JANUARY 16, 2008
President Robert Sawyer called
the regular meeting of the Clarion-Limestone Area School District Board of
School Directors to order at 8:06 PM in the
Members Present: Randy Alderton, Gene Smith, Molly Greenawalt,
Mark Angel,
Robert Sawyer, and John Hamilton
Members Absent: Mike Cyphert, Bill Holabaugh
Administration Present: Theodore Pappas, Superintendent
Brenda Reitz, Business Manager
Michael Drzewiecki, High School Principal
Mary Wolf, Elementary Principal
Rick Beggs,
Student Council Representatives Present: Justin Bish, Ben Stewart, Josh Park
Faculty Present: Mary Faulk
News Representative Present: Tom DiStefano, THE CLARION NEWS;
Others Present: Joe Snyder, Connie Snyder, Ryan Snyder
Mary Wolf, Mike Drzewiecki, Rick Beggs, Justin Bish, Ben Stewart and Josh Park participated via teleconferencing from the Intermediate Unit #6. Mr. Drzewiecki spoke of the impact this technology has on classroom teaching and the capabilities it offers. Dave Schirmer touched on the reality and benefits it provides our students and teachers by being able to access museums and technical support as well as other teaching tools. This has been made possible through the WAN agreement.
ACCEPTING OR MODIFYING THE AGENDA
Randy Alderton made a motion,
seconded by
MINUTES ADOPTED
Randy Alderton made a motion, seconded by Fred Port, to adopt the minutes of the December 5, 2007 Reorganizational and Regular meeting as well as the December 12, 2007 Special Voting meeting. The motion was affirmed by all.
TREASURER’S REPORT(S)
The November and December General Fund Treasurer’s Report(s) were reviewed and accepted on a motion made by John Hamilton, seconded by Gene Smith, and affirmed by all.
ACTIVITIES ACCOUNT REPORT(S)
The November and December Activities Account Report(s) were reviewed and accepted on a motion made by Mark Angel, seconded by John Hamilton, and affirmed by all.
SCHOOL LUNCH ACCOUNT REPORT(S)
The November and December School Lunch Account Report(s) were reviewed and accepted on a motion made by Randy Alderton, seconded by Gene Smith, and affirmed by all.
BUDGET TRANSFERS APPROVED
Mark Angel made a motion, seconded by Gene Smith, to approve budget transfers. See Attachment.
Roll call vote: Randy Alderton, Yes; Molly Greenawalt, Yes; Mark Angel, Yes; Gene Smith, Yes; Fred Port, Yes; John Hamilton, Yes; and Robert Sawyer, Yes. The motion carried.
Gene Smith made a motion, seconded by John Hamilton, to approve the January General Fund bill schedule in the amount of $554,650.84.
Roll call vote: Randy Alderton,
Yes; Mark Angel, Yes;
A. RIVERVIEW INTERMEDIATE UNIT – No report
B. CLARION COUNTY CAREER CENTER – No report
C LEGISLATIVE REPRESENTATIVE – No report
D. C-LAEA REPRESENTATIVE – No report
COMMUNICATIONS
A. STUDENT COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE’S REPORT
Justin Bish gave a summary of Student Council events which include a $150 donation to “Home for the Troops Foundation” and a Hershey Kissable sale for Valentines Day. They are planning a “MORP” dance on February 15th which is a dress down version of the prom. There will be a student council sponsored blood drive on February 20th from 9-2 and the PASC conference on March 20th from 8-1:30. Over 90 schools have been invited to participate.
B. ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL’S REPORT
Mrs. Wolf reported mid-year school wide assessments were conducted the prior week. The Act 80 day on January 21st included a presentation on WAN, Moodle Web Site development, 4Sight and DIBELS Data Analysis. Funding for Pre-K Counts is available for the 2008-09 school year and is housed at Creative Kids Daycare. The “5th grade teachers are implementing a program with their students to raise awareness on the importance of positive attitudes.” They are wearing purple bracelets and when they complain they must move the bracelet to the other arm. She also provided the board with a list of upcoming events at the elementary school.
C. HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL’S REPORT
Mr. Drzewiecki gave the board a draft document of the proposed “State High School Graduation Requirements.” If implemented Mr. Drzewiecki stated “this proposed assessment for graduating seniors will have a significant impact on how we approach things at the high school level.” He also reported the Academic Sports League completed their regular season in the top 10 of 30 schools.
