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District staff described a May outreach evening attended by a large number of community members; presentation materials and a recorded video from that event were posted on the district website, officials said. Andrea Mengele, director of district communications, and other staff coordinated posting of slides, the embedded video and resources for families.

As of the committee meeting, the district reported 529 confirmed kindergarten registrations and 39 additional applications \"being processed,\" for an expected near-term total of 568 confirmed students. The district said it based its five-year planning projection on a cohort of about 709 current first graders and that its staffing and budget planning used that longer trend.

The district has scheduled kindergarten screening days at each school to provide principals with information to balance classes; participation is optional but staff said the data help schools create balanced sections. The district will offer makeup screening dates in August and will send summer readiness resources to families who cannot attend. Officials said they will review the screening process after early June and share findings and examples of how principals used the screening data to balance sections.

District leaders said final section counts are closed on June 1 for planning purposes; the district expected to update the board with section counts the week of June 2–3 and to continue registration and screening work over the summer.

\"As of today, we have 529 kindergartners registered for the 2025–26 school year,\" a district presenter said, and staff asked families to consult the district website for screening appointments and resources.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Education Committee: May 22, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","District leaders reported increasing full-day kindergarten registrations, an outreach event with strong community turnout and scheduled screening dates designed to help principals balance fall classes.","taxTitle","Council Rock SD, School Districts, Pennsylvania","taxId",72557,"location","Pennsylvania","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6227009,"Director of Student Services details first 30 days, equity and program-inventory plans",347,4507250,4854740,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3496607-34bfdb6c510d850337af1551faca0aeb&start=4507&end=4854","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3496607-34bfdb6c510d850337af1551faca0aeb/thumbnail_4507250.jpg","/articles/6227009/Pennsylvania/Director-of-Student-Services-details-first-30-days-equity-and-program-inventory-plans","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6227009-858a19d34baff301cf8c4365e9cf2b69/orig.mp4?Expires=1771168388&Signature=ayP1VF5ALiA6ZUfL82kYNFMu0IElgJA28hjt~NUjTbuUxoZwHg1T5bq2L48bHkUlVWPxxqLSnkP5NFJz3qXMFhj1kDKP-a2b~YMDOuUKMqyQDfET1u5WduMa4uNdFPnRNeLGoKE39Cl8pX6OIEZaHfe4lSl-lq3FrxYdQpImHUCzmSPyTymPe80DeuawTzfZz-zhqVN-IW683bgy1Z4GyqdC~U9bTUkmi1FTAXLfpx3fnZCrfeVlh6DGGN5gCSk3NbXWS0uI~0Wu-cfswR~HAY28WLrxmAvH-uhIS88OCipjkCeTLyY6Z9AJJzQYMYcPBbzX9NJfJ~NCdlTIjTsdvg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The district's director of student services addressed the education committee on May 22 to describe priorities after roughly 30 days on the job: classroom visits, a program inventory, equity of intervention access across elementary schools, staff training, and communications for families.

The director said he had visited nearly every school and planned remaining visits in the coming week, and that he is meeting monthly with supervisors and weekly with department leaders to identify immediate and longer-term priorities. He told the committee that a major short-term task is an inventory of programs and teacher training so that every elementary building has equitable access to interventions and staff with training to implement those interventions with fidelity.

\"Part of the process is... really focusing in on what we have, what the teachers are trained on and what supports we have for our students,\" he said. He described plans for an online family guide about the special-education process, a monthly Student Services newsletter, and summer work to train staff so interventions are implemented consistently in all buildings.

The director said he will examine least-restrictive-environment (LRE) percentages and inclusion practices across schools to spot immediate opportunities for improvement and to make longer-term changes where needed. He also said his team will prioritize clearer parent communications about interventions and program availability.

Committee members responded positively and asked about professional development and whether anything surprised him during building visits; the director said he was \"very happy\" with what he saw overall but flagged process differences among buildings to be standardized.

The director asked parents to contact his office with concerns; he said Student Services will continue CPAC work and finalize a family-friendly special-education guide over the summer.","The district's director of student services described visits to almost every building, a planned inventory of elementary interventions, parental resources and plans to examine LRE/inclusion practices ahead of next school year.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6227014,"Council Rock proposes new literacy specialists, high-school staff and support roles in 2025–26 budget",500,3495400,3995700,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3496607-34bfdb6c510d850337af1551faca0aeb&start=3495&end=3995","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3496607-34bfdb6c510d850337af1551faca0aeb/thumbnail_3495400.jpg","/articles/6227014/Pennsylvania/Council-Rock-proposes-new-literacy-specialists-high-school-staff-and-support-roles-in-202526-budget","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6227014-db0cf5d8a71be1c5955ad5cff8e7e1cd/orig.mp4?Expires=1771168388&Signature=QfPatq512IljIEzUuND0dmyeGzvS5dBM9F4XOkEoKHg9pUEIgD0-kynXKHOHdbUY4l09ro990yvS4qiiH9BWVWeKmur2bzaoWOuPvIdz3b8Y22i5TDZdihYb4V8gFMYRy07Jm5gkFiE8409FPo5HMjJHJFIbugD3GYpY4EcGioLW7K9f2I-f1-~I-SQaJzasXhJ16JSwcTyt33Y6sZ2NDmqgS0WON0bZQpyId5Hn9r-fg1sUiPCITIG6chDSzLh6uVJzU3M4KeSyk8YhZIcoPllC5EeAO~mmZ6s2rZ6h5RZJWfMhOjJuvz18EChZ4jEeJXwJNY-MKygZqoen6UW7LQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Superintendent Andy Sanko and curriculum leaders told the education committee on May 22 that several staffing additions are included in the district's preliminary 2025–26 budget to address literacy, special education and high-school capacity.

