Tamaqua Area School Board's finance committee on Tuesday recommended approval for the following:

• Awarding a three-year contract to Tamaqua Transfer and Recycling Inc., for a total cost of $34,500, effective Aug. 1, 2017, through June 30, 2020.• To ratify the superintendent's approval for S.J. Thomas, Inc. for the West Penn excavation, loading dock and asphalt, for not more than $106,372.• Establishing a cutoff for financial assistance relative to the dress code for household income less than 130 percent of the poverty guideline established by the Pennsylvania Department of Nutrition, and to establish the school uniform stipend for the 2017-18 school year at $25 per student.• The Articles of Agreement for the establishment and operation of the Schuylkill County Area Vocational-Technical School, originally dated Aug. 11, 1983, amended Aug. 11, 1983, and further amended Nov. 1, 2004, be further amended to add Article III.• Donations from the ESRC ($2,500), and Tamaqua Public Library ($3,500).• The request of Matt Hope, Tamaqua, for permission to use the triangular piece of property on Stadium Hill for the 2017-18 school year.• Approving the contract with CMS Medical Care for dental exams for the 2017-18 school year at a cost of $12 per exam.• The contract with PA Treatment and Healing for educational services for the 2017-18 school year.• The contract with The Meadows Psychiatric Center for educational services for the 2017-18 school year.The board's education committee recommended approval for the following:• The agreement with the Schuylkill Intermediate Unit #29 and the school district for an estimated Individuals with Disabilities Education Act allocation of $418,368.• The agreement between Child and Family Support Services Inc., for the provision of the Student Assistance Program Services Inc, effective July 1.• The agreement between Child and Family Support Services Inc., for individual Elementary Student Assistance Assessment and for the provision of outpatient services for senior high and middle school students, effective September.The board's auxiliary committee recommended approval for the following:• The Tamaqua Area Booster Board to apply for the 2017-18 Small Game of Chance license.