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The K-5 curriculum science pilot team recommended a purchase agreement with Amplify for core science materials. The presentation said the district will request a six-year agreement (the draft stated eight years and would be modified to six) at a cost not to exceed $325,432. District staff said the resource and related materials will be on display for 30 days and can be reviewed by contacting district offices; the board is scheduled to vote on the item in May. A curriculum pilot presentation from the prior month was referenced as available publicly.

Separately, the administration listed two basic textbook adoptions under the textbook-adoption process, citing Section 803 of the Pennsylvania School Code. The items available for public review beginning April 8 include a seventh-grade novel, The Inquisitor's Tale, and the proposed elementary science materials from Amplify. District staff said the items will be posted for 30 days and votes will occur at the May meeting.

A district presenter said the curriculum-selection process was deliberate and involved a pilot team; board members thanked the curriculum staff for the work. No final adoption occurred on April 7; both the Amplify proposal and the textbook list were presented for public review and scheduled for a May vote.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","2025-04-07 MTLSD School Board Discussion Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","The district presented a proposed K-5 science materials agreement with Amplify (administration recommends a six-year term up to $325,432) and listed basic textbook adoptions under Section 803 of the Pennsylvania School Code; both will be on public view for 30 days and the board will vote in May.","taxTitle","Mt Lebanon SD, School Districts, Pennsylvania","taxId",38302,"location","Pennsylvania","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6085561,"Mount Lebanon SD proposes 4% increase to facility and lease fees; extended day leases submitted for board approval",239,1895590,2135494,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2903033-0334d6c228fa8f77b37133cbffcdfafa&start=1895&end=2135","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2903033-0334d6c228fa8f77b37133cbffcdfafa/thumbnail_1895590.jpg","/articles/6085561/Pennsylvania/Mount-Lebanon-SD-proposes-4-increase-to-facility-and-lease-fees-extended-day-leases-submitted-for-board-approval","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6085561-75654fde21eb331646d6811122b8b086/orig.mp4?Expires=1771174448&Signature=CuCOiEKw0BJNqCfTB5CKhJh~jfNkPMMEj2KfL3rgUGgJiLGfil2YOFoHaykCsmKEfbjazWi0eJh2HShTl5gydsw~T2VMW7Zx0UrepoQjpxpbFVPgjabE0DB7gJ6zmwGwWIxJLmdWwyJUjIyviOnXeyqmHBpQjAFKpRvp0WUEjTfDGzSi7~22sygUH7nJsfu6FG9YP0O68w8UQubp6aJ9r8AmedUrevjYwGnHjiL5zQW5WHjaR54dnQGULtFzw4R3DzcH2DEBtTUW4EiQZrwMwrwPd19pVOu7jktyhlqu5ZUF354Gb90xf0NsLTipFzXcwWx-d6XrjBLu5BTbaQLDuQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At its April 7 discussion meeting, the Mount Lebanon School District presented proposed 4% increases to multiple facility and lease fee schedules for 2025-26, and the administration recommended approval of lease agreements for Mount Lebanon Extended Day Program and the Mount Lebanon Aqua Club.

The administration recommended a 4% increase across Monday'through'Saturday facility rental fees, Sunday rental fees, stadium lease fees and general lease schedules for the 2025-26 school year. The board was also presented with a summer 2025 lease agreement for the Mount Lebanon Extended Day Program for use of Mount Lebanon High School spaces from June 16 to Aug. 1, 2025, at fees totaling $13,362.16; the administration said that represents a 4% increase over the 2024 summer lease. A separate school-year lease for the Extended Day Program covering all district elementary buildings and kindergarten care at designated schools was presented at $36,436.52, also a 4% increase.

Board members raised availability concerns for the kindergarten-care program that leases space from the district. One board member said demand \"outstrips the availability of space in our buildings\" and asked whether the district or the program would add rooms; district staff replied that the district is offering the space it has and decisions to add rooms are the program's choice. A presentation error on the lease narrative incorrectly listed Jefferson as a kindergarten site; the administration said the contract itself correctly reflected the kindergarten sites and that the narrative would be corrected.

The board also heard about a proposed stadium occupancy license fee schedule and a Mount Lebanon Aqua Club agreement for Sept. 1, 2025'Aug. 31, 2026, both showing the same 4% recommended increase. The administration said standard lease language typically requires outside groups to state in public materials that their programs are not sponsored by the district; staff said they would confirm that specific disclaimer language is included in agreements.

