Schools

July 13, 2004 Last Updated: January 06, 2005 12:14 PM Special Sections

Public Schools

- Allegheny-Clarion Valley School District

Address: P.O. Box 100, Foxburg, PA 16036

Telephone: 724-659-5820

Web site: www.acvsd.org

Superintendent: Patrick Lukasavich

School board members: Mitzi Alden, Robert Best, Judy Gallagher, James Konkle, Gregory Miller, John Dreher, Patricia Cannan, Adam Bartley, Judy Karnes and Thomas Prosser

Board meetings: 6:30 p.m. the second and third Monday of each month in the elementary school

Enrollment: 1,034

Tax rate: Overall, 19.8 mills; Butler County, 88.3 mills; Venango County, 11.8 mills; Armstrong County, 26.1 mills; Clarion County, 60.4 mills.

Municipalities served: The district includes parts of Butler, Armstrong, Clarion and Venango counties: Allegheny Township in Butler County, Parker City and Hovey Township in Armstrong County, Foxburg, Perry and Richland townships and the Borough of St. Petersburg in Clarion County, and Emlenton Borough and Richland and Scrubgrass townships in Venango County.

- Butler School District

Address: 110 Campus Lane, Butler, PA 16001

Telephone: 724-287-8721

Web site: www.butler.k12.pa.us

Superintendent: Edward Fink

School board members: Diane Snyder, Arthur Bernardi, Penelope Kingman, Larry Goettler, Russell Greer, Craig Lucas, Kathleen Sherman, Cindy Davis and Charles Tanner

Board meetings: 7:30 p.m. the second and third Mondays of each month in the Harriger Education Center

Enrollment: 8,349

Tax rate: 103 mills

Municipalities served: City of Butler; Center, Clearfield, Connoquenessing, Butler, Oakland and Summit townships, and Connoquenessing and East Butler boroughs

Golden Tornado Scholastic Foundation: Operates out of the senior high school and is a nonprofit entity that raises money to support athletic and educational programs in the district

Foundation Contact: Pamela Williams, co-director, at 724-214-3240 or 724-776-2598

- Freeport School District

Address: P.O. Box C, Freeport, PA 16229

Telephone: 724-295-5141

Web site: www.freeport.k12.pa.us

Superintendent: Joseph P. Malak

School board members: Meredith Christy, David Heilman, Barbara Toy-Gaydos, Michael Huth, Susan Lowers, Sally Fleischer, Dennis Bergbigler, Tracy Hutchinson Derouin and Richard Ames.

Board meetings: 8 p.m. the first and second Wednesday of every month at the administration building

Enrollment: 1,943

Tax rate: 145 mills

Municipalities served: Buffalo Township in Butler County and Freeport borough and South Buffalo Township in Armstrong County

- Grove City School District

Address: 511 Highland Ave., Grove City, PA 16127

Telephone: 724-458-6733

Web site: www.grovecity.k12.pa.us

Superintendent: Robert Post

School board members: Jane Roth, Bob Montgomery, Lenny Clarke, Jim Crow, Barbara Hedegore, Susan Herman, David Rothman and Sue Schepp.

Board meetings: 8:15 p.m. the second Monday of each month

Enrollment: 2,753

Tax rate: 46.08 mills

Municipalities served: Grove City, and Pine, Liberty, Springfield and Wolf Creek townships

- Karns City School District

Address: 1446 Kittanning Pike, Karns City, PA 16041

Telephone: 724-756-2030

Web site: www.karnscity.k12.pa.us

Superintendent: Larry Henry

School board members: Richard Fleeger, Michael Larimore, John Evankovich, Thomas Baughman, Sheila Hillwig, Stephen Berteotti, Michael Riley, Michael Smith and Jeffrey Bly.

Board meetings: Agenda setting meeting starts at 6 p.m. the second Monday of each month at the high school, followed by the regular meeting at 7:30 p.m. Both are open to the public.

Enrollment: 1,827

Tax rate: Butler County, 83.95 mills; Armstrong County, 28.62 mills; Clarion County, 46.22 mills

Municipalities served: Bruin, Chicora, Petrolia, Karns City, Fairview and East Brady boroughs, and Donegal, Parker, Perry, Bradys Bend, Fairview, Brady and Sugarcreek townships

- Mars School District

Address: 545 Route 228, Mars, PA 16046

Telephone: 724-625-1518

Web site: www.marsk12.pa.us

Superintendent: William Pettigrew

School board members: David Howes, Susan Madeja, Rebecca Brown, Kim Geyer, William Pangas, Karl Kennedy, Karen Smail, Bonnie Weaver and Cynthia Yeager.

Board meetings: 7:30 p.m. the first and second Tuesday of each month at the administration building

Enrollment: 2,695

Tax rate: 119 mills

Municipalities served: Mars and Valencia boroughs and Middlesex and Adams townships

- Moniteau School District

Address: 1810 West Sunbury Road, West Sunbury, PA 16061

Telephone: 724-637-2117

Fax: 724-637-3862

Web site: www.moniteau.k12.pa.us

E-mail: mpanza@moniteau.k12.pa.us

Superintendent: Michael Panza

School board members: Richard Carlantonio, William Smith, Stacey Armagost, William Fleming, Trixie Heck, Ken Minnear, Roy Peffer, Deborah Bowser, and Doug Kimmey.

