Pennsylvania / School Districts / McKeesport Area SD
The district’s auditor reported that audited financial statements are fairly presented under GAAP, the general fund ended with an unassigned balance near $7.2 million (about 8% of expenditures), revenues exceeded expenditures for the year, and the single-audit review found no material instances of noncompliance for tested federal programs.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / McKeesport Area SD
The board said it will seek to approve several agenda items by consent at its March 12 meeting and flagged Resolution 1448, which would allow the district to apply for a public-safety improvement grant (stated up to $5,000,000) that would require a local match the board cited as 25%. Student-discipline resolutions 1449 and 1450 and personnel items will also be on the March 12 consent docket.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / McKeesport Area SD
An architect from Brock Elective told the board the high school's structural "bones" are sound but identified issues—broken window seals, HVAC condensate leaks and original distribution piping—that will be costed in a final report due June 10; the study recommends renovation rather than new construction.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / McKeesport Area SD
Trustees discussed a proposed tax-amnesty program running April 1–June 30 that would waive penalties and interest if delinquent taxpayers pay principal; district staff said Keystone will send letters to eligible property owners and trustees referenced a prior program that raised roughly $850,000.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / McKeesport Area SD
The McKeesport Area School District board approved multiple consent items by roll call on Feb. 12, 2026, but tabled School Calendar B for 2026–27 after a board member said they had not had an opportunity to review it prior to the meeting.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / McKeesport Area SD
During public comment, Carolyn Cash told the board her grandson, Tomer Johnson, has not received an IEP this school year after a program closure and has been in a single classroom; the superintendent offered to follow up and contact her the next morning.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / McKeesport Area SD
The McKeesport Area SD will consider a 90-day real estate tax amnesty at its Feb. 12 meeting; trustees said penalties and interest would be waived for eligible delinquent taxpayers and recalled prior programs that generated significant revenue.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / McKeesport Area SD
District staff told the board that frozen AHU coils in two high-school rooms require replacement (estimated costs $7,445 and $7,550); the board asked the item be added to next week's agenda for approval so heating can continue.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / McKeesport Area SD
Trustees noted DARE program funding, announced a Back the Blue breakfast Feb. 11 for first responders and CTE students, and celebrated cooperation with the newly appointed fire chief, who said firefighters will support the CTE program.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / McKeesport Area SD
The McKeesport Area SD board heard a proposal to issue an RFP to replace classroom Chromebooks under a three-year plan; the board authorized issuing the RFP and requested detailed cost estimates and funding breakdown when bids return.