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I would appreciate your vote for Fairfield Area School Board District Director in the primary election on May 21st. I am running as a write in candidate for that position. I have been a volunteer in the district for the last 6 years, served on the board for 3 1/2 years and have been an advocate for the students at Fairfield. I do believe in putting the Students First by giving them a safer and more secure environment. I also believe in giving students the technology and too...ls to lead them into the future whether it be computers or the trades. The board has a responsibility to the community to see that the students in this community help achieve their full potential. I, as a board member, have been committed to those values for the last 3 1/2 years and will stay committed to those values with your support for the next 4 years. Please write in my name, Greg Murray, as a Fairfield Area School Board District Director. Thank you, Greg Murray Please share!

The sample ballots are here for the primary!

Don’t miss out on the Republican Adams County Commissioner debate video! Your Vote Matters! https://vimeo.com/332690809

Football meeting for current 8th graders tomorrow, May 9th, in MS room 109 from 1:40-2:10 for those planning on, or considering, playing football in the fall. Spread the word!

FASD Budget Workshop, May 1, 2019 @ 5:30 pm

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FASD BOARD MEETING Monday April 8th at 7pm in the district board room. https://www.fairfieldpaschools.org//Bd%20Agenda%2004%2008%

Resolution Supporting Senate Bill 34 and House Bill 526 for School Districts Providing Their Own Cyber Learning Programs By the Board of Directors of the FAIRFIELD AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT...Continue reading

Resolution Supporting Statewide Cyber Charter School Funding Reform By the Board of Directors of the Fairfield Area School District ... WHEREAS, the Commonwealth is the sole authorizer of cyber charter schools, yet almost all of the costs for cyber charter schools are borne by school districts and local taxpayers; and the current funding formula for cyber charter schools is based on school district expenditures with no relationship to the actual instructional costs of the students attending the charter school; and WHEREAS, the current cyber charter school funding formula for special education differs from the formula used to calculate school district special education subsidies and is not based on the actual costs of the cyber charter school to meet the needs of their students with disabilities; and the current flawed calculation requires school districts to pay charter schools regardless of the costs of services provided, resulting in the overpayment of district funds to charter schools for special education students; and WHEREAS, in 2016-17, school districts spent more than $463 million in mandatory cyber charter school tuition payments; and WHEREAS, the average total cyber charter school tuition payment made by a district was $926,000 with the average tuition rate for a non-special education student $11,309; and WHEREAS, the average tuition rate for special education students attending cyber charter schools was $24,200 with a maximum rate of $48,198 per student; and more than 390 school districts in Pennsylvania were forced to pay more than $20,000 per student for special education students attending cyber charter schools; and WHEREAS, the Fairfield Area School District’s cyber charter school expenditures for the past five years reflect extraordinary costs that were borne by its taxpayers as follows: Fiscal Year Regular Ed Tuition Paid by the District to Cyber Schools Special Ed Tuition Paid by the District to Cyber Schools Total Tuition Paid by the District to Cyber Schools 2014-15 $497,079.11 $55,231.01 $552,310.12 2015-16 $545,258.75 $88,763.05 $634,021.80 2016-17 $552,622.35 $100,006.10 $652,628.45 2017-18 $550,478.14 $54,460.30 $604,938.44 2018-19 $346,272.90 BILLED YTD $86,638,04 BILLED YTD $432,910.94 BILLED YTD NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Fairfield Area School District School Board urges its elected officials to support legislation that corrects the tuition for regular and special education to cyber charter schools so that it is based on the actual costs of educating their students and relieves the financial burden on school districts and taxpayers. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be submitted to the elected senators and representatives of the Fairfield Area School District in the General Assembly, and to the Governor of Pennsylvania. Adopted this 25th day of March, 2019.

CHARTER SCHOOL FACTS Charter schools, while publicly funded, ARE NOT part of the Fairfield Area School District (FASD). FASD taxpayers are responsible for tuition rates of students who choose NOT to attend FASD public school or FASD’s cyber school. The tuition rates for the 2018-1019 school year are $711,825.90....Continue reading

FASD BOARD MEETING 3/25/19 https://www.fairfieldpaschools.org//Bd%20Agenda%20%2003%20 https://www.fairfieldpaschools.org//2019-Cyber-charter-fun

Stop by The Wine Store at Taverna and meet candidates for FASD School Board. Candidates are asking for signatures of support from Republicans and Dems. School Board elections are bi-partisan in PA. These candidates need your support!

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