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10/14/2026

Last week Warwick held Committee of the Whole & a Special Voting Meeting after Student Activities Committee

🔦Meeting Minutes are available on the district site but here are two highlights:

1️⃣ A brief statement was shared to say that the board met 9/28/26 to discuss matters related to the facility dog death at JRB and that attorneys for Dr. Balsbaugh have requested more time to review materials related to the matter before scheduling another private hearing

2️⃣ The board approved a contract with Learning Opportunities Group to provide elementary assistant principal services at JRB & JB. Later that week families were informed that Dr. Andrew Godfrey will serve in that role.

10/06/2026

October Board schedule⬇️

Agendas look a little different with the use of BoardDocs but they’re still available via the link on the district website

09/16/2026

Last night the Budget & Finance Committee met followed by the full September Board Meeting
⬇️Updates in the comments⬇️

09/08/2026

👀There are resources up for review and a new online form to give feedback after review.

You can read more about these resources in the most recent Education Committee Minutes on the district website

A 30-day public review of new curriculum resources is now available for two courses:

- Warwick High School AP US Government and Politics, Heimler’s History (samples available by appointment).
- Warwick High School AP Language: Optional Text Alternative: Cultish, The Language of Fanaticism, Amanda Montell (book available for preview by appointment).

Preview by appointment only between September 8-October 8, 2026. Please make an appointment to view the resources at the Warwick School District Office (301 West Orange Street, Lititz, PA 17543) by calling 717-626-3700 during normal business hours M-F, 7:30am-4pm.

After reviewing the resource, please complete the feedback form provided at your appointment. If you have digital access to the materials, you can complete the online form here: https://forms.gle/1FXP77JYjwcjh2uX6

09/02/2026

3️⃣ Last night Warwick School Board held Education Committee, A Special Voting Meeting and Committee of the Whole

‼️Notably, a replacement was presented for The 57 Bus that was previously not approved as an optional book for AP English.

Concerns about Cultish by Amanda Montell were immediately raised by board members on the committee but it will still receive a 30 review period along with the other course material updates for AP US Government & Politics and Business & Finance before being voted on in a future meeting.

👩🏻‍⚕️The board discussed the Healthworks program offered by Penn Medicine for staff healthcare. An agreement for Healthworks will be considered at the September voting meeting.

📑 Refinement of the Facility Dog policy was discussed in Committee of the Whole.

➡️ Meeting minutes and the recording of Committee of the Whole are available on the district website.

08/28/2026

📢 The first week of school is in the books and the September Board Calendar is posted!

August Updates ⬇️

📑A very early draft of a policy to govern care and responsibility for Facility Dogs was introduced with emphasis that it is a work in progress. An updated version is on the agenda for September Committee of the Whole

🏨 A representative from Penn Medicine Healthworks presented costs and benefits associated with a membership based health program to provide primary care for Warwick staff. The board will continue to discuss this at the September Committee of the Whole

🚧 An update on the final phases of the HS renovation was delivered by Construction Management firm, Fidevia

🏫 The Building and Property Committee anticipates receiving an update on the Capital Plan for their next meeting in October

📄Students Activity Committee continue discussions about the new Crowdfunding policy and Code of Conduct at Extracurricular Events policy

Head to the district website for official meeting minutes and upcoming meeting agendas

08/04/2026

🗓 New Month
🏫 New school year around the corner
‼️ New School Board calendar

The new schedule of committee meetings starts this month with committees alternating on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month.

There will also be up to 4️⃣ board members on each committee instead of the previous 2

Find the meeting agendas and minutes on the Board tab of the district website.

06/01/2026

This week the 25/26 school year ends but a new School Board calendar is just beginning for June.

3️⃣ Tomorrow is a triple header with Budget & Finance at 6pm followed by Special Voting Meeting at 7pm, then Committee of the Whole.

Topics across the 3 Agendas include:
💰 The 26/27 Budget
👩🏽‍🏫 Collective Bargaining Agreement
🔍 Policies updates including Board Organization
🚧 A HS Construction Project Update

04/30/2026

The May Calendar is posted for Warwick School Board.

⚠️ Take note of agenda item 5️⃣ for the Special Voting Meeting on 5/5/26 as the board will consider the 9th grade ELA curriculum updates MINUS the book Speak.

04/22/2026

Jeff and Kimberly were among several community members, educators, parents AND students that spoke in support of approving The 57 Bus as an independent study selection for AP English and for Speak among the 9th grade ELA updates.

❌️The 57 Bus was not approved by a vote of 7-2. It almost didn’t even get a vote when there was a delay in a 2nd motion to discuss the agenda item. Mr. Landis and Mr. Steinman voted yes.

❌️The 9th grade ELA updates that included Speak were unanimously NOT approved.

⁉️However, it wasn’t until a Warwick educator asked for clarification in public comment at the end of the meeting that it became apparent some board members did not realize they had voted against ALL the 9th grade updates - not just Speak. A vote to separate Speak was either overlooked or intentionally not planned. It is uncertain where this leaves the 9th grade curriculum for next year other than to remain as is with no updates.

Concerns about trauma, age appropriateness and ideology in the books were voiced in reference to how board members voted.

✅️The board voted 8-1, with relatively little discussion, to approve the proposed 26/27 budget with a 2.55% property tax increase. This is still a proposed budget and it won’t become final until June.

Mr. Steinman voted no and requested info on what spending cuts can be considered along with the tax increase to help the district save money.

🗓 A new meeting schedule was approved for board committees. It can be found in the meeting notes and reduces the number of committee meetings and moves them to occur before Tuesday board meetings.

👮🏽‍♂️In personnel an additional School Security Officer was hired for next school year.

🚍Two parents raised concerns about the recent decision not to bus students from Lititz El to afterschool programs within a 1-mile radius of the school.

The meeting recording is available on the district website under the Board tab.

‼️Please listen to it yourself, especially the public comments from staff and students, and the closing comment from Superintendent Reifsnyder in response to the board’s decisions.