Pennsylvania / School Districts / Whitehall-Coplay SD
District communications and athletics staff described efforts to expand social-media reach, use marquee and scoreboard content, run a media day with students and grow student-created photography and video to promote athletics and school events.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Whitehall-Coplay SD
Superintendent Christopher Shiffert and school principals updated the board on curriculum transitions, safety drills, student competitions and special-education programming, including a life-skills coffee shop planned for family night and extended-school-year planning with IU 21.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Whitehall-Coplay SD
The Whitehall-Coplay School District board on March 23 elected a president pro tem and approved multiple routine personnel items, two 2026–27 budgets, intergovernmental agreements and a campus network upgrade; most roll-call votes were unanimous.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Whitehall-Coplay SD
A presenter announced the district will move from four quarterly progress reports to three trimesters in the 2026–2027 school year to align with standards-based grading, increase formative feedback opportunities, and provide more remediation time; families will get mid-trimester reports and updates.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Whitehall-Coplay SD
At a Feb. 8 special meeting the Whitehall‑Coplay School Board unanimously approved a district reorganization resolution and a personnel agenda; both measures passed by 9–0 roll‑call votes, while the audit and several items were scheduled for later board action.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Whitehall-Coplay SD
At the Jan. 26 Whitehall‑Coplay School District meeting a parent criticized the district's use of an asynchronous learning day during a snowstorm, saying it disadvantaged students (including those with IEPs); another parent used public comment to thank staff for student recognition.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Whitehall-Coplay SD
At its Jan. 26 meeting the Whitehall‑Coplay School District board approved multiple agenda packages including library renovation contracts (including JMSI Environmental Corp. and Sargent Enterprises), a set of vendor agreements and several personnel items; most motions passed by roll call with recorded tallies.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Whitehall-Coplay SD
During its Jan. 26 meeting the Whitehall‑Coplay School District's superintendent reported the Pennsylvania Department of Education notified the district that previously cited special‑education noncompliance issues have been corrected and the corrective action has been closed.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Whitehall-Coplay SD
Education committee reviewed a package of policy changes required by new school code and PSBA guidance: attendance and weapons-notification updates, a new student-initiated groups policy, revisions for extracurriculars and athletics, and higher procurement thresholds for quotes and bids.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Whitehall-Coplay SD
District staff recommended the board approve a resolution at the January meeting to remain at or below the Act 1 adjusted index of 4.7%, citing supplemental adequacy funding and current fund-balance projections; no board vote occurred at the committee meeting.