Saucon Valley School
District
Regular Meeting of the
Board of Education
February 7, 2006 – 7:30 pm
Elementary Large Group Instruction
Room
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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
6:30 pm –
Executive Session for the purpose of personnel, negotiations, and legal.
I. Call to Order - Mr. Ralph Puerta, President,
presiding
II. Pledge of Allegiance
·
A
moment of Silence – Warren Mohr
III. Recording of Attendance - Mr. David Bonenberger, Secretary
IV. Announcement of Executive
Session – February
7, 2006 for the purpose of personnel, negotiations, and legal.
V. Approval of Minutes
A. January
10, 2006 – Business Meeting Attachment
VI. Recognition
VII. Presentations
A. Capital
Improvement Listing Power Point Attachment Attachment
B. Policy
011 – Board Governance Standards/ Code of Conduct Attachment
VIII. Superintendent Report - Dr. Sandra Fellin, Acting Superintendent
IX. Citizen’s Comments – Visitors should state their name and address.
X. Presentation of Bills
A. General Expenditures Attachment
XI. Motion
to Approve Agenda
A. Education Committee –
Consensus Motion:
The following items are to be
deleted from the consensus motion at board member request. All items in the shaded area are part of the
consensus motion.
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First
Draft of 2006-07 School Calendar
1. Discuss the first draft of the 2006-07
School Calendar. Attachment
Professional
Education Plan, 2005-2008
2. Discuss the first reading of the
Professional Education Plan, 2005-2008
Attachment
Recommendation: To approve all
motions and recommendations as listed above in Education.
B. Personnel Committee – Eric
Schenkel/Sandra Fellin
Consensus
Motion:
The following items are to be deleted from the consensus motion at board
member request. All items in the shaded
area are part of the consensus motion.
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Long
Term Substitutes
1. Approve
Jeremy Lesser as elementary physical education long term substitute beginning
February 8, 2006 and continue until the end of the 2005-06 school term. His salary will be $38,176 (B, Step 1) (which
will be pro-rated). He is replacing
Michael Gray who recently resigned.
2. Approve
Kathy Truskowski as third grade long term substitute beginning February 8, 2006
and continue until March 27, 2006. Her
salary will be $38,176 (B, Step 1) (which will be pro-rated). She is replacing Kristi Haas, who is on
maternity leave.
3. Approve
Jennifer Toth as second grade long term substitute beginning February 8, 2006
and continue until the end of the 2005-06 school term. Her salary will be $38,176 (B, Step 1) (which
will be pro-rated). She is replacing
Lois Frederick, who is on sick leave.
4. Approve
Nancy Braymer as first grade long term substitute beginning February 8, 2006
and continue until May 30, 2006. Her salary
will be $38,176 (B, Step 1) (which will be pro-rated). She is replacing Rebecca Harvey, who is on
maternity leave.
Spring
Head Coaches
5. Approve
the following 2006 spring head coaches:
Salaries are according to the current professional contract
Baseball – Bill Rogers
Softball
– Leslie McDonald
Girls’
and Boys’ Track and Field – Ed Kolosky
Boys’
Tennis – Tom Vicario
Girls’
Soccer – Stephanie Ochse
Conferences
6. Approve
the following conferences Attachment
Substitutes
7. Approve
the following substitutes:
Jo-Anne Cirafesi-Kane - Emergency
Michael
McFetridge – Health and Physical Education
Lauren
Weider – Emergency
Erin
Wilson – Social Studies
High
School AV Coordinator
8. Approve Robert Frey as high school AV
coordinator for the remainder of the 2005-06 school year. Salary will be based on current professional
contract. Mr. Frey is replacing Mr.
Hertzog who recently resigned as AV coordinator.
Request
for Time off Without Pay
9. Approve the request for time off without
pay:
Diane
Ackerman – Aide – March 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 2006.
Patsy Quinn – Food Service – April 19, 20, 21, 2006
Jacqueline S. Peeke – Building Aide – March 27, 28, 29, 30,
31, 2006
Noreen Resetar – Transportation – May 2, 3, 4, 5, 2006
Resignation
of Long Term Substitute
10. Approve the resignation of Brian Campbell,
middle school long term substitute, effective February 16, 2006.
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Emotional Support Aide
11. Approve Jacqueline Goldfeder as high
school .5 emotional support aide in the morning effective February 8,
2006. Ms. Goldfeder is replacing Bill
Taylor who held the position for the first semester only.
Athletic
Director Job Description
12. Approve the first reading of the attached
job description for Athletic Director. Attachment - New Description Attachment
- Old Description
Recommendation: To approve all motions
and recommendations as listed above in Personnel.
C. Facilities Committee – Herb Payung/Wally Zimpfer
Consensus Motion:
The following items are to be deleted from the consensus motion at board
member request. All items in the shaded
area are part of the consensus motion.
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Request
for Bids for Transportation
1. Request for early bids for
transportation Attachment
Surplus
2. Request to declare two non-working
calon gas ranges as surplus District equipment.
The gas ranges, which were located in High School Room 111, have been
replaced with two electric ranges.
Recommendation: To approve all motions
and recommendations as listed above in Facilities.
D. Finance Committee – George Torrella/David
Bonenberger
Recommendation: No recommendations
E. Policy Task Force – Lachlan Peeke/Sandra
Fellin
Consensus Motion:
The following items are to be deleted from the consensus motion at board
member request. All items in the shaded
area are part of the consensus motion.
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No Report or
Recommendations
Recommendation: No recommendations
F. Community Outreach -
Consensus Motion:
The following items are to be deleted from the consensus motion at board
member request. All items in the shaded
area are part of the consensus motion.
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No Report or Recommendations
Saucon
Valley Partnership Meeting
1. The next meeting of the Saucon Valley
Partnership is schedule for February 8, 2006 beginning at 7 pm at the Lower
Saucon Township Hall.
Recommendation: No recommendations.
G. Bethlehem Area Vo-Tech School –
Edward Inghrim/Lachlan Peeke
(Meetings
are first Tuesday of every month)
H. Colonial Intermediate Unit –
(Meetings
are fourth Wednesday of each month)
I. PSBA
Workshop – Sandra Miller/Herb Payung
J. Northampton
Community College – Charles Bartolet
(Meetings
are first Thursday of every month)
K. Hellertown/Lower
Saucon Chamber of Commerce – George Torrella
L. New Business
XII. Solicitor’s
Report
XIII. Citizen’s Inquiries and
Comments – Visitors
should state their name and address.
XIV. Announcements
Future Meetings ~ March 14, 2006 – 7:30 pm – Business Meeting
Elementary
Large Group Instruction Room
March 28, 2006 – 7:30 –pm – Business
Meeting
Elementary Large Group
Instruction Room
XV. Motion
to Adjournment Meeting
The Saucon Valley School District does not
discriminate on the basis of
race, color, national origin, age,
sex, or handicap.