Dr. Shipley recognized the following: Shaler Area Band Drum Majors: Collin Ziegler Emily Pirt

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1 SHALER AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT Voting Meeting September 19, 2012 Administration Building Minutes The Board of School Directors of the Shaler Area School District held a Voting Meeting on Wednesday, September 19, 2012, at the Shaler Area Administration Building, 1800 Mt. Royal Boulevard, Glenshaw, PA, at 7:30 pm with Mr. James Giel, Jr, School Board President, presiding. Board Members Present: Mr. James Giel, Jr. Mr. William Couts Mrs. Mary Lou Dixon Mr. Domenic Donovan Mr. James Fisher Mr. John Fries Mrs. Susan Hunt Mr. Dean Ingold Present by phone Others Present: Mrs. Jeanne Petrovich Dr. Wes Shipley, Superintendent Mrs. Kara Eckert, Asst. to the Superintendent Mr. Gary Mignogna, Director of Human Resources Mr. John Vogel, Solicitor Notice of this meeting was posted as required. Dr. Shipley recognized the following: Shaler Area Band Drum Majors: Collin Ziegler Emily Pirt Then Mr. Giel invited the Public to Speak on Agenda Items: There was none. Mr. Giel then called the meeting to order and asked the Board and audience to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance. On a motion by Mr. Fisher and second by Mr. Donovan, the following minutes were approved with unanimous voice vote: 8/8/12 Special Voting Meeting 8/8/12 COW Meeting 8/15/12 Regular Voting meeting Mr. Giel then announced items tabled or removed from the agenda: There were none. Mrs. Eckert then announced the following Educational Items: Page 1 of 7

2 Item EDUCATION ITEMS RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL SUP A.1 Approve the second reading of the following new policies: a. Policy No Sudden Cardiac Arrest b. Policy No Food Allergy Management c. Policy No. 822 AED/CPR A.2 Approve the second reading of the following revised policies: a. Policy No. 103 Nondiscrimination in School & Classroom Practices b. Policy No. 249 Bullying / Cyberbullying c. Policy No. 610 Purchases Subjected to Bid/Quotation d. Policy No. 611 Purchases Budgeted e. Policy No. 701 Facilities Planning A.3 Approve the following out-of-town trip: a. Yearbook Class travel to Boardman, Ohio September 20, 2012 to attend the Walsworth Publishing Yearbook Class/Conference. Cost is $20 per person (to be paid for by Yearbook funds). Cost to the district three substitute teachers for one day. A.4 Approve the administration of the Gallup Student Poll to students in grades 7 thru 12. A.1 Policies 2 nd Reading - New A.2 Policies Second Reading - Revised A.3 Out of Town Trips A.4 Student Poll Information Items: 1. The Shaler Area School District has entered into an agreement with Keystone SMILES to provide the district with the following Americorps members for the school year. (Resumes attached) Cost to the district $11,800 per teacher for a total cost of $70,800 to be funded through the Accountability Block Grant. 2. Building Americorps Member Jeffery Julie Scarberry, Chatham University Marzolf Mary Ashmore Crotti, Edinboro University Reserve Scott Daly, West Chester University of Pennsylvania SAES Mark Mays, Robert Morris University SAES Nicole Connelly, Indiana University of Pennsylvania SAES Lauren Kruszewski, Slippery Rock University A motion was made by Mr. Fisher and seconded by Mr. Donovan, to approve Items A.1 through A.4. Motion Carried: 8 aye; 1 nay Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y : Items A.1- A.4 Mr. Mignogna then presented the following personnel items for approval: Page 2 of 7

