Public Meeting Agenda: October 7, 2026 at 7:00 PM - Regular Meeting

1. Call to Order and Roll Call

Description:

Board Member	Present	Absent
Mr. Robbie Bloom
Mr. Angelo Codispoti
Mrs. Caitlin Fleegle
Mrs. Erin Maurer
Mr. Michael Revak
Mrs. Kathy Shaffer
Mr. Lance Shawley
Mrs. Cindy West
Mr. Martin Blough (President)

(Section 508 of the School Code as adopted on 6/12/79 will prevail concerning voting. Roll Call voting will proceed in the following manner: the maker of the motion, first; the person who made the second, second; and the remainder of the board members in alphabetical order, except for the president, who will vote last. Abstention reasons will be included in the official minute book.)

(Our adopted rules of Parliamentary Procedure, Robert's Rules, provide for a consent agenda listing several items for approval of the Board by a single motion. Most of the items listed under the consent agenda have gone through Board subcommittee review and recommendation. Documentation concerning these items has been provided to all Board members and the public in advance to assure an extensive and thorough review. Items may be removed from the consent agenda at the request of any board member).

2. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag

3. Operational Reports Consent Agenda

Description:

OPERATIONAL REPORTS CONSENT AGENDA

Regular board meeting agenda October 7, 2026

Minutes from regular board meeting September 2, 2026

Treasurer's Report

General bills

Federal fund bills

Cafeteria bills

4. Public Comment Guidelines

Description: Any topic
For residents of the District
Individual speakers are limited to 3 minutes.
The Board will take public comment, but will not respond.
The entire public comment period may not exceed 30 minutes.
Non-residents may speak only if there is time left within 30 minutes.
An additional 60 minutes may be allowed at the end of the meeting, or at a separate meeting.

4.A. Boswell Borough representative to speak regarding the elementary project.

5. PSBA Reports

Description:

The Delegate Assembly is Saturday, November 7, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. at Cumberland Valley School District. Cindy is scheduled to attend.

6. Communications

7. Reports

7.A. Superintendent's Report- Mr. Thaddeus Kiesnowski

Description:

ESCO
Education Freedom Tax Credit

7.B. Business Manager's Report- Mrs. Kim Russian

7.C. Principal's Report- Mrs. Renee' Lepley, Elementary School; Mrs. Brande Conway, Jr. High School; Mr. Louis Lepley, Sr. High School

7.D. Solicitor's Report — Mr. Ronald Repak

7.E. Representative for SCTC- Mr. Lance Shawley

7.F. Teacher Representative Report- Mr. Dave Remaley or Mrs. Alllyson Przybysz

8. Consent Agenda

Description:

Consent Agenda October 7 , 2026
A. Staff Trips and Conferences:
No.	Name	Conference Title	Location	Date(s)	Cost Estimate	Funding Source
1.	Kelcy Pelesky	2026 Paving the Way to Educational Success	Lancaster, Pa	Oct 6-7,2026- reaffirm	$640.09	GF
2.	Madison Kim	New Teacher Induction	IU8 Altoona	9/14/26-reaffirm	$52.62	Act 48
3.	Julianna Hubbard	New Teacher Induction	IU8 Altoona	9/14/26-reaffirm	$313.07	Act 48
4.	Kiesnowski/ Admin — requesting 49 district teachers	Somerset Co. Muti District Professional Learning Day	Berlin SD	10/12/26	$234.23	T2
5.	Melissa Garman	A/CAPA- child accounting fall conference	Hershey	11/4-6/26	$1,560.21	Curriculum Budget
6.	Mikel Balsley	Gifted Network	IU8 Richland	11/18/26	$264.15	Act 48
7.	Steve Mrosko	Fall Art Network	Johnstown	10/22/2026	$266.48	T2-25/26
8.	Michelle Kaltenbaugh	Gifted Boot Camp	IU8 Duncansville, Pa	10/5/26-reaffirm	$293.01	T2-25/26
B. Student Trips
No.	Teacher/ Requester	Student/Group	Destination/ Purpose	Date(s)	Cost Estimate	Funding Source
1.	Diamond	Jr/Sr high Chorus	Somerset Jr/Sr HS	9/11/26-reaffirm	$379.70	GF
2.	Remaley, Pelesky	45 HS sutdents	Penn Highlands CC & UPJ	9/17/26-reaffirm	$176.80	Guidance/post-secondary exposure
3.	Remaley, Mrosko	40- HS English students	Univ of Pitt- Oakland	9/29/2026- reaffirm	$660.46	English Dept.
4.	Walker, Flynn, Shawley	Marching band	Slippery Rock University	10/3/26- reaffirm	$713.42	EC
5.	Bowers, Wilt	75 HS students	National Guard Armory, Friedens	10/14/26	$237.20	GF
6.	Crognale, Barron, Yoder, McDaniels	80 - 7th grade students	Flight 93 Memorial	10/23/26	$884.03	Friends of Flight 93/ GF
7.	Balsley plus one other teacher	NS Physics students	IFly, Ashburn, Va & Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly, Va	11/18/26	$2,335.02	GF
8.	Remaley , Keefer	Slippery Rock University	Pittsburgh, Pa	10/21/26	$986.44	RTL 26-27
Substitutes — Pending receipt of all the district's required documentation
No	Name						Area
1.	Tara Adams						IU8 Substitute Teacher Program/ School Nurse
2.	Sue Brick						IU8 Substitute Teacher Program
C. Van/ Bus Driver's — Pending receipt of all required documentation
No.	Name			Vendor
1.	Deborah Johnson			Griffith Transportation
D. Home bound Instruction Request — none at this time
No	Student Grade Level			Duration
1.
E. Agency Agreements
No	Agency			Term
1.	Silver Linings 26-27			To provide BHT-RBT Aide services to support special education staff, pupil services staff and general education teachers and administrators effective 9/7/2026.
2.	Children's Aide Home of Somerset County			Children's Aide Home Partial Hospitalization Program Agreement 26-27
3.	Lackawanna College			26-27 Dual enrollment agreement
4.	Career Rehabilitation Building Services LLC (reaffirm)			26-27 Student Vocational & Transition Services Agreement
F. Salary Adjustments
No.	Name			Description
1.	Megan Fulmer			$300.00 for earning one block of 6 continuing education credits from Carlow University.
G. Building Volunteers 26-27
No.	Name			Building
1.	Jessica Barnick			Elementary
2.	Maggie Berkey			Elementary
3.	Karen Ellison			Elementary
4.	Tiara Frazier			Elementary
5.	Cymba Fisher			Elementary
6.	Krystal Inks			Elementary
7.	Lauren Keyser			Elementary
8.	Heather Lohr			Elementary
9.	Erin Maurer			Elementary
10.	Eden Miller			Elementary
11.	Nicole Nasewicz			Elementary
12.	Wesley Shaffer			Elementary
13.	Angela Younkin			Elementary

