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According to the facilities presentation, projected energy-cost savings for the first year of the Giza project were $113,194; the district’s measured savings were about $145,000. Staff credited much of the improved performance to tighter scheduling and commissioning of the building automation system (BAS), lighting retrofits and more efficient control strategies for HVAC equipment, including installation of variable-frequency drives (VFDs) on motors.

The update listed completed work at multiple campuses: installation of a smaller pool boiler at the high school so the large boiler need not run for pool heating; replacement of domestic hot-water heaters; a new chiller at SRS; 12 heat-pump replacements and lighting upgrades districtwide; and BAS automation and recommissioning that allowed staff to reduce runtime and better sequence equipment. Facilities staff said demand was down in 10 of 12 months (one month’s data was incomplete). Staff also said they worked with the vendor (Pico) on trend analysis and that a vendor representative reviews bills with the district every one-to-two months.

Facilities staff listed follow-up maintenance and projects: a leak repair and vacuuming/recharging effort on chiller #2 at the high school (Divine Brothers contracted to locate and fix the leak), an ongoing investigation into an intermittent shutdown of chiller #1, replacement of a bigger kiln in the art program, and expanded preventive-maintenance schedules (twice-yearly PM for units across the district). Staff said the PM program and trend work should produce additional savings as coil cleaning and airflow tuning improve efficiency.

On district operations and summer work, staff described a number of capital and maintenance tasks scheduled for the break: gym floor refinishing (3–5 day closures per gym), concession-stand work (donation-funded roll-up doors, estimated near $10,000; floor painting estimated near $3,000; sink under $1,000), playground and asphalt repairs, administrative-office reconfigurations and classroom reconfigurations. Facilities staff said some projects are charged to operations (AF Damon seal coating in the operations budget at roughly $1,200,000) and others are capital expenditures (JMC contractors work at about $276,000 charged to capital).

No safety incidents were reported in the presentation. Facilities staff asked the committee for continued support to proceed with scheduled summer work, preventive maintenance and the targeted repairs to the high-school chillers.

Sources: Facilities presentation to committee, June 11; facilities staff project slides and trend data cited during the meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Facilities & Finance Committee meeting 6/11/25","oneSentenceSummary","Facilities staff gave a year‑one update on the district’s Giza energy-efficiency project, reporting that measured savings of about $145,000 exceeded a projected $113,194.","taxTitle","Wallingford-Swarthmore SD, School Districts, Pennsylvania","taxId",38778,"location","Pennsylvania","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6202373,"Committee backs framework for 10-year capital roadmap, seeks board OK next week for RFP process",1599,96000,1695000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3787387-554bd6379a7eb2770a6299698802e7cd&start=96&end=1695","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3787387-554bd6379a7eb2770a6299698802e7cd/thumbnail_96000.jpg","/articles/6202373/Pennsylvania/Committee-backs-framework-for-10-year-capital-roadmap-seeks-board-OK-next-week-for-RFP-process","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6202373-aa52ea8133e5ab39a11b893cb13aa0d4/orig.mp4?Expires=1770592753&Signature=Uyd3N6eTxWTNE54EVyBq88vdNK4h9q6yU4h3NX5XTbl2mCtQh8P2Kgj2slGElgh-LzdIgrRne9jMkuP0-fsayqrwmyzTd9YddUJNWjWTjTO0y3Fx2jVR7phwiAfhbwdDge~gfUhd8YpRPyPSV1pQ9UKZ09EKJS2P9zHHTSyvTHqWUsxQv3wqeYyBdTim3J-pHherTvZMVNRNL80aWuhEvLsfM0VQTyT5jMROaIxuIdkCem0Xp57t9HK0OXVhv8-dIufoE0GbdOk7gWQ9GcUU9Owkt08ZKsvr3F9KiJf4kcyDmJSIyL8~vufmtsD9ZgcIlLyy2oe-FVDFGOo2hxKecw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Wallingford-Swarthmore School District officials presented a proposed 10-year capital roadmap and asked the committee to forward an expression of support to the full board next week to adopt a framework and begin a procurement process for professional services.

Phil, an ICS leader who helped develop the plan with district staff, told the committee the roadmap groups projects around three core goals: “warm, safe, dry,” rightsizing to match building capacity to enrollment and addressing educational program needs. He said the presentation synthesizes work done with the district over the past nine months and several earlier reports.

The plan uses enrollment projections prepared by the Pennsylvania Economy League and shows about a 2% districtwide enrollment increase over five years to roughly 3,820 students; the presenters recommended regular updates of those projections as individual projects enter design. The consultants reported a districtwide view of needs and offered a sequencing approach so the district can prioritize projects while remaining financially flexible.

Committee discussion focused on the recommendation that the board approve a framework (not a final, immutable 10-year contract) and authorize the administration to begin a transparent process to select professional services. Dr. Johnson, speaking for administration, said that while state law allows the district to contract for professional services without a public selection process, the administration “thinks it’s important that we do go through that process and make ... selection of partners clear,” and that the district intends to bring a recommendation about how to advertise the RFP and select partners back to the board.

The presentation included a conceptual, high-school–specific comparison of existing program capacity and a proposed renovation/addition. Key figures shown to the committee: the district’s current high-school building capacity was presented as about 1,389 students (1,605 if modular classrooms are counted); the conceptual renovation/addition would yield about 1,590 seats. Current high-school enrollment was shown as about 1,185, projected to 1,258. The consultants said those figures put utilization close to an 80% target the district uses for high schools.

The presenters gave a top-line cost roll-up for the entire 10-year roadmap of about $164 million, and repeatedly described the package as a “roadmap” and a living document that would be refined as each project enters schematic and design phases. Multiple members urged staging projects and revisiting priorities and timelines if funding or conditions change.

