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Conestoga Valley reports steady enrollment, approves ELA curriculum; administrators flag cyber-tuition costs
Summary
Administrators told the board enrollment is largely steady versus projections but noted expenditures tied to cyber-charter tuition (about $1.3 million). The board approved a standards-aligned ELA 'modern learning' curriculum while reserving material approvals for a later step.
Conestoga Valley School District administrators presented the district’s annual enrollment and assessment update and the board approved a new standards-aligned English Language Arts curriculum framework.
Enrollment presentation: Mrs Huny told the board the district’s birth rate and overall enrollment remain generally steady. She highlighted that the district counts substantial numbers of students outside district schools — roughly 79 students in outside cyber charter programs and about 1,660 students attending nonpublic schools (a figure that includes the district’s Amish community). She said the district expects to pay about $1.3 million in cyber tuition this year, and noted recent state formula adjustments that slightly lowered special-education tuition assumptions.
Assessment and subgroup growth: District staff reviewed PSSA and Keystone results and value-added (growth) measures. Presenters said elementary ELA and math show gains, that middle-school math and biology are areas of concern, and that the district’s comprehensive plan prioritizes three subgroups — English learners, economically disadvantaged and Hispanic students — for targeted interventions and coaching. Administrators described new cohort-growth analyses as part of school improvement work.
ELA curriculum approval: After questions about curriculum versus materials and requests by some board members for clearer parent communication around supplemental materials, the board voted to accept the district’s modern-learning ELA curriculum (stage one adoption). The vote approved the curriculum framework and learning standards alignment; administrators said specific instructional materials (texts, films, platforms) will be presented for separate review under district policy.
Budget context: Administrators tied curriculum work to proposed 2025–26 budget priorities, listing sample line items for PBIS supplies, SEL curriculum licenses and professional learning. They also noted continued reliance on IU13 for content-area support and described possible one-time and recurring costs associated with flexible-learning platforms and cyber programming.
Next steps: District staff will continue school-level consultations and deeper subgroup analyses, return with recommended materials for board review under district policy series 100, and include refined budget requests for 2025–26.
