Blackhawk School District board meeting, date not confirmed yet

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Blackhawk board approves personnel items including driver's ed contract 12:05

A speaker at public comment asked what safeguards the district would put in place to protect student privacy, likeness and voice as AI use expands. 2:21
The board discussed a state facilities grant application, with a district staff member saying the grant has a minimum of $500,000, a maximum of $5 million and a 25% commitment from the district. 8:03
Motions on finance and personnel items and on a gymnastics club sport each carried, as announced by the presiding officer. 11:57

Item by item (9)

Public comment on agenda items 0:57
- A speaker at public comment asked whether AI would be used to assess or make decisions about students and whether student photographs, videos or voice recordings would be used by AI systems. 2:33
- The speaker asked whether the district has a plan or policy for protecting student likeness, voice, identity and personal information. 2:33
- A presiding speaker encouraged the speaker to stay in touch with district administrators about the concerns. 4:38
Board representative reports 5:15
- No report was given for the PSBA or the Beaver County Intermediate Unit. ~5:33
- Rachel Cline said reports on updates for the building itself would come from the Beaver County Intermediate Unit liaison, not the New Horizon representative. 5:55
Approval of minutes 6:25
- A motion was made to approve the minutes from the July 20th, 2026 special board meeting. 6:25
- The motion carried. ~6:56
Finance items and facilities grant 6:56
- A speaker presenting the budget calendar said dates of May 6th and June 10th were added for the tentative approval of the proposed final budget and the final budget. 7:14
- A district staff member said the state reissued the Public School Facilities Grant, that the intermediate school was incorporated into the application and that the grant carries a 25% commitment from the district. 8:03
- The staff member said the railing project is included in the grant and that a state representative and a state senator supplied letters of support. 10:00
- A motion by Matthew Shope to add finance items 9.2 to 9.4 to the agenda for August 20th, 2026, carried. 9:22
Education items and calendar revision 17:40
- Adam VanZalinge moved to add items 11.1 through 11.4, including changes to the 26⁠-⁠27 academic calendar and Blackhawk Foundation teacher enrichment grants, to the agenda for August 20th, 2026. 18:00
- A staff member said the calendar was revised because a half day before winter break was missed and because school code is changing regarding remote days for inclement weather. 19:16
- The motion carried. ~21:33
Occupational therapy service agreement 21:33
- Adam VanZalinge moved to add an occupational therapy service agreement with Heritage Valley for the '26-'27 school year to the agenda for the 20th. 21:39
- The motion carried. ~22:08
Gymnastics club sport 22:08
- Ryan Wissner said that because the WPIL eliminated gymnastics as a sponsored sport, the district will offer a club sport for students in grades 9 through 12 to compete under the Blackhawk name. 22:15
- A motion to add Athletic and Activities Item 13.1 to the action agenda carried. 22:15
Public comment on non-agenda items 22:57
- A speaker at public comment asked whether grant money could be used retroactively if the railing work was done before a grant decision. 24:50
Next meeting and adjournment 25:21
- A presiding speaker said the next meeting will be on August 20th, 2026, and asked that the agenda be corrected. 25:40
- A motion to adjourn carried. 26:06

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Video: posted by the district as “August 13th, 2026 Blackhawk School District Board Meeting”