001Good evening. We'll call the uh meeting to order for Tuesday, May 26th, 2026 of the Central Dolphin School District Board of Directors. Miss McConnell will call the role. >> Mrs. Bingaman >> here. >> Mrs. Cavolei >> here. >> Mr. Dornan >> here. >> Mr. Epstein. present. >> Mr. Garlic >> here. >> Mr. Gordon >> here. >> Mrs. Hanford >> here. >> Mr. Jacobs >> here. >> Mrs. Webster >> here. >> There are nine board members present. >> Thank you. Would all those who are able please join us and rise for the pledge. I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Oh my god. >> Moving to item 401, additions, deletions, and
002modifications. Do any board members have any additions, deletions, or modifications to this evening's agenda? Hearing none. Moving to 501. Approval of the May 12th, 2026 meeting minutes. Mr. Turman, >> the administration is recommending approval of the May 12th, 2026 meeting minutes. >> May I have a motion to approve the recommendation? >> Motion. >> Is there a second? >> Second. >> Questions? >> All those in favor signify by saying I. >> I. >> Opposed. >> Moving to information and proposals, item 61. I'd like to report to those joining us here in person as well as those joining us online that prior to this meeting an executive session was held where we discussed various personnel as well as legal issues. Moving to item 602, the superintendent spotlight, Mr. Turman. >> All right, so this will be our
003last spotlight for this year and uh we have a packed house today. Uh so Mrs. Live, if you can bring out the groups uh who we're going to highlight this evening. Good evening, President Jacobs, members of the school board, Superintendent Turman, Assistant Superintendent Fox, audience members in attendance, and those watching online. My name is Shannon Live, director of communications and community engagement. Is my privilege and pleasure to present the last superintendent spotlight for the school year. I would like to ask Karen Beashore, librarian at Paxtang and Mountain View Elementary, and Bernardet Benbal, principal of Paxtang Elementary to come to the podium with their student winners, Team Orca, who are the worldwide virtual team competitions global impact award winners. Team Orca Can you guys spread out? We can't see you. >> Don't worry, we're not going
004to ask you to speak. >> Good evening and thank you for this opportunity to share. So, as part of my library and steam instruction, um I try to connect hands-on learning experiences with what the students are doing in their classrooms. And um that way they can apply their creativity, communicating, collaborating, and problem solving skills in meaningful ways. And one opportunity that grew from collaborating with the second grade at Paxtang is um the Ozabot think like an engineer challenge. All second grade students at PAX Tang participated by designing engineering solutions, coding with Ozobots, and creating video reflections to explain their thinking and the learning process. Through my participation in the Ozabot certified educator program, our second grade students were able to participate in this challenge and access all program resources at no cost to the district.
005While every second grade student participated, we are especially proud that this team's project earned the global impact award, which recognizes innovative thinking, collaboration, and meaningful problem solving. This experience gave all the students the opportunity to think like engineers, testing ideas, revising solutions, persevering through challenges, which there were very many, and learning from one another. So, I'd like to introduce the three boys who won this global impact award. We have Nathan Keane, Taimir, and Raphael Tom. And maybe one of them or both or three. Anybody want to share something? >> I know he was gonna say something. >> So, me, Raphael, and Nathan built like we were Sorry, take your time. >> You're good. >> So, me, Nathan, and Raphael built a bunch of creations to help with the Ozobot thingy. And we had we had
006to pick up and push different colors of pieces of different colors and pieces of paper into different kind of trash bins. >> Great job. >> Well, just so you know, you guys, we saw the video. That was sent to us >> for real. Yeah. >> Yeah. Yeah. So, we saw you moving the papers around and all the different colors on the on the little board there. You >> guys did a great job. >> That's impressive. >> Thank you. Whoever said that >> anything else, >> Mrs. Beashore does a wonderful job. Um, she's very innovative. She finds grants for us. She has a steam club, STEM STEM club that comes early in the morning to do STEM things. We have kids that like a waiting list for this STEM club. Um, so we are so thankful
007to have her in our building and we appreciate all she does and innovative things like this that gets our young kids involved. Miss Be Miss Bashore, do you do that at any of the other schools? I didn't do this particular challenge with my other building. I was fortunate enough to work with the two groups at Paxtank because they are smaller numbers. It was uh it was the first challenge that this uh the Ozobot company presented. So, it was also my first time. So, if they offer it again in the future, I feel like I have a bit of knowledge that maybe we could expand it. >> I was going to say, do any of your colleagues want to do this now that you have such world recognition? >> I don't know. It would be great
008though. >> Are you the only Ozbot educator in the district? >> That I'm aware of. >> Okay. Need to get more OSBOT educators. >> There we go. Mrs. Beayshore, I think you also might want to share your remake learning days with what you did because that was awesome. I had the opportunity to go see her presentation at um at the Hershey Lodge this February and what you were doing. >> I think if you tell us tell the I know but maybe not tonight but send to the board what you did because that was really fantastic as well. >> Yes, the it has expanded the remake learning days within the district. I know that the cyber academy participates and Lindsay Clling and I are bringing those events into the library, but we are trying each year
