Ellwood City Area School District Board

November 12, 2020

Ellwood City School District to Remain Virtual; Winter Sports to Begin

Students will not be returning to the school buildings for classes in the Ellwood City Area School District before November 30. During Thursday night’s board of directors meeting, Superintendent Dr. Wesley Shipley said he has been keeping a close eye on community spread. “The numbers I’ve been keeping based on data shows we have more cases this week than last,” he said. However, the school will move forward with winter sports including boys and girl’s basketball and varsity wrestling. The board approved hiring of winter coaches. Practices for those sports will begin on Monday with adherence to WPIAL and PIAA…

September 18, 2020

ECASD Special Board Meeting Scheduled For Monday

According to a notice provided by the school district, The Ellwood City Area School Board of Directors has scheduled a Special Board meeting on Monday, September 21, 2020 starting at 2:00 p.m. The meeting is scheduled for the purpose of amending the Health and Safety Plan and whatever else may come before the Board. The meeting will be conducted virtually to maintain recommended social distancing precautions. You can access the link to the meeting on the school district website – www.ellwood.k12.pa.us The school board has previously passed the Health and Safety Plan in August [READ MORE] while the phased reopening…

June 30, 2020

ECASD Board Votes to ‘Remove’ Principal, Hire Three Teachers

The Ellwood City Area School District Board of Directors has voted to “restructure” the administration to eliminate the position of one principal and hire three teachers (2nd, 3rd, 5th grades). In a last minute motion, before tabling a vote on the $30 million budget, Director Jean Biehls made the motion to remove the principal. Biehls was joined with yes votes from Board President Renee Pitrelli and Directors Barbara Wilson, Kathleen McCommons, and Norman Boots. Directors Jennifer Tomon, Erica Gray, and Gary Rozanski voted “no.” The same three directors voted “no” to the hiring of the three teachers. This motion and…