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Technology director Mr. Schreckengoss told the board Lightspeed “will sit on our network and monitor our educational programs” and provide usage and student‑data privacy scores. The district hopes the tool will identify underused paid subscriptions and notify staff if vendors change privacy terms so the district can reassess whether to continue using an application.

The board also approved a routine teacher/admin laptop replacement as part of the district’s refresh cycle and replacement of six‑year‑old Macs in the multimedia lab that faculty said are experiencing frequent failures. Those items were presented as standard purchases and approved as part of the consent agenda.

Administrators said Lightspeed is a one‑year contract and can be discontinued if it does not deliver expected savings or compliance monitoring.

The purchases are intended to improve classroom technology reliability, strengthen compliance oversight for student privacy and refresh devices used for curriculum and media production.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","5 12 25 FR School Board Meetings COW & Regular","oneSentenceSummary","The district approved a one‑year Lightspeed Digital Insight subscription to monitor educational application usage and privacy, a standard teacher/admin Windows laptop refresh and replacement of aging Mac-based multimedia lab computers.","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},6061768,"District reports continued bus‑driver shortage; uses contract carrier Myers Transportation and updated stop list",121,4042000,4163000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3281070-ded2d30b9806f2533162ea738a803c70&start=4042&end=4163","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3281070-ded2d30b9806f2533162ea738a803c70/thumbnail_4042000.jpg","/articles/6061768/Pennsylvania/District-reports-continued-busdriver-shortage-uses-contract-carrier-Myers-Transportation-and-updated-stop-list","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6061768-acffe56c53ada8ea78ca7a3a45e3af76/orig.mp4?Expires=1770947141&Signature=WaafklvD5oJDz5xGyufqXJTKLb9Ebq4d1Zz5l~IUdKzLnEBD9BYrYw5a5LY1W73AAyGzln3Eb3G5vHq4IFVDyi86Q9xuMFax8GrDzohPRCAGxIEgCCnQysMAu2b-wYkf-7INq26oN0SiuXhbSo4WC4DeIWTL896f4E1go7x8pUaTTHoOh-GNjYF7Zx292pug9SSXeye1vCBsYiT4VX0OeWUCJTGhrpcB5XPEalFTIf9KFU2Q8g~KaTqF-1J2jCrM6L0hYhmsnWVHatTp2nGpakelOOLlmp8FPKMZ35IXqGVJcEfhbYOuWS8G7Tew1N5gyxKtz8Vuo8rhP8R2y1hmmg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The district’s transportation coordinator told the board Franklin Regional does not yet have a full roster of bus drivers and on many days “we have just enough bus drivers,” requiring the carrier, Myers Transportation, to borrow drivers from coach lines and have company leadership drive to cover routes.

Ms. Gao presented the quarterly list of drivers and an updated bus‑stop roster for district approval. She said recruitment efforts include website postings, local advertising and incentive offerings by the contractor, but that finding operators with a CDL remains difficult statewide.

Board members asked whether past safety concerns had been addressed; administration said an earlier complaint about driving on winding local roads had been investigated and addressed with the contractor. The board approved the updated driver list and bus‑stop changes as consent agenda items.

Administrators said the lack of spare drivers constrains scheduling and that the district rents equipment when needed, though staffing gaps — rather than machinery — are the primary constraint. The district will continue recruitment efforts and monitor driver availability entering the summer and next school year.","Franklin Regional officials told the board the district remains short of bus drivers, relies on Myers Transportation and occasional coach‑line drivers, and has posted recruitment advertising. A roster and updated bus‑stop list were presented to the board.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6061773,"Students win grants, stage community fundraisers and national coding success at Franklin Regional",4173,330000,4503000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3281070-ded2d30b9806f2533162ea738a803c70&start=330&end=4503","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3281070-ded2d30b9806f2533162ea738a803c70/thumbnail_330000.jpg","/articles/6061773/Pennsylvania/Students-win-grants-stage-community-fundraisers-and-national-coding-success-at-Franklin-Regional","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6061773-a38615b170e9847868912e6013a45683/orig.mp4?Expires=1770947141&Signature=SVc0n2Wv-JLd5Xc42B08C~t8BVi9xExHq3y8KWZEoGBJbT~NCYt2CgCdAI5hx-VzHmqa2~dOxltIEx5TzVLtOpJN-21c9Dtf4mbYRhcV034BcE1UDEX3byBIxxwd~VSxZD8whEgibxf~PRHDmTbTeS22u~12~ZQRThWtwQYLBFeWumDzOy9fIsaB~sYjYakxAIXci4SGppy4ogDsC2UDyjAjGuBLVDunAaO~HzjFGTEAzEVIrzOU7nSyXZuZJq0y38e~BIo69S8L4lA2JCBfV8wgTnuppSuJFfj-PmbKtqbMm3366Xj1Vryg973m9orTLayHxlrmOBtJhbCBQizr8Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Franklin Regional students on Monday showcased a string of student projects and community fundraising efforts that school leaders said demonstrate student leadership and civic engagement.

