Public Meeting Agenda: August 25, 2026 5:00 PM - Committee of the Whole/Regular Board Meeting

1. Committee-of-the-Whole Meeting:

1.A. Superintendent's Report/Agenda Discussion:

Description:

1. Mrs. Luann Barron and students who are FLBA National Qualifiers will demonstrate their skills/project that got them to nationals.

2. SCTC update

1.B. Executive Session:

Description: 1. Personnel

2. Opening Items:

2.A. Call to Order:

2.B. Pledge of Allegiance:

2.C. Roll Call:

2.D. Approval of the Agenda:

Recommended Motion(s): Motion to approve the agenda with items on it for consideration at the meeting.

3. Approval of the Consent Agenda:

Description:

Consent Agenda items:

Minutes - June 23 2026, COW/Regular Meeting

Treasurer's Reports

Financial Report

Investment Report

Bills

Budget Transfers

Recommended Motion(s): Motion to approve Consent Agenda, as listed above.

4. Operations:

4.A. Approval of the SASD/Multimodal Transportation Fund Program Match letter & Multimodal Transportation Fund Resolution:

Recommended Motion(s): Motion to approve the SASD Match letter to the Multimodal Transportation Fund and the Multimodal Transportation Fund Resolution for the 645 S. Columbia Ave Culvert Replacement Project.

4.B. Approval of the 2026/2027 school year Right-To-Know Officers:

Recommended Motion(s): Motion to approve Mrs. Leanne Heiple as the District's Right-to-Know Officer and Mrs. Krista Mathias as the District's alternate Right-to-know Officer for the 2026/2027 school year.

4.C. Approval to close the Class of 2026 club account:

Recommended Motion(s): Motion to approve the closure of the Class of 2026 club account.

4.D. Approval to create a Class of 2029 club account:

Recommended Motion(s): Motion to approve the creation of a Class of 2029 club account.

4.E. Approval to create a JH ski club account:

Recommended Motion(s): Motion to approve the creation of a JH ski club account.

4.F. Approval of the SH course selections:

Recommended Motion(s): Motion to approve the 2026/2027 SH course offerings.

4.G. Approval of administrator attendance at meetings:

Recommended Motion(s): Motion to approve administrator attendance at county, regional, and state meetings for the 2026/2027 school year.

4.H. Approval of the Agreements:

Description:

Agreement with	Agreement for	Time frame
Somerset Area Ambulance Association, Inc.	Service agreement for Junior Varsity and Senior Varsity home football games	2026/2027 school year
Ignite Education Solutions/The Learning Lamp	Staff Master agreement, Substitute Teacher agreement Substitute aide/therapeutic aide agreement, Therapeutic aides agreement, Support substitute teacher agreement, Clerical staff help agreement	2026/2027 school year
Ignite Education Solutions/The Learning Lamp	Title I Services for SASD students attending nonpublic schools: St. Peter's Catholic School $27,322 Somerset Christian School $13,502	2026/2027 School year
Ignite Education Solutions/The Learning Lamp	Sponsor-to-Sponsor student meal services with The Learning Lamp	2026/2027 school year
SASD with Rockwood Area SD	Agreement for SASD to provide Emotional Support classroom services for a Rockwood Area SD student	2026/2027
SASD with Shanksville-Stoneycreek SD	Agreement for SASD to provide Autistic Support classroom services for a Shanksvile-Stoneycreek SD student	2026/2027
SASD with Berlin Brothersvalley SD	Agreement for SASD to provide Life Skills Support classroom services for a Berlin Brothersvalley SD student	2026/2027
Allegany College of Maryland	Cooperative agreement to provide dual enrollment classes	2026/2027
University of Pittsburgh	Agreement for SASD to provide a placement site for School of Health and Rehabilitation student clinical experience	2026/2027 2027/2028 2028/2029 2029/2030 2030/2031
Pennsylvania Western University	Affiliation agreement for an academic experience site	2026/2027 2027/2028 2028/2029 2029/2030 2030/2031
Stern Center for Development and Behavioral Health	Referral and linkage agreement to provide development and behavioral services for any SASD student in need.	2026/2027
Tableland Services, Inc	MOU Transition plan	2026/2027
Governmental Pre-Approved 403 (b) Plan	Adoption Agreement #12-001	ongoing
Tableland Services, Inc	MOU for Early Childhood Education	2026/2027
Intermediate Unit 8	World of Learning Partnership Agreement	2026/2027
Alternative Community Resource Program (ACRP)	Letter of agreement for services	2026/2027

Recommended Motion(s): Motion to approve the agreements, as listed above.