009to bring some more people on. >> Thank you so much. We appreciate it. Congratulations. >> Next up, I would like to invite Adrien Burns, elementary gifted support teacher and the math 24 winners to the podium. These students were all winners in the Central Dolphin School District math 24 competition in March and qualified to move on to the Capitol Area Intermediate Unit competition earlier this month. >> Don't be shy. Come on in. >> There's more. Yep, they can all come in. Just spread out like right behind us. >> Go ahead. >> You guys can stand right in front of me. That's fine. All right. >> Okay. As you can see, we have a lot of people here to recognize, which is fantastic. So, I'm going to do my best. I have as many names as I
010could get on my sheet. And hopefully, we will have some great recognition here tonight. So, math 24 is a wonderful competition opportunity for fourth and eighth fourth through eighth graders in Central Dolphin. It's a mental math game. If you're not aware or what it is, each card has four numbers on it and the players have to add, subtract, multiply, and divide all four numbers to equal 24. We start preparing the teams in January, but the kids who are really serious about this game play, practice, and prepare all year long. The kids practice in their classrooms, and in some schools, they attend math 24 clubs. At the elementary level, we hold classroom and grade level competitions. The winners advance to a school competition that results in the top four players of each school. I there are
011elementary and middle school kids back here. I know how we run it in the elementary school, so that's what I'm speaking about. But um the top players advance to an afterchool competition where they compete against teams from each of the 13 elementary schools. There are two separate middle school competitions with teams from each of the four middle schools, one for sixth graders and one for seventh and eighth graders. These competitions often become very fierce with kids tapping and solving cards within seconds of the cards being placed down in front of them. And these guys behind me, I'm sure, are those fierce competitors that I'm talking about. The top four teams from the district competition move on to the competition at the IU where they compete against teams from schools all over central Pennsylvania. The competitions
012result in team winners and individual winners. This year at the Central Dolphin Elementary competition, Paxtonia Elementary, standing right here behind me in the blue shirts, came in first place. Um, that team was, if you guys hear me say your name, just raise your hand so we know who you are. All right. That team was comprised of Landon Hamilton, David Chapag, FA AO Bandlay, Steven Matsura, and Brody Reese. >> Mountain View. That's right. That's right. Mountain View Elementary was in second place. Linglestown took third place at the district competition. And Paxtang Elementary came in fourth. Cooper Jones from Mountain View. >> All right. >> Won first place at the district competition. >> Landon Casher from Linglestown Elementary won second place. >> Okay. >> And Landon Hamilton from Pexton Elementary placed third. These teams went on to
013the IU where in the individual competition, David Chapag of Paxonia took fourth place and both Cooper Jones and Landon Cash are placed in the top eight out of the 96 kids from Central PA schools all over. And the Paxtonia team also took second place out of the 24 teams in the team competition. And they have their trophies to show it, right? All right. Yes. At the middle school level, Central Dolphin Middle School sixth grade team took first place in the dis in the tournament. Um, their first team is comprised of Daniel Chapag. I believe they're brothers, right? Yes. All right. Adakus Smith, Janita Abiza, Jack Veio, and Vadikica Berman. East Middle placed second. And in the individual competition, Daniel Chapai from CDMS secured first place by completing more double variable cards than anyone else in
014the entire tournament. That's a way to go. Ismael Muhammad took third place and Moyen Ola Ola Token placed fourth. I apologize if I'm not saying it correctly. In addition, Vadika Burman, Rier Sinad, Kevin Solard, and Safa Kurala were all top eight fish finishers. It should be noted that Badika Burman is not present at this meeting tonight because she is currently competing in the National Script Spelling Bee in Washington DC. So, she is a multi-talented girl. Yes. Yes. Yes. And Lingles Linglestown Middle School's combined seventh and eighth grade team placed second at the IU competition. And that team was composed of Whan Dailyaly, Rashier Shernad, Miriam Yousef, Dominic Galliano, and Joseph Later. And I don't know if any of them are here, but what is awesome, and you elementary kids, I hope you hear this. They
015were all the middle school kids, but I remember them being really good at math 24 in elementary school, and here they are again. So, you guys keep going, right? Yes. Yes. Um, we are proud of all of these mathematicians and we're glad that their hard work and excellent mental math skills are being celebrated tonight. Mrs. Burns, can you ask is it David? Can we see your trophy? Can you just walk it around so we can see your trophy? as a parent who had two children go through the math 24 competitions. Um it is fierce, it is competitive, and it's amazing to watch the kids do it. It is it is really cool. So, congratulations to all of you on all your success. >> And I can say our program is really good because my uh
016my oldest son did it as well. So, a lot of three dots at uh the breakfast table and two months in he was crushing me. I couldn't even get a single tap. So, you guys have a really good program. So, congratulations. Yep. >> I I got to be a judge this year for the first time >> and um >> looking there was times where I just had to go, "Yep, you're right." Because I was like, "I have no clue how you just got to that." But and then they threw me what the seventh and eighth graders do on the variables and that was lost like when I was in eighth grade. So, >> I have to be a judge every year. And believe me, you just count on them to know their math >> because
