The Elizabethtown Area School District board unanimously adopted an Act 1 resolution at its December 2025 meeting and voted to add an outside solicitor to cover conflicts, while agreeing to table several proposed new high‑school courses pending further cost and scheduling details.

In a finance presentation before the votes, presenter Mr. Strickler told the board the district will need to borrow for any major building project and used a $150,000,000 illustrative figure to show long‑term debt service. "In 2034... we move from $4,000,000 to $12,000,000 a year," Strickler said, describing how debt service ramps up and why the district has been advised to set aside annual increases during the project ramp‑up.

The board moved several procedural items as a grouped vote, then took the Act 1 resolution. Liza Bazarian moved "to accept the language of the Act 1 resolution," and Jim Gillis seconded; the roll call recorded unanimous assent. The resolution, as presented, records the district's formal notice under the state Act 1 index process and the board's stated limit language.

On legal services, the board approved adding the law firm McNeese, Wallace & Nurick as an additional solicitor for as‑needed use after Mr. Strickler explained a conflict involving the district's regular solicitor and a tax‑assessment appeal. Jim Gillis moved the addition, Mrs. Wilson seconded, and the motion passed on a 7–2 vote.

Curriculum proposals drew extended debate. Board members questioned recurring costs and schedule impacts for four proposed courses: an introductory pedagogy course, an international relations course that references off‑site "Bridal UN" activities in the curriculum materials, a naval science course, and an introductory special education course whose second‑ and third‑year funding is grant‑dependent. After discussion and an amendment, the board voted to table all four courses for further review and to return with clearer cost and scheduling information.

Routine business continued: the board approved the finance report and bills with an amendment to exclude a questioned rental‑vehicle reimbursement from immediate payment, and it approved the personnel report pending receipt of required paperwork (the personnel vote carried with one recorded no from Mister Regalman). The meeting concluded after closing remarks and adjournment.

What comes next: the board asked staff to return with additional cost details, scheduling implications and clearer descriptions of any field‑trip or off‑site components associated with proposed courses; the courses were tabled for discussion at a future January meeting.