The Pennsylvania Department of Education awarded J.P. McCaskey High School a $30,000 grant to outfit a girls’ IDEA Innovation Lab in its building according to state Rep. Ismail Smith-Wade-El, who […]
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Signed and delivered: Dr. Miles unanimously named superintendent
By unanimous vote, Dr. Keith Miles Jr. will be the next superintendent of the School District of Lancaster. The school board voted May 2 to appoint Dr. Miles, following a […]
Matt Przywara unanimously appointed assistant superintendent
The School District of Lancaster board of directors on April 18 unanimously appointed Matt Przywara as assistant superintendent, effective July 1 when his term as acting superintendent ends. Przywara is […]
SDoL PreK Program receives top state Equity in Early Childhood Education award
The School District of Lancaster’s pre-kindergarten (PreK) program for district 4-year-olds is being recognized for its work to eliminate inequities in preparing children for school. The program earned a gold […]
School Board update on the superintendent search
Robin Goodson, the president of the School District of Lancaster board of school directors, released the following statement on Friday: Over the past month, the school board has been working […]
SDoL to host series of school safety forums over two weeks
The safety challenges confronting schools across the United States go beyond the infamous list of school shootings that drive media headlines. Bullying, social media threats, drugs, weapons, and “swatting” are […]
Read McCaskey senior Frances Brogan’s speech to the PLUS press conference
The School District of Lancaster joined urban school districts across the state to host a simultaneous press conference on the need for increased funding and charter school reform. The School […]
Pennsylvania’s urban schools host “Faces of Urban Education” statewide press conference
As the state legislature considers Governor Shapiro’s proposed budget, and in the wake of the landmark Commonwealth Court school funding ruling, The Pennsylvania League of Urban Schools (PLUS caucus of […]
School Board statement on the Superintendent Search
Robin Goodson, the president of the School District of Lancaster board of school directors, released the following statement on Monday: This morning, Dr. Rocky Torres informed the School District of […]
School District of Lancaster wins fair funding lawsuit
A Commonwealth Court judge handed the School District of Lancaster and five other school districts a landmark legal victory ruling that Pennsylvania is violating the fundamental rights of students by […]
SDoL promoting interim school leaders to full principals at Ross, Washington Elementary schools
Interim principals Melinda Vazquez-Markley and Patrick (Paddy) Muench are becoming permanent principals of Ross Elementary and Washington Elementary, respectively, after the school board approves their appointments on Feb. 21. Mrs. […]
This MLK Day, an SDoL teacher is writing curriculum on his life–for the King Center in Atlanta
Dr. Todd Mealy teaches Modern American History, IB History and AP Government to McCaskey students in grades 9-12. But it’s his work outside of the classroom that could change the […]