 million sometime in November, which is overdue state subsidies that should have been paid from July 1st through now.

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DTSD Webinars: The expenditures were approximately $7.7 million, and were mostly salaries and benefits. We reviewed contracts. Of note, one important thing is the potential for the district to receive between $79 and

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DTSD Webinars: $9,000 return of money for unused apples.

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DTSD Webinars: Because of the strong work by our IT department, who was able to identify these devices and get us this rebate.

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DTSD Webinars: The next thing we talked about was the bond series that we purchased in 2023. We have received the proceeds from that bond.

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DTSD Webinars: We were able to receive more in the bond than we bought it for, and also the interest, $1.18 million, will be able to fully offset the cost of the stadium bleachers, so this was a good purchase by the district

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DTSD Webinars: Two years ago, and use of our money

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DTSD Webinars: Next, we talked a little bit about the stadium project, and the Finance Committee recommended advancing the stadium project with alternatives to the full board tonight for approval.

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DTSD Webinars: We discussed briefly our capital plan.

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DTSD Webinars: And, that's all. The next school board meeting will be 26th January.

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DTSD Webinars: Great. Thank you so much, Dr. McCarver.

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DTSD Webinars: Moving on to our Student Representatives report. This evening, Representatives Dalal and Ardir are here with us. Do you have a report to share? Yes, good evening.

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DTSD Webinars: This past week, our competitive high school cheer team placed first for their traditional routine and fourth for their game day routine at the UCA Regional Competition, securing their place at Nationals in Orlando.

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DTSD Webinars: Congratulations to our 17 2025 Fall Sports Mid-Penn All-Stars. Lexi Schultz, Kylie Mullen, Larkin Tweet, Taryn Velosky.

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DTSD Webinars: Lexi Hahn, Malayla Peters, Kennedy Isom, Kaia Catalone, Jane Wren, Jack Zakovich, Cole Boslow, Gideon Peterson, Sean DeLal, Andrew Brexa, Mason Bontempo, Tyree, Sawyerhaus Connect, and Joseph Parks.

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DTSD Webinars: We also had a successful musical workshop this Sunday, where the theater department taught the audition material for our winter musical, Frozen, and encouraged all students to audition.

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DTSD Webinars: Next week, parents and students of grades K-6 are looking forward to conferences on Monday and Tuesday before a long-awaited Thanksgiving break.

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DTSD Webinars: PIAA winter sports have also began in full swing this past week, with students getting involved in swimming, diving, basketball, bocce ball, wrestling, and powerlifting. In other news, the Association of School Psychologists of Pennsylvania

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DTSD Webinars: have named our very own Dr. David Lillenstein the 2025 Pennsylvania School Psychologist of the Year. Dr. Lillenstein has made an incredible impact on the students and families of Derry Township School District through his expertise, care, and passion for helping others succeed.

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DTSD Webinars: And lastly, don't forget to come out to our fall play, Little Woman, this weekend, November 21st and 22nd, at 7pm, and November 23rd at 1pm. Thank you for everyone's time.

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DTSD Webinars: Okay, in just a moment on the screen will be the items, that will be listed on the anticipated December 8th, 2025 Board of Directors meeting agenda.

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DTSD Webinars: There is no unfinished business this evening, so we'll move on to consent agenda items. The consent agenda contains routinely adopted items, and items which normally do not require public deliberation on the part of the board.

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DTSD Webinars: A board member may pull items off to be discussed and voted on separately.

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DTSD Webinars: May I please have a motion to approve the consent agenda items as they are listed? So moved, Dr. Sizek. Second, Jennifer Rent? Is there any discussion?

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DTSD Webinars: This is a standard voice vote. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed, no.

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DTSD Webinars: Our consent agenda is approved. Moving on to new business, the first item of new business this evening is the approval of the Speech and Debate Club. Dr. Winslow? The administration recommends the addition of the Speech and Debate Club. No limited service contract is associated with this club. The club is requesting a student activity account.

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DTSD Webinars: Thank you. May I please have a motion to approve the Speech and Debate Club? So moved. Second, Jennifer Renz? Is there any discussion?

