Deer Lakes

School District

Board of School Directors

OVERVIEW
The Deer Lakes board of school directors consists of nine individuals who are elected at large by the citizens of East Deer, Frazer and West Deer townships. School Board members are both state and local officials. Though elected locally, they serve on behalf of the Pennsylvania state legislature. Each director serves without compensation for a term of four years.

The school board's primary responsibilities include:
  • Provide for the education of all children
  • Set district policies and regulations regarding school activities
  • Adopt textbooks
  • Hire a superintendent, principals, teachers, and other staff
  • Adopt an annual school district budget
  • Levy taxes

Other Information
• If you are a homeowner in our school district who has not completed a Homestead/Farmstead exclusion application, we encourage you to do so. If you have previously completed an application, you do not need to so again. Homeowners who completed their application will see a sizable reduction on their school property tax bill. 

• School board meetings are typically the held in the Deer Lakes High School library at 7 p.m. on the second (agenda meetings) and third (voting meetings) Tuesday of each month.  However, meetings are subject to change with proper public notification.  Please check this page for the most up-to-date information on our school board meetings. 
 
• The Deer Lakes school board encourages all community members to attend its meetings and to make public comments at those meetings. 
 
Comments at the beginning of committee and regular meetings will be accepted on agenda items only, and there will be an opportunity to address the board at the end of the meeting on non-agenda items.

At each public school board meeting, in accordance with the law and Deer Lakes' procedures and policy, prior to official action by the board, community members will have the opportunity to provide public comment for three minutes per speaker.  The policy also stuipulates that public participation may not exceed 30 minutes unless otherwise decided by a majority of the board present.

Community members are encouraged to present written statements to the school board containing remarks or comments. Instead of formally speaking on agenda items, or in the event time allotted for public participation has already been filled, written comments regarding agenda items may be submitted to the board’s secretary, who is tasked with delivering the same to the board members before its next meeting if received in a timely manner.
Non-residents who wish to address the board can do so by submitting a request form prior to the meeting, which can be obtained at the district's administrative offices. Please click here to see the board policy associated with public prticipation in school board meetings.

• You may contact the Deer Lakes board of school directors via email. The board requests that all correspondence, whether by email or traditional mail, include the sender’s name, address and phone number.

MEETINGS OVERVIEW

School Board Meeting Dates 2023

High School Library or Zoom (Unless Otherwise Indicated)

Agenda Meetings - 7:00 PM

Voting Meetings - 7:00 PM

January 10, 2023

January 17, 2023

February 14, 2023

February 21, 2023

March 14, 2023

March 21, 2023

April 11, 2023

April 18, 2023

May 9, 2023

May 16, 2023

June 13, 2023

June 20, 2023

July - No Meetings Scheduled

August 8, 2023

August 15, 2023

September 12, 2023

September 19, 2023

October 10, 2023

October 17, 2023

November 14, 2023

November 21, 2023

Tuesday, December 5, 2023 - Reorganization Meeting – 7:00 PM

 
 

COMMITTEE MEETINGS

Education Committee Meetings:
The education committee: 6 p.m. in the high school library or via Zoom prior to each agenda plan meeting.

Policy Committee Meetings:
The policy committee meets at 1 p.m. in the central office conference room.  The meeting dates are as follows:
  • Jan. 26
  • April 27
  • June 22
  • Sept. 26 
The Athletics, Buildings/Grounds/Transportation, Technology, and Finance Committees meet as necessary and are advertised in the Valley News Dispatch, on the front doors of our schools, and on the front page of BoardDocs.  All other committee meetings are listed in the district and school board calendars.  

Please note that all public meetings are subject to change.

Upcoming Meetings

Contact:

MR. LARRY NEIDIG
President
Years of Service:  2019 - Present
Term Expires: 2023
Email: [email protected]

MRS. CRISTY McCLOSKEY
Vice President; Committees: Chairperson, Education; Technology
Years of Service:  2019 - Present
Term Expires: 2023

MRS. KRISTI MINNICK
Treasurer
Committees: Chairperson, Legislative Outreach (PSBA)
Years of Service:  2017 - Present
Term Expires: 2025
Email: [email protected] 

MR. JIM CALVERT
Committees: A.W. Beattie Career Center Rep
Years of Service: 2023-Present
Term Expires: 2027
Email: [email protected]

MR. JEREMY LOVE
Committees: Chairperson, Technology; Athletic; AW Beattie Career Center Rep 
Years of Service:  2021 - Present
Term Expires: 2025
Email: [email protected]

MR. JONATHAN MAJERNIK
Committees: 
Education
Years of Service:  2021 - Present
Term Expires: 2025
Email: [email protected]
 
MRS. CRISTY McCLOSKEY
Committees: Chairperson, Education; Technology
Years of Service:  2019 - Present
Term Expires: 2023
 
MR. PIETRO PORCO
Years of Service: 2023-Present
Term Expires: 2027
Email: [email protected]

MRS. TRACI STOTLER
Committees: Chairperson, Policy; Buildings/Grounds; Transportation 
Years of Service:  2021 - Present
Term Expires: 2025
 
MR. LEONARD VERDETTO
Years of Service: 2023-Present
Term Expires: 2027
Email: [email protected]

ANITA ZHU
Student Representative
Term: 2022-2023 School Year
 
MR. RAYMOND F. SEKULA
School District Solicitor
Years of Service:  2000 - Present 

Committee Meetings:

The Education Committee will meet at 5:30 p.m. in the high school library or via Zoom prior to each agenda meeting.
The Athletic, Buildings/Grounds/Transportation, Technology, Finance, and Policy Committees will be advertised and meet as necessary.