Palmerton Area School District could be on the cusp of a $21 million districtwide renovation project.

Whether or not the project goes through is expected to be decided when the school board meets at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.At that time, the board will have before it a pair of motions; the first of which is to authorize the list of projects for the estimated total of $21 million, and to engage Barry Isett & Associates as prime professional for design, bid phase and construction phase services.The other motion is to authorize administration to work with Public Financial Management as independent financial adviser in conjunction with the project.Earlier this month, the board held a public workshop, at which time the community was able to view the plans with an overview of the entire proposed facilities project, from the details of the project to the financing.Just a handful of residents attended the workshop, which included representatives from KCBA Architects, Public Financial Management, and Barry Isett & Associates on hand to review the project.The proposal calls for a $13 million junior high school expansion that would create a cafeteria and kitchen solely for the junior high.Currently, the district runs grades seven through 12 lunches in its high school cafeteria. The district's options are limited for scheduling lunches and classes.Creation of a new multiuse media center and television studio, new computer space, a new high school gym floor and a series of offices are also listed in the project.The project would install chillers and replace unit vent heaters at the high school, Towamensing Elementary School, and S.S. Palmer Elementary, and calls for safety and security improvements districtwide.A state-of-the-art multipurpose turf field would cost $2.3 million, and be located at the current football field and track site at the high school stadium. A set of visitors' bleachers would be added.Michael Kelly, an architect with KCBA Architects of Hatfield, discussed the anticipated timeline for the project, which he said would follow an "aggressive schedule."He said the design phase (building and site) would take place from August through October, with construction documents drawn and land development from November through June 2016.Contracts would be bid between July-August 2016. Construction would be from September 2016 through August 2017.The completed project would be ready by August 2017, Kelly said.Superintendent Scot Engler said the project could be done within the district's existing debt service of $1.6 million per year.