5. Education/Personnel:

5.A. Approval of the resignations:

Description:

Name	Position	Effective Date
Mrs. Chelsea Yoder	Educational assistant — JH	7/16/2026
Ms. Stacey Law	Educational assistant — MR	7/10/2026
Ms. Theresa Free	Cleaner	8/14/2026
Mr. Braeden Redlin	Educational assistant — JH/SH	abandonment

Recommended Motion(s): Motion to accept, with regret, the resignations, as listed above.

5.B. Approval of the FMLA Leaves:

Description:

Employee	Leave Type	Beginning Effective Date	Ending Effective Date	Pay status
#1220	Childbearing Childrearing	08/24/2026 10/5/2026	10/05/2026 10/16/2026	paid unpaid
#380	Intermittent FMLA	8/24/2026	8/23/2027	paid

Recommended Motion(s): Motion to approve the FMLA leaves, as listed above.

5.C. Approval to hire the 2026/2027 educational assistants:

Description:

Name	Postion	Start Date
Ms. Nakita Baker	EV Learning Support	TBD
Ms. Willow House	JH Leaning Support	TBD
Ms. Heather Kiefer	JH Learning Support	TBD
Mr. Dan Starry	EV Classroom	TBD
Ms. Rebecca Webb	JH Library/Copyroom	TBD
Ms. Ruthie Will	HS Life Skills/Learning Support	TBD
Mrs. Karen Wilson	EV Classroom/Learning Support	TBD
Ms. Ann Yoder	MR Classroom	TBD
Ms. Sherry Yutzy	MR Classroom	TBD
Appointment(s) of the above-listed candidate(s) is/are provisional until timely compliance with the District's Documentation Required for Employment and Volunteering policy is demonstrated.

Recommended Motion(s): Motion to approve the hiring the 5.5 hour educational assistants/clerical assistants, listed above, per the terms of the collective bargaining agreement in effect with the Somerset Area Education Support Staff Association for the 2026/2027 school year.

5.D. Approval of an educational assistant's change in work hours starting at the beginning of the 2026/2027 school year:

Recommended Motion(s): Motion to approve a change in work hours for Mrs. Nancy Lynch from 5.5 hours per day to 4 hours per day starting at the beginning of the 2026/2027 school year.

5.E. Approval to hire a new staff member for the Building and Grounds Department:

Recommended Motion(s): Motion to approve the employment of Mr. Kenneth Mains as a staff member for the Buildings and Grounds Department, per the terms of the collective bargaining agreement in effect with the Somerset Area Education Support Personnel Association.

5.F. Approval of the long-term substitute:

Description:

Substitute	Regular Teacher	Beginning Effective Date	Ending Effective Date
Mrs. Rachel Bower	#1220	08/24/2026	11/24/2026

Recommended Motion(s): Motion to approve the long-term substitute, as listed above, as per the terms of the collective bargaining agreement with the Somerset Area Education Association.

5.G. Approval of the 2026/2027 faculty mentors:

Description:

Eagle View
Menitor	New Staff
Mrs. Chelsey Svonavec	Ms. Emily Bittner
Mrs. Hayley Belardi	Ms. Courtney Golden
Mrs. Hannah Holiday	Mrs. Jamie Kerr
Mrs. Alana Buterbaugh	Ms. Carlie McGough
Mr. Jared McCormick	Mr. George Coyle
Junior High/Senior High
Menitor	New Staff:
Ms. Suzy Housley	Mrs. Tara Brodish
Mrs. Stephanie Lloyd	Mrs. Hope Crowe
Mrs. Kayla Anderson	Mrs. Tracy Durica
Mr. Mark Schrock	Mr. Jake Klukaszewski
Mrs. Angie Brumbaugh	Mrs. Katie Spiri
Mr. Steve Landis	Mr. Wyatt Summers
Mrs. Jennifer Brougher	Ms. Alexandra Thompson

Recommended Motion(s): Motion to appoint the faculty mentors, to work with our new hires for the 2026/2027 school year, as listed above.

5.H. Approval of the 2026/2027 stipend positions:

Description:

Names

Mrs. Breanna Hemminger - Schoology facilitator — $2,000

Mrs. Allison Armstrong - Schoology facilitator — $2,000

Mr. Ben Walters - Schoology Facilitator — $2,000

Mrs. Sheena Mandichak - Schoology facilitator — $2,000

Ms. Julie Abel - Schoology facilitator — $2,000

Mrs. Luann Barron - Schoology facilitator — $2,000

Mrs. Ashley Haselrig — Department chair — $2,200

Mrs. Ashley Morris — Department chair — $2,200

Mrs. Joyce Robley — Department chair — $2,200

Ms. Mary Ann Flynn - District ESL Coordinator — $2,200

Recommended Motion(s): Motion to approve the teachers and their stipends positions, listed above, for the 2026/2027 school year.

