Pennsylvania / School Districts / Harrisburg City SD
Harrisburg School District staff presented a comprehensive K–12 counseling plan aligned to the ASCA national model and described Year 1 implementation steps and barriers to a full district rollout next school year.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Harrisburg City SD
After weeks of proposals and public pleas to preserve William Penn High School, the Harrisburg School District board adopted findings of fact, rejected three community proposals (options 6, 7 and 8) and voted to authorize demolition and related abatement and permitting on Feb. 24, 2026.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Harrisburg City SD
Administration briefed eight options for the deteriorated William Penn building, citing renovation estimates of $13M–$94M and annual ongoing security/insurance costs (~$566,000). The administration recommended demolition and an athletic field; the board directed the solicitor to prepare written findings for a final disposition recommendation.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Harrisburg City SD
Supervisors recommended adopting McGraw Hill Reveal Math for K–8 after a district committee review; McGraw Hill offered roughly $396,000 in teacher materials and six years of teacher digital access at no cost. The board moved the adoption to the Feb. 24 consent agenda for a vote.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Harrisburg City SD
Board members raised constitutional and procurement questions about a Title/BSCA‑funded contract to provide martial‑arts programming to a nonpublic school; legal and grant staff said the district procures for nonpublic allocations and will review compliance. The board chose to table the item pending solicitor review.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Harrisburg City SD
The board approved a resolution to close Marshall Academy (students to be absorbed by Marshall Math & Science Academy) and to finish the phase‑out of Roland Academy; approval enables required advertising and a public hearing March 31 at 6 p.m.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Harrisburg City SD
The Harrisburg City School District board approved multiple consent agendas and policy adoptions unanimously, approved an immediate-action personnel agenda and agreed to move a fund-balance transfer, final audit acceptance and two-year calendars to the Feb.10 committee meeting.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Harrisburg City SD
Carl Hogan, the district’s independent auditor, told the Harrisburg City School District board the 2025 financial statements are fairly presented with no material weaknesses; revenues exceeded budget by about $6.1 million and the district holds about $47.8 million in a capital reserve. Final federal compliance work remains.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Harrisburg City SD
Melanie Cook and others urged longer public‑comment periods and remote participation; the district solicitor said time limits are set by board leadership and noted three minutes per speaker is the widely used standard.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Harrisburg City SD
Effective School Solutions told the Harrisburg School District board it delivered more than 4,500 services this school year through 14 embedded clinicians, and reported high rates of improvement or maintenance in GPA, attendance and discipline among students receiving services.