As they focus on an increasingly diverse student body, Penn Manor school board members are fine-tuning a new definition of what an equal education for all students looks like.
Board President Carlton Rintz plans to appoint a four-member committee Monday night, Feb. 1, to further discuss the wording of the definition the board asked Superintendent Mike Leichliter to create.
âEquity is the just and fair distribution of resources based upon each individual studentâs needs,â Leichliterâs definition states. âEquitable resources include funding, programs, policies, initiatives and supports that target each studentâs unique background and school context to guarantee that all students have equal access to a high-quality education.â