Kiski Area School District can claim another award-
winning principal. Brian Swartzlander, Kiski Area Upper Elementary School principal, was named Pennsylvania’s 2024 National Distinguished Principal by the Pennsylvania Principals Association. Dan Smith, then-assistant principal of the building, won an award through the state association in 2021. Swartzlander called the experience “surreal.”
The relationships she began building years ago with her students and her dedication toward their academic progress has earned Frances Nungester Elementary Principal Shannon McCaskey the most prestigious award for