▁operations , ▁including ▁education ▁and ▁fin ance . ▁The ▁Business ▁Manager ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁budget ▁and ▁financial ▁operations . ▁Ne ither ▁of ▁these ▁officials ▁are ▁voting ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁School ▁Board . ▁ ▁The ▁Commonwealth ▁Foundation ▁for ▁Public ▁Policy ▁Altern atives ▁Sun sh ine ▁Review ▁gave ▁the ▁school ▁board ▁and ▁district ▁administration ▁a ▁" D - " ▁for ▁trans par ency ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁review ▁of ▁" What ▁information ▁can ▁people ▁find ▁on ▁their ▁school ▁district ' s ▁website ". ▁It ▁exam ined ▁the ▁school ▁district ' s ▁website ▁for ▁information ▁regarding ; ▁tax es , ▁the ▁current ▁budget , ▁meet ings , ▁school ▁board ▁members ▁names ▁and ▁terms , ▁contract s , ▁aud its , ▁public ▁records ▁information ▁and ▁more . ▁ ▁Academ ic ▁achiev ement ▁Sol an co ▁School ▁District ▁was ▁ranked ▁ 2 0 9 th ▁out ▁of ▁ 5 0 0 ▁Pennsylvania ▁school ▁districts ▁by ▁the ▁Pitts burgh ▁Business ▁Times ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁The ▁ranking ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁student ▁academic ▁achiev ement ▁as ▁demonstrated ▁on ▁the ▁last ▁three ▁years ▁of ▁the ▁P SS As ▁for : ▁reading , ▁writing , ▁math ▁and ▁science . ▁The ▁P SS As ▁are ▁given ▁to ▁all ▁children ▁in ▁gr ades ▁ 3 rd ▁through ▁ 8 th ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁grade ▁in ▁high ▁school . ▁Ada pt ed ▁exam in ations ▁are ▁given ▁to ▁children ▁in ▁the ▁special ▁education ▁programs . ▁▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁- ▁ 2 3 1 st ▁ 2 0 0