Norwin board's Nov. 9 workshop sends $57,515 police SUV, stadium change orders and eight policy changes toward a vote

The Norwin School District board held a workshop meeting on Monday, Nov. 9, 2026, at 7 p.m. in the Administration Building board conference room, 281 McMahon Drive, North Huntingdon (meeting list). At workshops the board moves items onto its next legislative (voting) meeting agenda; the workshop agenda lists those motions for each section. Minutes are not posted yet, and final votes come at the legislative meeting.

Police vehicle. The district wants to buy a 2025 Ford Police Interceptor Utility from Jim Shorkey Auto Group under COSTARS Contract #013-E22-239, moving $57,515.00 from the budgetary reserve account to pay for it.

Stadium change orders. Two change orders for the Norwin Knights Stadium project, both paid from the Capital Projects Fund:

• Repair parking lot lights at the district's request: $3,289.04
• Over-excavation and backfill for the MSE-1 foundation (RFI 055): $9,259.80

Policy rewrites. Following a policy audit in which PSBA recommended changes to comply with state and federal law, eight policy items are up for first reading:

• Revise Policy 105 (Curriculum), Policy 249 (Bullying/Cyberbullying), Policy 709 (Building Security), Policy 713 (Video Surveillance) and Policy 719 (Unmanned Aircraft Systems/Drones)
• Retire Policy 225 (Students and the Police) and Policy 709.1 (Entry Onto School Property and Buildings)
• Adopt new Policy 805.1 (Relations With Law Enforcement Agencies)

Administrative regulations on building security and incident-report notification are listed for information.

Other items include a $12,000 Pennsylvania Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) grant through the Norwin School District Community Foundation for curriculum, STEM and structured literacy purchases; renewing an interpretation and translation agreement with Global Wordsmiths for January 2027 through December 2028; a restated Section 125 cafeteria plan; a repository property sale (#13-01-08-0-004); August 2026 financial reports and October bill lists; and approval of several overnight and out-of-state wrestling trips and a Model UN trip.

How to take part: Norwin's agendas allow public comment on agenda items near the start of a meeting and comment on any topic at the close. The legislative meeting date and agenda will be posted on the district's Keystone Agenda page.