5.I. Approval of Tenure employees:

Description:

Name

Ms. Mallory Bowser

Ms. Jennifer Buss

Mr. Marcus Christofes

Mrs. Tammi Dirienzo

Mrs. Anna McClintock

Recommended Motion(s): Motion to approve tenure for the following teachers who have been satisfactorily met all requirements for tenure in the state of Pennsylvania, as listed above.

5.J. Approval of students in compliance with the Tuition Policy for Employees:

Description:

Student Names	Employee
Bo Baker Maggie Baker Noah Baker	Mrs. Kelsey Baker
Landry Beer	Mrs. Kelly Beer
Addison Delani Lyvia Delani	Mr. Justin Delani
Grant Eutsey	Mrs. Andrea Eutsey
Brailynn Firestone Brooke Firestone	Mr. Randy Firestone
Madalynn Gastley	Mrs. Melissa Gastley
Elijah Glessner Myla Glessner	Mrs. Kimberly Glessner
Emma Hauger	Mrs. Allison Hauger
Emersyn Harrold Parker Harrold	Mrs. Jenna Harrold Mr. Randy Harrold
Lane Lauri	Mrs. Ella Lauri
Canyon Mishler Juniper Mishler Mesa Mishler	Mrs. Brooke Mishler
Sydney Peters Trey Peters	Mr. Matthew Peters
Ellison Shetler	Mrs. Julianne Shetler Mr. Chad Shetler
Ivan Stankan Sukey Stankan	Mrs. Loni Stankan
Callen St. Clair Hallie St. Clair	Mrs. Tiffany St. Clair

Recommended Motion(s): Motion to approve the students in compliance with the Tuition Policy for Employees, as listed above.

5.K. Approval to allow the non-resident, tuition student to attend SASD for the 2026/2027 school year.

Description:

Student Name	Grade	Home School District
Christopher Kent	8	Berlin Brothersvalley School District

Recommended Motion(s): Motion to approve the non-resident tuition student to attend SASD for the 2026/2027 school year, as listed above.

5.L. Approval of the Tech crew staff:

Description:

Name	Hourly Pay Rate
Mr. Spencer Brougher - Director	$30.00
Mrs. Amber Contrillo	Non-instructional hourly rate in the professional staff contract.
Mr. Alex Diaz	$20.00
Ms. Rhea Jett	$9.50
Mr. Dean Clark	$9.50
Ms. Megan Barron	$9.50
Appointment(s) of the above-listed candidates(s) is/are provisional until timely compliance with the District's Documentation Required for Employment and Volunteering policy is demonstrated.

Recommended Motion(s): Motion to approve the 2026/2027 tech crew staff, as listed above.

5.M. Approval of staff assignments:

Description:

Assignments

Teacher assignments

Educational assistant assignments

Building and Grounds staff

Cafeteria employees

Co-curricular advisors

Planning team members

Bus/van drivers and routes*

Recommended Motion(s): Motion to approve following work assignments and other items for the 2026/2027 school year.

5.N. Approval of student teacher:

Description:

College/University attending	Student name	Cooperating teacher	Building
University of Pittsburgh	Ms. Abby Burtner	Mrs. Jill Closeme	EV/MR
Appointment(s) of the above-listed candidates (S) is/are provisional until timely compliance with the District's Documentation Required for Employment and Volunteering policy is demonstrated.

Recommended Motion(s): Motion to approve the student teacher, as listed above, for the completion of her student teaching requirements during the Fall of 2026.

5.O. *Approval of AmeriCorp Members:

Description:

Name

Ms. Callie Ditzler - SH student

Ms. Lilly Witt - SH student

Ms. Elly Fletcher - SH student

*Ms. Katrina Treber - EV

Appointment(s) of the above-listed candidate(s) is/are provisional until timely compliance with the District's Documentation Required for Employment and Volunteering policy is demonstrated.

Recommended Motion(s): Motion to approve the AmeriCorps members for the 2026/2027 school year, as listed above.

