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 […]
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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, […]
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 […]
Board approves academic calendar for 2023-2024 school year
SDoL’s first day of school next year will be a Tuesday for the first time in many years, as the district aims to start the school year with shorter weeks, […]
Free vision care for all students
The district is partnering with a new Vision to Learn program that provides vision care and glasses to students who fail their eye exam at no cost to families. Students […]
SDoL to follow the CDC’s updated COVID-19 guidelines
The School District of Lancaster will continue to follow CDC recommendations regarding COVID-19 mitigation when the 2022-2023 school year begins Aug. 22. Vaccination SDoL highly recommends students and staff be […]
Changes to SDoL Uniform Scheduled for 2022-2023 School Year
SDoL elementary and middle school students will follow a relaxed dress code for the 2022-23 school year. On June 21, the school board approved eliminating uniform requirements for middle schools […]