Northwestern Lehigh School Board’s March 18 meeting began with an art presentation by high school art teacher Brooke Seiler.

“We are always pleased to have art in our boardroom that looks very dull when there’s nothing in here,” said Supt. Dr. Jennifer Holman introducing Seiler to the board.

Seiler said that over the previous two weeks, students in her ceramics 3D crafts and drawing classes had learned about the life and artistry of Claude Monet, a French painter best known for his contributions to the impressionist movement.

“Impressionism is a style of drawing or painting where visible quick and short brushstrokes uses moments of light and color,” she said. “Interestingly, the movement was named after an insult to Monet’s work.”

She said critics mocked his art calling it an impression of something rather than a finished work, but Monet thought it was liberating to create a mood where viewers can perceive his artwork throughout the time of day or season.

Later, the impressionist movement matured to one of the most famous styles of art to this day, Seiler said.

She said students in ceramics created a variety of bowls, posters and ponds with koi fish, lilies and other subjects related to Monet’s work.

Students in 3D art had opportunities to create their Monet inspired artwork through palette knife paintings, metal, relief carvings and air-dry clay, Seiler said.

She said students in drawing and painting created Monet-inspired drawings using oil and chalk pastels focusing on ponds, lilies, koi fish and more using value, highlight, shadows and unblended techniques referred to as impressionism style.

“Through an impressive variety of media and examples of Monet’s work, students successfully created original artworks in his famous impressionist style,” Seiler said.

After the art presentation, student certificates were handed out to high school students Madeline Seither, Kaitlyn Rau, Alescia Lewis, Alanna Lynch, Natalie Merwarth and Olivia Schmoyer.

Under curriculum and building on the agenda, Dr. Troy Sosnovik, assistant superintendent, asked the board for its approval of the 2026-2029 Future Ready Comprehensive Plan and its submission to the Pa. Department of Education.

“We are bringing this back after our 28-day review,” he said. “We presented as a team on this at the end of February, and so at this point we are requesting the board to adopt it. We did not receive any other questions or comments on it, so it sits before you tonight for your approval.”

According to the school district’s website, the Future Ready Comprehensive Plan “is a framework for thoughtful data-driven and research-based district and school planning. FRCP facilitates communication and collaboration, promotes shared practices and resources, and ensures that every stakeholder is working toward common goals.

“Additionally, FRCP assists local education agencies (school districts, charter schools, area vocational technical schools/career and technical centers, and intermediate units) to create and manage a continuous, comprehensive plan to submit to the Department of Education in order to maintain compliance with state and federal mandates.”

The board approved Sosnovik’s request to adopt the plan.

LeAnn Stitzel, director of curriculum and instruction, said during the Northwestern Lehigh Education Foundation report, the next Tiger Takeover event will be April 17 at Eight Oaks Farm and Distillery, 7189 Route 309, New Tripoli.

“Hopefully you can come out and eat some food and partake in some of their fine spirits,” she said. “They will give a portion of their proceeds to the foundation.”

She said the other thing she had to report is that June 7 is the foundation’s Tiger Run and Fun Walk, their annual event at Ontelaunee Park.

“I believe they’re having a dog walk so you can bring your dogs and register them. You can participate in either the 5K, 10K or walk as well,” Stitzel said. “There are a number of different things for which you can register. Registration is currently available on the foundation’s website.”

Under new business, Supt. Holman asked the board for its approval to accept the donations/contributions towards the March 20, Teacher-In-Service Wellness Day.

Holman said she shared with the board that the school district did ask for a number of donations and sponsors so that the Teacher-In-Service Wellness Day was entirely self-sufficient for the day.

“Those businesses that you see listed are the businesses that donated,” Holman said. “I do have to give Stacy Eisenhard, executive assistant to the superintendent and assistant superintendent, huge credit because we come up with all these ideas, but Stacy is the one who pulls them off. It is a huge amount of work to put together what we put together for the Teacher-In-Service Wellness Day.”

She said the monetary donations and services that were donated totaled $7,510.

“These businesses have been very generous with their time, expertise and money to put forth what we are pulling off on Friday,” Holman said.

Sosnovik comments.

“I would like to offer Kudos to Susan Shannon, (central registrar),” he said. “She beat the bushes for us to get some of these partnerships, but Stacy carried the load on this one.”

After further discussion and the board approving a motion to accept the donations, board president Todd Hernandez said, “Thank you to all these businesses that contributed.”