Category: Budget

Cumberland Valley board to vote on $205M budget with $6.3M deficit

Letter to the Editor Cumberland Valley School District Board will vote at the Mon., June 16, 2025 board meeting on the 2025-2026 Budget. Per the […]

CVSD Board Majority and Administration are Rolling the “Receivership Dice” | By Brian Drapp

By Brian Drapp All Cumberland Valley School District taxpayers should take notice, the CVSD Board majority (Mr. Rausch, Mrs. Nestor, Mr. Ford, Mr. Shaffner, Mr. […]

Staffing, maintenance, and library cuts; Tax increases expected at Elizabethtown Area School District

Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania — An estimated $3.5 million budget shortfall is forcing cuts to staffing, maintenance vehicles, field trips, extracurricular activities, security services, and the library […]

The minimum wage increase is being used to inflate union contracts

By Sean Guay I recently listened to a segment on PCN featuring state Rep. Aaron Bernstine discussing the implications of increasing the minimum wage in Pennsylvania. […]

Former Board President: CV headed towards insolvency, financial receivership like Harrisburg schools

Letter to the Editor: Cumberland Valley School District Financial Deficit Superintendent Blanchard said during the Finance Committee Meeting prior to the regular board meeting that […]

Letter to the Editor: No good options for Cumberland Valley School District

No good options for CV Cumberland Valley’s School District shared their projected budget Monday night during their finance meeting. Their presentation revealed the high probability […]

CV plans to cut district staffing, programs, operations, and full-day kindergarten at Middlesex Elementary 

Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania — As the district is faced with a downgraded credit rating and projected deficits, an email from Cumberland Valley School District Superintendent Mark […]