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DTSD Webinars: This is a standard voice vote. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed, no.

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DTSD Webinars: The club is approved.

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DTSD Webinars: The next item of new business is the, Gordian Stadium project bid. Dr. Wenzel? The administration recommends the Board approve the Gordian bid for the stadium project, and not to exceed base sum of $2,916,000

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DTSD Webinars: $916,298.98 includes the alternate bids for the scoreboard and the tree plantings as recommended by the General Services Committee.

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DTSD Webinars: Thank you, may I please have a motion to approve the Gordian Stadium bid?

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DTSD Webinars: So moved, Jessica. Second, Jennifer Renz.

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DTSD Webinars: Before I ask for any discussion, I will also just add on that tonight, as Dr. Carver, you know, spoke to in Finance Committee, Finance did recommend this as well to the full board.

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DTSD Webinars: Hearing none, this is a standard voice vote. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed, no. The stadium project bid is approved.

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DTSD Webinars: Thank you all very much.

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DTSD Webinars: Very exciting. The next item of new business is personnel resignations. Dr. Winslow? The administration recommends the approval of the personnel resignations. May I please have a motion to approve personnel resignations? So moved, Chair Sizek. Second, Jennifer Rentz? Is there any discussion?

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DTSD Webinars: This is a standard voice vote. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed, no.

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DTSD Webinars: Personnel resignations are approved. The final item of new business this evening is Personnel General. Dr. Wenzel, the administration recommends the approval of the listed personnel in recognition of any listed transfers.

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DTSD Webinars: Thank you, may I please have a motion to approve the listed personnel in recognition of any listed transfers?

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DTSD Webinars: So moved, Jeff Siddick. Second, Jennifer Renz.

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DTSD Webinars: This is a standard voice vote. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed, no.

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DTSD Webinars: That concludes our new business this evening. There are no delegate reports, so we'll move on to special reports. Are there any board members who would like to give a report? This is Jennifer Renz. I would just like to say that, we have 3 outgoing members tonight.

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DTSD Webinars: It's been a pleasure working with you all. I'd especially like to thank Mrs. Schmidt and Mr. Rizzo for welcoming us two years ago.

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DTSD Webinars: We came in, outnumbered existing board members, and it was quite a seamless transition.

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DTSD Webinars: And, we weren't sure that it would be. We had no reason, you know, to think otherwise, but it was just really a pleasure, joining the team and, everybody just getting along so well. And I'd also like to thank Mr. Haranath for.

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DTSD Webinars: allowing us to, work with him for, you know, 8… 8 months now, I guess it's been. So thank you so much for, joining us, and,

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DTSD Webinars: Best wishes for your endeavors in the future!

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DTSD Webinars: Are there any other board members who'd like to give a report?

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DTSD Webinars: Thank you, Mrs. Trent.

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DTSD Webinars: I just wanted to take a minute and thank, all the constituents that voted for me four years ago.

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DTSD Webinars: and gave me an opportunity to serve the community. Serving on this board has also given me an opportunity to meet people I thoroughly enjoyed getting to know.

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DTSD Webinars: I encourage constituents to get involved in what is happening in the school district, now and in the future. As part of this community, your voice is important and should always be heard.

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DTSD Webinars: With that being said, I will miss every one of you on this board very much.

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DTSD Webinars: And I look forward to seeing you all.

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DTSD Webinars: Around town? Soon. So, thank you very much for making this a…

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DTSD Webinars: A very nice, last two years.

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DTSD Webinars: That's it. Thank you.

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DTSD Webinars: There are any other board member reports?

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DTSD Webinars: Dr. Winsler, do you have a superintendent's report?

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DTSD Webinars: I do, I just… I also wanted to thank our outgoing board members. You chose, Mike and Eric in particular, chose a particularly excellent time to join the board.

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DTSD Webinars: right around… just as I chose that time to become the superintendent, I don't know what we were all thinking, but in a time that started out with a lot of community division and contention,

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DTSD Webinars: We have grown together, and I think done really good things as a board. I have very much enjoyed getting to know both of you, and Ganesh, you know, stepping in to fill in for a limited period of time for a job that is relatively thankless and requires a lot of work.

