CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

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1 MINUTES JUNE 11, 2012 Regular Board Meeting 7:30 pm Board Room 131 W. Nittany Avenue State College, PA I. CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Ann McGlaughlin, board president, called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. She welcomed all present and viewing from home. Ms. McGlaughlin announced that prior to the budget hearing on June 4, 2012 the board held an executive session on personnel and negotiations. She announced that agenda item H under Routine Approvals had been deleted and would not be discussed. There were no other changes to the agenda. A copy of all materials distributed to board members for discussion and/or action are included with the official minutes, unless otherwise indicated. Board Members present: Amber Concepcion, Penni Fishbaine, David Hutchinson, Jim Leous, Ann McGlaughlin, Gowen Roper, Dorothea Stahl Board Members absent: Jim Pawelczyk, Laurel Zydney Acting Board Secretary: Marie Caster Solicitor: Scott Etter Superintendent: Robert O Donnell District Personnel: Michele Allen, Linda Andrews, Randy Brown, Kristen Dewitt, Todd Dishong, Linda Eggebeen, Michael Hardy, Marybeth Irvin, Cathy Klein, Jeanne Knouse, Mike Maclay, Julie Miller, Tom Mincemoyer, Tom Mitchell, Jason Perrin, Sharon Perry, Brian Peters, Megan Schaper, Wilda Stanfield, Holli Jo Warner, Chris Warren, Nancy Wise Guests: Dan Dewitt II. COMMUNICATIONS Dr. O Donnell thanked all who attended and assisted with Commencement Ceremonies on Saturday, including board members, students, speakers, and staff. It was a large production and was a wonderful occasion. Dr. O Donnell announced three students from Mr. Chris Warren s High School Building Construction class placed first at the state level in the Economics Pennsylvania Entrepreneurship Challenge. Two teams of 6th graders from Mount Nittany Middle School competed in PA's first Kidwind Challenge. These students competed with 8 other teams from across PA. Team Eco People included Tori Lenze, Kristi Hile, Petr Esakov, Jonathan Rowell and Ben Rudnik placed 1st in the Middle School division. Team Wind Wizards included Jackson Doyle, Angel Zheng, Dungan Adams, Danny Adams and Devin Morrisson placed 3rd in the Middle School division. Dr. O Donnell congratulated the students. III. ROUTINE APPROVALS A motion to approve the listing of Routine Approvals as presented: *Student Travel for Overnight and/or Out of State *Meeting Minutes May 7, 2012 Regular Meeting May 21, 2012 Regular Meeting

2 Page 2 June 4, 2012 Budget Hearing *Budget Amendment for the Fiscal Year: Drug Free Schools Carryover for $13, Pickering Bequest in the amount of $4, *School District Bills for May 2012 General Fund $8,591, Checks , V V Food Service $173, Checks Athletic Fund $56, Checks Student Activities $181, Checks Purchasing Cards (April 2012) $124, Checks 157, 396, 703, 6564 *Appointment of Tax Collectors for Fiscal Year *Depositories and Investment Institutions for Fiscal Year *Athletic Ticket Prices for *Bid Award for Gasoline, Diesel, and Heating Oil to Nittany Oil Company, and propane to Heller s Gas *Human Resource Recommendations: Appointments Dr. Kristen Dewitt recommended to a position as 1.0 Contract Elementary Principal effective July 16, 2012 in the Gray s Woods Elementary School, pending PA Certification approval, at a salary of $92,500.00, prorated to $89, Mr. Todd Dishong recommended to a position as 1.0 Contract Elementary Principal effective July 1, 2012 in the Lemont and Houserville Elementary Schools at a salary of $91, Mr. Mark Feldman recommended to a position as 1.0 Contract Assistant Principal effective July 1, 2012 in the Mount Nittany Middle School at a salary of $87, Mr. Michael Maclay recommended to a position as 1.0 Contract Elementary Principal effective July 1, 2012 in the Easterly Parkway Elementary School at a salary of $91, Extra Duty/Extra Pay Resignations Mr. Peter Moyer resigns from his position as Head Coach of the Swimming and Diving Team effective May 18, Mr. Matthew Smith resigns from his position as Head Coach of the Park Forest Middle School Softball Team effective May 31, Ms. Justine Kononov resigns from her position as Co Advisor for the Academic Decathlon effective May 28, Ms. Justine Kononov resigns from her position as Advisor for the Model United Nations effective May 28, Ms. Anne Simon resigns from her position as Drama Club Co Advisor in the Mount Nittany Middle School effective May 20, Support Personnel *Community Education Hires Lesley Clark, Mallory Dobson, Rebecca Healey, Brynn Ion at $18.00/hour David Henderson at $18.00/$9.00/hour *Executive Assistant Leave of Absence Mary Jenn Dorman *Paraprofessional Terminations Sara Hartwell, Russell Reese (retirement), Grace Williams (retirement) *Custodial/Maintenance Hires Alexandr Petrov, Vassiliy Petrov at $9.64/hour *Custodial/Maintenance Termination Daniel Simco

