Galen George

The Forest Hills School District's comprehensive plan for 2024-2027 focuses on developing career, college, and future-ready graduates. Key strategies include enhancing instructional practices, implementing data-informed decision-making, fostering a positive school climate, strengthening community partnerships, and developing a career and college-ready curriculum.

The board meeting covered various topics, including operational reports (Treasurer's Report, Tax Collector's Reports, approval of payrolls and invoices), new professional staff appointments, staff retirements and resignations, support staff appointments, extra-curricular staff appointments, administrative agreements and proposals, and requests for approved travel and use of facilities. Key decisions included the appointment of a new elementary principal, several new staff hires, and the approval of various contracts and agreements, including a new Chromebook purchase, a transportation agreement, and an agreement with Millersville University. The board also approved a revised school calendar, the naming of the Field House, and a new student information system. Finally, several leave requests and facility use requests were approved.

The board meeting covered various operational reports, including the treasurer's and tax collector's reports, and approvals of payrolls and invoices. Key decisions included the approval of the 2024-2025 Adult/Workforce Development, Grants, and Non-Secondary Funded Budgets; the IU8 Substitute Teacher Consortium Participation; a cooperative agreement with Mount Aloysius College for the "College in High School" program; a bid for cab and chassis for plow/dump bed installation; and summer library hours. The board also addressed the retirement of the business manager and a support staff member, and approved the hiring of a chemistry teacher. Several school board policies were adopted, and travel requests and facility use requests were approved.

The board meeting covered various operational reports, including the treasurer's report, tax collector's reports, and approval of payrolls and invoices. New business included personnel matters such as approving new staff, addressing retirements and resignations, and handling leave requests. Several agreements, proposals, and requests were also approved, including an Ignite Letter of Agreement, educational services agreements, and budget transfers. Policy revisions were approved, along with travel, conference, and field trip requests, and facility use requests. Administrative reports were presented, and the future meeting date was noted.

The board meeting covered various operational reports, including the treasurer's report, tax collector's reports, and approval of payrolls and invoices. Key decisions included the approval of job descriptions for the Assistant Superintendent and Director of Educational and Student Services positions, along with the appointments of personnel to these roles and other teaching and support staff positions. The board also approved several agreements, proposals, and requests, including partnerships for summer programming, an attorney-client fee contract for legal action against social media companies, a memorandum of understanding with the Forest Hills Education Association, and various impact statements for projects. First and second readings of school board policies were also addressed, along with applications for employment for substitute teachers. Finally, the board approved travel requests, field trips, and requests for use of facilities.