Pennsylvania / School Districts / Abington Heights SD
Student representatives reported multiple winter‑season achievements. The board approved creation of a student activity account for Morgan's Message, a peer‑led mental‑health club, and announced a community Screenagers screening.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Abington Heights SD
The board approved the treasurer's report and bills, the February 2026 tuition reimbursement report, the personnel report, the volunteer list, and an agreement with the Scranton Counseling Center; roll calls recorded unanimous votes for these items.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Abington Heights SD
Board members said the 2025–26 preliminary budget is a little over $62 million, described an expected near‑term imbalance and discussed Act 1 tax limits and the high cost and low success rate of referendums to raise taxes beyond the index.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Abington Heights SD
Superintendent Dr. Shaffer told the school board he will testify at a Feb. 9 charter‑reform hearing and urged the legislature to tie charter funding and expansion to student outcomes, citing higher proficiency, growth, attendance and graduation rates at Abington Heights compared with Commonwealth Charter Academy.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Abington Heights SD
At a regularly scheduled meeting the Abington Heights School District board unanimously approved the meeting agenda, a personnel report, a Brandywine Virtual Academy contract with Chester County Intermediate Unit, a resolution to apply for a high‑school roof facility grant, the NEIU operating budget, an AJRB appointment and a band uniform purchase.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Abington Heights SD
Principals at Abington Heights presented midyear data Jan. 7, citing gains in some elementary math and reading benchmarks, concerns about writing (text-dependent analysis) across grades, and new interventions including push-in specialists, OGAP math practices and a high-school learning lab with weekly data reviews.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Abington Heights SD
The Abington Heights School Board on Jan. 7 approved a slate of routine items by roll call, including the personnel report, creation of a Unified Club student activity account, an Act 1 index resolution (not to exceed 4.1%), an affiliation agreement with Marywood University for school-psychology practica, and a management-services agreement with School Business Consultants LLC.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Abington Heights SD
At the Jan. 7 Abington Heights School Board meeting, a band boosters co-president asked the district to review a proposal to replace marching and dance-front uniforms that the boosters say are 23–26 years old; boosters offered to contribute about 10–12% toward the cost and noted a 7–8 month manufacturing lead time.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Abington Heights SD
The board heard a budget briefing showing a roughly $1.14 million boost from the state 'ready‑to‑learn' block grant that narrows a $1.6 million shortfall, while officials warned of a $1.7 million health‑insurance loss, cyber‑charter tuition pressures and potential recurring revenue losses from property‑assessment appeals.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Abington Heights SD
A parent speaker told the board that Pennsylvania's 2025–26 budget added hundreds of millions for K–12 and urged the district to use the moment to plan and implement full‑day kindergarten, citing equity and benefits for students with IEPs/504 plans.