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Penncrest board approves policy change on kindergarten age, multiple consent agendas and hires; tables library-book approval
Summary
At its Jan. 13 meeting the Penncrest Board approved a change to the admissions policy raising the kindergarten age cutoff, approved multiple consent agendas (with one library item tabled for policy alignment), accepted financial and personnel consent items and welcomed two new hires; several first readings were presented.
The Penncrest Board of School Directors approved several routine and substantive items on Jan. 13, including a change to kindergarten admissions age, multiple consent agendas across education, facilities, finance and personnel, and the addition of two staff hires. The board also tabled a library-materials approval to align with a policy-date change.
The board approved a revision to policy 201, which moves the kindergarten age-of-entry cutoff to a new date (the change will take effect for the 2026–27 school year, per board statements). Board members said the change aligns Penncrest with neighboring districts and gives families time to plan.
Under the education consent agenda, the board approved items b–j but removed and tabled item e (library materials approval) so the administration can align the approval timing to the revised policy date (policy 109.2, library materials, is under first reading and proposes moving a July approval to June). Board members…
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