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Supporters said the facility responds to repeated operational needs — such as separating visiting and home teams, giving students a place to change during events and providing space for other field users — while opponents and some residents questioned whether the timing and cost are fiscally prudent.

Board President (name not specified) opened the item as “the entirety” of the project and said the motion on the floor covered the full scope, including bleachers and alternates that had been reviewed by the finance and facilities committee. Kathleen (board member) and others pressed administration for detail on usage and safety; Kevin and Cody (project staff) told the board that lockers were not included because they would increase the building footprint and that most middle-school players currently do not use lockers.

Citizen Terry McCracken spoke during public comment and raised questions about the team-room cost, citing previous estimates. McCracken said the original “all options” cost had been $2,108,000 and was shown in meeting notes as $1,800,000 for a 3,200-square-foot building — figures she said yield about $591.88 per square foot and prompted concern about value for money. She also described local residential development plans — Courtney Meadows (151 single-family homes) and The Towns at Cambridge (81 townhomes) — and warned that rising enrollment would increase demand for bleachers and turf in the near future.

Belinda (staff member) and other administrators explained the district’s bond timeline and the fiscal constraint driving the recommendation. The administration said the district issued bonds in 2020 and 2022 for capital needs; under federal arbitrage rules, three years after issuance the district must track and potentially return interest earned if it has not expended most of the bond proceeds. The administration said approximately $1,200,000 in interest on those bond proceeds has been set aside for potential repayment to the IRS unless funds are spent down, and that delaying this project could trigger further arbitrage calculations and additional costs.

Several board members voiced concern about monitoring and safety of spectator areas if the facility is used as a community space. Alice (board member) said she expects administrators to provide adequate supervision if the covered spectator area is used independently of other events.

On a roll-call vote the motion to accept the bid package passed 7–2. Voting yes were Tim, Jeremy, Mike, Ryan, Al, Alice and the board president. Kathleen and Michelle voted no.

The board did not approve a piecemeal vote; the motion covered the project in full rather than accepting individual alternates separately. Administrators said rejecting the bid would require restarting the bidding process and likely delaying work on the administration HVAC project and other items on the five-year capital plan.

The board will proceed with contract award and next steps per procurement rules. Additional scheduling and construction details were not finalized in the meeting minutes.

Ending: The board’s decision follows multiple review cycles involving administration, finance and facilities committees. Questions about long-term capital priorities and the district’s use of bond proceeds were raised and recorded; board members who opposed the measure suggested their votes reflected fiscal caution about timing and priorities.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","GASD School Board Meeting - 10.6.25","oneSentenceSummary","The Gettysburg Area School District board voted to approve a comprehensive bid for a new team room and related stadium work after a multi-year planning process and discussion about using bond funds that are subject to IRS arbitrage rules.","taxTitle","Gettysburg Area SD, School Districts, Pennsylvania","taxId",76700,"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},6429245,"Votes at a glance: board approves consent agenda, ACTI amendment, team room bid and assessment appeal",1557,1857000,3414000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5886353-00fc534e468f0be17d79f20df8249d20&start=1857&end=3414","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5886353-00fc534e468f0be17d79f20df8249d20/thumbnail_1857000.jpg","/articles/6429245/Pennsylvania/Votes-at-a-glance-board-approves-consent-agenda-ACTI-amendment-team-room-bid-and-assessment-appeal","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6429245-1368ed6d248a518437c95cee11ccaf2a/orig.mp4?Expires=1770741997&Signature=UtLVEG8klEANgwvqAwFir2UDHy5AAA~Olj3MAopShVr-tGrGvCV0p7WACqoRJHSi03N9TLLZbPN7AH4udem54Lv8fxOionQpH5FGvkqgZfPG3dWLtBr4JYH4fK44ty3Iif5hXWY4tjGx8plO5l~TEn6xHUvs6AedTLF0KG~uPfyDtj-UO-Akz8SQNPukEofdSiJL9tu-5zDU2RVJVuUNr~m5cLyoSdgwKydLuHBKMPQ851v4sCr5RTd3QwHpKYLaKTant0nJsDJVqm64Cf6DmAenw87HXeHtO~qTCgJK8Wq78pXdwMAij9kExU7xDVxDWh3gcL7TB-ZIkFMAc6IrZg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At its Oct. 14 meeting the Gettysburg Area School District Board of Directors took the following formal actions:

- Consent agenda (items 5.1–5.8): The board approved routine items including agendas, minutes, transportation driver approvals, an overseas trip to Italy, PSBA slate of candidates and HR recommendations. Roll call: Tim, Kathleen, Jeremy, Mike, Ryan, Michelle, Al, Alice and the board president voted yes. The motion carried unanimously.

