Schools
School District Looking for Citizen Budget Advisors
The ad hoc committee will make recommendations to the school board.
The Phoenixville Area School District is looking for community members to help balance its books, it announced in a June 26 press release.
By its July 16 application deadline, the district hopes to find 15 to 18 residents to serve on its 2012-2013 Community Budget Advisory Committee (CBAC)–an ad hoc committee that will be charged with examining and suggesting potential areas of savings and new revenue opportunities for the school district.
“We really hope to find a diverse group of committee members,” said Dr. Alan Fegley, Superintendent of PASD Schools. “Ideally we will have retirees, business people, and stay-at-home moms all participating,” he added.
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While all policy authority will remain with the school board, the CBAC will play a substantial role in guiding its agenda. According to the district, the committee members won’t audit the district, but will familiarize themselves with its financial condition in order to make recommendations.
Fegley says that during the 2011-2012 school year, the CBAC was a great resource.
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“Having additional community people focused on the budget helps all of us,” Fegley said.
The group will meet monthly from late August through early December, and make their recommendations to the Board of School Directors by December 17.
Interested applicants should contact Dr. Fegley via email at fegleya@pasd.k12.pa.us or call 484.927.5000. Applicants are asked to include their name, phone number, email, occupation, and place of residence (Phoenixville Borough, Schuylkill or East Pikeland Township).
More information is available on the PASD website: www.pasd.com
