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Sto-Rox School Board Meeting, 4/24/25

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Source
YouTube / Sto-Rox School District
Date
2025-04-25
Location
Allegheny County, PA
Material
Transcript
Extent
1,592 words · about 9 min
Collected
2026-06-17

Transcript

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001Good evening everyone. Thank you for attending tonight's legislative voting meeting. We apologize for the uh few minute delay some business over here and trying to do roll call properly. She said she can hear you now. You mind calling her one more time? Director Sprags, are you present? Yes. Five members present. Thank you, ma'am. Any public comment related to the agenda items? Heard items for information. The school board met in executive session following the board meeting on April 17th. Reports and presentations like to ask um Devin Eberline, I say that correct? Come on up, please, sir. Good evening. How you doing? Good. How are you? Good. Would you please just introduce yourself, who you are, where you're from, and you jump in whenever you're ready as well. My name is Devin Everline. I'm a I lived

002with the district my whole life, and I'm a region graduate. Well, not recent, but I graduated in 2018 from Stell Rocks. Why? Why? Why come back? Well, I'm very familiar with the district and you know, like I went to school here K through 12 and I enjoyed every year of it. Thank you. Appreciate it. Yeah. Yeah. You have any word? I know that's a big smile going on back there. Come on up, family. Come on up, family. Come on. Worked for nutrition at the district. All right. Years. Okay. It's in So, it's in the So, it's in the blood. It's in the blood then. in the blood. It's in the blood. I knew when you saw Wow. Thank you. Welcome back. She used to feed him with the football players when he was in kindergarten

003over. She invited him over and watch. She used to feed all fed us all. Welcome back. Thank you. Look forward to working with you. I can't wait too. Welcome, man. Oh, man. Thank you. Thank you. Up next, we're going to have Christy Magnali. I say that right. Thank you. All right. If you correct me, please. Per professional primary. How How do you say it? What was that? How do you say it? Magnelli. I was going to say that, too, but it's under the E. Oh, all right. Okay. I'm sorry. Just Who are you? where you from and why rocks. Uh I'm Christine Magnelli. Um I'm from McKe's Rocks. Graduated 2014. All right. Uh I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for the teachers I had. Uh you know, who weren't just teachers, they were parents.

004And that stuck with me my whole life. And I would really like to pay it forward. And I love kids. So I'm excited to hang out with them. Love you. Thank you. Welcome. Thank you. Thank you. That big smile back there, too. [Applause] I love it. Next one I have Ja Ja Ellerby School Board Student Representative Report. Come on up, Miss Ja. Good evening, school board, Mr. Howser, administrators, parents, community members, and teachers. I would like to share with you all of the amazing things that are happening at Stocks Junior Senior High School. Attendance incentive. This week, the seventh and eighth graders are completing the PSSAs. If they are on time and give it their best effort, they'll get tickets that can that they can redeem for a ticket to a pizza party NHS banquet.

005On April 10th, Giana Depollo, Kelsey Arlada, Na Baka, and Cord Semons were inducted into the National Honor Society. Athletes of action. On April 5th, Siana Mason and Cayam Smith received a $2,000 scholarship. Field trips. Our students, including myself, were provided many opportunities to go out into the community to learn about future careers and plans for after high school. They include the Air Force Reserve, the Dukane Univers, Dukane University boys basketball, Jesus Christ Superstar, and the Future Teachers Club, which include the Ed Partnership, and the Easter egg hunt at the primary center. athletics. Our spring sports are working hard to finish their season strong. High school track high school track has wrapped up and we're proud of each individual that finished the entire season. We are proud of the progress they've made. The middle school tracks

006team still has two meets left. Thursday, May 1st at West Alagany and Saturday, May 10th at Butler. Please go out and support these young boys and girls. The future is bright. The next softball game is Tuesday, April 29th at Mon 4:15 p.m. We're very proud of these girls for showing up every day and working hard. Baseball has two upcoming games. Monday, April 29th at 3:30 p.m. versus Quaker Valley and Thursday, May 1st at 400 p.m. versus Alipa. The moral is high with our baseball team. The boys are showing up consistently and trying to get better each day. This Sunday, our flag football team will travel to Upper St. Claire Sun Sunday, April 27th. The first game starts at 3:30 and the second game is at 4:30 p.m. The girls have been working really hard to

007make a playoff run. Please go out and support our Lady Vikings. Golf program. Last week, Jerome Bettis visited our students at the golf program they attend at Pleasant Ridge. Jerome talked to the kids and said some positive words. He worked out on the golf course with the kids, giving them some pointers, and he signed some autographs for them as well. Anime club. The anime club recently went to the Japanese film festival, and the art club made mirrors this afternoon at the FO. They're beautiful. Looking forward to give you an update at the next schoolboard meeting. I am proud to be a part of this outstanding team. Thank you and looking forward to see you at all of our amazing events that are wrapping up the year at Stir Rocks Junior Senior High School. Hey, great