Next steps described to the committee were: (1) seek the board’s expression of support for the framework at the June 18 full-board meeting; (2) authorize the administration to develop and advertise an RFP (open or invite) for project management and professional services; and (3) use the results of that procurement to produce a more detailed, written 10-year capital plan and project-level budgets. The consultants described a multi‑gate design review process for each project, where schematic designs and budget estimates return to the board at discrete decision points before construction bidding.

No final board vote on the roadmap or on a contract for professional services occurred at the committee meeting; the committee discussion produced a recommendation to bring the framework and a proposed procurement approach to the full board the following week.

Sources: presentation to the Facilities Committee, June 11; Pennsylvania Economy League enrollment projections referenced in the presentation.

Outlook: If the full board approves the framework and the administration proceeds with an RFP, the district anticipates selecting professional partners for program management and design, then advancing individual projects through schematic design and budget gates before construction bidding.","Wallingford-Swarthmore School District officials presented a proposed 10-year capital roadmap and asked the committee to forward an expression of support to the full board next week to adopt a framework and begin a procurement process for professional services.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6202363,"Finance committee presents $105.35M FY25‑26 budget and recommends 2.85% tax increase; insurance costs rise modestly",1000,5232000,6232000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3787387-554bd6379a7eb2770a6299698802e7cd&start=5232&end=6232","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3787387-554bd6379a7eb2770a6299698802e7cd/thumbnail_5232000.jpg","/articles/6202363/Pennsylvania/Finance-committee-presents-10535M-FY2526-budget-and-recommends-285-tax-increase-insurance-costs-rise-modestly","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6202363-1f9a29ed33dace78d9fcd7bcac473625/orig.mp4?Expires=1770592753&Signature=cqae0KtSdB4~DPx0IBspKldh-Xtjnf9WPR54YvxgGp1fHLe6ZYoAVEEsuFLo4SQumHPbwyMTdTkH5nG1IN5gQt0fZ3EpyzHZMEVU9ZZTkyIVO2ZSd6J9x3h9OPGtlEQPpYIUHXWnm1peQx0zfg2E514hW94qYmXbgVGhVGqap4x6P45CM1hWuTbasqyA~-EyaPQN8xWDsqRGqhSPABCjgykMVEZmKpsDXDGzm-ixv8d5v03tuoeyAAeouxtDWVglsFB-knuCv4BtrbEdsJ4qSQfAhTPl2qyQ0tkVq7uhDRGx8VHZTMioeBtXFmgWeyi~6OjhqFdLUycvtlBPwwXWaA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Wallingford-Swarthmore School District finance office presented a final FY25–26 general fund budget of $105,352,610.45 and recommended a 2.85% local tax increase as part of the revenue assumptions supporting that budget.

Mark, the business‑office presenter (Business Office), told the committee that recent collective-bargaining settlements and compensation plan renewals increased personnel costs but that the administration offset much of the pressure through reallocations and the use of committed fund balances. The presentation showed a net year‑over‑year general fund increase of about $2.9 million compared with FY24–25; the presenter noted salary and benefit increases of roughly $3.8 million were largely absorbed by reallocation of other lines and by using designated fund-balance buckets created earlier in the year.

Key budget figures and actions shown in the packet and discussed in committee:

- Final general-fund expenditures: $105,352,610.45.
- Recommended real-estate tax increase for 2025–26: 2.85% (administration presented millage estimates by municipality).
- Use of committed fund balances: recommendation to use $500,000 from the district’s self‑insurance committed fund balance and to continue the practice of transferring year-end excess to a debt‑service bucket to smooth future capital-plan tax impacts; administration also reported the board previously set aside $1.5 million into a committed fund for capital/debt service.
- Insurance renewals: net premium increase for the district of about $54,000. Drivers noted were a roughly 7% property-insurance increase, a workers-comp increase around $22,000 (partly driven by payroll and prior large claims), a rise in the district’s experience modification factor, and higher umbrella/excess‑liability costs.
- Contracts and procurements: the packet listed 26 contracts for board consideration (mostly renewals); highlighted items included kitchen equipment purchases for food-service (paid from federal food-service funds) and several vendor procurements that administration will submit for board approval.
- Operational and capital project charges called out in the packet: a planned seal-coating expense via AF Damon budgeted in operations (~$1,200,000) and a JMC Contractors capital expenditure (~$276,000) for lot/concession/ADA improvements.

The business office noted administrative upgrades completed in June (an enterprise financial-system upgrade completed June 2 and parallel payroll runs for three months during switchover) and the timing for real-estate/per-capita bills (mailed July 1; contact accounts-receivable if not received by July 10). The packet also listed two donations awaiting post-approval: playground sunshades for an elementary PTO and benches/storage donated by a high-school Eagle Scout project.

Committee members asked about vacancy rates, contract performance and the plan to communicate the capital roadmap and budget details publicly. The presenter said public-facing materials will be concise and hosted on a capital-plan webpage; a fuller workbook will be available to administration.

No formal budget adoption vote was recorded during the committee session; the finance presentation was advisory and expected to proceed to the full board for final action consistent with the district’s calendar.","The Wallingford-Swarthmore School District finance office presented a final FY25–26 general fund budget of $105,352,610.45 and recommended a 2.85% local tax increase as part of the revenue assumptions supporting that budget.","actionData","errors"]

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District reports $145,000 in first-year savings from Giza energy upgrades; chiller repairs underway

Committee backs framework for 10-year capital roadmap, seeks board OK next week for RFP process

Finance committee presents $105.35M FY25‑26 budget and recommends 2.85% tax increase; insurance costs rise modestly