Public Meeting Agenda: September 15, 2026 at 6:30 PM - Regular Meeting

1. EXECUTIVE SESSION

2. OPENING ITEMS

Speaker(s): President John Marchezak

2.A. Call to Order

2.B. Pledge of Allegiance

2.C. Roll Call

3. PUBLIC COMMENT

4. COMMUNICATIONS

Speaker(s): Scott Martin

4.A. PSBA Honor Roll recognition presentation by Janet Pennington to Betty Bellicini for 25 years of service as a school board director.

4.B. PSBA Honor Roll recognition presentation by Janet Pennington to John Petrisek for 25 years of service as a school board director.

4.C. PSBA Honor Roll recognition presentation by Janet Pennington to Kathy Franks for 5 years of service as a school board director.

4.D. Thank you to Southwestern Pa Jeep Brigade for their donation of school supplies.

4.E. Thank you to Mr. David Murin (yearbook sponsor) and the entire yearbook staff for the very creative yearbook.

4.F. PennLive Article (I hope to have a copy by the meeting)

4.G. We have been identified as a possible victim of alleged mail theft.

4.H. Transportation Recognition

5. CONSENT AGENDA (Items under the consent agenda will be voted on in one motion as a group to be approved)

Speaker(s): President John Marchezak

5.A. Approval of Minutes-August 4, 2026

5.B. Treasurer's Report-May, June, and July 2026

Attachments: (3)

5.C. Bill List

Attachments: (15)

5.D. Student Activities Report-July and August 2026

Attachments: (2)

5.E. Food Service Report-No report for August

6. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT

Speaker(s): Scott Martin

6.A. Filings of the 2027 assessment appeals.

Recommended Motion(s): Motion to Ratify the filings of the 2027 assessment appeals as recommended by the solicitors office.

6.B. Approve Policy 253: Sex-Based Distinctions in Multi-User Facilities. Reviewed at 8/4/26 Meeting.

Recommended Motion(s): Motion to Approve Policy 253: Sex-Based Distinctions in Multi-User Facilities.

Attachments: (1)

Policy 253-Sex-Based Distinctions in Multi-User Facilities

6.C. Approve Policy 123.1: Sex-Based Distinctions in Athletics. Reviewed at 8/4/26 Meeting.

Recommended Motion(s): Motion to Approve Policy 123.1: Sex-Based Distinctions in Athletics.

Attachments: (1)

Policy 123.1-Sex-Based Distinctions in Athletics

6.D. Updated District Recognized Groups 2026-2027

Description: Groups that have returned forms since the August 4, 2026 meeting are highlighted in yellow.

Recommended Motion(s): Motion to Approve Updated District Recognized Groups 2026-2027.

6.E. Conference Request-A Buttermore and J Baldauf

Recommended Motion(s): Motion to Approve Qmlativ Conference Request-A Buttermore and J Baldauf, St. Pete, FL. Approximate cost to district $4,500.00

6.F. Wrestling Tournaments Approval

Recommended Motion(s): Motion to Approve Wrestling Team to attend the 2026 Panther Holiday Classic Tournament December 18-19, 2026 and the 2027 Ultimate Warrior Wrestling Tournament January 26-30, 2027. May be revisited if transportation is an issue.

6.G. Intermediate Unit 1 Consortium License Purchase Agreement.

Description: These are for VM (Virtual Machine) licenses that are housed in the new server. An example would be the Virtual Environment that houses HVAC for the district.

Recommended Motion(s): Motion to Approve Intermediate Unit 1 Consortium License Purchase Agreement for three years for a total of $9,973.44.

6.H. Use of Facilities for George Anderson to provide Vaccines to Employees.

Recommended Motion(s): Motion to Approve Use of Facilities for George Anderson to provide influenza vaccines to employees in the high school and elementary school on 9/21/26 and to employees in the middle school on 9/25/26.

6.I. Current and former students claiming old uniforms

Recommended Motion(s): Motion to Approve current and former students to claim old uniforms as keepsakes with the remaining unclaimed uniforms to be disposed of.

6.J. Sale of old marching drum line

Recommended Motion(s): Motion to Approve the sale of the old marching drum line to Volkwein's Music via their consignment store.

6.K. Middle School Gym Air Unit Update

Description: Grant funding recipients may be announced on September 15, 2026.

Attachment is only tentative and dependent on funding (local and/or grant).

6.L. IU 1 Executive Director Report-August 13, 2026

Attachments: (1)

August 13, 2026 IU Executive Director Report

6.M. CYS Advisory Board and Washington County Mental Health Board

6.N. Applied for and received a Kidsburgh grant ($1,500.00) to support our High School open house. Purchasing 75 Bearcat T-shirts for those students that bring a parent or guardian to open house.