017they also tell they also like tell on their each other when they don't do it right. So, it makes it even better. >> Well, thank you so much. We appreciate you all being here. Thank you. >> It's crazy. Judging by the numbers here this evening, I would say that our math and science programs are in very good hands for the future. >> On a side note, I have a um link on the Facebook page to Vadika Burman's uh progress as she progresses along hopefully uh to the semi-finals in the scripts national spelling bee. Um it's on the scripts platform and if she advances I believe one more round it will be on the ion n station um on >> that's on our Facebook page. >> It is it's on the district Facebook page. Excellent. >>
018So President Jacobs, Superintendent Turman, that concludes my report for this evening. Thank you. >> Thanks Shannon. Thank you. >> We appreciate it. >> We'll just give it a second. Everybody get out. All right, moving on to item 603, presentation on the expansion at both high schools. Mr. Turman, >> uh, Mr. Chrisley is going to come up and do a, you know, quick presentation on the possibility of an expansion at both Sidi High School and also East High School. Map should be in front of you as well. Howard, just just so we're clear, this was also presented at buildings and grounds, correct? >> Previously, correct? >> Correct. >> I think a building and grounds, we just did CD, didn't we? >> It's the same. >> Okay. >> So, that the idea is to keep it, you
019know, same and consistent for both both schools. Now, obviously, depending on enrollment and things that that can morph in the future, but um basically the gist of of what you see in front of you, how this started was um Mr. determined and our curriculum team are rolling out a and correct me with the right class name, it's construction technology, >> correct? >> A construction technology course. So, we walked the shops at both CD High and East High um during class. And if I'm being very frank, I I graduated in a small uh high school with 93 kids and our shop was two times the size of CD Highs. the shop space is currently inadequate for the current shop classes we have, let alone a constructions technology class. So, after uh talking with the actual teachers
020and and kind of seeing what the eb and flow of the class was, we kind of started brainstorming, hey, what could this look like in the future? What is a solution to this problem set? And we came up with a steel onslab structure at both schools approximately. And again, the the design you have in front of you is a conceptual design to help understand what we're looking for. This hasn't been designed, engineered. So these which is the other reason I'm not putting it up on on the screen. Um so these the dimensions the the layouts could change, but wanted to give a general idea of what it might look like. Um so this is about a 100 by 150 foot onslab steel structure. You can see a classroom and a giant shop floor. Um project
021storage. Um kind of everything that is needed for a general high school shop program, but then taking it to the next step and how can we challenge these students to enter the trades, you know, for the students that aren't looking to go to college. Um so this this is a facility that we could do that in um while while growing not only population and interest in this program but also growing capacity for the schools. Obviously you know for you board members that have been around a while and and you new ones fully understand we have a capacity issue primarily at CD high. Um, by doing a structure like this, not only could we get a hundred roughly a capacity of about a 100 students in a structure like this, doing tech classes and things like
022that, we can also take the current classes that are in the building, convert them into regular classrooms for additional classroom space for learning, which >> is that 100 at a time. >> Yeah, we capacity. >> Correct. Correct. At I would say that's at minimum. Again, it hasn't been designed and and and those things haven't been fully vetted, but absolutely. I think currently um I want to say they have roughly 30 kids in a class >> in in a tech class. >> In a tech class, probably 25 >> probably to be safe with the amount of equipment and everything >> because when when we were in there, they were operating a class inside the classroom that's currently in the shop, plus the kids were doing their projects. Um, so this would also allow us to again
023take the take the two to three large classrooms that are currently shops and transition them into three to four classrooms for other programs. >> So that was going to be my question. So you believe the current existing shop space in the high school is that equivalent at both high schools that you could get three to four normal regular classrooms? >> Yes. >> Not okay. >> Yep. And again, you know, size and stuff could could fluctuate. You know, once we get the design team involved, then we we get the curriculum team involved to see what classrooms and what sizes can can we maximize that space with, whether it be four 700 foot classrooms or three larger classrooms. >> What we talked about too is maybe like some, you know, I can't never remember the name that
024you visited like a tech center that just thinking outside the box, right, with computers and AI, all this stuff coming. Maybe that's a space that's more an innovation for that technology side. Um because you can make you have a lot more flexibility. Right now you have regular classrooms. You can't really do that with >> in the future. You could easily >> Absolutely. these steelbased onslab structures. They're very they're very versatile, very mobile. We can add on to them. We can design them for mobility. Not mobility, but um the ability to add space to it at kind of pretty much any angle. Um, so again, you know, if if we continue to get interest in in culinary arts, can we do a culinary art program in here? Absolutely. Can we expand it to additional class spaces?