9. Extracurricular Committee- Mr. Mike Revak

9.A. Volunteer Approval

Description:

Volunteer Coaches/Advisors
No	Name	Sport	School Year
1.	Hunter Tremain	Wrestling	26-27

9.B. Ice Machine Approval

Description: INFORMATION: The current ice machine is broken and beyond repair as the replacement parts are impossible to find.

10. Building and Grounds Committee- Mr. Lance Shawley

10.A. Construction Project Update

Description:

Gym timeline
Punch list items
Discussion : elementary boilers
Public Facilities Improvement Grant

10.B. Report from Building and Grounds Committee held 9/11/26

11. Cafeteria Committee- Mrs. Erin Maurer

12. Education and Policy- Mrs. Kathy Shaffer

12.A. First Reading of School Board Policies

Description:

School Board Policies
1.	102	Academic Standards
2.	105	Curriculum
3.	204.1	Virtual Attendance and Wellness Checks (New Policy)
4.	209	Health Examinations/Screenings
5.	246	School Wellness Policy
6.	249	Bullying/Cyberbullying
7.	704	Maintenance Policy
8.	803	School Calendar
9.	805.2	School Security Personnel Policy
10.	822	Automated External Defibrillators

12.B. Discussion: SCTC Aspiring Educator program (historically listed or paired with Teacher Prep or Early Childhood) offers eligible high school seniors a co-op pathway

13. Transportation Committee - Angelo Codispoti

13.A. Passenger Van Bid Acceptance

Description: See cost analysis in this evening's folder.

14. Negotiations Committee- Mrs. Cindy West

15. Budget and Finance Committee- Mr. Robbie Bloom

15.A. End of Year Bill Pay

16. Executive Session Items

Description:

the board convened into Executive session at _____ p.m.

the board re-convened into open session at ____ p.m.

17. Personnel/ Grievance Committee — Mrs. Caitlin Fleegle

17.A. Approval of Paid Coaches/ Advisors

Description:

Paid Coaches / Advisors
	Name	Position / Sport / Activity	Salary	School Year
1.	Christy Pawlowski	Head Varsity/Forensics	$3,465.00	26-27
2.	Madison Walker	Asst. Varsity / Forensics	$2,300.00	26-27
3.	Glendon Griffith	Asst Jr. High Baseball	$1,500.00	26-27
4.	Julianna Hubbard	HS Yearbook Business Advisor	$1,000.00	26-27
5.	Chandler Keefer	Head Jr. High Boys Basketball	$2,300.00	26-27
6.	Anestasio Musselman	Asst. Jr. High Boys Basketball	$1,500.00	26-27

17.B. Retirement Acceptance

Description:

No.	Type	Employee Name	Position	Effective Date
1.	Retirement	Nancy Wojnarowski	Asst. Business Manager	6/30/2027

17.C. Approval of Staff Hire

Description:

No.	Name	Position	Building	Salary	Start Date
1.	Morgan Thompson	Paraprofessional	Elementary	$13.00/hr Associates Degree	TBD

17.D. Paraprofessional Hours Increase

17.E. Lighting/ Sound Services

17.F. Temporary Employment Agreement

18. Adjournment

October 7, 2026 at 7:00 PM - Regular Meeting

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