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Franklin Learning Center remodel planned; Shippensburg membership discussed as district weighs cost-sharing
Summary
Board members said the Franklin Learning Center will remodel the pool area to add classrooms and bathrooms paid from capital reserves, and the superintendent reported ongoing talks about Shippensburg purchasing a 3.25% share in the joint authority to become a member.
Board members reported facilities updates Sept. 18, including a remodel at the Franklin Learning Center (FLC) and Career & Technology Center changes, while the superintendent briefed the board on preliminary discussions about Shippensburg joining the FLC authority.
A board member reported that Franklin Learning Center is remodeling its pool area and creating six new classrooms and four new bathrooms at a cost of about $1,700,000; the board member said the FLC will use its capital reserve funds to cover that work. The board member cautioned that the building’s HVAC needs remain and will require additional future expense shared among participating districts.
The Career & Technology Center is remodeling a building construction trades space and making renovations to accommodate a new protective-services program and an animal-science program; those costs were reported to be paid from that center’s capital reserve and the new programs are expected to start in January.
Superintendent Laura updated the board on ongoing discussions with Shippensburg Area School District about joining the FLC. Under terms described to the board, Shippensburg would purchase roughly 3.25% of Greencastle-Antrim’s ownership in the joint authority, a share the superintendent estimated at about $160,000. District staff said one proposal under consideration would have Shippensburg pay half the amount on July 1 and the remainder the following July 1 (a two-year schedule), but the exact payment schedule and other terms remain under negotiation. If Shippensburg’s board approves the plan, each member district would then need to place the change on its board agenda for a formal vote.
Superintendent and staff emphasized the potential benefit of another district joining: a broader cost base for shared expenses such as major HVAC projects and other capital burdens. The superintendent said negotiations are ongoing and that legal and bylaw changes at the joint authority level are being prepared by counsel; no final district-level vote was taken Sept. 18.