D. SUPERVISOR OF BUILDINGS AND GROUND’S REPORT - None
E. BUSINESS MANAGER’S REPORT – None
F. SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
Mr. Pappas acknowledged the National Character Education Foundation as providing the upcoming elementary assembly with Dennis Bowman, Meteorologist. He wanted to acknowledge publicly their contribution to the school district.
Robert Sawyer announced the Board of School Directors met in executive session for the purpose of discussing student issues and negotiations as follows:
DATE TIME REASON
12/05/07 9:24 P.M. Personnel & Contract Issues
12/12/07 6:30 P.M. Personnel
01/09/08 7:00 P.M. Personnel
01/16/08 7:00 P.M. Personnel
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
None
OLD BUSINESS
ATHLETIC
GUIDELINES APPROVED
Gene Smith made a motion, seconded by
Roll call vote: Randy Alderton,
Yes; Gene Smith, Yes;
DEBT RESOLUTION APPROVED –
Roll call vote: Gene Smith, Yes;
Robert Sawyer, Yes; John Hamilton, Yes; Randy Alderton, Yes; Mark Angel, Yes;
Molly Greenawalt, Yes; and
DEBT RESOLUTION APPROVED –
Randy Alderton made a motion, seconded by Gene Smith, to accept the incurring of non-electoral debt through the issuance of a General Obligation Note (The “Note”) in a principal amount not to exceed Four Hundred Forty Five Thousand Dollars ($445,000) for the purpose of providing funds for the refunding, in order to reduce debt service over the life of the series, of the state public school building authority school revenue bonds, Series of 2002(Clarion County Career Center Project), as presented.
Roll call vote:
AUTHORIZATION TO SEEK BIDS
Roll call vote: Randy Alderton,
Yes; Gene Smith, Yes;
MILEAGE DONATED TO PURCHASE SAVINGS BONDS
Gene Smith made a motion, seconded by John Hamilton, for the board to donate mileage to and from board meetings to purchase savings bonds for the top five students in each secondary class.
Roll call vote:
SUBSTITUTES APPROVED
Randy Alderton made a motion, seconded by John Hamilton; to approve the following 2007-08 substitutes, pending receipt of all required legal documents:
Brett Sheaffer – Social Studies 7-12 Brynn Space – Art K-12
Seth Hampton – Music K-12 Betty Crain – Clerk/Secretary
Carolyn Abt – Science/Biology Brittany Simpson - Elementary Tasha Wheatley – Secondary Mathematics
Roll call vote: Molly Greenawalt,
Yes; Mark Angel, Yes;
SUPPLEMENTAL CONTRACTS APPROVED
Randy Alderton made a motion, seconded by Gene Smith, to approve the following 2007-08 supplemental contracts:
Kim Wolbert Head Junior High Volleyball Coach $ 450
Erin Faulk Assistant Junior High Volleyball Coach $ 450
*Mickey Truman Elementary Boy’s Basketball Coach $ 500
retroactive to December 17, 2007
At the request of Dave Schirmer, he has donated $57 of his total contractual supplemental pay to make the $1,800 for 3 assistants as follows:
**David Schirmer Head Girls’ Track Coach $2,393 Contract approved 12/05/07 is void-new contract will be issued
Linda Schirmer Assistant Girls’ Track Coach $ 600
Sarah Meals Assistant Girls’ Track Coach $ 600
Nancy Wyatt Assistant Girls’ Track Coach $ 600
Staff
for 2007-08 School Musical
Emily Coulson Musical Director and piano $ 800
Kenda Zerbe Art/Scene Design $ 700
Mickey Truman Asst.Director & Elementary Coordinator $ 200
Dave Hawk Sound Technician $ 600
Chris Taylor Lighting Design $ 200
Roll call vote: Randy Alderton,
Yes;
VOLUNTEER COACHES AND ATHLETIC HELPERS APPROVED
Randy Alderton made a motion, seconded by Gene Smith, to approve the following volunteer coaches and athletic helpers, pending receipt of all required legal documents:
Baseball – Greg Rhoads Softball – John Hamilton & Kris Hamilton
Athletic Helpers for Basketball –
Roll call vote: Randy Alderton,Yes; Gene Smith, Yes; Fred Port, Abstained; Mark Angel, Yes; Molly Greenawalt, Yes; John Hamilton, Abstained; and Robert Sawyer, Yes. The motion carried.
