AllentownSchool District

Charter School Hearing Information

Lehigh Valley STEAM Academy Charter School

Notice is hereby given that the Board of School Directors of the School District of the City of Allentown has scheduled a public hearing regarding an application received proposing the Lehigh Valley STEAM Academy Charter School.  The hearing will be held on Thursday, January 26, 2023, in the Board Room of the Administration Building at 31 S. Penn Street, Allentown, PA 18102. The Regular Board Meeting scheduled for 7:00 pm will convene at 6:00 pm with the public call from hearing scheduled to begin at the conclusion of the Regular Board Meeting at approximately 7:30 pm.

Time will be set aside to receive public comments from residents of the School District.  The School District reserves the right to limit the amount of time of any public comments.

In the event of inclement weather, the Board  reserves the right to conduct the Regular Public Meeting and the Charter School Hearing virtually with a zoom link and or live stream options.  In such a situation, a zoom link will be posted on the district's publicly accessible website.

The Board of School Directors will accept written public comments on the charter school application from Allentown residents through January 27, 2023.  Comments may be submitted by email to [email protected] or by mail to the following address:
 
Allentown School District
c/o Secretary to the Board
31 S. Penn Street, P.O. Box 328
Allentown, PA 18105-0328
 
If submitted by mail, written comments must be postmarked by January 27, 2023.  All written comments should include the full name and address of the sender in order to establish Allentown residency.  All written comments timely received by the Board of School Directors will be made part of the public record for the application. 



The Allentown Board of School Directors of the School District of the City of Allentown previously held a public hearing regarding an application received proposing the Lehigh Valley STEAM Academy Charter School.  The hearing took place on Thursday, December 15, 2022 at 6:00 p.m.