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Littlestown Area SD staff highlight athletics, scheduling changes and early‑literacy push
Summary
At a district meeting, staff reported strong participation in girls’ athletics, a revamped Maple Avenue schedule to create common planning time for teachers, an Imagination Library book rollout with 92 sign-ups, and an upcoming visit by career‑education partners; public comment opened afterward.
Littlestown Area SD staff used a recent board meeting to report on student activities, program rollouts and instructional scheduling changes while reminding attendees that public comment would open at the end of the session.
School staff member Speaker 3 recounted a busy season for girls’ athletics, saying the district “had over 80 girls, well, close to 80 girls play,” and noting that several teams advanced toward district play with some squads undefeated in tournament play. Speaker 3 also said the varsity squad had one remaining game that could qualify the team for district competition.
Speaker 5 described changes at Maple Avenue designed to strengthen teacher collaboration. “I led the teachers through a process at the end of last school year,” Speaker 5 said, and explained the summer effort to rework the master schedule so reading, English and math teachers have common planning time twice weekly. The common planning blocks are intended to let paired teachers give common assessments, analyze results and develop remediation or extension plans.
In other announcements, Speaker 2 thanked Sarah Pierce for organizing a school assembly in which Trooper Michael Myers spoke about digital awareness and the importance of responsible social‑media use. Speaker 2 called the presentation “valuable” and said students paid attention during the session.
Speaker 4 reported early results from the district’s Imagination Library enrollment effort, saying the program has reached 92 sign-ups, “approaching one third of the total eligible children in the district,” and described the first book deliveries to students. Staff said they are coordinating with local hospitals and other partners to expand outreach.
The district also noted an upcoming performance by the Hillsdale Blue Band at a Calicade of Bands championships Nov. 2 at New Oxford High School and confirmed representatives from ACME and Adams County Technical Institute will visit to present trades and career‑technical options to 10th‑grade students.
Before opening the floor for public comment, a staff member reviewed the board’s rules: speakers must state their full name, confirm residency or taxpayer status in the district, address the board as a whole and limit remarks to five minutes. The first public commenter, introduced by staff as Carmen, began by asking for information in relation to her recent retirement; the comment in the provided transcript ends before a full request was made.
The meeting covered routine program updates and instructional planning changes; no formal motions or votes appear in the provided segments.
