As the soft launch of the 2024-25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) unfolds, we welcome students and their families with cautious excitement. This critical step toward securing financial […]
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How are we doing when it comes to educational equity?
The School District of Lancaster is undergoing an equity opportunity review to identify ways to ensure its policies, practices, and outcomes are more equitable for all students and staff. In […]
Elementary schools to be uniform-optional in 2023-2024
The School District of Lancaster is permanently dropping its uniform requirement for elementary students, beginning in the 2023-2024 school year. During the current school year, the district piloted a relaxed […]
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 […]
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 […]
Meet the SDoL teacher who recently published a book on building vocabulary among English Learners
Kristen Haase, an English Language Development teacher in the School District of Lancaster, always dreamed of writing a book. She just didn’t think it would be about what she teaches […]
A statement from acting superintendent Matthew Przywara on the passing of two students
Our school district community is grieving the passing of two students following a tragic fire on Saturday in Lancaster. McCaskey senior Anna Leavitt passed away on Saturday and her sister, […]
Construction plans among the most ambitious in the district’s history
The School District of Lancaster is beginning the fourth and final phase of its master facilities plan, with upgrades to seven schools and athletic facilities, at a cost approaching $200 […]
Large gift of instruments, scholarship funding to benefit SDoL students and Music for Everyone
An accomplished organist and longtime professor of music at Millersville University is donating a collection of musical instruments to the School District of Lancaster and endowing a scholarship to provide […]
Following stakeholder meetings, school board provides update on superintendent search
School District of Lancaster board of directors president Robin Goodson read a statement aloud during the board’s November meeting updating the community on the board’s search for a new superintendent: […]
SDoL students say they’re doing better in school in annual survey
School District of Lancaster students say they are doing better in school and enjoy their work more than in past years, but they have concerns about school safety, according to […]