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Warren County School District Facing Enrollment Decline Considers School Closings

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As noted here last month, the North East School District is facing an enrollment decline and needs to make adjustments. Also, as noted, falling enrollment is happening to school districts everywhere. In nearby Warren County, a board meeting tonight will be considering the closure of the high school portion, grades 9 through 12, of two […]

Dept of Education Withdraws Proposed Title IX Changes NESD was Planning to Adopt

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Last September, the North East School District scheduled a vote to adopt Title IX changes proposed by the Biden Administration. Those changes would have allowed biological males to use female restrooms and changing facilities. Residents of North East were quick to respond and attended the school board meetings in large numbers voicing their opposition to […]

NE School District Enrollment Decline Requires All of Our Attention

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At the last NESD board meeting on December 19th, I noticed one data point I had not yet seen, the enrollment in the district for the 2024-2025 school year, which is 1435 students. The chart above is an updated version of the one I’ve been using here with the addition of the data for the […]

Refocus School Board Meetings on School Board Business Not Award Ceremonies

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The North East School District has made it a practice to have an impromptu award ceremony near the beginning of every other board meeting. These award ceremonies are due to the superintendent’s desire to recognize students for all sorts of different reasons. This month’s awards are for “conflict resolution and self-control.” All of the students […]

North East School District 2025 Board Meeting Schedule

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The North East School District Board of School Directors has established the 2025 regular board meetings for the first and third Thursday of each month in the North East Elementary School Board Room at 6:30 p.m. with the following changes: One meeting only in January to be held January 16, 2025 The 2nd meeting in […]

NE School Board Approves Two Projects at a Cost of $3.85 Million

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To no one’s surprise, the North East School Board voted to approve two spending projects totaling $3.85 million. Both projects passed with votes of 7 to 1. Glenn Craig was the sole no vote in both cases. Board member Charles Ferruggia was not present. Before the vote, board member Katie Phillips, asked Business Manager Jeff […]

NE School Board Holds Reorganizational Meeting and Elects New Officers

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The North East School Board held their reorganizational meeting before Thursday’s regular board meeting. Board members voted to determine officers in the coming year. Board President: Nominations for president were Mackenzie Luke and Jim Wargo. Winner: Jim Wargo Board Vice-President: Nominations for vice-president were Alene Rohde and Mackenzie Luke. Winner: Alene Rohde Board Treasurer: Alene […]

NE School District to Spend $4 Million of Your Money at Thursday Meeting

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They’re spending money they don’t have and you will pay As noted here after the last school board meeting, the North East School District is set to vote to spend $4 million at the December 5th board meeting which will inevitably result in a substantial tax increase. Act 1 says they don’t need your permission […]

North East School District Schedules Reorganizational Meeting

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The North East School District Board of School Directors has scheduled a reorganizational board meeting on December 5, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the North East Elementary School Board Room, 50 E. Division St. North East, PA and also virtually. The link to join the meeting will be located on […]