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 […]
North East School Board Meetings Hide Big Spending in Plain Sight
If you have never attended a board meeting for the North East School District, you owe it to yourself to show up at least once. Very few members of the public appear at any meetings and when board members become used to operating relatively unseen and unheard, it’s easy for their behavior and procedures to […]