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Cornwall-Lebanon board approves roofing, roofing and other capital contracts, calendar and $50 million bond authorization
Summary
At its March 17 meeting the Cornwall-Lebanon School District board approved multiple building and grounds contracts, payments from capital funds, program agreements, personnel actions, and a parameters resolution authorizing up to $50 million in general-obligation debt for district capital projects.
Cornwall-Lebanon School District board members on March 17 approved a series of building contracts, routine payments and administrative items — and adopted a parameters resolution to authorize up to $50,000,000 in general-obligation bonds for capital projects.
The actions, taken during the regular board meeting at the LGI at Cedar Crest High School, were approved by recorded voice or show-of-hands votes, most by a 9-0 margin. The board also approved the 2025-26 school calendar on an 8-1 vote.
Among building- and grounds-related approvals were: a change order for the Falcon Connector building project (GCCO No. 7) and a change order for a chiller replacement at Ebenezer Elementary (CO No. 1); a contract with Gable & Son Construction for the 2025 Cornwall Elementary roofing project in the amount of $453,790, to be funded from the district’s Capital Reserve Fund; approval of Nolt Flooring to complete the final phase of the South Lebanon Elementary flooring project for $11,212 (Capital Reserve Fund); a one-year Ainsworth contract for chiller maintenance covering 07/01/2025–06/30/2026; and authorization to employ the district summer maintenance crew for 2025.
The board approved payments from capital accounts as part of the meeting’s building and grounds business: Cedar Crest Campus renovation fund bills totaling $790,199.63 and Capital Reserve Fund bills totaling $145,128.47.
On finance matters, the board adopted a parameters resolution authorizing the district administration to work with PFM Financial Advisors LLC (financial advisor), Raymond James (underwriter) and Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC (bond counsel/solicitor identified in the motion) to proceed with a general-obligation bond issuance for capital projects in an amount not to exceed $50,000,000. The motion carried 9-0.
Academic and program approvals included a three-year service agreement with Community Schools in Pennsylvania for 07/01/2025–06/30/2028 and approval of a 2025 English Language Development summer-camp experience funded by the Title III federal supplemental program. The board approved credit-reimbursement payments totaling $4,889.10.
The board also ratified and approved multiple facility uses, field trips (including state-level conference and competition travel for student groups and a summer cross-country camp), fiduciary fund statements, and the 2025 summer music program. Several employment and personnel items — resignations/retirements, leaves (including an approximately 07/24/2025 childbearing leave for a teacher), hires for the 2024–25 and 2025–26 school years, and volunteer coaches — were approved, as were routine consent items (minutes, treasurer’s report and payment of general-fund bills).
Other routine business included adoption or placement-on-table actions for policy reviews and final adoptions (for example, final adoption of CLSD 118 independent study and revisions to CLSD 122.1 extracurricular activity positions and CLSD 123.1 interscholastic athlete coaches). The board placed several policies on the table for further review until the April 14 meeting, including CLSD 225/224 care of school property and CLSD 236.1 threat assessment.
The meeting concluded with an executive session for a student-discipline matter (see separate report).
