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Palmyra-area board hears CTC cost‑sharing debate as JOC weighs 50/50 and ADM changes
Summary
The board reviewed a report on the Lebanon County Career & Technology Center’s proposed budget and possible changes to the JOC articles of agreement that would shift how renovation debt is allocated among districts; a 50/50 blended model won some support while at least one district warned withdrawal could be on the table.
The Palmyra Area SD board heard a report on proposed changes to the Lebanon County Career & Technology Center (CTC) articles of agreement, including a possible shift in how renovation debt would be apportioned among member districts.
Speaker 1, addressed in the meeting as “Doctor,” told the board the JOC discussed the CTC’s 2026‑27 budget and revisiting the articles of agreement (originally drafted in 1964 and last amended in the 1990s). The discussion focused on replacing the current Average Daily Membership (ADM)–based calculation with a formula tied to assessed property value (referred to in the meeting as a State Tax Equalization method) or…
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