Pine-Richland School Board

Many people help to shape our school district, but the Pine-Richland Board of Education answers both to the community and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

As a group, the board is not an administrative body. Board members set policy for administrators to carry out. School boards have three essential functions: planning, setting policies and evaluating results.

To contact board members, visit our director page and click on individual profiles, which contain email addresses, or you can email the board secretary at boardsecretary@pinerichland.org,  724-625-7773, ext. 6100. 

Setting Policy
The central responsibility of a board, both in theory and in law, is to be the policy-forming body. The idea of local control of education means the policies governing the operation of schools are to be formed in response to local needs and desires. Policy means actions of the board that set written goals and objectives for the school district. A process of systematic policy review contributes significantly to the smooth operation of the district.

Evaluating Results
The board must evaluate the results of planning. Evaluation completes the loop and, in fact, leads to more planning. Evaluation occurs all the time. Curriculum reviews, reports of student achievement, budget forecasts and facilities studies are examples of formal reports, presented to the board and the public at open board meetings.

Once the board sets direction, the superintendent of schools, the administrative team and the entire staff work cooperatively and creatively to carry out the board's objectives.

Board Representation
The school board approved a plan to re-align the electoral districts for the election of school directors. The plan expanded Region # 2 and added three electoral districts from Pine. Regions # 2 encompasses portions of both townships. Information on the realignment, polling locations and a map of voting districts

All school directors serve four-year terms and receive no compensation for their commitment of time and energy. The school board secretary and solicitor are elected by the board and serve in a non-voting capacity.