Baldwin-Whitehall School District

The board meeting commenced with an executive session to discuss personnel and legal matters. Key discussions included multiple student and staff recognitions, such as honoring a student for kindness and empathy, recognizing another for earning the Golden Hammer Award, celebrating the competitive cheer team's state championship and national performance, and recognizing staff and a student for community service and collaborative work. Reports were provided from the student board representatives of Baldwin High School, Lutz Elementary, and Harrison Middle School. Baldwin High School updates covered upcoming events like a Valentine's Day breakfast, course selection meetings, a theater showcase, and hosting the Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science competition and a marching band event. Lutz Elementary reported on its 100th day of school celebration, PTO events, WIDA testing conclusion, implementing the RCA house system, and focusing on kindness/empathy for PBIS. Harrison Middle School reported on navigating remote learning due to inclement weather, upcoming parent-teacher conferences to discuss MAP assessment data, and ongoing recognition programs. Whiteall Elementary detailed its busy month including parent-teacher conferences, the 100th day celebration, PTO kindness parties and a dance, and the start of a new intervention plan based on mid-year benchmark data.

This Comprehensive Plan for the Baldwin-Whitehall School District outlines a roadmap for continuous improvement from 2025 to 2028. It aims to enhance instructional practices, improve student outcomes, and strengthen family and community engagement by focusing on four core pillars: Student-Centered, Equity-Driven, Future-Focused, and Data-Informed. Additionally, the plan integrates the 'Journey of a Highlander' competencies (Adaptive Learner, Communication, Empathy, Responsible Collaborator, Creative and Critical Thinker) to empower students, educators, and stakeholders, fostering an inclusive and future-focused educational ecosystem that unlocks potential and inspires futures for all learners.

The meeting included the election of a temporary president and the swearing-in of newly elected members. The floor was opened for the election of the president, first vice president, and second vice president. Additionally, there was a presentation of a $4,000 gift from Zion Lutheran Church to the school district. The Baldwin High School was recognized as a 2025 National Banner Unified Champion School by Special Olympics and for the ESPN honor role. Students from the art programs were recognized for creating holiday cards. Two administrators were recognized for helping a family retrieve a forgotten medical device.

The document outlines extracurricular activity assignments and associated salaries for the 2025-2026 school year, including various positions in sports, music, drama, clubs, and other activities across different grade levels. It also lists volunteer board-approved clubs and total expenses.

The board meeting included recognitions of elementary students for showing kindness and inclusion to a special needs student, and of the Perbalite newspaper staff for earning distinguished site status for the eighth year in a row. Student board representatives provided updates from Bowwin High School, LUTs, and Whiteall Elementary, including details on fall-themed activities, events, and initiatives such as donut days, Halloween parades, costume dance parties, Red Ribbon Week, garden harvests, the implementation of new open gate detector systems, and the launch of a flexible grouping initiative.