School Board

OCTOBER MEETINGS

Buildings and Grounds Committee Meeting

Wednesday, October 11, 2023

6:00 p.m.

Central Administration Board Room

Information Meeting (Committee of the Whole)

Wednesday, October 11, 2023

7:00 p.m.

Central Administration Board Room

Regular Meeting

**Wednesday, October 18, 2023

(Due to a conflict, this meeting was moved to October 18, 2023)

7:00 p.m.

Central Administration Board Room

2023 OFFICERS

, President

Todd Sterlitz, Vice President
Richard Liberto, Secretary
First National Bank, Treasurer
Ronald Repak, Solicitor
Dr. Misty L. Slavic, Superintendent

2023 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

REGION	NAME	EMAIL	TERM EXPIRES
I	Cassandra M. Heinle	[email protected]	2023
I	Todd A. Sterlitz	[email protected]	2025
I	Kathleen L. Snyder	[email protected]	2025
II	John Shaner	[email protected]	2025
II	OPEN		2023
II	Jenna Rowe	[email protected]	2023
III	Jamie Szitas	[email protected]	2023
III	Dawn Mellinger	[email protected]	2023
III	Nicole M. Kamer	[email protected]	2025

The Kiski Area School Board

Left to Right: (back row) Dawn Mellinger, Nicole Kamer, Jenna Rowe, Cassi Heinle, Jamie Szitas, Kathy Snyder, John Shaner, (front row) Todd Sterlitz, Dr. Misty Slavic, Michelle Schmidt, Christine Pastva

2023 BOARD COMMITTEES

LEGISLATION	Mrs. Mellinger	Mrs. Szitas	Mr. Shaner
CURRICULUM	Mrs. Szitas	Mrs. Snyder	Mr. Shaner
FINANCE	Mrs. Snyder	Ms. Kamer	Mrs. Rowe
STUDENT ACTIVITIES	Ms. Kamer	Mrs. Heinle	Mr. Sterlitz
PERSONNEL	Mrs. Heinle	Mrs. Snyder	Ms. Kamer
PUBLIC & COMMUNITY RELATIONS	Mrs. Heinle	Mr. Sterlitz	Mrs. Mellinger
BUILDINGS & GROUNDS	Mr. Sterlitz	Mrs. Heinle	Mrs. Snyder
SCHOOL SAFETY & TRANSPORTATION	Mr. Sterlitz	Mrs. Mellinger	Ms. Kamer

NOTE: The first name listed is the chairperson.

2023 BOARD REPRESENTATIVES TO OTHER BOARDS

NWCTC	Mrs. Szitas (term expires 12/2023)
	Mrs. Snyder (term expires 12/2024)
WIU 7	OPEN (term expires 6/30/23) Alternate: Mrs. Snyder
KA EDUCATION FOUNDATION	Mrs. Heinle
PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL BOARDS LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE	Vacant (Vacant - 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 day of the meeting. 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 referred to as 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 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

2023 – 2024 Kiski Area School District

Board of Directors Meetings

The Regular Board Meetings for the school year 2023-2024 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.

No meetings will be held in July.

Information Meeting	Wednesday, August 16, 2023
Regular Meeting	Monday, August 21, 2023*
Information Meeting	Wednesday, September 13, 2023
Regular Meeting	Monday, September 18, 2023
Information Meeting	Wednesday, October 11, 2023
Regular Meeting	Monday, October 16, 2023
Information Meeting	Wednesday, November 15, 2023
Regular Meeting	Monday, November 20, 2023
Reorganization/Information Meeting	Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Regular Meeting	Monday, December 18, 2023
Information Meeting	Wednesday, January 10, 2024
Regular Meeting	Wednesday, January 17, 2024
Information Meeting	Wednesday, February 14, 2024
Regular Meeting	Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Information Meeting	Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Regular Meeting	Monday, March 18, 2024
Information Meeting	Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Regular Meeting	Monday, April 15, 2024
Information Meeting	Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Regular Meeting	Monday, May 20, 2024
Information Meeting	Wednesday, June 12, 2024
Regular Meeting	Monday, June 17, 2024

*At the August 21, 2023, voting meeting, two additional items were added to the agenda at the time of the meeting. These additions were made in accordance with Act 65 of the Sunshine Law.

The two additional items were accepting bids for construction and approving an MOU with the KAEA.

The additional items can be found on the voting meeting agenda in BoardDocs.