Monday, April 8, 2013
The board has narrowed the search to a single candidate from a neighboring school district.
The Pine-Richland school board is expected to vote at tonight’s school board meeting on whether to appoint Dr. Brian R. Miller as the new superintendent of schools. Miller currently is assistant superintendent of K-12 education at North Allegheny School District. He would replace Dr. Mary Bucci, who resigned in December after officials voted 5-3 not to renew her contract when it expired this year. School Board President Peter Lyons said in an email notification to parents Friday evening that officials settled on Miller as Bucci’s replacement after a great deal of research and several rounds of interviews. “Dr. Miller has an excellent record of accomplishment at North Allegheny School District, where he began teaching in 1996,” Lyons wrote …
Friday, April 5, 2013
After narrowing the search to a candidate from a neighboring school district, officials will vote Monday on a replacement for Dr. Mary Bucci.
Pine-Richland School District could have new leadership in place by Monday. On Friday evening, School Board president Peter Lyons sent an email notice to parents, which also can be found on the district’s website, informing them that the officials have narrowed their search for a new superintendent to one candidate. The board plans to vote at Monday’s school board meeting on whether to appoint Dr. Brian R. Miller as superintendent of schools. Miller currently is assistant superintendent of K-12 education at North Allegheny School District. He would replace Dr. Mary Bucci, who resigned in December after officials voted 5-3 not to renew her contract when it expired this year. Lyons said Miller was chosen as Bucci’s replacement after a great …
Friday, March 15, 2013
Officials have concluded the first round of interviews of potential replacements for Dr. Mary Bucci.
In a letter to Pine-Richland parents and residents, school board President Peter Lyons said officials have concluded their initial interviews of potential candidates to replace superintendent Dr. Mary Bucci. They are now examining a number of candidates more closely, Lyons said. “This will include additional interaction with the board and a thorough examination of candidate backgrounds, as we assess the leadership qualities, experiences and abilities of each candidate,” Lyons wrote in the letter, which was posted on the district's website. The board began seeking a new superintendent after Bucci resigned in December. Prior to that, district officials had voted 5-3 not to renew Bucci's contract when it expired this year. The district has …
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Friday, January 11, 2013
The school board has contracted with the Pennsylvania School Board Association for consultation services in the search for a new superintendent, including surveys and focus group discussions.
Pine-Richland residents are being asked to give their opinions Monday at a focus group discussion about hiring a new schools superintendent. The former superintendent, Dr. Mary Bucci, resigned after the Pine-Richland School Board voted not to renew her contract at the end of June 2013. Assistant Superintendent Dr. David Foley is currently acting as the interim superintendent. The school board has contracted with the Pennsylvania School Board Association for consultation services in the search for a new superintendent, including surveys and focus group discussions. A focus group discussion on the superintendent search will be held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 14, in the Pine-Richland Middle School Auditorium at 100 Logan Road in …
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Community invited to take survey.
The Pine-Richland School Board is asking the community for input as it searches for a new superintendent. The board's newly elected president, Peter Lyons, sent a letter via email asking community members to take a survey. The letter also is posted on the school district's website and in this article (below). Actually, a number of surveys are offered through the school district's website that are geared to the district's "stakeholders"—administrators, teachers, staff members, parents, students, community members. Responders are asked to complete the survey(s) by Dec. 31. The Pennsylvania School Boards Association's consultants developed the series of surveys. The Pine-Richland board hired the PSBA for $15,000 as consultants in the search …
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Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Board holds annual reorganization meeting.
Pine-Richland School Board elected Peter Lyons as its new president Monday night and Dr. Jeffrey Banyas was re-elected vice president. The votes took place at the board's annual reorganization meeting. Lyons won after two ballots. Banyas and Director Dennis Sundo ran against him. Lyons replaces Stephen Hawbaker, who has served as president or vice president for the past seven years. Banyas won the vice-presidential vote 6-3 over Director Laura Ohlund. He served as vice president in 2012 also. Hawbaker agreed to serve a two-year term on the Northern Area Special Purpose Schools joint committee, which oversees A.W. Beattie Career Center. Therese Dawson will serve as the legislative representative on the Pennsylvania School Board Association…
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Most Pine and Richland races are uncontested in this general election.
Peter Lyons won a seat on the Pine-Richland School Board, unseating incumbent Christine Misback in Tuesday's election. With all seven precincts reporting, Lyons tallied 639 votes, or 56.65 percent, compared to 488 votes, or 43.26 percent, for Misback. In the race for the at-large seat on the Richland Township Board of Supervisors, Herbert Dankmyer won handily with 1,283 votes, or 64.28 percent, over challenger Jeff Sarabok with 708 votes, or 35.47 percent. Those were the only contested races in Pine and Richland Townships. All vote totals are unofficial until certified by the Allegheny County Elections Bureau but are based on 100 percent of precincts reporting. For the Pine-Richland School Board, incumbents Therese Dawson [697 votes] and …
Monday, November 7, 2011
Four of the five open seats on the school board are uncontested.
The race for five seats on the Pine-Richland School Board is fairly predictable in Tuesday's election, with one exception. Peter Lyons and Christine Misback are campaigning for the Region 2 seat that encompasses Pine and Richland townships. The other four seats have no opposition. Incumbents Therese Dawson and Kevin Nigh are running unopposed for Region 1, which covers five voting districts in Pine Township. Ginny Goebel and Laura Ohlund are unopposed in their quest for the two Region 3 seats for Richland Township, which encompass four voting districts. The nine-member school board's representation is split into three regions, with three people elected to represent each area. Lyons vs. Misback Christine Misback was appointed to this seat …
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Lyons wins GOP primary; Misback to appear on Democratic ballot in November election, according to unofficial results.
The fall election for the Region 2 seat on the Pine-Richland School Board will come down to incumbent Christine Misback on the Democratic ticket and Peter Lyons on the Republican ticket, according to unofficial results. Although the Allegheny County Elections Division has not officially announced the winners of the write-in campaign for the seat, Misback said she went to the elections office Friday and saw the recount that put her on the Democratic ballot with 84 votes, compared to Lyons' 58 votes. Lyons won the Republican primary with 124 votes, compared to Misback's 103 votes, she said. Misback said watching the count of the write-in votes for the seat from the May 17 primary election was very informal. "I was the only one there," she …
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Official count will be available next week.
By the end of Tuesday's primary election, hundreds of write-in votes had been cast for three seats on Pine-Richland School Board. But the winners of those votes will not be known until next week, according to the Allegheny County Elections Division. The County Return Board is scheduled to meet at 9 a.m. Friday to compute and canvass the returns of the primary. It must certify the results to the Secretary of the Commonwealth by June 6. In the meantime, Pine-Richland Patch spent Wednesday afternoon going to polling places to see the posted results. One polling place -- Trinity Evangelical Church -- did not have results posted. The race for the Region 3 seat on the school board, which represents part of Richland Township, showed a clear lead …
James Dale Barrington
10:50 am on Saturday, April 6, 2013
Dr. Miller has the background and education for the job, that's for certain. The wit and wisdom to balance people skills with the heavy weight decisions coming across his desk in the mornings may be his greatest asset for the job. Wishing him well, and wishing Pine-Richland community to be the volunteers and self-starters to make every District Superintendent jealous of. Good luck all. more ›