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Ryan Gaylor/LehighValleyNews.comThe document includes details that weren't previously available to the public, including information about Superintendent Jaime Vlasaty’s paid time off, merit bonuses and tuition reimbursement benefit. -
Courtesy/Communities In Schools of Eastern PennsylvaniaThe PPL Foundation has provided CIS of Eastern PA with $425,000 in financial support over more than two decades. The partnership recently was celebrated at the Champions For Education celebration.
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Bethlehem Area school directors approved a resolution Monday to withhold some charter school payments amid the state budget impasse. Full payments will resume and back pay will be issued once state funding is available. -
Amelia Coleman was appointed as ASD's newest deputy superintendent. Her contract runs until June 30, 2029.
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School directors on Thursday approved agreements with the district's administrative employees, administrative assistants and cafeteria managers.
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Allentown Education Association President Leslie Franklin spoke at Thursday's school board meeting about staffing shortages and administrator turnover. But the district said staffing is strong.
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A Palmerton Area principal was tapped for the BASD role. He'll take over for the acting principal who has been leading Hanover Elementary since last spring when the school's previous leader was arrested for drunken driving.
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JOSHWAY, a local youth-focused nonprofit organization, is holding the community event Saturday. Registration is required.
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The grant will be used to help replace all 91 windows with historically accurate, insulated glass and wood models to "enhance the building’s energy efficiency while preserving its historical integrity," a news release says.
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The Centennial Comprehensive Campaign will raise funds to update the school's athletic fields, create teacher grants and more.
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The superintendent said his administration may recommend a resolution as early as next month to let BASD temporarily withhold 30% of charter school tuition payments.
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Stephanie Williams was placed on administrative leave indefinitely after an incident over the weekend. The district's executive director of instructional leadership will serve as the middle school's acting principal.
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All schools in the Allentown School District and the Easton Arts Academy are closed today and tomorrow amid concerns around the coronavirus. Multiple sources are reporting the Easton case is related to a student’s travel to New York.
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The global coronavirus outbreak is disrupting spring break travel and study abroad classes for local colleges.
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Penn State University Lehigh Valley broke ground on a 14.4 million dollar addition to its Center Valley campus yesterday.
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Schools in the Lehigh Valley are collecting shoes this month for a local nonprofit called “Kindness is Magic.”
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Bethlehem-based Lehigh University has cancelled its study-abroad program in Italy.
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With the coronavirus outbreak causing school closures in the state of Washington, educators across the country are preparing for the possibility of having to do the same. The CDC’s director said last week students should prepare to attend virtually.
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Local Lehigh Valley colleges are confronting the risk of infection for students studying overseas and traveling for spring break.
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The Allentown School district is building a new school along Gordon St. between 12th and 13th Streets to replace two of its elementary buildings.
