The Kiski Area School Board and the district’s teachers union have ratified a new five-year contract. Superintendent Misty Slavic said under the new agreement teachers will receive a 3.35% salary increase across-the-board each year. Slavic said on the issue of health care, the teachers contribute between 7.5% and 10.5% of
Kiski Area School District officials and police are investigating after an elementary student was found with bullets on a morning bus route. Superintendent Misty Slavic alerted families in a letter, saying the student had two bullets but an initial investigation showed “no evidence to suggest malicious intent” and no evidence
Students at Kiski Area Senior High School will get a chance to gain real world financial experience next year. The school board approved locating a branch office of the Pheple Federal Credit Union at the high school starting in the fall. “The credit union is actually training our kids and
An award-winning former Kiski Area principal has a new position in the district. Dan Smith has been named director of Technology and Information, responsible for all grade levels on six campuses. Most recently, Smith served as assistant principal at Kiski Area Upper Elementary, where he was named Pennsylvania’s 2021 Outstanding
Many local school districts are using last week’s state Supreme Court ruling striking down the state’s mask mandate in schools to return to mask-optional policies in their buildings. The state Department of Health in late August ordered that face coverings be worn by everyone in all school buildings. Gov. Tom