The Panther Valley School District will be working with a national facility and planning construction firm on a district-wide inventory and condition assessment of its facilities.

The school board on Wednesday approved participation in a statewide Facility Condition Assessment Study through SitelogIQ, which will help provide the district with a road map for the future.

Participation includes one-year access to the firm’s mysiteIQ platform at no cost through a state grant.

Superintendent Dave McAndrew explained that the opportunity to participate is timely, as the state has enacted new school-facilities reporting requirements.

“Under the law, every school entity will be required to submit a public-school facility inventory to the Pennsylvania Department of Education,” he said in a report to the board.

The state required inventory includes the facility’s address, grades served, enrollment and capacity, square footage, ownership, and maintenance responsibility, age and major renovations or additions, McAndrew said.

That reporting system will be available by April 1, 2027, and district submissions are due by Dec. 31 of next year, he said.

“Participation in the SitelogIQ assessment would help Panther Valley prepare for these requirements while also providing the district with valuable information for future planning,” McAndrew said.

SitelogIQ would review existing facility documentation and building inventories and conduct on-site assessments of building systems and assets with professional engineers and facility analysts, he said.

The firm will also identify deficiencies, deferred maintenance needs and remaining useful life of major building components; and develop a data-driven, long-term capital improvement plan with prioritized projects and estimated costs.

“The final product would provide Panther Valley with a clear road map for facility planning and capital investments over the next five to 10 years,” McAndrew said.

The assessment would also allow the district to better communicate its infrastructure needs to the state legislators and the community, he said.

“I believe this is an excellent opportunity for the district to receive a professional assessment of our facilities, prepare for upcoming PDE requirements, and position ourselves for future funding and capital planning — all at no cost to the district,” McAndrew said.