Sanko said the district currently has two reading specialists at the high-school level (one at North and one at South) but no literacy specialists at the middle-school level. The budget request includes four additional elementary literacy specialists and staffing to expand middle-level literacy coverage. \"This is a gap that we think it would be important to fill,\" Sanko said, explaining that literacy specialists help deploy interventions tied to universal screening and PSSA and other data.

The budget also proposes restoring a dedicated shipper/receiver at each high school. Sanko said the shared position system has been strained by increases in deliveries and sensitive materials (for example, high-stakes testing materials and refrigerated science specimens) and cited a prior incident on a loading dock that highlighted the value of a dedicated receiving position.

Instructional staffing requests in the packet include a 0.8 position at Council Rock High School South tied to an approximately 25% increase in that school's emotional-support program, additions at Council Rock High School North to address rising enrollment (the school is approaching about 1,700 students) and course demand in science and financial literacy, and a 0.5 payroll position to add redundancy in payroll processing.

Committee members confirmed these requests were unchanged from the previously approved preliminary budget. Sanko and staff said proposed hires will be posted with preferred qualifications where appropriate (the district discussed preferring Wilson certification for new literacy specialists when possible). The district will return additional detail during the budget review process.","Superintendent Andy Sanko and curriculum leaders outlined staffing requests included in the district's preliminary 2025–26 budget: additional elementary literacy specialists, a dedicated shipper/receiver for each high school, and multiple instructional positions tied to enrollment and special-education needs.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6227019,"Council Rock outlines structured literacy plan as state reading legislation advances",729,2442670,3171970,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3496607-34bfdb6c510d850337af1551faca0aeb&start=2442&end=3171","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3496607-34bfdb6c510d850337af1551faca0aeb/thumbnail_2442670.jpg","/articles/6227019/Pennsylvania/Council-Rock-outlines-structured-literacy-plan-as-state-reading-legislation-advances","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6227019-7cbb5979b2cbd01b9a62cd26ca19fbae/orig.mp4?Expires=1771168388&Signature=YYcFwhzrDdztzDZUvgJOIyBGIivIoQYBMihZFQyUI05UdWVox9gwuHlclcL9PNzks0bCrwBLwo1bUDBp1IfksfqOQ0Yb0HvAD8KH6-W4EWK0BdIR1VmOh~KtvEFxNmoKUt8KXzuMVd8m5EyQOGI-udNNKrCmbnzYWh3fv~q0JZYbIZtuuT1CZJxrEqd~ordLKz-2AhfR2FmUpnxbNp1ZZ5UMlD~GvxM4P4FQx9V845zrYJ0GZsR-z1ocnRcWkoTD8vlOU43BZ66cyz2IvvFYdFRAR-7g3MFncDq2YV8zYHjPT4speanEVHMFk7QOtWsWKgaxP2kkGQNVjSTHQPuDyg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Tammy Gary, supervisor of curriculum and instruction for Council Rock School District, told the education committee on May 22 that the district is advancing a structured literacy plan as Pennsylvania moves forward with related legislation and a state reading advisory process.

\"Structured literacy is a major education committee discussion,\" Gary said, summarizing recent changes in state law and the creation of a Pennsylvania Reading Leadership Council that will publish an evidence-based list of approved programs on or around June 1.

Gary told the committee the state has already defined structured literacy practices and prohibited certain previously used instructional approaches. She described recently introduced bills — Senate Bill 700 and House Bill 684 — that the district views as addressing funding and accountability: the bills would attach funding and/or public reporting to state-approved screeners and interventions for K–3 literacy. Gary said the bills differ in emphasis; one emphasizes funding while the other emphasizes public accountability and reporting of screener results and intervention outcomes.

At the district level, Gary said staff used the Pennsylvania State Literacy Plan template and convened a district literacy committee that completed a needs assessment and is now working on an action plan. Key district actions she listed included literacy leadership and sustainability planning; professional development for teachers, principals and administrators; curriculum alignment and the district's purchase of the ATLAS curriculum tool; universal screening (the district uses DIBELS for ELA and another screener for math); evidence-based interventions and ongoing progress monitoring within an MTSS framework.

