Pennsylvania / School Districts / North Hills SD
Doctor Williams presented K–12 curriculum proposals March 5, including equipment requests for art (cameras, kiln, broadcast gear), extra graphing calculators and textbooks for 9–12 math, and two new social‑studies electives (Holocaust & genocide studies and human & cultural geography) with initial enrollments reported.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / North Hills SD
At its March 5 meeting the North Hills Board of Education voted to add a grant resolution and several finance items to the legislative agenda, including authorization to apply for a $2.8 million Public School Facility Improvement Grant to replace remaining high‑school rooftop HVAC units and pool dehumidification; the district would provide a 25% match (~$700,000).
Pennsylvania / School Districts / North Hills SD
The board moved to add a Pressley Ridge letter of agreement and the AIU 2026–27 program of services budget ($2,431,488) to the legislative agenda, approved personnel items discussed in executive session, and set a timeline for bus‑contract review with both bidders invited to a March 11 committee meeting.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / North Hills SD
Third-graders from Ross Elementary performed selections from 'Jukebox Time Machine' and student representatives highlighted spring events — including prom, a Mardi Gras concert, a donation drive and regional college and leadership events — while staff recapped a student safety conference and other district activities.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / North Hills SD
The North Hills board approved minutes and a consent agenda, with two members abstaining on a general fund check; personnel and legal items were handled in executive session and approved by the board on return to open session.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / North Hills SD
The district's policy representative reported that Senate Bill 1014, which would ban student cell‑phone use in schools statewide, passed the state senate 46–1 and moves to the House; the board was also briefed on a gubernatorial proposal to mandate recess for K–5.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / North Hills SD
Elementary curriculum leader Dr. Amy Matthew outlined the district's Multi‑Tiered System of Support (MTSS) rollout, saying North Hills started with first‑grade reading, is expanding to kindergarten, and is using iReady, Acadience and progress monitoring with support from the Allegheny Intermediate Unit.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / North Hills SD
Jeff Arderas urged the North Hills Board to reconsider Policy 201's Aug. 1 kindergarten cutoff or restore a 2018 'tiered' approach, saying the district's 2020 revisions place extra burdens on August‑born children and asking for a swift review for the 2026–27 school year.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / North Hills SD
The North Hills Board of Education voted Feb. 5 to approve an updated 2025–26 academic calendar that makes Feb. 16 a student day to preserve spring break and adopts period‑by‑period attendance reporting for future remote learning days; the board also handled several routine nominations and agenda additions.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / North Hills SD
Students from North Hills schools performed an excerpt from The Music Man and presented book dedications honoring board members; the school district also outlined upcoming arts events and library donations.