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Radnor board approves DCIU and technical school budgets, special‑education agreement and trail support; several items passed unanimously or with one abstention
Summary
The Radnor board approved the Delaware County Intermediate Unit operating budget, Delaware County Technical Schools program budget, a DCIU special‑education funding agreement, and a letter supporting the Radnor Trail extension; most votes were 8–0 or 7‑yes with one abstention noted for a DCIU employee.
The Radnor Township School District board on March 24 approved several intergovernmental budgets and agreements for the 2026–27 school year and formally supported a township trail grant application.
The board approved the Delaware County Intermediate Unit (DCIU) general operating budget for 2026–27, listed on the agenda at $12,126,495. The roll call recorded seven yes votes and one abstention; Ms. Solomon abstained, citing her employment with the DCIU.
The board next approved the Delaware County Technical Schools Program Budget for 2026–27, shown on the agenda as $19,551,888 with Radnor's portion itemized for the Aston Vocational Half‑Day Program and a Special Education Technical Program for a combined Radnor total shown on the agenda. Ms. Dunn asked whether the change in amounts reflected greater student utilization or rising costs; administration said Mr. Pauling would review and report back. The roll call again recorded seven affirmative votes and one abstention (Ms. Solomon).
The board approved an intergovernmental Special Education Funding and Service Agreement with the DCIU for the 2026–27 school year at an estimated cost of $887,226. The agenda text included a payment reconciliation deadline noted as "no later than November 1, 2027" (the transcript contained a typographical date error); the vote was seven yes, one abstention.
The board also voted 8–0 to approve a letter of support for Radnor Township's grant application for the Radnor Trail Extension Project. During discussion board members clarified that the letter of support does not itself obligate the district to grant additional land or easements; any specific easement request would return to the board for separate action and negotiation.
Consent agenda items were approved with two items pulled for separate review; the consent motion as amended passed 8–0.
Votes at a glance: - Item 801 (DCIU general operating budget, $12,126,495): passed — 7 yes, 1 abstention (Ms. Solomon). - Item 802 (Delaware County Technical Schools program budget, $19,551,888; Radnor portion itemized): passed — 7 yes, 1 abstention (Ms. Solomon). - Item 803 (DCIU Special Education Funding and Service Agreement, est. $887,226): passed — 7 yes, 1 abstention (Ms. Solomon). - Item 804 (Letter of support for Radnor Trail Extension): passed — 8–0.
Board members asked administration to follow up on budget questions (for example whether increased costs reflect enrollment changes or cost pressures) and to provide additional detail where numbers in the agenda summary were unclear.
