NPSD School Board Education, Curriculum & Instruction Committee Meeting 10-13-26

The North Penn School District Education, Curriculum & Instruction Committee met on October 13, 2026. The committee approved student travel requests: approximately 50 North Penn High School orchestra students and five staff members for a trip to Nashville and Pigeon Forge in March (the trip cost and exact dates are unclear in the transcript), and 60 student athletes with five staff members for a November 24–25 team-building trip to Kalahari in Pocono Manor. For the Kalahari trip, the district cost was stated as $20,022, with the remaining cost of $167.50 paid by each student; swim booster funds may assist students experiencing financial hardship. The travel motions passed, though the transcript does not clearly capture the vote wording.

Presenters also reviewed the completed three-year inclusive-practices grant, which provided $10,000 per year, and described ongoing work using existing resources. They reported on a summer community-based instruction pilot with Gwynedd Mercy University for secondary special education students; the partnership is expected to continue with another summer program and a proposed three-tier course opportunity in spring 2027. Presenters said the program was very affordable, but did not provide a specific cost or request a new spending approval. No contract award, RFP, or vendor selection was identified.