DANVILLE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT

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1 DANVILLE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT July 21, 2009 Minutes The Danville Area School Board held their meeting in the Senior High School Cafeteria on Tuesday, July 21, The meeting was called to order at 7:05 p.m. by President Allan Schappert followed by the Pledge of Allegiance and a moment of silence. ROLL CALL - Board Members Mrs. Barbara Boyer, Mrs. Dawn Gill, Mrs. Jennifer Henning, Mr. Jamie Hosterman, Mrs. Kellie Krum, Ms Megan Raup, and Mr. Allan Schappert were present. Dr. Paul Moser and Mr. Steve Schooley were absent. OTHERS PRESENT Dr. Susan Bickford, Superintendent; Mr. Richard Snodgrass, Business Administrator, Board Secretary; Mrs. Ricki Boyle, Director of Student Support Services; Mr. Charles Smargiassi, Assistant Principal, High School; Mr. Edward Sanders, Assistant Principal, Middle School; Mr. Daniel Rathfon, Elementary Principal; Mr. John Bickhart, Elementary Principal; Mr. Chris Johns, Acting Elementary Principal; Mrs. Susan Blake, Head Start Director; Mr. Rick Engle, Director of Maintenance; Mrs. Pam Burrows; Director of Food Services; Mrs. Marie Dryer, Office Manager; and approximately 15 members of the staff and public, and news media. Motion: (To Approve Minutes from June meetings) A motion was made by Barb Boyer to approve the minutes. The motion was seconded by Jamie Hosterman The motion was approved on a voice vote Changes to Minutes of June 9 Block scheduling Molly Buchanan- comments re block scheduling as it is at the Danville Middle School were revised. Change Mr. Keister to Mrs. Keister Kellie Krum made a motion to amend the minutes. Jamie Hosterman seconded the motion. The motion was approved on a voice vote.

2 July 21, 2009 Board Meeting Minutes, Page of 11 RECOGNITIONS I. BOARD ADMINISTRATIVE ANNOUNCEMENT Kellie Krum made a motion to remove Item B under Curriculum and Management from the agenda. Jennifer Henning seconded the motion. The motion was approved on a voice vote. Kellie Krum made a motion to add Item T under Personnel to grant the approval of the employment of Dawn Lentini-Brookhart, as Director of Curriculum, Instruction and Technology at a salary of $88,000 to be pro-rated to the date of the assumption of her duties. Jennifer Henning seconded the motion. The motion was approved on a voice vote. Allan Schappert made a motion to move Item A under School Property and Supplies to follow the first public comment section. Jennifer Henning seconded the motion. The motion was approved on a voice vote. Allan Schappert also stated the property tax bill calculation information is on the web site. Also, if anyone has any questions Mr. Schappert said he would be available after tonight s meeting and available for questions by phone. II. BOARD AFFILIATION REPORTS CSIU Board Report Jennifer Henning Nothing to report. Vo-Tech Board report Megan Raup, Steve Schooley No meeting PSBA Liaison Dawn Gill Budget still not passed EI Tax Board Barbara Boyer No meeting Head Start Policy Council Report Kellie Krum Two hires on board tonight, policy council did not meet Legislative County Coordinator Jim Moser No report III. SUPERINTENDENT S REPORT Executive Session at 5:30 personnel, and labor relations

3 July 21, 2009 Board Meeting Minutes, Page of 11 Executive Session on July 14 for personnel purposes. Elementary restructuring update Elementary principals The elementary principals/assistant principal, Dan Rathfon, John Bickhart and Chris Johns shared with the board that the moving went very smoothly and the classrooms and cleaned and ready for teachers to unpack their belongings. Dan gave the student counts per grade as of July 21. They are third grade 191 students 9 classrooms, fourth grade 164 students 8 classrooms, and fifth grade 169 students 8 classrooms. They still have students enrolling. John and Chris shared the student counts per classroom as of July 21 for the primary centers - Riverside, Mahoning Cooper and Danville Elementary. The are as follows Riverside Kindergarten students each class, first grade 16 students per class and second grade 16 students per class. Mahoning Cooper - Kindergarten students each class, first grade students per class and second grade students per class. Danville Elementary - Kindergarten students each class, first grade 20 students per class and second grade students per class. Megan Raup asked John how many families participated in the kindergarten transition night. He told her they had around 100 parents. Open house will be Aug 20 for the intermediate and primary centers. IV. STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE REPORT No report V. PUBLIC COMMENT Jim Gulliver asked how much money is in the capital reserve fund. Mr. Snodgrass told him the balance as of June 30 was approximately $50,000. He questioned the sourceof the funds and what expenditures had been made from the fund last year. Mr. Snodgrass responded that there were no expenditures out of the fund in the last year and that these funds had been in capital reserve fund for several years. Mr. Gulliver then asked why the June 29 board meeting hadn t been announced. Allan Schappert responded to him that the meeting had been advertised in the newspaper as required. Rose Wintersteen expressed concern regarding the bullying in the District. Amanda Taylor expressed concern regarding open house times. She feels working parents will not have enough time to attend if involved in two different buildings. She is also concerned about PSSA test scores and follow-up with test scores.

