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One Montco School District Is Among Top 3 in Pennsylvania,
One Montgomery County school district ranked among the top three in Pennsylvania, with six more making the top fifty in the state. One Montgomery County school district ranked among the top three in Pennsylvania, with six more making the top fifty, writes Ethan Lott for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The...
North Penn School District to offer free breakfasts, lunches in some schools as part of pilot of federal program
LANSDALE, Pa. - Several schools in a Montgomery County school district will begin a pilot of a program providing free breakfast and free lunch regardless of family income. Beginning in the 2024-2025 school year, several schools in the North Penn School District will begin a pilot of the Community Eligibility Provision, according to a news release from the district.
'It's vague as to what happened': Parents, students react to abrupt end to Boyertown school year
BOYERTOWN, Pa. - A district-wide notification went to families in the Boyertown Area School District late Wednesday night announcing the school year is over and there will be no classes for the final two days. "I think we all thought it was like a hoax," said Boyertown mom Jessica Weil....
Lansdale Catholic names director of inaugural program for students with learning differences
Dr. Jessica Jefferis has been appointed as the first Director of Lansdale Catholic High School’s St. Ignatius of Loyola Achievement Program. The program is designed for students with learning differences and will launch this September. The announcement last week by the Montgomery County school describes Dr. Jefferis as a...
Lincoln Intermediate Unit Executive Director Search
The Lincoln Intermediate Unit (LIU) announces the commencement of its search for a new Executive Director, following the recent announcement of Dr. Jeffrey West’s retirement. Dr. West will be stepping down on January 3, 2025, after nearly six years of dedicated service. Reflecting on his tenure, Dr. West shared...
Working the System: Special Education Advocate Gives Frustrated Families Hope
Four years ago, West Chester resident Melissa Yelito quit her job as a teacher and began to search for a better way to help her students. While all school districts in Pennsylvania are required to provide “special education services” to students who need them – getting those services can be a complicated process.
Psychologist and Church Farm School Graduate Henry Prempeh Works for the Common Good
A member of Church Farm School's Class of 1999, psychologist Henry Prempeh returned to campus to extol the virtues of a CFS education. Henry Prempeh, a member of Church Farm School’s Class of 1999, eagerly returned to his alma mater last fall for Convocation. Prempeh said he was most...
Montgomery County Community College Honors New Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society Inductees
During a special induction ceremony, Montgomery County Community College welcomed its newest members to the Alpha Kappa Zeta chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa international honor society for two-year colleges. Montgomery County Community College (MCCC) recently celebrated the induction of 59 students into the Alpha Kappa Zeta Chapter of the...
Student Philanthropists Touch Pottstown-Area Nonprofits
The Hill School’s Student Philanthropy Council and faculty advisers include, standing from left: Cathy Skitko, co-adviser to the SPC and Hobart’s Run’s Director of Communications and Community Relations; Grace Carroll; Addison Beckey; Jeremy Lee; Devon Smith; Bates Bland; Atticus Short; Bobbi Jo Keefer, co-adviser to the SPC and Director of Leadership Programs at The Hill School. Seated from left: Mao Motoyoshi; Lucy Lyu; Sophie Walsh; and Ella Grindle. Claire Wozniak and David Slavtcheff are absent from the photo.
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