SCHOOL BOARD MEETING 4/19/ N. 5th Street, Columbia, PA SCHOOL BOARD MEETING MINUTES AGENDA -

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1 SCHOOL BOARD MEETING 4/19/ N. 5th Street, Columbia, PA SCHOOL BOARD MEETING MINUTES AGENDA - 1. Welcome and Call to Order President Combs called the meeting to order at 7:00 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. Mr. Knighton arrived at 7:42 p.m. Administration present: Mr. Strickler, Mr. Ramsey, Dr. Parkinson, Mr. Black and Mrs. Smith 5. Notice of Executive Session after Committee of the Whole Meeting on April 5, 2018 for Personnel Matters 6. Recognitions and Notifications a. Student Board Report No student board report. b. The following students are being honored as the April Students of the Month: MS Taylor Students of the Month: James Price ART Miss Wolf Moriah Spencer BAND Mrs. Scanlon Brelon Miller PHYSICAL EDUCATION Mrs. Chubb Brie & Brooke Droege MATH Mr. Bauer Danica Larson - LIBRARY Mrs. Bucks Kyra Unangst - MUSIC Mrs. Sempsey Park Elementary School Students of the Month: Miya Hjelm - PHYSICAL EDUCATION - Mrs. Chubb

2 Brynn Bigler - VOCAL MUSIC - Mrs. Sempsey Gage Wolf - LIBRARY- Mrs. Bucks Evan Lutman - ART - Miss Wolf Alexis Droege - MATH FITNESS - Mr. Bauer Hailey Gantz - INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC - Mrs. Scanlon Ella McCarty - STUDENT COUNCIL - Mrs. Kinard/Mrs. Nissley c. Food Service Recognition d. Dr. William Bigos - former Superintendent, Presentation 7. 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 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 Public Comment 8. Communications 9. Approval of (Mr. Combs - Board President) a. A motion is requested to approve the following minutes: Regular Board Meeting - March 15, 2018 Committee of the Whole Meeting - April 5, 2018 A motion to approve was made by Mr. Leader and seconded by Mrs. Schwert. A roll call vote was taken: Mr. Leader, Mrs. Schwert, Mr. Ford, Ms. Geesey, Miss Hohenadel, Mrs. Kedney, Mr. Thomas and Mr. Combs voted yes. Motion passed - 8 yes, 0 no, Curriculum and Instruction (Mrs. Kedney - Chair) a. A motion is requested to approve the Bell Schedule for the School Year 2 of 7

3 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, Mrs. Schwert, Mr. Thomas and Mr. Combs voted yes. Motion passed - 8 yes, 0 no, Finance & Audit/Property (Mr. Knighton - Chair) - A motion is requested to approve the following items: A motion to approve items a. to e. was made by Mr. Ford and seconded by Mrs. Schwert. A roll call vote was taken: Mr. Ford, Mrs. Schwert, Ms. Geesey, Miss Hohenadel, Mrs. Kedney, Mr. Leader, Mr. Thomas and Mr. Combs voted yes. Motion passed - 8 yes, 0 no, 1 a. Treasurer's Report b. Check Disbursements c. Cafeteria Fund Profit and Loss Report d. Student Activity Account Report e. Budgetary Transfers f. A motion is requested to approve the Lancaster-Lebanon IU# Budget A motion to approve was made by Mrs. Kedney and seconded by Ms. Geesey. A roll call vote was taken: Mrs. Kedney, Ms. Geesey, Mr. Ford, Mr. Leader, Miss Hohenadel, Mrs. Schwert, Mr. Thomas and Mr. Combs voted yes. Motion passed - 8 yes, 0 no, 1 g. A motion is requested to approve the Use of Facilities as listed - Columbia Public Library - Class C - Park Elementary School - Gym and Cafeteria for Summer Reading Community Program - Monday, June 11 to Thursday, August 16, 2018 from a.m. (there will be one 1 p.m. and one 6:30 p.m.) Calendar Attached. Requesting waiver of fees. Columbia Borough Parks and Rec - Class B - Park Elementary School - Gym for Summer Movie Nights - May 18, June 15, July 20, August 17, and September 15, 2018 from 6:30-10:00 p.m. Needed only in the event of inclement weather. Requesting waiver of fees. LNP - Lancaster Chamber - York Chamber - Class D - Auditorium for Candidate Forum (Open to the Public) - Monday, April 30, 2018 from 5-9 p.m. (event is 7-8:30 p.m.) Requesting waiver of fees. Elite Baseball - Class D - CHS Baseball Field for Baseball Games - Saturday, April 21 and Sunday April 22, 2018 from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. 3 of 7

