Pennsylvania / School Districts / Eastern York SD
Eastern York SD showcased a student-run coffee cart that gives life-skills students workplace experience. Principal Emma Feldman said the program, started with a YECO innovation grant and partner Wild Batch Bistro, helps students learn customer service, money skills and time management.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Eastern York SD
The Eastern York SD board voted down a proposed budget increase from York High School of Technology (item 8.5), with several members saying added transportation runs pushed the request above the district index and Act 1 guidance.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Eastern York SD
District special-education staff reported a midyear spike in students needing specialized placements and full primary support classrooms; administrators asked the board to authorize a part-time paraprofessional hire and consider a teacher-on-special-assignment to stabilize services.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Eastern York SD
Administration presented preliminary stadium options (additional bleachers, press box) with an estimated cost of $1.3 1.5 million and discussed capital projects funding and fundraising strategies; board requested schematics, refined quotes and sponsorship plans.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Eastern York SD
Teachers and board members raised persistent technical and content problems with the district's McGraw Hill math rollout at the secondary level; administration said it has escalated issues to the vendor, is collecting teacher feedback and will ask the vendor for fixes and a project-manager briefing.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Eastern York SD
Wrightsville Elementary presented a schoolwide inclusion program in partnership with the Pennsylvania nonprofit 'Mikaela's Voice,' citing a Nov. 17 assembly, a collaborative art project that paired students with and without disabilities, and PDE grant funding; the program will culminate with a spring unveiling.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Eastern York SD
Eastern York SD held its reorganization meeting to administer oaths to five newly elected directors, elect Doug R. Bailey Jr. as board president and a ’Seth’ nominee as vice president, and assign district representative roles for the year.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Eastern York SD
The board approved new courses including cybersecurity, game design and aviation pathways, discussed JROTC dependency and space needs, approved the educational planning guide, and set the Act 1 index for the 2026 budget year at 4.6% (about 1.25 mills).
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Eastern York SD
Trustees heard a financial performance update noting recent revenue receipts and interest earnings near 4.1%, discussed timing for federal and state grant payments, and voted to approve previous minutes, banking reports and multiple consent items including personnel and donations.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Eastern York SD
During public comment a resident raised concerns about an unlit campus flagpole; trustees and staff said they would investigate. The meeting also included discussion about Rotary Club partnerships and a pending track donation; trustees asked administration for updates.