Saucon Valley School District

 

Regular Meeting of the Board of Education

                                                       May 22, 2007 – 7:30 pm

High School Audion

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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 legal and personnel.             

 

 

I.          Call to the Order – Mr. Ralph Puerta, President, presiding

 

II.         Pledge of Allegiance

 

III.        Recording of Attendance – Mr. David Bonenberger, Secretary

 

IV.       Announcement of Executive Sessions –

                        May 22, 2007

 

V.        Approval of Minutes

                        Minutes-4-24-07

                        Minutes 5-08-07       

                                   

VI.       Recognition

            A.        Mr. Joseph Delfoe

            B.        Mr. Ron Wentz – Baseball Fields

            C.        Mr. John Lynch – Donation of Cameras

            D.        Mr. David Oatis – Fields

            E.        Mr. Sal Ritz – 2007 Freddy Award Nominations

            F.         Saucon Valley Elementary PTO

                                   

VII.      Presentation

            A.        District Assessment Plan – Lynn Cheddar, Tom Halcisak, Dave Laboski

                        Student Assessments Area Description

                        National State District Testing 2007

 

VIII.     Superintendent’s Report – Dr. Sandra Fellin, Superintendent

           

IX.       Citizens’ Comments – Agenda Items Only – Visitors should state their name

            and address.

 

X.        Presentation of Bills – David Bonenberger

           No Reports

 

XI.       Treasurer’s Report – George Torrella/David Bonenberger

            A.        Cash Investment and Bond Activity

            B.        Expansion Project Finance Report

            C.        Condensed Board Summary Report

            D.        Budget Transfers Revised

            E.        Activity Accounts: 

                        Note: Money in activity accounts is from student fundraising endeavors.

                        1. High School Activity Report

                        2. Middle School Activity Report

 

 

XII.     Motion to Approve Agenda

 

 

A.        Education Committee – Susan Baxter/Ira Hiberman

 

Items/Projects for Discussion and Possible Resolution

 

 

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.

 

________________    ________________    ________________    ______________

 

 

Mathematics Textbooks

1.         Approve the second review of the following high school textbooks: (Budgeted)

 

            Course Title – Math Fundamentals

            Textbook Title – Math Course 2 (Copyright Date 2008)

            Text Replaces – None – New Acquisition

 

            Course Title – Special Education Small Group Instruction 9-12

            Textbook Title – Algebra I

            Text Replaces – None – New Acquisition

 

            Course Title – Special Education Small Group Instruction 9-12

            Textbook Title – Geometry

            Text Replaces – None – New Acquisition

 

            Course Title – Special Education Small Group Instruction 6-8

            Textbook Title – Basic Math Skills

            Text Replaces – None – New Acquisition

 

 

            Course Title – Special Education Small Group Instruction 6-12

            Textbook Title – Mathematics Concepts

            Text Replaces – None – New Acquisition

 

            Course Title – Special Education Small Group Instruction 8-9

            Textbook Title – Pre-Algebra

            Text Replaces – None – New Acquisition        

 

2007-08 High School Student Handbook

2.         Approve the second reading of the 2007-08 high school student handbook.

 

2007-08 Elementary and Middle School Student Handbooks

3.         Approve the first reading of the 2007-08 handbooks.

 

            Elementary Student Handbook and Summary of Changes

            Middle School Student Handbook and Discipline Plan

 

 

Recommendation:  To approve all motions and recommendations as listed above in Education.

 

B.        Personnel Committee – Sandra Miller/Sandra Fellin

 

Items/Projects for Discussion and Possible Resolution

 

 

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.

 

________________    ________________    ________________    ______________

 

 

Resignation of Golf Coach

1.         Approve the resignation of Richard Simononis as high school head golf coach effective immediately.

 

Maternity Leave Request

2.         Approve the following maternity leave request:

 

            Jessica Friday – HS social studies teacher – Mrs. Friday will be taking 10 sick days prior to enacting the 12 weeks of FMLA with which she will be using 40 sick days.  After FMLA, Mrs. Friday will be on an unpaid maternity leave for the first semester of the 2007-08 school year.  On the April 24th board meeting agenda, it was listed as 30 sick days not 40 sick days.

 

 

Summer Learning Academy

3.         Approve the following 2007 summer learning academy teachers:

 

            Cheryl Kittle – middle school mathematics

            Mario Marcozzi – high school social studies and English

 

Leave without Pay

4.         Approve the request for days without pay for Clarann Filko, elementary instructional aide, on May 30th, May 31st, and June 1st.

 

2007 Summer Help

5.         Approve the Summer Employees for 2007 to be paid an hourly wage of $10.00, no benefits, for a maximum of forty (40), seven-hour days, effective June 18, 2007:

 

            Summer Bus Cleaners:

            Mike Youse, Jean Unguren, Ginger Hill, Karen Werner, Gale Zaino, and Don Zettlemoyer;

 

            Summer Painters:

            Rick Meyers, Stanley Smith, Herb Payung, and Matthew Diehl;

 

            Summer Custodians/Maintenance:

            Dale Frankenfield, Carol Eddinger, Lou Kulscher, Kelly Albertson, Michelle Chavar, and Debbie Appel.

 

Athletic Director

6.         Approve Robert Frey as athletic director beginning July 1, 2007 at a salary of $55,000.

 

Fall Coaches

7.         Approve the following 2007 fall coaches:

 

            Nancy Harte – Cheerleading - $2,745

            Scott Roberts – Golf - $3,430

 

Leave without Pay

8.         Approve the request for leave without pay for Jeff Good on May 22, 2007 (afternoon only).

 

 

Recommendation:  To approve all motions and recommendations as listed above in Personnel.

