District Newsletter

Staying Connected

We want to ensure you stay informed throughout the school year. Our Lower Moreland Township Schools app is your primary hub for news, events, and essential resources. By downloading the app, you can:

• Follow district and school-specific announcements via the news feed.

• Receive real-time alerts through the notification center.

• Access lunch menus and other helpful information.

You can find the full 2026-27 School Calendar and reference our School Start and End Times for your planning needs.

Syncing District Events

In addition to the app, you can easily sync key district dates directly to your personal digital calendar. Simply visit the Events section of the district or individual school websites and select the Google or iCal sync option:

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For further details, please explore our district website. We look forward to a successful year ahead and appreciate your continued partnership and support.

The district is proud to officially release its latest Annual Report: "Reimagining our Journey towards Continuous Improvement and Learning."

This report reflects the hard work, creativity, and dedication of our students, teachers, staff, and district families over the past year. From classroom innovations to district-wide achievements, discover how we are growing together and shaping the future of Lower Moreland Township School District.

Inside this year’s report, you’ll explore:

• Key academic progress and accomplishments

• Innovative learning initiatives in action

• Highlights from arts, athletics, and student clubs

• Our strategic vision for continuous growth and success

• The district's 2026-2027 budget
  
  

Read the full report here.

To better serve our district, the district is introducing a few thoughtful updates this fall, including refreshed start times across all schools designed to streamline operations and enhance overall transportation efficiency for our families.

We are particularly excited about two transformative schedule enhancements on our secondary campuses. First, by fully aligning our middle and high school schedules, we have unlocked incredible new opportunities for our middle school students, significantly expanding their access to rigorous, advanced coursework taught at the high school level.

Additionally, our high schools are making a major shift from a traditional daily schedule to an A/B block schedule centered around a dedicated "Lunch and Learn" period. This structural evolution is deeply rooted in cognitive science, matching instruction to how the brain naturally acquires, processes, and retains new information over extended periods. Equally as valuable, the dedicated Lunch and Learn period provides our high schoolers with meaningful flexibility during the day—giving them direct access to educators for personalized academic support, self-directed enrichment, or simply the time to foster strong, supportive mentoring relationships with staff. We look forward to a wonderful year of growth, learning, and connection ahead!

Once again this year, all students will be entitled to a free breakfast. This continues the free breakfast program that began in October of 2022. Additionally, for the 2026/27 school year, all students designated to receive “reduced” meals will also be automatically qualify for free meals. No reduced prices will be charged for the 2026/27 school year.

The District strongly encourages families who believe they qualify to complete the Free and Reduced Application. Applications are can be submitted via SchoolCafe and select "Apply for Benefits." A new application must be completed and approved each school year.

We realize the importance of students being properly fed and look forward to serving your student(s) in the upcoming year. If there are any questions, please feel free to contact our District Food Service Manager, Lance Leone at leone@lmtsd.org or at (215) 938-0270 ext 6214.

This summer, the Technology Department was hard at work implementing new tools, upgrading network infrastructure, and preparing for the upcoming school year. Our key projects included:

• Security Camera Upgrades: Upgraded systems at Pine Road Elementary to enhance campus safety and coverage.

• Network & Wi-Fi Enhancements: Replaced and upgraded wireless access points across multiple buildings to ensure fast, reliable connectivity.

• Staff Device Rollout: Issued new staff devices across the district to equip educators with high-performing technology.

• Targeted Professional Development: Hosted hands-on PD sessions to support staff with their new devices and guide our continued, thoughtful integration of AI in instruction.
  
  

Our summer initiatives continued to focus on keeping the district’s infrastructure current while empowering our team with the professional development needed to fully maximize these technologies in the classroom.

The Office of Student Services is happy to announce that the District has a new Supervisor of Student Services! Meredith comes to the District following her time at the Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN) as an Educational Consultant providing support to school districts in the area of IDEA compliance and inclusive practices. Prior to her time at PaTTAN, Mrs. Penner has also served as:

• Director of Teaching and Learning in Upper Dublin School District where she supervised instructional specialists, ELD, and Gifted Support staff; directed K-12 professional learning; and managed federal programs.

• Supervisor of Special Education in Upper Dublin and Central Bucks School Districts where she managed multidisciplinary teams, oversaw out-of-district placements, and designed transition programming to enhance postsecondary readiness.

• Program and Training Specialist for the Bucks County Intermediate Unit where she provided technical assistance on IDEA, Universal Design for Learning, and assistive technology.

• Special Education Teacher in Autism Support in the Norristown Area School District.

Dr. O’Malley, our previous Supervisor of Student Services has moved on to become Director of Student Services in the Wissahickon School District and we wish her the best of luck while expressing our sincere appreciation for her service to the District throughout her ten years here.

We welcome Mrs. Penner to the District and look forward to the extensive experience that she brings that will only serve to enhance the quality of our special education programming by providing support to the teachers and parents of our students with unique needs.

Dennis H. Best, Ed.D.

Superintendent of Schools

Email: dbest@lmtsd.org
Website: www.lmtsd.org
Location: 2551 Murray Avenue, Huntingdon Valley, PA, USA
Phone: 215-928-0272