2/11/19 School Board Meeting Guide
Interested in later high school start times? New turf field at EHS? New busing contract? Potential new staff positions? Then check out my guide to last night’s East Penn school board meeting.
Funding
1/28/19 School Board Meeting Guide
You can now watch the East Penn School District’s meetings for yourself. Most of the decisions at last night’s meeting …
Slogans vs. Solutions on Taxes
The school board voted on a $23.5 million financing plan at our last meeting. The plan pays off some expensive …
Unfunded Mandate Exhibit A
While local taxpayers bear most of the burden for funding our local schools, many of the costs are imposed by …
Paying for Full Day Kindergarten
The East Penn School Board will vote soon on whether to offer full day kindergarten to all families in the …
The 2017-2018 School Budget
Monday was the last day of school in East Penn, and it also marked the school board’s final vote to …
The Story of 4 School District Budgets
One of the chief sources of misunderstanding about the budget comes from the large number of budget votes the school …
School Budgets 101
Nothing in our school district raises more passions, or is shrouded in more confusion, than the annual budget. To help, …
Where’s the Beef?
The East Penn School District will spend approximately $138 million this academic year– a lot of dough! One of my …
A Checklist for Meaningful Fiscal Responsibility
What decisions allow us to be the best possible stewards of public resources? To me, the answer to this question …
