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A plan realigning Kiski Area School District’s administrative positions that included salary increases has been shot down by the school board. Kiski Area Superintendent Misty Slavic pitched the plan as a way to balance responsibilities among administrators and make them more effective. The board, however, did not agree Wednesday and

Kiski Area School Board is seeking a new member after the recent resignation of director Bertram Gardner. Gardner resigned Monday, citing a busy schedule as his reason for stepping down, Kiski Area Superintendent Misty Slavic said. A board vacancy in Region II was announced Monday on the district’s Facebook page

Two new people are representing Region III of the Kiski Area School District. On Monday, the board voted to appoint Dawn Mellinger of Hyde Park and Jamie Szitas of Parks Township. Region III of the district includes Parks Township, the only Armstrong County community in the district, and Hyde Park,