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Moreland PTO urges district review of car‑show parking assignments, alleges lack of transparency
Summary
At the Carlisle Area School District meeting, Amanda Ladner representing the Moreland PTO asked the board to direct administration to review how car-show parking assignments on district property are made, saying Hamilton PTO controls the most lucrative shows and citing Facility Use Policy 707.
Amanda Ladner, speaking on behalf of the Moreland PTO, urged the Carlisle Area School District board during the June 25 public‑comment period to direct administration to review how district property parking for car‑show fundraisers is assigned.
Ladner said Hamilton PTO has managed the parking on district property at Hamilton Elementary and "regularly retains four of the five highest earning shows," leaving smaller PTOs such as Moreland with limited, low‑yield assignments. According to Ladner, the Moreland PTO was told in writing it would not receive a contract for the 2026 shows, citing an alleged breach of a prior agreement, but Hamilton PTO has not provided a signed 2025 contract or the documentation Moreland requested.
Ladner argued this arrangement appears inconsistent with Facility Use Policy 707, which places facility use under district oversight and requires administrative approval of facility‑use terms. "We're asking the board to direct administration to review the car show parking assignment process, clarify who holds ultimate authority over district property use under Policy 707, and ensure future opportunities are assigned through a transparent, fair, and equitable district‑level process," she said.
The speaker requested a district‑level process to allocate lucrative car‑show parking equitably among participating schools and PTOs; no administrative action or immediate response was recorded on the meeting record. Ladner said Moreland PTO has raised this concern with administration since February 2024 and has not received the requested contract documentation from Hamilton PTO.
What the board can do next: the Moreland PTO asked the board to direct administration to review Policy 707 implementation and to report back with a transparent mechanism for assigning car‑show parking so that participating PTOs have equitable fundraising opportunities.