Board meetings: 7 p.m. the second and third Monday of each month in the Foster McGarvey Administration Office

Enrollment: 1,733

Tax rate: 100 mills

Municipalities served: Clay, Cherry, Concord, Marion, Venango and Washington townships and Cherry Valley, Eau Claire and West Sunbury boroughs

- Seneca Valley School District

Address: 124 Seneca School Road, Harmony, PA 16037

Telephone: 724-452-6040

Web site: www.seneca.k12.pa.us

Superintendent: Gerald Malecki

School board members: Anne Reale, Anthony Sorti, Robert Hill Jr., Dean Berkebile, Paul Adametz, William Paul, Kenneth Brennan, Anthony Evans and Jeffrey Widdowson.

Board meetings: 8 p.m. the first and second Mondays of every month in the intermediate high school auditorium

Enrollment: 7,577

Tax rate: 117.25 mills

Municipalities served: Cranberry, Forward, Jackson and Lancaster townships; Callery, Evans City, Harmony, Seven Fields and Zelienople boroughs

- Slippery Rock School District

Address: 201 Keister Road, Slippery Rock, PA 16057

Telephone: 724-794-2960

Fax: 724-794-2001

E-mail: 04slippesd@psupen.psu.edu

Web site: www.slipperyrock.12.pa.us

Superintendent: Lee Beaton

School board members: Bob Watson, John Youngman, Greg Angerett, Michael Bruno, Dr. Edwin Christmann, Randy Giesler, Brad Smith, Thomas Reiber and Dennis Thompson.

Board meetings: 7:30 p.m. the third and fourth Monday of each month in the Slippery Rock Middle School library. Four meetings are at elementary schools.

Enrollment: 2,620

Tax rate: 97.1 mills

Municipalities served: Brady, Franklin, Mercer, Muddy Creek, Slippery Rock and Worth townships; Harrisville, Portersville, Prospect, Slippery Rock and West Liberty boroughs

- South Butler County School District

Address: 328 Knoch Road, Saxonburg, PA 16056

Telephone: 724-352-1700

Web site: www.southbutler.k12.pa.us

Superintendent: Patrick O’Toole

School board members: Jim Jones, John Reiser, Terri Lee Leslie, Willis Freehling, Jeff Graham, Dave Huselton, Debra Miller, Bill Purvis and Richard Sefton.

Board meetings: 7:30 p.m. the first and second Wednesday of every month in Knoch Middle School

Enrollment: 2,975

Tax rate: 103 mills

Municipalities served: Clinton, Jefferson, Penn and Winfield townships; Saxonburg borough

- Union School District

Address: 354 Baker Street, Suite 2, Rimersburg, PA 16248

Telephone: 814-473-6311

Fax: 814-473-8201

Superintendent: Robert McWilliams

School board members: Barry George, William Conradi, Rick Conner, Greg Grant, Terry Rush, Ray Scott, Scott Stewart, Janet Troutman and Tammy Wensel

Board meetings: 7 p.m. the third Thursday of each month in the high school library

Enrollment: 867

Tax rate: 53.3 mills

Municipalities served: Rimersburg and Sligo boroughs; Madison, Piney and Toby townships

Technical/special schools

- Butler County Vocational-Technical School

Address: 210 Campus Lane, Butler, PA 16001

Telephone: 724-282-0735

Fax: 724-282-7448

Web site: www.bcvt.tec.pa.us

Director: Joseph Cunningham

Joint Operating Committee: Art Bernardi, Penelope Kingman, Kathleen Sherman and Diane Snyder, Butler; Kenneth Brennan and William Paul, Seneca Valley; Michael Smith, Karns City; David Huselton and Richard Sefton, South Butler; Dennis Thompson, Slippery Rock; Kenneth Minnear, Moniteau; and Cynthia Yeager, Mars.

JOC meetings: 7:30 p.m. the first Thursday of each month

Enrollment: 750

Districts served: Butler, Karns City, Mars, Moniteau, Seneca Valley, Slippery Rock and South Butler

- Clarence Brown Education Center

Address: 1104 Pittsburgh Pike, Butler, PA 16001

Telephone: 724-287-4156

Special Education Director: Cecelia Yauger

Supervisor: Judith Heasley

Enrollment: 50

Districts served: Butler, Mars, South Butler, Moniteau, Karns City, Seneca Valley and Slippery Rock. The board consists of representatives from the school districts the center serves.

