Since Superintendent John R. Allison arrived from suburban Dallas last year, the most important thing he said he has learned about Mt. Lebanon is that its residents demand change. "Definitely, this is not a community that tolerates the status quo," he said. "There's a strong desire to maintain tradition, but not at the sake of progress."

And the status quo in Mt. Lebanon School District is in the middle of a shakeup. Many view Mt. Lebanon as a district at a crossroads, the Pittsburgh Trib reports.