TROY AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT Board of Education Regular Session Tuesday, March 20, :00 PM Troy Area School District Community Room

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1 TROY AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT Board of Education Regular Session Tuesday, 7:00 PM Troy Area School District Community Room The Regular Session of the Troy Area School District Board of Education, held on Tuesday,, in the Community Room of the Troy Area School District Offices, was called to order by Vice-President, Dan Martin at 7:00 PM. Following the Pledge of Allegiance, roll call was taken: Present: Mrs. Angove Mr. Grace Mrs. May Mr. Brasington Mr. Martin Mr. Roy Mrs. Bohner Mr. Morgan Absent: Mr. Curren Others Present: Mr. Ulkins, Interim Superintendent; Mrs. Gilliland, Business Administrator; Ms. Abreu, Troy Intermediate School Principal; Mr. Blair, Maintenance Supervisor; Mr. Brion, Primary School Principal; Mr. Schrader, Director of Technology; Ms. Vicky Lang, Student Representative; Solicitor Blaney; as well as district staff and visitors. Mr. Martin announced that an executive meeting was held tonight prior to the regular session meeting to discuss contracts. Presentations: None Visitors Comments on Agenda Items: Mr. Allen Walsh, Columbia Township asked about the current track & field project. Mr. Walsh asked if restrooms & concessions will be installed at the track & field facility? Is the track assessable to everyone in the community, including handicapped individuals? Where is the money coming from to pay for the track & field facility? How are visitors going to exit the property if there was an emergency? Currently there is only one way to exit the property. Mr. Martin summarized the planning that has gone into the track & field project. Mr. Martin answered all of Mr. Walsh s questions. Mr. Grace also explained why it is important for the track to be installed near the school buildings and not at TECE. Mr. Ulkins encouraged Mr. Walsh to attend more Board meetings. The track & field project has been openly discussed during several meetings over the last year. Mr. Morgan made a motion, seconded by Mr. Brasington, to approve the following minutes:

2 Minutes: A) Work Session February 13, 2018, Work Session; B) Regular Session February 20, 2018; on voice vote there were 8 yes votes. The motion passed Mr. Brasington made a motion, seconded by Mr. Morgan, to approve the financial reports of February, 2018, as follows: Financial Reports: A) Bill List for Payment - I) General Fund, II) Construction Fund, III) Capital Reserve, IV) Cafeteria Fund; B) Treasurer s Report I) General Fund Report, II) Cafeteria Report, III) Activity Report. Roll Call Vote: Mrs. May, yes; Mrs. Angove, yes; Mr. Morgan, yes; Mrs. Bohner, yes; Mr. Brasington, yes; Mr. Grace, yes; Mr. Roy, yes; Mr. Martin; yes; Mr. Curren, absent; Reports: A) Northern Tier Career Center Report: Mr. Morgan noted the following events for the Career Center: demonstration night held on March 15 th, skills USA competition in Hershey, NOCTI assessments held on April 20 th, the annual awards ceremony is May 24 th, the Athens School Board is holding their monthly Board meeting at the Career Center on April 20 th ; B) Intermediate Unit Report: Mr. Martin summarized the Troops to Teachers Program; C) Pennsylvania School Boards Association: Mr. Brasington had nothing to report; D) Federal Programs Report: Mr. Brion had nothing to report; E) Primary School Report: Mr. Brion provided a summary of activities at the Primary School; F) Intermediate School Report: Ms. Abreu provided a summary of activities at the Intermediate School; G) Junior/Senior High School Report: Dr. Polly was absent from the meeting; H) Student Board Representatives: Mr. Yang noted the Student Council attended the District 7 conference last weekend; I) Superintendents Report: Mr. Ulkins summarized the 5 additional cameras the District is requesting to purchase as part of the security camera project. The original request was for 122 cameras but has expanded to 127 cameras. Mr. Ulkins noted the project cost is still within the $113,759 committed towards the project. Mrs. Gilliland reviewed those items added to the consent agenda since the work session meeting. Selection of Items for Removal from Consent Agenda: Mr. Roy requested the following be removed from the consent agenda: III) Buildings and Grounds: d) Motion to bid the demolition of the Troy Elementary Center East building; Mr. Roy requested the following be removed from the consent agenda: VIII) Policy: A) New: 1) First Reading: a.) Conduct of Individual Board Members;

3 Motion to Approve the Agenda as Follows: 1) Budget, Finance & Transportation: A.) Finance: 1) None; B.) Finance: 1) Motion to approve an agreement with Evelyn Bristol, Alba Boro Tax Collector from January 29, 2018 through December 31, 2021 that appoints the District as Deputy Tax Collector for the purpose of collecting real estate, occupation and per capita taxes levied by the District upon residents of the municipality where Tax Collector serves; 2) Motion to approve an agreement with Kathleen Staudt, Columbia Township Tax Collector from January 29, 2018 through December 31, 2021 that appoints the District as Deputy Tax Collector for the purpose of collecting real estate, occupation and per capita taxes levied by the District upon residents of the municipality where Tax Collector serves; C) Transportation: 1) None. II) Personnel: A) Retirements: 1) Bernadette Warren, Elementary Teacher, 2 nd Grade, effective end of the 2017/2018 school year. B) Resignations: 1) None. C) Employment: 1) Act 93: a) None; 2) Professional Contract Employees: a) None. 3) Support Staff Employments: a) None. 4) Supplemental Contracts: a) None. 5) Coaching Contracts: a) Continuation of Employment: 1) None. D) Position Eliminations: 1) a) None. E) Create New Positions: 1) a) None. F) Contracts: 1) Source4Teacher Employee Listing; 2) Motion to approve a stipend of $6, to Christine Davis for being the interim coordinator of online programming including Troy Virtual Academy; 3) Motion to approve the ProQuest License Agreement. G) Transfers: 1) None. H) Leave Requests: 1) None. III) Buildings and Grounds: a) Motion to approve an agreement with Hunt Engineers, Architects, Land Surveyors & Landscape Architect, DPC in the amount of $9, plus reimbursable expenses for professional services for the District flooring project. Amount will be included in the 2018/2019 general fund budget and paid for using funds committed for a flooring project; b) Motion to approve an agreement with Hunt Engineers, Architects, Land Surveyors & Landscape Architect, DPC in the amount of $9, plus reimbursable expenses for professional services for the Troy Commons

