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A $1 million operating surplus forecast for Greensburg Salem at the end of the current fiscal year is expected to help the school district avoid a tax increase for 2021-22.
But it won’t be enough to avoid dipping into the fund balance to cover next year’s expenses, according to a proposed budget the school board will consider for approval on Tuesday.
The tentative $47 million spending plan would be supported by more than $46.2 million in expected revenues, with a remaining $715,000 gap to be bridged by drawing from the district fund balance. That would reduce the fund balance from $5.25 million forecast for this year to $4.5 million proposed for 2021-22.
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Greensburg Salem teachers will begin receiving covid vaccines Friday as the district prepares to bring students back to school four days a week.
Hayden’s Pharmacy will administer the first of two doses of the Pfizer vaccine to district faculty and staff, according to Superintendent Gary Peiffer. The second dose likely will be administered by the end of March.
All school buildings will be closed to students Friday because of the vaccine clinic. Students will learn remotely.
Some teachers can opt to receive the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine from the Westmoreland Intermediate Unit next week, Peiffer said.
Since the start of the school year, districts in Allegheny and Westmoreland counties have been impacted by the covid-19 pandemic, forcing schools to close and students to partake in remote learning to help curb the spread of the virus. The chart below reflects the number of covid cases reported by