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Activity Fees

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

School Board Draft Agenda Policy and Facilities, June 7

The Upper Moreland School Board Policy and Facilities committees will meet at a rescheduled date this month, June 7.

The Upper Moreland School Board's Policy and Facilities committies meetings will take place a 6:45 p.m. at the Intermediate School. Of note, a continued discussion on the School District's new proposed Activity Fee will take place during the Facilities Committee meeting. Below is a draft agenda for both committee meetings. --- POLICY COMMITTEE June 7, 2012 Committee:  April Stainback, Chairperson            Ron Slagle            Mark Wenik  I.    INFORMATION ITEMS    A.  Framework for Systematic Review of Policies for August, 2012 Policies #228, #229, #230  II.   DISCUSSION ITEMS  III.  VERIFICATION OF UPDATED POLICIES      1.  #216 – Student Records (Students)      2.  #217 – Graduation Requirements (Students)      3.  #218 – Student …

Thursday, February 23, 2012

School Board Discusses Bus Advertisement

Brought up at a recent Activity Fee meeting, the advertisement possibilities may als include naming rights to district facilities, such as the stadium or auditorium.

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Community Helps Brainstorm Questions for Proposed Activity Fee

Over 60 community members attended the Feb. 7 school board meeting to voice questions and concerns over the proposed Activity Fee.

The ongoing discussion over the proposed Activity Fee drew a standing-room-only audience at the Feb. 7 school board Programs and Services Committee meeting. At the Jan. 5 committee meeting, Upper Moreland School District superintendent Dr. Robert Milrod proposed an activity fee, designed to provide funds for specific needs of co-curricular sports and the marching band. Since then, the proposal has been the topic of discussion at other school board meetings, as well as sent out in a lengthy, public memo. A large number of community members have consistently come out to these meetings, vocalizing a spectrum of concerns, and giving a ranged sense from total approval to cautious regard. A Patch reader recently commented in the comment's …

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