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Pottsgrove Seeks Options In Reducing Next Budget

To balance the current spending proposal of $59.32 million for 2012-2013, the district must find another $180,000 in savings.

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Movin’ On Up: Pottsgrove Makes HS Positions Official

The formerly interim principal, interim vice principal, and interim dean of students at Pottsgrove High School now hold those jobs for good.

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Pottsgrove Board OKs Fact-Finder Report On Labor Pact

The Board of School Directors unanimously voted Tuesday to accept a fact-finder’s proposals in the labor contract negotiations between the Pottsgrove School District and its teachers. Now a decision to accept or reject must be made by union members.

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Attempt To Move Schools Off Property Taxes Hits Snags

A law proposed (again) by a Pennsylvania legislator from Berks County, which would eliminate property taxes as the primary revenue source for public school funding, ran into a variety of objections this week. Opponents have offered them before … and succeeded in killing similar measures.

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Lower Pottsgrove Bike Rodeo Biggest Hit Of Five Years

Adults and children from across Lower Pottsgrove, and other municipalities too, brought their bicycles, tricycles and other wheeled vehicles Saturday to the township Police Department’s biggest-ever bike rodeo.

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Pottsgrove Hosts Alumni Games For Family Charity

Pottsgrove Hosts Alumni Games For Family Charity

Get three hours of basketball entertainment from neighbors and friends Saturday at Pottsgrove High School, while helping a hometown cause.

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Pottsgrove To Host Camps For Five Sports This Summer

Camp operations for football, soccer, field hockey, wrestling and basketball were approved last Tuesday by the Pottsgrove school board.

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Pottsgrove Personnel Decisions Affect 19 Positions

Pottsgrove Personnel Decisions Affect 19 Positions

Pottsgrove school directors last Tuesday approved new assignments and appointments, substitutes, student teacher placements, supplemental position resignations and appointments, and attendance at conferences.

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Pottsgrove Students Will Pay More For Cafeteria Meals

The price of cafeteria lunches in the elementary schools will increase 10 cents daily, and 15 cents daily in the secondary schools. That’s because students are being required to take a fruit or vegetable. But will they eat it or waste it?

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Big Buys, Big Savings, Or So Pottsgrove Schools Hope

The Pottsgrove School District last week got the green light to work with a Montgomery County consortium that will buy natural gas in bulk on the commodities markets. It anticipates significant savings on energy costs.

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