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Cheltenham School District outlines 2025—2028 comprehensive plan with reconfiguration, attendance and curriculum goals
Summary
District staff told the educational affairs committee the comprehensive plan (due March 31, 2025) centers on four priorities: reconfiguring grade spans to reduce transitions, raising regular attendance to 90% by June 30, 2028, boosting student engagement with disaggregated monitoring, and adopting standards-aligned high-quality instructional materials.
Cheltenham School District staff reviewed the district's 2025—2028 comprehensive plan and its four goals at the Educational Affairs Committee meeting on Jan. 21.
An Office of Education presenter told the committee the plan is due March 31, 2025, and will be posted for a 28-day public comment period before the board reviews a draft. "Our plan is actually due on 03/31/2025," the presenter said, explaining the timeline and statutory cadence for the three-year cycle required under Pennsylvania law.
Why it matters: the comprehensive plan drives continuous school improvement, ties into required state assurances (special education, induction, student services) and frames the district's…
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