 

C.        Facilities Committee – Herb Payung/Wally Zimpfer

 

Items/Projects for Discussion and Possible Resolution

1.         Approve the 35 percent of fees for district facility use dedicated for salary, not exceed the rate of $34.

 

2.         Discussion of additional funding for field turf improvement.

 

            2007-08 Landscape Field Budget Justification Version I

            2007-08 Landscape Field Budget Justification Version 2

            2007-08 Landscape Field Budget Version I            

            2007-08 Landscape Field Budget Version 2

 

 

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.

 

________________    ________________    ________________    _______________

 

 

No Report or Recommendation.

 

                Recommendation:  No recommendations.

 

D.        Finance Committee – George Torrella/David Bonenberger

 

Items/Projects for Discussion and Possible Resolution

 

 

2007/2008 Budget – Timeline for 2006-2007 School Year

 

 

Sunday, June 10, 2007

Last day proposed final budget printing

And available for inspection.

Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Last day proposed final budget public notice;

 

Saturday, June 30, 2007

Last day for school board to adopt final budget;

Resolution adopted for Installment Payments for

school property taxes must be adopted June 30, 2007 and each year thereafter;

 

Tuesday, July 31, 2007

General Fund Budget Submittal Date

(On or Before July 31, 2007)

 

   2007/2008 Budget – Saucon Valley Timeline for 2006-2007 School Year

Tuesday May 8, 2007

Board Meeting

Approval of 2007-2008 Proposed Final Budget in the

amount of $37,705,244 funded by 1.13 mill increase.

Wednesday, May 9, 2007 to

Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Proposed Final Budget available for public inspection in the Business Office for 20 days.

 

Thursday, May 31, 2007

Public Notice of Intent to Adopt the 2007-2008 Final Budget at the June 12, 2007 Board Meeting.

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Board Meeting

 

Approval of the 2007-2008 final Budget

1.         Discussion of the 2007-08 budget.

           Budget Chart Document

 

 

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.

 

________________    ________________    ________________   _______________

 

 

Bus and Van Bid Awards

1.         Approve the purchase of one (1) new 48-passenger bus, (seating capacity is 57- same cost as 48-passenger), in the amount of $89,387.00 from Rohrer Bus Sales, Routes 1 & 15, Duncannon, PA; and one (1) new 84-passenger bus in the amount of $88,760.00 from Wolfington Body Company, Inc., Route 100, Exton, PA.

 

2.         Approve the purchase of one (1) 2007 ten-passenger van (with trade-in) in the amount of $22,341.00 from Pete Hondru’s Manheim Chrysler, 700 Lancaster Road, Manheim, PA.

           

            Science Materials Bid Awards

3.         Approve the bid for Science Materials for 2007-2008 in the amount of $7,605.14.   Tabulation attached. Science Bid Awards

 

Northampton-Monroe-Pike County Joint Purchasing

4.         Approve the award of bid for paper/janitorial products through the Northampton-Monroe-Pike County Joint Purchasing Board in the amount of $23,492.10.  Tabulation attached.

            Joint Purchasing Bid Award

 

 

Recommendation:  To approve all motions and recommendations as listed above in Finance.

 

E.        Policy Task Force Committee – Lachlan Peeke/Sandra Fellin

 

Items/Projects for Discussion and Possible Resolution

 

 

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.

______________    ______________    ______________    ______________

 

 

 

First Reading of Policies

1.         Approve the first reading of the following policies:

 

            Operations

            811 – Bonding

            822 – Automated External Defibrillator (AED)

            825 – State Mandated Waivers

            826 – Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information

            828 – Fraud

            830 – Breach of Computerized Personal Information

 

Second and Final Reading of Policies

2.         Approve the second and final reading of the following policies:

 

            Operations

            801 – Public Record

            802 – School Organization

            803 – School Calendar

            804 – School Day

            805 – Emergency Preparedness

            806 – Child/Student Abuse

            807 – Opening Exercises/Flag Displays

            808 – Food Services

 

 

Recommendation:  To approve all motions and recommendations as listed above in Policy.

 

F.         Community Outreach – Susan Baxter/Ed Inghrim/Sandra Fellin

 

Items/Projects for Discussion and Possible Resolution

 

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.

 

________________    ________________    ________________    ______________

 

 

No Report or Recommendations.

 

 

Saucon Valley Partnership Meeting

1.         The next meeting of the Saucon Valley Partnership is scheduled for June 13, 2007 beginning at 7 pm at the Lower Saucon Township Hall.

 

 

Recommendation: No recommendations.

ion.

G.        Bethlehem Area Vo-Tech School – Herb Payung/Lachlan Peeke

            (Meetings are first Tuesday of every month)

 

H.        Colonial Intermediate Unit – Susan Baxter

            (Meetings are fourth Wednesday of every month)

 

I.          PSBA – Susan Baxter/Sandra Miller

 

J.         Northampton Community College – Eric Schenkel

            (Meetings are first Thursday of every month)

 

K.        Hellertown/Lower Saucon Chamber of Commerce – George Torrella

 

L.         New Business

 

XIII.     Solicitor’s Report

                                                                                                                    

XIV.     Citizen’s Inquiries and Comments – Visitors should state their name and address.

 

XV.      Announcements

 

            Future Meetings ~    June 12, 2007 – 7:30 pm – Business Meeting

                          High School Audion

 

                                                  June 26, 2007 – 7:30 pm – Business Meeting

                          High School Audion

 

XVI.     Motion to Adjourn Meeting

 

 

The Saucon Valley School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex, or handicap.