3 ITEM PERSONNEL ITEMS RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL B.1 Approve the following Change of Status from Temporary Professional Employee (TPE) to Professional Employee (PE): Name Start Date Tiedeman, Sandra 9/17/2009 B.2 Approve the following supplemental contract for Coaches for the school year. Compensation shall be in accordance with the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement. SUP TPE to PE Coaches Baseball (Spring) Head Varsity Brian Junker B.3 Approve the following day-to-day Substitute Teachers for the school year Subs - Teachers a. Bennett Altmeyer, Biology b. Jeremy Anderson, Social Studies c. Ryan Budzisewski, Social Studies d. Jennifer Celender, Elementary K-6 & Special Ed e. Lisa Erb, Special Ed & Social Studies f. Devin Gannon, Elementary K-6 & Special Ed g. Hannah Geyer, Art h. Amy Guiliani, Elementary K-6 & Mid-Level Math 7-9 i. Kristen Hadley, Elementary K-6 j. Philip Hess, Elementary K-6, Reading Specialist, Bus-Comp-Info Tech, & Inst. Technology Specialist k. Megan Johnson, Elementary K-6 l. Jessica McClellan, Elementary K-6 m. Robyn Mullin, Elementary K-6 n. Nicholas Scalo, Elementary K-6 o. Nancy Stadler, Art p. Anneliese Steuben, Social Studies q. Jeanine Stright, Biology r. Kathryn Szymkiewicz, Social Studies s. Ellie Tecza, Elementary K-6 & Special Ed t. Eileen Walsh, Early Childhood u. Shelley Wild, Early Childhood v. Justin Yeckel, Elementary K-6 & Special Ed B.4 Approve the following day-to-day Substitute Clerical employee for the school year: a. Tammy Venezia B.5 Approve the following day-to-day Substitute Custodian for the school year: a. Michael Hindle Subs - Clerical Subs - Custodians Page 3 of 7

4 ITEM PERSONNEL ITEMS RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL (cont.) B.6 Approve the following in the Community Recreation Swim Program effective September 20, 2012 a. Devin Gannon, Supervisor b. Brittany Hernon, Lifeguard c. Tyler Jamison, Instructor d. Daniel Wigda, Lifeguard e. Morgan Thomas, Instructor Aide B.7 Approve the creation of a third section of 2 nd Grade at Reserve Primary due to increased enrollment demands (31 students per class). B.8 Authorize the Superintendent to administratively hire a new full-time 2 nd Grade teacher to fill this Reserve Primary classroom, and to administratively hire two full-time classroom aides for the two sections of Reserve Kindergarten, due to high enrollments. Ratification of both actions would be at the October 17, 2012 Board voting meeting. A motion was made by Mrs. Hunt and seconded by Mr. Ingold, to approve Item B2. Motion Carried: 8 aye; 0 nay; 1 Abstain A Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y A motion was made by Mr. Donovan and seconded by Mr. Couts, to approve Item B4. Motion Carried: 8 aye; 0 nay; 1 Abstain Y Y A Y Y Y Y Y Y SUP Cummunity Rec Swim Program New Position : Item B.2 : Item B.4 A motion was made by Mr. Donovan and seconded by Mrs. Hunt, to approve Items B1,3,5-8. Motion Carried: 9 aye; 0 nay : Items B.1,3,5-8 Dr. Shipley then presented the following finance items for approval: Page 4 of 7

5 Item FINANCE AND OPERATION ITEMS RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL Sup. C.1 APPROVE FUND PROFILES: Fund Profiles A. General Fund Schedule of Bills and Addendum C.1A B. Cafeteria Fund Schedule of Bills C.1B C. Construction, Renovation, and Repair Schedule of Bills C.1C D. Year-to-Date Financial Reports C.1D E. Fund Profiles and Investments C.1E C.2 Approval of additional drivers/monitors C.2 Drivers C.3 Approval of additional exception requests C.4 Approval to accept a proposal from Sun Life Financial to provide Long Term Disability Insurance to the employees of the Shaler Area School District Cost of Insurance is to be 100% employee contributed and contains a three year rate hold/guarantee. (Current contract with incumbent Sun Life Financial is set to expire January 1, This is an extension to the current contract.) C.3 Trans Exceptions Disability Insurance C.5 Approval to accept a proposal from Sun Life Financial to provide Basic Life, Employee Optional Life Insurance benefits as outlined in all current collective bargaining agreements/contracts within the district. This change will become effective October 1, 2012 and include a three year rate hold/guarantee as outlined in the attachment. (Current contract is with Standard Life Insurance Group.) C.6 Approval to transfer $500,000 from General Fund to Construction, Renovation, and Repair Fund C.7 Approval of the following change orders for the Shaler Area Elementary School Cafeteria: C.5 Life Insurance C.6 Funds Transfer C.7 Change Orders C.006 Limbach Support Ductwork $ C.007 Keystone Electrical Audio Speakers $ C.8 Approval of an extension of a Tolling Agreement between the Shaler Area School District and VEBH Architects through December 31, 2012 C.8 Tolling Agreement Page 5 of 7

