January 12, 2026 Working Meeting: $311K in Spending, Change Orders, and Rubber Stamps

Over $311,000 in spending from one meeting: unfinished platforms, recycled programs, construction change orders, and another six-figure administrator. No benchmarks. No accountability.

This agenda is not about students. It is not about academic performance. It is not about fixing what is broken. It is about paying for systems that still don't work, adding administrators, and approving construction fixes after mistakes are made. NEW & CONTINUING SPENDING ParentSquare Communication Platform (3-Year Contract) Total Cost: $59,588 over three years One-time upfront cost: $1,825 Year 1: $18,275 Year 2: $18,834 Year 3: $19,479 This platform was promised to the community long ago as a solution for better communication. After all this time, it is still not fully working as intended . Parents were told help was coming—yet the district is now asking for tens of thousands more to implement what should already be operational. Pay now. Hope it works later. There are no publicly documented performance benchmarks, no explanation for delays, and no accountability for why a long-promised system still has not met expectations. This is not innovation—it is charging taxpayers for unfinished business . IEP Writer Program (Re-Implementation) Cost: $35,527 — Effective 2026–2027 school year This is not a "new" solution—it's a reimplementation . If it was previously removed or failed, why is it being bought again? No pilot data, no outcome metrics, no proof it improves student performance. This is recycling programs without accountability . Professional Development / Tuition Reimbursements Total: $18,840+ Dozens of individual reimbursements ranging from $297 to $1,602+ per person Multiple cohort programs at $1,548 per participant Professional development has become a quiet spending pipeline. While some training may be justified, there is no evidence of classroom impact, no performance tracking, and no return-on-investment metrics . Money spent on credentials—not results. CONSTRUCTION CHANGE ORDERS Cost increases on already-approved projects High School Floor Topping – GC-PCO-99093R2 Revised Cost: $62,284.01 (originally $55,843.83) Increase: +$6,440.18 Reason: Material conflict with finished floor product Approve first. Fix later. Pay more. That is not project management—it is financial negligence . Middle School Temporary Partition Walls – GC-PCO-99101 Cost: $1,869.55 Necessary for safety, but not planned in the original scope. Small number, big message: poor preparation . High School Structural Support – GC-PCO-99102 Cost: $1,430.65 Structural corrections after approval mean the original engineering was incomplete. That is not a "change"—it is a design failure . High School Ceiling Tile Expansion – GC-PCO-99104 Cost: $7,319.23 Non-instructional, cosmetic additions funded after construction begins. Students' outcomes don't improve because ceilings look nicer. TOTAL CHANGE ORDERS: $72,903.44 Money not in the original budget , added through revisions, fixes, and miscalculations. ADMINISTRATIVE HIRES & STIPENDS Supervisor of Secondary Special Education Salary: $120,000 annually Another six-figure administrator while academic rankings remain near the bottom. Leadership grows. Results do not. Director of Student Services Stipend: $2,800 Berks Technical Institute Externship Program: $2,200 per participant Extra compensation layered on top of management salaries with no public performance metrics . BOTTOM-LINE FINANCIAL IMPACT Category Amount ParentSquare Platform $59,588 IEP Writer Program $35,527 Professional Development $18,840 Construction Change Orders $72,903.44 Administrative Salary $120,000/year Stipends & Externships $5,000+ Minimum New or Continued Exposure: Over $311,000 from this meeting alone Not counting pensions, benefits, future escalations, or prior commitments. THE BOTTOM LINE The ParentSquare platform says everything about this board's financial culture: Announce → Delay → Spend → Hope for results. There are no benchmarks, no accountability, and no evidence-based decision making . This is not leadership. This is rubber-stamp governance . Taxpayers are not being asked to fund progress. They are being asked to cover the cost of mismanagement.