The 6 candidates endorsed by Save NA Schools – Filiaggi – Finley – Mahler – Meyer – Disque – Blackburn – have purchased yard signs for their campaign.
If you are interested in a group sign for your yard, please contact us at savenaschools@gmail.com.
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Yard Signs
Posted: May 1, 2015 in 2015 Primary Election, Community Information, Take ActionTags: 2015 Primary, candidate signs, save na schools, saveNAschools, signs, yard signs
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North Allegheny Board votes 7-2 for Redistricting
Posted: February 20, 2014 in Community Information, Press CoverageTags: balance enrollment, class size, North Allegheny, redistricting, saveNAschools, school board
Since September of 2012, Save NA Schools has advocated redistricting in order to create more equity across all elementary schools and better utilization of “excess capacity” in some buildings. Balancing enrollment is critical to reducing class size- which has been a central focus of this group.
On March 15, 2013, Save NA Schools stated that balancing enrollment would allow the district to
- keep class size within the district’s guidelines
- adequately administer elementary programs (music, ESAP, GOAL)
- reasonably accommodate future growth
Many members of the North Allegheny community, including parents from HES, IES, MCK, MES and PES, spoke in support of the redistricting proposal for those reasons. On Wednesday, February 19, the North Allegheny School Board voted 7-2 to balance enrollment across all of the district’s buildings– making the 16-month community campaign to “save class size” a success.
The redistricting plan incorporated the top two requests from the community: 1.) move the fewest number of students, and 2.) grandfather current 4th and 7th grade students.
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The North Allegheny School Board Wednesday approved redistricting students for the next school year. The plan moves fewer than 200 elementary students and allows for current fourth- and seventh-graders to stay in their current schools. It was introduced by the administration last month to take into account comments from residents about three previous plans
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IN Community Magazine: School Strong
Posted: November 22, 2013 in Community Information, Press CoverageTags: saveNAschools
SaveNASchools was recently featured in the latest issue of IN North Allegheny. Click on the links below to read the article.
IN North Allegheny is a free, quarterly magazine direct mailed to homes in Bradford Woods, Franklin Park, McCandless, and Marshall Township. For more information on the publication, please click here.
Special Election Announcement
Posted: October 1, 2013 in Community InformationTags: election, endorsement, Gary Wenig, Kevin Mahler, primary, saveNAschools
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.
Enrollment Numbers Support Campaign Against Elementary School Closing
Posted: September 24, 2013 in Community Information, Press CoverageTags: enrollment, Hosack, McKnight, North Allegheny School District, Peebles, saveNAschools
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.
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Peebles Decision Draws Praise
Posted: September 5, 2013 in Community Information, Press CoverageTags: Peebles Elementary, save na schools, saveNAschools
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.
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Peebles Elementary School Will Remain Open
Posted: August 28, 2013 in Community Information, Press Coverage, Take ActionTags: Maureen Grosheider, North Allegheny School Board, North Allegheny School District, Peebles, saveNAschools
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.
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Elementary Class Sizes Over the Last 12 Years
Posted: May 7, 2013 in Community Information, The ImpactTags: class size guidelines, elementary, elementary education model, NA, North Allegheny, North Allegheny School District, save na schools, saveNAschools, spare classrooms
Over the last 12 years, the district has adhered to an education model that kept elementary class sizes below the district’s guidelines (with only a few exceptions). This year, the district abandoned its successful education model by hiring fewer teachers and allowing class sizes to increase. As a result, there are currently 13 elementary sections operating above the district’s class size guidelines.
To correct class size, the administration said it would need to add 10-14 elementary sections. However, the administration only expects to have 14 spare classrooms after closing Peebles and expanding McKnight. If a building is closed, the district will not have enough classrooms to keep elementary class sizes below the district’s guidelines. The only way the district has enough capacity to close a building is if it accepts higher class sizes for our current elementary school students than what has been provided to the district’s elementary school students over the last 12 years.
Thus, if a building is closed, the model in place for the past 12 years, which kept elementary class sizes below the district’s guidelines, will no longer be adhered to with respect to our current elementary school students.
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