\"The legislation is only looking at ELA, but we do it for both areas,\" Gary said, noting the district administers universal screeners and plans interventions tied to progress monitoring. She said the district plans to align professional development with Chapter 49 (teacher certification requirements) and noted that some professional-development timelines in proposed legislation point to the 2027–28 year.

Committee members asked how the district will evaluate pilots and professional development; Gary described teacher and pilot-teacher evaluation forms, observation of student engagement and alignment to standards, and plans to return to the education committee with quantifiable pilot results during the textbook-approval phase.

Gary said the district will submit its plan to cabinet and the superintendent and will adjust if the state issues specific accountability requirements following the June 1 posting. She urged the committee and public to watch the Reading Leadership Council's forthcoming list of approved screeners, curricula and interventions and said the district has included structured literacy training dollars in the budget.","Committee members reviewed the district's structured literacy plan, related state legislation, and action steps including universal screening, professional development and progress monitoring ahead of a June 1 state advisory list and further bills in the legislature.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6227023,"Council Rock education committee reviews proposed science and math textbook pilots and vendor choices",1426,239250,1666240,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3496607-34bfdb6c510d850337af1551faca0aeb&start=239&end=1666","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3496607-34bfdb6c510d850337af1551faca0aeb/thumbnail_239250.jpg","/articles/6227023/Pennsylvania/Council-Rock-education-committee-reviews-proposed-science-and-math-textbook-pilots-and-vendor-choices","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6227023-ee67512d68f467b3cbbf4e78e84b4b6c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771168388&Signature=PcMTqq8qbbftUjBsW5aJQwE8nSy1Z~KZ4LU4aJokypy5F2LKIK7SUDptR3UIv62k54LBIrQBmaJSEc2k5YF-bAlqALfHVj-oT16s2dMXShf4m8PEPCyvwtZ3vrAwJGt8u5lt3MS-mraFJF4W2rHolIUYAjOTlL0ik5CZN3LlXVHtipL9OgQ67WV-hP8t~48o8NhLV9BcyXSfeDj3Zrk9ZUx5DM0PLopuaYAR4N5gQhJhnsNh2vULm5Xmr7umV7I5SG9-Jb9lwsGsXZ4H76P8ktH0jPEieJIH06cW3zks7KmHACu-KkJzD8jOoqNCRZJsKrulSYG8AORDWdbNLv807w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Council Rock School District education committee on May 22 heard presentations on proposed textbook pilots and vendor selections for science and mathematics for 2025–26, including cost estimates, pilot locations and the district's rationale for multi-year trials.

District science curriculum coordinator Renee Devlin and secondary math coordinator Patrick Bound led the presentations, telling the committee the pilots are intended to finish earlier adoption work, align materials vertically across grades, and give teachers time to evaluate substantial instructional changes before full purchases.

\"For the pilots, the books are on display and will be on display to the public for 30 days,\" Devlin said, describing how community members may view materials by appointment and online. She proposed four science pilots at different grade levels, including an elementary Earth and space module from Carolina Smithsonian Science for first grade and middle- and high-school science materials the district is testing for academic seventh-grade and academic chemistry. Devlin said the first-grade kit would replace an older kit and that pilot teams are already identified at several elementary schools (Holland, Richborough and one referred to as \"so find Sue\" in the meeting record).

Devlin described estimated costs for materials if the district proceeds after pilots: an approximate $44,000 cost for the consumable seventh-grade science workbooks (about 530 students), roughly $52,000 for tenth-grade academic biology (about 364 students), and about $60,000 for academic chemistry (about 360 students). She said consumables in the cited programs are purchased up front for an eight-year license and that refills are substantially cheaper than initial kits.

On mathematics, Bound summarized a multi-step review that included teacher surveys, vendor demonstrations (Reveal, Big Ideas, HMH were among vendors reviewed), scoring against criteria such as rigor and vertical alignment, and pilot-teacher feedback. \"We narrowed the selection down to 2 and finally had a ... selection of pilot teachers. ... In that consensus we were unanimously selected the Big Ideas program,\" Bound said. He described a pilot price of about $10 per student and said a full license and textbook for a multi-year term would cost approximately $171 per student for a six-year license (final totals depend on enrollment).

Bound and Devlin emphasized that many of the proposed adoptions include digital platforms, multi-year licenses and professional development; vendors frequently credit pilot fees toward a later purchase. Committee members questioned whether pilots include full materials or abbreviated samples; presenters said pilots provide the full materials and professional development in pilot form, with pilot charges credited toward future purchases if adopted.

Next steps for the district include public display of materials for 30 days, continuing pilot implementation, formal textbook approvals at a future education committee meeting and incorporation of final cost and evaluation data into the 2025–26 budget process.

The presenters asked the public to consult the district website for details and to set appointments to review physical materials.","At its May 22 education committee meeting, district curriculum leaders described proposed textbook pilots for elementary and secondary science and a recommended math program pilot and selection intended to improve vertical alignment and meet upcoming standard changes.","actionData","errors"]

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