Finance and personnel updates: PSBA compensation study proposed; board approves personnel block

At the Sept. 9 work session, the finance director introduced a potential compensation and market analysis from PSBA to review administrative and support-staff pay and internal equity. The presenter described the service as a roughly three-month engagement and gave a ballpark cost of $8,500 for the support and admin positions; trustees expressed interest in obtaining the analysis ahead of 2025–26 bargaining discussions.

Finance also outlined the budget calendar for the 2025–26 budget cycle, noting the Act 1 index timing and a planned preliminary budget adoption in February to meet PDE deadlines. The business office reported a late $5,000,000 escrow real-estate tax payment that will record in September and improve collections versus prior months, and said interest income projections remain on track near $1.3 million barring major market changes.

On personnel, the board approved agenda items 8.4 through 8.7 on a block motion and voice vote; the motion passed 8–0. Administrators also noted a custodial-services contract with Interstate Maintenance Corporation discussed in executive session; the new contract reflects a roughly 4% increase consistent with inflation and is intended to help fill open custodial positions.