4 Fee: $ A motion to approve was made by Mr. Thomas and seconded by Mrs. Schwert. A roll call vote was taken: Mr. Thomas, Mrs. Schwert, Mr. Ford, Ms. Geesey, Miss Hohenadel, Mrs. Kedney, Mr. Leader, and Mr. Combs voted yes. Motion passed - 8 yes, 0 no, 1 h. A motion is requested to approve the Waiver of fees for the following: Columbia Public Library is requesting a waiver of fees - Total: $375 (Information: Fees were waived for 2017) Columbia Borough Parks & Rec is requesting a waiver of fees. Facility will only be used in the event of inclement weather LNP is requesting a waiver of fees. A motion to approve was made by Mrs. Schwert and seconded by Ms. Geesey. A roll call vote was taken: Mrs. Schwert, Ms. Geesey, Mr. Ford, Miss Hohenadel, Mrs. Kedney, Mr. Knighton, Mr. Leader, Mr. Thomas and Mr. Combs voted yes. Motion passed - 9 yes, 0 no 12. Personnel/Extra-Curricular (Mr. Ford - Chair) a. A motion is requested to approve the Personnel Report A motion to approve was made by Mr. Knighton and seconded by Mr. Leader. A roll call vote was taken: Mr. Knighton, Mr. Leader, Ms. Geesey, Mr. Ford, Miss Hohenadel, Mrs. Kedney, Mrs. Schwert, Mr. Thomas and Mr. Combs voted yes. Motion passed - 9 yes, 0 no b. A motion is requested to approve New Co-op Agreements with Day Spring Christian Academy and CBSD for as listed: Boys & Girls Cross Country Boys & Girls Golf A motion to approve was made by Mrs. Schwert and seconded by Ms. Geesey. A roll call vote was taken: Mrs. Schwert, Ms. Geesey, Mr. Ford, Miss Hohenadel, Mrs. Kedney, Mr. Knighton, Mr. Leader, Mr. Thomas and Mr. Combs voted yes. Motion passed - 9 yes, 0 no c. Information Item 4 of 7

5 Volunteers: Clearances have been provided and approved for the following volunteers - Park: Jacqueline Redman, Rebekah Will, Jessica Bechtold 13. Old Business a. A motion is requested to approve the Resolution Opposing ESA Voucher Programs (SB 2) A motion to approve was made by Mr. Ford and seconded by Mr. Thomas. A roll call vote was taken: Mr. Ford, Mr. Thomas, Miss Hohenadel, Mrs. Kedney, Mr. Knighton, Mr. Leader, Mrs. Schwert and Mr. Combs voted yes. Ms. Geesey voted no. Motion passed - 8 yes, 1 no. 14. New Business a. Discussion on Resolution Supporting Reforms to Property Tax Collection (SB 1099) President Combs requested that this Resolution be placed on the May Committee of the Whole Meeting Agenda for approval. b. First Reading of Policy Comparability of Services c. First Reading of Policy Educational Stability for Children in Foster Care d. First Reading of Policy Transportation - Video/Audio Recording e. First Reading of Policy Title I Parent and Family Engagement 15. Superintendent's Report Mr. Strickler called for a brief Executive Session following the Board meeting and reported on the following activities: PSSA testing underway Opt out of testing 95% still count also can impact demographics current numbers Elementary 0 this year, 5 last year; Middle 11 this year and 3 last year THON raised over $10,300 and counting Chorus performed for the Lancaster County Retired Educators annual meeting The group gave grants to the chorus to purchase instruments CHS Speaks this Friday Next week Ribbon cutting for Land Bank, Theatre Awards, Book Bloom and Budget meeting ESSA and Career choices reporting continue Student registration online 16. Reports a. LCCTC Report - Ms. Geesey 5 of 7

6 No report b. IU Report - Mr. Combs No report. Mr. Combs received information that was distributed to the board. He will be meeting with Dr. Barnhart in the near future. c. Lancaster County Academy - Mrs. Schwert No report d. Community Development - Mr. Leader Mr. Leader attended the most recent meeting and reported on developments with the Market House, River Town Initiative, Main Street, and the StreetScape Study e. Columbia Ministerium - Mr. Thomas Mr. Thomas reported that the Power Pack Program had 128 families participate, Summer Food Program will be run by the Central Penn Food Bank, Baccalaureate will be May 30, 2018 at the Columbia United Methodist Church - that Scholarship has been increased to $1,000 and the National Day of Pray is May 3, 2018 at 7:30 a.m. f. Columbia Education Foundation - Mr. Combs President Combs asked Mr. Strickler to report. Mr. Strickler reported that the Mini- Grant Awards in the amount of $29,000 will be presented at the August Board Meeting although the Purchase Orders may be done starting July 1, No student applied for the scholarship out of the 91 graduating seniors. g. Lancaster County Tax Collection Bureau - Mr. Ramsey No report. h. PSBA - Administration No report. i. Land Bank - Mr. Combs Mr. Combs reported that the recent meeting was cancelled. The Land Bank has an open house and ribbon cutting scheduled for the Blunston Street property - their first house sold. 17. 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 6 of 7

7 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. 18. Dates for Future Meetings a. Special Meeting for Budget - 7 p.m. - April 26, 2018 b. Committee of the Whole - 6 p.m. - May 3, 2018 c. Regular Board Meeting - 7 p.m. - May 17, Adjournment President Combs adjourned the meeting at 8:05 pm 7 of 7