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Board members then pulled item 13 (the personnel agenda) for separate action. On a roll-call vote the personnel agenda passed with seven yes votes and one abstention (Missus Wollan). The recorded roll call for item 13 shows: Azzelina — yes; Buchera — yes; Follett — yes; Kozlovsky — yes; Wyman — yes; Wollan — abstain; Ziebrack — yes; Krimsky — yes.

As part of the consent packet staff recommended Interstate Studios to provide K–11 photography and K–8 yearbook services beginning in the 2025–26 school year. Mr. Perry said the district issued an RFP, received four proposals, and the selection committee gave Interstate Studios the highest aggregate score; the recommendation is for an initial three-year term with optional renewals.

Other consent items reported in the packet included a settlement agreement with PA Leadership Cyber Charter School related to tuition payment (no dollar figure was stated in the excerpt) and general-fund budget transfers totaling $9,957.08. The packet also listed a second reading and proposed implementation of policies 113.1 (discipline of students with disabilities) and 113.2 (behavior support).

Separately, the board recognized staff and student accomplishments (swim team, winter sports and club activities) and noted upcoming meeting-date changes: the April Committee of the Whole meeting will move from April 14 to April 22; a finance committee meeting is scheduled for April 16 and a policy committee meeting for April 30. The board also recorded that Tina (last name in packet) indicated her intent to retire effective June 30, 2025.

Votes at a glance
- Approval of committee-of-the-whole minutes (Feb. 10): approved (voice vote).
- Approval of regular meeting minutes (Feb. 10): approved (motion, second, voice vote).
- Treasurer’s report (Jan. 2025): approved (voice vote).
- March list of bills: approved (motion and second; total paid bills $796,061.94; unpaid bills $776,769.63; grand total including food services $1,720,664.73 as read into record).
- Consent agenda items 1–12: approved (motion and second; voice vote).
- Personnel agenda (item 13): approved by roll call (yes 7, abstain 1).

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Schreckengost said Chromebook refreshes continue annually to replace devices for two grades each year as part of a roughly four-year rotation, and that the multimedia labs at the middle school and the high-school TV studio are due for replacement after more than six years of use.

He listed several planned items: replacement teacher and administrator laptops, evaluation of iPads, replacement of uninterruptible power supplies that support network switches and servers, upgrades to switches and firewalls, and completion of digital signage at the middle school. Schreckengost said the switch and firewall purchases are tied to the E-rate reimbursement process; some purchases will be 60% reimbursed and others 40% depending on eligibility.

On internet service, Schreckengost said the district’s current 1-gig route comes through multiple vendors and that the proposed change would bring a single 2-gig connection to the campus at a monthly cost of $9.95. “Our new internet connection will be double the speed at less cost,” he said.

Board members asked about Chromebook lifespan and repair logistics. Schreckengost said the district aims for a 4-year fleet life because devices are heavily used and that two technicians manage repairs; broken devices are sent to an external repair vendor and loaners are issued to students while repairs are completed.

He noted other line items: a possible phone-system replacement in the next one to two years; a pot of money for unidentified emergency projects; and a standing research-innovation fund for teacher pilots. He said a deadline for E-rate filing required immediate board consideration of switches in the packet.

No formal budget adoption vote is recorded in the excerpt; Schreckengost said he will return with exact pricing for individual projects later in the year.","District staff presented a 2025–26 technology budget that includes Chromebook refreshes, multimedia lab and TV studio replacements, firewall and switches tied to E-rate reimbursement, and a new 2-gig internet circuit costing $9.95 monthly.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_46":93,"_48":94,"_50":95,"_52":96,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":97,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":98,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6277545,"Franklin Regional board hears questions about out-of-district related-services contracts and billing",351,290860,642765,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2653425-945d8a4f2c59860bf20cd6b2fac6d57e&start=290&end=642","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2653425-945d8a4f2c59860bf20cd6b2fac6d57e/thumbnail_290860.jpg","/articles/6277545/Pennsylvania/Franklin-Regional-board-hears-questions-about-out-of-district-related-services-contracts-and-billing","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6277545-4d1e8c25215a603f2bd2dad6e5c8a807/orig.mp4?Expires=1775117132&Signature=XgYnO4SByBW8YijE89ZEoMSyxWWM4ZDyJxGupXAshRG0J0bbZZEScWw~dxzmUke3vqVXr7Wgf5uzodXA20AJIFaT99b67E4w9z0MHYUgE3r4-USobsqmLgvefFB7QlNg~LU3AO~jlGRkeamFCndL2Jcwfo-~qET6xqxUjBFbZ5Ybtx09SDUunZTwAGtGtltjee4zAdIWyXPDNV1pRWnTS1gOeV1QzsoCX4e1SzGCxmLs7Hsw~75l7hSyZcKiLCSMUf4KykFffBh3aDr~VcQjBY9FrQBS6h6wM33omJUZwXqwczs8Odk4tWRjqAeEgMMLUg88pYAR8FW3U3bmXRZlJA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Helen Elliott and other public commenters pressed the Franklin Regional School District on March 10 about a contract listed in the committee packet for occupational and physical therapy services that referenced providers outside the district.

Elliott said she was concerned the contract packet listed a February 13 date and asked whether the district was “operating under a non contract,” why a Latrobe provider was listed and who was paying monthly invoices noted in the documents.

Dr. Rogalski, speaking for district staff, told the board that when a student is identified as needing special-education services the district must provide any related services required by that student’s individualized education program so the student can receive a free and appropriate public education. He said those related services can include nursing, transportation, orientation and mobility, occupational therapy and physical therapy.

“Sometimes we have students who need an out-of-district placement because we’ve tried everything that we can within our setting,” Rogalski said. He added that when an out-of-district placement is required the district may need separate contracts because some providers cannot travel to distant facilities or because the external facility does not itself provide the required service.

Rogalski said the February date on the packet reflected when a contract was drafted after students moved into a facility and that “those services have not been provided yet until it is approved by the school board.” He said Camco (a contracted company) is used to provide services inside school settings and that other vendors (he named Adelphi and Children’s Institute as examples) may be contracted for residential or other out-of-district placements.

On legal authority, Rogalski said service decisions are made by an IEP team that includes parents and staff, guided by federal law (IDEA) and Chapter 14 of the Pennsylvania School Code. He said the district budgets for special-education costs during annual budget planning, but that placements and needs “ebb and flow” as students enter or leave the district.

Public commenters asked whether students in the cited contract live at the facilities or travel there. Rogalski said for the contract in question the students were not residential but that the district does sometimes educate students in residential settings and must contract for services if required.

The comments and staff responses were recorded during the committee of the whole and regular board meeting; no formal vote specifically on this contract was reported in the public record excerpt provided.

The discussion clarified the district’s legal obligation to provide related services and why the district occasionally must use separate contracts for services provided at out-of-district facilities.","Public commenters asked whether the district is operating without contracts and how charges for out-of-district occupational and physical therapy are handled; Dr. Rogalski explained legal obligations under federal and state special-education law and described why separate contracts sometimes are needed.","actionData","errors"]

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