Pennsylvania / School Districts / Solanco SD
The Solanco School District board on March 16 approved routine February finance reports and a series of purchases and contracts — many funded in part by a Ready‑to‑Learn grant or the federal E‑Rate program — including a field trip, shop and music equipment, chiller maintenance and personnel actions.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Solanco SD
The board approved replacing an inoperable wastewater pump at Swift Middle School after staff said parts are obsolete and the pumps are about 35 years old; district solicited bids and recommended the lowest qualified vendor for replacement.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Solanco SD
Board members reported on IU 13 and Lancaster County CTC initiatives, including a fast‑track building operations class expected to create roughly 24 seats to ease a large wait list; officials also flagged Peg Huber's retirement after 26 years at Swift Middle School.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Solanco SD
IT staff explained the need to replace two eight‑year‑old core switches and to extend wireless licensing; board approved purchases and a five‑year wireless license, with staff noting a roughly 70% E‑Rate reimbursement and preference for Juniper hardware integration.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Solanco SD
At the March 3 meeting, the Solanco School District Board honored students of the month from multiple schools and recognized cross-country and football teams that qualified for district competition; coaches praised students' consistency and commitment.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Solanco SD
At its March 3 meeting, the Solanco School District Board approved an architectural services agreement for a new district office and turf field, renewed a long-term health-care analytics contract at a reduced fee, authorized purchase of athletic-field supplies and accepted the personnel report; all actions passed by voice vote.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Solanco SD
The board approved architect and bid authorizations and awarded several contracts on Feb. 23, including an $8,000 architect agreement for a high school restroom renovation, a $14,000 quote to relocate a transformer and panels, and Keystone Sports Construction quotes to replace gym floors at Smith Middle and resurface high school gyms.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Solanco SD
On Feb. 23 the Solanco board approved general, capital and cafeteria fund reports, a required GASB 75 valuation services agreement and IDEA Section 619 and Part B use-of-funds agreements; district staff noted climbing special-education expenses and presented Part B revenue figures that warrant post-meeting verification.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Solanco SD
The Solanco School District board voted Feb. 23 to move the first student day in 2026–27 to Tuesday, Aug. 25, shift a weather makeup day from October to February, and change the teacher in-service day from MLK Day to Easter Monday to align with neighboring districts and ease CTC scheduling conflicts.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Solanco SD
District special-education staff proposed opening an autistic support classroom at the high school to provide an in‑district continuum of services, cap class sizes at eight and educate eligible students through age 22; board members asked about staffing, enrollment and potential out‑of‑district tuition arrangements.