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Mission Statement

Our mission is to work as a non-partisan community to build stronger, safer schools. We believe basic isn’t good enough—our students deserve excellence in education. We are committed to working with our schools and our neighbors to ensure that school policies come from a place of inclusiveness and understanding, not bias, and curriculum represents and celebrates the diversity of our community and our world.

Support Students in Need

Friends and neighbors, E-town Common Sense is partnering with our district to restock and replenish basic clothing items that students may need. Please share this wishlist with your friends and if you are able. Please support our kids by buying something off this list. Everything will go to the schools, where students will be able to get them as they need them. Thank you for helping our students and district in this tangible way.

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Elizabethtown Area SDThis is the official YouTube channel of the Elizabethtown Area School District in Elizabethtown, PA. In order to livestream school events, we need 1,000 subscribers to our YouTube channel. As such, we need your help! Please take a moment to subscribe to EASD's YouTube channel. We want to make sure everyone is able to enjoy the hard work of our students. Learn more about us at www.etownschools.org.

Elizabethtown Area School District superintendent to retire by end of calendar year [update]Elizabethtown Area School District Superintendent Michele Balliet will retire before the end of this calendar year, according to an email she sent to district staff Tuesday.

Elizabethtown Area school board to review at least $1 million in potential cutsAn Elizabethtown Area School Board member who is a critic of property tax increases has convinced the board to review at least $1 million in budget cuts, but said those

Elizabethtown school board was right to denounce disgusting comments that unjustly vilified teachers [editorial]THE ISSUE

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“Freedom Readers” seek to educate on banned or challenged books - Smart Talk - Omny.fmMany school boards across the country – including in central Pennsylvania – have been called on to take certain books out of school libraries. Often, the complaints are that the books are obscene with too much sex, the books contain stories of same-sex relationships or that they promote racial stereotypes or are critical of a race. Some of the books that are called into question are considered classics. When the book Me and Earl and the Dying Girl was challenged in Elizabethtown, a group of women formed Freedom Readers – a club to read banned books and eventually provide reviews or summaries on their Facebook page. Freedom Readers Judi Grove, former teacher Liz Lewis and former school principal and administrator Becky Hostetler join us on Tuesday’s Smart Talk.

Pa. Republican governor candidates push for parents’ rights in public education | WITFPennsylvania Republican governor candidates are pushing for parents rights in public education, but parents and educators say schools already have mechanisms for reviewing and challenging curriculum.

Elizabethtown school budget cuts could eliminate all sports fundingElizabethtown Area School District Athletic Director William Templin has been doing his job as always, scheduling games and compiling the district’s athletic budget for the 2022-23 school year.

Elizabethtown school board amends COVID-19 safety plan after debate over mandatesWhen: Elizabethtown Area school board meeting, June 28. Board member Karen Sweigart was absent.

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2023 Officers

President: Alisha Runkle

Vice President: Jamie Fickes

Treasurer: Tim Runkle

Secretary: Kim Thatcher

Members-At-Large: Kristy Moore and Sarah Zahn

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