5.P. Approval of the 2026/2027 substitute teachers from Ignite Education Solutions:

Description:

2026/2027 Ignite Substitutes
First Name	Last Name	Certification Area
Mary	Adder	Elem-Library
Becky	Adder	Elem Library Science
Myra	Baker	Elem PK-4
Marion	Banta	*EC
Jamie	Bastidas	Elem K-6
Sabrina	Beal	*EC
Brandon	Benford	Social Studies 7-12
Sarah (Rachel)	Bower	*EC
Ben	Bowers	Senate Bill 1312
Lisa	Buratty-Kaltenbaugh	*EC
Margaret	Conners	French; Spanish
Nicole	Cook	*EC
Beth	Costea	Physical Education
Paul	Decker	*EC
Maddy	Duffield	Grades 4-8
Deana	Fleegle	Elem
Mary	Foor	Elem Reading Sp Ed
Jenna	Hay	*EC
Shannon	Hertzog	*EC
Mark	Hicks	Ment/Phys, Handicapped
Laura	Hileman	*EC
Katherine	Hofer	*EC
Jennifer	Hoffman	*EC
Jeanette	Hutzell	*EC
Peggy	Johnston	*EC
Kelly	Krotzer	*EC
Nicole	Labute	*EC
Daniel	Lasota	Elem K-6
Alex	Long	*EC
Jerry	Lyons	*EC
Chris	McNaney	*EC
Ronald	Menser	Elem
Barbara	Miller	Elem
Lisa	Miller	Nurse
Kendra	Padilla-Trent	*EC
Angel	Penrod	*EC
Angel	Penrod	Nurse
Erin	Pyle	English 7-12
Heidi	Sembower	Elem K-6
Jolene	Shippy	Elem K-6
Emily	Simko	*EC
Matthew	Strohmier	*EC
Tracy	Summers	*EC
Theresa	Tedjeske-Boboige	Nurse
Bradley	Wagner	Grades 4-8; ELA 7-8
Ashleigh	Weaver	*EC
Teresa	Wilhelm-Cook	Music K-12
Brent	Williams	*EC
Darlene	Willoughby	*EC
Gratian	Yatsevitch	*EC
Michelle	Zarefoss	Elem
Jason	Zelenak	*EC
Appointment(s) of the above-listed candidates(s) is/are provisional until timely compliance with the Districts Documentation Required for Employment and Volunteering policy is demonstrated.
*EC- Emergency Certification

Recommended Motion(s): Motion to approve the 2026/2027 substitute teachers, as listed above, from Ignite Education Solutions.

5.Q. Approval of 2026/2027 substitute aides and contracted therapeutic aides from Ignite Education Solutions:

Description:

Name	Position
Heather Speelman	SSAIDE 1 - EV
Cynthia Witosky	SSAIDE 2 - MR
Jennifer Delano	SSAIDE 3 - MR
Malerie Gross	SSAIDE 4 - JH
Kayla Miller	SSAIDE 5 - JH
Kyra Smail	SSAIDE 6 - SH
Sandy Leadbetter	Substitute educational assistant
Sandy Worsham	Substitute educational assistant

Appointment(s) of the above-listed candidates (S) is/are provisional until timely compliance with the District's Documentation Required for Employment and Volunteering policy is demonstrated.

Recommended Motion(s): Motion to approve the 2026/2027 school year therapeutic aides and substitute aides from Ignite Education Solutions.

5.R. Approval of five unpaid leave days for an employee during the 2026/2027 school year:

Description:

Employee	Dates
#324	9/30/2026 10/1-2/2026 1/21-22/2027

Recommended Motion(s): Motion to approve five unpaid leave days for employee #324 during the 2026/2027 school year.

5.S. Approval of the Community in Schools (CiSPA) site director at Maple Ridge for the 2026/2027 school year:

Recommended Motion(s): Motion to approve, Mr. Benjamin Joshua, as the Maple Ridge site director for Community in Schools in PA for the 2026/2027 school year.

6. Athletics:

6.A. Approval of coaches:

Description:

Sport	Position	Name
Varsity Golf	Specialty Coach	Mr. Mike Swinger

Varsity Girls Tennis	Specialty Coach	*Mr. Alex Minnick

Varsity Cheer	Assistant Coach	Ms. Allison Stoppe
	Volunteer Coach	Ms. Sadie Peters*
	Volunteer Coach	Mrs. Jamie Kerr

JH Girls Soccer	Assistant Coach	Ms. Alex Thompson
Appointment(s) of the above-listed candidate(s) is/are provisional until timely compliance with the District's Documentation Required for Employment and Volunteering policy is demonstrated.
Bold - denotes District employee *Denotes repeat

Recommended Motion(s): Motion to approve the 2026/2027 coaches, listed above.