6.O. Discuss how to proceed with athletic stadium discussion

6.P. Ligonier Valley Update

Description:

How did Ligonier Valley get a $1 million grant from the State to upgrade their football field?
I have found that they received The Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) which is one of Pennsylvania’s major capital grant programs. It is administered by the Pennsylvania Office of the Budget and provides grants for large-scale construction, acquisition, and redevelopment projects that have a regional economic, civic, cultural, recreational, or historical impact.
Projects generally require a minimum total cost of $1 million and must first be authorized as a line item in a Capital Budget Itemization Act by the General Assembly before applying for grants.
There are funding rounds for this grant.
Potential projects are added to Capital Budget Project Itemization Bills by members of the House of Representatives, Senate, and Administration.
This is the same grant the library received in 2008 for 1 million.
Could this be a source of funds for an athletic complex? The majority of grants have been for less than 1 million, but there has been a handful of a little more than a million.
It is a matched grant.
How? I think that based on a review of those successful grants, the majority have had parts that engaged the community in some way. It has always been a thought of mine to create a Med Express type of office on campus. (big idea) However, perhaps a more reasonable idea is to create a community health and wellness portion of the field house, open the track as a community walking track at specific times in the evenings, youth sports, etc.

6.Q. PARSS update

6.R. School Safety

7. DIRECTOR OF PUPIL SERVICES REPORT

Speaker(s): Bob Niziol

7.A. Hope Academy Agreement 2026-2027

Recommended Motion(s): Motion to Approve Hope Academy Agreement for 2026-2027.

7.B. Washington County Children and Youth Services Transportation Procedures Agreement 2026-2027.

Recommended Motion(s): Motion to Approve Washington County Children and Youth Services Transportation Procedures Agreement 2026-2027.

7.C. 1302 Student 2026-2027

Recommended Motion(s): Motion to Approve 1302 Student for 2026-2027.

7.D. Ratify Contract Driver Proposals for 2026-2027

Recommended Motion(s): Motion to Ratify Contract Driver Proposals for 2026-2027

7.E. Centerville Clinics Agreement 2026-2027

Recommended Motion(s): Motion to Approve Centerville Clinics Agreement for 2026-2027.

7.F. Washington Drug & Alcohol Commission Agreement

Recommended Motion(s): Motion to Approve the Washington Drug & Alcohol Commission Agreement for 2026-2027.

7.G. Western Area Career & Technology Center Enrollment Agreement 2026-2027

Recommended Motion(s): Motion to Approve the Western Area Career & Technology Center Enrollment Agreement 2026-2027.

7.H. PAeducator.net Contract

Recommended Motion(s): Motion to Approve PAeducator.net contract with a yearly cost of $1,300.00.

7.I. Field trip to WVU

Recommended Motion(s): Motion to Approve field trip to WVU.

8. BUSINESS MANAGER'S REPORT

Speaker(s): Julie Keener

8.A. Ratify CACFP Sponsor-to-Sponsor Agreement with Blueprints.

Recommended Motion(s): Motion to Ratify CACFP Sponsor-to-Sponsor Agreement with Blueprints.

8.B. School Physician-At this time, the district will not have a school physician.

9. PRINCIPAL/DIRECTOR'S REPORT

Description: Open Houses Update: David Schreiber
Programming: Breanna Bell

10. SOLICITOR'S REPORT

11. PRESIDENT'S REPORT

11.A. OLD BUSINESS

11.B. NEW BUSINESS

12. PERSONNEL

Speaker(s): Scott Martin

12.A. Additional Teacher Substitutes for 2026-2027

Recommended Motion(s): Motion to Approve Additional Teacher Substitutes for 2026-2027

12.B. Revised Sponsor List 2026-2027

Recommended Motion(s): Motion to Approve Revised Sponsor List 2026-2027.

12.C. Approve Professional Tenure

Recommended Motion(s): Motion to Approve tenure to eligible professional employees.

12.D. Business Manager Contract Addendum

Recommended Motion(s): Motion to Approve Business Manager Contract Addendum

12.E. Resignation-Lauren Berardi, Professional Employee

Recommended Motion(s): Motion to Approve the resignation of Lauren Berardi, Professional Employee, with a termination date to be determined.

12.F. Resignation of Thomas Riggin, Maintenance (will remain on substitute driver list)

Recommended Motion(s): Motion to Approve the resignation of Thomas Riggin, Maintenance Employee, with a termination date of September 25, 2026.

12.G. Employment of Paraprofessional

Recommended Motion(s): Motion to Approve the employment of __________________ as a Paraprofessional, effective date to be determined, contingent upon successful pre-employment testing per Board Policy and per the terms of the Paraprofessional Handbook.

12.H. Resignation of Middle School Track Coach

Recommended Motion(s): Motion to Approve the resignation of Nicole Thomas as the Middle School Track Coach effective August 12, 2026.

12.I. Resignation of Middle School Girls Basketball Coach

Recommended Motion(s): Motion to Approve the resignation of Rene Thompson as the Middle School Basketball Coach effective August 14, 2026.

12.J. Resignation of High School Non-Compensated Football Coach

Recommended Motion(s): Motion to Accept the Resignation of Troy Garove, High School Non-Compensated Football Coach, effective September 3, 2026.

12.K. Employment of Middle School Soccer Assistant Coach, Non Comp

Recommended Motion(s): Motion to Approve the employment of __________________ as the Middle School Non-Compensated Soccer Assistant Coach for the 2026-2027 school year pending successful pre-employment testing per board policy.

12.L. Employment of Middle School Softball Assistant Coach, Non Comp

Recommended Motion(s): Motion to Approve the employment of __________________ as the Middle School Non-Compensated Softball Assistant Coach for the 2026-2027 school year pending successful pre-employment testing per board policy.

13. ADJOURNMENT

13.A. Motion to Adjourn

September 15, 2026 at 6:30 PM - Regular Meeting

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