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CIT expansion pitch: directors ask Easton board to preview $10M plan to add programs, keep debt service level

Easton Area School District Board of Education · April 15, 2026
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Summary

Career & Technical Institute leaders presented a $10 million plan to add three new program labs and renovate a fourth, financed over 21 years to hold district debt-service payments roughly steady at about $840,000; board discussion focused on enrollment demand, phased staffing costs, and an April 28 vote timeline.

Leaders of the regional Career & Technical Institute (CIT) asked the Easton Area School District board on Tuesday to consider an expansion project aimed at relieving growing wait lists and adding new, industry-aligned programs.

Miss Jones, executive director of CIT, presented a plan she said would add square footage for three new programs, renovate an existing lab to yield a fourth new program, and keep the district's annual debt-service payment near the current level by structuring the borrowing over a 21‑year term. "This is a $10,000,000 project that…

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