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Sep 16, 2026·BoardMeeting
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Elizabeth Forward School District Regular School Board Meeting
The board approved multiple agreements including policy services, educational placement for special education students, and service agreements with various organizations. Financial actions included approving July 2026 reports, a check register, and student activity fund clubs and sponsors. Personnel actions were extensive, covering resignations, elections for support staff and professional roles, salary schedule adjustments for additional credits, and leaves of absence. The board also addressed facilities, including approved locker room furniture, consulting engineering proposals, access control equipment, and construction change orders. Athletic and student activities were approved, including travel requests and volunteer coach appointments, and policy revisions regarding school visitors, mission statements, and social media were initiated.
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Elizabeth Forward School District Comprehensive Plan 2026-2029
The Elizabeth Forward School District's Comprehensive Plan for 2026-2029 is a roadmap to prepare students for success through rigorous academics, intuitive technologies, and career-connected opportunities, ensuring all students graduate ready to learn, achieve, and thrive. The plan's primary goals are to strengthen instructional practices and support systems for students with disabilities and economically disadvantaged students to close achievement gaps, and to enhance early literacy instruction by consistently implementing structured, evidence-based reading practices across primary grades. The district is committed to innovation, student-centered learning, a 1:1 iPad environment, comprehensive STEAM programs, and responsible use of artificial intelligence to foster a future-ready learning environment and improve academic outcomes.
Jul 29, 2026·BoardMeeting
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Elizabeth Forward School District Special School Board Meeting
The board meeting involved the approval of a collective bargaining unit agreement between the Elizabeth Forward School District and the Elizabeth Forward Education Association, effective from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029. Additionally, the board approved a sports medicine agreement between the Penn Highlands Physicians Network and the school district, effective from July 1, 2026, through July 31, 2027, for the amount of $90,000.00.
Jul 15, 2026·BoardMeeting
Board
Elizabeth Forward School District Regular School Board Meeting
The Board of Education meeting included reports from the Superintendent and various special committees. Financial agenda items involved the approval of May 2026 financial reports and check registers, as well as the purchase of new cafeteria equipment and the approval of the Fire Tax Credit list. Educational and grant-related items included the acceptance of a grant from The Grable Foundation and the approval of the 2026-2029 Comprehensive Plan. The Board also addressed facilities and transportation concerns, approving various construction change orders. Personnel matters included numerous resignations, the election of new professional and support staff, and athletic coach appointments. Finally, the Board approved travel for high school athletic teams and adopted several updated district policies regarding facilities, human relations, and nondiscrimination.
Extracted from official board minutes, strategic plans, and video transcripts.
