The Penn Hills School District and Penn Hills Education Support Professionals Association reached a tentative agreement over the weekend on contract negotiations and will effectively avoid a strike. The development comes weeks after union members voted to authorize a strike and made preparations for a possible work stoppage. The tentative agreement that was reached over the weekend will be brought to the full union membership for review today, Aug. 11, and a vote on Aug. 13. He said district officials’ focus remains on preparing for the start of the 2026-27 school year. The tentative agreement matches the fact-finder report, offering a 4.2% increase for the first three years and a 4.5% bump for the fourth.