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Wyoming Area School Board approves construction options, asbestos abatement and routine personnel and program items
Summary
The board adopted a slate of finance and administrative items including an addendum to the CM3 contract with three options for window/door work, approved Penone Industries for asbestos abatement for summer 2025 and accepted a general review report totaling $1,599,914.63; several routine personnel and program items were also approved by roll call.
The Wyoming Area School Board on Feb. 25, 2025 approved multiple finance, facilities and personnel items during its regular meeting, including contract addenda for facility window and door replacement, asbestos abatement project management services and a general review report costing $1,599,914.63.
In the finance section the board approved an addendum to the CM3 contract that outlined three bid options for window and door replacement: Option A (gym/pool windows and doors) at $84,490; Option B (buildings and grounds entrance windows and doors) at $27,199; and Option C (teachers’ entrance windows and doors) at $286,165. The board also approved a proposal from Penone (Panobi/Penone Industries in transcript) to provide asbestos-abatement project management services for the district’s summer 2025 work, pending final approval by the superintendent and district solicitor.
A member of the public asked where asbestos removal would take place. District staff answered that the abatement work is limited to mastic associated with window and door assemblies (adhesive/caulking) encountered when those components are removed — and that there is no ongoing airborne hazard to building occupants; abatement will occur as windows and doors are removed.
The board approved a settlement agreement or release for a student (student number 3000122) pending final approvals, and accepted the general review report (total $1,599,914.63). The motion to adopt the finance report passed by roll call; one board member explicitly recorded a dissent on a component of Item 13 (not including Option B) while voting yes on the rest of that agenda group.
Board members also approved standard education and personnel items by roll call: teacher induction plan, long-term substitute appointments (including retroactive placements), extensions and starts of medical leaves of absence, appointments to chair positions, and after-school/summer program facility requests pending building-principal approval.
Other agenda approvals included building-use requests (for example, a school-based behavioral health summer program run by the IU to use the primary center gym, cafeteria and playground June 23–Aug. 8, 2025) and activities/athletics appointments (assistant and volunteer coaches for the spring season). District officials noted the IU-operated program is run by the intermediate unit (IU) and that the district provides only the physical space; the IU is responsible for supervision and materials.
Treasurer’s report numbers were read into the record; notable balances included a People’s Security Bank and Trust general-fund balance of $2,447,206.09 and a money market account showing $10,215,766.20. The board discussed potential state-level education-funding cuts for the next fiscal year and the district finance director said the district expected to be able to pay bills through 2024–25 but forecast possible reductions in Title I (approx. 10%), Title II and Title III allocations for 2025–26 that could total roughly $175,000 in lost federal funds.
Votes at a glance - Finance report (includes CM3 addendum, Penone asbestos abatement proposal, settlement agreement, general review report $1,599,914.63): approved by roll call. One board member recorded a No on agenda item 13b (Option B) while voting Yes on the remainder. - Education report (teacher induction plan; appointments; leaves; amended calendar; after-school programs): approved by roll call. - Building-use requests (including IU mental health summer program June 23–Aug. 8, 2025): approved by roll call; district staff said the IU provides supervision and materials and the district supplies facilities. - Activities report (coach appointments; PTO fundraiser night): approved by roll call.
Board members requested further details on asbestos abatement scope and on capital projects; administration said final contractor selection and work timelines will be subject to superintendent and solicitor review and confirmation.
