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The Lebanon County CTC’s final board meeting of 2024 ushered in a year of work for the board and administrators.
The Dec. 17 meeting was director Andra Groller’s last. Groller, who was hired in August 2023, announced her resignation in September.
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“We are glad that you have decided to go into retirement,” said board member Ruth Ann Schlegel, saying she was glad Groller made the choice that was right for her. However, she added, “we will all miss you, and you will have an ongoing impact here.”
After the meeting, Groller said that she does not have any specific plans for her retirement, but is ready to retire after 38 years in education.
Groller’s successor, Charles Benton, who was present Tuesday, said he was excited to begin his duties full-time.
In other news, Superintendent of Record Gary Messinger said he had received progress from solicitor Dave Walker toward amending the center’s articles.
Board member Tina Geyer explained that many years have passed since the articles underwent significant revision. She said that the center’s legal name is still the Lebanon Area Vocational Technical School, despite “CTC” being in use as a name for around 30 years.
Any changes made to the articles will need approval by the county school boards, meaning district superintendents will likely be involved in the process.
Schlegel said there was “a reason to open them up, it’s just going to require a lot of work from a lot of people.”
However, she said that she feels 2025 will be a good year for it, as the board will also be receiving the results of a feasibility study first requested in April, as well as the final K-12 Guidance Plan, or 339.
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In other business, the board heard a presentation from Senahid Zahirovic of Boyer & Ritter LLC on this year’s audit. Zahirovic reported a “clean audit,” with compliance standards being met across the board.
The audit, obtained by LebTown through a Right-To-Know request, explained that it “was not designed to identify all deficiencies in internal control that might be material weaknesses or significant deficiencies. Given these limitations, during our audit we did not identify any
deficiencies in internal control that we consider to be material weaknesses.”
Schlegel, as well as several other board members, thanked Geter for her role in the business department ensuring financials are handled by the book.
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