Pennsylvania / School Districts / Palmyra Area SD
The board unanimously approved consent agendas for curriculum and staffing/administration. The curriculum committee proposed four new clubs and a senior field trip to Ocean City, N.J.; the Lebanon County CTC reported an FAA drone-certification pilot and plans for a centralized application system.
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Superintendent Dr. Kepler told the board about pending and newly enacted state education measures including a proposed cell-phone ban (Senate Bill 1014), omnibus school code literacy requirements, changes to cyber-charter enrollment for habitually truant students, a new weapon-notification duty, and a Dixon Foundation grant of $8,150 to expand district student clothing/hygiene support.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Palmyra Area SD
The Palmyra Area School District recognized its girls’ field hockey program and players for a 23–3 season and the team’s fourth state championship; the board presented certificates and coaches were thanked for their work.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Palmyra Area SD
At its Dec. 4 reorganization meeting the Palmyra Board of School Directors elected Jill Martin president (7–2), selected Corey Andrew as vice president (5–4), named a treasurer, and approved multiple committee and external-board appointments.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Palmyra Area SD
The Palmyra Board approved the staffing and administration consent agenda at its Dec. 4 meeting and recognized Ellie Gerhardt, an eighth-grade English teacher, for stepping into a middle-school assistant principal role.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Palmyra Area SD
At the September Palmyra Area School District board meeting, licensed land surveyor Alex Kinsey urged the board to reconsider the layout and stormwater design for a proposed administrative building, saying the plan compacts expensive subsurface systems into a small lot and may increase long‑term costs and maintenance burdens.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Palmyra Area SD
A resident asked the board to clarify whether it is appropriate for district staff to communicate with students on Discord or to introduce students to Roblox, and requested the district provide facts at next month’s meeting about reported online conduct concerns.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Palmyra Area SD
Board and district leadership publicly thanked daytime and nighttime custodial staff for extra setup and teardown work related to board meetings and events and presented certificates of recognition to several custodians.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Palmyra Area SD
The Palmyra Area School District board on Sept. 11 approved a medieval-studies elective included in the high-school course catalog, 6-2, after trustees raised concerns the course was open to ninth and tenth graders and that full curriculum materials were not reviewed before students were scheduled.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Palmyra Area SD
The Palmyra Area School District approved a contract with Maxim Healthcare Services to provide licensed RN/LPN services at $70 per hour plus supplies for student-specific nursing needs during 2025-26; the vote was unanimous.