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Special Election Announcement

Posted: October 1, 2013 in Community Information
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On November 5, there will be a special election for a 2-year seat on the school board.  The seat was vacated in February, and must be filled for the remaining two years of the term.

The two candidates running in the special election are Kevin Mahler and Gary Wenig.

Mr. Mahler was nominated to the special election ballot by obtaining more than 500 signatures from Republicans and Democrats across the district.  He is running as an Independent.

Mr. Wenig was nominated to the special election ballot by the local Republican committee.  He is running as a Republican.  (Mr. Wenig was eligible for the 2-year position because he did not win the Republican or Democratic nominations for a 4-year position in the primary.)

SaveNASchools endorses Kevin Mahler for the 2-year seat because he is running on a bipartisan platform and has broad-based support from both Republicans and Democrats across the district.  Mr. Mahler is an 18-year district resident with strong ties to the NA community.  To read more, please go to  www.kevinmahler.com.

 

District Unveils 5-Year Plan and Redistricting Plan

Posted: September 26, 2013 in Community Information, Press Coverage
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
North Allegheny’s five-year plan to get vote

Residents of the North Allegheny School District will be able to see what the district has planned for the next five years.

The district’s proposed new comprehensive plan will be available for public inspection online. The school board heard an update of its new plan from administrators Sept. 18 and is scheduled to vote on the plan Nov. 20.

To read more, click here.

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North Allegheny to redistrict students for 2014-15 school year

The North Allegheny School District will redistrict elementary and middle students next spring for the 2014-15 school year.

The redistricting, the third in 20 years, will relieve overcrowding in Franklin Elementary and Ingomar Middle School, and will balance class sizes in the three elementary schools in McCandless.

To read more, click here.

Elementary Growth Came from McCandless

Posted: September 25, 2013 in Community Information
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New records, released by the district under the Right-to-Know Law, show that the three elementary schools with the most growth over the past year were:

–Peebles (+15 students)

–Hosack (+20 students)

–McKnight (+25 students)

The net growth at Hosack, Peebles, and McKnight was 60 students—which is higher than the 52 student net growth across all 7 elementary schools.

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Enrollment Numbers Support Campaign Against Elementary School Closing

Posted: September 24, 2013 in Community Information, Press Coverage
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North Allegheny Patch

The community group “Save NA Schools” says the most recent enrollment numbers, obtained under the “right to know” law, confirm what it campaigned more than a year for; closing an elementary school in the North Allegheny School District would lead to larger class sizes.

To read more, click here.

District Adds 10 Elementary Sections

Posted: September 23, 2013 in Community Information
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Based on the district’s records, obtained under the Right-to-Know Law, increased enrollment at the elementary level resulted in 10 additional elementary sections this year.

In 2012, the district started the school year with 145 elementary sections. This year, the district started the school year with 155 elementary sections.

This verifies what hundreds of residents across the district have stated—

  1. elementary enrollment is not declining, and
  2. empty classrooms came from operating classes above the district’s class size guidelines

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Peebles Decision Draws Praise

Posted: September 5, 2013 in Community Information, Press Coverage
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Leaders of the Save NA Schools citizens group said the decision by North Allegheny school board officers not to schedule a vote on closing Peebles Elementary School in McCandless was the right one.

To read more, click here.

Video from the Pool Party

Posted: August 30, 2013 in Community Information, Videos
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SaveNASchools is incredibly thankful for all the support we’ve had from the community over the past year.  We enjoyed kicking off the school year with our pool party last weekend!

To watch the video from the event, click here.

Peebles Survives

Posted: August 29, 2013 in Community Information, Press Coverage
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The North Allegheny School Board will not close Peebles Elementary in the next few years. Instead, the district will work on redistricting to alleviate overcrowding at Franklin Elementary School.

Board President Maureen Grosheider made the announcement during the board’s meeting Wednesday.

To read more, click here.

Peebles Elementary School Will Remain Open

Posted: August 28, 2013 in Community Information, Press Coverage, Take Action
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North Allegheny Patch

North Allegheny School Board President: Peebles Elementary Staying Open

At the beginning of Wednesday’s North Allegheny School Board meeting, board President Maureen Grosheider announced that Peebles Elementary School, once slated for closure, would remain open.

To read more, click here.

School Board Meeting Tonight

Posted: August 28, 2013 in Community Information, Take Action
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Tonight is the first Regular Meeting of the North Allegheny School Board for the 2013-2014 school year.   The meeting starts at 7pm in the Central Administrative Office Board Room.  All residents are encouraged to attend.

The remaining NASB meetings for the 2013 calendar year are as follows:

September 18 = Work Session

September 25 = Regular Meeting

October 23 = Combined Work Session/Regular Meeting

November 13 = Work Session

November 20 = Regular Meeting

December 4 = Reorganization Meeting (1st Meeting for New School Board Members)

December 18 = Combined Work Session/Regular Meeting

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