SCHOOL BOARD MEETING 1/18/ N. 5th Street, Columbia, PA SCHOOL BOARD MEETING MINUTES -

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1 SCHOOL BOARD MEETING 1/18/ N. 5th Street, Columbia, PA SCHOOL BOARD MEETING MINUTES - 1. Welcome and Call to Order President Combs called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m. 2. Pledge of Allegiance President Combs led the Pledge of Allegiance. 3. Please turn off cell phones & pagers so we may honor our students without interruption. 4. Roll Call Board members present: Mr. Ford, Ms. Geesey, Miss Hohenadel, Mrs. Kedney, Mr. Leader, Mrs. Schwert, Mr. Thomas and Mr. Combs. Board Member in attendance via phone was: Mr. Knighton Administration present: Mr. Strickler, Mr. Ramsey, Mr. Saxton, Dr. Hollister, Dr. Parkinson, Dr. Smith and Mrs. Smith 5. Notice of Executive Sessions on January 4, January 17, and January 18, 2018 for Personnel Matters 6. Recognitions and Notifications a. Student Board Report School Board Representative Brittnie Betteley gave a report on the following: Winter Sports CHS 100 years of Boys Basketball event Drama department and the school musical College representatives and college visits Keystone testing MiniTHON b. The following students are being honored as the January Students of the Month: CHS Students of the Month:

2 Ishmel Wright - Grade 12 Darian Ortman - Grade 11 Morgan Williams - Grade 10 Anonya Bland - Grade 9 MS Taylor/Hill Campus Students of the Month: Noe Moreta - Grade 8 Emily Gambler- Grade 7 Kirsten Resch- Grade 6 Jaslyn Perez- Grade 5 Park Elementary School Students of the Month: Delaney Burke - Grade 4, Mrs. Redding James Manley - Grade 3, Mr. Nies Camryn Weaver - Grade 2, Mrs. Aston Amnesty Welch - Grade 1, Mrs. Herr Codey Kilheffer-Morrissey - Kindergarten, Mrs. Winters c. Marching Band Recognition - Mr. Dan Stauffer d. School-Community Climate Presentation - Mary Edith Leichliter, School Climate Regional Coordinator Ms. Leichliter, from Lancaster-Lebanon IU #13, gave a presentation on School & Community Climate. She reported that an Initiative will be launched at the end of the month in the school district. She explained that the Initiative is a Partnership between PDE, IU#13, CBSD and the community. She explained the process, stating it will be launched at the January 29, 2018 In-Service and surveys will be distributed. The first step in the process is to have surveys completed by students, faculty, parents and Community. Ms. Leichliter requested that each Board member complete the survey as the first in the community. 7. A motion was made by Mr. Combs and seconded by Mrs. Schwert to move into an Executive Session A roll call vote was taken: Mr. Combs, Mrs. Schwert, Mr. Ford, Mrs. Kedney, Mr. Knighton, and Mr. Thomas voted yes. Ms. Geesey, Miss Hohenadel, and Mr. Leader voted no. Motion passed - 6 yes, 3 no. 8. Board Adjourned to Executive Session to discuss Personnel Contract 2 of 7

3 9. Public Comment on Agenda Items Only The Board recognizes the value of public comment by residents of the district on agenda items. Each resident of Columbia Borough wishing to address the Board will be limited to five (5) minutes to make their comments. While your comments are welcome, please refrain from introducing questions before the Board or Administration. Please forward any questions, via , to the Board President at Answers to your questions will be sought from the appropriate Administrative staff. A response will be sent to you in a timely manner. After being recognized by the presiding officer, the speaker must preface their comments by an announcement of their name, address and group affiliation if appropriate. All comments shall be directed to the presiding officer. The presiding officer may interrupt or terminate a participant's statement when the statement is too lengthy, personally directed, abusive, obscene or irrelevant. No public comment 10. Communications - None 11. Approval of (Mr. Combs - Board President) a. A motion is requested to approve the following minutes: Regular Board Meeting - December 14, 2017 Committee of the Whole Meeting - January 4, 2018 A motion to approve was made by Mr. Ford and seconded by Mr. Leader. A roll call vote was taken: Mr. Ford, Mr. Leader, Ms. Geesey, Miss Hohenadel, Mrs. Kedney, Mr. Knighton, Mrs. Schwert, Mr. Thomas and Mr. Combs voted yes. Motion passed - 9 yes, 0 no 12. Curriculum and Instruction (Mrs. Kedney- Chair) a. Information Item Snow Day, January 17, 2018 will be made up on Tuesday, February 20, Finance & Audit/Property (Mr. Knighton- Chair) Mr. Knighton asked for a motion to approve items a., b., c., d., and e. Miss Hohenadel asked if the LCCTC Budget can be lumped in with the rest of the financial items for the vote. Mr. Ramsey responded that yes it can be. A motion to approve was made by Mrs. Schwert and seconded by Mrs. Kedney. A roll call vote was taken: Mrs. Schwert, Mrs. Kedney, Mr. Ford, Ms. Geesey, Miss Hohenadel, Mr. Knighton, Mr. Leader, Mr. Thomas and Mr. Combs voted yes. Motion passed - 9 yes, 0 no a. A motion is requested to approve the following Finance/Audit Items: 3 of 7

