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Greensburg Salem School District board meeting, Sep 9, 2026

1 h 30 min · 0 public speakers

Reading and test scores ▶ 47:36

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What happened at this meeting

Board appoints acting superintendent and approves high school ATSI plan 1:26:06

  • A staff member presenting the ATSI plan said the state targeted the performance of special education students, their growth and their achievement on the Keystone Test. 47:36
  • A presenter reviewed the state's special education monitoring and said the file review found 0 items out of compliance among over 1,800 individual items. 1:03:09
  • The board approved a motion to appoint an acting superintendent effective September 10th, 2026, with a stipend of $150 per day. 1:26:06
Item by item (13)
  1. Opening, agenda amendment and minutes 43:08
    • The meeting opened with the pledge and a roll call, and a speaker said all 9 members were present. 43:08
    • A speaker announced the board held an executive session starting at 5:30 to discuss legal, personnel and student matters. 44:19
    • The board voted to amend the agenda to add a motion appointing an acting superintendent, and then took up minutes from June 24th and the August 5th board meeting. 45:13
    • The motion to approve the minutes carried. 46:47
  2. High school ATSI plan presentation 46:47
    • A staff member said the state targets the performance of special education students on the Keystone Test, and a presenter outlined an assessment calendar using CDT and Firefly tests ahead of Keystones from May 17th to 21st. 47:36
    • Asked whether scores had improved, a staff member said scores went down last year and said co-teaching is the biggest difference in this year's plan. 56:15
    • Brian Conway asked how soon test scores come back, and a speaker said scores would not return until around the middle of July. 59:35
  3. Special education monitoring review 1:01:40
    • The presenter said the district did not meet the 95% participation rate in state assessments in 8th and 11th grade and was at 8.6% in outside placements against a target of 4.8. 1:03:09
    • A presenter said the state's file review found 0 items out of compliance after looking at over 1,800 individual items in IEPs. 1:05:54
    • The presenter said an improvement plan for the outside placement area was submitted to PDE and has been approved. 1:09:59
  4. Financial reports and bill list 1:13:43
    • The board considered financial matter reports items 3.1 through 3.7 and bill list items 4.1 through 4.3. 1:13:43
    • Both motions carried. ~1:14:08
  5. Outside board reports 1:14:37
    • A speaker said enrollment rose from 900 students 7 years ago to over 1,515 kids. 1:15:34
    • A speaker reporting for the intermediate unit said its acting superintendent created a monthly district board brief and offered to send it to the board. 1:15:52
    • Brian Conway said the annual development conference will be October 13th from 11:30 AM till 4 PM at the Seton Hill Performing Arts Center. 1:17:19
  6. Resignations and retirements 1:18:27
  7. Staff hiring, tenure and transportation personnel 1:22:41
    • The board also acknowledged staff who earned tenure, corrected a rate to bachelor's step 1, $56,560, and considered the list of bus drivers and support personnel for 2026⁠-⁠2027. 1:24:28
  8. Acting superintendent appointment 1:26:06
    • The motion called for appointing an acting superintendent effective September 10th, 2026, with a stipend of $150 per day. 1:26:06
    • The motion carried. ~1:26:27
  9. Joint purchasing consortium 1:26:33
    • The board considered naming a district representative and an alternative to the Westmoreland Intermediate Unit Joint Purchasing Consortium and advertising jointly for multipurpose paper for the 2027⁠-⁠2028 school year. 1:26:40
    • Both motions carried. ~1:27:05
  10. Educational and service agreements 1:27:32
    • The board considered educational agreements, an intergovernmental agreement with the City of Greensburg and a service agreement with Chester County Intermediate Unit for child accounting services. 1:27:32
    • Each motion carried. ~1:27:51
  11. Facility usage requests 1:28:49
    • A speaker asked who AFS is, and another speaker replied that it is the foreign language. 1:29:05
    • The motion carried. ~1:29:23
  12. High school ATSI plan approval 1:29:26
    • The board considered the high school ATSI non-Title I plan for the 2026⁠-⁠2027 school year. 1:29:26
    • The motion carried. ~1:29:45
  13. Adjournment 1:29:45
    • The chair called for a motion to adjourn, and a motion and second were made. 1:29:45

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