4 July 21, 2009 Board Meeting Minutes, Page of 11 Christy Payton is concerned with transportation times. She feels there is not enough time allowed to transport students from her pick-up location to Liberty Valley. She was told these are reasonable approximations arrived at after discussions with the transportation contractors and will be adjusted, as needed, after the school year starts and actual times are determined. Update on the building project Reynolds and Kimball (Enclosure X) Rick Witt, Kimball Associates, said they are working with the borough on zoning issues. They are asking for a special exception for building the new building on our site at the high school. Henry Burdett, Kimball Associates, gave a presentation showing two options of the site plan. It showed the update on baseball field from 330 feet to 350 feet. Also showed 3-D of the outside of the building. The architects met with teachers and staff and have collected very good input and will now begin to organize the information into layouts and then share the update with the teachers and staff. The building will have 12 kindergarten classrooms, 11 first grade classrooms, 11 second grade classrooms, one additional flex classroom and 4 Pre-K classrooms. Walt Tack, Reynolds, gave an update on the project timeline schedule. Rick Witt said they will continue to come to board meetings on a monthly basis to continue to give updates. VI. CURRICULUM AND MANAGEMENT REPORTS A. The Board will take action on the recommendation of the Superintendent to accept Lalitha Durlin as a 9 th grade tuition-paying Warrior Run student in our district to enroll in our Agricultural Science Program. C. The Board will take action on the recommendation of the Superintendent to grant approval to have Aaron Trate attend the Danville High School as an 11 th grade tuition paying student for the school year at an approximate fee of $8, (Enclosure B) Motion: (To Approve Curriculum/Management Reports A and C) A motion was made by Kellie Krum to approve A and C. The motion was seconded b y Dawn Gill The motion was approved on a roll call vote 7 yes, 0 no, 2 Absent Jim Moser, and Steve Schooley.

5 July 21, 2009 Board Meeting Minutes, Page of 11 VII. SCHOOL/COMMUNITY RELATIONS A. The Board will take action on the recommendation of the Superintendent to grant the approval for FFA to attend Eastern States in Springfield, MA, September 18, 19, and 20, B. The Board will take action on the recommendation of the Superintendent to grant the approval for FFA to attend National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, IN, October 19-25, FFA students spoke about the upcoming competitions. Motion: (To Approve School/Community Relations A-B) A motion was made by Kellie Krum to approve A B. The motion was seconded b y Jamie Hosterman The motion was approved on a roll call vote 7 yes, 0 no, 2 Absent Jim Moser, and Steve Schooley. Kellie Krum made a motion for a 10-minute break Megan Raup seconded the motion. The motion was approved on a voice vote. The meeting reconvened at 9:25 PM. Jamie Hosterman left at 9:10 PM. VIII. FINANCE A. General Fund Revenues and Expenditures Summary (Enclosure C) B. Local Revenues Actual vs. Budget (Enclosure D) C. State Revenues Actual vs. Budget (Enclosure E) D. Cash Receipts (Enclosure F E. Investments (Enclosure G) F. Bills for Payment June 4, 2009 through July 15, 2009 (Enclosure H)

6 July 21, 2009 Board Meeting Minutes, Page of 11 Revenues and such are on schedule as projected. Motion: (To Approve Finance F) A motion was made by Kellie Krum to approve F. The motion was seconded by Barbara Boyer The motion was approved on a roll call vote 6 yes, 0 no, 3 Absent Jim Moser, Steve Schooley, and Jamie Hosterman. IX. PERSONNEL A. The Board will take action on the recommendation of the Superintendent to accept the resignation of Tiffany Reidinger, Emotional Support Teacher at Danville Middle School, effective August 23, (Enclosure I) B. The Board will take action on the recommendation of the Superintendent to accept the resignation of Matthew Koehler, as advisor for National Junior Honor Society, effective July 26, (Enclosure J) C. The Board will take action on the recommendation of the Superintendent to accept the resignation of Megan Mincemoyer, as aide at Liberty Valley Elementary School, effective June 4, (Enclosure K) D. The Board will take action on the recommendation of the Superintendent to grant approval of the following summer school teachers at $20.00 per hour and aides at their hourly rate Elementary Teachers Stephanie Miller Jill Perruquet Miki Swank Stephanie Reinaker Cody Geyer Sara Nogle Lisa Coyne Jennifer Berry-Propst Becky Perruquet Mary Lou Potter Lucinda Orndorf Tammy Osenga Penny Gaugler Elementary Aides Deb Carper Diane Erdley

