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Board reviews PCCD-funded security film bid, staffing agreement for nursing services and two Winter Guard trips; public commenter urges canceling Columbia year‑
Summary
The board reviewed a competitive bid to install security window film funded by a PCCD grant, an agreement with Sunbelt Staffing for weekly nursing services, and two Winter Guard travel requests; during public comment a resident urged canceling a separate Columbia yearbook trip citing safety concerns and suggested program cuts for budget savings.
The Mount Lebanon board on March 10 reviewed a set of operational and curriculum items: a low bid for security window film paid by a PCCD grant, an agreement for nursing services through Sunbelt Staffing, and two long-distance Winter Guard travel requests. A resident used public comment to raise safety concerns about a separate yearbook trip to Columbia and urged program reductions as a budget strategy.
Facilities: The district opened bids for security window film on March 5 and received seven bids. Administration said the lowest responsible bidder meeting specifications was SunSafe Film with vendor prices of $20,384 for Hoover Elementary, $7,618 for Lincoln Elementary and $9,984 for the high school, for a total of $37,986. The superintendent recommended approval and administrators noted the project is fully funded through a Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) grant at no cost to the district. A board member requested the public bid tab to show that lower-cost offers failed to meet specifications; administration provided that explanation.
Curriculum and staffing items: Administration presented an agreement with Sunbelt Staffing to provide a registered nurse one day per week for a student with special needs for the remainder of the 2024–25 school year at $65 per hour; the superintendent recommended approval. The board also reviewed two Winter Guard trip requests: one to Orlando for the Winter Guard International Southeast Power Regional tournament in late May (students to miss two days; costs covered by fundraising) and one to Dayton, Ohio for the Winter Guard International World Championship in April (students to miss two days; costs covered by fundraising). The superintendent recommended approval of both trips.
Public comment and budget linkage: During public comment Bruce Slater of Skylark raised safety concerns about a yearbook trip to Columbia University and recommended canceling it or providing armed security; he also suggested eliminating non-core classes to reduce costs and urged more visible responses to prior comments he had made. His remarks were framed as part of the public comment period and were not linked to a board action in the meeting.
Grant and schedule notes: Administration said the PCCD grant spans multiple years ('24–'25 and '25–'26) and that the district plans to spend the current award in the 2024–25 school year; administrators expressed no current concern about receipt of the grant for this project.
Ending: The board heard and discussed these items on March 10; administration recommended approval on each but no recorded roll-call vote on these specific items appears in the transcript. Recommended approvals will be on the board docket for formal action in the upcoming meeting cycle.
