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Lampeter-Strasburg board approves audit, federal funding agreements and program updates; sets 2026 graduation date
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Summary
The Lampeter-Strasburg School District board on March 2 approved final 2024–25 financial statements and audit, accepted roughly $530,000 in IDEA Part B/Section 619 use-of-funds agreements, approved several routine contracts and program updates (including a SAC rate increase), and set the Class of 2026 graduation for May 29.
The Lampeter-Strasburg School District board on March 2 approved a package of routine but consequential business items, including the district's final 2024–25 financial statements and audit and the acceptance of federal IDEA Part B and Section 619 use-of-funds agreements.
The board moved to approve the final financial statements and audit after the treasurer/business officer reported no material changes or audit findings following the independent firm’s review. The board approved the audit by voice vote.
The district also approved the annual IDEA Part B and Section 619 agreements, pass-through funds administered via the intermediate unit totaling roughly $530,000 to support special education costs.
Other approved items included renewing an agreement with PSBA Insurance Trust for unemployment compensation claims management (estimated annual cost roughly $3,200), a recommendation to raise the School-Age Childcare (SAC) hourly tuition to $5.75 for the 2026–27 school year (a 50¢ increase intended to move the program toward breakeven), and multiple board policy updates that completed second reading.
The board also approved the special education plan presented at academic committee, granted approval for two standard overnight student trips (Garden Spot FFA leadership conference and Martin Myland's Cape Henlopen trip), and approved personnel consent agenda items (see separate coverage for personnel details).
Votes at a glance: • Final 2024–25 financial statements and audit — approved (voice vote) • IDEA Part B and Section 619 use-of-funds agreements (~$530,000) — approved (voice vote) • PSBA Insurance Trust renewal (unemployment claims management, est. $3,200/year) — approved (voice vote) • SAC hourly tuition rate to $5.75 for 2026–27 — approved (voice vote) • Special education plan — approved (voice vote) • Overnight field trips — approved (voice vote) • Two policies (second/final reading) — approved (voice vote) • Graduation date for Class of 2026 (May 29, 2026) — approved (voice vote)
The board did not receive public comment and adjourned after routine administrative reminders about committee schedules and a board retreat meal order form.
