All contracts, agreements, or memorandums of understanding for any service needing board approval for October must be submitted for review in ESM Contract Management, on or before September 19th. Please navigate to the Knowledge Base and refer to the ESM Contract Management section for instructions and tutorials on how to enter contracts and agreements.

If you have any questions regarding the Grant Approval Process, deadlines, and ensuring submission, please contact Cathy Ramos-Sime, Administrative Assistant to the Director of Finance at cramossime@sdlancaster.org or Ext. 82715

To reduce the number of steps for field trip coordinators while ensuring that all information is electronic and centralized, we have made modifications to our field trip administrative regulation and process. For more information, please visit the new Field Trip Process Hub on the Intranet. We intended to provide live training and orientation but were unable to identify a date… Continue Reading Field Trip Process Updates

As of January 1, 2023, the IRS has issued the standard mileage rate for the use of a car (also vans, pickups, or panel trucks) as 65.5 cents per mile driven for business use, up 3 cents from the July 2022 rate. Use one Mileage Between Buildings Verification sheet for each month (January 1-31 on one sheet; February 1-29 on another… Continue Reading IRS Mileage Rate for Business Travel in 2023

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has announced updated bid and quote thresholds, effective on January 1, 2023. Purchases between $10,000 and $22,500 require a minimum of 3 competitive quotes, or use of a cooperative purchasing agreement. Any purchase over $22,500 requires public bidding or a competitive RFP process, requiring a minimum of 8 weeks to complete. The Purchasing Threshold Matrix has been updated… Continue Reading Updated Purchasing Thresholds for Bids and Quotes

All employees are required to enter a request for off-site external professional development (i.e. not at a district building).  The tile on the Intranet will lead you to the Smartsheet dashboard that contains instructions, resources, and the initial submission form.  It is important to start this process well in advance – at least four (4) weeks – to allow time… Continue Reading Reminder: External Professional Development

Final Pay of the Year Please review your federal withholdings to ensure that you have had enough federal tax withheld for the current calendar year.   You can find a tax estimator calculator on the IRS website that will allow you to do a preliminary tax calculation to review your tax liability for the 2022 1040. If you need to have additional tax… Continue Reading 2022 W2 and Personal Tax Withholding Information

It is important for Admin Staff to have a District decal hanging from the rearview mirror of their vehicle to identify your association with SDoL when parking at Carter & MacRae. If your primary site does not have a decal, email cramossime@sdlancaster.org (Cathy Ramos-Sime) with your name, site, vehicle make and model, and license plate number. A decal will be… Continue Reading District Parking Vehicle Decal