Election day is November 2, 2021! Turn out during off-year elections (non congressional/presidential elections) is generally very low even though many off-year elections include important local level races that are likely to have an impact on your day-to-day life. With low voter turnout, it doesn’t take many votes to win or sway an election, so…
Will students still be able to receive free and reduced meals if schools shut down? Yes. Pennsylvania’s Department of Education received approval from the US Department of Agriculture that will allow schools to provide meals offsite to students in need if schools close. Local schools should be contacted for more information on the program. On…
As the elections approach on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019. Here are your fast facts and reminders: Polling stations open at 7am and close at 8pm. You can find your polling station here: https://www.chesco.org/292/Polling-Places A sample of the ballot can be found searching under your borough or township here: https://www.chesco.org/2428/Sample-Ballots The school board of directors is…
UPDATE: On October 30, 2019, a commonwealth court judge, Honorable Ellen Ceisler, granted a preliminary injunction with regards to the case to determine the constitutionality of the proposed Victim’s Rights Amendment as brought forth by the ACLU and the League of Women Voters. A preliminary injunction is meant to maintain the status quo, while a…
Governor Tom Wolf signed Senate Bill 440 into law in July 2019, allowing schools to provide digital or non-traditional lessons and schoolwork for students to complete at home on a snow day or in the event that the schools cannot open. These days, termed “flexible instructional days”, would count toward the 180 school days required…
It may seem overwhelming or even frustrating to try to sift through rhetoric, bias, personal attacks, or a dearth of information when facing a local election. It may even be tempting to stay home from the polls, but don’t do it! We’ve got some tips to help you sort through the bias, the misinformation, and…
November 8, 2018 was the second Community Facilities Update. The district’s engineering firm presented a walk-through of the current version of the plans for the new high school. We encourage you to visit https://www.avongrove.org/facilities-1 for details. In addition to visuals of the new building you will find applicable video recordings of the board meetings focused…
At the school board meeting on 8/23/2018, Bonnie Wolff provided an overview of items discussed at the Chester County Intermediate Unit meeting. One item she highlighted was the International Young Physicists’ Tournament in which high school students from around the world compete by investigating a complex physics problem. A critical component of the competition is that…
Welcome back to a new school year! (Watch the district’s video here). At this meeting, regular business items such as bill approvals, resignations, retirements, volunteers (this includes the first group of seniors taking advantage of the senior tax volunteer rebate program), etc. were approved. A tribute to David G. Connery, former school board member and…
Tuesday’s Committee Of the Whole meeting brought the district one step closer to to having an answer regarding the path forward for a district wide facilities plan. To recap: the March 27th meeting resulted in two options for consideration: one was building a high school on the Sunnyside property and the other was for building…
