- Fox Chapel Area School District
- Resource Planning Committee
Overview
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The Fox Chapel Area School District Resource Planning Committee, established in 1991, functions as an advisory panel with new members selected by the superintendent.
The group meets two to three times during as the budget for the next school year is being prepared.
- The first meeting is late February or early March.
- The initial budget, prepared by the business manager and based on requested amounts from building administrators and department chairpersons, is presented.
- Discussion takes place regarding what makes up the budget totals, including any major expenses, as well as cost-saving measures that could occur.
- Talks also include potential additional revenue based on millage increase options according to the district’s Act 1 index, provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, coupled with the Act 1 resolution passed each January by the Fox Chapel Area School Board.
- Enrollment projections also are presented, as well as possible staffing numbers, based on what is known at that time. This is information only to assist with discussions. No staffing nor programming decisions are made by the Resource Planning Commitee.
- The second and any additional meetings, if needed, are held between the first meeting and late April.
- Follow-up questions from prior meetings are discussed.
- The group then agrees on moving forward with the current iteration of the budget to recommend to the School Board with or without tax increases.
- The budget is presented to the School Board, as recommended by the Resource Planning Committee, at the May board meeting. It’s advertised and made available for public inspection and/or comments. Final budget acceptance and adoption takes place at the board’s discretion.
- The School Board can request additional information or make changes to the budget.
- The final budget must be approved before June 30 to meet all PDE deadlines and timelines.
- Upon completion of the Annual Financial Report/annual audit, a meeting is held around late October.
- The Resource Planning Committee analyzes the budget to actual totals from the prior year as well as the estimated actual to actual totals that were used for budget preparation.
- The first meeting is late February or early March.
Meeting Information
Members
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Community Members
Robert Marsh
Member since 2015Richard Meyer
Member since 1991Kevin Romango
Member since 2012Joel Weinstein
Member since 1991Fox Chapel Area Educators Association Representative
Michael Frank
Member since 2021Fox Chapel Area School Board Representatives
Marybeth Dadd
School Board PresidentRon Frank
School Board Vice PresidentEric Hamilton
School Board TreasurerFox Chapel Area School District Administration Representatives
Mary Catherine Reljac, Ed.D.
SuperintendentDavid McCommons, Ed.D.
Deputy SuperintendentKimberly Pawlishak
Business Manager
Meetings
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The Fox Chapel Area School District Resource Planning Committee will meet on the following dates:
- No meetings are currently scheduled.