- ACTI personnel budget amendment (item 6.1): Approved on a 6–3 roll call. Yes votes: Alice, Ryan, Mike, Jeremy, Tim and the board president. No votes: Al, Michelle and Kathleen. The amendment addresses difficulties filling a part-time lab assistant role, proposes staffing adjustments and includes salary modifications supported by regional compensation analyses. The board discussed stipend duration for a superintendent supporting a potential land purchase and building project; ACTI staff said the joint operating committee will determine duration.

- Team room bid review (item 6.2): The board approved the full bid package, including alternates and bleacher work, by a 7–2 vote. Yes votes: Tim, Jeremy, Mike, Ryan, Al, Alice and the board president. No votes: Kathleen and Michelle. Administration explained that delaying the project could trigger additional IRS arbitrage calculations on bond proceeds; administrators said approximately $1,200,000 in interest on bond proceeds has been set aside in relation to those calculations.

- Adams County Board of Assessment Appeals (item 6.3): The board approved a settlement related to assessment adjustments; roll call: eight yes, one no (Jeremy). District staff said the process dated to February 2022 and that the final assessment change is modest (district estimate around a $25,000 reduction in assessment compared with earlier values) and would be accounted for in budgeting.

Ending: The board’s formal votes advanced capital work and personnel adjustments; several items generated questions about timing, fiscal trade-offs and next steps.","Gettysburg Area School District board approved routine consent items, a personnel amendment for ACTI, a comprehensive team room bid and a settlement on a property assessment appeal.",{"_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},6429247,"Gettysburg Area Middle School showcases service learning, NJHS and theater as part of student engagement push",704,721000,1425000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5886353-00fc534e468f0be17d79f20df8249d20&start=721&end=1425","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5886353-00fc534e468f0be17d79f20df8249d20/thumbnail_721000.jpg","/articles/6429247/Pennsylvania/Gettysburg-Area-Middle-School-showcases-service-learning-NJHS-and-theater-as-part-of-student-engagement-push","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6429247-d61e1aded3975e9caf9daa7b112ce922/orig.mp4?Expires=1770741997&Signature=k2IAYW53bUHtzuXNwyREFfYHZBHd766RaW0KfoUf1X4-iO7Bq-HlNB4DsPNluH6btc9zBMDBrpD34uhS-OimQd2MapAEfe~ExywzToeFOtE68PRWA0-JDvD8W9oh3w-Zux8D0jV9RSeGPnWclMQGXNU1KL0ZoZMGkIqVV-uQurnFBjHZVZiw7Lzo0w-qFEkk-ZYmJBzwqQDhrEa2ql7W-DkYSLLsK4TPIjhNdMvqe3MfVLMLgPJHtJXYqKjQ87rvNO7fZtsnbVj1n~vA6PB~dcSaAYZaFyMFELLNjtqNVbBMs3OaITuTrtgZoH-AFUhFmz9qHlABWMU~i~49sUVyuA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Gettysburg Area Middle School staff and students presented a series of programs Tuesday aimed at re-engaging students, recognizing achievement and restoring pre-pandemic traditions.

Christie Caywood, identified in the meeting as a middle-school representative, said the school restarted a “Warrior Way” kickoff to promote attendance and rewards. Caywood said students who qualify for “positive attendance” — defined as no more than one unexcused absence per quarter — earn certificates at the end of each quarter. The program combines incentives, honor-roll recognition and quarter-end rewards for sixth- and seventh-graders who meet both behavior and grade standards.

The school also resumed eighth-grade service-learning projects that were paused during the COVID-19 pandemic. Caywood said students will work with community partners such as the Lincoln Fellowship and the Gettysburg Area Recreation Association; some students will research soldiers buried in local cemeteries and publish their work via QR codes linked to gravesites during the 250th observance next year.

Students introduced a new National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) chapter at Gettysburg Area Middle School. Campbell Thurston, identified as NJHS president, said 40 eighth-graders applied in March 2025 and 20 were accepted. Fellow officers Elena Waughman (treasurer) and Eleanor Fry (vice president) described fundraising and community-service projects tied to the chapter; Waughman said members must complete a minimum of 10 individual and two school service hours by the end of the year.

