Wissahickon School Board Announces Members of Community Input Group

As part of the , a Community Input Group (CIG) was created with stakeholders from the schools, the school board, the administration as well as from the community.

Wade Coleman, Business Administrator, and Dr. Christopher Marchese, Assistant Superintendent, chair the CIG and presented information about the group to the school board during Monday night’s .

The CIG has 25 members, and Coleman said four of those members have no ties to any school. Superintendent of Schools Judith Clark said there are community members on the committee that represent each school in the district. School Board members Burunda Prince-Jones, Richard Stanton, and President of the Board Young Park are on the committee, as well as Stony Creek Elementary principal Gary Abbamont, and Clark.

Marchese said the purpose of the group is to, “Provide stakeholder perspectives relative to the enrollment and facility feasibility studies and the future impact on the Wissahickon School District.”

Topics of discussion during CIG meetings will include enrollment, capacity, and building information; curricular programs, district finances and debt, and Building concepts and considerations.

The committee will not be making recommendations to the board, but rather be a sounding board to provide community opinion and perspective to the board on the administration’s recommendations.

“We can use that committee as a barometer,” described Clark.

The committee will not be asked to make a recommendation regarding the discussion of Mattison Ave. Elementary school closing, as this will be a discussion addressed separately through public hearings and direct discussions with the School Board and the administration.

Agendas and meeting materials will be published on the school district’s website.

CIG meetings are open to the public, meeting on the first and third Thursday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at the administration building.