3 Page 3 *Food Service Hire Kathaleen Green at $9.34/hour *Bus Driver Hired Marianne Parks at $10.61/hour *Summer Drivers Hires James Chandler, Alice Doelker, Alex Park, Thomas Price, Lourdes Skidgel at $12.63/hour Lisa McDivitt, Tabitha McKean, Roy Miller at $13.04/hour William Fisher, Stanley Rohrbach at $13.54/hour Tammy Slys at $13.70/hour Tracy Bickle, Marjorie Earl, Kathy Gummo, Charles Roth at $14.63/hour John Foley, Jean Tuggy at $14.86/hour Linda Waite at $15.24/hour Gery Grabiak at $16.50/hour K. Jack Holtz at $18.73/hour *Job Coach Hire Dawn Ellero Goss at $10.63/hour *Substitute Listing Listing of new names to be approved and added to the substitute (guest) listing of teachers, secretaries and paraprofessionals. Mr. Hutchinson moved, Ms. Fishbaine seconded to approve the listing of Routine Approvals as presented. A board member questioned whether Athletic Ticket Prices could be amended at a later time if the option of a family pass was pursued. Dr. Etter answered yes. With the motion and second in place, all board members present voted aye on a roll call vote. Ms. Stahl abstained her vote for the minutes of June 4, 2012 Budget Hearing due to not being present at the hearing. (Dr. Pawelczyk and Ms. Zydney were absent.) IV. APPROVAL OF JOB DESCRIPTIONS FOR DIRECTORS OF CURRICULUM K 6 AND 7 12 A motion to approve the job descriptions for Director of Curriculum K 6 and Director of Curriculum 7 12 as presented at the May 21, 2012 meeting. Mr. Leous moved, Dr. Roper seconded to approve the motion as presented. All board members present voted aye on a roll call vote. (Dr. Pawelczyk and Ms. Zydney were absent.) V. APPROVAL OF TEXTBOOKS FOR SCHOOL YEAR A motion to approve textbooks for the school year as presented at the May 7, 2012 meeting. Dr. Roper moved, Ms. Stahl seconded to approve the motion as presented. All board members present voted aye on a roll call vote. (Dr. Pawelczyk and Ms. Zydney were absent.) VI. APPOINTMENT OF NEW BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR A motion to approve the appointment of Randy L. Brown as Business Administrator for the State College Area School District and to authorize the board president and secretary to execute the associated employment contract. Ms. Stahl moved, Mr. Leous seconded to approve the motion as presented. All board members present voted aye on a roll call vote. (Dr. Pawelczyk and Ms. Zydney were absent.)

