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Bethel Park School District board meeting, Aug 25, 2026

35 min · 0 public speakers

Safety, weapons and police ▶ 31:00

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Bethel Park school board approves superintendent objective performance standards 27:21

  • The superintendent gave a report on district operations, staffing and the opening of the new elementary school, and outlined the superintendent objective performance standards. 3:03
  • The board approved the 22-item consent agenda 9⁠-⁠0. 20:58
  • The board approved the superintendent's objective performance standards 9⁠-⁠0. 27:58
  • The board approved item F2, adoption of Resolution 7⁠-⁠2026, 9⁠-⁠0. 28:51

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Item by item (9)
  1. Opening, minutes and agenda adjustment 0:00
    • A roll call recorded 9 present and 0 absent. 0:42
    • The board considered approval of the minutes from the special voting meeting on July 7th, 2026. 0:45
    • An agenda adjustment would add an annual salary of $106,000 for an administrator to item B6. 1:24
    • The motion passed 9⁠-⁠0. 2:35
  2. Superintendent's report 3:01
    • The superintendent said the district relocated to NAMS with additional audio and visual equipment and that the elementary school would open on time. 3:03
    • The superintendent recognized two board members for 5 years of service through a Pennsylvania School Board Association honor roll program. 17:25
  3. Upcoming school dates 9:05
    • A speaker said the first day of school is September 3rd and listed open house dates at the high school and middle school. 9:05
    • A staff member said a ribbon cutting ceremony at BPES would be held October 19th from 4 to 6 PM, followed by guided public tours. 12:29
  4. Consent agenda 19:23
    • A speaker said no members of the public were present for public comment on agenda items. ~19:23
    • Sharon Janosik moved items B1 through B22 on the consent agenda. 19:44
    • The motion passed 9⁠-⁠0. 20:59
  5. Academic achievement items 21:03
    • The first item would permit a board member to attend a PSBA School Leadership Conference from October 18th, 2026 through October 20th, 2026, at a total cost of $1,597.79. 21:07
    • One board member said the abstention on the conference item was for a conflict of interest. 22:37
    • The second item was approval of the 2026⁠-⁠2027 student handbooks. 22:44
    • A motion passed 8 with one abstention, and the motion to approve the 2026⁠-⁠2027 student handbooks passed 9⁠-⁠0. 23:12
  6. Personnel items 23:18
    • Darren McGregor listed 8 personnel items, including rescinding approval of a business manager and approving an interim athletic director, and moved all 8. 23:22
    • A staff member said the candidate for director of finance had withdrawn and the position was posted for about another week. 24:13
    • The motion passed 9⁠-⁠0. 24:55
  7. Finance items 25:01
    • Barry Christenson listed monthly invoices and payroll, payment for the new K-5 elementary school project and student services contracts. 25:04
    • Kimberly Walsh-Turner asked whether the fee in a student services contract had increased over last year. 25:45
    • A speaker said the information was not available but offered to look up last year's rate. 26:33
    • The motion on items 1 through 3 passed 9⁠-⁠0. 27:14
  8. Performance standards and personnel resolution 27:18
    • Kimberly Walsh-Turner moved approval of the superintendent's objective performance standards. 27:21
    • Kimberly Walsh-Turner moved item F2, Resolution 7. 28:35
    • Both motions passed 9⁠-⁠0. 27:59
  9. Board comments 28:56
    • Kimberly Walsh-Turner announced a Bethel Park Education Foundation fundraising gala at the new elementary school on September 20th from 4 to 7 PM. 29:04
    • A speaker asked the administration to research a weapon detection system, including its cost and practicality, after reading about another district's security model. 31:00
    • A staff member thanked the board, educators and outside agencies for their work on the new building. 33:42

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