Northern Lehigh School Board approved the following financial matters on Monday:

• The 2026-27 Northern Lehigh School District salary schedule.

• Contract with Rochester Midland Corporation, at a cost of $16,980, for the 2026-27 school year. The contract is for water treatment, and the agreement covers the period of Oct. 1, 2026, through Sept. 30, 2027.

• Contract with Kelly Pediatric Therapy to cover substitute staffing vacancies that arise when district employees resign without sufficient notice until permanent employees can be hired and commence employment duties. The rates are $38.99 per hour for special ed paraprofessionals and behavior technicians for the 2026-27 school year, and $39.99 per hour for special ed paraprofessional and behavior technicians the 2027-28 school year. The effective date is Sept. 14, 2026, through June 30, 2028.

• Agreement with Culinary Ventures Vending to provide and operate National School Lunch Program compliant and noncompliant vending machines with proceeds used to support the cafeteria fund and high school student scholarships. Machines will be turned off during home events when booster and student association clubs are operating concession stands. The agreement is from Oct. 13, 2026, through Oct. 13, 2027.

• On a 7-0 vote, with one abstention, release the $5,000 donation to the Slatington Public Library that is budgeted in the 2026-27 school year. Director Joyce Thompson abstained from the vote because she is a member of the library board.

• Appointment of Statewide Tax Recovery as the delinquent per capita tax collector for the 2026 tax year.

• The addendum to the agreement with Portnoff Law Associates Ltd. to be the delinquent real estate tax collector for the 2026 tax year.

— Terry Ahner