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Twelfth-grade representative J Lo Wise said seniors are fundraising and preparing for a senior trip to an amusement park and that spirit-week activities are underway. Eleventh-grade representative Morgan Askew Green reported that honor-roll breakfasts recently recognized students.

Tenth-grade representative Eli Faber was not present. Student representative Mr. Torres told the board the baseball field needs significant repairs: he said the infield is not level, floods after rain, has the wrong type of infield dirt, and lacks proper equipment and tarping to protect it from weather. “The baseball field isn’t really level. So like every time it rains, the infield gets flooded,” Mr. Torres said; he asked the district to consider solutions so games can proceed.

School staff and board members responded that a work order had been submitted for boys locker-room lights near the gym and that the district would follow up on field maintenance before the end of the season.

Discussion versus decisions: students raised issues and the board acknowledged them; the meeting record shows a work order was put in for the locker room and staff committed to follow-up about the baseball field but no procurement or construction vote occurred at this meeting.

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Wadi Ivory, speaking for DCIU updates, said on April 11 the U.S. Department of Education changed its guidance and required COVID-relief funds to be liquidated by March 28, reversing an earlier extension. Ivory said that decision created risk for funds tied to ARP/ESSER and EANS and that Pennsylvania’s Department of Education advised local education agencies that statewide funding of roughly $185 million could be impacted.

Delaware County and district officials said they are awaiting more detailed survey guidance and are monitoring how the change could affect local programming. The board’s legislative reports also noted ongoing uncertainty about state basic education funding and possible charter and cyber charter reforms; a budget update meeting with elected officials occurred the morning of April 28.

Why it matters: changes to federal liquidity requirements for COVID-relief funds can force districts and intermediate units to accelerate spending, reallocate budgets, or risk losing reimbursement eligibility. Board members were advised to expect further communications and surveys from the intermediate unit and state education agencies.

What’s next: the budget advisory committee set a new meeting date for May 22 and the board scheduled a June 30 date to await state budget action before finalizing district plans. Representatives from Delaware County Community College and DCIU also described workforce and career-fair programming that could offer alternative pathways for students.

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The superintendent described a one-page summary called the William Penn Promise and said the district produced a longer plan available online and a limited number of printed copies for board members. The superintendent said the plan’s portrait of a graduate “was actually developed by our students.”

A short video shown during the meeting summarized core commitments: preparing students to be career- or college-ready, strengthening partnerships with families and the community, and demonstrating financial accountability. The board and staff thanked students, parents and staff who served on the strategic planning committee and recognized student contributors by name; student narrator Morgan Askew Green was singled out as the main narrator of the video.

Implementation and communication: the superintendent said staff have assigned strategy leads who will create project plans and that updates will be provided quarterly and posted online; the district also plans to distribute updates through ParentSquare and other channels. Board members were given a hard copy of the full plan but the superintendent said the district limited printing to control costs.

Discussion versus decisions: the presentation was informational; the board expressed support for the plan but did not take an adoption vote at the April 28 business meeting. Superintendent and staff will bring implementation updates and assigned project plans to the board for future review.

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“The portion that is owed to the William Penn School District, is about $28,000,000,” the superintendent said, adding that “3,100,000 has been funded so far” and that “there is still an adequacy gap of about $22,000,000.”

Why it matters: the superintendent said the district’s contracted expenses presented in the March 2025 budget include roughly $3.2 million in healthcare, prescription and vendor contracts that are not covered by the additional $3.1 million the state proposes for 2025–26. The district described the shortfall as part of a larger $4 billion statewide adequacy gap reported by advocacy groups.

The board was told that members of the superintendent’s student advisory council and district staff will travel to Harrisburg for meetings and events, and that they will be hosted by the speaker’s office and other officials to press funding concerns. The superintendent said the district’s legal counsel — who assisted the district’s fair-funding lawsuit — believes state reserves could allow greater aid than currently proposed.

A representative from the nonprofit advocacy group Children’s First, Kamlin Conaker, attended the meeting and materials from that organization were distributed to the board, the superintendent said.

Discussion versus decisions: the board did not take a formal funding vote at the April 28 meeting. The superintendent described planned advocacy and said the district will seek quarterly updates and fuller public communication about budget and strategic priorities.

What’s next: the superintendent encouraged community members to participate in the Public Education Advocacy Day at the Pennsylvania Capitol and to use the district’s distributed materials to contact legislators.

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Student representatives report senior activities, locker-room repairs and request baseball-field fixes

County education officials warn federal COVID-relief liquidation could affect programs; board awaits state budget clarity

William Penn unveils 'Focus Forward and Beyond' strategic plan, includes student-developed portrait of a graduate

William Penn leaders say state underfunding leaves roughly $22 million adequacy gap; district planning Harrisburg advocacy