CRANBERRY TWP — A Cranberry business identified more than $200,000 in savings for Pittsburgh Public Schools in the first month of its multi-year partnership.

PAAS Advisors announced Monday its agreement with the Pittsburgh district to mitigate the expansion of the district’s current technology budget. The district’s school board voted to enter the agreement Feb. 24.

According to PAAS, it is currently engaged in benchmarking all existing and future technology investments, and in the future will provide a team of experts in technology procurement to help the district save money.

Since entering that partnership, the company was able to identify more than $200,000 in savings for the district.

“It’s always rewarding to help our clients save money, and being able to accomplish this for a local school district that can really benefit from it is extra gratifying,” PAAS vice president of North American Sales Justin Jones said in a Monday press release.

Preliminary budget documents from Pittsburgh Public Schools indicate the district expects an operating deficit in excess of $4 million.

“We owe it to the district to do everything we can to optimize our spending at this time, and partnering with PAAS was the first step in doing so,” Mark Stuckey, Pittsburgh public chief technology officer, said. “PAAS was an obvious choice for the district to make, as they helped us identify what we should be paying for technology students and, because they work on our behalf to negotiate the contracts, achieving the savings and the most optimal terms and conditions.”