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✏️📓 School Board and Wyo Fire & Police Updates
Dr. Angela Adler
October 29, 2024 • Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes
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Wyomissing Area School Board and the Wyomissing Fire & Police Committee both met on Monday, October 28th.
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School Board Updates
Wyomissing Jr-Sr High School
Wyomissing Area School Board met Monday, October 28th. Discussion included:
student report
new knitting club in the high school
Jr. High Drama Club had auditions for High School Musical Jr.
Art Club exchanged portraits with students in India
band, chorus, orchestra held Pops concert as fundraiser for the year’s trips
Total Experience Learning seminars selected by juniors and seniors on Thursday, Oct. 31st (half day)
BCIU
approved collective bargaining agreement
Head Start processes
Berks EIT
earned income taxes $2M higher than budget
local service & business privilege taxes also increased
WAEF
planning Fire & Ice party
interested in Flannery Field baseball field due to donation
legislative updates
new federal resources published
supporting students with mental health disabilities
reducing gun violence
cybersecurity guide
Pennsylvania is providing $3M to allow schools to offer free menstrual products
PTA
Walk with Wyo: $43,500 total raised (walkers + sponsorships)
hosted 5th Grade Sleepover
increased membership and volunteers
volunteers needed for Career Day on November 7th
prepping Holiday Shop at WHEC
Superintendent Report
leadership series through BCIU - multitiered systems of support, focusing on JSHS
WREC Science, Technology & Engineering, and Environmental Literacy & Sustainability (STEELS) Standards
science & social studies every day
band & orchestra rehearsals after school instead of during day - retained similar levels of participation from last year
WREC science - students transition between curricula from 5th to 6th grade
Wyomissing Girls Soccer Boosters provided funds for travel to playoffs
WAEF donated to financial literacy education in economics and to WHEC discovery rooms
Abigail Houck selected as Director of Teaching and Learning for the district
approved an agreement with the Reading Hospital for voluntary tax payments
Upcoming school board meetings:
School Board Meeting - November 11, 2024 starting at 4:45 pm
Finance and Facilities Workshop - November 13, 2024 starting at 5:30 pm
School Board Meeting - November 18, 2024, starting at 6:00 pm
For more details:
Wyomissing Fire & Police Committee
Wyomissing Fire & Police Committee met Monday, October 28th. Discussion included:
Wyomissing borough applied for a state grant in November 2023 to fund a fire department apparatus
since the new fire engine purchase order was signed before the grant was awarded last week, those grant funds cannot be used for the new fire engine
grant program was supposed to meet in July 2024 to announce recipients
$500k grant that was awarded can be used in 3 or 4 years for the needed replacement of the ladder truck or another fire department need
no matching funds from the borough
Western Berks Ambulance contributions increasing for 2025 in other municipalities - suggested that be considered for Wyomissing as well
question from committee: why West Reading not being charged for ambulance services, but Wyomissing is - both boroughs have their own ambulances
estimated tripled attendance at the Wyomissing Fire Department Open House this year
discuss moving earlier in the day and/or to the weekend to increase participation
Kimberton Whole Foods did round-up-at-the-register fundraiser for Wyomissing Fire Department for smoke detectors to install in the community
approved police department request to begin hiring process to replace a retiring officer for 2025 and to purchase two vehicles, both actions pending budgetary approval