Pennsylvania / School Districts / Kennett Consolidated SD
The Kennett Consolidated School District board voted Feb. 9 to release a $112,176,399 preliminary budget for 2026–27 that assumes a 4.17% real‑estate tax increase (a roughly $268/year increase on a $500,000 house) while applying for an Act 1 referendum exception for rising special‑education costs.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Kennett Consolidated SD
The board approved operating and capital bill lists, personnel hires and retirements, an independent‑contractor photography agreement (Shannon Somme), two confidential parent agreements, and the disenrollment of student ID 303567 under Act 67 (2024).
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Kennett Consolidated SD
The Kennett Consolidated School District board approved two courses — a semester Astronomy elective (with a dual‑enrollment option) and a yearlong Kennett Future Ready senior capstone — and discussed curriculum mapping via the Atlas platform and counselor staffing shortages.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Kennett Consolidated SD
The board approved overnight student trips including robotics contests (Lehigh and possible Worlds), 12 KHS students attending the ACDA national choir in Providence, and a 2028 World War II study tour to Europe (London, Normandy, Paris, Munich, Salzburg).
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Kennett Consolidated SD
District staff presented an ASCA-aligned comprehensive K-12 school counseling plan that targets 80% practice alignment by 2029, cites large counselor caseloads (Greenwood ~564:1), and requests one 1.0 FTE elementary counselor for 2026-27 (to be funded by reallocation if the budget allows).
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Kennett Consolidated SD
ELD staff reported increased ACCESS growth and higher exit rates (83 exits, +33 year-over-year) attributed to push-in co-teaching and expanded teacher certifications; curriculum staff previewed two high-school course maps (dualenrollment astronomy and Kennett Future Ready capstone) and recommended both for board consideration.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Kennett Consolidated SD
District finance staff presented a tentative $112.18 million 2026-27 operating budget that would raise the millage by a tentative 4.17% and exceed Pennsylvania's Act 1 index; staff identified $500k in cuts that would bring the district to the index and flagged potential special-education or PSERS exceptions as the only realistic paths above the index.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Kennett Consolidated SD
A member of the public told the board he found allegedly objectionable titles visible through the district library catalog; Superintendent Rizzo Saunders said the statewide catalog exposes titles but district filters prevent student access to underlying content and that the administration considers its review exhaustive and the matter closed.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Kennett Consolidated SD
District staff presented the Kennett High School positive behavior support manual — the final building manual in the district's MTSS plan — emphasizing Tier 1 evidence-based interventions, restorative approaches and annual revision as a living document.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Kennett Consolidated SD
The board approved using Title I funds to purchase PA Coach supplemental instructional books for Kennett Middle School to support standards-aligned reading and math instruction; administration said the materials will supplement classroom and small-group instruction and that curriculum committee review can follow.