BOARD OF EDUCATION DERRY AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT DERRY, PENNSYLVANIA REGULAR MEETING MARCH 4, :30 P.M.

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1 BOARD OF EDUCATION DERRY AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT DERRY, PENNSYLVANIA REGULAR MEETING MARCH 4, :30 P.M. I. CALL TO ORDER by President Nathan Doherty II. ROLL CALL by Secretary Barbara Visconti Nathan Doherty - President David Krinock- Vice President James Beatrice Thomas Hudock Stephen Kozar Kelley McGinnis Ralph Neiman Lucinda Nicely Ted Schmidbauer III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE IV. VISITOR COMMENTS V. PRESENTATIONS Audit report for the year ended June 30, 2009 by Sarp & Company. VI APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. Motion to approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting of February 4, (Enclosure #1) B. Motion to approve the minutes of the Special Meeting of February 25, (Enclosure #2) 1

2 VII. Motion to approve the Treasurer s Report as presented by Larry Kean of Ameriserv Financial. (Enclosure #3) VIII. Motion to approve payment of the following bills: Regular Bills in the amount of $3,210, (Enclosure #4) Cafeteria Bills in the amount of $94, (Enclosure #5) Capital Projects Bills in the amount of $188, (Enclosure #6) Athletic Bills in the amount of $11, (Enclosure #7) IX. PERSONNEL A. RESIGNATIONS/RETIREMENTS/LEAVES: 1. Motion to accept the resignation due to retirement of Thomas Brown, effective May 31, Motion to approve an unpaid medical leave for Kim Roble effective February 26, 2010 through the end of the school year.. B. EMPLOYMENT 1. Motion to approve additions to the substitute employee lists. (Encl #8) 2. Motion to employ Mary Anderson as an extended day-to-day substitute for the maternity leave of Sarah Mikeska. 2

3 3. Motion to employ Jennifer Null as an extended day-to-day substitute for the maternity leave of Lindsey Robertson. 4. Motion to employ Jessica Campbell as an extended day-to-day substitute for Katie Moser effective March 1, Motion to transfer Nick Errett from Alternative Education Aide to extended day-to-day substitute for the maternity leave of Anna Mack through the remainder of the school year. 6. Motion to employ as an extended substitute alternative education aide at an hourly rate of $. C. CONFERENCES 1. Motion to approve the request of the following teachers to attend the SPARK Training in San Diego at an approximate cost of $6,307.00, to be paid with PEP Grant Funds: K-2 training - Sean Myers - August 1-3, 2010 Middle School Training - George Tragos - July 26-29, 2010 High School Training - Mary Matrunick & Rich Matrunick - June 29-30, 2010 X. ATHLETICS A. Motion to employ Chris Gerhard as Assistant Baseball Coach for the school year at a salary as set by the negotiated point system. B. Motion to employ Joe Boggio as Varsity Assistant Baseball Coach for the

4 10 school year at a salary as set by the negotiated point system. C. Motion to approve the following volunteer coaches for the school year: Joe Krinock - Baseball Terry Malis - Baseball Tarrah Dean - Track XI. BUSINESS AFFAIRS A. Motion to authorize the Administration to study reduction and realignment of staff due to changing enrollment and curtailment of programs and prepare recommendations for the Board in accordance with provisions of the Pennsylvania School Code of 1949, as amended. Motion by Seconded by Vote B. Motion to approve the Westmoreland Intermediate Unit General Operating Budget for in the amount of $4,355,285 - an increase of $210,700 from C. Motion to accept the audit report for the year ending June 30, 2009 as presented by Sarp & Company. D. Motion to authorize the Administration to advertise for bids for a Rock Climbing Wall at Grandview, to be paid with PEP Grant Funds. E. Motion to award the bid for the Middle School Roof to, the lowest bidder meeting specifications, at a cost of $ to be paid with Capital Improvement Funds. F. Motion to approve the purchase of a Drivers Training vehicle in the amount of $, from, said purchase 4

5 being from the Pennsylvania government contract, COSTAR G. Motion to enter into an Energy Service Agreement with Keytex Energy as per attached Service Agreement. (Enclosure #9) Motion by Seconded by Vote H. Motion to enter into an emergency demand response curtailment program with Keytex Energy for the school year. (Enclosure #10) Motion by Seconded by Vote I. Motion to approve the purchase of as 12' snow loader from Steel-Tec, Inc at a cost of $2,688.00, to be paid with Capital Improvement Funds. Motion by Seconded by Vote J. Motion to approve the following Field Trips: (Substitute, transportation and registration costs are included in each building budget except as noted) Carol Dinco & Steve Shaw to accompany students to the WIRC Competition at Seton Hill on 3/9/10 Beth Roadman to accompany German students to Washington& Jefferson College to observe competitions on 3/18/10 Heather Krehlik and George Tragos to accompany Phys Ed dance competition winners to Loyalhanna Care Center on 3/25/10 Lisa Pizarchik to accompany Physics students to the IUP Physics Olympics on 3/26/10 Ken Ewing to accompany qualifying students to the PMEA Region Band at Waynesburg HS on 3/25-27/10 Ken Ewing to accompany qualifying students to PMEA State Band in Pittsburgh on 4/21-24/10 Tom Tatone to accompany Girls tennis Team members to University Park to see a college tennis match on 4/24/10 Sandra Kahl to accompany French students to Franklin Regional HS to see Etienne on 4/30/10 New Derry K&1 students to Mountain Playhouse on 5/7/10 Kindergarten students to the Environment and Ecology Sensory Awareness at Keystone Park on 5/11/10 for GV, 5/18/10 for LO & 5/21/10 for ND Third Grade students to the Health Fair at Legion Keener on 5/12/10 New Derry and Grandview K&1 students to Mountain Playhouse on 5/13/10 Kindergarten students to Little Adventurers - Discovery Day at Idlewild 5

6 Park/Storybook Forest on 5/25/10 th 6 Grade Red Team to the Pittsburgh Zoo on 6/1/10 First Grade students to the Pittsburgh Zoo on 6/1/10 XII. COMMITTEE REPORTS: A. Joint Operating Committee: Mr. Kozar, Mr. Neiman, Mrs. Nicely B. Derry Area Rec. Board: Mr. Krinock, Mr. Hudock C. Derry Area Wage Tax Board: Mr. Schmidbauer D. Westmoreland I.U. Board: Mrs. Nicely E. Westmoreland I.U. Legislative Council: Mr. Doherty, Mr. Beatrice F. Adams Memorial Library Board: Mrs. McGinnis G. Derry Area School District Foundation H. Buildings & Grounds Committee: Mr. Hudock, Mr. Krinock, Mr. Neiman, Mrs. Nicely, Mr. Schmidbauer I. Lake Ethel Life Fitness/Wellness Trail: Mr. Beatrice XIII. SUPERINTENDENT S REPORT XIV. OTHER CONCERNS XV. Motion to adjourn Motion by Seconded by Vote DASDbv 03/04/10 6