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Regular Meeting of
the Board of Education March 25, 2008
7:30 pm High School Audion ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― |
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Welcome to
the meeting of the 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. |
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Agenda |
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6:30 pm Executive Session for the purpose of personnel
and legal. |
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I. Call
to the Order Mr. |
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II. Pledge of Allegiance |
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III. Recording of Attendance Mr. David
Bonenberger, Secretary |
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IV. Announcement of Executive Sessions March 25, 2008 |
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V. Approval
of Minutes - None |
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VI. Recognition A. Victoria Kohn, Third Grader Winner
of the B. PIAA District XI AA Team Champions (SVs first wrestling district champions since
1972) and State Champion Brandon
Palik 2008 District XI AA Champion 189 lbs. Reuben
Herrera 2008 District XI AA Champion 145 lbs. Ian Gimbar 2008 District XI AA
Runner-Up 152 lbs. Adam Phillippi 2008 District
XI AA Bronze Medalist 112 lbs. Jarid Solosky 2008 District XI
AA Bronze Medalist 125 lbs. Eric Gimbar - 2008
District XI AA Bronze Medalist 215 lbs. Kyle Steckert 2008 District XI
AA 4th Place 171 lbs. Reuben Herrera C. Kevin Shoemaker PIAA
State Champion Kevin Shoemaker 7th
Place 200 freestyle Heather Miller Heather
Miller 4th Place - 100 Backstroke 400 Free Style Relay
Team (Alex Wolf, Chris Weiss, Zack
Oatis, Kevin Shoemaker, with alternate Kevin Boyd) 200 Free Style Relay
Team (Alex Wolf, Chris Weiss, Zack
Oatis, Kevin Shoemaker, with alternate Kevin Boyd) Boys
Team D. Sal Ritz Update on Play Camelot |
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VII. Presentation A. Progress
on the Facilities Plan The Architectural Studio |
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VIII. Superintendents Report Dr. Sandra
Fellin, Superintendent |
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IX. Citizens Comments Agenda Items Only Visitors should state their name and address. |
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X. Presentation
of Bills David Bonenberger A. General Expenditures $345,770.21 B. Health Benefit Expenditures
$174,654.18 |
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XI. Treasurers Report George
Torrella/David Bonenberger A. Cash Investment
Bond Activity B. Expansion
Project Finance Report D. Budget Transfer
- $70,000 E. Activity
Reports High School
Activity Report - February 2008 Middle School Activity
Report - February 2008 |
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XII. Motion to Approve Agenda |
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A. Education |
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Items/Projects for Discussion and Possible Resolution |
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Consensus Motion: |
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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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Graduation Date |
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1. Approve
June 6, 2008 as the 2008 Graduation Date for Seniors. |
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Wall Street West Gap Initiative |
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2. Approve
the attached Wall Street
West Gap Initiative proposal. This is a project with |
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Physics
Textbook |
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3. Approve the first review of the
following high school textbook: Course
Title Physics First Textbook
Title Foundations of Physical Science with Earth and Space Science (Budgeted 2008-09) Text
Replaces None; This is a new course |
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Recommendation: To approve all motions and recommendations as listed above in
Education. |
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B. Personnel |
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Items/Projects for Discussion and Possible Resolution |
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Consensus Motion: |
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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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Change in Retirement Dates |
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1. Approve the following change in
retirement dates: Nancy
Ihle, Food Service Manager, from June 30, 2008 to June 10, 2008. Her
retirement was previously approved. Thomas
Vicario, high school teacher, from June 30, 2008 to June 12, 2008. His retirement was previously approved. |
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Food
Service Employee |
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2. Approve
Paula Miller as a permanent part-time employee in the Food Service
Department. Her hourly rate of pay is
$12.48 after working as a long-term substitute in the High School
Cafeteria. She is replacing Carol
Torres who was terminated from the Food Service Department. |
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Additions
to Substitute List |
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3. Approve
the following additions to the 2007-2008 substitute list: Robert
Aptaker Emergency Certified Grace
Behe Emergency Certified Nicole Dysart - English Adam
Ousley - Elementary |
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Job
Descriptions |
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4. Approve
the first reading of the following job descriptions: Professional ESL Teacher New No old
one Grade Level, Team Leaders, Dept
Chairs New No old one Mental Health Specialist K-12
New No old one Psychologist New No old
one Reading Specialist New
No old one School Nurse New No old
one Speech-Language Pathologist New
