School District Seeks Input from Residents on Budget: Public Sessions Scheduled Daily from Feb. 25 through Feb. 28

Rose Tree Media School District Seeks Input from Residents on Budget:

Public Sessions Scheduled Daily from Feb. 25 through Feb. 28

Media, PA…Residents in Rose Tree Media School District will have four opportunities to weigh in on the 2017-18 budget before a budget is finalized later this school year. In a new and collaborative approach to engage all community stakeholders in the budget planning process, the District will host forums Feb. 25 , 26, 27 and 28.

To support this effort, the District has retained Dr. Harris Sokoloff from The Penn Project for Civic Engagement to implement and facilitate public forums on important budget considerations. Along with Sokoloff, an advisory committee consisting of parents, business leaders, senior citizens, non-public school families and other stakeholders has been established to ensure a broad community participation.

With an anticipated gap for the 2017-18 budget, these forums enable the community to play a key role in finding solutions to the challenges ahead. The first two meetings will be held at Springton Lake Middle School on Saturday, Feb. 25 at 10 a.m. and Sunday, Feb. 26 at 2:30 p.m. The following two meetings will be held at Penncrest High School on Monday, Feb. 27 and Tuesday, Feb. 28 at 6:30 p.m. Registration will open 30 minutes prior to each meeting.

“We are excited to begin this new interactive approach to budget planning” said Superintendent James Wigo. “I hope we have a strong turnout for these forums. Each meeting provides an opportunity to build our relationship with community members and to support public understanding of the budget planning process.”

Springton Lake Middle School is located at 1900 N. Providence Road in Media. Penncrest High School is located at 134 Barren Road in Media.