Jenkintown School Board Brief
January, 2024 - Vol. 3 Issue 1
Message from Dr. Megan O'Brien, School Board President
Dear School Community:
Happy New Year! It's hard to believe we are approaching the mid-year marking period, and our seniors are starting to plan for spring activities and graduation in June. The board would like to thank all of the students and teachers for the lovely thank you notes during PA School Boards Appreciation Month. The cards and poster from our elementary school students, and the letters and custom water bottles from our high school students, were truly appreciated and a great reminder of why we choose to serve this wonderful, unique school district.
Warmly,
Dr. Megan O'Brien, President
Summary of Board Action Items for January, 2024
At the Board work session on Monday, January 8th, the Board reviewed and discussed the regular agenda items and reports in BoardDocs.
At the Board business meeting on Monday, January 22nd, Ms. Fitzgerald, Mr. Cunningham and Mr. Wozniak gave a presentation on updates to the K-12 social studies curriculum. The Board also approved only the agenda items and reports provided in BoardDocs, including the following:
- Updates to the K-12 Social Studies Curricular courses.
- An affiliation agreement with Arcadia University.
- An approval of agreement for engineering services with Carroll Engineering for the stormwater mitigation bid proposal.
All items can be reviewed in detail at Agenda - 250 West Avenue | Jenkintown, Pennsylvania 19046 | 215-885-3722 BoardDocs® LT
INFORMATIONAL ITEM ONLY:
We would like to thank Mr. Jim Cummins for revamping the district calendar on the district webpage. Events | The School District of Jenkintown (jenkintowndrakes.org) Please take a moment to check it out!
2024-25 School District Budget Update
The budget process for the 2024-25 school year has begun. Ms. Karen Ovington gave an update of the budget status and will provide further updates at future meetings as additional information becomes available..
UPCOMING EVENTS
Monday, February 12th, 6:30pm - Property Committee meeting
Monday, February 12th, 7:00pm - School Board combined work session and business meeting
Wednesday, February 14th - Faculty In-Service Day - Early Dismissal
Monday, February 19th - District Closed for President's Day Holiday
Friday, February 23rd, 7:00pm - High School Talent Showcase