At at the Tuesday, January 10th, 2012, in front of a capacity crowd, the Merchantville Board of Education unnanimously voted to terminate its current sending-receiving relationship with Pennsauken and establish a new sending-receiving relationship with Haddon Heights and present the petition to the Administrative Law Judge. Their decision was based on the results of a 115 page BOE commissioned Feasibility Study that was released at the meeting.
Some conclusions of the report were that Merchantville students would receive an education equal to or better than what they receive in Pennsauken, Haddon Heights High School would benefit from the additional revenues, Pennsauken would see an insignificant tax increase and the four other districts involved – Merchantville, Barrington, Haddon Heights and Lawnside – would see a reduction in school tax levy. The report also concluded that Haddon Heights High School would see no decrease in the racial diversity in their learning environment. The Haddon Heights Board also voted unananimously tonight to enter into a sending-receiving relationship with Merchantville. Feasibility Study Handout
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