M. AARON
RESIGNATION ACCEPTED – HEAD BOYS’ SOCCER COACH
Randy Alderton made a motion, seconded by Mark Angel, to accept the resignation of Mel Aaron as Head Boys’ Soccer Coach.
Roll call vote: Molly Greenawalt,
Yes; Mark Angel, Yes;
M. FERRARO REQUEST FOR EDUCATIONAL LEAVE APPROVED
Randy Alderton made a motion, seconded by John Hamilton, to approve an educational leave of absence for Meghan Ferraro for the 2008-09 school year with a possible return in April without prior board approval, as presented.
Roll call vote:
R. BEERBOWER HIRED
AS PART-TIME CHILD SPECIFIC AIDE
Randy Alderton made a motion, seconded by Gene Smith, to hire Roslyn Beerbower as a part-time child-specific aide at a rate as defined in the support professional’s contract, pending receipt of all required legal documents.
Roll call vote: Molly Greenawalt,
Yes; Mark Angel, Yes;
K. STEELE GRANTED LEAVE WITHOUT PAY
Randy Alderton made a motion, seconded by John Hamilton, to grant leave without pay to Kathy Steele, Cafeteria Worker on February 7thand 8th, 2008.
Roll call vote:
J.
STEWART GRANTED LEAVE WITHOUT PAY
John Hamilton made a motion,
seconded by
Roll call vote: Gene Smith, Yes;
Robert Sawyer, Yes; John Hamilton, Yes; Randy Alderson, Yes; Mark Angel, Yes;
Molly Greenwell, Yes; and
2008-09 SCHOOL CALENDAR APPROVED
Gene Smith made a motion, seconded by Randy Alderton, to approve the 2008-09 school calendar.
Roll call vote:
FRENCH CLUB TRIP APPROVED
John Hamilton made a motion,
seconded by
Roll call vote: Gene Smith,Yes;
Robert Sawyer, Yes; John Hamilton, Yes; Randy Alderton, Yes; Mark Angel, Yes;
Molly Greenawalt, Yes; and
PDE form-3074(a), NON-REIMBURSABLE WORK FORM APPROVED
Randy Alderton made a motion,
seconded by
Roll call vote: Molly Greenawalt,
Yes; Mark Angel, Yes;
TRANSPORTATION DAILY RATES APPROVED
Gene Smith made a motion, seconded by Mark Angel, to approve the following 2007-08 transportation contract revisions for Haines Busing:
Date Bus # Daily Rate
12/05/07-Student absent 7 $236.91
Roll call vote: Randy Alderton, Yes; Gene Smith, Yes; Molly Greenawalt, Yes; John Hamilton, Yes; Fred Port, Yes; Mark Angel, Yes; and Robert Sawyer, Yes. The motion carried.
YMCA AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM APPROVED
Randy Alderton made a motion, seconded by Gene Smith, to approve a YMCA after-school program, as presented.
Roll call vote: Molly Greenawalt,
Yes; Mark Angel, Yes;
BUS DRIVER APPROVED
John Hamilton made a motion, seconded by Randy Alderton, to
approve the following 2007-08 bus driver submitted by McLendon Transportation,
Inc. and approved as a substitute driver for other bus contractors, pending receipt
of required legal documents:
Rachel
Wynkoop
Roll call vote: Gene Smith, Yes;
Robert Sawyer, Yes; John Hamilton, Yes; Randy Alderton, Yes; Mark Angel, Yes;
Molly Greenawalt, Yes; and
MOBILE DENTIST PROGRAM APPROVED
Roll call vote: Gene Smith, Yes;
Robert Sawyer, Yes; John Hamilton, Yes; Randy Alderton, Yes; Mark Angel, Yes;
Molly Greenawalt, Yes; and
M. GREENAWALT APPOINTED
IU #6 ALTERNATE REPRESENTATIVE
President Robert Sawyer appointed Molly Greenawalt to serve as the alternate IU#6 Board representative.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:08 PM on a motion made by Randy Alderton, seconded by Gene Smith, and affirmed by all.
______________________________
Donna M. Smith, Secretary
BOARD OF SCHOOL DIRECTORS