Seems "someone" erased their comment claiming BW does not accept any tuition students, would this mean that they do accept tuition students, like most districts do?

CC, maybe instead of telling others that they should take a pay cut, perhaps you should volunteer yourself for a pay cut. How about 15%? We'll set up a save the Duquesne schools account, and you can be the first to give it your fair part.

BW-resident, I have taken a pay cuts over the last two years. I also pay for my own medical, my own pension. Thanks to our government and how greedy they are, most companies are asking their employees to take pay cuts, which teachers bark about doing.

Also BW-resident as long as you want me to add 15% to Duquesne School Account, I expect to see you match the money that I put into it.

ne12ukid, your the one that needs the violin, as I don't. Thank goodness I don't live a pathetic life as you do.

Sandra- I agree with you that a charter school could be an option. In reading other articles about this event, I believe they were looking into a local charter for these kids. However, there was no success so far. Anyhow, to bus those kids from Duquense to Young Scholars in Baldwin Township would be a 35-40 minute bus ride each way. To bus them to Paynter would probably be a 30 minute ride each way. I back Dr. Randy on this as more resources would be needed to help these kids and $8,000 will not cover it and as a taxpayer I would fight it as we pay for more than enough remediation, ESL and other programs without additional help from the State or Federal Governments. As CC said, I hope a good solution is found as the kids have the odds against them and they deserve a good eductaion.

From what I understand Young Scholars has a waiting list for students as parents are opting to pull their children from Baldwin School District.

Please note that Dr. Lutz did not say that Paynter's classrooms are already crowded.

RM this would not bring down our property value by letting these children come to our school district as it did not bring down West Mifflins property value when Pennsylvania Dept of Education made them take in students from Duquesne.

Why should Baldwin School District absorb Brentwood School District, not that Brentwood would allow this? Why not absorb the Duquesne School District instead??

It is the same for all school district in PA that you can't live in one area and pay to go to another school district. Unless the PA Board of Education steps in. I can't see anyone wanting to send their child to Baldwin School District that lives elsewhere and using someone mailing address as living there.

Now when you register your child for school you have to bring proof of where your living either by a lease or papers from the home you own.

I did not know property values could be any lower than they are in West Mifflin.

Agreed

Thanks, kris.

Teachers in Duquesne School District make $77,409 a year for working 195 days per year.

CC, where is that # from?

Here are the Duquesne teachers salaries as of 2010. However, I can't confirm they are the lowest paid- http://php.app.com/PAteachers10/search.php Use the link and filter to Duquense City SD.

thanks, that makes it clear that most of them are making 40-50K annual, not 77K.

Bob, That figure came from a friends who's daughter is a teacher at the school district. They aren't at the bottom of the barrel of teachers pays in Allegheny County or the State.

That 77K figure is the CAREER RATE, it is not what all the teachers make, as the linked listing shows clearly.
The lowest career rates in Allegheny County ARE in high-poverty districts, Wilkinsburg, where career rate teachers earn $75,570;
Duquesne, with a career rate of $77,409 ;
and Sto-Rox, with a career rate of $78,180.
Many teachers in all districts make less than the career rate, because of the number of years it takes to reach career rate. Usually about 20 years with the same district.

Once again a friends daughter is making exactly $77,409 in the Duquesne School District. Since NE12Ukid does not know this person, they don't know what they are talking about. Then again this person doesn't know much about anything.

Lowest paid teachers? Have you ever seen the test scores of these students ,they rank almost at the bottom of the list in Pa.... bad teachers=bad test scores? Might be a link here.

PPS has closed 40 schools since 2003.

I have no problem with Students from Duquesne going to Baldwin as long as they are paying the school district to teach them. All children deserve an education.

Marie, what would you suggest paying a professional with multiple degrees and 20+ years of experience?
You get what you pay for.
How much are your kids worth?

Marie I agree with you about the salaries of teachers and the perks they get. A lot of them can't teach but are getting big buck for nothing.

Once again incorrect, it takes the Pennsylvania Board of Education to allow students from one district attend another district. When the State steps in, very little money is given to the school district to teach students from other districts.

Several other districts have taken tuition students in the past, possibly still do. I know three people who did not live in Pittsburgh who chose to send their children to Pittsburgh schools, and one family that lived in S. Baldwin, but paid tuition to go to South Park.

