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Document Archive

Board Meeting Minute Archives

Physical School Board Archives

On this page: Scanned board meeting minutes from 1903 - 2016 from Chartiers Valley, Scott Township, Heidelberg, and Bridgeville school districts.

Before public records shifted to digital publishing, most school board meeting minutes were either handwritten or typed and stored in physical legal collections. Chartiers Valley began transitioning to online board meeting minutes in 2013, though it continued producing physical records until 2016. Archived web records can be found here.

In 2025, we launched a mission to gain access to the original physical records and begin digitizing them for public viewing. After mediation through the Pennsylvania Right-to-Know office, the district granted us access to the entire collection for three days. The records—spanning 35 legal-sized cardboard file drawers (each 35” long)—include meeting minutes from pre-Chartiers Valley districts up to 1966, with Chartiers Valley School District minutes following thereafter. We were able to scan three of the thirty-five drawers, approximately 12% of the total collection.

Below, you'll find the meeting minutes we were able to digitize from their original print format. Each PDF averages around 1,000 pages. Earlier records contain far fewer pages per meeting, but the volume of documentation grew exponentially over time. For context: in the early 1900s, 300 pages could represent over 20 years of meeting minutes, whereas by the 1990s and 2000s, more than 30,000 pages might represent just a single year. All typed records have been processed with OCR (Optical Character Recognition) to allow for easy text search. Handwritten records, however, have not yet been OCR’d due to the prohibitively high cost.

There are still many more records left to digitize, and time is running out. Thankfully, all documents remain in the custody of the Chartiers Valley School District. Unfortunately, in recent years the district relocated them to non-climate-controlled storage, significantly accelerating their deterioration. We chose to begin with the oldest documents, dating back to 1903, in an effort to preserve those most at risk of being lost.

We still need your help. So far, we’ve digitized just 12% of the collection, and we want to preserve the rest. These are not just administrative documents; they offer a rich record of community life. In places where schools were the heart of the neighborhood, the minutes reflect a wide range of voices, experiences, and values—documenting the evolution of our communities over time.

Please consider supporting this important work. The estimated cost to professionally digitize the remaining collection is nearly $20,000. If you're able, we invite you to donate and help us preserve this valuable piece of local history.

Scott Township School District was an independent district providing education for residents of Scott Township. Scott Township entered the jointure in 1955 and merged into the Chartiers Valley School District in 1960.

The following records were located in the custody of the Chartiers Valley School District. Upon the formal consolidation of the Scott Township School District into what is now the present-day Chartiers Valley School District, the final meeting of the former board authorized the transfer of all district assets and official meeting minutes.

The records, originally bound in physical volumes, have suffered decades of deterioration. They are housed in a leather-bound book of uranium-orange hue, possibly formerly suede. Due to their fragile condition, the documents were digitized using the same overhead, touchless scanning equipment used in the yearbook preservation project. Despite this technology, our fingers were stained orange for several days after the scanning session.

It is extraordinary that these records have endured for 122 years, surviving the effects of paper aging, repeated transfers, and long-term storage. We extend our gratitude to the Chartiers Valley School District for granting access and permission to preserve these historically significant materials in permanent digital form.

We’re proud to present digital scans of Scott Township School District board meetings from 1903 to 1966. There are several periods of time missing and not in the possession of the Chartiers Valley School District. All records of this period across all former districts were stored together in the same physical box. At this time, we unfortunately believe any time periods listed below as missing have been lost to time.

YearDate RangeDocumentsPhysical Box
1903October 3 →Download (167 MB)2
1905→ August 19Download (167 MB)2
August 19 →Missing
1911→ July 3Missing
July 3 → January 8 1931Download (506 MB)2
1925July 6 → January 6 1942Download (878 MB)2
1942→ January 6Download (878 MB)2
January 6 → July 13 1962Missing
1962→ July 13Missing
July 13 → March 16 1964Download (58 MB)2
1964→ March 16Download (58 MB)2
March 16 → October 14 1965Missing
1965→ October 14Mssing
October 14 → June 30 1966Download (27 MB)2
1966→ June 30Download (58 MB)2

The Bridgeville School District was an independent district providing education for residents of the borough of Bridgeville. Bridgeville entered the jointure in 1955 and merged into the Chartiers Valley School District in 1960.

The following records were located in the custody of the Chartiers Valley School District. Upon the formal consolidation of the Bridgeville School District into what is now the present-day Chartiers Valley School District, the final meeting of the former board authorized the transfer of all district assets and official meeting minutes. Among all pre-1966 documents, the Bridgeville meeting minutes were the best preserved. The original leather binding had been removed some time ago, leaving the pages largely undamaged by deterioration. Although the pages have yellowed significantly, they remain legible. These documents were scanned using a touchless overhead projector to protect the condition of the original pages.

We are proud to present digital scans of Bridgeville School District board meeting minutes from 1933 to 1966. Please note that several time periods are missing and are not in the possession of the Chartiers Valley School District. All records from this era, across all former districts, were stored together in the same physical box. In response to a Right-to-Know request, Bridgeville confirmed that the borough holds no records from its former school district. Unfortunately, these documents appear to have been lost to time.

YearDate RangeDocumentsPhysical Box
Pre 1933Missing
1933November 1 → April 26, 1938Download (364 MB)2
19351935 → 1941Download (318 MB)2
1938November 1, 1933 → April 26Download (364 MB)2
May 19 → June 30, 1941Download (318 MB)2
1941→ June 30Download (318 MB)2
1941June 30 → July 12, 1948Missing
1948→ July 12Missing
July 12 → June 11, 1956Download (629 MB)2
1956→ June 11Download (629 MB)2
July 9 → June 17, 1966Download (51 MB)2
1966→ June 17Download (51 MB)2

The Heidelberg School District was an independent district providing education for residents of the borough of Heidelberg. Heidelberg entered the jointure in 1955 and merged into the Chartiers Valley School District in 1960.