No old one Teacher New No old one Counselor Job Descriptions School Counselor New No
old one Special Education Guidance
Counselor New No old one ADA Compliant Tasks for the
professional/counselor group |
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2008 Summer Learning Academy Teachers |
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5. Approve the following 2008 Summer
Learning Academy Teachers: Elementary Jamie McFadden - Writing Leah Mickey Pre-school Cathy Moyzan Kindergarten Andrew Romano Math Carol Tavormina Reading |
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Rescind Retirement Request |
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6. Approve
to rescind the request of Annelle Conover to retire after the 2007-08 school
year . |
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Chief Negotiator for Board with SVEA Negotiations |
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7. Approve
to hire Ellis Katz as the chief negotiator for the Saucon Valley School Board
during the negotiations process with the Saucon Valley Education Association at
a standard hourly rate for chargeable time of $130 and $175 per hour for
non-routine matters. |
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Recommendation: To approve all motions and recommendations as listed above in
Personnel. |
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C. Facilities |
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Items/Projects for Discussion and Possible Resolution |
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Consensus Motion: |
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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. |
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Recommendation: No
recommendations. |
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D. Finance |
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Items/Projects for Discussion and
Possible Resolution |
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2008/2009 Budget Timeline for
2007-2008 School Year |
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December 4, 2007 Business
Meeting |
Approval
of Resolution 2008-01 whereby the District will not raise taxes more than the
4.4% Index |
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Preliminary
Budget Adoption requires ten days prior notice for public advertising |
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No later
than March 1, 2008 |
Deadline
for homeowners to file a Homestead Application with |
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April 15, 2008 |
Certification
of total amount of revenue in the Property
Tax Relief Fund available for distribution |
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April 20, 2008 |
Notification
of Department of Education regarding property tax allocations under Section
505 |
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May 1, 2008 |
PDE notification
deadline to school districts of their property tax reduction allocation |
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Assessor
Report for approved Homestead/Farmstead |
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May 31, 2008 |
Deadline
to adopt 2008-2009 Proposed Final Budget; Mail Certification
of Use of PDE-2028 to the Department
of Education |
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June 10, 2008 20 days
prior to final
budget adoption |
Deadline
to make 2008-2009 Proposed Final Budget available for public inspection on
PDE-2028 |
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June 20, 2008 10 days
prior to final
budget adoption |
Deadline
to offer public notice of intent to adopt 2008-2009
Final Budget |
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June 30, 2008 |
Last day
for school board to adopt Final Budget |
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July 15, 2008 annual
deadline |
Deadline to
submit 2008-2009 Final Budget to the Department of Education on Form PDE-2028 |
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Consensus
Motion: |
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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. |
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Recommendation: No
recommendations. |
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E. Community Outreach |
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Items/Projects for Discussion and
Possible Resolution |
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Consensus
Motion: |
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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. |
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1. The next meeting of the Saucon Valley
Partnership is scheduled for April 9, 2008 beginning at 7 pm at the Hellertown
Borough. |
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Recommendation: No recommendations. |
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F. (Meetings are first Tuesday of every
month) |
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G. Colonial Intermediate Unit Susan
Baxter (Meetings are fourth Wednesday of
every month) |
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H. PSBA Susan Baxter/Sandra Miller |
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I. (Meetings are first Thursday of every
month) |
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J. Hellertown/Lower Saucon Chamber of Commerce
George Torrella |
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K. New Business |
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XIII. Solicitors Report |
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XIV. Citizens Inquiries and Comments Visitors should state their name and address. |
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XV. Announcements |
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Future
Meetings ~ April 8,
2008 7:30 pm Business Meeting High
School Audion April
22, 2008 7:30 pm Business Meeting High
School Audion |
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XVI. Motion to Adjourn Meeting |
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The |