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Northern Lehigh committee weighs new special‑education and ESL hires against tax increase and capital needs
Summary
Administrators recommended adding one district ESL teacher, a middle‑school life‑skills teacher and two paraeducators, plus a shared elementary assistant principal; the committee debated using fund balance and a 3.5% preliminary tax increase to cover costs and one‑time capital items and asked administration for revised options for the board.
Administrators presented revised staffing and budget proposals as the district moves toward a June 9 board vote on the 2025–26 budget.
The administration proposed adding one district ESL teacher to address growing English‑learner enrollment, a life‑skills teacher at Northern Lehigh Middle School to expand the special‑education continuum, two paraeducators (to replace an external program) and a shared elementary assistant principal for Peters and Slatington elementaries. The presenter said the three newly proposed positions combined cost roughly $436,900 when salary and benefits are included; the elementary assistant principal was estimated at about $171,006 with…
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