In a 6 to 2 vote, the North East School Board voted to accept the proposed Final Budget with a tax increase of 3.48 percent. What that means, is that the compounded tax increase over six years, the previous five and next year, comes to 21.95 percent! How much per student? Look at the above […]
NESD Wants Another 3.48 Percent School Tax Increase – After Five Years of Increases
This has got to stop. After raising taxes for the five previous years, the school district wants to raise them again for the sixth consecutive year, this time 3.48 percent. The NE School District is living in a bubble and seems unaware, or doesn’t care, that the NE community is having a very difficult time. […]
North East School District 2026 Board Meetings Schedule
The North East School District Board of School Directors has established the 2026 regular board meetings for the first and third Thursday of each month in the North East Elementary School Board Room at 6:30 p.m. with the following changes: One meeting only in January will be held Thursday, January 15, 2026 April meetings will […]
See and Hear the Candidates in Person Before You Vote in November
The North East Community Foundation is hosting a Candidate Meet & Greet Wednesday, Oct. 22 at 7 pm in the Ridge Building at the Mellon Veterans Outreach Campus. All residents of North East Borough and Township are invited to learn more about the candidates running for local offices in the Nov. 4 Pennsylvania Municipal Election. […]
Millcreek Superintendent Fiasco Reveals Incredible Missteps and Missing Documents
Important missing documents Did he ever supply them before the 90 day limit? In my previous post about Ian Roberts being hired by the Millcreek School District for the position of superintendent, I had a series of questions, but they barely scratched the surface of what others are now finding. There is an amazing thread […]
Former Millcreek School Superintendent Arrested by ICE as Illegal Alien with Deportation Order (UPDATED)
From L to R – Ian Roberts mugshot 9-26-25, mugshot February 2020, Loaded handgun found in car 9-26-25 How well do our public schools investigate potential employees? Especially superintendents! How does an illegal alien get hired for a position like this? He was reportedly making $305,000 as a superintendent for the Des Moines Public Schools […]
Rural PA Schools Make Big Changes to Address Declining Enrollment But Not NE
A recent article in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette details the situation across northern PA where rural and small school districts are facing declining student enrollment and smaller budgets. The schools have taken several actions to deal with the issues, among them sharing services and merging districts, even sharing a superintendent. The North East School District […]
Not Enough Players for JV Football Team But Nice Looking Football Field
While looking over the backup documents for the NE School Board meeting on August 7th, I noticed something interesting. There is a section that lays out the various schedules for the upcoming season and the JV football schedule has an asterisk: The JV season is pending having enough players. I seem to remember pointing out […]
NE School District Proposes 3.98 Percent Tax Increase Following Similar Increases for the Previous 3 Years
The North East School District, is proposing another tax increase of 3.98 percent. This follows increases the previous three years of 3.83, 3.82 and 3.94 percent. With a commitment to woke policies, DEI and safe spaces along with declining student enrollment and constant tax increases, perhaps the taxpayers of North East should just say no. […]
The NE School District’s Battle with Cyber Charter Schools Heats Up
Cyber charter schools from the NESD perspective Over the last two NE School District board meetings, Assistant Superintendent Brian Emick presented a great deal of information about cyber charter schools. The presentations emphasized how expensive cyber charter schools across Pennsylvania are and how any student in our district choosing to attend one of those schools […]
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