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During the construction report, staff said work in Area C and two rooms in Area D will be turned over with the initial Phase 1 occupancy. “All the above ceiling work is done. The above ceiling inspections are complete,” the presenter said, adding that ceiling tile installation across floors and HVAC balancing were in final stages. Staff reported the final inspection by the building department was scheduled for the coming Friday.

The presenter listed completed items: new washer and dryer in the annex boiler-room area, mop-sink panels, interior expansion joints, safety-fence relocation to enable the new bus loop and parking area, concrete sidewalks, and initial final cleaning of classrooms. Reception furniture and a pass-through window for office areas were being installed. Staff reported HVAC balancing and water balancing activities and said some second-floor science-room fixtures had not arrived on schedule and would be installed during the coming week.

Project timing: the presenter recited the original construction start (09/13) and Phase 1 completion date (01/17/25) and said the project is about 16 months into work. Because Phase 1 was late, staff cautioned that Phase 2 and Phase 3 dates are expected to change; contractors had not yet provided revised dates. “That's because we all know that the first phase was late. So we would anticipate those dates changing, but the contractors haven't given us the new dates yet,” the presenter said.

Ending: Staff said they will update the board once contractors provide revised completion dates for later phases and that remaining punch-list items (fixture installs and final balancing) are scheduled in the coming days.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Littlestown Area School District Workshop Meeting 1-13-2025 Part 2","oneSentenceSummary","District staff reported Phase 1 of the new building is nearly ready for occupancy (ceilings, HVAC, sidewalks, and final cleaning largely complete). Later-phase completion dates are tentative because earlier delays pushed schedules; some fixtures remain to be installed in science rooms.","taxTitle","Littlestown Area SD, School Districts, Pennsylvania","taxId",78531,"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},6346824,"Parent urges board to preserve three educator prep days, questions law-enforcement MOU and council plans",193,835000,1028000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2246449-daa357cfc5d6295883a89c27e64a5bad&start=835&end=1028","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2246449-daa357cfc5d6295883a89c27e64a5bad/thumbnail_835000.jpg","/articles/6346824/Pennsylvania/Parent-urges-board-to-preserve-three-educator-prep-days-questions-law-enforcement-MOU-and-council-plans","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6346824-2595bb2c79221d64d04051737ec6a4b1/orig.mp4?Expires=1770738806&Signature=lWkzYdI8wN~6Qi3CjzmTNaKaA1lIsrMh~d6TyPFai5AHnQBbjSFGGYIs6C6BW43J7NOLaewkwNepuLxr6Muwml5nbFYFpE2wNUBpyofPC6Em1MNDveHoM3oyqWbAtSHHBS1i7Ti~GSF6jOSzE-HI4KVeDI-9qECcXU7q8wNsOUuKk8YQ1BoB~1VbCDhxn3jxlAopDwh9t87-8uQ9TnpQ6z4mbUdT-cdwS0ggQdVx~STHB4~LwZb7B5ff0DgFsJWt5QNi02PKADoHy6eTuzeywUUnhjS~4CpOMYgxKXRi-yKD5WJLszil-6xo15iG32fPlVGJsJ0vRh6Dxhkk6tSqhQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Suzanne Johnson, a district parent and resident, urged the Littlestown Area School District Board of Education to retain three educator preparation days before the 2025–26 school year and questioned proposed changes related to school security memoranda of understanding.

Johnson addressed the board during public comment and said she opposed shortening teacher preparation from three days to two. “I don't think it's best for our students to do this. We need to keep the conditional first student day on Thursday, August 21,” she said. Johnson asked the board to consider educators’ input on changes that would move the first student day one day earlier.

Johnson also raised questions about a draft calendar change—specifically the rationale for adding a student day at the start of the year when the district previously planned for 175.5 student days—and suggested that the district could preserve traditional snow days without adding a new start-of-year student day. She asked the administration to respond to her email and provide rationale to the board before the next meeting.

Separately, Johnson called attention to a calendar-linked policy item, Policy 805, Relations with Law Enforcement Agencies. Reading from the draft, she said the policy requires the superintendent to “update every 2 years a memorandum of understanding with each law enforcement agency.” She asked when that MOU was last updated and questioned agenda items she said the borough/council was discussing that could affect security services for schools.

