Resource Planning Advisory
Overview
General Function
The Resource Planning Advisory group functions as a “Advisory Board” for the superintendent. As an advisory board, the group is utilized to provide non-binding advice. Members are not authorized to act for or make decisions on behalf of the district. Instead, they are a problem-solving method to be used to provide critical thinking, thorough analysis, and strategic insights to advise school leadership, who in turn will make decisions.
The Resource Planning Advisory Group’s function will be to discuss the overall trends of district financials and to support long-range financial planning. This may include the overview of total revenues and revenue projections, investment trajectories, and annual expenditures and projections. The purpose is to focus on the larger picture of the total budget by viewing separate cost groupings, including (but not limited to):
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Revenue Trends
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Long-term Contracts
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Debt Service
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Personnel Cost Projections
Membership
The Resource Planning Advisory Group is composed of community members, district administration, school board and FCEA representation. Community members are considered the sole “voting” members of the group when a consensus is sought. Members are selected by the superintendent based on their level of interest as well as their particular knowledge in a relevant area of long-range trend and budget planning. Knowledge areas may include finance, employment, education, real estate, and any other areas that may prove beneficial in regards to economic forecasting for the district.
The size and scope of the advisory group is at the superintendent’s discretion. The superintendent may solicit interest from the community for new or replacement members.
Meetings
The group will hold meetings periodically as needed to review and update trend projections for long-range budget planning. The group may also hold additional meetings between January and April, during budget preparation, to review administration’s budget recommendations prior to board action to ensure that it correlates to the long-range budget plan and revenue trajectories.
Members
Community Members
Matt Dunlap
Member since 2024
Robert Marsh
Member since 2015
Richard Meyer
Member since 1991
Kevin Romango
Member since 2012
Joel Weinstein
Member since 1991
Fox Chapel Area Educators Association Representative
Michael Frank
Member since 2021
Fox Chapel Area School Board Representatives
Marybeth Dadd
School Board President
Ron Frank
School Board Vice President
Eric Hamilton
School Board Treasurer
Fox Chapel Area School District Administration Representatives
Mary Catherine Reljac, Ed.D.
Superintendent
David McCommons, Ed.D.
Deputy Superintendent
Kimberly Pawlishak
Business Manager