Lehigh Valley Academy Regional Charter School is planning to buy an existing building at 2040 Avenue C in Hanover Township and then renovate the structure in time for the 2023-2024 school year.
Bethlehem school taxes could rise 2% under latest budget proposal
Posted May 11, 2021
The Bethlehem Area School Board backed a $315.5 million proposed spending plan that hikes taxes by 2% and relies on $3.8 million in district savings to balance the budget.
The district is facing a $7.7 million funding gap in its 2021-22 budget. Superintendent Joseph Roy said the administration wants to close that hole by hiking taxes and dipping into the fund balance. The board unanimously approved the proposal at its Monday night school board meeting.
Roy emphasized that on Monday the board just needed to approve a proposed budget 30 days ahead of the final budget adoption scheduled for June 14.
Lehigh Valley educators rally for lawmakers to increase school funding by at least $1.15B
Posted May 06, 2021
Lehigh Valley educators rallied for increased state funding for education May 6, 2021, at Marvine Elementary School. Bethlehem schools Superintendent Joseph Roy is seen speaking.Screenshot
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Pennsylvania educators gathered across the state Thursday to urge state lawmakers to increase basic education funding by at least $1.15 billion next school year.
At one of six rallies statewide, Lehigh Valley school leaders and board members gathered outside of Marvine Elementary School in Bethlehem to talk about how before the COVID-19 pandemic, skyrocketing employee pension, charter school tuition and special education costs left districts cash-strapped. Now to recover from the pandemic districts need sustained state funding to help them recover, speakers said.
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4 new principals named in the Bethlehem Area School District
Updated 1:13 PM;
Today 10:13 AM
The Bethlehem Area School Board approved these new principals Monday, April 26, 2021: (top row) Dr. Theodoro Quinones, Lisa Young, (bottom row) Laurie Sage and Amanda Hinkel.Courtesy Bethlehem Area School District
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The Bethlehem Area School Board approved four new principals Monday night, who should all be familiar faces to district students and families.
The openings at Freedom High, Northeast Middle and Governor Wolf and James Buchanan elementary schools are all being filled by current district employees.
The board in March approved the retirement of four principals with many years invested in the district: Freedom’s Michael LaPorta, Northeast’s Joseph Rahs, James Buchanan’s Jill Moran and Miller Heights’ Deborah Roeder.