Carlynton SOS-Save Crafton and Carnegie Elementary Schools

05/21/2013

CRAFTON RESIDENTS GET OUT AND VOTE: Tuesday, May 21st 7:00 am to 8:00 pm

5 of the 7 Council seats open! If you like the direction Crafton is heading and want to keep MOVING CRAFTON FORWARD, then these are the Council candidates that deserve your vote:

Democrats:
Tracy Post
Anastasia Wojda
Write in Dan Cindric for Mayor.

Sam Strohm - 2 yr term

Republicans:
David O'Brien
Tim Stewart

04/12/2012

Officials are identifying both short-term and long-term needs at each building with an eye toward completing initial projects over the summer.

04/12/2012

Board Meeting Tomorrow 7:30 High School Library. Positive momentum on the agenda - new superintendent, elementary school construction projects, Rossyln Farms succession update. Show your support for the new board by attending this important meeting!

02/16/2012

School Board Meeting Tonight. Discussions on facility repairs/renovations expected.

02/16/2012

http://www.yourcarlynton.com/news/article/officials-developing-priority-list

Vice President Betsy Tassaro recently met with maintenance foreman John Recchio to discuss top priorities at the elementary schools and junior-senior high school.

01/16/2012

Ray Walkowiak was appointed to a committee with maintenance foreman John Recchio and interim superintendent Joseph Dimperio to prioritize repairs and renovations.

Coverage of west suburban Pittsburgh news from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

01/16/2012

"Why do we have to pay this money? How do we justify that?" Fiscally conservative questions from one of two remaining board members who wanted to spend $30M on a new unnecessary school. Amount in question, $6K.

School board members hired Tri-State Area School Study Council to conduct a search to replace Michael Panza, who resigned as superintendent last August.

01/05/2012

School Board Meeting Tomorrow Night: Terminate the agreement between the district and CDI Architect Group LLC dba L.R. Kimball Architecture entered into on October 7, 2010 in accordance with the terms of the agreement in part as outlined in Article 9.5.
Discussion – Search Firm to assist the board in the process of selecting a new superintendent for the district.

12/30/2011

Uplifting snapshot of 2011 for Carlynton and KO school districts. Looking forward to a great 2012!

From a decision by two school boards to reverse consoliation to a business boom in Carnegie, there was no lack of news locally in the past 12 months.

12/22/2011

Megan Schriver, the wife of new board member Jim Schriver of Crafton, said, "Thank you for putting this nightmarish fiasco to rest."

Coverage of west suburban Pittsburgh news from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

12/22/2011

"The newly elected board members were vocal during this year's campaign in their support of maintaining the district's two elementary schools in Carnegie and Crafton." STRANGELY, THE STORY NEGLECTS TO MENTION THAT THE NEWLY ELECTED BOARD MEMBERS VOTED TO KEEP OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS OPEN AT THIS MEETING.

Sandra Hughan hopes her decision to second the nomination of David Roussos as the new president of the Carlynton school board brings a sense of unity to the district.

12/16/2011

New school board directors photo and contact info.

The Carlynton School District Board of Education: Joseph Appel, Betsy Tassaro, Nyra Schell, Sandra Hughan, Raymond Walkowiak, Interim Superintendent Joseph Dimperio, Sharon Wilson, Patricia Schirripa, Jim Schriver and Da...