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Student council and elementary staff highlight PBIS program; students raised $9,800

Kiski Area School District Board of Directors · February 17, 2026

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At the Feb. 16 Kiski Area School District board meeting, student council junior president Alexandra Clark reported the council raised $9,800 for local causes. Elementary staff presented details of a PBIS program that uses an online rewards system, school stores, monthly raffles and recorded lessons.

Alexandra Clark, junior president of the Kiski Area High School student council, told the board the student council raised $9,800 this year and distributed funds to several local organizations. Clark listed prize winners and announced upcoming student events including the spring musical and a high‑school job fair.

Elementary staff from KAUE, led by Mrs. Nicholas with counselor Justin Mancini and assistant principal Ryan Clinton, presented the school’s Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) program. Presenters described an online points system (PBIS Rewards), teacher‑run individual stores and a schoolwide Cavs Lead store where students can redeem points. The program includes a book vending machine, a recently introduced “lead lounge” where students may spend rewarded time, and monthly schoolwide celebrations tied to behavior‑goal attainment.

Mrs. Nicholas said recorded lessons are distributed to staff and played during EI periods so students receive consistent instruction; presenters noted the school runs two lessons per month and opened the year with a CASLE boot camp to establish expectations. The presenters credited many staff members for the program, and board members encouraged posting the PBIS video content on the district website for broader community access.

Separately, the superintendent reported on district professional development tied to special education and MTSS/response‑to‑intervention work and thanked CNX Corporation for providing lunch and teacher go‑bags during a recent PD day. The meeting included routine consent votes and ended after director comments.