LANSDALE- November’s finance and worksession meetings were held at the North Penn School District Educational Center on Wednesday, November 8th. The meetings reviewed allocated funds within the elementary school and the newly implemented Health Care Center and their request for additional staffing.
North Penn’s schools are each given an allocated amount of funds depending on the number of students attending and the educational program in which they belong. Schools are given differing amounts based on their population of total, gifted, ESL, and special education students. The grand total of the pupil allocations sits at approximately $,216,500. A detailed report can be found here.
In March, North Penn implemented a Health Care Center for staff members. The Health Care Center provides staff members with flexibility during their work day, reduced absences, and $1.5 in savings. A representative from Everside, Mr. Stuart Sutley, presented data to the board regarding the success of the center and its booming benefits. As of right now, the center is at capacity and there are many different services that the district would like to offer but cannot. The board recommends to amend the staffing contract during the December action meeting.
Mr. Tim Mirra, a representative from Selenkofske Axelrod, shared the 2022-2023 draft audit report. There have been no recent findings within the audit.
Mr. Steve Skrocki, Chief financial officer, reviewed the option to transfer a sum of money over 5 million dollars from the general fund to the capital reserve fund, this is done to ensure that the district does not exceed the 2022-2023 budget with any unspent funds. As of right now there is a predicted $9.8 million in funds that will not be spent by the end of the 2022-2023 budget year and a positive variance of $9.3 million. The committee recommended having $1.0 flow to the fund balance and an additional $5,058,644 million dedicated to capital projects.
Mr. Skrocki reviewed the 2024-2025 proposed budget calendar. Starting In February 2025, the board would hold two finance meetings per month, one special and one traditional.
All motions were carried out for review for the upcoming action meeting taking place on November 16th, 2023. Other information can be found in BoardDocs.