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Seneca Valley School District SCHOOL BOARD WORK SESSION Seneca Valley Senior High School Auditorium - 7 p.m. Public Agenda March 2, 2026 ** Subject to Change** 1. 2. CALL TO ORDER by Mr. Eric DiTullio, President A. Moment of Silence B. Pledge of Allegiance - “I Led the Pledge” – Enyssa Mertz – grade 3, Connoquenessing Valley Elementary. C. Roll Call INFORMATION REPORTS A. Student/Staff Recognition 1. Multiple Seneca Valley Vo-Tech students earned top honors at the SkillsUSA District 10 Competition, a program through the Butler County Area VocationalTechnical School. Students from across the region competed at the New Castle School of Trades in a variety of technical skill and leadership contests. Gold medalists advancing to the state competition are: Mara Josephson - Grade 11 Elizabeth Semenenko - Grade 11 Kylee Brennan - Grade 12 Alessandra Johnston - Grade 12 Caroline Panyon - Grade 12 Odessa Quinlan - Grade 12 Gavin Uber - Grade 12 They will compete at the SkillsUSA Pennsylvania State Competition in Hershey, April 8–10, for a chance to advance to nationals. 2. 70 Seneca Valley students competed in the SV KidWind Challenge on Feb. 6 at the Cranberry Township Municipal Center. The event featured 17 teams of fourth graders from Ehrman Crest Elementary and Haine Elementary, along with fifth graders from Haine Middle School, showcasing creative wind and solar energy designs. Students designed and tested small-scale wind turbines and solar-powered environments, applying hands-on engineering and presenting their projects to judges. Students were coached by Seneca Valley teachers and staff who supported the KidWind Club and helped guide teams throughout the competition. B. Dates to Remember March March 2 March 3 March 8 March 9 March 12-15 March 13 March 14 March 16 March 19 March 19 March 20 March 21 March 24 March 29 March 30-April 3 April 1 April 1 April 3 April 5 April 6 April 10 April 11 April 12 First Day of all PIAA Spring Sports End of Second Trimester, Grades K-6 Daylight Savings Time Begins School Board Regular Meeting – 7 p.m. – SVSHS Auditorium SV All School Musical, "Disney’s Frozen the Musical" will be held in the SVIHS; Tickets are available for purchase on ShowClix by visiting: Tickets for Disney's Frozen, the Musical in Harmony from ShowClix Report of Student Progress Release Grades K-6 SAT Testing – Seneca Valley Senior High School Snow Makeup Day #2 Eid al Fitr Begins SVAOC End of Third Nine Weeks, Grades 7-12 Spring Begins ACT Testing – Seneca Valley Senior High School End of Third Nine Weeks, Grades 7-12 Palm Sunday Spring Break, No School for Students and Staff Paraprofessionals Appreciation Day Passover Begins Good Friday Easter Act 80 (Professional Development) Day, No School for Students Orthodox Good Friday ACT Testing – Seneca Valley Senior High School Orthodox Easter C. Butler County Area Vocational-Technical School Proposed Budget – Dr. Hiler from BCAVTS. D. Agency Reports 1. 2. Vo-Tech - Mr. Hester/Mr. Brower I.U. IV - Mr. Eric DiTullio E. Legislative - Mr. Eric DiTullio F. Financial Reports 1. 2. Operations Senior High Activities 2 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 3. Intermediate High Activities Middle School Activities Athletics Food Service Tax Collections Capital Projects Funds ACTION AGENDA A. Public Comment B. Personnel – Approve resignations, appointments, leaves and retirements. C. Student Adjudication – Approve the following student adjudication waivers: 1. #2025-26-10 2. #2025-26-11 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. B. Work Session – February 2, 2026 Action Meeting – February 9, 2026 5. TREASURER’S REPORT 6. GENERAL FUND BILLS Grand Total: $1,511,790.36 7. CONSTRUCTION FUND BILLS Grand Total: $1,013,386.98 8. ADMINISTRATION A. 9. Kennywood Picnic – Approve Friday, June 19, 2026, as the Kennywood picnic date for 2026. INSTRUCTION A. Conferences – Approve conference requests. B. Grant Disbursement – Grant permission for and to disburse, the following: 1. Chemical and Genetic Analysis of a Local Waterway Grant in the amount of $900, funded by the Grable Foundation and requested by Mr. Tom Lavelle. Funds will be used for the biology class and students from the biotech lab to work together to delineate our campus waterway in terms of fish inhabitants and water quality. 2. Traverse Climbing Wall for the Inclusion of Students Grant in the amount of $7,500, funded by Highmark Foundation and requested by Ms. Ashley Salman and Mr. Tyler Mesisca. Funds will be used for a traverse climbing wall. 3 C. 10. Book Disposal - Approve the sale, donation, or recycling of obsolete books from Connoquenessing Valley Elementary, Ehrman Crest Elementary, Ehrman Crest Middle School, Haine Elementary, Haine Middle and Rowan Elementary Schools. BUSINESS/FINANCE A. Budget Transfers – Approve budget transfers. B. Naming Rights Agreement – Approve an addendum to the existing agreement with the Khara Family for naming rights of the baseball field for Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000), payable in ten annual installments of Twenty-Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500) each year, effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2035. C. Butler County Area Vocational-Technical School (BCAVTS) 2026-2027 Budget – Approve the BCAVTS proposed budget with budgetary reserve for the 2026-27 school year in the amount of $7,571,783. D. 2026-2027 MIU IV General Operating Budget – Approve the 2026-27 Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV General Operating Budget in the total amount of $4,552,816 with Seneca Valley’s contribution being $161,240. The official amount of the contribution is calculated on October 2026 PIMS information. 11. PERSONNEL 12. LETTERS SENT TO THE SCHOOL BOARD a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j. k. l. 13. Jack McMillin Dicky Nassar Carrie Dillon Eric Fogle Linda Weismann Jeremiah Friday Douglas E. Boyd, P.E. Sandy Thompson Phil Sbrolla Douglas Boyd Julie Jones Daniel and Cheryl Perry ADJOURNMENT 4