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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
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State
Rep. Tony DeLuca |
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DeLuca announces Plum school district chosen for cost-saving program
HARRISBURG, March 13 – State Rep. Tony DeLuca, D-Allegheny, announced that Plum School District has been chosen to take part in the state's new cost-saving program, Common Cents.
DeLuca said the Plum district will be working in conjunction with a Pittsburgh-based consulting group to identify ways the district can share the cost of common services. Districts that applied for the program were selected by the state Department of Education on a competitive basis.
"Hopefully, the Common Cents initiative will help participating school districts to save tax dollars by finding ways to share services across school district boundaries," DeLuca said.
DeLuca said the districts will receive non-binding advice and recommendations from the consultant on potential areas in which they can consolidate expenses. The school districts will then decide which recommendations they will use, and will receive assistance in implementing any recommended changes.
The General Assembly and Gov. Ed Rendell established the Common Cents program last year by including $1 million in the 2007-08 state education budget to help school districts find ways to work together and buy in bulk to use tax dollars better.
DeLuca said 39 districts in 13 counties have been chosen to participate in the program's first year.
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