Parkland School District Announces Sale of Land to Upper Macungie Township

On August 19, 2008, the Parkland School District Board of School Directors approved an Agreement of Sale with the Upper Macungie Township Board of Supervisors for the sale of land totaling 26.7 acres along Lone Lane and Schantz Road for $1.8 million.   The same agreement was approved by the Upper Macungie Township Board of Supervisors during their August 7th meeting.  The anticipated closing will take place by September 1, 2008, at which time title to the land will be transferred to Upper Macungie Township.

Parkland Announces Preliminary District NCLB/PSSA Results

Mr. David A. Grim, Director of Assessment and Data Analysis at Parkland School District, shared a District Summary of the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) and the No Child Left Behind Program (NCLB) at a school board workshop on Tuesday, August 19, 2008. Included in his report were the district’s PSSA results by grade level and the ten Parkland schools’ NCLB Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) status.

Parkland Reaches Support Contract Agreement

The Parkland School District Board of School Directors and the Parkland Education Support Professionals Association (PESPA) reached a 5-year contract agreement when the Parkland School Board approved a new contract on August 19, 2008, which the District’s support union ratified on Thursday, August 14, 2008.  The agreement will be in effect until June 30, 2013.  The PESPA represents approximately 650 members, including bus drivers, hall monitors, teaching assistants, paraprofessionals, custodial, maintenance, cafeteria, secretarial, and other part-time support staff.