Bad News/Good News UPDATED 10/11/17
The PA Department of Education released the Keystone Exams scores. The bad news is that Mt. Lebanon High School can't compete with Upper St. Clair High School.How local high schools fared on this...
View ArticleEither this is what we already knew, or it doesn't make sense
Not sure how I feel about the latest RTK which was denied.We know there was never a vote, but not for the reason given. We playing semantics again.
View ArticleTa Da! Timmy's timeline is here!
Remember this? What a fire drill!What taxpayers go through to request information. Watch this exercise in futility. Timmy and Mary Birks would be happy to put the taxpayer's requeston the school...
View ArticleTimes must be tough on Horsman Drive
This post is a continuation of Getting nowhere quick! from October 2-3.Another RTK was granted in part and denied in part today. On October 4, 2017, the Mt. Lebanon School District (the “District")...
View ArticleSo here is what I got for $1.25.
As I reported yesterday, I had to prepay $1.25 for missing receipts that should have been included in Nick M.'s RTK. See Getting nowhere quick! to read the ration of you know what that our...
View ArticleMore reasons not to vote for Cappucci
There is that little thing about her son being hired as a social studies teacher at Jefferson Middle School and no trace of why the job posting was altered nine months after Elaine Cappucci's son was...
View ArticleKordistos v MTLSD Settlement Agreement
There is a new item on the agenda for Monday, October 16, 2017.Settlement Agreement: RESOLVED, That the Board approves the Settlement Agreement with Cleon Kordistos in the form presented.It appears...
View ArticleCandidates Forum for Mt. Lebanon School Board
Forum for Mt. Lebanon School Board candidates has been scheduled. Tuesday, October 24, 2017 7:00 PM (doors open at 6:30 PM)Jefferson Elementary School Auditorium11 Moffett Street Pittsburgh, PA 15243...
View ArticlePTA up to their old tricks
What are the odds that an entire school board ticket cannot attend a PTA sponsored Candidates Forum? According to the Facebook group that I belong to, and please correct me if I am wrong, the only ones...
View ArticleA campaign promise broken already and it's only the middle of October
From his website:From Facebook:From a yard:From the Courts: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Craig S. Grella
View ArticleA Mt. Lebanon Firefighter writes...
In today's mail, a letter from a Mt. Lebanon Firefighter.
View ArticleStatement from Riemer, Strotmeyer, and Diamond concerning the Candidates Forum
From Facebook:Friends of Mt. Lebanon Education19 hrs · It is unfortunate, but Mike Riemer, Stephen Strotmeyer and Aviva Diamond will not be able to attend the candidate forum scheduled for October...
View ArticlePsst, Mary, the truth is in the numbers
During the President's Report at last night's school board meeting, Mary Birks was raving about Jan Klein, Director of Business. You may remember how I listed three reports from Right To Knows, where...
View ArticleThe School Board is on a Roll!
I noticed that a whole year of videos have been removed from the school district website. Mt. Lebanon School District Multimedia Channel The only videos posted are from the last six meetings, August...
View ArticleAre Timmy and Jan using laptops from IKEA?
When my son was very young, he had some unique revenue generating ideas and career goals. His first career choice was to be the voice for the countdown of NASA rocket launches. Later, I heard about...
View ArticleFor the record, it WAS $923,530.02.
The treasurer's report showing the transfer of $923,530.02 from the General Fund has been obtained through a Right To Know. The May 31, 2013 Treasurer's Report is available here.Larry Lebowitz made no...
View ArticleANOTHER citation, Gorilla?
Holy Crap, Gorilla!https://ujsportal.pacourts.us/DocketSheets/MDJReport.ashx?docketNumber=MJ-05219-TR-0003319-2017You are getting quite a long list,...
View ArticleThey're actually doing the right thing. Amazing!
The League of Women Voters of Greater Pittsburgh regrets that it must cancel the forum for candidates for the Mt. Lebanon School Board. Despite having proposed three possible dates for the forum, the...
View ArticleThe Butcher, The Baker, The Candlestick Maker
One of the questions that was never answered at the latest school board meeting, included the "specific" names of all individuals who make up the Philanthropic Advisory Panel for the capital campaign....
View ArticleHello? Anyone home? UPDATED
No answer from the school board or Timmy.Can someone please explain the following:In the treasurer’s report for September 2017 the “receipts” total for the capital campaign show a total of...
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