Private Schools

- Butler Catholic School

Address: 515 E. Locust St., Butler, PA 16001

Telephone: 724-285-4276

Fax: 724-285-4896

Web site: www.butlercatholic.org

E-mail: bcsspboff@zbzoom.net

Superintendent: Robert Paserba

Principal: Sr. John Ann Mulhern

Enrollment: 396 in kindergarten through eighth grade

Districts served: All Butler County schools

- Butler Montessori School

Address: 230 E. Jefferson St., Butler, PA 16001

Telephone: 724-283-1846

Headmaster: Paula Mack

Board meetings: Three times per year at 7:30 p.m. in October, February and May at Covenant Presbyterian Church

Students enrolled: 50

Districts served: Butler County area

- Evangel Heights Christian Academy

Address: 120 Beale Road, Sarver, PA 16055

Telephone: 724-295-9199

Web Site: www.ehcaonline.com

Administrator: Pastor Gary Bracewell

School board: Andrew Moore, Pam Rupp, John Tetford, Char Varner, Becky Shaw and Lewis Cox

Board meetings: 7 p.m. the second Thursday of each month

Enrollment: 240 students from preschool through twelfth grade

Districts served: South Butler, Butler, Armstrong, Freeport, Highlands, Deer Lakes, Fox Chapel, Kiski, Leechburg, Lower Burrell, New Kensington/Arnold and Springdale

- First Baptist Christian School

Address: 221 New Castle St., Butler, PA 16001

Telephone: 724-287-1188

Fax: 724-287-6394

Web site: www.fbscbutler.com

E-mail: fbcsbutler@aol.com

Administrator: Thomas Hughes

School board: Thomas Hughes, William Stickles, Les Hillgar, Ted Edwards, JoAnne Hughes, Clarence Stamm and Larry Thompson

Board meetings: Third Sunday of the month

Enrollment: 81 students, preschool through eighth grade

Districts served: Butler, South Butler, Moniteau, Slippery Rock, Karns City and Seneca Valley

- Grove City Christian Academy

Address: P.O. Box 7, Grove City, PA 16127

Telephone: 724-458-5253

Fax: 724-458-5259

E-mail: gcca@thesafety.net

Administrator: Dianne Gordon

School board members: Gillis Harp, Steve Jenkins, Donna Miller, Shawn Ritenour, Betty Tallerico, Bobbie VanTil, Lee Wishing and Dorian Yeager

Board meetings: 7 p.m. the first Monday of each month at the 113A North Broad Street, Grove City

Enrollment: 140

Districts served: All of Butler County, but specifically Grove City, Mercer, Slippery Rock, Hermitage, Franklin, Butler, New Wilmington, Portersville, Fredonia, New Castle and Polk

- Holy Sepulcher School

Address: 6515 Old Route 8 South, Butler, PA 16002

Telephone: 724-586-5022

Principal: Jackie Delaney

Enrollment: 168 students in kindergarten through eighth grade

Districts served: Butler, South Butler, Mars, Seneca Valley, Deer Lakes and Pine-Richland

- Penn Christian Academy

Address: 199 W. Airport Road, Butler, PA 16001

Telephone: 724-287-7265

Fax: 724-586-2891

E-mail: pennchristianacademy@zoominternet.net

Director: Tim Kegley

School board members: Randy Raisley, Harding Whitacre, Pat Kunselman, Sue Mekis, Tom Horne, Lois Johnson, David Brown and Dan Smith

Board meetings: Third Monday of each month

Enrollment: Kindergarten through eighth grade

Districts served: Butler, South Butler, Slippery Rock, Mars, Pine-Richland, Deer Lakes and Seneca Valley

- Portersville Christian School

Address: 343 E. Portersville Road, Portersville, PA 16051

Telephone: 724-368-8787

Fax: 724-368-3100

Web site: www.portersvillechristian.com

E-mail: pcsschooloffice@zoominternet.net

Head administrator: Patricia Watters

School board members: Tami Cavey, Victor Vouga, Don Lyle, Debbie Adams, David Manz, Walt Scott, Tony Dupont, Denny Hamilton, Vonnie McDowell, Steve Morley, Teri Thompson and Frank Santoro

Board meetings: 7:30 p.m. the third Thursday of each month in the school library

Enrollment: 250

Districts served: Butler, Seneca Valley, Riverside, Ellwood, Shenango, Laurel, Wilmington and Slippery Rock

- St. Gregory School

Address: 2 W. Beaver St., Zelienople, PA 16063

Telephone: 724-452-9731

Fax: 724-452-4064

E-mail: stgreg@zbzoom.net

Pastor: The Rev. Charles Bergman

Principal: Mary Ann Nock

Enrollment: 208

Areas served: Zelienople, Harmony, Cranberry Township and surrounding areas. Transportation to the school is provided by school districts in that region, including Seneca Valley, Butler, Ellwood City, Freedom, Mars, North Allegheny, Riverside and Slippery Rock

- St. Luke Lutheran School

Address: 330 Hannahstown Road, Cabot, PA 16023

Telephone: 724-352-2221

Web site: www.stlukecentral.org

School board: Norm Poeppel, Rich Duttenhoeffer, Mark Neubert, Ken Cook, Don Olmstead and Jim Yurisic

Board meetings: 7:30 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at the school

Enrollment: 260 in preschool through eighth grade

Districts served: Armstrong, Butler, Deer Lakes, Freeport, Highlands, Mars, South Butler

- St. Mary Academy

Address: 610 High St., Freeport, PA 16229

Telephone: 724-295-3003

Fax: 724-295-3086