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Mount Lebanon board presented 2026–27 base budget with $1.17M preliminary shortfall; furlough authorization described as procedural safeguard
Summary
The Mount Lebanon School District presented a 2026–27 base budget projecting roughly $128.08 million in revenue and a preliminary $1.17 million shortfall; administration said the board will be asked to authorize furloughs as a procedural option while it pursues cuts through attrition, program adjustments and other measures.
Miss Connolly presented the Mount Lebanon School District’s preliminary 2026–27 base budget on March 16, saying projected revenues are about $128.08 million against preliminary expenses that create a shortfall of approximately $1,169,901.
The presentation laid out revenue assumptions: local revenue of about $98,500,000 (roughly 76.5 percent of the base budget), projected state revenue of about $29,700,000, and federal funding near $560,000. Miss Connolly said local real-estate taxes remain the largest source and that the district used a 4.1% Act 1 index in its calculations. She also described a 0-based approach to departmental budgeting and listed major expense drivers, including salary and benefits (personnel $58.4…
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