Board advances Pressley Ridge agreement and AIU budget to legislative agenda; transportation timeline set

At its March 5 committee meeting the North Hills Board of Education advanced several administrative items for formal consideration at the legislative meeting and received an update on transportation contracting.

Board President moved to add two education items to the legislative agenda: a letter of agreement with Pressley Ridge to coordinate services for children and families and the Allegheny Intermediate Unit (AIU) 2026–27 program of services budget, which the administration presented as $2,431,488. The administration said the AIU‑region school districts’ total contribution to that budget is $2,042,623 and North Hills’ estimated share would be $88,968; final withholding allocations will be determined by the Pennsylvania Department of Education after July 1, 2026. The motion was seconded and approved by voice vote.

Mrs. Spade reported that personnel and legal items were discussed in executive session and moved that the board approve items 1 through 3; that motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. The transcript does not record the substantive text of those personnel items in public session.

On transportation, the board reported an ad hoc committee reviewed two draft bus contracts submitted by First Student and ABC. Both vendors were invited to the finance committee meeting on March 11 to answer follow‑up questions; the administration expects a contract to be publicly posted on the March 12 board agenda and a final vote targeted for April 9.

These administrative advances set the agenda for upcoming formal action; the board did not adopt final contracts or budgets at the committee meeting and indicated additional details would be provided on the legislative agenda and at subsequent meetings.