At the elementary/intermediate presentation, third‑grade student Ellie Anderson told the board she used Scratch and block‑based coding to build a game that won third place in a national Girls Who Code Code Art competition. “I used Scratch,” Ellie said during her presentation, and staff noted the game tied to the district’s creek studies and trout‑rearing lessons.

Middle school staff described FRMS CARES Day, a January event in which every sixth‑through‑eighth‑grade student picked a career interest, identified a community problem and developed solutions; eight finalist teams pitched projects and four teams received $500 grants funded by the district’s Bridal Foundation allocation of $2,000 for student initiatives. Student projects included a blood drive (the students reported 63 signups and 54 units collected on April 11), a youth rides concept, whiteboard desk coverings to reduce paper waste and a Best Buddies–style unified program.

High school students and sponsors highlighted MiniTHON and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Student Visionaries campaign. MiniTHON leadership said their local efforts support Penn State Children’s Hospital through 4 Diamonds; “all of our money goes to 4 Diamonds,” student leader Sydney Nguyen told the board. The school’s Student Visionaries team reported raising about $81,000 in the region; Erica Gribben, the Pittsburgh Student Visionaries campaign development manager, said Luca Bertucci raised more than $42,000 and received a regional team‑member award.

Administrators told the board the student efforts build skills (the district framed them around “the 5 C’s”: collaboration, creativity, communication, citizenship and critical thinking) and bring both small grants and larger community donations into district initiatives.","Students from Franklin Regional presented projects ranging from a national Girls Who Code placement to middle‑school CARES finalists, a successful blood drive and high‑school fundraising teams (MiniTHON and Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Student Visionaries) that raised community donations.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6061777,"Franklin Regional board adopts proposed final 2025–26 budget; property tax rate to rise 3.58%",3379,5557000,8936000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3281070-ded2d30b9806f2533162ea738a803c70&start=5557&end=8936","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3281070-ded2d30b9806f2533162ea738a803c70/thumbnail_5557000.jpg","/articles/6061777/Pennsylvania/Franklin-Regional-board-adopts-proposed-final-202526-budget-property-tax-rate-to-rise-358","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6061777-fe19d037038e8ad12d343fa2deb1e4c6/orig.mp4?Expires=1770947141&Signature=mZJ5UYhqhOLu7~a2Ps76NEJIl5xsXttHp9DvtL1KEN-3EvnWb0poWxDQz2nugMXPZihhO5dLKVNgICQL5kon0MbXlE29ZLQ2XS6iYhvC98q~O34z67NWkIx4KHYZRqgJuhiSC4bT~FyvSFYN9GqDeeDgr1jXilBIRbav34T42F4Du8FYmAT4DwDvZCGyesh0qh6QeMnM3xelVDTtWu~eQbu9Ufhgx~~2sBRLYB8aevI5-6PnYKMT2fzQRX~NckZ4RfBpf4iVmO5LEdKF91XR1HTxa~BpgkWjzvdINyX34ZJQqeLxmxjM3w7gr7x2v0XI4G1EPt8t-1wXEFZGZC3KNg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Franklin Regional School Board on Monday approved a proposed final general fund budget for 2025–26 that includes $71,249,966 in expenditures and projects $70,578,234 in revenues, producing a $671,732 shortfall the district will cover with reserves.

Finance director John Perry told the board the package includes a 3.58% increase in the property tax rate and a recommendation to use $147,000 of committed fund balance for technology projects plus $524,732 of unassigned fund balance to balance the budget. “The budget does contain a 3.58% increase to the property tax rate,” Perry said.

