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School board hears overview of planned facilities feasibility study 7:29

  • The board heard a presentation from an architecture firm on the process for a district feasibility study, which a presenter said would assist with short- and long-term planning. 7:29
  • Speakers asked about enrollment and program needs, sustainability and when concepts could be expected. 30:40
  • Updates were given on PSBA and ACTI, and the meeting was adjourned. 46:23

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Item by item (7)
  1. Opening and roll call 6:33
    • The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and a roll call, with 7 members recorded as present. 6:38
    • A speaker said there was no public comment. ~7:29
  2. Feasibility study presentation 7:39
    • A presenter said the firm was in its 43rd year in business and that 90% of its business was K through 12 public education projects in Pennsylvania. 8:13
    • A presenter said the study would follow the Pennsylvania Department of Education format with 6 main categories, and that the firm typically looks at 90% utilization for elementary and 85% for secondary buildings. 11:41
    • A presenter said the firm would develop cost estimates using bid data from local projects and would try to get as close as possible to actual costs. 27:02
  3. Board questions on the study 30:40
    • A presenter said each of the study's stages usually takes about a month, for roughly 6 months, depending on the board. ~36:20
    • Erica L. Bollinger asked whether the study had one main goal or a couple of goals, and a speaker said the main goal was a good assessment of current spaces and facilities. 40:07
    • A speaker said the district's last feasibility study was done in '98, and a presenter said districts usually do one every 2 to 5 years. 43:19
  4. PSBA update 46:07
    • A speaker said PSBA focused from June through August on the 2026⁠-⁠27 state budget, including increased funding for basic education and special education. 46:23
    • A speaker said grants are available for schools interested in pursuing solar and that the study could show whether it is an option to consider. 48:10
  5. ACTI update 49:35
    • A speaker said Littlestown and Gettysburg voted down the land purchase deal and that another study was being done at the request of Gettysburg. 49:35
    • A speaker said no money had changed hands on the land purchase, which had only been an approval. 51:54
    • One board member said the districts identified numbers they can work with of $35 to $45 million and said they were all for ACTI. 53:52
  6. Intermediate unit update 58:27
    • A speaker said the intermediate unit had renovation work done at the Franklin Learning Center over the summer and that the return there was delayed one day. 58:32
  7. Adjournment 59:37
    • A speaker said the next board meeting would be in the boardroom September 28th at 7. 59:46
    • The meeting was adjourned. ~59:46

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Video: posted by the district as “FASD Board Study Session”