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DTSD Webinars: Is no small thing, and… and all of you, all three of you, have… have

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DTSD Webinars: given an awful lot, not only to the district itself, but to the committees that you've served on as delegates. So, you know, within the district, but also how the students are impacted outside of the district as well. And I'm very grateful.

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DTSD Webinars: to have gotten to know you, and I feel like at least you two are just a tiny bit giddy.

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DTSD Webinars: About getting to be done. You're like, oh no. But it has truly been a pleasure working with you. I will miss all three of you very much.

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DTSD Webinars: And I also wanted to take a moment to congratulate Dr. Lillenstein. Our school psychologists continue to rack up recognition

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DTSD Webinars: And when this one was initially sent to me, I was like, doesn't anybody else get nominated for these things? But also, of course he did. You know, it's well-deserved and very exciting.

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DTSD Webinars: That is my report for this evening. No, it's not. Thank you so much for voting yes on the stadium. This is just such an exciting thing. It's been a wonderful experience these last two years, having, football in particular in the fall.

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DTSD Webinars: on campus, and I'm really excited for what the stadium will bring for us as a whole, and I want to thank our teams that have been working on it also.

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DTSD Webinars: I'm surprised that Jesse is, like, still smiling back there. We've all been, like… Yeah. We've all been like, we need this. So it's… I'm really appreciative of our teams and the work that's been done and coordinated between them.

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DTSD Webinars: And the efforts with, with doing it this way, so that we could stay on a particular, time track.

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DTSD Webinars: And really make this project happen, so it's super exciting. So, thank you all.

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DTSD Webinars: For Board President's report, I want to echo Dr. Winslow's comments about the stadium project, but also extend a thank you to Dr. Winslow and to her team. It is no small feat to be managing multiple large construction projects at the same time. This stadium project was born out of a need, not a want.

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DTSD Webinars: And was not something that had been on our radar in long-term planning, but that we've had to pivot and shift to. And Dr. Wenzo has done just a really remarkable job over the last couple of years, along with the rest of her team to shift and figure out,

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DTSD Webinars: One, how do we… how do we host? Remember the first…

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DTSD Webinars: rental bleachers out there. I'm like, well, can we do that? And can we do that fast? It's been a lot of work, and just thank you very much for, your leadership and guidance through it, and for all of the

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DTSD Webinars: follow-up conversations and the, you know, I've been thinking about that from last week, questions and phone calls that you received. So, I'm really excited to see this next chapter for Derry Township School District, start to take form, especially before we roll into the elementary project.

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DTSD Webinars: Yeah, that was my one thing. Don't stick the band in the end zone. But no, so thank you. And then obviously, just to echo the other comments, you know, tonight is the last meeting, for Mr. Haraneth and Mr. Rizzo and Mrs. Schmidt.

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DTSD Webinars: As their terms come to an end. And our newly elected board members will be sworn in on December 1st.

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DTSD Webinars: Regardless of how long an individual serves, the role of being a school board director is one that requires, and can require just an immense amount of time and commitment, one that I think is often, not fully recognized,

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DTSD Webinars: From bi-weekly meetings, committee meetings, reading and preparation, delegate meetings, district events, and more, school board directors can easily provide hundreds of hours of service to the district during their terms, if not by year, and all while being charged with the oversight and governance of the entire district.

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DTSD Webinars: In our case, 3,100 plus students, over 500 employees, and over $85 million in a budget, that we are stewards of taxpayer dollars for.

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DTSD Webinars: I'm incredibly grateful to all three of you for being willing to have done that. On a personal note, a few comments. Mr. Rizzo, you and I have had the opportunity all four years to be on finance and HR, and boy, we've had

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DTSD Webinars: a ride in all of those situations. I want to thank you for your insight, your input, the collaboration. We've had the opportunity to have on so many initiatives. I will miss your steadfastness.

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DTSD Webinars: And, I wish you luck in everything that comes next for you.

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DTSD Webinars: Mr. Harneth?

