Why do we have a school board? Who are these people, what are they doing, what are they supposed to do and most importantly, who do they work for? The answers to those questions are simple, but it appears many people, including some members of the board, are either unclear about their proper role or […]
All North East Schools Intended to be on List of PA Schools Not Subject to Title IX 2024 Final Rule – UPDATED
You may be wondering why, as noted in Friday’s article, only the elementary school in North East would be subject to the new 2024 Title IX rules revision the board was planning to vote on and the rest would not and it is an unintended consequence of the combination of Davis Primary (K-2) and North […]
NE School Board Delays Vote on Title IX Policy Changes After Public Comment
In a very well attended NE school board meeting Thursday evening, numerous members of the public got up to express their concern over the proposed changes to school policies. The proposed policies are based on the 2024 updates to Title IX and the inclusion of gender identity when determining sex discrimination. As a result of […]
Cost of NE School District Stadium Project Balloons to Almost $4 Million
Since the initial approval by the North East School Board in April of last year, the cost of the plastic grass and track project has continued to grow. The initial sum was $3,581,560.08. Numerous change orders for more work have been approved by the board since then and the cost of the project keeps rising […]
NE School District Schedules Vote to Adopt Title IX Changes for Gender Identity
The North East School District has scheduled a vote during the Thursday, September 5th school board meeting on making changes to school policy concerning Discrimination/Harassment as defined by 2024 Title IX regulations. Title IX changes were made in April by the Biden administration’s Department of Education which redefines the prohibition of sex discrimination to include […]
NE School District Moves Home Opening Game to Iroquois Due to Incomplete Stadium Project
The North East football team will be playing their home opener on August 23rd at Iroquois instead of Ted Miller Stadium. The construction project to install plastic grass was scheduled to be complete in time for the opener, but is behind schedule due to unspecified construction delays. A story on GoErie states the paper was […]
Ohio Bill to Require All Pro Teams Play on Natural Grass While NE School District Spends $3.7 Million on Plastic Grass
Right next door, in the state of Ohio, legislators have introduced bipartisan House Bill 605 that requires natural grass in all professional sports stadiums due to higher incidence of non-contact lower extremity injuries on artificial surface playing fields. This applies to pro football, baseball and soccer. The bill has the support of the NFL Players […]
NE School Board Agrees to Amend Heard Park Restrictive Covenant at Borough Request
Monday’s special meeting of the North East School Board was, by far, the most interesting in recent memory. The discussion was spirited, sometimes contentious, but definitely informative. The topic centered around an amendment requested by North East Borough to a restrictive covenant on the borough property that makes up Heard Park. The covenant was originally […]
Final Revision of North East School Budget Recommends 3.94 Percent Tax Increase
The final revision of the 2024-2025 North East School District budget recommends a 3.94 percent tax increase. The budget will be voted on at the Thursday, June 20th school board meeting. This is the final school board meeting until August 1st. You can review the agenda and the final budget that will be voted on […]
If Public School Priorities Are Different Than Yours, Maybe School Choice is the Answer
It appears the North East School District believes artificial turf is really important and they’ve committed $3.5 million to replace the track and field with the best synthetic materials your money can buy. If the NESD was a huge and growing feeder school supplying football players to Big Ten college teams, you might agree it […]