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Consent agenda and personnel
The board approved the consent agenda by voice vote (ayes have it, 9-0). Among items highlighted after the vote were two personnel matters approved on the consent agenda: the employment of Jessica McCloskey in an athletic/trainer role and the internal transfer of Dr. Jacqueline Rothera from T/E Middle School assistant principal to supervisor of community and student services. The board also acknowledged gifts donated by parent-teacher organizations: Beaumont Elementary received picnic tables valued at $5,515; a digital sign valued at $4,000; flexible seating and instructional materials valued at approximately $16,000; and a set of walkie-talkies valued at $600. The donations were noted during the meeting and are recorded with the consent actions.

Chester County Intermediate Unit (CCIU) budgets and services
During committee reports the board considered CCIU items that were placed on the consent agenda and approved as part of the grouped motion. The board’s fiscal report included CCIU core services contributions (district share reported as $71,903) and the occupational education member contribution (TESD share reported as $924,875, a $21,000 increase or 2.3% from the prior year). The committee also noted projected marketplace-services usage of roughly $6,000,000 for next year; the packet indicated an increase in marketplace services rates but did not provide a single line-item percent in the meeting transcript.

Policies: first reading
The board approved two policies on first reading as ready for adoption at a future meeting: Policy 4032 (separation for cause) and Policy 4460 (tenure). The board voted 9-0 to accept both policies on a first-reading basis; the policies will return for final adoption at a subsequent regular meeting unless further revisions are made.

Other procedural votes
The board also approved the motion to adopt the proposed final 2025–26 budget authorization amount (see separate article). All recorded roll-call or voice votes shown in the transcript were announced as unanimous (9-0) during the meeting.

Documentation and next steps
Items approved on the consent agenda are recorded in the board packet (see referenced page numbers in the public materials). Staff said any items needing further board discussion can be removed from future consent agendas and addressed as separate agenda items. Final adoption of the district’s 2025–26 budget and any tax-rate action are scheduled for the June meeting cycle.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","T/E School Board Meeting 04/28/25, 7:30pm","oneSentenceSummary","The Tredyffrin-Easttown board recorded multiple unanimous votes on April 28: the consent agenda (including personnel actions and donor gifts), CCIU budget contributions and marketplace services usage, and two policies (first reading). All recorded votes were 9-0 unless otherwise noted.","taxTitle","Tredyffrin-Easttown SD, School Districts, Pennsylvania","taxId",78431,"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},6577444,"Tredyffrin-Easttown board approves $196.4 million proposed final budget; tax rate still unset",675,1527000,2202000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3141873-2b4ee47b51ef9bc908e4ff1ed9048af4&start=1527&end=2202","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3141873-2b4ee47b51ef9bc908e4ff1ed9048af4/thumbnail_1527000.jpg","/articles/6577444/Pennsylvania/Tredyffrin-Easttown-board-approves-1964-million-proposed-final-budget-tax-rate-still-unset","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6577444-baebec07838cd7ac820f9efa7b66f756/orig.mp4?Expires=1771146050&Signature=ffpRDDsWZ7Xw6cdUpbt478zPA03rvA9VCde2Ywr5jG~toxY124FtkJHWCm6T~T5s4ihP6EBZzvrjmAiWaUAJDobaaWbspk9sI3Wtks7orBqglUB05UYtcI9wRlj-r~yK2pi8CfHr3WYAgNXxWtO9K1oBDXbsEUf-p97MpV9ZJkb7DbLxfURK31yDWudXBQ1mGs5RTkMmmU7nHaW-LsdUiZATPaywTYOxH1tFRzrPK8Xa3GGlstV2OdY78GNGN-z7RHcp4D0GQQUghSD27DVWrifAQk-0TZW5lYaUdvfz504VQC~kfAG4rAeezZXDxkGnlGhys3HjSvp~MpC5KiJREQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Tredyffrin-Easttown School District board President Kantorsik presided as the board voted 9-0 April 28 to adopt a proposed final budget for fiscal year 2025–26 that authorizes $196,416,000 in spending. Business manager Art McDonald presented the proposal and answered board questions during the meeting at Conestoga High School.

The vote approved an authorization amount that incorporates an estimated budget deficit of about $3.1 million plus a $3.0 million contingency fund balance commitment. McDonald told the board, “you’re just approving an authorized spending amount. You’re not approving a tax rate at this meeting.” The district will return to the board in June to adopt a final budget and — if needed — set a tax rate.

Why it matters: the adoption permits administration to continue spending and staff work toward a final budget while preserving the board’s option to adjust revenues or spending before final adoption. McDonald said the packet includes revenue from the Act 1 index and a special education exception — the district included roughly $6.8 million in special-education-related revenue in its calculations — and that the proposed appropriation reflects those assumptions.

Board members asked about the potential loss of federal education funding. A board member identified as Audrey asked what property-tax impact would be required if federal funding is reduced; McDonald and board discussion cited a statewide association estimate that the shortfall would equate to roughly a 0.2% property-tax increase to replace the federal dollars. Board member Mary Ann Piccione also noted earlier comments that Chester County Intermediate Unit leadership had flagged federal-grant risk at a separate meeting.

McDonald described steps the administration used to reduce the spending projection, including removing retirees from the salary roll and replacing them with hires on lower steps, shifting some positions to contracted services, and eliminating duplicated salary entries in the payroll module. He said benefits remain a large share of personnel cost (roughly 40% of salary costs), and the administration continues to refine estimates through May and into the June final-budget vote.

The board approved the proposed final budget by voice vote, recorded as 9 yes, 0 no. The resolution passed tonight authorizes the district to continue budgeted spending consistent with the figures in the board packet; it does not finalize tax rates or preclude changes in June.

Looking ahead: the administration will present a final budget for board adoption at the June meeting. McDonald and finance committee members said the packet and upcoming finance meetings will include refinements if material changes arise before final adoption.","The Tredyffrin-Easttown School District board voted 9-0 to adopt a proposed final 2025–26 budget authorizing $196,416,000 in spending. The vote commits a fund-balance draw that includes an estimated $3.1 million budget shortfall plus a $3.0 million contingency; the board did not set a tax rate and will finalize the budget in June.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: April 28 Tredyffrin-Easttown board meeting — consent agenda, CCIU budgets, policies, and personnel approved

Tredyffrin-Easttown board approves $196.4 million proposed final budget; tax rate still unset