No final approvals were recorded at the April 7 discussion meeting; the administration recommended the agreements for formal consideration at an upcoming meeting.","The board reviewed proposed 4% increases to facility rental and lease fees for 2025-26, considered summer and school-year lease agreements with Mount Lebanon Extended Day Program, and approved an Aqua Club agreement; board members raised concerns about constrained kindergarten-care space availability.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6085569,"Mount Lebanon School District presents balanced 2025-26 proposed final budget; board to consider tax increase under Act 1 index",923,51735,975245,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2903033-0334d6c228fa8f77b37133cbffcdfafa&start=51&end=975","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2903033-0334d6c228fa8f77b37133cbffcdfafa/thumbnail_51735.jpg","/articles/6085569/Pennsylvania/Mount-Lebanon-School-District-presents-balanced-2025-26-proposed-final-budget-board-to-consider-tax-increase-under-Act-1-index","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6085569-44cc931619fa5540e2a8cd78d66edb24/orig.mp4?Expires=1771174448&Signature=bKALofi6T3uJBGuXy2NS7P6euVLt4tPZVMNRISQ5l1dIqbdnI8unKsZb~nxuzFYoChY~k8CxDZjmS7ijDNMU7vZGNQyjX0RDgopWM0UPEq8MAkH8hVqOYF4-6nT9CLQjKDuA7T6hVZ8EbJaYczOX4~74ZUCkllLqMWpvIb5MPHJjs9jjNnnBUL-UNK8gxLbhNBcLqQDiGMIN4iIGw6LlfXBaJVnQjD~H0D-TN05n7Y1H7UcjVkg2kBgWy5kt~MF8zQLbjawQJRdIo~aU~A4UV6s7pelZAf-tb-MLqd~146llEJyCslZfvaHb1t24OKayu-5hQguUAAny~nyjoaro5Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Mount Lebanon School District officials presented a proposed final 2025-26 budget on April 7 that the administration says is balanced without using the district's fund balance and includes a proposed millage increase tied to Pennsylvania's Act 1 index.

The treasurer's report for March and the budget presentation showed about $990,000 in projected expenditure savings for the 2024-25 fiscal year after a line-by-category review. The administration said savings included approximately $476,000 in personnel reductions, $254,000 in facilities utilities and supplies, $208,000 from transportation contracting, and other savings across technology and legal services. The administration now projects a $204,000 deficit for 2024-25, down from a larger shortfall earlier in the year, and projects no draw on fund balance for 2025-26.

The proposed 2025-26 revenue estimate shown to the board was about $125.1 million, an increase of roughly $4 million from the prior year's estimated final revenues. The administration described several drivers and adjustments: lower projected Social Security and retirement revenue driven by salary reductions, federal pass-through IDEA funds for special education recorded on the general ledger, and other federal allocations, including an estimated $644,000 for food service through the U.S. School Nutrition program.

The budget presentation included a proposed tax increase calculated at the Act 1 index plus approved special-education exceptions. Under the figures presented, a millage increase to the Act 1 index (4.7%) would add 0.0013771 mills and yield about $3.4 million in revenue; an approved special-education exception of 0.0002724 mills would add about $750,000. Combined, the presentation listed an increase of 0.0016495 mills, with projected additional revenue of about $4,159,000 and a projected new millage of 0.03095 mills for 2025-26.

Board members and administrators identified remaining risks, including PSERS (Pennsylvania Public School Employees' Retirement System) employer contribution rate increases, health insurance cost escalations, transportation and tuition contract increases, uncertainty in federal funding, and the county common level ratio's effect on property tax collections and refunds. The administration also noted opportunities if state funding for basic education or special education improves and said it will continue to pursue grants and use the district's multi-year financial projection to rebuild fund balance.

Mrs. Connolly, presenting the treasurer's report and budget slides, described the shift to a zero-based budgeting review and the months of collaborative work that produced the savings projections. Board members thanked staff and budget managers and reiterated that final certified real estate values and homestead/farmstead exemptions from the Pennsylvania Department of Education will be incorporated before the May final budget vote.

The board set a timeline: the proposed final budget will be posted for 30 days on the district website and made available in the central office; the board will consider adoption at its April 21 meeting and take a final vote on May 21.

Votes or formal adoption were not taken April 7; the presentation and recommended approvals were advanced for board consideration at the upcoming public meetings.","At a April 7 discussion meeting, Mount Lebanon School District officials reviewed a proposed final 2025-26 budget the administration says is balanced without drawing on fund balance and outlined a proposed millage increase tied to Pennsylvania's Act 1 index; the board will vote on the proposed final budget April 21 and take a final vote May 21.","actionData","errors"]

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