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Parents ask board for clearer capital plan and contingency analysis on federal funding
Summary
During public comment, a parent requested that the district publish a 10-year facilities plan; another speaker asked the board to analyze potential impacts if federal funding were reduced and to present a contingency plan.
Two members of the public used the meeting’s public-comment period to press the board on long-range facilities planning and potential fiscal risks from federal funding changes.
Nick Rock, who identified himself as a parent from Malvern, said he could not locate a public online database showing the district’s capital plan for the coming decade. Rock urged the board to provide clearer access to the facilities plan and said his primary concern is future capacity at the high school.
Chris Chambellero (transcript: Chambellero), who identified himself as a resident of East Whiteland Township, asked whether the board has analyzed potential impacts if federal funding were reduced. He cited recent federal changes and asked the district to identify what programs would be most at risk and to develop a contingency plan. Chambellero asked whether the board had spoken with state or county leadership and requested that the analysis and contingency plan be presented to the public in a timely and transparent manner.
Board leadership acknowledged the comments and closed the public-comment period without making immediate commitments to specific timelines; the speaker requests were recorded as matters for board consideration and potential follow-up.
