Central Valley board reviews routine business, hears federal funding alert and approves personnel appointments

At a March meeting of the Central Valley School District board, members reviewed routine agenda items including payments and budget reports, discussed a state update on possible U.S. Department of Education staffing cuts, and recorded several personnel actions and administrative items.

The superintendent reported an email from the Pennsylvania Secretary of Education indicating that the federal Department of Education was expected to cut staff "almost almost to 50%," but that, "as of right now, there will be no effect on federal program or federal funding at this time," according to the superintendent. A board speaker added that the district's federal funds currently represent "about 500,000," and that those funds largely support Title I and ASAP staff.

Why it matters: federal program funding and staff supported by those dollars pay for services and positions used directly in classrooms and student supports. Board members said they were watching developments closely and asked staff to follow state guidance as it arrives.

The meeting agenda included multiple routine approvals that were presented for board action. Those items included confirming February 2025 general fund payments in the amount shown on the agenda; confirming cafeteria and construction fund payments; approving a Berkheimer…