Governance & Accountability
Annually, City High produces reports for the Board of Trustees and general public. Ongoing board minutes and resolutions will be published on this page. At the end of the school year, the school’s annual report, report card and financial audit are attached to this year’s governance yearbook.
Charter School Facts
Governance |
City Charter High School is governed by our Board of Trustees publicly accountable to the fiscal and educational ethics of our school. We comply with the PA Ethics Act and the PA Sunshine Law and file an annual Statement of Financial Interest form. |
Accountability |
City High is accountable to ALL state and federal regulations associated with education, schools and the use of taxpayer dollars. We produce annual reports for the Board and the general public. |
Renewal |
City High is directly accountable to Pittsburgh Public Schools and the PA Department of Education, who have the authority to renew or revoke our charter every 5 years. |
Finance |
City High is an independent 501(c)(3) tuition-free public charter high school, operated under the non-profit company EDSYS, Inc. Our financials are audited by the CPA firm Maher Duessel every year. |
Admissions |
City High is a full-inclusion school, is non-discriminatory in its enrollment and has no selection criteria or requirements for 9th grade admissions. |
Board of Trustees
City High has 9 board meetings a year. These occur on the on the third Wednesday of every month (except April, August and December). Meetings are held at 5:30 -7:30 P.M. on the first floor of the school and are open the public. Alan Shuckrow, Esq. and Kathryn Clark, Esq. are City Charter High School’s Solicitors and Theresa Dillon, Business Manager, is the Board Secretary. The current board members are listed below. Every year, in February, a parent representative is elected to the Board of Trustees. Parents interested in serving on the Board should contact Dr. Dara Ware Allen at 412-690-2489.
BOARD MEMBER | TERM | |
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Mr. David J. Lehman, Esq. |
President |
March 2020– 2023 |
Mr. William Stayduhar |
Treasurer |
March 2020 – 2023 |
Ms. Michelle Betts |
Board Member/Parent Representative |
July 2021-June 2024 |
Cara Ciminillo |
Board Member |
October 2021-September 2024 |
Dr. Tom Ralston |
Board Member |
October 2022 – September 2025 |
Dr. Nico Slate |
Board Member |
October 2022 – September 2025 |
Dr. Cynthia Tananis |
Board Member |
March 2021 – 2024 |
Ms. Theresa Dillon |
Secretary |
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Ms. Kathryn Clark, Esq. and |
Solicitors |
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Charter Application & Board Documents
Charter Documentation
Board Meetings 2022-2023
#5 FEBRUARY 15TH 2023-OF 22-23 BOARD MEETING
#4 JANUARY 18TH 2023 OF 22-23 BOARD MEETING
#3 NOVEMBER 16TH, 2022 OF 22-23 BOARD MEETING
#2 October 19th, 2022 of 22-23 Board Meeting
#1 September 20th, 2022 of 22-23 Board Meeting
Board Meetings 2021-2022
#9 July 20th, 2022 of 2021-2022 Board Meeting
#8 June 15th, 2022 of 2021-2022 Board Meeting
#7 May 18th, 2022 of 2021-2022 Board Meeting
#6 March 16th, 2022 of 2021-2022 Board Meeting
#5 February 16th, 2022 of 2021-2022 Board Meeting
#4 January 19th 2022 of 2021-2022 Board Meeting
Special Meeting—December 13th, 2021
#3 November 17th, 2021 of 2021-2022 Board Meeting
#2 October 21st, 2021 of 21-22 Board Meeting
#1 September 16th, 2021 of 21-22 Board Meeting