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DTSD Webinars: Thank you for being willing to apply for an appointment to a position, for 8 months, and for putting forth the time and effort to,

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DTSD Webinars: speed through the learning curve. That… that is just immense.

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DTSD Webinars: amount of information to have to take on. We appreciate your contributions.

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DTSD Webinars: And hopefully you'll be able to take what you have gathered here in 8 months and maybe consider running for school board or some other elected office, you know, locally to serve the district in the future. But I hope that it's been meaningful for you, and we've really appreciated everything you've contributed.

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DTSD Webinars: And Mrs. Schmidt, I'm really gonna miss you.

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DTSD Webinars: And if we go back and listen to the audio of our first meetings together, people would think I was lying.

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DTSD Webinars: But I'm not.

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DTSD Webinars: And we've come a long way, and I really, I'm proud to call you a friend now, and have just…

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DTSD Webinars: For all of the ups and downs, the last two years, have been such a great opportunity to grow as human beings together, and to see the

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DTSD Webinars: And learn new ways to see other people's points of view.

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DTSD Webinars: And so, with all of… some of the uglier parts of the past behind us.

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DTSD Webinars: Thank you for the last couple of years, and look forward to continuing all of our conversations in the future, because every time we have the opportunity to really listen and hear each other, it's always been really important and meaningful to me.

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DTSD Webinars: And thank you. I… thank you so much, and I will miss you very much, too, and I… and I want all the people out there to know if… if anybody's out there listening…

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DTSD Webinars: This is just for us. There's three people. Three people, all of you listening in.

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DTSD Webinars: No, I, ms. Drew and I have had an opportunity to sit down and, from different political angles, and have some really

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DTSD Webinars: good conversations, and I think that's something that we all can learn from and understand, and it's not, you know, in this heated political environment, your politics does not… is not who you are. And the more you can talk to somebody and come… understand where they're coming from.

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DTSD Webinars: you can make anything work, and you can be friends, and it's just… it's a really… you can walk away feeling really good about it, and we've done that. So, that was important to me, too.

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DTSD Webinars: Thank you.

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DTSD Webinars: So with that, on behalf of the district and the Board of Directors, we have some gifts for you as parting mementos and thank yous for your service.

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DTSD Webinars: Dr. Winzos.

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DTSD Webinars: Symante box. Thank you.

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DTSD Webinars: It's one of those computer monitors we get accepted, no.

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DTSD Webinars: Thank you to Heimar for the mom. For re-gifting. Just kidding.

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DTSD Webinars: But no, seriously, thank you, all three of you, and hopefully you'll be one of the ones, you know, listening to our meetings in the future to see what's going on.

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DTSD Webinars: We'll be like, oh, that must be a mistake.

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DTSD Webinars: Oh, okay, so…

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DTSD Webinars: With that, we'll move on to our final recognition of citizens and public comment period for the evening. This is an opportunity for residents and taxpayers to address the board on matters that were related to the agenda, or matters of district governance that were not on the agenda this evening. We'll follow the same guidelines that were outlined at the beginning of the meeting, and should it be needed, I'll ask Dr. McCarver, our board treasurer, to please keep time once again.

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DTSD Webinars: Mrs. Agee, are any residents or taxpayers registered for this public comment period? Not at this time.

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DTSD Webinars: Mr. Nicholson, anyone online wishing to comment?

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DTSD Webinars: Not at this time. Okay.

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DTSD Webinars: Is there anything else for the good of the order?

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DTSD Webinars: Honey, our longest meeting in a long time is your last meeting. You'd think we planned it.

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DTSD Webinars: The next public board of directors meeting will be the reorganization meeting that will be held on December 1st, 2025, beginning at 6 p.m. The next regular meeting of the full board will be December 28th, 2025, beginning at 7pm. Please refer to the district website to register for virtual attendance. May I please have a motion to adjourn this meeting?

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DTSD Webinars: So moved, Jessica. Second, Jennifer Renz.

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DTSD Webinars: All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed, no.

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DTSD Webinars: Meeting is adjourned at 8 o'clock PM. Lindsay. Thank you, have a great night.