Thursday, October 25, 2012
Keystone Oaks School District discontinued activity buses earlier this year as a cost-saving measure.
In a decision officially made on Tuesday, the Keystone Oaks School District will again provide activity buses for students involved in after-school activities. According to a release issued by the school district, the 4 p.m. bus, which typically serves students who participate in the district's after-school tutoring program, and students who participate in clubs and activities, will resume on Tuesday, Oct. 30. It will run every Tuesday and Thursday for the rest of the school year. The 5:15 p.m. bus, which is generally used by students who participate in team sports, will begin again on Monday, Nov. 19 in conjunction with the start of the winter sports season. It will run every Monday through Thursday for the remainder of the school year. …
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
After-school activity buses were eliminated in the Keystone Oaks School District, but the school board is planning to discuss the situation.
For budgetary purposes, Keystone Oaks School District eliminated after-school activity buses for the 2012-13 school year. But after residents raised concerns at last week's school board meeting, the board plans to reconsider the issue and look at other options for providing transportation from after-school activities. Two activity buses ran until 5:30 p.m., making two runs to each of the three boroughs that feed into the district. Eliminating the two buses resulted in a $50,000 savings for the school district. Depending on the day or activity, the number of students riding the buses could range from five to 25, school officials said. Often, rush hour traffic meant it took as long as 45 minutes to bus the first round of students from the …
Saturday, August 25, 2012
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Saturday, August 25, 2012
Busy week? No downtime? Missed the news? Don't sweat it. Here's a list of this week's top stories from Dormont-Brookline Patch, so you can catch up on the goods. Got your own news to share? Add your organization's events to our Event Calendar. Share your wedding, baby or graduation news in our Announcements section and, while you're at it, upload your photos to our Neighborhood Gallery. We'd love to hear from you! This week on Dormont-Brookline Patch: Readers' Choice 2012 Winners Aiken Principal Moves to Dormont Elementary No Activity Buses at KO This Year Brookline Homes Burglarized While Residents Sleep Pinball Store Opens in Dormont WWII Veteran Receives Dormont High Diploma Follow Dormont-Brookline Patch on Facebook and Twitter. For …
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Keystone Oaks will not offer an activity bus during the 2012-13 school year.
- BACK TO SCHOOL
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Wednesday, August 22, 2012
The Keystone Oaks School District will not provide activiity buses for any of the district buildings for the 2012-13 school year. Parents or guardians of students who participate in after-school activities will be responsible for the student's transportation from the school. District public relations director Jim Cromie said in an email Monday that the decision was made for budgetary reasons. Only a handful of students had been using the activity buses, he said, and it was becoming expensive to run the buses to three communities. Typically, most students are either finding their own rides or driving themselves, he said. The announcement can be found on the district's website. Follow Dormont-Brookline Patch on Facebook and Twitter. For more…
Nazy H
2:23 pm on Friday, September 14, 2012
Sorry, still not following you on the transient business manager thing and why that is important to how he sees the financials on the budget. I don't believe you have been going to board meetings for 20 years, because the "doom and gloom" was only from June of this year, Walker declared us stable and didn't need to raise taxes for the upcoming year in November. And previous to that, she touted … more ›