SAUCON VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT

 

Board of School Directors

Business Meeting

Audion

November 14, 2005 – Immediately following Committee Meeting

 

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Agenda

 

I.          Call to Order by the Board President

 

II.          Citizen’s Comments – Action Agenda Items Only

 

III.         Announcement of Executive Session: November 7, 2005 for personnel

                                                                               November 14, 2005 for personnel

IV.        Superintendent’s Report

 

V.        Motion to Approve Agenda

 

            A.        Personnel Committee – Eric Schenkel

                       

                        It is recommended that the Board:

 

            1.         Approve the Professional Contract between the Board of School Directors and the Saucon Valley Education Association effective September 1, 2005 through August 31, 2008.

 

2.         Approve the following teacher retirements:

 

Gwendolyn Singer – Elementary Teacher – effective June 13, 2006 or the last day of the 2005-06 school year.

 

Melody Weisman – Guidance Counselor – effective at the end of the 2005-06 academic year.

 

3.         Approve the resignation of Thomas Gorr, Director of Campus Operations and Human Resources, effective November 4, 2005.

 

4.         Approve Daniel Mack as mentor for Jason Stern effective upon when Mr. Stern becomes a Saucon Valley teacher.  Mr. Mack will be paid according to current teachers contract.

 

5.         Approve the following as Substitute Cafeteria Workers, to be employed on a “call as needed” basis and paid $8.71/hour, no benefits:

 

Patricia Mantz, effective October 25, 2005

                        Joanne Krycia, effective October 26, 2005

     

6.         Approve the resignation of Risa Roth, Instructional Aide, who provided on-site supervision for the specialized education of a Saucon Valley student attending Mercy Special Learning Center, effective October 28, 2005.

 

7.         Approve Mary Patricia Christof as a .5 Teacher Aide and Rochelle Homa as a .5 Teacher Aide to continue providing on-site supervision for the specialized education of a Saucon Valley student attending Mercy Special Learning Center for the 2005-2006 school year.  Salary for Instructional Aides and Benefits will be provided per the terms and conditions of the Building Aides Employment Agreement.  They are replacing Risa Roth, who recently resigned.

 

8.         Approve the following as teacher substitutes:

 

            Lora Guito – emergency

Barbara Hull – emergency

            Dean Snyder - emergency

     

9.         Approve the resignation of Alexia Kunkle, high school social studies teacher, effective November 28, 2005.

 

10.       Approve Gemma Davis as high school national honor society advisor for the 2005-06 school year.  Salary is per the teacher contract.

 

11.       Approve Vicky Toner as volunteer chaperone for the middle school ski club for the 2005-06 school year.

     

12.       Approve the following 2005-06 winter coaches.  Salaries will be per the teachers’ contract.

 

Swimming

 

Ed Kolosky -  Head Coach

Angleina Herring -  Asst Coach

Lach Peeke - Volunteer Coach

 

 

 

Boys Basketball

 

Matt Brown  - Head Varsity Coach

Scott Roberts - Asst Coach

Don Benner - Asst. Coach

Rick Haas - Asst Coach

Todd Lipp - Asst. Coach

Glenn Brown - Asst. Coach

 

 

 

Wrestling

 

Chad Shirk - Head Varsity Coach

Juan Garcia - Asst. Coach

David Miller - Asst. Coach

Ryan Fluck - Asst. Coach

Mike Laporta – Volunteer

 

 

Ben Chunko – Volunteer

 

 

 

 

 

Girls Basketball

 

Rick Nash - Head Coach

Brie Barona - Var. Asst.

Ron Jones - MS Coach

Abby Cox -  Freshman Coach

 

 

 

 

Cheerleading

 

Celena Amato - Head Varsity

Katie Lance - JV/ MS Coach

     

13.       Approve the request for maternity leave for Michelle Horvath, high school teacher, beginning November 29, 2005.  She plans to use sick days until January 26, 2006.  After two weeks of sick days, the remainder of her sick days will run concurrently with the 12 weeks of FMLA.  After FMLA she will be on unpaid maternity leave for the remainder of the 2005-06 school year. 

 

14.       Approve the resignation of Joan Broadhead, cafeteria monitor, effective November 28, 2005.

           

            B.        Facilities Committee – Joel Katz

 

C.        Education Committee – Susan Baxter

 

            D.        Finance Committee – Chris Ciesielka

 

E.        Policy Task Force – Bill Parton

           

            F.         Community Outreach Committee – Joel Katz

 

G.        Bethlehem Area Vo-Tech School

 

            H.        Colonial Intermediate Unit

 

            I.          PSBA Legislative Council

 

            J.         Hellertown/Lower Saucon Chamber of Commerce

 

VI.        Solicitor’s Report

 

VII.       Citizen’s Inquiries and Comments

VIII.      Announcements:

 

NEXT MEETINGS ~ November 28, 2005 – Business Meeting

                             7:30 pm – Elementary Large Group Instruction Room

 

                                    December 5, 2005 – Reorganization Meeting

                             7:30 pm – Elementary Large Group Instruction Room

 

IX.        Adjournment

 

 

 

 

            The Saucon Valley School District does not discriminate on the basis of

race, color, national origin, age, sex, or handicap.