Motion by Eckley, seconded by C. Burket, to approve the cafeteria bills for February. Motion unanimously passed by roll call vote.

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1 1 The Claysburg-Kimmel School District Board of School Directors met in regular session on Wednesday, February 12, 2014, with Jeff Dugan, President, presiding. The meeting was called to order at 7:04 pm. The following members responded to roll call: Mrs. Cathy Barnes, Mr. Craig Burket, Mr. John Burket, Mr. Jonathan Burkett, Dr. Mona Eckley, Mr. Jeremy Knott, Mrs. Terri Lingenfelter, Mr. Joe Musselman, and Mr. Jeff Dugan. Also present were Mr. Brian Hess (Morrisons Cove Herald), Ms. Elizabeth Coyle (Bedford Gazette), Mr. Ryan Brown (Altoona Mirror), Ms. Eva Sichko, Mr. Dennis Albright, Mr. Michael Hoenstine, Ms. Kelly Hinkledire, Mr. Phil Emeigh, Ms. Anita Emeigh, Ms. Leah Ickes, Ms. LuAnn Lightner, Mr. Bill Lightner, Ms. Suzanne Wicker, Mr. Brent Miller, Mr. Richard Allison, Ms. Carol Miller, Mr. Harold Eckley, Mr. Stan Finnegan, Ms. Rhonda Eckley, Ms. Tanya Gergely, Ms. Christine Leslie, Mr. Troy Crist, Mr. Lyn Crist, Ms. Shelda Repko, Ms. Lisa Iachini, Mr. Jerome Dodson, Mr. Brendan Moran, Mrs. Laurie Criswell, Mr. Mike O Dellick, Ms. Royce Boyd, and Mrs. Michelle Smithmyer. Motion by Lingenfelter, seconded by Knott, to approve the minutes for the January 15, and January 22, 2014 meetings. Motion unanimously passed by roll call vote. Motion by Knott, seconded by C. Burket, to approve the additional bills for January and regular bills for February. Dr. Eckley asked about the payments to Cyber Schools and asked what period of time the payments represented. Mrs. Smithmyer responded that the payments were for one month. Ms. Boyd explained that the administration attempts to meet with all Cyber School students to promote CKSD s Cyber program, but that we have no control over Cyber School attendance by our residents. Motion unanimously passed by roll call vote. Motion by Eckley, seconded by C. Burket, to approve the cafeteria bills for February. Motion unanimously passed by roll call vote. Motion by Burkett, seconded by Lingenfelter, to approve the Treasurer s Report for January. Motion unanimously passed by roll call vote. Mr. Finnegan spoke regarding the CK Educational Advisory Committee. The committee members met last Thursday for their first Meet and Greet meeting. Mr. Finnegan reported that it was a good meeting with a good group of people. The committee would like to have Dr. Eckley and Ms. Boyd attend the next meeting, at the direction of the School Board, to answer some questions. Mr. Finnegan remarked that he thought seven members is a good size for the committee, with the option of inviting others to serve as consultants. The committee discussed curriculum and strategic planning at their meeting. He noted that one suggestion from the committee was to improve the District s website; it should be a vehicle for the public to turn to for information about our school district. Mr. Eckley apologized to Mr. Dugan and to the school board for speaking out of turn at the last meeting. He spoke about two words: cooperation and retaliation. Mr. Eckley noted that the community came to the board in a spirit of cooperation to work together for our students. He noted that he felt the board retaliated against Mr. Allison by planning

2 2 and scheduling an emergency meeting to remove Mr. Allison from the Advisory committee, then removing him as chairperson for no valid reason. Mr. Albright agreed with Mr. Eckley. He also thanked Mrs. Criswell for working with his daughter. He said he is willing to help in any way to make things better for our students. Motion by C. Burket, seconded by Lingenfelter, to go into executive session at 7:23 pm for the purpose of discussing personnel items. Motion by C. Burket, seconded by Knott, to come out of executive session at 8:05 pm. Mr. Dugan noted that the Board discussed personnel items and possible litigation during executive session. Motion by Knott, seconded by Lingenfelter, to approve the appointment of Holly Weakland to the position of Personal Care Aide for 4 hours per day at a starting rate of $7.25/hour. Motion unanimously passed by roll call vote. Motion by Barnes, seconded by J. Burket, to accept the resignation of Beth McCabe from her position as a cafeteria worker effective February 7, Mr. J. Burket asked that the administration send a note of appreciation to Ms. McCabe. Motion unanimously passed by roll call vote. Motion by J. Burket, seconded by C. Burket, to accept the retirement of Robin Luke from her position as elementary teacher effective at the end of the school year. Mr. Burkett asked if this was the only retirement received as the Board was told by the teaching staff that 4-5 teacher retirements were anticipated by the end of the school year. Ms. Boyd responded that Ms. Luke s retirement was the only one received at this time. Mr. J. Burket asked about the deadline to receive retirement notifications. Ms. Boyd and Mrs. Smithmyer responded that the contract states that notification of retirement must be received by the February official meeting (four months in advance of the effective date of retirement) in order for the retiree to receive the retirement increment (pay for unused sick leave). Motion unanimously passed by roll call vote. Motion by Knott, seconded by Eckley, to approve the addition of Becky Mierley to the list of instructional substitutes. Motion unanimously passed by roll call vote. Motion by Lingenfelter, seconded by Knott, to accept the Performance Audit completed by the Department of the Auditor General for the period ending June 30, 2012, 2011, 2010, and Mr. Dugan and Mr. J. Burket thanked the staff for a good audit with no findings. Motion unanimously passed by roll call vote. Motion by Knott, seconded by Burkett, to approve the following program budgets: IDEA, IDEA 619. Motion unanimously passed by roll call vote.

