Harrisburg
– Acting Secretary of Education Carolyn Dumaresq today announced that more than
$21.6 million has been approved for reimbursement of construction projects in
41 schools in 27 school districts and one career and technology center across
the commonwealth.
“This much-needed funding will help to free up dollars that
can be directed into the classroom to support student achievement,” Dumaresq
said. “I am hopeful that as we progress through the current fiscal year,
the department will be able to approve additional projects as more funding
becomes available.”
The Planning and Construction Workbook, or PlanCon, is an
11-step process that schools use to seek partial reimbursement from the state
for school construction and renovation projects.
PlanCon is designed to document a local school district’s
planning process; provide justification for a project to the public; ascertain
compliance with state laws and regulations; and establish the level of state
participation in the cost of the project
When the Corbett administration took office in 2011, the
PlanCon program was overcommitted by $30 million by the previous
administration, which forced the department to halt further approvals until the
deficit was eliminated.
Through tight fiscal control, the department eliminated the
deficit in March 2014 and approved six projects for reimbursement during the
2013-14 school year.
In July, Governor Corbett signed into law the 2014-15 state
budget that allocated $306.2 million for PlanCon – an increase of $10 million.
In addition to this increase, more funding has become
available due to prior projects being paid off or being refinanced by schools
to secure lower interest rates, which results in cost savings to school
districts and the state.
For additional information about the construction
reimbursement program, visit www.education.state.pa.us and enter “PlanCon” in the “PDE Search” feature.
Media contact:
Tim Eller, 717-783-9802
Editor’s note: Below
is the list of school districts by county, projects funded and dollar amount.
Adams County
Conewago Valley School District, New Oxford Elementary
School and Conewago Township Elementary School, $821,826
Allegheny County
Bethel Park School District, Bethel Park High School,
$2,546,929
Montour School District, Montour High School/District
Administration Office, $802,860
Penn Hills School District, Penn Hills High School,
$1,823,450
Pittsburgh School District, University Preparatory School,
Science and Technology Academy at Frick and Concord Elementary School,
$1,112,138
Berks County
Fleetwood Area School District, Willow Creek Elementary
School, $333,990
Reading School District, Millmont Elementary School,
$549,813
Bucks County
Pennsbury School District, Makefield Elementary School,
$106,890
Cambria County
Portage Area School District, Portage Area Elementary
School/District Administration Office, $582,812
Centre County
State College Area School District, Ferguson Township
Elementary School and Mount Nittany Elementary School, $1,383,794
Chester County
Chester County, Chester County Technical College High
School-Brandywine Campus, $425,653
Unionville-Chadds Ford School District, Unionville High
School/District Office, $582,411
Lackawanna County
Scranton School District, Issac Tripp Elementary School,
John F. Kennedy Elementary School and John G. Whittier Elementary School,
$3,274,302
Lancaster County
Elizabethtown Area School District, East High Elementary
School, $248,104
Lancaster School District, George Washington Elementary
School, Lafayette Elementary School, Thomas Wharton Elementary School and Ross
Elementary School, $1,205,549
Lebanon County
Eastern Lebanon County School District, ELCO Intermediate
School, $202,999
Palmyra School District, Lingle Avenue Elementary School,
$3,417
Lehigh County
Catasauqua Area School District, Sheckler Elementary
School/District Administration Building, $273,606
East Penn School District, Willow Lane Elementary School,
$27,156
Luzerne County
Dallas School District, Dallas High School, $315,000
Lycoming County
East Lycoming School District, Ferrell Elementary School,
$142,708
Montgomery County
Cheltenham Township School District, Cheltenham Elementary
School and Wyncote Elementary School, $306,675
Pottsgrove School District, Ringing Rocks Elementary School,
$382,911
Schuylkill County
Shenandoah Valley School District, K-12/District
Administration Office, $862,412
Venango County
Titusville Area School District, Pleasantville Elementary
School, $691,935
Washington County
Chartiers-Houston School District, Chartiers-Houston High
School, $671,663
York County
York City School District, McKinley K-8, Phineas Davis K-8
and Jackson K-8, $1,786,838
York Suburban School District, Yorkshire Elementary School
and Valley View Elementary School, $219,275
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