

During the regularly scheduled Board meeting on Tuesday, January 24, 2012, Harrison Bailey was appointed Acting Principal of Parkland High School in place of Dr. Lessel who is out on medical leave. Mr. Bailey is a graduate of Lafayette College with a Bachelor of Science degree in anthropology and sociology. He also holds a Master’s Degree from Lehigh University in Special Education. Harrison also received his principal certificate by completing his program at Lehigh University. Harrison most recently served the Parkland School District as an Assistant Principal at the high school for almost 10 years. Before that, he was the Dean of Students at the high school.
Theresa Stack, who previously was serving as Instructional Supervisor, was appointed as Acting Assistant Principal to cover for Mr. Bailey and will be handling matters for students whose names begin with the letters Ron to Z . Mrs. Stack is a graduate of Kutztown University with a Bachelor of Science degree in social studies. She also holds a Master’s Degree from California University of Pennsylvania. Theresa is currently serving as an Instructional Supervisor at the High School. She had previously served the Parkland School District as a Social Studies teacher for 10 years as well as department chair. Theresa completed her principal internship within the school district and received her principal certificate by completing her program at California University of Pennsylvania.
As part of Act 1 legislative requirements, a Preliminary General Fund Budget for the 2012-13 school year in the amount of $138,480,273 was approved by the Parkland Board of School Directors during the regularly scheduled Board meeting on Tuesday, January 24, 2012.
The Preliminary Budget represents an increase of .19% over last year’s budget and equates to 1.97 mills from the current rate of 39.73 mills to 41.70 mills. While this represents a 4.96% tax increase, the budget to budget increase is only .19%. Declining revenues, particularly commercial/industrial real estate assessment appeals (that have amounted to a $4M loss over the past 3 years) is the main driver of the budget gap along with low interest earnings on District investments.
Charlotte’s Web Ticket Information:
Due to the fact that both of Saturday’s performances of Charlotte’s Web were cancelled because of the weather, tickets that were not redeemed on Sunday are eligible for refunds. Please click the ”read more” below to view the procedure for refunds.
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