Assistant Principal Matt Lobb reported on a community-supported restoration of the school’s outdoor learning area. He credited Conewago Enterprises, Tony Floyd and others for repairing trails and bridges damaged by flooding so that science classes can continue to use the outdoor classroom behind Warrior Stadium.

Lobb also gave an update on the renaming of the middle-school gym to the Steve Litton Memorial Gymnasium. He said the fundraising target was $5,000; the school raised more than $7,000, added plaques and new signage, and plans a dedication ceremony on Dec. 3 at 4:30 p.m. during a boys’ basketball game.

Ending: The board thanked students and staff for their presentations. The district recorded the programs as part of ongoing efforts to increase middle-school engagement and student recognition.","Middle school teachers, students and administrators described several initiatives to boost attendance, reintroduce eighth-grade service-learning projects and launch a National Junior Honor Society chapter.",{"_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},6429248,"Board approves ACTI personnel budget amendment; committee discusses emergency nursing agreement",356,2004000,2360000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5886353-00fc534e468f0be17d79f20df8249d20&start=2004&end=2360","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5886353-00fc534e468f0be17d79f20df8249d20/thumbnail_2004000.jpg","/articles/6429248/Pennsylvania/Board-approves-ACTI-personnel-budget-amendment-committee-discusses-emergency-nursing-agreement","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6429248-fbb2b6a165ad18c1219ea3c1ca157765/orig.mp4?Expires=1770741997&Signature=j--wHH-EnhL8CjbxeBriYbwa5-Pos6IshkmP-1Z-sF-uumd9orMnWi405DB00rK~1EbR0pF~8EPeKKJETVXV1Z2Y8CCfHGep4te3DxkW9~N0oSuzSVUOqhWH76OIY6ExPXr3PZjc-YdXAp9TaP6RtA5A4zrMTaxKdeuvjbkRbX0Zu58-vgP2teK0EdfhiguYSBinAgAI4q~hM-XgV9mWi8KG5XozSCudtBNOFlqiDYNpOkO5~YT1BQQh2q1yQjJ99UsxU~1h1R7tvfRIwcyjkYbRzPotZqvHFBZVDpdAf6RPjLBxqHCHizRqctzsLg9keRHdS~8BDweiA6AfbsFfMQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Gettysburg Area School District Board of Directors voted to approve a budget amendment requested by Adams County Technical Institute (ACTI) to adjust personnel compensation and fund an additional staffing change.

Belinda (staff member) explained the ACTI amendment and said the institute had difficulty filling a part-time lab assistant position at the proposed hours and salary, prompting a request to convert staffing and add a full-time teacher and a salary adjustment. ACTI representatives said they had advertised and interviewed candidates; the district and the Lincoln Intermediate Unit and the Pennsylvania School Boards Association provided compensation comparisons that supported the requested adjustments.

Board members asked several operational questions. Kathleen (board member) asked why the part-time role was difficult to fill; Morgan/Strickler (ACTI staff) responded that health-care workers could not afford to leave full-time positions for a part-time role. The board also asked whether the acting superintendent of record had been compensated; ACTI staff said that the incumbent had not been compensated to date and that a new superintendent of record would be actively involved in ACTI oversight and might require compensation tied to project work. Michelle (board member) asked whether a $15,000 stipend for support during potential land purchase and building work would be temporary; ACTI staff replied the joint operating committee would decide and that the building project might take three to five years.

On roll call the ACTI personnel budget amendment passed 6–3. Voting yes were Alice, Ryan, Mike, Jeremy, Tim and the board president. Voting no were Al, Michelle and Kathleen.

Separately, the board discussed an informational item: an ACTI emergency nursing service agreement. ACTI staff said the agreement would provide emergency nursing assistance from the Gettysburg High School nurse for incidents at ACTI and that districts would be reimbursed for nurse time in emergencies. The board was told this was limited to emergency response and not intended to shift ongoing recordkeeping for students with established care plans; home-district nurses would coordinate plans of care and medication administration as appropriate.

Ending: The board approved the personnel amendment and recorded the ACTI emergency nursing agreement for future coordination; administrators said they would report back to the board on implementation details.","The board approved a budget amendment to increase personnel compensation at ACTI and discussed an informational agreement for emergency nursing services with Gettysburg High School nurses.","actionData","errors"]

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