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Kennett board approves reading resources, personnel changes and regular bills
Summary
On Nov. 10 the Kennett Consolidated School District board approved two supplemental literacy resources (Reading A to Z for K–8 and NewsELA for grades 6–8), ratified personnel changes, and passed the monthly bill lists tied to construction projects and operating payroll.
KENNETT SQUARE, Pa. — The Kennett Consolidated School District Board of School Directors on Nov. 10 approved routine business including curriculum adoptions, personnel hires and the district’s monthly bill lists.
Administrators asked the board to adopt Reading A to Z as a supplemental K–8 literacy resource to support small-group instruction and interventions. “Reading A to Z provides additional instructional materials designed to support different literacy skills such as fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension,” said the presenter. The board approved the motion on a voice vote.
The board also approved NewsELA (presented as “News ELA”) for grades 6–8, a Title I–funded digital platform that provides standards-aligned articles at multiple reading levels to support differentiated instruction. The presenter said ELD teachers had tested resources and staff would monitor effectiveness through MTSS data and small-group outcomes.
Miss Marsala presented the personnel report for Nov. 10; the board moved, seconded and approved the personnel changes as presented. The administration emphasized that all hires are contingent on securing required certification.
Mister Tracy reviewed the monthly bill lists and capital expenditures tied to the district’s construction projects. The general operating bill list for Oct. 14–Nov. 10 totaled $3,970,090 and payroll disbursements ran about $2.9 million; the capital projects fund included $4,247,795.94 in payments related to the new elementary school building project. Tracy also reported the district’s cash and investments of $68,973,519.84 and noted unresolved National School Lunch Program subsidies for October.
Board members asked clarifying questions about how supplemental resources would be measured and whether purchases were funded appropriately; administrators said Title I and other designated funds would cover the NewsELA purchase and that effectiveness would be monitored using MTSS and small-group data.
What happens next: Newly approved resources will be made available to teachers for classroom use; personnel hires are contingent on certification and the financial reports will be filed in BoardDocs as part of the public record.
