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Northern Lehigh SD board hears summer department reports, approves personnel and routine items
Summary
The Northern Lehigh SD board received summer highlights from administrators across departments — from online kindergarten registration to a workers’ compensation vendor change — welcomed a new assistant elementary principal and approved routine personnel, policy and financial items by voice vote.
The Northern Lehigh SD board met to review summer work across departments, welcome a newly hired assistant elementary principal and approve routine personnel, policy and financial items ahead of the 2025–26 school year. Administrators gave a department‑by‑department update on staffing, facilities and preparations.
Superintendent Dr. Link told the board the district spent the summer hiring staff, meeting with legislators in Harrisburg and advocating for reforms to cyber charter funding. He said the governor’s recommended $8,000 cap on tuition for students without disabilities attending cyber charter schools could save the district “about at least $300,000 a year” if enacted, and urged board members and community members to advocate for that change.
Administrators and department leads described operational changes intended to smooth the start of school: moving kindergarten registration online; hosting a domestic EF tour for students; running induction and in‑service days for new and returning teachers; rolling out endpoint protection and upgrading Windows devices to Windows 11; and issuing new Chromebooks to kindergarten and fifth grade. The business office reported a competitive bid process that resulted in a new workers’ compensation provider (Mimic) expected to produce “substantial cost savings.” The operations team described a one‑year trial of GeoAlert bus notifications intended to reduce missed stops; the contract is trial‑based and can be discontinued if it does not deliver anticipated benefits.
School leaders summarized building‑level work: Peters Elementary hosted a KinderQuest program with 69 participants and prepared a Title I school‑wide plan; Slatington Elementary opened a new emotional‑support classroom and added paraprofessionals; middle and high schools discussed furniture upgrades, curriculum work and new behavior support strategies at the high school under a “Be Bold” theme.
During the personnel portion of the agenda, the board removed one personnel item from consideration, corrected date errors on several items and approved the remainder of personnel items by voice vote. A vocal “no” was recorded specifically with respect to appointments for the softball head and assistant coaches; otherwise the personnel slate was approved. Superintendent and board members introduced Nicholas (Nick) Krajic, the district’s incoming assistant elementary principal; Krajic spoke briefly to thank the board.
The board approved policy items, curriculum and instruction items (with a TBD conference item pulled), and a batch of financial items by voice votes. There were no recorded roll‑call tallies in the transcript; most approvals were taken by voice vote.
Public comment included a single remark from Mary Frank, who urged the board to prioritize transparent communication and shared purpose so “every student, every teacher, and every community member feels seen and heard.” The meeting adjourned after routine closing motions.
The board flagged an executive session held earlier at 6:15 p.m. to discuss legal and personnel matters. No formal legal actions or final regulatory interpretations were taken during the open meeting; the solicitor noted recently released DOJ guidance on unlawful discrimination affecting federal funding recipients (see separate article).
