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Northern Lebanon School District board meeting, Sep 8, 2026

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Northern Lebanon board approves budget items including new life insurance carrier 16:20

  • A district staff member said the recommended new life insurance carrier would save the district around $3,000 per year for the first 3 years of the contract. 16:20
  • The board unanimously approved its budget and finance, instructional and facilities items, each as a group. 18:24
  • The board unanimously approved items 9.1 through 9.9. 29:36
  • David Kline reported that Lebanon informed the Joint Operating Committee it would hold a community discussion about potentially withdrawing from the CTC, which David Kline said puts renovation plans on hold for the time being. 30:22

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Item by item (10)
  1. Opening and roll call 8:20
    • Troy Williams called the meeting to order at 6:30 PM on Tuesday, September 8th, 2026. 8:20
    • During the roll call, a staff member said 2 members were online. 9:44
  2. Superintendent report and recognitions 11:49
    • The superintendent said the start of the school year was probably the smoothest since the superintendent arrived and credited improvements in transportation. 11:50
    • The superintendent presented PSBA Honor Roll of School Board Service certificates to two board directors, one for 5 years and one for 10 years of service. 12:50
    • Troy Williams said there was no public comment for the meeting. ~14:23
  3. Meeting minutes 15:21
    • A staff member asked to table the minutes because a test entry from a new program was showing up in them and said corrected minutes would be placed on the next meeting's agenda. 15:21
  4. Budget and finance 15:59
    • A staff member listed the student activity account, cash disbursements and a student transportation agreement, and another staff member said the district was recommending Madison National Life as its new life insurance carrier. 15:59
    • A staff member said the district was recommending Madison National Life as its new carrier, resulting in around $3,000 per year in savings for the first 3 years, because the district was not meeting Equitable's participation criteria. 16:40
    • Troy Williams announced that the motion to approve items 6.1 through 6.4 carried unanimously. 18:05
  5. Instructional items 18:37
    • A staff member described agriculture field trips, a world language trip to Costa Rica in March of 2028, an MOU with Thaddeus Stevens for a student's coursework and home instruction for a secondary student. 18:37
    • The board president called the agreement with Thaddeus Stevens a tremendous development. 20:24
    • One board member said they agreed and said such opportunities give students a head start. 20:38
    • Troy Williams announced that the motion to approve items 7.1 through 7.4 carried unanimously. 20:38
  6. Facilities items 21:32
    • A staff member described repair and preventative maintenance of fitness equipment for $9,835, hot water system treatment for each building and a roof scan of the secondary building to confirm proper seals. 21:51
    • The staff member said an easement for Fredericksburg Sewer and Water would include the authority installing a hydrant for irrigation of the district's athletic fields. 23:08
    • Asked about bleachers, a staff member said cracked and broken bleachers in the old gym, now the middle school gym, would be replaced in part to save money. 24:13
    • Items 8.1 through 8.5 were put to a vote, and Troy Williams announced that the motion carried unanimously. 26:31
  7. Human relations items 27:23
    • The staff member said the staff member would mentor the new elementary principal without pay. 27:23
    • The motion to approve items 9.1 through 9.9 was announced as carried unanimously. 29:36
  8. Committee reports 30:13
    • David Kline said Lebanon informed the Joint Operating Committee it would hold a community discussion about potentially withdrawing from the CTC and intended to vote on its participation in November. 30:22
    • David Kline cited a court case in which River Valley School District was allowed to leave its CTC with 13 years of financial responsibility, and a speaker later said that figure could not be verified. 32:05
    • Staci Murray had no IU13 report, Martha Blough listed a PSBA quarterly meeting on October 22nd and a delegate assembly on November 7th, and Shen Kreiser said the federal government is trying to increase funding for school nutrition programs. 33:36
  9. Construction update and announcements 34:38
    • A staff member said most major construction work was complete and the punch list should be wrapped up within a month. 34:53
    • A staff member said the secondary building would be open to the public tomorrow from 6 to 8 and that homecoming is October 2nd and 3rd. 35:38
  10. Adjournment 37:23
    • A motion to adjourn was made and seconded. 37:25
    • The meeting was declared adjourned. ~37:29

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Video: posted by the district as “Northern Lebanon School District School Board Meeting 9/8/2026 6:30PM”