Tamaqua Area School District plans to renew an agreement for classroom space to conduct a preschool program.

The school board's finance committee on Tuesday recommended approving renewing the lease agreement between the district and the Schuylkill Intermediate Unit 29 for a one-year term of July 1 through June 30, 2017.The consideration for the agreement is $10,200 per year.In other businessThe finance committee recommended:• Approving an agreement between the district and Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit Technology Group for services provided to support the district's financial software for an estimated cost of $19,956for the 2016-17 fiscal year.• Establishing a cutoff for financial assistance related 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 2016-17 school year at $25 per student.• Approval of the request of Matt Hope for permission to use the triangular piece of school property on Stadium Hill for the 2016-17 year.The education committee recommended:• Approval of the request of the high school principal to conduct a student, parent and community electronic survey.• Approval of the 2016-17 agreement between Child and Family Support Services Inc. of Pottsville, and the school district for provision of the Student Assistance Program and the Elementary Student Assistance Program.• Approval of the agreement between Children's Service Center and the school district for the Children's Service Center Partial Hospital Program and the Therapeutic Educational Program for the 2016-17 school year. The cost of the Partial Hospitalization Program is $125 per day, and the Therapeutic Educational Program is $165 per day.• Approval of the 2016-17 agreement between The Meadows Psychiatric Center and the school district for educational services at $60 per day.