6.B. Approval of the senior citizen and veteran athletic pass program:

Recommended Motion(s): Motion to approve the continuation of the senior citizen and veteran free athletic pass program to District residents aged 62 or older and all veterans and current members of the military.

6.C. Approval of the game workers for 2026/2027 school year athletic seasons:

Description:

Name

Mr. Zach Baker

Ms. Polly Close - Game Manager

Ms. Wanda Durst

Mr. Glenn Gross

Ms. Jean Hemminger

Mr. Dave Mapes

Ms. Nancy Rose

Mr. Dan Starry - Game Manager

Mr. Bob Vought

Ms. Cheryl Vought

Mr. Scott Yachere

Appointment(s) of the above-listed candidates (S) is/are provisional until timely compliance with the District's Documentation Required for Employment and Volunteering policy is demonstrated.

Recommended Motion(s): Motion to approve the game workers and game managers for the 2026/2027 athletic seasons. as listed above.

7. Field Trips:

Description: Presented as a policy and mentioned only as a report to the Board:

Requestor	School	Destination	Departure Date	Return Date
Sara Johnston	SH	Kennywood for Marching Band	08/17/2026	08/17/2026
Sara Johnston	SH	Away Game @ Penn Cambria for Marching Band	08/28/2026	08/28/2026
Angie Brumbaugh	JH	Flight 93 National Memorial- Somerset County Youth Chorus	09/10/2026	09/10/2026
Brea Baker	EV	5th Grade Mountain Craft Days	09/11/2026	09/11/2026
Grace Hosselrode	EV	Kamin Science Center-3rd Grade	10/29/2026	10/29/2026
Brea Baker	EV	Pasquerilla Center & Luray Park for 5th Gr	11/10/2026	11/10/2026
Lance McGough	JH	Laurel Hill State Park for JH Students	05/27/2027	05/27/2027

8. Educational Conferences:

8.A. Approval of educational conferences:

Description:

No.	Name	Conference/Workshop Title and Location	Date(s)	Cost	Funding Sourse
1.	Mrs. Hope Crowe	Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Training	9/21-22/2026	$40	Title IV
2.	Mrs. Tricia Betta	PHEAA Financial Aid Update	09/18/2026	$14	Title IV

Recommended Motion(s): Motion to approve the educational conference, as listed above.

9. Facility Requests:

9.A. *Approval of Facilities requests:

Description:

No.	Requestor	Facility	Activity	Date (s)	Fee
1.	PIAA Basketball Officials	SH LGI, Room 174	Meetings	11/2/2026 11/9/2026 11/23/2026 12/7/2026	$0
2.	Somerset Area Soccer Club	Turf, 10U, 12U, and Gettinger field	Soccer games	Sundays September - November	$0
3.	Child Evangelism Fellowship of PA Inc.	MR Multi-Purpose Room	After-School Good News Club	Tuesdays September - November	$0
4.	Laurel Arts Dance Center	SH Auditorium, cafeteria, clasrooms	Rhythms of Christmas	12/12/2026	$200
5.	25/250 Event	Field house, stadium, cross county field, and Gettinger field	Opening ceremonies, band performances, family activities, fireworks and drone show	8/5/2026	$0
6.	Jr. Eagle Volleyball	EV gym	Volleyball fundamentals (practice) for girls in (Grades 3-6)	Tuesdays Thursdays Saturdays	$0
7.	Somerset Soccer Boosters	SH room 174	Monthly soccer booster meetings	2nd Tuesdays of the month July 2026 - June 2027	$0
8.	Somerset Little Eagles Basketball (Grades 2 - 4)	JH gym	East Hills Basketball League practices	Tuesdays	$0
9.	Somerset Little Eagle football/cheer	JH gym	Cheer camp	8/15/2026	$0
10.	Laurel Arts/SASD Rock Band	SH auditorium	Concert Fundraiser	7/10/2026	$200
11.	East Hills Basketball Grade 3 Somerset girls	JH gym	Practice	Wednesdays September 2026	$0
*12.	Somerset Volleyball Club	JH gym	Volleyball tryouts	9/20&27/2026 9/21/2026	$0

Recommended Motion(s): Motion to approve the Facilities requests, as listed above.

10. Closing Items:

10.A. Address any additional, relevant matters

10.B. Adjourn the meeting:

Recommended Motion(s): Motion to adjourn the meeting.

August 25, 2026 5:00 PM - Committee of the Whole/Regular Board Meeting

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