Keystone Central summer park program reports increased attendance, finishes under budget

Kurt Lynch presented a summary of the Keystone Central School District’s 2025 Summer Park Program at the Nov. 13 board meeting, reporting participant counts by site, donations and final spending.

Lynch said the program served children ages 5–12 at seven locations (Mill Hall; Woolrich; Piper Harmon; Jack Bailey; Renova/16th Street; North Bend; Castanilla). Site registration numbers varied by location: Mill Hall 46, Jack Bailey 39, Renova 36, North Bend 25 and Castanilla 14; two outlying sites had low registrations and organizers shifted attendees to nearby parks when practical.

The program operated with 14 instructors, one floating staff member and one program supervisor. The board approved a $60,000 budget for the program, Lynch said, and reported $5,300 in donations (including a $2,500 grant from the Clinton County Community Foundation). Recorded spending was $38,056.85, leaving a remaining positive balance of approximately $21,093.15. Lynch said the program had 18 community donations valued at $2,800 (the transcript lists both $2,800 and the larger combined total including the foundation grant).

Board members asked whether registration numbers represented daily attendance or simply registered participants; Lynch said the numbers were registered attendees on file for emergency contact, and volunteers or guests may attend on occasion. Administrators indicated they will return in the spring to request similar funding for next year’s program.

The board praised the program’s community partnerships, special visitors and the use of local instructors and university student‑teacher participants.

(Clarification: several dollar figures and donation breakdowns were reported by the presenter; the transcript lists $38,056.85 spent and a remaining balance of $21,093.15.)