Non-Resident Students
If you are not a resident in the City of Pittsburgh or the Borough of Mt. Oliver, and are interested in tuition rates for enrolling your child
in Pittsburgh Public Schools, please call (412) 622-7920.
http://www.pps.k12.pa.us/1431105115023673/lib/1431105115023673/PPS_Offerings_and_Options_2012_FINAL.pdf

I see another personality showed up

In the BW School District ..... there are homes along McNeilly Road in the City of Pittsburgh ... those kids DO go to the BW schools. Do the parents pay tuition? Do the parents pay their school taxes to the city or Baldwin?

Jordan, in the case of a resident living in one municipality but a different school district, taxes are paid to each entity.

I do know of a family that lived near 'the border' on Becks Run and had their kids in BW schools, but were actually living in Pittsburgh. They got caught, and were told they'd have to leave or pay tuition. They left BW schools, and enrolled the children in PPS.

The grass is always greener for NE12Ukid as it has been a rocket scientist to a teacher. It knows all about everything but little about nothing.

Marie S and Margaret you both got it right about NE12Ukid. It has appointed itself Sheriff of the Patch. MattA hit it on the nail about this person in another post, which Bob did not remove.

NE12Ukid should be banned from the site then again, it will just use one of the many different names it has.

If your making 80 grand a year, you can pay for your own perks -medical and your own pension and quit crying boo hoo after all you don't work more than 190 days a year. Teachers who under perform should be fired.

ne12ukid, you attack others but do not like it in return. get the violin out as your having a pity party for yourself again. boohoohoo. Matt A sure has it right about you.

LOL NE12Ukid attacks people yet doesn't like when it is pointed out about its attacking others. Delusional and definitely needs to go back on its medications or have the one it is taking increased.

Margaret how many neighbors do you think actually talk to ne12ukid?

ne12ukid, you are always on the attack of other people. You never have anything nice to say, but then again don't expect anything better from you. Have a nice lonely life as your living now.

Rayann, these children have parents that probably worked hard for their homes, pay taxes just as you and everyone else did. Most of the people that live/lived in the Duquesne area worked in the mills. When they shut down, business went away in the area. I haven't read any articles that these kids from that area are trouble makers, terrorizing. They are children that deserve an education. It isn't easy selling a home in a depressed area either. Most of these parents there do have jobs and want better for their children as you want for yours. There are many people in Baldwin/Whitehall who sit on their collective butts and collect their entitlement checks, yet us as tax payers are supporting them. Duquesne is offering to pay for these student to come to Baldwin Whitehall School System. What happens when they petition Pennsylvania Board of Education and they force Baldwin to take these children say with no money being paid to the school district. West Mifflin and North Allegheny schools from what I heard are at full capacity for students, so they are trying to find another school district close so these kids don't have to sit hours on buses.

Rayann, I couldnt agree more with you.. They should go to the City Schools, They are messed up Already so it wont hurt anything.. Call your State Rep and Senators:
State Rep William C. Kortz
5101 Old Clairton Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15236
Phone: (412) 886-2870
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State Rep: Erin C. Molchany
900 Brookline Blvd
Pittsburgh, PA 15226
(412) 343-2094
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State Senator Matt Smith
319 Castle Shannon Blvd.
Pittsburgh, PA 15234
(412) 571-2169
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Rep: Harry Readshaw
1917 Brownsville Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15210
(412) 881-4208
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Senator Jay Costa
1501 Ardmore Blvd.
Pittsburgh, PA 15221
(412) 241-6690
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Please call these guys and let them know..

BaldwinGrad85 - Baldwin Whitehall School District isn't were it was 10 years ago either. Our kids are being left behind as we cut money from academics -Technology in half, where other schools are increasing the money for technology. Bethel Park build a new school and they are so far advance the Baldwin Whitehall. Most schools around exceed the education of our children. We need a new School Board who can say NO to the Administration that we need more money into Education then planting flowers, and fixing up the outside of our schools. Our kids deserve the best but they are not getting it as long as this school board is in office.

Margaret its other personality showed up on here LeonA, wonder when the others will show up so that it can complement itself on what it post.

poor ne12ukid, when people point out what an idiot you are, you bring out your many personalities.

ne12ukid delusional, think you need to go to the pharmacy and get your meds.