Westmoreland Cty, PA: SPED was "largest single increase" in school budget

May 8, 2018, Pittsburgh (PA) Tribune: Greater Latrobe school board eyeing tax hike http://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/13628995-74/greater-latrobe-school-board-eyeing-tax-hike Greater Latrobe School District administrators say a half-mill property tax increase may be needed to bridge an expected $170,000 shortfall in finances for the 2018-19 school year. … District business administrator Dan Wilson said special education costs accounted for the largest single increase -- $463,803, or 21.5 percent. Much of that hike was attributed to serving several students with high levels of special needs.