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Custodial and facilities: The board approved a five‑year agreement with Fagan for custodial supplies and related consultation, a buffered deal the district says yields recurring savings (an estimated 10% annual savings on liners and ~20% on hand soap/sanitizer) and provides universal dispensers, staff training and software‑based Envirologics asset management services at no additional recurring software cost. The board also approved purchases already included in the 2025–26 capital plan: eight upright cordless vacuums, eight backpack vacuums (with replacement batteries), a replacement Bobcat for grounds work, selected furniture for libraries and schools, one new wrestling mat for the middle school, and district‑wide paving and sidewalk work focused on the high‑school/middle‑school campus.

Technology and safety: The board approved replacement uninterruptible power supplies for servers and switches, the purchase of district digital signage to complete an in‑building signage rollout (administrators said the signage will tie into the security system and ultimately allow district‑wide emergency messaging), and replacement Chromebooks as part of the one‑to‑one fleet (administration said they are switching to a new Lenovo model expected to be more durable and more readily available).

Special‑education and student services: The board approved continuing the annual agreement with the Children’s Institute and new agreements to obtain deaf/hard‑of‑hearing services ($125/hour) and audiological services ($160/hour) through an alternate provider after the intermediate unit announced large rate increases. Administrators said the new provider offers a large substitute pool and supervised services similar to prior vendors.

Staffing and partnerships: The board approved a memorandum of agreement with Penn State to accept field students and student teachers through June 30, 2029, and approved an additional medical staffing agreement with Dedicated Nurses Associates (DNA) to expand the district’s pool of substitute nurses and health‑room assistants.

Procurement and fuel: As part of the Westmoreland Intermediate Unit (WIU) and Joint Purchasing Consortium, the board approved the WIU general operating budget (Franklin Regional’s share: $27,391) and accepted low bids for unleaded gasoline ($2.062/gal) and diesel fuel ($2.3295/gal) from Guttman Energy for the coming school year.

Board members and administrators repeatedly noted that many of the purchases were preapproved in the district’s capital plan. During public comment, a resident asked about the cumulative total of capital‑reserve and technology items; administrators said the cordless vacuums and many purchases were budgeted and would not increase the capital plan beyond what the board had previously approved.

Votes at a glance: Consent agenda items 1–32 were approved by voice vote (aye). Consent agenda item 33 was approved with one abstention (recorded as one abstention in the minutes; individual abstainer not specified in the public transcript). The WIU general operating budget was approved by roll call (Franklin Regional share $27,391); the roll call in the transcript recorded “Yes” votes from board members in attendance. The Joint Purchasing Consortium fuel awards were approved by roll call; recorded votes in the transcript were unanimous among voters present.

Administrators said many contracts and purchases will be implemented this summer; staff noted timelines for digital signage installation (targeted for completion in June) and for the paving and signage projects. Several board members thanked staff for packaging preapproved capital items in the recommended procurement schedule.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","4 22 25 FR School Board Meeting COW & Regular","oneSentenceSummary","The Franklin Regional School Board on April 22 approved a series of contracts, capital purchases and program agreements, including a five‑year custodial‑supply contract, purchases for grounds and custodial equipment, a digital‑signage rollout tied to the security system, and Chromebook replacements.","taxTitle","Franklin Regional SD, School Districts, Pennsylvania","taxId",68111,"location","Pennsylvania","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6260257,"External auditor gives Franklin Regional unmodified opinion; district moves millions into capital reserve",742,667000,1409000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3134172-6579220eabf1bab476986d47e46541a9&start=667&end=1409","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3134172-6579220eabf1bab476986d47e46541a9/thumbnail_667000.jpg","/articles/6260257/Pennsylvania/External-auditor-gives-Franklin-Regional-unmodified-opinion-district-moves-millions-into-capital-reserve","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6260257-1eb6ea875e69936dad88de9f80c2b5bc/orig.mp4?Expires=1771026536&Signature=b~F-0bMz3ZEhTPfNX3JdlyoQ~nP466o5VbwaGM5hhH-ltQ~xOwa-DnRwBVFPCvv6UBDWJBKMq9pNE2aTaCRJ9F7KbLLmsPCuE7u8cDvbtxd3-edcDufFnaWOkOviubz7EjSLkTC437dgnnOBswhuLwHPKGabGw0-5thYRWaeAzS4itRm7AbRDQ1FG5Z2Zd7u22ZA4UG8VUExF6mWIXWEjt9fayY~jjToWgns1Ic8BTMkMbuGc5zIPoXknWzHUPeBbtTKI2AqHJ~KZVOVffn4FIP4y0tQNi9vZmNFCqaOW4lpbac33hiaaImab~wEim~oeb5qRgEraK6TkGVFOv5K4Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Mark Turnley, the district’s independent external auditor, told the Franklin Regional School Board on April 22 that the district’s fiscal-year 2023–24 financial statements received an “unmodified opinion,” commonly called a clean opinion, and that compliance testing of the National School Lunch Program turned up no material findings.

Turnley said the district ended the year with about $15.99 million in general fund balance, roughly a $4.7 million increase from the prior year. He told directors much of the increase reflected an internal reclassification: the district closed a separate technology fund and transferred about $2.3 million of remaining technology reserves into the general fund while continuing to earmark those dollars for technology purposes.

The audit synopsis Turnley presented also credited higher-than-expected tax collections and stronger interest earnings for boosting revenues, and noted modest federal and state revenue increases including remaining ESSER (Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief) funds. Turnley described a five-year history of revenues and expenditures and said general fund revenues exceeded budget by about $5 million while general fund expenditures were only about 0.3% over budget.

Board discussion focused on the sources of the roughly $1.7 million increase in tax collections. John Perry, district finance staff, said the change was “mainly due to the mill increase,” adding that assessed-value growth from new construction and incoming businesses was modest and that earned-income-tax growth reflected wage growth. Perry and Turnley also said delinquent real estate collections produced a lumpy, timing-driven uplift.

Turnley warned directors that a consolidated “corporate balance sheet” that adds long‑term assets and liabilities shows a large net deficit driven primarily by the district’s share of the state pension liability. He said the actuarial pension liability (shown for 6/30/2024) was approximately $85 million, a reporting item required on the government‑wide statements that does not represent a near‑term cash payment demand.

Separately, district staff recommended that the board transfer $3 million from the general fund into the capital reserve fund and commit $1.5 million of general‑fund balance for future debt‑service stabilization. The recommendation, developed with the finance committee, drew comment that the transfer largely repurposed funds previously held in escrow related to the elementary campus site work; staff said the move is intended to align resources with the board’s five‑year capital plan.

The audit briefing concluded with Turnley reiterating the unmodified opinion and the lack of material compliance findings. Board members thanked the auditor and district finance staff for the report.

Votes at a glance: The audit report was presented; no formal vote was recorded on the audit presentation itself. The board later approved consent and roll‑call agenda items (see related article for a full list of approvals).","An independent audit found the Franklin Regional School District’s 2023–24 financial statements presented fairly; the district recorded a roughly $4.7 million increase in general fund balance and is recommending a $3 million transfer to capital reserve and a $1.5 million general-fund commitment for debt-service stabilization.","actionData","errors"]

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Board approves series of contracts, capital purchases and program agreements, including custodial supply deal and digital signage buildout

External auditor gives Franklin Regional unmodified opinion; district moves millions into capital reserve