Northern Lehigh School Board approved the following curriculum and instruction matters this week:

• To conduct an extended school year program virtually for students with special needs from July 6-23. The planned instruction will follow the Continuity of Education Plan developed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, the board agreed to employ Katherine Farber, Everly Kesack, Kayla Perkowski and Ryan Stilwell for four hours per day at the teacher collective bargaining agreement amount of $30 per hour.

• Entered into an agreement for one Northern Lehigh School District student with special needs to attend Hogan Learning Academy LLC, Extended School Year Services. This agreement is effective July 6 through Aug. 7.

• Authorized Community Services for Children to operate the Head Start Pre-K program at Peters Elementary School from August 2020 through July 2021. The district will provide one classroom.

• The final agreement with CLIU #21 for Title I services for the 2019-20 school year in the amount of $6,895.

• Signed the agreement for the CLIU Overdrive Consortium for the 2020-21 school year to provide e-books, audiobooks and other digital content at a cost of $2,000.

• To enter into an agreement for one Northern Lehigh School District student with special needs to attend Hogan Learning Academy LLC, effective Aug. 26 through June 4, 2021.

- Terry Ahner