025Absolutely. So, um, I would say kind of, not to take up everybody's time, but I I think we can do these structures for right around like five to five and a half million furnished um, per building. And when we were looking at CD High with Crabtree about four years ago, we were looking at what was it four to six classrooms and they were talking close to 80 million with, you know, additional space for everything moving electric and things like that. So, not only are we kind of taking care of that problem set of capacity, we're also coming up with a center that is innovative, interesting, and hopefully and you know, it's it's going to draw student interest and and bring students back. >> Does that projection on cost of what you estimated also include any
026cost of the rena in the actual building of the rena of the existing shop? >> Absolutely. >> Okay. And then you also Howard, you can go up with it as well. Correct. Correct. So there's the ability to if you want to bring an English teacher out there, a math teacher out there and maybe almost get to a point where it was kind of self-contained, you could build up and then also add like content area teachers out there. If you wanted to kind of have a quasi CTC of your own as well. And I guess from a finance perspective, the thought is because this has been discussed um that we would because we still have air conditioning projects um that need to be completed that we have to do if we're going to do them would
027have to do borrowing for that we would roll the cost of this structure and the one at the other high school into into the cost of the borrowing. Is that correct? >> That's correct. >> So what would the the cost be for both schools? I know what it was for one. All in. >> All in. It should be between 10.5 and 11 million. >> Yeah. I I think we can definitely get one air conditioning done next year and potentially finance this and I think that'll bring us to only having one left. >> Yes. >> Um then I think North Sid's up next. >> Yeah. And again, um, you know, the other part of this is and and I don't know the exact the exact count, but I mean, we have only so many slots at
028Dolphin County Vote, and we have double or triple the amount of students that want to take those courses that just can't. This opens more space up to challenge those students and and and get them in a program that that that's going to bring them to school. So I don't want to well I do want to deviate the uh at VOTE I think we're we're responsible for 44% of the budget. Is that what our representation is based on the amount we contribute to the budget? Because I've noticed over the years there's two or three schools where they're um enrollment has declined. So I don't know if there's any way for us to get more of our students in. It's based on a fiveyear average daily membership. >> Here's the thing, Eric. When when those other schools
029de declined, like Sesuana for example, they went from a 100 to over 250 students in the last three or four years. So >> say that they increase to >> Yeah. So >> same as lower did lower do the same and Derry >> I don't recall that but I know Sesuana definitely. >> Yeah. We have about >> township has declined. >> Lower Dolphin is declining. lowered off. It has declined. Our tuition paying schools have declined, but Harrisburg, Susuana, and us are increasing and our enrollment there. And it is also one of the one of director uh Sevatella's goals is to figure out ways to get more see more students because it is an it's a need. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, I mean uh real world experience, we are down to zero electricians in the district. Um
030unions have come in, they they have won some big hospital projects and gutted us of our really good electricians. We are down to one HVAC tech in the district for 23 schools and 30 buildings because they're leaving for higher paying jobs. >> There's a billboard going across the river right now says they're starting at $70 an hour for electricians and they will train you. Absolutely. Our our GC can't find carpenters. So, the need is there. It's it's our duty to supply the the need. >> We talked to at Buildings Ground is maybe getting some sponsorships like go to Home Depot, go to a house, go to Mike Row and say, "Hey, can you sponsor the tooling or the different things like that?" And so that can maybe that max cost is going to be 11.
