Parkland School Board took steps to secure a bond that will allow for new buses, an elementary school renovation and other projects.
The Parkland School Board approved a resolution Tuesday night that allows the district's financial team to maneuver to get the best rate for a $10 million loan to pay for school projects, starting with Kratzer Elementary School in South Whitehall. The parameter resolution extends to $12 million but projected costs come in around $10 million, according to Director of Business Administration John Vignone. The money will go toward capital improvements, starting with renovations and improvements to Kratzer Elementary, which was identified in the district's feasibility study as a high priority project. In its entirety, the feasibility study identified $24 million in building improvements. The projects are broken down into the following …
Parkland High School and Ironton Elementary did not meet Adequate Yearly Progress.
**Correction: This story has been revised. An earlier version stated incorrectly how many and which schools did not meet AYP. Final PSSA scores for the Parkland School District were released last week and there were no surprises - Parkland High School and Ironton Elementary did not meet Adequate Yearly Progress. In August, Patch reported that preliminary PSSA results showed both these schools were falling short of AYP goals and final results echo that data. This is the second year Parkland High fell short of AYP goals. Marge Evans, district coordinator of data assessment and federal programs, said results from most of the students at Parkland High met AYP but a small subset of students did not. Jaindl Elementary met AYP standards this …
Fourth grader Leah Toomey needs your vote to help win $25,000 for college.
Editor's Note: Voting ends at noon on Feb. 1. Fourth grader Leah Toomey, of South Whitehall, loves her peanut butter. So much, in fact, that she and her family have been trying to win Jif's Most Creative Peanut Butter Sandwich contest for about five years. But imagine the family's surprise when they learned in December that the 10-year-old is one of 10 finalists in the national contest -- and a contender for a $25,000 prize, for college. "I was just really excited," said Leah, a student at Kratzer Elementary School. "I never got this far." Leah now needs your vote to win. Online voting plays a big part in the contest's next phase, which is winning a chance to go to New York for the finals. Leah's "Crazy Crunchy Kabob Sandwich" is made …
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Mary Ellen Alu
8:36 pm on Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Jill, they are looking to make improvements at buildings throughout the district. Jaindl Elementary, for example, has $101,500 in recommended updates to the building access system/surveillance cameras, concrete repairs and an energy assessment. more ›