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= Roughly a quarter of all the employees of Steel Valley School District were furloughed 4/26/11 for the 2011-12 school year. This includes 40.5 teachers, 9 paraprofessionals, 1 administrator (who will be demoted to secretarial) and assorted guards, custodians, secretaries and cafeteria workers.= = = =This will bring an estimated $4.5 million to the district, including $1.25 million that will now have to be paid in unemployment wages, said Business Manager Mark Cherpak. The furloughs were made due to declining enrollment according to Superintendent Dr. William Kinavey.=



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= = = " DECLINING ENROLLMENT " is the reason administrators have to give because they're only allowed by law to furlough employees for one of four reasons: (1) closing a school, (2) merging schools, (3) curtailment of programs or (4) declining enrollment. We know, however, that this really has everything to do with Gov. Corbett's proposed budget that cuts $1.5 billion to education including over $2 million to Steel Valley. = = = = So we can play checkers with the seniority list and try to decide who can bump whom, or... =

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=Duquesne schools ‘unlikely to continue’= =Clairton school officials support state budget lawsuit= =Steel Valley to join lawsuit over state budget=

=Legislator urges schools to sue Pa. over education fund cut= =Pa. Districts urged to sue over cutbacks= =Schools encouraged to sue Corbett over budget cuts= =Pa. Education Secretary Ron Tomalis Outlines Plans for Future of Education - Choice, Cuts=

=Educational capability slips sharply in Pa. schools=

=Survey - State lost more than 14,000 school jobs= =Local schools talk of state budget impact= =Chester Upland students walk out over school conditions=

=Jobs, economy top Pennsylvania concerns= =Some practices questioned at Baldwin charter school= = = =Dems decry ‘assault’ on education= =Furloughed teachers face uncertain future=

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=Steel Valley schools press on despite cuts=

= = = = =Several districts in negotiations, aware of funding issues= =SA signs on to possible class action lawsuit against Corbett= = = =Steel Valley calls back 10 furloughed employees= = = =Steel Valley to reinstate 3 teachers, 7 aides= =Steel Valley board brings more back from furlough= =Steel Valley board reinstates a handful of furloughed employees= =Some state funding restored to Steel Valley schools= =Steel Valley OKs budget with .4573-mill increase= =Steel Valley taxes increase in 2011-12 budget=

=TEACH takes message to lawmakers= =Saccone and Dunbar Picketed by TEACH=

=TEACH takes on education funding cuts= =All About the 6-14-11 Harrisburg Rally= =Local schools join Harrisburg rally against cuts= =[|Patriot News Photo Gallery of Harrisburg Rally]= =State Rep. Marc Gergely Praises T.E.A.C.H.= =Daily News Editorial About T.E.A.C.H.= =TEACH makes case to 5 GOP legislators= =Steel Valley Students, Parents React to Cutbacks= =[|WTAE News Coverage of Steel Valley Furloughs]= =Trying times force Steel Valley board to furlough 40 teachers= =Steel Valley votes to furlough 41 school workers= =Mon-Yough Republicans urged to reconsider budget vote= =[|TEACH SECRETARY RYAN DUNMIRE'S INTERVIEW WITH CHANNEL 11]=

=School Funding Loss for 2011-12= = How the New GOP Budget Proposal Affects Steel Valley School District =

=New Budget Proposal Would Give Mon-Yough Area Schools More to Work With= = = = McKeesport Rally Urges State Funding for Schools =

= McKeesport Rally, Town Hall to Address Education Funding =

= Steel Valley Staff Attends CLEAR Coalition Rally = == = Steel Valley School Board MOTION 6.14 = == = Steel Valley Votes to Furlough 55 = = Steel Valley School Board Cuts 56 Teaching and Staff Jobs = = = = Steel Valley TEACH Rally Decries Education Budget Cuts = = = = Steel Valley Teachers, Board to Discuss Corbett's Cuts = = Steel Valley Superintendent Criticizes Corbett's Proposed Budget = == = Steel Valley Owes US Steel 535K Refund for Tax Reassessment = =Steel Valley Teachers Received Notices of Possible Furloughs= = Steel Valley Sends Furlough Notices to All Teachers = = Jill Fleming-Salopek Questions Gov. Corbett = = Budget Woes Reign Over Pow-wow = = Corbett Asks for State Worker Pay Cuts = =Steel Valley Rally Decries State Education Cuts=





= NEARBY: =

=No tax hike in likely final year for Duquesne schools= =Duquesne schools budget approved; 19 teachers furloughed= =Duquesne school funds restored - AIU cuts ties with district= =Brewster, Gergely call on Republicans to honor Duquesne School agreement= =Retirements Help McKeesport Avoid Staff Furloughs= =McKeesport Area's early retirement incentive saves jobs= =West Mifflin Declines Merger With Clairton Schools= =Bethel Park Delays Budget Vote= =Duquesne Deficit Could Cause Deep Staff, Program Cuts= =Duquesne Schools Face Teacher Cuts= =No takers for Clairton school merger= =McKeesport schools OK 57.5 million preliminary budget= =Keystone Oaks Considering 4 Day School Week To Cut Costs= =West Mifflin Area Budget Plan Cuts 47 Jobs, Raises Taxes= =Elizabeth Forward Cuts 24 Teaching Positions to Balance Budget=

=Franklin Regional Teachers Agree to Series of Concessions=

= Berks County High School Student Vies For Seat On School Board =

= McKeesport Rally Set to Protest Education Cuts = == = = = McKeesport School District Looks to Furlough 96 Employees =

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