September 8, 2026 at 5:30 PM - 21st Century Cyber Charter School Board of Trustees Meeting

Description:  Mission Statement
To foster a student-centered experience that inspires and empowers our learners through engaging curriculum facilitated by supportive educators to develop the whole individual.

 

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Description:  The Board of Trustees will recite the Pledge of Allegiance.



 

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Description:  CSI (Comprehensive Support and Improvement) to
A-TSI (Additional Targeted Support and Improvement)
Jason Palaia will provide an update on the School Improvement Plan, a copy of which is attached.  Dr. Heather Messenger, Erika Laidlaw and Melody Dunn will be presenting. 

Summer School
21CCCS provided summer school courses to our students in both
Original Credit and Credit Recovery. This year, we offered a total of
29 original credit and credit recovery courses. Total enrollment was
94 students who completed 169 courses. A total of 86%, or 146 seats,
earned a passing grade. Following summer school, 19 seniors earned enough credits to meet graduation requirements.

Advanced Placement School Summary
21 students took a total of 25 AP exams. A score of 3 or higher was earned on 76% of the tests.

Welcome Back Night
21CCCS held their Virtual Welcome Back Night on Monday, August 17,
2026. Students and parents had an opportunity to meet their academic advisors. During the hour, they became familiar with the Virtual Office, met classmates, and were given an overview of what to expect at Orientation and the beginning of the year. They also were shared updates with the new platform, Adobe Connect. Students met as a Middle School, and as High School cohorts in grades nine, ten, eleven and twelve. We were pleased to see that approximately 140 families attended.

Special Education Count as of August 25, 2026

GRADE	ACTIVE TOTAL STUDENTS	IEP	GIEP	504	ACTIVE TOTAL IEP, GIEP, 504
6	14	4	0	0	4
7	36	6	0	0	6
8	47	10	2	3	15
9	114	30	2	9	41
10	143	35	2	14	51
11	138	42	0	7	49
12	191	56	1	15	72
Total	683	183	7	48	238

Description:  Per Policy 0006 (Meetings):
Public Participation
At each public Board meeting, prior to official action by the Board, an opportunity shall be provided for public comment, in accordance with law and Board procedures and policy.

A request to make a public comment must be made to the Board Secretary by 3:00 p.m. the day of a scheduled board meeting via email.  The request to make a public comment must include the person's name, email address, role (parent, student, staff, member of the public) and topic they would like to present, keeping in mind that they will have 3 minutes to speak.

Per Policy 7003 (Public Comment in Board Meetings):

Guidelines
Statement of Presiding Officer

Prior to public comment during the meeting, the presiding officer shall make a statement providing direction and establishing expectations for the period of public comment.

Public Comment

Individuals shall wait to be recognized by the presiding officer before commenting, must direct all comments to the Board, and must preface their comments by an announcement of their name, and group affiliation, if applicable.

The public comment session at the beginning of the meeting shall be limited to not more than 30 minutes.

Each statement made by a participant shall be limited to three (3) minutes.

Commenters may not cede their time to other individuals.

All statements shall be directed to the presiding officer; no participant may address or question Trustees individually.

The presiding officer and the solicitor have the authority to:

1. Interrupt an individual to warn the commenter that the statement is too lengthy or conduct is otherwise in violation of this policy.
2. After warning, terminate the individual’s opportunity to comment when the conduct continues and is in violation of this policy.
3. Call a recess or adjourn to another time when an individual’s conduct is otherwise in violation of this policy.
4. Request an individual to leave the meeting when that person’s conduct is disrupting the operation of the meeting.
5. If the individual refuses to leave the meeting, request the assistance of school security personnel or law enforcement to remove the disorderly person to enable the Board to proceed with the orderly operation of the meeting.
6. Waive the Board’s rules regarding public comment with the approval of a majority of Trustees present and voting.

Where the presiding officer’s ruling regarding public comment is disputed, it may be overruled by a majority of those Trustees present and voting.
 

Description: 

Seat	New Board Member	Replacing Prior Board Member	Term	Effective Date
7	Tara Adams (Parent Representative)	Dr. David McConnell (Term Ended 8/8/26)	September 8, 2026 to September 25, 2029	September 8, 2026

Description:  The Oath will now be administered by the Solicitor's office to the new board member who will begin the term on the date indicated. This is for the purpose of the public witnessing the reciting of the Oath. The Oath of Office will be administered again to the newly elected board member by an in-person Notary following this board meeting.
 

Seat	New Board Member	Effective Date
7	Tara Adams (Parent Representative)	September 8, 2026 (This Board Seat was vacant as of August 8, 2026)

"I do solemnly swear that I will support, obey and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of this Commonwealth and that I will discharge the duties of my office with fidelity."
 

