Referendum Archives

Covid-19 Concerns Dominate School District

COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT LOCAL NEWS Covid-19 Concerns Dominate School District NEW BETHLEHEM, Pa. by: John Gerow (RVO) - Coronavirus protection and mitigation discussions dominated the regular June meeting of the Redbank Valley School Board. Overarching the normal, necessary planning for the start of a new school year, the district [...]

Barnett addresses Referendum Failure 2020

COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT LOCAL NEWS Barnett addresses Referendum Failure 2020 NEW BETHLEHEM (RVO) - Following the recent failure of the Redbank Valley School District tax referendum, Mr. Jason Barnett has submitted a letter to the editor of RedbankValley.org for public consideration in his role as a member of the New [...]

Special School Board Budget Meeting Locks in Cuts

COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT LOCAL NEWS Special School Board Budget Meeting Locks in Cuts NEW BETHLEHEM, Pa. by: John Gerow (RVO) - Nearly 100 area residents gathered in the high school auditorium Friday evening, June 5, to watch a somber school board vote to implement a series of cost cutting [...]

Barnett addresses Referendum with Letter to Redbank Valley Community

COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT LOCAL NEWS Barnett addresses Referendum w/ Open Letter to RV Community NEW BETHLEHEM (RVO) - Tomorrow, Tuesday, June 2nd is important day for the Redbank Valley as taxpayers will be considering a vote to support or not support allowing the Redbank Valley School District to raise [...]

Redbank Valley Referendum Resources

COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT LOCAL NEWS Redbank Valley Referendum Resources On May 27th at 6 PM, Dr. Chad Shaffer, Mr. Jason Barnett, and Mr. Blane Gold will answer audience questions in a townhall sponsored by RedbankValley.org The Redbank Valley School District Board of Directors, due to a lack [...]

School Board Holds Video Meeting

COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT LOCAL NEWS School Board Holds Video Meeting NEW BETHLEHEM, Pa. by: John Gerow (RVO) - Responding to the realities of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Redbank Valley School Board held their April work session and regular monthly meeting by video conference. With no more than the usual [...]

Referendum – How We Got Here

COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT LOCAL NEWS Referendum - How We Got Here NEW BETHLEHEM, Pa. by: John Gerow (RVO) - Public schools have a long history in the United States. Settlers in New England and the Middle Atlantic colonies organized public schools early in their development. The earliest Europeans in [...]

School Board Approves Tax Increase Referendum

COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT LOCAL NEWS School Board Approves Tax Increase Referendum NEW BETHLEHEM, Pa. by: John Gerow (RVO) - Reporter's Note: Thanks to Dr. Mastillo for pointing out some errors in this original post.  I have made the corrections that he brought to my attention.  John Gerow - RVO [...]

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