School Board

JANUARY MEETINGS

Kiski Area Central Administration Building Board Room

Information Meeting (Committee of the Whole)

Monday, January 12, 2026, at 7:00 pm

Regular Meeting (Voting)

Wednesday, January 21, 2026, at 7:00 pm

*Please scroll down to view the list of meeting dates for 2026.

CURRENT OFFICERS

Jenna Rowe, President

Dawn Mellinger, Vice President
Richard Liberto, Secretary
First National Bank, Treasurer
Ronald Repak, Solicitor
Dr. Jason Lohr, Superintendent

SCHOOL BOARD OF DIRECTORS

REGION	NAME	EMAIL	TERM EXPIRES
I	Melissa Kowalkowski	[email protected]	2027
I	Cheri Croney	[email protected]	2029
I	Stephanie Jankowski	[email protected]	2029
II	John Shaner	[email protected]	2027
II	Christina Mease	[email protected]	2027
II	Jenna Rowe	[email protected]	2027
III	Amy Halter	[email protected]	2027
III	Dawn Mellinger	[email protected]	2027
III	Nicole Kamer	[email protected]	2029

The Kiski Area School Board

Front Left: Dawn Mellinger (Vice President), Jenna Rowe (President), Dr. Jason Lohr (Superintendent),

Todd Sterlitz, Becky Culp

Back Left: Melissa Kowalkowski, Nicole Kamer, Kathy Snyder, Dr. Amy Halter,

Richard Liberto (Board Secretary), John Shaner

SCHOOL BOARD COMMITTEES

LEGISLATION/POLICY	Melissa Kowalkowski	Amy Halter	Christina Mease
CURRICULUM	Amy Halter	Cheri Croney	Stephanie Jankowski
FINANCE	Amy Halter	John Shaner	Cheri Croney
PERSONNEL	Nicole Kamer	Dawn Mellinger	Christina Mease
PUBLIC & COMMUNITY RELATIONS	Dawn Mellinger	Melissa Kowalkowski	Stephanie Jankowski
BUILDINGS & GROUNDS	John Shaner	Stephanie Jankowski	Christina Mease
SCHOOL SAFETY & TRANSPORTATION	John Shaner	Melissa Kowalkowski	Nicole Kamer
ACTIVITIES/ARTS/ATHLETICS	Nicole Kamer	Dawn Mellinger	Cheri Croney

NOTE: The first name listed is the chairperson.

BOARD REPRESENTATIVES TO OTHER BOARDS

KA EDUCATION FOUNDATION	Dawn Mellinger
NWCTC	Kathy Snyder Nicole Kamer
PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL BOARDS LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE	Melissa Kowalkowski
WIU 7	Jenna Rowe Amy Halter (Alternate)

Citizens' Comments - Email or letter

Community members may email their comments/questions on agenda and non-agenda items to the Board Secretary at [email protected] or mailed to "Board Secretary, Kiski Area School District, 200 Poplar Street, Vandergrift PA 15690". Please mark your email or letter as "Public Comments.” Emailed or mailed comments will go directly to the Board of School Directors and the Superintendent and will be attached to the Board meeting minutes. Emailed or mailed comments will not be read aloud as part of the Public Comment portion of the Board Meeting. Residents, taxpayers, employees, and students of the District may provide information for the Board to consider regarding a decision. Emailed or mailed Public Comments must be received by 3:00 p.m. on the meeting day. Your letter or email must contain your name and address. No anonymous correspondence will be accepted.

Voting Regions

Region I: Allegheny Township and the North Washington voting district of Washington Township

Region II: The remainder of Washington Township, Oklahoma, Avonmore, and Bell Township

Region III: Vandergrift, East Vandergrift, Parks Township, and Hyde Park

OPEN RECORDS

The Sunshine Act and the Right-to-Know Law, often called the Open Records Law, are intended to provide residents of the Commonwealth with first-hand knowledge of the activities of public agencies taken at meetings and access to public records.

Commonwealth residents have the right to examine, inspect, and duplicate any public record of a public agency.

To request information, please download the Pennsylvania Standard Right-to-Know Law Request Form and submit it to:

Right to Know Officer: Brenda Heater

Email: [email protected]

Fax: 724-842-0444

KASD, 200 Poplar Street, Vandergrift, PA 15690

PA Office of Open Records

2026 Kiski Area School District

Board of Directors Meetings

> The Regular Board Meetings will be held on the third Monday of the month at 7:00 p.m. unless school is not in session. The meeting location is the Board Room, Kiski Area Central Administration Building.

> Committee of the Whole Meetings (Information Meetings) will be held the Wednesday before the third Monday of the Month at 7:00 p.m. in the Board Room, Kiski Area Central Administration Building.

Information Meeting	Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Regular Meeting	Wednesday, January 21, 2026
Information Meeting	Wednesday, February 11, 2026
Regular Meeting	Monday, February 16, 2026
Information Meeting	Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Regular Meeting	Monday, March 16, 2026
Information Meeting	Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Regular Meeting	Monday, April 20, 2026
Budget Meeting	Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Information Meeting	Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Regular Meeting	Monday, May 18, 2026
Information Meeting	Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Regular Meeting	Monday, June 15, 2026
Information & Regular Meeting*	Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Information Meeting	Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Regular Meeting	Monday, August 17, 2026
Information Meeting	Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Regular Meeting	Monday, September 21, 2026
Information Meeting	Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Regular Meeting	Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Information Meeting	Wednesday, November 11, 2026
Regular Meeting	Monday, November 16, 2026
Reorganization Meeting	Wednesday, December 2, 2026
Information Meeting	Wednesday, December 2, 2026
Regular Meeting	Monday, December 7, 2026