3 3 Motion by Burkett, seconded by C. Burket, to accept the resignation of Rebecca Benton from her position as Junior High Head Girls Basketball Coach. Motion unanimously passed by roll call vote. Motion by C. Burket, seconded by Musselman, to approve the first reading of Policy #905, as revised. Motion unanimously passed by roll call vote. A second reading of the policy will not be necessary as all board members were present and the vote to approve the policy was unanimous. Motion by Lingenfelter, seconded by Musselman, to approve the revised school calendar, with graduation moved to June 8 th and additional snow make up days added to the end of the school year as necessary. Mrs. Lingenfelter noted that the GACTC and other schools are also revising their calendars. Motion passed by majority vote, with Mr. Burkett voting against the motion. Mr. C. Burket reported the House Bill 1738 proposes changes to the school funding formula, based on Market Value/Aid Ratio (MVAR), equalized millage rate, geographic price differences, exceptionally high enrollment growth, and exceptionally high local support. He asked that Ms. Boyd prepare a letter to our Representatives in support of this Bill. Act 9 of 2014 references audio taping on school vehicles; the school board must approve of the taping, parents and students must be notified annually, and there must be clear and visible notice. Senate Bill 437 states that a military science certificate holder is eligible to teach military science in PA schools with no further certification. House Bill 1559 mandates that schools must address student suicide prevention. Mrs. Lingenfelter reported that the GACTC approved changes to their school calendar to accommodate weather days and also approved their school calendar for She also reported that 2 students from CKSD will move onto the State Competition: Jessica Wentz (Cosmetology) and Lucas Nunnamaker (Mechanitronics). Mrs. Criswell congratulated our Artists of the 21 st Century; their projects will be on exhibit at the Loretto Museum from now through April12th. The students are Maggie Knisely, Katie Plummer, Sydnie Hall, Abby Gonsman, Sierra Walters, Caidence Shawley, Logan Brehm, Aaron Walter, Drew Harr, Gavin Wicker, Landi Crawford, Rachel Kaffman, Makayla Winegardner, and Haydyn Lamborn. These students range from 1 st through 6 th grades. Mrs. Criswell pointed out the collection of elementary art that Mrs. Miller placed in the Board Room. The PTO magazine sale kicked off on January 30; Mrs. Criswell encouraged everyone to support the PTO. Students were recognized for High Honors and Honors at the end of the 2 nd marking period awards ceremony; students received coupons for a variety of area businesses. Valentine s Day parties will be held on Friday. Applications for the ATOMs (Advanced Training for Outstanding Math/Science) program will be accepted through February 19 th. Read Across America will be held on February 28 th ; many guest readers have been signed up to read with our students. The PSSA testing windows/dates have been changed: Reading/Math testing for grades 3-6 will be March 31-April 4. There will be no school on February 17 th Presidents Day. April 3 rd is tentatively the end of the 3 rd marking