031I'll add 10% because overruns, that's just the way it goes with inflation. But there's a way to pay for some of this with with sponsorships. Yeah. And I think there's we had it's roughly 1,100 kids who applied to the career and tech center. So we're only getting probably about half of them in each and every year. So there's roughly 500 kids who are going to high school and are not getting the opportunity to get into the career path that they that they want to choose. >> And then the last thing we talked about was with the cyber schools, right? those kids if we can bring them to our cyber program, they can do their gen and ed classes during the day, you know, afternoon or whatever, but they can come here in the morning, be
032here, get those classes in there, and then they can go back and do our cyber school. So, you get them away from those outside cyber schools. >> So, that could be a potentially even more pay for the cost because they're going to bring those in district. Martha, send that money out. Howard, from a timeline, >> um if this was approved tomorrow, what does it look like in terms of completion and a timeline of what I mean because obviously this isn't something that for that would be considered for next school year. This would be 2728 I would assume. Correct? >> Yes. Yes. Yeah. We'd like again if you guys are interested in this, we'd like to get it get it developed, designed, built. Um and in both sites we can probably start in depending on weather
033January, February. Um and then we can have it ready to open for you know uh August of 27. So in terms of next steps um obviously the board would need like concrete information correct pardon the pun um and and and you know uh certain scoped out prices and and job and all that kind of stuff. Is that would be that the next phase that you would bring that information to the board for review? >> Absolutely. So what I can do is I can get with um unlimited who was kind enough to do these sketches and what we can do is we can get an LOC for the development that's getting all the engineers architects all the design work done once the design work's done ADA compliance the whole nine yards site renovations everything get it
034designed get pricing and then we would bring it to you as a complete project to vote on >> so you need documentation from lower Paxton and West Hanover >> correct >> yeah I'd I'd like to see the numbers and then see, you know, what the four is because we had a sliding scale with kindergarten, but we should do it in a way where we normally finance. >> So, next year, January, February is around the time when we look uh to tee things up. >> Yeah. So, my goal would be to get the development started. I can bring an LOC as early as next board meeting um for first read um vote on it. the last board meeting in June. Um, design development would probably go to, if I put my foot on their gas, um,
035we can probably get it done by the end of September. Um, so you guys could have final, you know, we do a buildings and grounds. Um, >> but where would the money come from since the finance wouldn't be available to January and February of 27? I >> I'm the the rough estimates I got on an LLC is about 230,000 in professional costs. So, I would say we we do use capital funds for that. >> Okay. >> That would be my recommendation. >> Or take it from your budget. >> Or take it from my budget. >> There's plenty in the electrical account. >> No. No, there's not. >> Did you say is there there is plumbing hookups to this or no? >> There would be. Yes. >> Okay. I just didn't see it. >> Yep. >>
036TLT. Got it. >> So, this one would be where the they tearing down the barn at CD, right? So, it's going to be across the street, the parking lot, which is not optimal, but it is. And then the one at CD is right by the tennis courts. It's almost like touching the building and you could do like a covered walkway. So that would be like real close walkable. No parking lot. >> Where is it at east? I'm sorry. >> East. Um kind of right in between the new twotory or threetory section and transportation. Back in that grass here. >> Basketball entrance. The basketball entrance. It's on your left hand side behind the tennis court. >> Well, I didn't go to you, so I don't >> Well, you've seen the front of the basketball gym. any
037any thoughts from board members on that process? So, do >> I think this is a great idea. We need to give the kids skills that they could actually use in life. Um, and if I missed the the conversation on this, I'm sorry, but it seems to me like we do need more texts in our area. Has anybody gone to the state, the county, like I'm sure we're not the only area that thinks that we need more voteex for like this. Like >> Jason Civotello of Votech has reached out and is working with a lot of our representatives at the state and local levels. They have taken tours and he's sharing his vision of what >> and that's my point. Have we done that? Have districts done that? Um because I know this is going to
038help with our overcrowded that's part of it. It's also going to help with something that we really need. But I mean wouldn't it be nicer to have more vote? I mean I don't know what the number of high schools are in our county. Let's say there's 20 there's one vote, >> right? >> It would be nice if there were 10 vote. >> Yeah. The only thing I can say about that if you bring up a valid question um is that we are potentially um if we go this direction, you know, I did talk to the grant writer last week. We spent about a half hour talking about the Perkins grant and um there would be the opportunity for us as a district to apply for the Perkins grant. Now, we it won't help with the
039cost of the structure, but it could help with the cost of personnel and then also some of the equipment. So we might be able to tap into the Perkins grant um because this could could go down it's going down a C code CTC path. That is a poss a very big possibility for us. >> That's great. I'm just looking at a more a bigger like you know this is I mean you hear it everywhere. I mean teachers have been saying this for years >> you know it just it's you know should have more voteex and this is a great idea. I like the idea about that. It's the type of building that is >> heck of a lot cheaper than a new building. >> Absolutely. >> Um and it does take care of a little
040bit of the overcrowded. >> Yeah. And and and we're not the first people to think of this type of structure. When you go to a college campus and and some of the other big high schools and stuff in the area, you look at like a fieldhouse kind of like the the gym at CD High, although it won't be on that type of scale. It's that type of structure. >> Yeah. I just want to see through the finance numbers because we are uh we have um contract negotiations next year as well. So there's a lot of financial pressure on us. >> I just want to thank you as as a chair of Billings Ground like this kind of innovation like thinking like outside the box that I always think that public education is missing. This is
