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East Penn School District board meeting, Oct 12, 2026

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What happened at this meeting

East Penn school board hears presentation on 10 new high school courses 6:20

  • Administrators presented 10 proposed high school courses and the Emmaus High School program of studies as informational items, and the board will take action at a future meeting. 6:20
  • Board members discussed access to the Policy News Network, and one board member asked for the historical editions to be placed in a shared Google Drive. 1:16:32
  • An administrator said the historical editions could be put in a shared document by the next board meeting. 1:33:30

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Item by item (10)
  1. Opening and approval of minutes 0:00
    • The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance, and the chair said there were no requests for public comment. 0:00
    • The board considered the minutes of its September 28th, 2026 meeting. 0:31
  2. Superintendent's district update 1:17
    • The superintendent said October is National Principals Month and thanked the district's 10 building principals. 1:17
    • The superintendent said the high school theater department will perform Romeo and Juliet on November 5th, 6th, and 7th and that LCTI will hold an open house on November 12th from 6 to 8 PM. 3:48
    • The superintendent said remote learning days have replaced flexible instructional days and that elementary activity folders went home beginning on October 5th. 5:01
  3. Proposed new high school courses 5:58
    • A staff member presented 10 proposed courses from 6 departments, including 4 Project Lead the Way biomedical courses, AP Cybersecurity, Intro to AI and Vibe Coding, and weightlifting. 8:34
    • The staff member said the district qualified for a $14,000 grant covering core training for 4 teachers and 2 years of participation fees. 14:05
    • In response to questions from Dr. Joshua A. Levinson and Dr. William Whitney, the staff member said 1 to 2 sections were expected next year and no additional teaching staff was anticipated. 37:42
  4. High school program of studies changes 50:54
    • A staff member said the changes aim to expand science and emerging technology offerings, enhance academic access and equity, and remove outdated courses, and that in-person driver's education will become the default. 51:13
    • Timothy Kelly asked why the AP Statistics prerequisite was changing, and a staff member said honors precalculus was replaced by AP precalculus. 56:20
    • Dr. Rita Perez asked about removed support courses, fees and budget and staffing, and a staff member said the staffing implications are neutral. 58:38
  5. Instructional resources and educational conferences 1:10:13
    • The chair said the updated list of instructional resources includes grades 6 through 12 STEALS and special education. 1:10:13
    • The board then took a motion on educational conferences. 1:10:47
  6. Personnel agenda 1:11:35
    • The chair noted a clerical error in the spelling of a new staff assistant's first name on the personnel agenda. 1:11:35
  7. Business operations items 1:13:00
    • The board took one motion on district bills, the treasurer's report, contracts and agreements, use of district facilities, budgets and transfers, and student activity fund advisors and officers. 1:13:00
  8. Second reading of policies 1:14:03
    • The chair said the board was conducting the second reading of one new policy and 11 updates to existing policies. 1:14:03
    • A staff member said the pilot language in Policy 105 would stay the same and that the school code does not require cyber charter schools to notify the district of missed wellness checks. 1:14:37
  9. Board access to policy newsletters 1:15:35
    • Policy 006, attendance, was withdrawn, and Dr. Rita Perez asked to reserve the right to bring it back to the board for discussion at a later time. 1:15:35
    • Dr. Rita Perez asked whether the board wanted access to the Policy News Network, and an administrator said the newsletter is emailed to the board when published. 1:16:32
    • One board member said personally not seeing a reason for the access, and another board member said the official would like to see the newsletters going forward. 1:35:17
  10. Announcements and adjournment 1:53:14
    • The chair said the board held an executive session at 7:00 PM and that the next regular meeting is Monday, October 26th, 2026 at 7:30 PM. 1:53:33

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