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Board hears request to preapprove 8th‑grade ensemble trip to Long Island Music Festival in 2026
Summary
District staff requested preapproval for eighth‑grade performing groups to attend the Long Island Music Festival on May 15, 2026, at Moravian University in Bethlehem, Pa., with a later visit to Dorney Park; no formal vote on the request is recorded in the transcript.
Dr. Pels, a staff member, asked the board to preapprove travel for two middle‑school performing groups to participate in the Long Island Music Festival on May 15, 2026, at Moravian University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Dr. Pels said the students would perform for music educators and then spend the remainder of the day at Dorney Park.
The request was presented as new business to secure preapproval for the eighth‑grade ensembles to plan the trip. The transcript records the presentation of the request but does not record a subsequent motion or vote to approve or deny the trip during the public portion of the meeting.
Details such as the number of students, cost to families, transportation arrangements and funding sources were not specified in the portions of the meeting record provided. The board acknowledged the request and the meeting proceeded to other items; no formal board action on the preapproval was recorded in the transcript provided.