041something that you know I've been begging for. So this is fantastic. Same thing with the kindergarten centers, but this is just how we can get the most bang for our buck with the tax dollars and also fix overcounting and we're giving an amazing program for an area that's going to be I mean there's like hundreds of thousands of electricians that are going to be eaten over the next 10 years in this country. So it gives our students an opportunity hey college you don't have to always go there in this path and this is just gives right uh everybody an opportunity to be really successful right out of high school. >> Absolutely. And this gives space to to bring in outside, you know, electricians to help train. Um carpenters can come in and help train our
042students and and help with placements. You know, these kids are going to develop relationships with some of these folks and get jobs right out of high school. >> Not to mention saving hundreds of millions of dollars in taxpayer >> Absolutely. So, >> so I guess my question to the admin and to Howard is do you need something from the board? Does the board need to take official action? Because there would be an expenditure of funds in order to start that first step. >> Yes. So, what I what I'll do is I'll bring a quote in for an LLC. >> Okay. >> Um we'll do that next board meeting. Okay. >> You guys can read through it. We'll I'll do a small presentation on it. Again, it's going to be very much like we do with
043the air conditioning projects. >> Kind of all-encompassing uh architect, engineer, um local uh government studies and all that stuff. Um and that'll get us to the point of schematics and the ability to actually get pricing. >> Okay. >> Yeah. Let's just get through this budget. >> Yeah. >> Any other questions for Howard? >> Thank you. >> Appreciate it. Moving on to item 604, public speakers for agenda items. This is the first of two opportunities for the public to address the board. Uh the first of which is for agenda items only and we have no one signed up to speak. Moving to unfinished business. Um item 701. Uh Mr. Bard. >> The administration is recommending approval of the proposed final budget for the 2627 fiscal year in the amount of 292,15,471. This 2627 proposed final budget
044includes a 2.3% increase in the real estate millage rate. The two the 2627 real estate tax millage rate is proposed to be 18.7141 mills. This budget will be available for public inspection in the administration building and on the district's website. The final budget will appear on the June 23rd, 2026 board agenda for approval. >> So, just want to uh thank everybody who is involved with putting this together. Um it's a challenging year. We added, I think, 4.6 million in um staffing caused by bringing kindergarten on. Uh we're doing two air conditioning projects this summer. Um but the good news is the district is is healthy. Uh our bond rating is high. um our uh reserve even after we go through this I think we're at 6.4 for Peter our current reserve and we'll draw down
045to what 61 >> yeah 6 point it's 6.3% and we're drawing it down to 6.1 a little over 6.1 >> even after doing that we're in better shape than Susuan and Derry Lower Dolphin and just about every other high school so we have a good rating we have a good reserve balance and our you know our ratio of debt is at about 7% so I know all that probably is unappealing to folks but uh we got to a point this year where there'll be no cuts. Uh I think programming will remain the same. Next year is another story. Um I don't know, Peter, if you wanted to add anything else, but our financial checkup is uh really good, especially compared to other districts. >> No, I think you covered everything, so I think we're good.
046>> I'd just um like to echo Eric's sentiment. Um I'd like to personally thank the finance committee um of which Eric is the chair, but um the rest of the members of the finance committee. Um there's been a ton of meetings, a ton of conversations. Um the input from the board collectively has been fantastic. And so I just wanted to say thank you for everybody's engagement and heavy lifting and and um constructive process through which we got to this point. Um I think this is the um best case scenario for the district over what we had started, where we started, and what we thought we were going to end up to where we finally ended up. and I think it's a product that um everybody's had a part of. So, I just wanted to say
047thank you to the full board and the finance committee. >> I want to recognize Kristen who is always around to allow me to vent and Dave and um Tom who are on the the committee. It's a lot of committees. I think Peter, we're done this year. No more committees. >> Nope. No more committee meetings. >> All right. I just wanted to make a comment that I think this year or this past year was probably the most collaborative, transparent uh financial committee with the budget that I have ever seen in years past. So kudos to making that happen as well. >> Other comments from board members or questions? >> I think uh like he just he said we have a good bond rating. I don't think people realize we have the same bond rating as the
048Commonwealth. So, we can't get a better bond rating than we have because we can't go higher than the Commonwealth's rating. So, that that's a you know a great reflection on what's been happening. >> Other comments, questions? Again, this is just a proposed final budget. The final budget would be uh at the last meeting in June. May have a motion to approve the recommendation. So moved. >> Is there a second? >> Second. >> Thank you. We're going to do this by a roll call vote. >> Um I'd like to comment before we vote. >> Go for it. >> Okay. Um just to uh provide full disclosure to the board and to the community. Um I will be um abstaining from this vote. Um that's kind of unprecedented. The solicitor said I could um actually vote on
049this, but this past year, my husband is a 100% disabled veteran. Um he has achieved that status, if you want to call it an achievement. Um but with that comes some government or additional government benefits and one of those benefits is becoming tax exempt on personal property taxes. Woohoo. Um, so we did apply for that and he was accepted and granted that um, exemption. So I just don't feel it appropriate that I'm requesting an an exemption for our family and then having to vote on a tax increase. So that's my full disclosure and that's why I will be abstaining. >> Thank you. So we have a motion and a second and we'll do this through a roll call vote. Miss Connell, call the role. >> Mr. Epstein? >> Yes. Mr. Garlic, >> yes. >> Mr.
