By Mary Niederberger
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Steel Valley School District officials are hoping for some financial help from President Obama’s economic stimulus package to help them balance the 2009-2010 budget.

At a meeting of the school board’s fiscal management committee last night, Director of Operational Services Mark Cherpak told school directors that if approved, the president’s stimulus package would bring about $1.3 million in additional funding to the district for 2009 and about $583,600 for 2010.

The money would be in the form of additional funding for Title I services, construction and services provided to students via the Individuals With Disabilities Act. Mr. Cherpak said Steel Valley would benefit more from the stimulus package, if approved, than other districts in the county because the amount of funding given to districts is based on the number of students living in low-income homes.

He said the Pittsburgh Public Schools also stands to see a significant increase in funding if the stimulus package is approved.

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