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 […]
FarmBot – Agriculture, Engineering, Robotics, Programming – An Entire STEM Curriculum in One Machine
If you’re familiar with CNC (Computer Numerical Control) machining, CNC routers or even 3D printers, you’ll, immediately see what FarmBot is, it’s a CNC farming machine for raised gardens. It’s obviously overkill for small plots like these, but it’s perfect for anyone or any school that wants to learn or teach students about the many […]
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 […]
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 […]
North East School District Board Meeting Date Change to June 5th
The North East School District Board of School Directors meeting will be held June 5, 2024 instead of June 6, 2024. The time and location will remain the same at 6:30PM in the North East Elementary School Board Room. Jeffrey A. Fox, Board Secretary
NE School District Begins $3.5 Million Track and Field Makeover While Recommending a Tax Increase of Almost 6 Percent
If you haven’t already noticed, the North East School District is just beginning the $3.5 million artificial turf project. Do you remember when the school board gathered input from the entire North East community about whether spending millions of taxpayer dollars for artificial turf would be a good idea? You don’t? Well, I don’t either. […]
NE School District to Swear in Newly Elected Board Members on Dec 4th
The North East School District will hold its reorganization meeting on Monday, December 4th at 6PM. Newly elected and re-elected board members to be sworn in with the oath of office: Glenn Craig Charles Ferruggia Mackenzie Luke Katie Phillips Alene Rohde James Wargo Nominations and elections of the president, vice president and treasurer will follow […]
NE School District Proposes Changes to Public Participation Rules at Board Meetings
In the agenda for the November 16th school board meeting there is a line item: First Reading: Board Policy 903 – Public Participation in Board Meetings, Revised The revisions shown below change what members of the public must do to address the school board. The revisions are shown with a line through the words being […]
Questions Remain Over North East School District Decision to Install Artificial Turf
As noted recently, the North East School District voted to spend $3.5 million dollars to install artificial turf in a major upgrade to the athletic field. The information provided to the board in the public meeting was a presentation by a representative from the company that would provide the product and perform the work. The […]