Pennsylvania / School Districts / Kennett Consolidated SD
Teaching and learning staff presented four LETRS implementation options — from building internal facilitator capacity to fully contracting with Lexia — with five‑year cost estimates ranging from about $399,615 to $1.2 million and recommended further work to assess capacity and funding sources.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Kennett Consolidated SD
District staff told the curriculum committee they have shortlisted four SEL programs and will run virtual demos in January, pilot two programs in March, and evaluate in May; the plan responds to DESA screener results showing concentrated needs in grades 7–9.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Kennett Consolidated SD
Finance staff told the Kennett Consolidated School District board that recent assessment growth will boost revenue but rising retirement and benefit costs mean personnel remains the dominant budget pressure; January will be the decision point on whether to exceed the Act 1 index.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Kennett Consolidated SD
Board approved two student clubs, a 10-day trip to Spain, personnel changes, a confidential MOU with the teachers’ association and multiple financial/purchasing policies; routine bill lists and disabled-veteran tax exemptions were also approved.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Kennett Consolidated SD
Board received construction updates for New Garden and Greenwood, approved cooperative furniture procurement for new elementary schools and authorized preliminary architect work on a Kennett High School cafeteria and library renovation.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Kennett Consolidated SD
At a Nov. 24 Curriculum Committee meeting, district staff reported PA Future Ready and PVAS data showing strong catch-up growth at Kennett Middle School and above-average ELA proficiency at several schools, while elementary math performance and certification/staffing disruptions remain a concern; the committee scheduled a deeper ACCESS review for Dec. 15.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Kennett Consolidated SD
On Nov. 24 the Policy Committee recommended that the full Kennett Consolidated School District board approve a package of updated policies covering electronic attendance, procurement thresholds, payroll and student activity funds; several amendments were adopted before forwarding.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Kennett Consolidated SD
At a recent Kennett Consolidated School District finance committee meeting, independent auditors from Barbacane Thornton reported an unmodified (clean) opinion on the districts financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2025, but said the districts federal single-audit cannot be issued final until the U.S. Office of Management and Budget releases its annual compliance supplement.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Kennett Consolidated SD
Committee members and district staff reviewed building-level allocations, capital financing and procurement plans tied to Kennett Consolidated School Districts two new elementary schools, including a per-student base allocation of $186 (increased by the Act 1 index of 3.5%) and a level debt-service profile of about $7.6 million per year.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Kennett Consolidated SD
The Kennett Consolidated School District policy committee on Oct. 27 reviewed PSBA-recommended updates to multiple governance and finance policies and unanimously recommended them to the full board for consideration.