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Clarion-Limestone Area School District board meeting, Aug 19, 2026

49 min · 2 public speakers

Phones in school ▶ 31:23Reading and test scores ▶ 24:12

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What happened

What happened at this meeting

Clarion-Limestone board takes roll call votes on legal counsel and audit firm 41:46

  • A district staff member described facilities planning for the high school, including talks with Eads Group and Site Logic, a pending $1.8 million roofing grant and a possible fire alarm replacement of around $100,000. 12:05
  • Administrators reported that PSSA results were not as good as hoped, that 7 students were returning from cyber school and that cell phones would be barred bell to bell from 8 AM to 3 PM. 23:56
Item by item (14)
  1. Opening and agenda 0:00
    • The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and a roll call. 0:00
    • The board took a voice vote on adopting the agenda after a motion and a second. 0:43
  2. Public comment 0:59
    • A speaker at public comment asked the district to recognize Constitution Day on September 17th and offered resources from several organizations. 1:40
    • A staff member said the district was required to recognize the day, had the material available to teachers and was working on a plan. 3:56
  3. Curriculum and high school reports 8:30
    • A staff member said an agreement with Penn West University would let completers of the Ag Mech program who pass the required exam receive 12 credits. 8:43
    • A staff member said planned course outlines approved recently would be revised through the year. 10:02
    • A staff member reminded families of Find Your Room Night on Monday the 24th from 6 to 7. 11:20
  4. Facilities planning and grants 12:03
    • A staff member said Eads Group would send a proposal and Site Logic could help estimate costs of priority projects without a $30,000, $40,000, $50,000 study. 12:05
    • The staff member said the district was still waiting on a $1.8 million roofing grant and had received another PCCD safety grant batch of $134,000, $135,000 that could cover a fire alarm replacement of around $100,000. 12:05
    • A speaker offered to join a group to help put together a proposal for the board's facilities plan. 19:04
  5. Business office report 21:12
    • A staff member reported state subsidies roughly $32,000 larger than budgeted. 21:12
    • The staff member said Kroll completed a fixed asset inventory and would send reports by mid-September, and that work on the AFR should take place around mid-September. 21:12
  6. Administration reports 23:03
    • A staff member said PSSA results were not as good as wanted because of online testing and that schedule adjustments were being made. 23:56
    • A staff member said 7 students were returning from cyber school, at a possible cost of $15,000 to $35,000 per student, and that a local company was donating a 3-axis CNC mill. 25:24
    • A staff member said cell phones would be off and out of sight bell to bell from 8 AM to 3 PM. 31:32
  7. Elementary HVAC and gym floor 32:05
    • A staff member said an HVAC system on the elementary roof caused a drip that damaged the gym floor and that the insurance company was sending an engineer. 32:05
    • The staff member said the manufacturer was coming out at a cost because the system is out of warranty, and that the district should look at a service plan. 32:05
  8. Minutes and financial reports 34:25
    • The board took a voice vote on the June 17th regular meeting minutes and July 22nd, 2026 special voting meeting minutes. 34:25
    • The board grouped the June and July financial reports, food service operating statement and bill schedules into one voice vote. 34:52
  9. Personnel items 35:56
    • The board considered supplemental contracts, substitutes, volunteers and a federal programs stipend of $5,200 for the 26⁠-⁠27 school year as one group. 36:13
    • A speaker said they would abstain on G, and a speaker said they would abstain from H. ~38:22
  10. Summer school contract and website provider 38:50
    • The board considered a contract amendment for summer school courses for the 26⁠-⁠27 school year, with costs incurred as needed. 39:06
    • The board considered approving final site as the district's new website provider with funding previously budgeted. 39:45
  11. Tax collection, handbooks and agreements 40:17
    • The board grouped a tax installment resolution, the facility handbook, a student handbook amendment, advanced standing credit at Penn West University and the IU service agreement. 40:17
  12. Legal counsel and audit firm 41:46
    • The board considered retaining the Levin Legal Group as legal counsel for the 26⁠-⁠27 school year. 41:52
    • The board considered appointing Brooks and Rose CPA to audit the district for the year ending June 30th, 2026, at a cost of $18,500 plus $17,500 for the financial statement and single audit plus $4,350 for tax collector audits plus $4,200. 42:27
  13. Athletic passes, agreements and transportation 43:31
    • The board grouped athletic passes, a special education agreement at $15,000 per student, shared Title I reading specialist services, mental health agency agreements and a Head Start agreement. 43:48
    • The board then considered van drivers, substitute drivers and supplemental transportation contractors for the 26⁠-⁠27 school year. 45:53
  14. Facility use, policies and adjournment 47:05
    • The board considered facility use agreements, a pageant date change to September 27th, 2026, and first and second readings of policies. 47:05
    • The chair said there was no executive session and took a motion to adjourn. 48:17
    • The meeting was declared adjourned. ~48:25

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Video: posted by the district as “August 19, 2026 School Board Meeting”