PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE A public hearing will be held at the State College Area School District Board Room located at 240 Villa Crest Drive, State College, PA on Monday, March 23rd, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. for the purpose of reviewing all relevant matters relating to the construction and equipping of the proposed New Park Forest Middle School, (the "Project"). This public hearing is being held pursuant to the requirements of PA Public School Code of 1949, approved March 10, 1949, as amended and supplemented, including amendments made pursuant to Act 34 of the session of 1973 of the General Assembly. A description of the Project, including facts relative to educational, physical, administrative, budgetary and fiscal matters of the Project, will be presented and will be available for consideration at this public hearing, and, beginning Tuesday, March 3rd, 2026, a description booklet will be available during business hours at the State College Area School District Administrative Offices located at the District Administration Building, 240 Villa Crest Drive, State College, PA. The State College Area School Board, acting as operating agent of the Park Forest Middle School, by resolution duly adopted has authorized the following maximum project costs in connection with the Project: Maximum Building Construction Cost for New Additions Only $105,517,401 (D20, Line C) (Structure Costs, Fees) Other Project Costs $46,496,685 (Sitework, Renovations, Financing, A&E Fees, Contingency) Maximum Project Cost (page 16, D03, line I) $152,014,086 Any and all interested parties may appear at and attend the public hearing and may be heard at such public hearing and / or may submit testimony to the District Administration Office until 12:00 noon on Monday, March 23rd, 2026. All testimony will be limited to five minutes per speaker. Additional testimony will be received from the floor at the hearing. IPL0314377 Mar 1 2026