Category: School Board News

• Public input on superintendent’s performance sought

  

  Members of the Penn Manor School District Board of Directors are seeking input from the public regarding the performance of Superintendent, Dr. Phil Gale, through this survey. The survey deadline is Friday, March 20. From the board to the Penn Manor community: Dear Community Member, As we continue our commitment to transparency and accountability within…

• 2026-2027 school calendar approved by school board

  

  The Penn Manor Board of School Directors has approved the school calendar for 2026-2027. The first day of school for students will be Monday, August 24, 2026, and the last day will be June 3, 2027. Four weather makeup days are included in the calendar. Opening Day for staff is Monday, August 17, 2026.

• Five board members sworn in at December meeting

  

  Five Penn Manor School Board Directors were sworn in on Monday, December 1 to serve new terms of office. Ms. Wert, the most senior holdover board member, administered the oath to the returning board members, Nicki Nafziger and Frederick Herr, along with new members, Jill Kloppmann and Eric Warfel. They will all serve four-year terms…

• Six board members, including one new director, sworn in

  

  Six members of the Penn Manor Board of School Directors were sworn in December 11 to serve new terms of office. District Judge Keller administered the oath to returning board members Dr. Joe Fullerton, Dell Jackson, Anthony Lombardo and Donna Wert, along with a new member, Matthew Beakes. They all will serve four-year terms on…

• District honors former school board members, administrators at dinner

  

  Penn Manor honored several of its former school directors and administrators Monday night during a Leadership Dinner at the high school. The event brought together former school board directors and district administrators, who dined with Penn Manor’s current leadership team and its nine school directors. “The dinner was an opportunity to celebrate and recognize those…

• School board appoints Anthony Lombardo to fill open seat     

  

  The Penn Manor Board of School Directors has approved the appointment of Anthony Lombardo to fill a vacant seat on the board. Board members voted unanimously September 19 to appoint Lombardo, who will serve until December 2023. His first meeting will be on October 3. A detective with the Manheim Township Police Department since 2007,…

• Penn Manor 2022-23 school calendar

  

  The Penn Manor Board of School Directors has approved the district calendar for the 2022-2023 school year. The first day of school for students will be Monday, August 29, 2022, and the school year is scheduled to end on Friday, June 2, 2023. You can view the full calendar here. Photo by Eric Rothermel on Unsplash

• Fullerton elected president of the IU13 board of school directors

  

     Congratulations to Penn Manor school board member Dr. Joe Fullerton, who was recently elected president of the Lancaster-Lebanon Intermediate Unit 13 board of school directors.    IU13 is an education service agency that is governed by a 22-member board of directors that includes school board representatives from each of the 22 districts within IU13,…

• New members join Penn Manor school board

  

  Four members of the Penn Manor Board of School Directors were sworn in Monday, December 6, to serve four-year terms on the board. District Judge Joshua Keller administered the oath of office to Nicki Nafziger, Chris Straub and newcomers Frederick Herr and Loren R. Brown. All were elected last month to serve on the all-volunteer…

• School board members honored for years of service to Penn Manor

  

  Congratulations to longtime Penn Manor school board member Dr. Richard Frerichs, who was honored by the school district and the Pennsylvania School Boards Association for his 24 years of service during his final school board meeting on November 15. Also honored during the meeting were school board members Chris Straub for 12 years of service…