050Gordon, >> yes. >> Mrs. Hanford, >> yes. >> Mr. Jacobs, >> yes. >> Mrs. Webster, >> abstain. >> Mrs. Bingaman, >> yes. >> Mrs. Cavolei, >> yes. >> Mr. Dorman, >> yes. >> The motion passes with eight confirmative votes. I mean, affirmative. Confirmative. >> Thank you. Thank you. Appreciate it. Um, moving on to item 702. And as we have now done uh for the last several meetings, we will be taking these as a consent agenda. We will be voting collectively on items 702, 703, 704, 705, 706, 707, and 708. Items 702 through 708 collectively as a consent agenda. May I have a motion? Motion second >> and a motion and a second. Any questions or comments? >> All those in favor signify by saying I. >> Opposed. >> Motion carries. Thank you. >> Moving to
051item 8001 personnel report. Uh before Mr. Turman uh gets to his recommendation. I would like to note that we will be uh separating out number 16 from the personnel agenda and we will be voting on that separately after we vote on the personnel agenda. Mr. Turman, >> just a point of order. >> Yeah. >> Can we do that if we didn't make an >> motion at the beginning? >> I previously got counsel on that. Yep. >> Gotcha. Thank you. >> Yep. The administration is recommending approval of the personnel report as discussed in executive session. >> Again, this is a motion to approve the personnel agenda without item 16. May I have a motion to approve the recommendation? >> Motion. >> Is there a second? >> Second. >> Any questions or comments? All those in favor
052signify by saying I. >> Opposed. Um, now we're going to vote on item number 16 from the personnel agenda. Uh, is there a motion? >> Motion. >> Is there a second? >> Second. >> Questions or comments from the board? >> Hearing none. We're going to do this through a roll call vote. Mr. Connell, will you call the role? >> Mr. Garlic? >> Yes. >> Mr. Gordon? >> No. >> Mrs. Hanford? No, >> Mr. Jacobs. >> Yes, >> Mrs. Webster. >> Yes, >> Mrs. Bingaman. >> No, >> Mrs. Cavoli. >> No, >> Mr. Dornan. >> Yes, >> Mr. Epstein. >> Yes. >> The motion passes with five affirmative votes. >> Thank you. >> Moving on to item 8002, flexible instruction instructional days application. Mr. determine the administration recommending approval of the submission of the flexible instruction
053instructional days application to PTE. Uh this is something that we have to do every 3 years. Um Chris is here to talk quickly about any changes we've made from the last application to this one. Chris. >> Okay. So, the purpose of a flexible instruction day is to allow a school day to continue with flexibilities for our families to deal with weather or other issues. >> Come up here. I can't see you. Oh, there you are. I was looking back there. Thanks, Chris. >> You're welcome. >> I didn't know you were Vanrol. >> It's one of my many talents. All right. >> Um, so the purpose of the flexible instruction days are so that we can continue with education um when there's things like weather that come up and still give that flexibility to families so
054that there can be time for education and time to deal with whatever has come up that has caused the lack of school. for the questions. The first four questions from the state are the same questions, but the state did include additional details that the answers then reflected just the details to answer those questions. The fifth fifth question from the state was a new question this year and that question was what are the accommodations and modifications that are provided for diverse learners by instructors during flexible instruction days. So the answers just detail things that have already been current practice and some things are just more clearly defining exactly what everyone's roles are on those days. >> And so I just wanted to note for the public that normally this would be a first read. Uh but
055we have a deadline of what? May >> May 30th. May 30th. Yeah. >> And so that's why we've skipped the first read and going straight to a vote. Anything else from the admin? >> No. >> Okay. May I have a motion to approve the recommendation? So moved. >> Is there a second? >> Second. >> Thank you. Questions or comments? >> All those in favor signify by saying I. >> I. Opposed. >> Thanks, Chris. >> Yeah. Sorry about that. >> Item 8003, outofstate trip approval. Mr. Turman, >> the administration is recommending approval of the following out of state trip request. Central Dolphin East High School L students are going to travel to Washington DC. They are actually going tomorrow. Um this was missed. Uh this is the this actually is my fault. Um they requested uh
