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The district’s superintendent delivered the update at the start of the meeting and introduced a treasurer’s report outlining the magnitude of the shortfall. The treasurer said, “we are down 20,000,000, almost $20,000,000 in the bank,” and flagged a larger concern about lost interest income as the district’s cash balances decline.

Why it matters: the district has three payrolls in October and each payroll is “just a little over $3,000,000,” the treasurer said. District leaders said they expect to be able to cover obligations through the end of the calendar year but estimated—conservatively—that continuing without a state budget beyond roughly three months would require borrowing to meet payroll and other obligations.

Board members and administrators said the timing and scope of any borrowing would depend on state action. A member of the public, Valerie Jordan, asked the board to place an item on a future agenda asking staff to calculate “the loss of interest income on $74,500,000, which is a portion of the state revenue to the district,” reflecting concern among taxpayers about the local impact of the delay.

The board also heard that the region’s intermediate unit (LIU) has arranged a short-term loan or line of credit with PNC Bank to cover bills while the state budget remains unsettled. A LIU representative said the LIU’s federal funds have been approved but cannot be accessed until the state budget situation clears, creating a cash-flow squeeze for that agency as well.

No formal board action was taken at the meeting on borrowing. District staff said they would continue monitoring cash flow and return to the board with options if borrowing becomes necessary.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","September 23, 2025 School Board Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","Superintendent and treasurer told the school board that delayed state budget talks have reduced interest income and could force the district to borrow if the impasse continues; public commenter asked the district to quantify lost interest on $74.5 million in state revenue.","taxTitle","Chambersburg Area SD, School Districts, Pennsylvania","taxId",38269,"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},6461404,"Board approves agenda, consent items, solar contract and policy actions; summary of votes",1710,69000,1779000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5824290-ede8db0a6b7cec283f1b7057f823b9d1&start=69&end=1779","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5824290-ede8db0a6b7cec283f1b7057f823b9d1/thumbnail_69000.jpg","/articles/6461404/Pennsylvania/Board-approves-agenda-consent-items-solar-contract-and-policy-actions-summary-of-votes","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6461404-b7cfd18ec9d48155668dbf939a20043d/orig.mp4?Expires=1770689492&Signature=Z8CWMu0PLVqVaNZ7S5P5AvniQrSOBAc-bw8wVVVsGe3vBmuNLm9JZjNlH3fodn8t2G-JQX9hSQew29hwqSJupUzOr97zeOVMnCFNOhWbZNFjsbqNIxyXZfI~EWDpyrYY~2Dh5L5qyjOu9mVceKFn~cA0nX2je1BUBmMgLUBMpvPrHCj3VY~Y4yxvJgyelEUL2utQ4KUWva6uRNBw2VGImqgEjJXAqoDZ9hRRNOyGi7SKDVaBz4FhKXu79-JbO3zr38LMFAIvYhlYfTGYwDxVwn8QvMheuNNQ5qMqxQJYmp4N9dm59qzqCNjx0RA4tZ7KrOjUIL4ABEX16Bdm3gVuZw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Chambersburg Area School District board took multiple routine and substantive votes at the meeting. Actions were approved by voice vote (members responded \"aye\") unless otherwise noted.

Key votes at a glance:

- Agenda adoption: The board adopted the evening agenda by voice vote.

- Consent agenda: Items 7.01 through 7.11 (new consent items) were approved after a motion by Dr. Diller and second by Ms. Scouse. Items 8.01 through 8.08 (consent items previously discussed) were approved after a motion by Mr. McKee and second by Mr. Hajduk.

- Solar energy contract (Item 10.01): The board approved a contract to install solar energy systems at Fayetteville Elementary and Scotland Elementary. The motion was made by Dr. Diller and seconded by Mr. Raber. District presenters said the project will produce an estimated $3,800,000 net savings over the life of the systems.

- Gifts, grants and donations (Item 10.02): The board accepted donations totaling about $37,000. Motion by Mrs. Gogler; second by Ms. Harbaugh.

- Policies and elections (Items 11.01–11.04): The board approved election of officers for PSBA (motion by Mr. McKee, second by Dr. Diller), approved policy 211 (student accident insurance) with no changes, advanced a group of policies on first reading (Policies 100, 118, 142, 216, 219) and approved a set of policies on second reading (Policies 112, 119, 140, 626.1, 827) by voice vote.

Procedural notes: Most approvals were by general voice vote; the meeting record does not include numeric tallies or individual roll-call votes for these items. Where movers and seconders were stated on the record, the board minutes list those names as the motion sponsors.