Description:  The Consent Agenda Items (Listed by Department) include:

Board of Trustees
3.A.1     August 11, 2026 Board Meeting Minutes

Financial
3.A.2    Treasurer's Report and Board Summary Report - July 2026
3.A.3    Expenditure Report and Void Payment Report - July 2026

Human Resources
3.A.4    Personnel Actions

Curriculum
3.A.5    Dual Enrollment Agreement - Northern Westmoreland Career & Technology Center
3.A.6    Dual Enrollment Agreement - Western Montgomery Career & Technology Center
3.A.7   CTE Program Agreement - CCIU - Technical College High School

Special Education
3.A.8   Agreement - CCIU Marketplace
3.A.9   Ratification - Agreement - Lancaster Lebanon IU13
3.A.10  Agreement - Learnwell Virtual Teaching
3.A.11  Agreement - CCRES

Board / School / Family Communications
3.A.12   26-27 SY Student Parent Handbook Revision - Internet Reimbursement
3.A.13  Agreement - Philadelphia Marriott - PSSA & Keystone Testing Site
3.A.14  Revised Agreement - Four Points by Sheraton Allentown Lehigh Valley
3.A.15  Project Go Memorandum of Understanding
3.A.16  School Trip - Cherry Crest Farms
3.A.17  Adventure Club - Top Golf
3.A.18 Adventure Club - Pittsburgh Zoo
3.A.19 Contract - Picaboo Yearbooks

 

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Description:  Northern Westmoreland Career & Technology Center provides a dual enrollment opportunity for 21CCCS students.
This has been reviewed by the CEO/Director of Student Services and the Business Administrator.
 

Description:  Western Montgomery Career & Technology Center provides a dual enrollment opportunity for 21CCCS students.
This has been reviewed by the CEO/Director of Student Services and Business Administrator.  It was previously reviewed by the Solicitor and no changes have been made since that time.
 

Description:  CCIU - Technical College High School provides a half-year CTE program for 21CCCS students.  
This has been reviewed by the CEO/Director of Student Services and Business Administrator.

Description:  CCIU Marketplace provides related services to 21CCCS students.
This has been reviewed by the CEO/Director of Student Services and the Business Administrator.  It has previously been reviewed by the Solicitor and no changes have been made since that time.
 

Description:  Lancaster Lebanon IU13 provides related services.
This agreement has been reviewed by the CEO/Director of Student Services and Business Administrator.  It was previously reviewed by the Solicitor and no changes have been made since that time.
 

Description:  Learnwell - Virtual Teaching provides homebound instruction to students.  This has been reviewed by the CEO/Director of Student Services and the Business Administrator.  It has previously been reviewed by the solicitor and no changes have been made since that time.

 

Description:  CCRES provides related services to 21CCCS students.
This has been reviewed by the CEO/Director of Student Services and the Business Administrator.  It has previously been reviewed by the Solicitor and no changes have been made since that time.
 

Description:  Philadelphia Marriott provides a site for PSSA and Keystone Testing.  
This has been reviewed by the CEO/Director of Student Services and Business Administrator.
 

Description:  Four Points by Sheraton Allentown Lehigh Valley provides a site for PSSA & Keystone Testing.  The original agreement was approved at the July 2026 Special Board Meeting, but revisions were made by the vendor.
This has been reviewed by the CEO/Director of Student Services and Business Administrator.
 

Description:  Project Go Memorandum of Understanding provides a School Attendance Support Program through the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office.
This has been reviewed by the CEO/Director of Student Services and Business Administrator.

Description:  This has been reviewed by the CEO, Business Administrator and Assistant Principal.

Description:  This has been reviewed by the CEO, Business Administrator and Assistant Principal.

Description:  This has been reviewed by the CEO, Business Administrator and Assistant Principal.

Description:  Picaboo Yearbooks provides yearbooks for students. 
This has been reviewed by the CEO, Business Administrator and Assistant Principal.  It was previously reviewed by the Solicitor and no changes have been made since that time.

Description:  Recommend the Board approve the listed policies, copies of which are attached.  These need to be approved without First Reading as the Solicitor has already provided and/or reviewed them to be in compliance with PA Code.

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Added Language - Highlighted in Yellow
 

Policy #	Policy Title	Description (Revised or New)
1013.5	Child Find	New from Solicitor
1015	Truancy	Revised by Solicitor
1039	Title IX	Revised by Solicitor
2001	Enrollment	Revised by Solicitor
2004	Attendance	Revised by Solicitor
2049	Anti-Bullying and Cyberbullying / Hazing	Revised by Solicitor

Description:  Recommend the Board review the below listed administrative regulations, copies of which are attached.  This is for informational purposes only.

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Administrative Regulation #	Administrative Regulation Title	Description (Revised or New)
1039-AR-1	Title IX Grievance Procedures	Revised
2004-AR-1	Compulsory Attendance / Unexcused Absences	Revised
2004-AR-2	1st Unexcused Absence	Revised
2004-AR-3	2nd Unexcused Absence	Revised
2004-AR-4	3rd Unexcused Absence	Revised
2004-AR-5	4th Unexcused Absence	Revised
2004-AR-6	5th Unexcused Absence	Revised
2004-AR-7	6th or More Unexcused Absence	Revised
2049-AR-1	Anti-Bullying and Cyberbullying / Hazing Procedures	Revised
2049-AR-2	Report Form for Complaints of Bullying / Cyberbullying and Hazing	Revised
2049-AR-3	Notice to Complainant and/or Parents / Guardians of Complainant	Revised
2049-AR-4	Investigative Fact Sheet	Revised

Description:  Board meetings are held virtually and are accessible by the public via a link on our website.  They are held on the 2nd Tuesday of each month, August through May.  

For Board Members, separate calendar invites have been sent for the Executive Sessions (5:00 p.m.) and the Board Meetings (5:30 p.m.) for the following dates: