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There are two school board meetings this month:

1. April 17th = Work Session (open to the public)

2. April 24th = Regular Meeting (open to the public)

SaveNASchools encourages residents to attend the school board meeting this Wednesday, April 17th at 7pm. The meeting will be held in the Central Administrative Office Board Room.

Residents interested in registering to speak can do so by contacting School Board Secretary Rose Mary Ryan at rryan@northallegheny.org or 412-369-5437.

Based on the administration’s March 20th presentation, the district will not have enough classrooms to keep class size below district guidelines if Peebles Elementary is closed. You can read more by clicking here.

The administration has recommended that the board take a vote on May 22nd regarding the closure of Peebles Elementary.

Based on the information presented at the March 20th board meeting, if class sizes are capped at 29 students for intermediate grades and 24 students for primary grades, the district will NOT have enough spare classrooms if Peebles is closed. This means the district will be wed to higher class sizes both now and in the future.

To read more, please click here.

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SaveNASchools has ordered yard signs that will be available this week for distribution. If you preordered a yard sign, you will be contacted this week with further details.  If you did not pre-order a yard sign, you can email savenaschools@gmail.com  to purchase one from the remaining stock.

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The school board meeting tonight will include a Demographics & Feasibility Update and the Appointment of a New Board Member.

The meeting is at 7pm and will be held in the Central Administrative Office Board Room located at 200 Hillvue Lane.

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SaveNASchools encourages all residents to attend the school board meeting Wednesday night.

The meeting agenda includes:

  1. Demographics & Feasibility Update.  This information will be related to the administration’s recommendation to close Peebles Elementary.
  2. Appointment of New Board Member.  The school board will conduct public interviews to fill the seat vacated by Beth Ludwig. Following the interview process, the school board will appoint a new board member who will assume his/her duties immediately.

The meeting is at 7pm and will be held in the Central Administrative Office Board Room. Residents interested in registering to speak can do so by contacting School Board Secretary Rose Mary Ryan at rryan@northallegheny.org or 412-369-5437.

A huge thank you to the NA community for selling out the spaghetti dinner!  The proceeds will go towards printing/postage costs from the Peebles Fire Hall meeting, printing costs for the neighborhood flyers distributed prior to the public hearing, and yard signs to be ordered next month.

The next school board meeting is Wednesday, February 27th at 7pm in the Carson Middle School auditorium. If you are interested in speaking, please contact Rose Mary Ryan at rryan@northallegheny.org or 412-369-5437.

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The SaveNASchools Spaghetti Dinner is sold out! We have stopped online sales because we cannot accept more than 300 reservations. We would like to thank the community for its overwhelming response to this event!

If you are interested in ordering yard signs, but were unable to purchase a ticket to the dinner, please email savenaschools@gmail.com. Thank you!

If you’re planning to attend the Spaghetti Dinner on Monday night, we’re requesting that you purchase your tickets in advance by clicking on the link below.

This event will be filled with food, fun, and games for everyone. We look forward to seeing you there!

To order tickets, click here.

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There is a school board meeting tonight at 7pm at Carson Middle School. The following items are expected to be discussed:

1. The administration is expected to address whether they have accepted the offer from Architectural Innovations to do a more comprehensive demographics and feasibility study after the firm stated in a letter, “We felt then, as we do now, that without evaluating the District as a ‘whole’, the study would not provide the level of information necessary for the Board of School Board Directors to make appropriate decisions regarding School District facilities.”

2. The board is expected to address the 2013-2014 budget. You can read more by linking here to an article in the North Allegheny Patch.

There are two school board meetings this month:

1. February 20th Work Session

2. February 27th Regular Meeting

Both meetings are at 7pm at Carson Middle School.  These meetings are open to the public and provide time for community members to address members of the school board.  If you are interested in speaking, the rules require that you register 24 hours in advance by contacting Rose Mary Ryan at rryan@northallegheny.org or 412-369-5437.

With the plans for McCandless Crossing complete, and construction well underway, planners in McCandless are eyeing another large parcel of land for redevelopment.  Click here to read the article from the North Allegheny Patch.

The community had 15 days following the January 30th public hearing to submit information into the public record (the deadline was midnight on February 14th). In the last two weeks, over 400 letters were sent to the North Allegheny School Board opposing the closure of Peebles Elementary.  All 400+ letters will become part of the final record.

We want to thank each and every member of the community who has taken the time to advocate on behalf of the 3,500+ elementary students in the district as part of this movement.  Our message is being heard by board members.

Please join us for the Save NA Schools Spaghetti Dinner on Monday, February 25th from 6-8pm at the Franklin Park Volunteer Fire Hall.  This event will be an opportunity for the community to come together and enjoy a fun-filled evening of food and games, while discussing the final strategy leading up to the vote.  Catered by Park Cafe and Catering, the meal will include spaghetti with your choice of sauce (meat sauce or marinara), Breadworks bread, tossed salad, and homemade cookies for dessert.  A Chinese auction will be available thanks to the participation of several local businesses. Join the fun, order yard signs, ask questions, and become part of the effort.  Dinner tickets are $5 for kids under 10 and $10 for everyone else.  We request that you purchase dinner tickets in advance.

You can order dinner tickets on-line by clicking here or by clicking on the flyer below. We look forward to seeing you on February 25th!

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