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The Upper Perkiomen School District is planning to eliminate two positions during its Thursday night school directors meeting, according to its agenda.
According to the meeting minutes, a cafeteria monitor/study hall position and a special education assistant's position are planned for elimination starting June 22. Also, the family consumer science teacher's position, which is part-time, will not be renewed effective June 30 because of a decrease in enrollment, as well as the part-time health and physical education teacher position at the high school.
The school board meeting will be held tonight at 7 p.m. in the multipurpose room at the education center, 2229 E. Buck Road, Pennsburg.
According to the meeting minutes, a cafeteria monitor/study hall position and a special education assistant's position are planned for elimination starting June 22. Also, the family consumer science teacher's position, which is part-time, will not be renewed effective June 30 because of a decrease in enrollment, as well as the part-time health and physical education teacher position at the high school.
The school board meeting will be held tonight at 7 p.m. in the multipurpose room at the education center, 2229 E. Buck Road, Pennsburg.
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The buildings at Conrad Weiser Homestead in Womelsdorf have been locked up, according to a story on ReadingEagle.com
The reason: cuts to the operational budget by the state.
According to the Eagle's report, the state will only maintain the grounds, unless a nonprofit or other group comes forward and agrees to operate the buildings at their own expense.
Friends of the Conrad Weiser Homestead are looking to provide funds to keep the site's part-time custodial guide working, which would allow the buildings to be open.
Under the current plan, valuable artifacts on site might have to be removed for security purposes if no one is there to oversee them. Keeping the custodial guide would mean the artifacts pertaining to the site would remain.
According to the report, one of the main reasons for closing the buildings was the 95 percent of the homestead's visitors only came to take advantage of the outside recreational activities and never bothered to step inside.
The changes will take place June 3o. That is when the state budget is due. Whether that occurs is yet to be seen.
The reason: cuts to the operational budget by the state.
According to the Eagle's report, the state will only maintain the grounds, unless a nonprofit or other group comes forward and agrees to operate the buildings at their own expense.
Friends of the Conrad Weiser Homestead are looking to provide funds to keep the site's part-time custodial guide working, which would allow the buildings to be open.
Under the current plan, valuable artifacts on site might have to be removed for security purposes if no one is there to oversee them. Keeping the custodial guide would mean the artifacts pertaining to the site would remain.
According to the report, one of the main reasons for closing the buildings was the 95 percent of the homestead's visitors only came to take advantage of the outside recreational activities and never bothered to step inside.
The changes will take place June 3o. That is when the state budget is due. Whether that occurs is yet to be seen.
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State police at Skippack and Reading barracks in Montgomery and Berks counties will conduct sobriety checkpoints this weekend on unnamed roads. The checkpoints are held to deter driving under the influence and reduce the number of alcohol-related crashes.
Motorists are urged to plan ahead and designate a sober driver before they drink.
Motorists are urged to plan ahead and designate a sober driver before they drink.
Labels: June 18 2009
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