Update: 8:17 p.m. | Board approves resolution to seek PA Department of Education approval for school closings and K-8 reconfigurations
In an 8-0 vote, the Board of School Directors approved a resolution authorizing district administration to do all things necessary for the closing of Burton Elementary School, Irving Elementary School and Glenwood Elementary School and to restructure grade configurations at Jefferson Elementary, Grover Cleveland Elementary, and Perry Elementary to accommodate students in grades K-5.
The resolution also authorized the administration to hold a legal section 780 hearing regarding the closings and restructuring of the various K-8 configurations and obtain Department of Education approval for the reconfigurations this summer. The Board also directed the administration to send notices to affected temporary professional and professional employees as outlined in sections 524 and 780 of Public School Code requirements.
What's Next?
The section 780 hearing, scheduled for May 14 at 6 p.m. at East High School, initiates a three month waiting period during which the Superintendent must notify the Pennsylvania Department of Education of the district’s intentions and schedule a final vote to officially close and decommission the schools, pending Pennsylvania Department of Education approval. This final step can happen not less than three months after the section 780 hearing.
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