Springfield SD approves $6,121.19 settlement with Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School
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The board approved a settlement payment of $6,121.19 to Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School to resolve an underfunding claim for the 2016–17 school year; district counsel said PLCS pursued similar claims against multiple districts relating to PDE‑363 reporting.
The Springfield School District Board of School Directors voted unanimously on Nov. 20 to approve a settlement agreement with Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School for $6,121.19 to resolve a claim that the district underfunded PLCS for the 2016–17 school year.
Dr. Hepp explained the dispute centered on deductions reported on a Pennsylvania Department of Education form (PDE‑363). "Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School went after several schools across the Commonwealth, and the dispute here was that school districts... made deductions that were miscalculated or misrepresented in a state designed form called the PDE‑363," he said. "We are simply closing out this case and awarding Pennsylvania Leadership School the balance of what was determined as due to them for the 2016, 2017 school year."
The board approved the settlement 7–0; the payment was presented as a closing action to resolve a past reporting dispute and did not reflect ongoing admissions or operational matters.
The transcript does not record further legal briefs or appeals related to the settlement; the board took no additional steps beyond approving the payment.