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Ellwood City Area School District

January 24, 2024

Pre-Registration For 2024-25 Kindergarten At ECASD Now Available

Pre-registration for Kindergarten in the Ellwood City Area School District for the 2024-25 school year is now available. Registration is scheduled for March, but parents need to pre-register their child(ren) first. If you are planning to enroll your child in kindergarten next fall, please complete the form below and return it to your child’s school as soon as possible.  The purpose of the form is to collect information on students who will be attending kindergarten next fall for the first time. If you do not have a child you expect to enroll in kindergarten next fall, ignore this notice or…

November 22, 2023

Ellwood City Area School District Seeking To Fill School Board Vacancy

According to a press release made available by the district this week, the Board of School Directors for the Ellwood City Area School District is seeking letters of interest and resumes to fill a vacancy for a two-year term on the School Board. The position became available upon the untimely passing of Mr. Gary Rozanski who had just recently been reelected. Mr. Rozanski served the district honorably for fourteen years holding positions of leadership several times. Interested parties should submit a letter of interest and resume to the district by noon on Friday, December 1, 2023. Letters can be emailed…

November 3, 2023

General Election Series Part 4: Ellwood City Area School District’s Board of Directors Candidates

Note: This is part 4 in a series about the General Election. Part 1 was information about the election and where to vote. Part 2 highlighted the candidates for Riverside Beaver County School District’s Board of Directors. Part 3 featured information about the candidates for Ellwood City Borough Council.  The General Election will take place on Nov 7. We caught up with the candidates for Ellwood City Area School District’s Board of Directors back in May before the primary election to learn more about the candidates and get their points of view on important issues in education. Ellwood City Area…

September 28, 2023

Hometown Holiday Toy Drive Announced!

As the holiday season approaches, the community is gearing up for a special tradition that brings warmth, joy, and togetherness to Ellwood City. The Ellwood City Area Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with The Borough of Ellwood City and the Ellwood City Area School District, is sponsoring the Hometown Holiday Toy Drive. “We are excited to extend an invitation to your esteemed business to be a part of this heartwarming initiative,” says Rhiannon Schnell of the Public Works Department. The Hometown Holiday Toy Drive is an opportunity for our community to come together and spread the holiday spirit by ensuring…

August 14, 2023

Ellwood City Area School District Launches New Website Ahead of 2023-24 School Year

The Ellwood City Area School District has launched a new, redesigned website ahead of the 2023-24 school year. The new site – launched August 1st – is self built with web provider SquareSpace and less expensive to host and maintain according to Superintendent Wes Shipley. “Our goal was to create a more user friendly and appealing website for our community,” said Shipley in a statement. “It contains all of the information that our previous website had – it all was moved over.” The official district website URL is now www.ecasdk12.org, but if you use the old web address (www.ellwood.k12.pa.us) you…

July 20, 2023

NOTICE: ECASD To Special Meeting For Personnel Matters

In a notice made available by the district, the Ellwood City Area School District will be holding a special meeting for personnel matters next week. The notice reads as follows: The Ellwood City Area School Board of Directors has scheduled a Special Meeting on Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. for personnel matters. The meeting will be conducted in the Board Room located in the Lincoln High School Building, 501 Crescent Avenue, Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, 16117.

May 16, 2023

NOTICE: Ellwood City Area School District Proposed Final Budget

In a notice made available by the district, the Ellwood City Area School District has proposed its final budget. The notice reads as follows: NOTICE is given that the Proposed Final Budget for the General Fund of the Ellwood City Area School District for the 2023-24 fiscal year in its most recent form is available for public inspection at the school district offices, 501 Crescent Avenue, Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, 16117. The budget will be presented for adoption as a Final Budget at a school boar meeting to be held in the Board Room of the Lincoln High School Building, 501…

April 14, 2023

ECASD Board of Directors Holds Regular Meeting

The Ellwood City School District’s Board of Directors held their regular meeting on Thursday, April 13, 2023. The following motions were passed during the meeting: Motion to approve March 6, 2023 Committee Meeting Minutes, March 9, 2023 Regular Meeting Minutes, and March 27, 2023 Special Meeting Minutes. Motion to approve the General Fund Accounts Payable Report. Motion to approve Adoption of Resolution, as presented by Bond Counsel, authorizing the issuance of General Obligation Bonds, in an amount not to exceed $23,235,000, in accordance with the provisions of the Local Government Unit Debt Act, for the purpose of funding the completion…

March 10, 2023

ECASD Board of Directors Hire New Business Manager

The Ellwood City Area School District’s Board of Directors met on Thursday March 9 and took the following actions: Motion to approve minutes from February 6, 2023 Committee meeting and February 9, 2023 Regular meeting. Motion to Approve General Fund Treasurer’s Report: WesBanco Checking $2,045,205.56 PLGIT GF Prime/Term $4,541,659.75 Tax Accounts $ 518,773.47 PSDLAF $ 1,478.03 PA Invest $ 410.82 Total Cash & Investments $7,107,527.63 Motion to approve the General Fund Accounts Payable Report, Cafeteria Report and Construction Report. Motion to approve Midwestern IU IV Adoption of Approved LEA Policies, Procedures, and Use of Funds from Midwestern IU IV implemented…

February 10, 2023

ECASD Board of Directors Accepts Resignation of Principal

The Ellwood City Area School District’s Board of Directors voted to accept the resignation of Jr. High Principal Kirk Lape during the February 9 voting meeting. Lape, who served as principal for Lincoln High School’s seventh, eighth and ninth graders, was hired by the Laurel School District’s Board of Directors by recommendation of Superintendent, Leonard Rich for the remainder of the 2022-2023 school year at a salary of $113,000 (prorated) during their voting meeting February 8. Start date was listed “effective upon his release from Ellwood City School District.” He will replace Laurel’s current Jr and Sr High School Principal Mark…