008job. Great job. Up next, we're going to go into the voting portion of our meeting. Like I say, items A1 through F7. A1 through F7. Whenever ready. Can we have a motion, please? We have a second. A second. Director Hazowski. Sorry about that. Director Roberts. Director [Music] Spriggs. Director Spriggs. I'm here. Yes. Director Cooper. Yes. Director Colliver. Yes. Five yeses. Motion passes. Thank you. Now we'll go into personnel management resignations. Hiring and transfer. This one by itself. Have a motion. Second. Director Spriggs. Yes. Director Cooper, yes. Director Culliver, yes. Director Zowski, Director Roberts, five yeses. Motion passes. Thank you. I also want to thank everyone for um wanting to uh put the work in during the summer um coming in. It's a it's a big deal. Thank you. It's a big help. Thank you so

009much. We appreciate it. Items two and three together. Have a motion. Have a second. Director Spriggs, did you second that? It was soft. Oh, sorry. Now, Director Spriggs. Yes. Director Cooper. Yes. Director Culliver. Yes. Director Zowski. Yes. Director Roberts. Five yeses. Motion passes. Thank you. Item four. I have a motion. Have a second. Director Spriggs. Yes. Director Cooper. Yes. Director Colliver. Yes. Directors. Yes. Director Roberts. Five yeses. Motion passes. Item five. Have a motion. Have a second. Director Roberts. Yes. Director Spriggs. Yes. Director Cooper. Yes. Director Colliver. Yes. Director Zowski. Five guesses. Motion passes. Thank you. I'll pass over to legal. I need a motion to appoint Denanisha Hunter Rue to fill the region 2 Stow Township school board vacancy and to hold the seat until the next general election. Motion. Director Roberts. Director Spriggs,

010yes. Director Cooper, yes. Director Culliver, yes. Directors, five yeses. Motion passes. Congratulations. Thank you. Yay. Congratulations. Please don't leave. We're going to talk after this about what go for, but that's all right. Thank you so much. Congratulations. Now we're going to new business like to take items IB one through F1. Are there any questions first before we go through with this? Any questions? Any comments about anything? Mr. Hower? No comments. Yes, ma'am. IB to if Have a motion when ready. Have a second. Director Spriggs, yes. Director Cooper, yes. Director Culliver, yes. Director Zowski, Director Roberts, five yeses. Motion passes. Thank you. Personnel management item one hiring and transfers like to also say before we go into the motions on on this one had a good talk uh with Mr. Hower before our meeting and want

011to give kudos where kudos where credit where credit is due you know losing Mrs. Harvey um as our secretary um is some big shoes to fill obviously within this district as a whole but this building but definitely it was great to hear that Mr. Robert Penn interested in moving into that position and apparently he passed all the testing with flying colors. Um but that was amazing to hear you know so you know we we've had a param move before into that position that other places or whatn not and there's always a question about the testing training x y and z. So it's amazing to hear that he passed with flying colors you know that's amazing to hear. So but he got big shoes to fill. So, if you're here listening, you got big shoes to

012fill, but we know you can do it. So, can I have a motion? Have a second. Director Spriggs, yes. Director Cooper, yes. Director Culliver, yes. Director Howski, Director Roberts, five yeses. Motion passes. Thank you. Congrats to all of our new hires. Congratulations. Next item two. Have a motion. Have a second. Director Spriggs. Yes. Director Cooper. Yes. Director Culliver, yes. Director Zowski, yes. Director Roberts, five yeses. Motion passes. Thank you. That'll be it for our voting portion of this meeting. Do we have any uh committee reports? The finance, building, and grounds committee met this afternoon. This morning, this afternoon for me. Sorry. Thank you all that were there in attendance. Um we did discuss um a couple updates to the budget and capital projects. We also discussed uh 10 has been meeting every Thursday and they

013do plan to start the HVAC work at the upper elementary beginning in May um into the classrooms into June. The donated playground that's coming from the former boys and girls club so boys and girls club should be installed in June as well. Um, we also discussed there's a lot of things that may need to be disposed of or sold and how we can work that out. Um, and then Viking Pride, we're revisiting trying to see what we can do to make that a foundation and also be a part of the recovery plan for compliance right now solicitor's office. So, if anyone has any questions, you can check with me and once I get updated, I'll update you. Thank you. Thank you. Any other comments? feedback unheard. Thank you all. Thank you all for attending tonight's

014meeting. We really do appreciate you all. Again, congrats to all the new hires. Congrats to your new board member. Thank you so much. One more one more round of applause, please. And again, we really do appreciate you all. Our next meeting will be May 22nd will be our agenda review. I'm so sorry. Listener, you have anything? I'm so sorry, man. Do you have anything? I don't. Thank you. Yes, ma'am. I'm so sorry. Our next meeting will be May 22nd. Agenda review and and voting meeting. So, that's a combined meeting. Location is here um at 700 p.m. that night unless otherwise stated. Um but again, congrats to the new hires. Congrats to new board member um and well wishes to all the resations um and retirees. But this meeting motion to adjourn this meeting motion. I

015have a second. Thank you. Me a journ. Thank you. Good night. Only two of us. Two y. Good night.

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