Board of School Directors
Business
Meeting
Elementary
Large Group Instruction Room
January
24, 2006 – 7:30 pm
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Welcome to the meeting of the Saucon Valley School
Board. Our objective is to serve the
students, parents, and residents of our community. You are an important part of this meeting and
we look forward to your questions and comments.
We are all here for the same reason. All opinions are welcomed and equally
valuable. Our only request is that we
address each other with civility and respect.
Our courtesy toward each other is the best way to show our students how
much we respect them as well.
Agenda
7 pm –
Executive Session for the purpose of discussing land.
I. Call to Order by the Board President
II. Pledge of Allegiance
III. Roll Call
IV. Announcement
of Executive Session: January 17, 2006 for land
V. High School
Student Representatives – Mike Carbonara/Tim O’Toole
VI. Presentations
A. Project Overview Attachment
B. Master Plan RFP Attachment
C. Financial Attachment
VII. Superintendent
A. Board
Member Recognition
B.
VIII. Citizen’s Comment – Action Items Only
IX. Presentation of Bills – David
Bonenberger
A. General
Expenditures ~ January
B. Cafeteria
Expenditures ~ December
C. Health
Benefits ~ December
D. 2003 Emmaus
Bond, Construction Fund (195-08) ~ December
X. Treasurer’s Report – George
Torella/David Bonenberger
A. Cash,
Investment, and Bond Activity ~ November,
December
B. Revenue
and Expenditure Summary ~ November/December
C. Expansion
Project Finance Report ~ November 2005
December 2005
D. Activity
Accounts ~ High School
November 2005, High School December 2005, Middle School November 2005, Middle School
December 2005
XI. Motion
to Approve Agenda
A. Education –
Susan Baxter/Sandra Fellin
B. Personnel
– Eric Schenkel/Sandra Fellin
It is recommended that
the Board:
1. Approve
the following sabbatical leaves:
Lori
Harbison – 2nd Grade – Spring 2007/Spring 2008 – Study
Barb
Weikert – 2nd Grade – 2006-07 School Year – Study
2. Approved
the following substitute teacher:
Angela
Drake - Elementary
Amanda
Stephens – Elementary
Cynthia
Willits - Elementary
3. Approval for time off without pay:
Ed Stine, Transportation Bus Driver,
for April 12, 18, and 19, 2006
Pat Bowen, Food Service Worker, for
February 8, 9, and 10, 2006
4. Approve
Randall Neiser as a Substitute Bus Driver, to be employed on a “call as needed”
basis at an hourly rate of $14.03, no benefits.
5. Approve
the attached conferences. Attachment
C. Facilities Committee – Herb Payung/Wally
Zimpfer
It is recommended that
the Board:
1. RFP
Master Plan for Facilities
D. Finance
Committee – George Torrella/Dave Bonenberger
E. Policy Task Force –
It is recommended that
the Board:
1. Approve
PSBA to conduct two inner district workshops at $850/workshop. Dates to be determined. Workshops titles are:
“I’m
a New Board Member, Now What?”
It’s
the Law
Communicate!
Your
Role in Budget and Finance
F. Community Outreach – Susan Baxter/Herb
Payung/Sandra Fellin
It is recommended that
the Board:
1. Approve
the $1,000 annual membership fee for the Saucon Valley Partnership.
G. Bethlehem Area Vo-Tech School – Edward
Inghrim/Lachlan Peeke
H. Colonial
Intermediate Unit – Susan Baxter – No
report
I. PSBA
Workshop – Sandra Miller/Herb Payung
J.
K. Hellertown/Lower
Saucon Chamber of Commerce – George Torrella
L. New
Business
It is recommended that
the Board:
1. Approve
Pat Vulcano, Jr. to fill the unexpired term of Richard Siegfried as Easton Area
School District’s representative on the Northampton County Area Community
College Board of Trustees. Mr.
Siegfried’s term would have expired June, 2010.
Attachment
XII. Solicitor’s Report
XIII. Citizen’s Inquiries and Comments
XIV. Announcements:
FUTURE MEETINGS ~ February
14, 2006 – 7:30 pm – Business Meeting
Elementary
Large Group Instruction Room
February
28, 2006 – 7:30 pm – Business Meeting
Elementary
Large Group Instruction Room
XV. Motion to Adjournment Meeting
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race, color, national origin, age,
sex, or handicap.