6 A motion was made by Mr. Fries and seconded by Mr. Fisher, to approve Items C.2-8. : Items C.2-8 Motion Carried: 9 aye; 0 nay A motion was made by Mr. Donovan and seconded by Mr. Ingold, to approve Item C.1. Motion Carried: 7 aye; 2 nay Y Y Y Y N Y Y N Y : Item C.1 Dr. Shipley then acknowledged the following: Davis Vision Focus on America Program for Students participation. Shaler Area String Parents Association and Shaler Area Volleyball Parents Association as approved school affiliated organizations. Mr Giel then announced the following upcoming meetings: Wednesday, September 26 th, 2012 School Board Committee Meeting o Transportation Committee 6:00 pm Thursday, September 27 th, 2012 A.W. Beattie, Babcock Blvd. o A.W. Beattie Committee 6:30 pm Wednesday, October 10 th, 2012 COW Meeting o Executive Session 6:00 pm o Public Session 7:30 pm Wednesday, October 17 th, 2012 Voting Meeting o Executive Session 6:45 pm o Public Session 7:30 pm Thursday, October 25 th, 2012 A.W. Beattie, Babcock Blvd. o A.W. Beattie Committee 6:30 pm Mr. Giel then recognized the Committee Meeting Minutes collected this month: There were none. A.W. Beattie Report - Key notes from A.W. Beattie will be posted soon. The Announcement of Past Executive Sessions was made by Mr. Giel. Mr. Giel then asked if any other business needed to be presented to the Board: o There was none. Page 6 of 7

7 On a Motion by Mr. Donovan and seconded by Mr. Fisher, the Business Meeting was adjourned with a unanimous voice vote. Mr. Giel then Recognized the Public to speak on any non-agenda item: Dr. Shipley took a moment to introduce April Kwiatkowski to the Board as the new District Parent Council (DPC) President. Mrs. Kwiatkowski thanked the Board for the recognition and for addressing her concerns regarding Boys Soccer as stated the week prior. New this year, monthly meetings will no longer be held strictly at Central Office. Taking the show on the road, Mrs. Kwiatkowski reminded all to review the DPC page on the school district website for meeting locations each month. Mrs. Jane Fisher, Wetzel Road, Glenshaw, PA addressed the board regarding her concerns about functions at SAMS being curtailed / eliminated due to stalled Teacher negotiations. The 7 th grade annual trip to Washington D.C., normally taken in the spring, is suspected to be in jeopardy. Hoping for insight to the negotiation process, Mrs. Fisher asked for guidance on how parents should proceed. Dr. Shipley responded that while the process had slowed, it appeared that Teachers were continuing with their daily duties as outlined in the current, expired contract. A few issues had been brought to the attention of the administration and they were currently being looked into. Dr. Shipley reminded the audience that the Washington D.C. trip, while educational, is not a requirement and, as such, could be something that is tabled until a contract is reached. Administration and Board members then promised to look further into the matter to see if options were available to parents to minimize the negative impact to students. The Final Adjournment occurred at 8:00 pm. Respectfully submitted, Chris Grossman Assistant Board Secretary Page 7 of 7