4 Treasurer's Reports Check Disbursements Cafeteria Fund Profit and Loss Report Student Activity Account Report Budgetary Transfers b. A motion is requested to approve the Lancaster County Career and Technology Center's Proposed General Budget for c. A motion is requested to approve the 2017 Delinquent Real Estate Taxes d. A motion is requested to approve the 2017 Per Capita Tax Exonerations e. A motion is requested to approve the following Facility Use Request: Columbia Education Foundation - Class A - CHS Cafeteria & Auditorium - Saturday, April 7, 2018 from 4-10 p.m. No fees CBAA Wrestling - Class C - Field House - January 9, 2018 to March 15, 2018 from 5:45-7:30 p.m. for practices Monday - Thursday. No fees. 14. Personnel/Extracurricular (Mr. Ford- Chair) a. A motion is requested to approve the Personnel Report A motion to approve was made by Miss Hohenadel and seconded by Mr. Thomas. A roll call vote was taken: Miss Hohenadel, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Ford, Ms. Geesey, Mrs. Kedney, Mr. Knighton, Mrs. Schwert, and Mr. Combs voted yes. Mr. Leader abstained. Motion passed - 8 yes, 0 no, 1 abstain. b. A motion is requested to approve David Cunningham as the IU#13 Joint Authority Representative Ms. Geesey asked what the Joint Authority Representative position is. She questioned if it was different from the Board IU representative and does the person have to be a School Board member. Dr. Hollister and Miss Hohenadel both presented explanations for the position stating it does not have to be a board member and that historically it has been a community member since it deals with non-educational items. A motion to approve was made by Mrs. Schwert and seconded by Mr. Thomas. A roll call vote was taken: Mrs. Schwert, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Ford, Ms. Geesey, Miss Hohenadel, Mrs. Kedney, Mr. Knighton, Mr. Leader and Mr. Combs voted yes. Motion passed - 9 yes, 0 no. c. A motion is requested to ratify and approve a three year Superintendent 4 of 7

5 Contract, effective January 1, 2018, as recommended for approval by the District Solicitor, in accordance with the Motion to hire Mr. Strickler as Superintendent that was approved by the Board at a public meeting held on November 2, 2017 A motion to approve was made by Mrs. Schwert and seconded by Mr. Thomas. A roll call vote was taken: Mrs. Schwert, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Ford, Ms. Geesey, Miss Hohenadel, Mrs. Kedney, and Mr. Combs voted yes. Mr. Leader voted no. Mr. Knighton's phone connection was lost. Motion passed - 7 yes, 1 no, 1 absent. d. Information Item Volunteers:Clearances have been provided and approved for the following volunteers - CHS: Stephen Braas; Dave Haldeman, Bocce Ball Coach 15. Old Business 16. New Business 17. Reports a. LCCTC Report - Ms. Geesey Ms. Geesey had no report since the meeting is next week. b. IU Report - Miss Hohenadel Miss Hohenadel had no report. Miss Hohenadel stated that she was not contacted by the IU and her schedule does not allow her to attend the IU meetings and would like it reassigned to someone else. c. Lancaster County Academy - Mrs. Schwert Mrs. Schwert stated that the next meeting is in February. d. Community Development - Mr. Leader Mr. Leader reported on the Community Development meeting. He reported discussion on the Main Street Project; Streetscape Project; new lampposts being installed and a hospitality feasibility study being done for a Hotel downtown. e. Columbia Education Foundation - Mr. Combs Mr. Combs had no report. f. Lancaster County Tax Collection Bureau - Mr. Ramsey 5 of 7

6 Mr. Ramsey reported that the last meeting on January 3rd was the Re-organization meeting. g. PSBA - Administration No report. h. Land Bank - Mr. Combs Mr. Combs reported that updates on properties were given at the meeting. He reported that the Land bank is developing plans for other properties and there are various properties under agreement. 18. Superintendent Report Dr. Hollister thanked the School Board for allowing him to be there, he said it was an honor to be able to help CBSD. He stated that there is something special about the community; he feels Mr. Strickler is growing into the job. Mr. Strickler gave a report to the Board on the following: Weather delays and closings In-service day on safety and security Keystones Food Service Administrative Review by PDE Columbia Public Library move SPARKS Science Program coming back to Park JA Heroes Program Preparations for Budget School/community Survey State of the District 19. Public Comment on Agenda and Education Items Only The Board recognizes the value of public comment by residents of the district on agenda and education items. Each resident of Columbia Borough wishing to address the Board will be limited to five (5) minutes to make their comments. While your comments are welcome, please refrain from introducing questions before the Board or Administration. Please forward any questions, via , to the Board President at kcombs@columbiabsd.org. Answers to your questions will be sought from the appropriate Administrative staff. A response will be sent to you in a timely manner. After being recognized by the presiding officer, the speaker must preface their comments by an announcement of their name, address and group affiliation if appropriate. All comments shall be directed to the presiding officer. The presiding officer may interrupt or terminate a participant's statement when the statement is too lengthy, personally directed, abusive, obscene or irrelevant. No comments 6 of 7

7 20. Dates for Future Meetings a. Committee of the Whole - 6 p.m. - February 1, 2018 b. Regular Board Meeting - 7 p.m. - February 15, Adjournment President Combs adjourned the meeting at 8:45 p.m. 7 of 7