Perry said personnel costs account for most of the increase — about $1.8 million — and that health‑care premium increases (the Westmoreland County Public Schools Healthcare Consortium approved a 9% medical premium rise) and a higher PSERS employer contribution rate are primary drivers. The proposed budget also reflects higher electricity and data‑processing costs and projected increases in special‑education and tuition line items, including charter and cyber charter tuition.

On revenue, the district budgeted conservatively for state aid, using the governor’s proposal as the baseline. Perry noted the governor’s budget omitted prior cyber‑charter transition funding ($93,000 in 2024‑25) and said the district did not budget for a tuition cap but remains watchful as the state budget develops.

Adopting a proposed final budget triggers the public inspection period required under Act 1 timelines; the district will make the budget available for public review and return to the board for final adoption in June. The board approved the proposed final budget by roll call vote.","The board adopted a proposed final general fund budget for 2025–26 with $71.25 million in expenditures, a 3.58% property tax‑rate increase and a planned draw on fund balance to cover a $671,000 shortfall.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6061782,"Board approves annual MAPS contract with University of Pittsburgh to fund on-campus mental‑health liaisons",465,3151000,3616000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3281070-ded2d30b9806f2533162ea738a803c70&start=3151&end=3616","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3281070-ded2d30b9806f2533162ea738a803c70/thumbnail_3151000.jpg","/articles/6061782/Pennsylvania/Board-approves-annual-MAPS-contract-with-University-of-Pittsburgh-to-fund-on-campus-mentalhealth-liaisons","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6061782-096a78e79120dbe37bb141d095d59a1b/orig.mp4?Expires=1770947141&Signature=hTg4JYUX6MyWlfWP6zHhRsTBSxTs04xCzQKB4v7aNWakv2u5903vZ81s~P545ogXER3-ruAj~c-uqc64wdKSn86LqXR68SlQpfSlSzo7xPk8IDR1btz8PQUKtlQjT90JqgYtyA-xSB91~FwXVHj0tioZr6XXFq0l0r7YQLfl2mLhkMVVcb4Gjywfyc1gnnOwkbhWdr6i2jpQsXcLC98qC~eXYcX0Oo0-y2B37rkZNY2ByGDlbOoJ5vv0jPVpcnTolU0K3~R6k~-Cp3vZkkjyWid52OMEGPieu4cMQuVm6hJCZwA33VnRaQtmiESzk32bTypTcMRGFxr--F44TEu2jw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Franklin Regional School District on Monday approved an annual contract with the University of Pittsburgh’s MAPS program to provide school‑based behavioral health liaisons, the district said during its Committee of the Whole meeting.

The contract is grant funded by the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency and will support liaisons who work inside the district’s MTSS (multi‑tiered systems of support), crisis response, parent engagement and targeted counseling services, Superintendent Michael Perino said.

MAPS liaisons are not providing out‑patient therapy, Perino and the district’s presenter said; instead they provide counseling “as a related service” under students’ IEPs and run parent programs, staff wellness events and targeted groups such as vaping cessation. “There is currently no research conducted by our MAPS liaisons,” Dr. (name on transcript) said, adding the liaisons coordinate with school counselors and meet with a University of Pittsburgh supervisor quarterly.

Board members asked how liaisons are selected and supervised; district staff said the University of Pittsburgh hires the liaisons and the district sets daily guidelines and oversight. The district also explained the liaisons use built‑in intervention time (equivalent to a class period) so services typically occur during scheduled intervention/QRT blocks and with parent permission for group work.

The contract was presented as part of the consent agenda and approved by roll call vote. The district plans to continue monitoring truancy and other metrics and will provide data in its June safety report; staff cautioned that changes in truancy have multiple causes and cannot be attributed solely to the MAPS program.

Officials said the MAPS work is currently covered by grant funding from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency’s school safety and mental health grant; if the grant were to end, the district said replacing those services would likely require hiring one or more district social workers at higher cost.

The board’s approval continues a multi‑year relationship with the University of Pittsburgh liaisons, which district staff credited with supporting hundreds of parent and staff contacts and a range of student groups across elementary, middle and high school levels.","The Franklin Regional School Board approved a renewed, grant‑funded contract with the University of Pittsburgh’s MAPS program to continue on‑campus liaisons who provide counseling-related services, parent engagement, truancy support and staff wellness activities.","actionData","errors"]

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