School Board Passes Budget, Withholds Financial Details | The Locally Times
After a May 18 final vote, the district's public record for the 2026-27 budget lists four meeting dates but omits all financial documents, vote tallies, and public comments.
The Mt. Lebanon School Board approved its 2026-2027 budget with a final vote on May 18, 2026, concluding a process that the district’s public records show spanned four meetings since March. While the district’s website documents the procedural timeline, it does not provide the budget itself or any supporting financial documents. The public record lacks details on total expenditures, revenue projections, or any resulting changes to local property tax rates. The district’s webpage documents these four events with a date and title but provides no further information. ## Financial Details Absent from Public Record While the district’s public postings confirm the dates of budget discussions and votes, they do not contain the corresponding financial documents. The budget webpage lists the four meeting dates without links to any proposed or final budget files, leaving the total dollar amount of the adopted 2026-2027 budget unspecified in the public record. The available records also offer no breakdown of planned expenditures for instruction, administration, or facilities, nor do they detail projected revenues from local, state, and federal sources. The published information does not state how the new budget will affect the property tax millage rate for residents. ## No Record of Deliberation or Public Feedback Beyond financial data, public records are silent on the board’s deliberations and community input. Although the district calendar confirms a “Budget Forum” occurred on April 6, the posting includes no minutes, summaries, or records of resident questions and comments. The records for the April 13 proposed budget vote and the May 18 final adoption vote do not include vote tallies or show if any members voted in opposition. The documents also do not indicate whether the board made amendments between the proposed budget in April and the final version in May. As a result, the budget’s impact on educational programs, staffing, and student services remains undefined in the public record.