Jenkintown School Board Brief
February, 2023 Vol. 2 Issue 2
Message from Dr. Megan O'Brien, School Board President
Dear School Community,
It is hard to believe that our elementary students just celebrated the 100th day of school and the spring school calendar is filling up quickly.
We are repeating some of the same information "how to" from last year's briefs to help educate our community on how to follow along in our meetings and be engaged. We will refresh this information annually for new constituents.
Please send an email to the board president if you have other questions/information you might want addressed in the Board Brief.
Please use the following link for access to board meeting agendas and minutes.
Summary of Board Action Items for February, 2023
At the combined Board work session and business meeting on Monday, February 13th, the Board approved only the agenda items and reports provided in BoardDocs.
The Property Committee reviewed potential capital projects and bids for the MS/HS gymnasium door replacement project.
Mr. Tom Roller and Dr. Christopher Jahnke presented data from the District-wide climate survey that was administered in November/December, 2022. The presentation can be viewed below:
https://www.jenkintowndrakes.org/pbis-survey-data-presentation/
A copy of the presentation is also available for download to follow along at PBIS Climate Survey.
Upcoming Events
Monday, March 13th, 6:30pm - School Board Curriculum Committee Meeting
Monday, March 13th, 7:00pm - School Board Work Session Meeting
Thursday, March 16th and Friday, March 17th, 11:30am - early dismissal for Parent Teacher Conferences
Monday, March 20th, 7:00pm - School Board Business Meeting
Friday, March 24th, 11:30am - Graduation Projects presentations, early dismissal for MS/HS only
Saturday, March 25th & Sunday, March 26th - Belle Tones Adjudication Trip
Wednesday, March 29th, 7:00pm - MS/HS Jazz Ensemble Concert
March 16th, 17th and 18th - Jenkintown Theatre Arts presents "Little Women: The Musical". Tickets are on sale at https://www.ticketsource.us/jenkintown-theatre-arts.
Winter sports schedule can be found at this link: https://drakesathletics.org/
How to Navigate the Board Docs Public Access Site - A Tutorial
We encourage the Jenkintown community to access all of our public meeting documents using the Board Docs system. The first public meeting of each month is a "Work Session". The agenda will be posted on the Friday before with agenda items only and no supporting documentation. The supporting documentation is available to the public to view prior to the second monthly meeting, known as the "Business Meeting". All of the meetings are public, and a yearly calendar is posted with meeting dates, under the school board tab on the district website https://www.jenkintowndrakes.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Board-Mtg-Schedule-22-23.docx-2.pdf.
You can access School Board agendas and meeting minutes using the following link:
https://go.boarddocs.com/pa/jenkintown/Board.nsf/Public or see the location circled in yellow above. We hope the pictures below will help you follow along with ease!
The current meeting is highlighted in the center of the page.
The prior meetings can be found by clicking "meetings" (circled in yellow). The prior meetings are categorized by year/month.
Find the meeting you want and click "view the agenda".
Opening documents related to agenda items
On the left column is the agenda and the yellow circled icon is the documents related to that specific agenda item.
School Boards 101: Frequently Asked Questions about Pennsylvania School Boards, Pennsylvania School Boards Association
For any questions you may have about the functions and responsibilities of school boards across Pennsylvania, please visit this website developed by the Pennsylvania School Boards Association (PSBA), of which all JSD School Board Directors are members.