Tuesday, May 21, 2013
A look at who will be on North Penn area ballots on Tuesday.
North Penn area residents will head into the polls Tuesday to select the candidates to appear on their respective ballots in November. Polls are open from 7 a.m to 8 p.m. Contested Primaries: North Penn School Board candidates will face off on the Democratic and Republican ballots, with eight candidates running for four positions. Candidates cross-filed for both major parties. The candidates include incumbent President Vince Sherpinsky, incumbent Vice President Timothy S. Kerr, and incumbent director Frank O'Donnell. Also running are the Next S.T.E.P. team: Murali Benjali, Paul Edelman Jr., Alex Ryabin and Tina Stoll. Former school board member Josie Charnock is also running in the Primary. In Lansdale Borough Ward One, three Democrats are…
Friday, May 17, 2013
Education for New Generations was denied a charter school application by the school board in February. It reapplied and was denied again.
The last remaining charter school applicant in North Penn School District was denied unanimously by North Penn School Board Thursday night, according to The Reporter. Education for New Generations had re-applied to be considered for a charter school in the district after the board initially denied it earlier this year, along with two other applicants. School Board President Vince Sherpinsky said the denial was due to a lack of sustainable support for the school, telling the founders that “if you fail and cause difficulty, we’ll get blamed for it.” Sherpinsky then suggested eNG open a private school. One of the founders of the school, Naomi Rodriguez, told the board there were 226 pre-enrollments, according to the article. Read more at this…
Friday, November 16, 2012
The school district wants to ensure efficient and reliable power sources for all schools, in the wake of Hurricane Sandy
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Friday, November 16, 2012
A New York firm is poised to audit the Information Technology in the North Penn School District for $54,600, according to reports. NIT Inc. was the highest bidder. The board voted on the audit at its Nov. 15 action meeting. Due to issues created by Hurricane Sandy, the district decided to ensure it had a reliable power source for all schools daily, according to The Reporter’s article. The district would also plan on buying generators and batteries to handle electricity and computer server demands at each school, according to the article. Read more at this link on The Reporter Online.
Monday, September 24, 2012
The North Penn School District board voted 5-2-2 last week to allow advertisements inside school buildings
Forget your favorite magazines and TV commercials — now students, faculty and teachers will be able to view advertisements, promotions and other hype inside their various schools. The North Penn School Board voted 5-2-2 last Thursday to allow advertisements inside school buildings, with the thought that it could bring the district between $100,000 and $500,000 in annual revenue. Board members Carolyn Murphy and Suzan Leonard voted against the advertising policy, according to an article in The Reporter. Board members Rick Miniscalco and Frank O’Donnell were absent. Those who voted in favor of the policy were President Vince Sherpinsky, Vice President Tim Kerr, Steve Hladik, John Schilling and Joseph Sullivan. According to Linda Stein of The…
Friday, February 17, 2012
The application to open Montgomery Flex Charter School was denied Thursday night
North Penn School Board said no to funding a charter school in the school district that set its sights on opening down the street from St. Stanisalus Parish School. Montgomery Flex wanted to educate students in grades seven through 12 in an online curriculum. It wanted to rent out the former SuperFresh/Clemens location at Hillcrest Shopping Center. It wanted to save parents $15,000 a year in tuition. North Penn School Board - minus Rick Miniscalco and Joseph Sullivan - said "No thanks." Under Pennsylvania law, a charter school would be an independent public school operating under a charter from the North Penn School Board of Directors. A charter can be granted for no more than five years by a school board, at which time it must be …
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
The school board is targeting to pass a $203.9 million budget for 2012-2013
You could pay 2.9 percent more in taxes next year. Your senior students could opt out of gym next year. North Penn School District could not provide money to the International Spring Festival next year. Foreign language could be nihil. Class sizes could increase. And class with less than 20 students could be gone, except in special education and gifted. That is what the North Penn School Board has on the table right now for the 2012-2013 budget. North Penn School District is looking to raise taxes 2.9 percent next year and cut 41 items from the budget in order to get to a $203.9 million price tag for 2012-2013. The current millage rate is 21.9564. The increase would bring the rate to 22.5931 mills. One mill equals 1/1000 of a dollar or 1/…
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
North Penn School District is forming a committee that will make recommendations concerning alternate revenue sources
In a follow-up on its effort to find alternate revenue sources to help the school budget, North Penn School District Board of Directors will seek five to nine community members to sit on a subcommittee that will make such recommendations. The school board desires to appoint North Penn residents or taxpayers to the committee. Resumes are due today by 4:30 p.m. to business director Robert Schoch at the Educational Services Center, 401 E. Hancock St., Lansdale. According to a press release, the committee will consist of five to nine members, all of whom must be residents or taxpayers of the school district. School board President Vince Sherpinsky will serve as the liaison between the committee and the school board. The subcommittee shall make…
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Former councilman and tax collector Robert Di Domizio Sr. passed away on December 18
Wednesday's Lansdale Borough Council meeting began on a solemn note, as Lansdale residents and council members collectively bowed their heads in a moment of silence to honor the passing of former councilman and tax collector Robert "Bob" Di Domizio Sr. Prior to the start of the meeting, several borough officials -- including Mayor Andy Szekely, Councilman Mike Sobel, Councilman Mike Riccio and Director of Utilities Jake Ziegler -- attended the Di Domizio viewing which was held at the Huff and Lakjer Funeral Home on Derstine Avenue. "I would like to extend our thoughts and prayers to Mary Rose and the rest of the Di Domizio family in the passing of Bob Di Domizio," said Szekely, during the council meeting. "It was nice to see many of the …
Friday, December 16, 2011
Pointed questions from the school board and varying public opinion highlight Wednesday night's school board meeting
If Montgomery Flex is going to succeed in their plan to place a charter school within the North Penn School District, then it's going to have to address quite a few of the questions which went unanswered during Wednesday night's public hearing. The group plans to install a charter school by the summer of 2012 within the Hillcrest Shopping Center on East Main Street in Lansdale. The 34,000-square-foot location is the same site where Clemens Market and SuperFresh once stood. Tim Sager, a former teacher who is leading the push for the charter school, began the hearing with a public presentation in which he praised North Penn School District for being able to make the most out of what he referred to as an "inefficient model." "North Penn is a…
Thursday, December 15, 2011
North Penn School Board will hold a hearing tonight on a charter school application
1. Lansdale Business Center holds its annual Holiday Gathering today from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. at its location at 650 N. Cannon Ave., Lansdale. Donations for Community Housing Services through the Lansdale Business Association Food Drive are welcome. 2. North Penn School Board will hold a public hearing tonight to consider the application of the Montgomery Flex Charter School at 7:30 p.m. at the Educational Services Center. 3. W.B. Homes Inc. and Coldwell Banker Premier Properties host a Twilight Wine and Hors D’Oeuvre Reception for Christmas cheer and to celebrate the opening of the decorated model home at Townhomes at Cannon Square today from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at 20 N. Cannon Avenue, Lansdale. 4. The North Penn High School Winter Concert …
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7:15 am on Friday, May 17, 2013
whats the point ?? there so many public schools already ?? some of the best in the US .... who cares about ur 200 some people when it can affect 3k students each year at the high school... more ›