Johnson urged residents and board members to attend the local borough/council meeting the following day to ensure student safety remains a priority. She framed her remarks as a request for clarity and for the administration to provide the board with the factual basis for the calendar and policy choices before the board votes later this month.

Ending: The board did not take immediate action on the calendar or Policy 805 during the public-comment period; Johnson said she had not received a reply to a prior email and requested a response from the administration.","A district parent at public comment urged the board to keep three teacher preparation days at the start of the 2025–26 school year, questioned proposed calendar changes, and raised concerns about Policy 805 and plans discussed by the local borough/council regarding school security services.",{"_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},6346829,"Auditors give Littlestown Area School District a clean opinion; no federal compliance findings",475,197000,672000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2246449-daa357cfc5d6295883a89c27e64a5bad&start=197&end=672","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2246449-daa357cfc5d6295883a89c27e64a5bad/thumbnail_197000.jpg","/articles/6346829/Pennsylvania/Auditors-give-Littlestown-Area-School-District-a-clean-opinion-no-federal-compliance-findings","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6346829-953741448a9b5ee88dcfb8b278ecb00f/orig.mp4?Expires=1770738806&Signature=R61O2mouTx5DqzFuv4PPIwu-ybnqlGPb8IurwezAZUEfjHMnUYOx1lPCAERv5qmKzJjt0ckLwhPnF0JrAZFWt2asjrQInIG~SinM-rveM~yp9ZaJoSe7hrNsS07TTIdQaHmpnIIHahlDu1uNRG5ukV25laZo64Vfg26ep2IlU5doHnkC1mQyMCrFPJ2oeRQsonlWRuSDRy0o5v9m0DkWICwZYhAv8xZFhlEu68mSug1IddHTsY2kepdx5gY4cQ-aMJ7aTKltCYvvrIjOEHnKqxK56blC~5HQiiQ~-hWIzqxm9VFLxVeDtpVk56H0-0d3bwSLW0FntqocZMlzYb0VcQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","External auditors told the Littlestown Area School District Board of Education that the district received an unmodified (clean) opinion on its financial statements and that the federal single-audit produced no findings.

The auditors’ presentation, given by Derek Schrader of the audit team, said both the financial-statement audit and the single-audit were filed on time. “Both of them filed appropriately with the place that they needed to be filed with the state and also the Federal Alliance Clearing house. Both of those things were done timely,” Schrader said during the meeting.

The auditors emphasized several key figures to explain the district’s financial position. An auditor on the team, Kayla, said the government-wide net position for governmental activities was about $20,000,000, an increase of about $4,000,000 from the prior year. On the fund basis, total governmental fund balance was reported near $36,000,000, an increase of about $13,000,000 from the previous year; the increase was largely attributed to newly issued general-obligation bond (GOB) proceeds held in cash in the capital projects fund. Kayla said, “our opinion was clean, and you can see that on page 1 of the report.”

The auditors explained differences between government-wide (full-accrual) and fund-level (modified-accrual) statements, noting that items such as pension and OPEB affect the government-wide deficit but do not appear in the governmental fund statements. The audit team also described an increase in cash (noted in the presentation as roughly $17,000,000) that the auditors said is partly due to the new debt issuance that has not yet been spent.

The team reported that the single-audit covered federal programs including American Rescue Plan (ARP) and ESSER funds; auditors reported no compliance findings for those federal funds. The presentation noted there were no material misstatements identified in the financial statement audit.

Board members asked procedural questions about where to find the reports; the auditors said printed copies were available in the district office lobby and that financial statements are posted on the district website under the Business/Finance and Operations section.

The auditors offered to accept follow-up questions by phone or through the district’s staff liaison.

Ending: The audit presentation concluded without recommended audit findings. District staff and the audit team said they would supply board members follow-up detail on request and update the public posting on the website if additional schedules become available.","External auditors reported a clean (unmodified) opinion on the district’s financial statements and found no compliance findings in the single-audit of federal funds, including ARP/ESSER. Auditors highlighted increases in cash and capital-projects balances tied to newly issued GOB proceeds.","actionData","errors"]

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Construction update: Littlestown school addition nearing occupancy for Phase 1; later phases' dates may shift

Parent urges board to preserve three educator prep days, questions law-enforcement MOU and council plans

Auditors give Littlestown Area School District a clean opinion; no federal compliance findings