No contested or failed motions were recorded on the consent or policy items discussed at this meeting.","The Chambersburg Area School District board approved the evening agenda, consent items, a solar energy contract for two elementary schools, multiple policy actions and donations; most votes were by voice and used voice 'aye' without roll‑call tallies.",{"_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},6461409,"Chambersburg Area SD presents schematic designs, geotechnical testing, PennDOT traffic study and May 2029 construction target",317,497000,814000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5824290-ede8db0a6b7cec283f1b7057f823b9d1&start=497&end=814","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5824290-ede8db0a6b7cec283f1b7057f823b9d1/thumbnail_497000.jpg","/articles/6461409/Pennsylvania/Chambersburg-Area-SD-presents-schematic-designs-geotechnical-testing-PennDOT-traffic-study-and-May-2029-construction-target","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6461409-e5cf1d05755e78be264291b7e4a32e3d/orig.mp4?Expires=1770689492&Signature=YvsC5CIde2sGPgS6WnOAQaB7LtukzeUDLmIJboPGZpHEaGlK6VdMkAtRYnMJQ5Y6dfjweQXjUwE8hd9emzASyAuv3NrZbNjkCy0IWt0w-KGW936dOAUWg3WsJAnsUloqM9QrCK5W5kTZZDvcYPjiGfQcncPUsPg2BJ1c3enREnXczBssrPwnBaZYHrvQIvvrgJ6ixwO8jbMkDYEHlfQZHyBXcgaUvd~CCNoUdkECaesDW30oJnsQrtYFKw5mI-H-Z9Vob0ITi5K5IXy2KkbzvKjcBl7lvrYrz2Z-hW8L83MFGnE6o0GEXMJiGFojEggEY0SUYjnSxIV-gIItiBK7aw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","District facilities staff and project partners gave a consolidated update on new-building schematic design, site engineering and schedule for several projects including Green Village Elementary, the Chambersburg Area Intermediate School and Crabtree/RLPS projects.

Presenters said the schematic phase is advancing and that the project team has completed multiple iterations. For Green Village Elementary the design team has considered a three‑story option “to gain some site space” and estimated that a three‑story layout would reduce the building footprint by about 100 feet per wing, improving internal circulation. Staff emphasized the schematics are drafts and remain subject to change.

On site work, the district submitted a traffic impact study (TIS) scoping application to PennDOT on Aug. 16 and held a scoping meeting on Sept. 10. From that meeting, presenters said PennDOT requires study of 13 intersections as well as the northbound exit ramp of I‑81; the project has been recommended for a PennDOT pilot program to expedite highway‑occupancy permits.

Civil-engineering work is also underway. The district’s civil partner HRG began surveying and base mapping in August and moved into geotechnical field exploration in September. Presenters said state environmental rules initially required 20 test sites, with test pits up to 9 feet deep; after consultation the district proposed a less invasive testing method that Department of Environmental Protection approved and a driller began borehole testing that staff said would take about three to four days.

Project timing: Crabtree schematic design is expected to be complete in October, with RLPS schematic completion expected in November. The district plans to bid the projects separately—Crabtree ready to bid in October and RLPS in November—with a target construction start that would finish in May 2029.

The board also received an update on an operational study running alongside the design work. The operations study aims to identify efficiencies through consolidation and has added a food‑service consultant; staff said the study will analyze current facility use, staffing levels, vehicle fleets and equipment to propose logical consolidation locations and operational changes.

No formal decisions were taken; staff said they would return next month with refined site options and additional civil‑engineering information.","District staff and architects updated the board on schematic designs for Green Village Elementary and the intermediate school, geotechnical testing at CAM South, a PennDOT traffic-impact scoping that will study 13 intersections and I‑81 ramp, and a timeline targeting May 2029 construction start.",{"_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},6461413,"Chambersburg Area SD to notify about 760 people after employee email phishing incident",68,263000,331000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5824290-ede8db0a6b7cec283f1b7057f823b9d1&start=263&end=331","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5824290-ede8db0a6b7cec283f1b7057f823b9d1/thumbnail_263000.jpg","/articles/6461413/Pennsylvania/Chambersburg-Area-SD-to-notify-about-760-people-after-employee-email-phishing-incident","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6461413-8c74a0dcffc9aa75b41e54f24998cba3/orig.mp4?Expires=1770689492&Signature=o44ZdjRhIkn1WpuSED8cjqdd4PuzDRBw0F9Y5ijkJiGF-ZyvNtcUyq29nnPaJWzeYu4mQ69brI6FNJz8KpjPo~zEaUB6CMrT1AAMsu0zknbPo2kR42rUADWcbNF~jcfcjobC6m8DenKEakX~zBW1iXQTbKKmJM1hFopjJwPpimZdyrGUtpzUGmQe81cbPiHff21RAzWyzrJeVVIarhAw55fK41wOVbGu3n9tZ2FA6lKr5hGzue48akOl6y9LH51feMPxmL7wnOFiYrNTQYztjvdgi24sGX1XDCTaqNbtzS9ag0UyLfzsd0W6VT4nB0EC1fG5FTSHU1x0OCDgIHJGFQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Chambersburg Area School District said an employee clicked on a phishing email that gave a third party access to that employee’s account for about 24 hours, and the district will notify approximately 760 people whose information may have been exposed.

The superintendent told the board the incident was limited to a short window, and that district staff have closed the access and completed remediation steps. “Out of an abundance of caution, in a 24 hour period, we're gonna send letters to about 760 people, letting them know that their information may have been stolen,” he said.

The district notified the district attorney’s office and the state attorney’s office, the superintendent said, and added that the issue is “resolved on our end” and that there will be no disciplinary consequences for the employee because the click was “just a mistake.” District officials said they believe the exposure window was short and that the district will provide information about protective steps to those notified.

No specific categories of records or identity elements were listed in the board discussion. The administration said it would continue communications with affected families and individuals and provide additional details as they are confirmed.","District officials said an employee clicked a phishing email that briefly gave a bad actor access to the account; the district will send about 760 notification letters and has reported the incident to prosecuting authorities.","actionData","errors"]

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