The following records were located in the custody of the Chartiers Valley School District. Upon the formal consolidation of the Heidelberg School District into what is now the present-day Chartiers Valley School District, the final meeting of the former board authorized the transfer of all district assets and official meeting minutes.

Unlike other districts where we located records dating from 1903 to 1966, Heidelberg transferred only records from 1962 onward to Chartiers Valley. In response to a Right-to-Know request, Heidelberg reported that earlier records were destroyed in a flood in the municipal building’s basement and subsequently discarded. Unfortunately, these documents have been lost to time.

YearDate RangeDocumentsPhysical Box
Pre 1962Missing
1962September 14 → December 6, 1965Download (33 MB)2
1965→ December 6Download (33 MB)2
1965December 6 → June 1966Missing
1966→ JuneMissing
We've been unable to locate any records from Collier Township. Chartiers Valley did not have Collier's pre-1960 records that lawfully must be within their possession.
YearDate RangeDocumentsNotesPhysical Box
1956January 11 → June 21 1960Download (1.3 GB)Joint School Board2
1958June 4 → Dec 20 1961Download (386 MB)2
1960July 26 → February 21 1961Download (719 MB)2
1961→ Feb 21Download (719 MB)2
March 21 → June 19 1962Download (1.3 GB)2
1962January 23 → November 24 1969Download (60 MB)2
→ June 19Download (1.3 GB)2
July 17 → January 22 1963Download (1.1 GB)2
1963→ January 22Download (1.1 GB)2
Jan 22 → May 21Missing
May 21 → March 17 1964Download (967 MB)2
1964→ March 17Download (967 MB)2
March 17 → December 15Download (803 MB)2
December 15 → December 21 1965Download (526 MB)2
1965→ December 21Download (526 MB)2
January 19 → November 16Download (682 MB)IOC and Education committees2
November 16 → June 27 1966Download (1.4 GB)IOC and Education committees2
1966→ June 27Download (1.4 GB)2
January 5 → June 27Download (400 MB)2
June 27 →Not Scanned Yet
1967Not Scanned Yet
1968Not Scanned Yet
1969Not Scanned Yet
1970Not Scanned Yet
1971Not Scanned Yet
1972Not Scanned Yet
1973Not Scanned Yet9
1974Not Scanned Yet9
1975Not Scanned Yet9
1976Not Scanned Yet9
1977Not Scanned Yet9
1978Not Scanned Yet9
1979Not Scanned Yet9/4
1980Not Scanned Yet35/4
1981Not Scanned Yet35/4
1982Not Scanned Yet35/4
1983June 20 → August 25Download (54 MB)3
September 1 → November 21Download (97 MB)3
November 21 →Missing3
1984→ April 19Missing3
April 19 → December 16 1985Download (445 MB)3
May 21 → September 16 1985Download (154 MB)3
May 21 → September 16 1985Download (158 MB)Duplicate + more pages3
June 20 → March 18 1985Download (54 MB)3
1985April 15 → August 15Download (603 MB)3
April 15 → September 16Download (52 MB)3
April 15 → July 29 1988Download (603 MB)3
October 14 → June 27 1988Download (852 MB)Committee3
October 21 → May 19 1986Download (43 MB)3
1986→ May 19Download (43 MB)3
June 16 → August 17 1987Download (80 MB)3
1987→ August 17Download (80 MB)3
September → DecemberMissing3
1988January 1 → July 29Download (603 MB)3
August 8 → June 19 1990Download (583 MB)3
September 18 → September 18 1989Download (95 MB)3
1989→ September 18Download (95 MB)3
October 16 → June 28 1990Download (88 MB)3
1990→ June 28Download (88 MB)3
July 16 → June 17 1991Download (90 MB)3
July 16 → December 16 1991Download (207 MB)3
1991→ June 17Download (90 MB)3
July 12 → February 10 1992Download (82 MB)3
1992January 20 → December 10Download (217 MB)3
→ February 10Download (82 MB)3
March 2 → June 25Download (72 MB)3
July 20 → December 2Download (72 MB)3
December 10 → February 23 1993Download (55 MB)3
1993→ February 23Download (55 MB)3
March 8 → June 21Download (110 MB)3
July 12 → September 13Download (45 MB)3
October 4 → October 18Download (27 MB)3
NovemberDownload (45 MB)3
1994Not Scanned Yet28/29/30/31
1995Not Scanned Yet28/29/30/31
1996Not Scanned Yet28/29/30/31
1997Not Scanned Yet5/31
1998Not Scanned Yet5/31
1999Not Scanned Yet12/31
2000Not Scanned Yet13/14
2001Not Scanned Yet15/16
2002Not Scanned Yet15/16
2003Not Scanned Yet15/16
2004Not Scanned Yet15/16
2005Not Scanned Yet7/10
2006Not Scanned Yet10
2007Not Scanned Yet5/33
2008Not Scanned Yet5/33
2009Not Scanned Yet5/32/33
2010Not Scanned Yet27
2011Not Scanned Yet24
2012Not Scanned Yet19
2013Not Scanned Yet21
2014Not Scanned Yet26
2015Not Scanned Yet23
2016 → PresentView Online ArchivesMoved exclusively to online distribution.27