4 Page 4 Dr. O Donnell commented that Randy s years of experience and familiarity with the District s financial affairs will allow for a seamless transition, and stated the District is very fortunate to have Mr. Brown as part of the leadership team. Dr. O Donnell introduced new principals Dr. Kristen DeWitt, Mr. Mike Maclay and Mr. Todd Dishong. He congratulated and welcomed them. VII. CAREER AND TECHNICAL CENTER BUDGET REPORT Mr. Mike Hardy and Dr. Sharon Perry presented a Career and Technical Center (CTC) budget update for They reviewed a powerpoint presentation covering topics on PA State regulations, programs, staffing, courses, enrollment, average class sizes, budget information and areas for future study. Dr. O Donnell thanked Dr. Perry and commented that during his interaction with the CTC program students, he found they are collaborating with each other on projects and working with students in other instructional areas. Board members commented on enrollment fluctuations, monitoring number of completers, electives offered, scheduling electives, great opportunities, future development, restrictions due to facilities, balancing CTC as we move into high school project, ten years of available data on success of completers. Dr. Perry announced that the district has 100 percent placement either to work in their field of study or to further their education. VIII. PROPOSED HEALTH ROOM STAFFING CHANGE Dr. O Donnell reported he and Ms. Jeanne Knouse had been working on proposed changes for the district s current health room caseloads and coverage constraints. The proposal includes decreasing one Certified School Nurse (CSN) staff through a retirement and replacing that position with one part time and two full time licensed nurses. This proposal is for the school year and will be included on a future agenda for action. IX. ASSESSMENT UPDATE REFLECTION ON Dr. Marybeth Irvin and Mr. Brian Peters reviewed a powerpoint presentation on assessments. They expounded on topics related to MAP (Measures of Academic Progress), AIMSweb, CDTs (Classroom Diagnostic Tools) and next steps, including training teachers and administrators and making reports available for parents. It was announced there will be a report on State Assessments in the fall. Board members remarked on changing benchmarks, normative data, no room for middle of road and lack of reported growth in 6 th grade. The board took a break from 8:55 to 9:03 p.m. X. FUTURE OF TECHNOLOGY UPDATE Mr. Jason Perrin and Mr. Tom Mitchell provided and update on the Future of Technology by reviewing a powerpoint presentation. They covered areas related to infrastructure, communication, application/ instruction, district hardware, technology 2012/2013 for each instructional level, and guidelines on bring your own technology. Board members commented on the pilot of Chromebook laptops in 6 th grade and control of student access during class time. Mr. Perrin and Mr. Mitchell reported that the pilots fall within the budget parameters but they will request board approval of some items as they move into next year. XI. JOB DESCRIPTION: NETWORK SYSTEMS MANAGER Dr. O Donnell reviewed the proposed job description for a Network Systems Manager and some of the reasons behind the need. He reported that one person who supported our infrastructure has left the

5 Page 5 district, and one position was eliminated last year. Dr. O Donnell stressed the importance of having the necessary staff to support the district s growing technology needs and the reliance on the network. This job description will be included on a future agenda for action. An anticipated position will be posted. XII. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING: TRADE IN SERVICE DAY Dr. O Donnell reported he and SCAEA President, Holli Jo Warner, are proposing a one year trial of allowing teachers to fulfill their in service needs earlier in the year by attending certain staff development opportunities, either in the evenings or during non contracted days, and would not need to attend the April 1, 2013 in service day. Those who could not fulfill their in service needs would still need to attend on April 1, and this would be prioritized and identified by the curriculum directors. Dr. O Donnell stated they are still working out the monitoring and communication pieces of this proposal. This item will be included on a future agenda for action. XIII. RECOMMENDED SCHOOL MEAL PRICES FOR Ms. Megan Schaper presented a recommendation to keep school lunch prices at the same level for the school year, and increase milk and breakfast prices each by $.10. She reported new USDA nutrient guidelines require some of the school lunch portions be reduced in size, and it would be difficult to justify a price increase. Ms. Schaper is recommending the increase in breakfast prices because there has not been an increase in many years. She will prepare information for back to school night and will work with other districts to advertise. This item will be included on a future agenda for action. XIV. FUTURE AGENDA PLANNING Ms. McGlaughlin noted the action items for the June 25 meeting agenda. Dr. O Donnell added an information/discussion item to be considered: Curriculum Management and Coordination. Ms. Stahl suggested a review of the board wellness policy be added to a future agenda, in light of the new USDA nutrition guidelines. XV. ADJOURNMENT TO EXECUTIVE SESSION Ms. Stahl moved, Ms. Fishbaine seconded to adjourn the meeting. All board members present voted aye with a voice vote. (Dr. Pawelczyk and Ms. Zydney were absent.) The motion passed and Ms. McGlaughlin adjourned the meeting at 9:54 p.m. to an executive session on negotiations and personnel. Submitted by, Marie Caster Acting Board Secretary