By Leigh Anne Hubbs
NEWS Correspondent
Last month, Mount Ephraim School Board members accepted the donation of a washer
and dryer from the parents of a special education student.
During last week’s Board of Education (BOE) meeting, Superintendent Joseph Rafferty (photo) was pleased to announce that the washer and dryer are now installed, thanks to Maintenance Supervisor Chalie Blaylock.
Rafferty said the units are a \”great asset to the PDD (Pervasive Developmental Disorder) classroom\” that teaches life skills to special education students.
The Board thanked Attorney Steven Morgan for his offer to pay for the Philadelphia Zoo Program this school year.
A Gateway monitor was donated by Holly Romond. Board members said that the district can always use an extra computer monitor.
In other news, the cost of a student breakfast will increase by 10 cents because the state will no longer subsidize breakfast due to its financial crisis.
Even with the increase, prices will still be lower than the maximum rate allowed.
Board Administrator Melissa Raywood said the meal price increases are necessary in
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