Panther Valley School Board
The Panther Valley School Board approved the following items at their meeting Wednesday:
• Replacing the fire alarm system control panel at the elementary school at a cost of $42,240 through a COSTAR quote from Sciens (Eastern Time Division).
• Purchasing novels from Perma-Bound at a cost of $3,277.85 for the junior-senior high school and $1,030 for the intermediate school through a Ready to Learn Grant.
• Winter sports tickets for 2026-27 at $125, family of four; $30, extra person, $35, students; $45, single person; Girls/Boys basketball games and wrestling matches: $5, adults; $2, students; and seventh- and eighth-grade basketball games: $3, adults and $2, students. There will be no senior citizens’ passes sold, but old passes will be grandfathered.
• Writs of execution for five properties in Lansford and one in Nesquehoning. The total owed on all six is $44,115.61.
• An agreement for speech pathologist services with Northwestern Lehigh School District for the 2026-27 school year.
• Homebound instruction for one 12th-grade student effective Oct. 21 through the end of the school year.
• Second reading of the following policies: Academic Standards, Curriculum, Virtual Attendance and Wellness Checks, Health Examinations/Screenings, School Wellness, Bullying/Cyberbullying, Maintenance, School Calendar, School Security Personnel, Automated External Defibrillator/Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.
• An agreement with ProCare Therapy effective Oct. 22 to June 4, 2027.
• Noted the next board meetings will be at 7 p.m. on Nov. 18, regular board meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 2 for reorganization and 7 p.m. for regular meeting.