LANSDALEÂ â Four incumbent Democrats are facing a team of Republican challengers in the May 18 primary for seats on the North Penn School board.
Current board members Tina Stoll, Christian Fusco, Jonathan Kassa and Al Roesch have all filed on both the Democratic and Republican ballots, in their second runs as the North Penn Neighbors for Progress team against candidates Jessie Bradica, Frederick Froehlich, Michael Kennedy and Harry Snyder.
All eight candidates were asked the same questions, and below are the answers for the North Penn Neighbors for Progress team; the challengers shared their answers in a separate story.
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LANSDALEÂ â A team of four Republican challengers are running in the May 18 primary for seats on the North Penn School board.
The North Penn Stronger Together team of candidates Jessie Bradica, Frederick Froehlich, Michael Kennedy and Harry Snyder have all filed on both the Democratic and Republican ballots, as have current board members Tina Stoll, Christian Fusco, Jonathan Kassa and Al Roesch.
All eight candidates were asked the same questions, and below are the answers for the North Penn Stronger Together team.
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Describe your background and qualifications for school board.
I have three children in North Penn schools, and have been an active volunteer both in the schools and our community since we moved here seven years ago. I gave up my career as a Regional Marketing Manager for a $6.4 Billion Company to raise my children and serve my community. I have been volunteering and working with children and families ever since. My volunteer and work exp
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LANSDALEÂ â Just days after hearing of a growing deficit in the district s extended school care program, North Penn School Board voted against a proposed fee hike. We need to lower as many obstacles as possible for the community to access the services so desperately needed to catch up after the pandemic crisis, said board member Jonathan Kassa.
On Tuesday night the school board s finance committee heard details of a massive deficit for the district extended care department, which provides professional child care to students outside of school hours. Prior to the pandemic, that department had a roughly $956,000 surplus, but the shutdown of schools and subsequent work-from-home environment over the past year caused enrollment to plummet by more than 500 students, from 839 to 317Â according to district staff, resulting in a $720,000 deficit for the current year.Â
LANSDALEÂ â School extended care programs have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic and could soon become more costly for district parents.
North Penn s school board could vote tonight, Thursday, April 15, to raise rates for district extended care programs, as part of an effort to plug a more than $1 million budget gap caused by the coronavirus. Last February, we had a $956,000 fund balance, and this February we are at a loss of $720,000, said district Extended School Care Coordinator Marjorie Scott.
- Advertisement - As a result of that, tonight we re recommending that we have a five percent increase, over our current prices, for net year, for the extended school care program, she said Tuesday.