Bethel Park board adopts resolution to close several district buildings after 2025–26 school year

The Bethel Park School District Board of School Directors on Monday adopted Resolution No. 1‑2026 to permanently close a set of district buildings after the 2025–26 school year and begin required notification and disposition steps.

"The board of school directors approves administration's recommendation to adopt resolution number 1 2 0 2 6, which will permanently close the listed buildings after the 20 25, 20 26 school year," the board member presenting the resolution stated when reading the motion. The motion was moved by Mister Modrak and seconded by Miss Turner; voting opened and the motion passed 9–0.

The resolution, as read into the record, lists the following properties for closure and future disposition: Bethel Park School District Administration Building, 301 Church Road; Abraham Lincoln Elementary School, 1524 Hamilton Road; Benjamin Franklin Elementary School, 5400 Florida Avenue; Bethel Memorial Elementary School, 3301 South Park Road; George Washington Elementary School, 515 Clifton Road; and William Penn Elementary School, 110 Woodlet Lane. The board directed the superintendent to notify the Pennsylvania Department of Education and to take the necessary steps to close and sell the buildings.

Board members did not discuss alternative dispositions or attach a timeline for sale during the motion; the resolution specifies the buildings will be closed after the 2025–26 school year. No amendments to the resolution were recorded during the meeting.

The vote follows earlier committee discussion and a facilities report that the district has begun reviewing building conditions and potential funding options for facility work. The facilities motion was presented under the facilities agenda and carried alongside other routine agenda items the board considered that evening.

Next steps described in the motion were procedural: the superintendent is to notify the Pennsylvania Department of Education and to proceed with closing and selling the properties as directed. The board did not identify sale methods or an anticipated timetable for listing properties for sale in the meeting record.