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Pennridge School Board Summary

Highlights of June's Board meeting

Pennridge School Board Summary Highlights of June's Board meeting
Pennridge SchoolBoard SummaryHighlights of June's Board meeting

Welcome to the Pennridge School Board monthly update. To foster better communication with the public we are providing a monthly executive summary of our actions. These are highlights of this month's Board meeting.

Each month, we will also include links to specific times of the video of our meeting to help you navigate to specific areas of interest. I hope you find this information useful and easy to access.


We welcome feedback from the public and the School District welcomes you at the meetings and invites you to participate in the meetings' public comment sections.

If you have comments or concerns about Pennridge School Board matters, please e-mail psdschoolboard@pennridge.org.


Below for a complete list of Board actions for the month. The full agenda can also be viewed on our Board Docs website by clicking here.

Highlights of the Board's Decisions:

  • Superintendent Berrios honors and recognizes dozens of students, staff, and community members.

  • The Board Approves a Balanced 2024-2025 General Fund Proposed Final Budget.

  • The Board Approves a new Science Curriculum Program for Grades 6-8.

  • The Board Continues the Free Breakfast program for the 2024-2025 School Year and all other Lunch Prices are set

  • The Schedule for all 2024-2025 Monthly School Board meetings is approved

August School Board Meeting Schedule:



  • August 14, 2024- Curriculum, Activities, and Policy Committees
  • August 19, 2024- Facilities, Finance and Personnel Committees
  • August 26, 2024- Pennridge School Board Monthly Meeting

Major timecode references for the School Board Meeting Video:

  • The Pennridge High School Class of 2024 Graduates and Presents Impressive Final Numbers at Commencement
  • We honor the impact and volunteer spirit of our HSA, PTO, and all Parent Organizations that support our staff and school communities
  • A Character Award is presented to a 5th Grade student who recovered $100 on his bus
  • The new "Pennridge Pillars of our Community" Awards are presented
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  • The Class of 2024 graduated on June 4th and the Total Scholarships and Awards earned by the class this year was more than $2.7 Million Dollars!

    • 528 GRADUATES

    • POST GRAD PLANS

      • 4-Year College – 58%

      • 2-Year College – 19%

      • Other Post-Secondary – 2%

      • Military – 2%12 students

      • Employment – 19%

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Josiah De Guzman, was a 5th grader at Bedminster when he found $100 on his bus and returned it! The money was lunch money from a middle school student who was on that same bus before Josiah’s route. At our June meeting, Josiah was recognized for his act of kindness and honesty as well as his admirable character.
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Act 35, passed by the Pennsylvania State Legislature in 2018, requires all school districts in PA to assess students once in their academic career (grades 7-12) in civics, government, and United States History. Pennridge 8th Graders continue to be very successful on the State Civics exam and this year was our best yet!


  • 514 students took the assessment this year, 100% earned a passing grade
  • 126 students from all 3 middle schools earned a PERFECT SCORE!
  • In comparison, in 2023, 38 students had a perfect score and again, this year 126 students were perfect!

  • Six recent graduates from PHS earned our first-ever “Pennridge Pillars of Our Community” Award

    • We asked the Senior House Principal and Counselors to confirm what we have observed throughout the last two years; these six students consistently demonstrate and exemplify our three pillars of “Proud, Principled, and Prepared” despite facing challenges and overcoming adversity.

    • They represent the best of Pennridge in the eyes of all stakeholders. This will also be an annual award and will be added to the Senior Awards Night next year along with a scholarship amount from our Community Relations Department.

    • Nia Barley, Shawn Chew, Bethlehem Munari, Cooper States, Lia Peralta Joa, and Sean Mancinelli.

Finance Committee Report

Facilities Committee Report

  • The School Board Approves a Motion that allows Barker and Barker for the crack treatment and seal coat of the high school bus loop and the entire parking lot between the Bus Garage and PHS. The result will be closing the majority of the parking areas throughout the Summer months.

Personnel Committee Report

Pennridge Human Resources Department Gets Restructured. In June, the School Board agreed to changing the descriptions of these positions in the Human Resources Department.

  • Clerk/Receptionist for the HR Department
  • Secretary of HR Department- Benefits Specialist

  • Secretary of HR Department- Onboarding
  • Secretary of HR Department
  • Confidential Administrative Assistant to the Director of Human Resources

The June School Board Committee Meetings

Monday, June 3rd, 2024 - PSD Curriculum Committee Meeting
Monday, June 10th, 2024 - PSD Personnel, Facilities, and Finance Committee Meetings

Please be advised, all supporting documentation can be found as attachments of the meeting agenda on BoardDocs. https://www.boarddocs.com/pa/pnrg/Board.nsf/Public

David Thomas
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