4 4 period, weather permitting. Mrs. Criswell encouraged board members to check out the elementary website page, it includes current student news and photographs. Mr. O Dellick reported that a Heritage Outreach Program was presented to sophomore and junior history classes on January 31 st, sponsored by the National Guard. 48 students participated in the Camp Cadet assembly on February 4 th ; Camp Cadet is open to Bedford County students up to 15 years old and is held at Camp Living Waters. Students and staff members wore green last Friday to raise $ for Donate for Life, the FBLA State Project. The High School is currently celebrating FBLA week. Abby Locke and Hannah Claycomb will advance to FLBA State Finals in the Business Presentation category, and Aaron Dunmore and Jeremiah Nealan will advance for Digital Design and Promotion. Cory White and Arthur Vannatta represented CKSD at District Band; Ryan Smith represented CKSD at District Jazz. 17 student volunteers helped with the Special Olympics PA games at Blue Knob this past week. 22 students signed up for the SAT Prep Class to be held for 5 weeks on Tuesdays and Thursdays during Advisory period. Student Council will sponsor a Valentine s Day Dance for our students on Friday. March 7 th is an in-service day for our teachers. The 3 rd annual Hoops for Hearts Double Header raised $3,400; part of the proceeds will pay for CPR training for our seniors. 13 wrestlers will represent CKSD at the District 6 tournament on February 14 th and 15 th. The Girls Basketball team will be the 3 rd seed versus Conemaugh Valley. Abby Kulick scored 1,000 points and was named the Altoona Mirror Athlete of the week. Mr. O Dellick congratulated the Boys Basketball team on their winning season; they will be the 6 th seed versus Homer Center. Ms. Boyd reported that the Federal Government passed the borrowing bill, so there should be no delay in federal funding for schools. The Health Care Act delays will be beneficial to CKSD. Title I allocations will not be announced until at least June. Ms. Boyd passed out a response we received from Jerry Stern thanking us for our support of House Bill Andrews and Beard will present a Law Symposium; Ms. Boyd encouraged all board members to RSVP to Michelle. The PSBA Spring Legal Round Up will be held on March 5 th ; board members should also RSVP to Michelle for this. Ms. Boyd reported that CKSD was nominated and invited to apply for the Rural Farms Grant. Ms. Boyd reported that we are currently accepting proposals for the following: Trash Removal, Copier Service, Transportation, and Athletic Trainer Services. All proposals are due on March 7 th. Ms. Boyd reported that we are currently reviewing our District website and reviewing demos and proposals for website services. Ms. Boyd reported that the PDE required Strategic Plan has been revised under Chapter 4 and is now called the Comprehensive Plan. The plan must be discussed in public and displayed on our website before it can be attested to at our March meeting. Ms. Boyd

5 5 explained that the administration worked with our local IU to develop the plan. She reviewed the Professional Education and Teacher Induction portions of the plan. Dr. Eckley distributed and discussed information regarding Keystone Exams. Under Old Business, the Board discussed adding new members to the CK Educational Advisory Committee. Mrs. Barnes suggested that a recent graduate of CKSD be appointed. Ms. Boyd reviewed the list of individuals who expressed interest in joining the committee. Motion by Eckley, seconded by Musselman, to appoint Brent Miller and Marianne Dodson as members of the CK Educational Advisory Committee. Motion unanimously passed by roll call vote. Motion by Burkett, seconded by C. Burket, to have Ms. Boyd, Dr. Eckley, and Mr. Dugan attend the CK Educational Advisory Committee meetings as consultants. Mr. J. Burket questioned if we were making this more complicated than it needed to be and suggested that these individuals should attend the meetings of the Committee on an informal basis. Motion failed by a 8 to 1 vote, with Dr. Eckley voting in favor of the motion. Mr. J. Burket asked Ms. Hinkledire if the District has a way to connect with recent graduates of the District to obtain feedback. Ms. Hinkledire responded that we would have to investigate. Mr. Knott asked about having a safety meeting with local law enforcement. Ms. Boyd responded that she has asked the State Police to do a safety assessment and that we are also waiting for a response to our Safety Grant application. Under New Business, Mr. Knott asked about the possibility of changing the night of the monthly board meetings. Mr. Moran responded that would require an amendment to an existing policy, requiring one reading before approval. Motion by Knott, seconded by Musselman, to amend Policy #006 Meetings to read that Board meeting shall be held on Monday rather than Wednesday. Mr. Burkett responded that all board members knew what day the meetings were to be held before they ran for school board and that he thought Wednesday was a suitable day to hold meetings. Mr. J. Burket agreed with Mr. Burkett and said that all 9 board members made a 4 year commitment to meet on Wednesday nights. Motion failed by a 7 to 2 vote, with Mr. Knott and Mr. Musselman voting for the motion. Mr. Musselman inquired about the Superintendent s evaluation and performance assessment as relates to the contract approved in November. Ms. Boyd responded that Mr. Dugan is responsible for her evaluation and that the new performance assessment will take effect at the end of the first year of her renewed contract.

6 6 Dr. Eckley inquired about changing the schedule to relieve a math teacher from a lunch duty. Mr. O Dellick responded that it would be difficult to change the schedule midway through the school year but that he will take it into consideration when the schedule is built for next school year. Recording Secretary