056additional funds from the district to actually be able to go. Um their team and students raised as much money as they could. Um and even with them raising money, they still didn't have enough money for transportation. So um Mr. Bart and I did step in and support them so that the old students had a chance to travel to Washington DC. Um that was probably about two months ago and it totally slipped my mind uh to bring that here. So that's why we're bringing it for approval uh tonight. Uh they're actually leaving tomorrow at 7:45. >> What what is this for? >> So I see ELLL students um they're actually going to go to travel to WA to see Washington DC. So it's trips that we've done in other schools as well. Um, usually these trips
057they have to fund raise to to be able to participate and uh they did fundraising for a full year and I think they raised maybe $2,000. >> Yeah, it wasn't that it wasn't much. I also want to acknowledge uh Christ Transportation. Uh they donated $2,500 in a check um for them to go because they're going via charter buses, three charter buses. Um and myself and Mr. Turman will be there, see them off and see them in tomorrow. So um it was a great great experience for them. >> I'm going to DC on June 3rd. Yeah, Eric, we didn't let you go with them. So, >> yeah. So, that's why we kept it to uh that's the reason why Well, Mr. Turman saying it's his fault really isn't. We just kind of, you know, >> May
058I have a motion to approve the recommendation? >> Thank you to all you who made that happen for them. That's a big >> So, I'm sorry. >> No, you're welcome. >> Motion. >> Is there a second? Second. >> Thank you. Any questions? All those in favor signify by saying I. >> I. >> Opposed? Item 804, Central Dolphin School District Sports Summer Camps. >> The administration is recommending approval of the following Central Dolphin School District Sports Summer Camps. This item will appear on the June 10th, 2026 board agenda for approval. EHS boys soccer youth camp, it'll be July 7th to the 9th. Uh that'll be at the EHS turf field, that'll be for grades 4 to 8. EHS boys lacrosse youth camp, that'll be July 27th to the 30th. Uh that'll be at the DAC turf.
059Uh that'll be from K to 8. And then CD girls lacrosse will be August 3rd to 5th. That'll be at the CD high school turf field. That'll be for girls grades 1 to eight. >> What's DAC turf? >> I was going to ask. >> No clue. Uh >> I think it's David Alexander. It's the same field. Yes. >> I was confused at first, too. >> The C threw me off. >> No, Mr. Turman. I didn't want it to be D presc. >> Again, this item is not for voting today. This will appear on the June the first meeting in June for approval. Item 8005, treasury report for month ending April 30th, 2026. Mr. Bard. >> Oh, me. Um, the administration is recommending approval of the treasures report for the month ending April 30, 2026. This
060item will appear on the June 10th, 2026 board meeting for approval. >> So to be clear then obviously the next one is June. We don't have a budget report for July, do we? Or or >> So, we will ask is it's customary for authority to um pay bills and run the district in the month of July and then we will presume >> reconcile it. >> Yeah, we'll reconcile all of it in August. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Y >> item 8006, public speakers for non-aggenda items. This is the second of the two opportunities for speakers to address the board on anything they wish. And there's no one signed up to speak. Oh, someone's speak what's coming to the >> well somebody wants to speak >> item 8007 board representative reports are there any >> sorry
061I thought you wanted >> any board representative reports >> hearing none item 8008 board committee reports >> tomorrow is the trifecta of >> the >> I can make this announcement for everyone if you But um personnel at 4 o'clock, policy at 4:30, and academics at 5. Um >> should be a great time. Come on out. >> In this room. >> Yes. >> Sorry. Yes. In the boardroom. >> What was the middle one? >> Okay. >> Personnel policy. Personnel policy and academic. >> Yeah. >> I'm not No, I'm not. >> Thank you. >> Any other board? Any other board committee reports? policy is only going to be a half an hour with that that huge >> they're never always >> policy 100 >> I think it just runs into the next >> that you get we'll
062get through them >> hardly anything on the personnel agenda >> correct so and we sent them in that's why we sent them in advance because they're such a bulk >> huge I'm still getting through it >> well before Dave says it is that still equal to one finance committee meeting >> and the building grounds is getting long too >> you know Yeah. >> Moving to item 8009, sympathy resolutions. Mr. Turman, >> sympathies are extended to Carol Wisman, former teacher on her passing. >> Um, item 901, adjournment. Do I have a motion? >> Is there a second? All those in favor? I opposed. Meeting adjourned.