4 Building Gymnasium Painting Project. Amount will be included in the 2018/2019 general fund budget; c) Motion to bid the removal and installation of the replacement serving counter equipment at the Troy Area Intermediate School cafeteria; IV) Curriculum/Instruction and Assessment: a) Motion to approve an agreement with Mastery Connect in the amount of $2, for on-site professional development in the amount 2018/2019 school year. Amount will be included in the 2018/2019 Title 2A general fund budget. V) Technology: a) None. VI) Student Affairs: a) None. VII) Community Relations: a) Motion to accept a donation from Mr. & Mrs. Jim VanBlarcom in the amount of $50.00 to be put in the George Baron Memorial; b) Motion to accept a donation from Patricia Schucker in the amount of $ to be put towards the Game Jam Night; c) Motion to accept a donation from Doug and Marjorie Ulkins in the amount of $ to be put towards the Game Jam Night; d) Motion to accept a donation in the amount of $ from the Diamond Club to be used to purchase socks for the Troy Junior/Senior High School JV and Varsity softball team; e) Motion to accept a donation in the amount of $ from the National Wild Turkey Federation Armenia Mountain Spurs Chapter to be used to purchase archery equipment for the Troy Jr/Sr. High School students; f) Motion to accept a donation in the amount of $10, from First Citizens Community Bank to be used on innovative educational opportunities; g) Motion to accept a donation in the amount of $ from the WR Croman PTSO to be used on teacher supplies; h) Motion to accept a donation in the amount of $ from the WR Croman PTSO to be used on teacher supplies; i) Motion to accept a donation in the amount of $ from the Gates Law Office PLLC to be used towards the Game Jam Night; j) Motion to accept a donation in the amount of $20.00 from the Dandy Mini Marts to be used towards the Game Jam Night; k) Motion to accept a donation in the amount of $50.00 from Paula Strong to be used towards the Game Jam Night. VIII) Policy: A) New: 2) Second Reading: a) None; B) Revised: 1) First Reading: a) None; 2) Second Reading: a) None; Roll Call Vote: Mrs. Angove, yes; Mr. Morgan, yes; Mrs. Bohner, yes; Mr. Brasington, yes; Mr. Grace, yes; Mr. Roy, yes; Mrs. May, yes; Mr. Martin, yes; Mr. Curren, absent; Items Removed from Consent Agenda: Mr. Brasington made a motion, seconded by Mr. Grace to approve the following: III) Buildings and Grounds: d) Motion to bid the demolition of the Troy Elementary Center East building;

5 Roll Call Vote: Mr. Morgan, yes; Mrs. Bohner, yes; Mr. Brasington, yes; Mr. Grace, yes; Mr. Roy, yes; Mrs. May, yes; Mrs. Angove, yes; Mr. Martin, yes; Mr. Curren, absent; Mr. Roy made a motion, seconded by Mr. Morgan to approve the following: VIII) Policy: A) New: 1) First Reading: a.) Conduct of Individual Board Members; During discussion, Mr. Roy noted that the Board needs to be careful in how they operate based on policy Mr. Roy stated he may have proposed changes to the policy before the second reading is voted upon. Roll Call Vote: Mrs. Bohner, yes; Mr. Brasington, yes; Mr. Grace, yes; Mr. Roy, yes; Mrs. May, yes; Mrs. Angove, yes; Mr. Morgan, yes; Mr. Martin, yes; Mr. Curren, absent; General Board Discussion: Mr. Martin thanked those individuals and businesses who donated to the District. Mrs. Gilliland reviewed the quotes received to install the 8ft fence at the baseball field. Mrs. Gilliland noted she is still waiting to receive one additional quote. Mr. Grace made a motion, seconded by Mr. Morgan to approve the following: Motion to approve the installation of 8ft fencing at the TECE baseball field, the cost not to exceed $7, Roll Call Vote: Mr. Brasington, yes; Mr. Grace, yes; Mr. Roy, yes; Mrs. May, yes; Mrs. Angove, yes; Mr. Morgan, yes; Mrs. Bohner, yes; Mr. Martin, yes; Mr. Curren, absent; Mrs. Angove asked administration to compare purchasing dinnerware and silverware in place of using disposable items. Mrs. Gilliland replied that she would discuss the request with Mrs. Bixby. Visitor Comment and Question Period: None Adjournment: On a motion by Mr. Morgan, seconded by Mr. Brasington, the directors adjourned at 7:50 PM to an executive session to discuss contracts. Respectfully submitted, Traci Gilliland Board Secretary

6 FYI: Approved Deduct Days: Name Building Date/s Kristina Williams TIS 2/21/18 Jenn Sporer JSHS 2/19/18-3/2/18 Amy Mahonski TIS 2/28/18