7 July 21, 2009 Board Meeting Minutes, Page of 11 Middle School Teachers Michael Espinosa Edward Jackson High School Teachers William Freeman Lydia Moyer Chris Pegg Brandon White E. The Board will take action on the recommendation of the Superintendent to grant the approval of tenure for Deann Kinsey. F. The Board will take action on the recommendation of the Superintendent to grant the approval of the resignation of Jennifer Sykora, 8 th grade science teacher at Danville Middle School, effective June 30, (Enclosure L) G. The Board will take action on the recommendation of the Superintendent to grant the approval of employment of Charles Smargiassi, as Middle School Principal, at a salary of $76,000, effective July 1, (Enclosure M) H. The Board will take action on the recommendation of the Superintendent to grant the approval of the employment of Thomas Williams, as 8 th grade science teacher at the middle school, at a salary of $54,094, effective August 18, (Enclosure N) I. The Board will take action on the recommendation of the Superintendent to grant the approval of the employment of Shelby Seibert, as 7 th grade science teacher at the middle school, at a salary of $42,076, effective August 18, (Enclosure O) J. The Board will take action on the recommendation of the Superintendent to grant approval of the family medical leave in accordance with Policy #435 for Jennifer Hopple from January 4, 2010 through, March 29, 2010, using 42 sick days. (Enclosure P) K. The Board will take action on the recommendation of the Superintendent to grant approval of the job description for the position of Coordinator for Student Management. (Enclosure Q) L. The Board will take action on the recommendation of the Superintendent to grant approval of a $.60 per hour raise for the administrative assistants.

8 July 21, 2009 Board Meeting Minutes, Page of 11 M. The Board will take action on the recommendation of the Superintendent to grant approval of a 3.5% raise for Mike Maize, Lisa Kipple and Jesse Reibson. N. The Board will take action on the recommendation of the Superintendent to grant approval of the status change of Pat Diehl, education assistant for Head Start at Wesner Lane Center, at an hourly rate of $17.46, effective August 10, (Enclosure R) O. The Board will take action on the recommendation of the Superintendent to grant approval of the employment of Lori Coombe, pending clearances, education assistant for Head Start at Riverside Elementary, at an hourly rate of $10.36, effective August 10, (Enclosure S) P. The Board will take action on the recommendation of the Superintendent to grant approval of the employment of Colleen Temple, Head Start teacher at Riverside Elementary, at a salary of $26,975, effective August 10, (Enclosure T) Q. The Board will take action on the recommendation of the Superintendent to grant approval of the employment of Christy Yohe, Middle School Emotional Support Teacher, at a salary of $43,699, effective August 18, (Enclosure U) R. The Board will take action on the recommendation of the Superintendent to grant approval of the employment of Lindsay Naunczek, Middle School Learning Support Teacher, at a salary of $39,901, effective August 18, (Enclosure V) S. The Board will take action on the recommendation of the Superintendent to grant approval of the family medical leave in accordance with Policy #435 for twelve weeks for Hope Hand from August 18, 2009 through March 5, Compensation during that time will be for 25 sick days and 5 personal days. The remainder of the leave is uncompensated in accordance with Policy #439. (Enclosure W) T. The Board will take action on the recommendation of the Superintendent to grant approval of the employment of Dawn Lentini-Brookhart, as Director of Curriculum, Instruction and Technology at a salary of $88,000 to be pro-rated to the date of the assumption of her duties. Motion: (To Approve Personnel A-S) A motion was made by Megan Raup to approve Personnel Items A-S.

9 July 21, 2009 Board Meeting Minutes, Page of 11 The motion was seconded by Barbara Boyer The motion was approved on a roll call vote 6 yes, 0 no, 3 Absent Jim Moser, Steve Schooley, and Jamie Hosterman. Motion: (To Approve Personnel T) A motion was made by Dawn Gill to approve Personnel Items T. The motion was seconded by Barbara Boyer The motion was approved on a roll call vote 6 yes, 0 no, 3 Absent Jim Moser, Steve Schooley, and Jamie Hosterman. X. SCHOOL PROPERTY & SUPPLIES A. Update on the building project Reynolds and Kimball (Enclosure X) The update was made earlier in the meeting. XI. POLICY & INSURANCE XII. ATHLETICS A. The Board will take action on the recommendation of the Superintendent to accept the resignation of Chris Johns, as Head Boys Soccer Coach, at Danville Area School District, effective immediately. (Enclosure Y) B. The Board will take action on the recommendation of the Superintendent to grant approval of the employment of Brian Dressler, Head Boys Soccer Coach, at a salary of $4,040.00, effective immediately. C. The Board will take action on the recommendation of the Superintendent to grant approval of the 2009 Fall Coaches and Salaries. (Enclosure Z) Motion: (To Approve Athletics Item A-C) A motion was made by Kellie Krum to approve Athletics The motion was seconded by Dawn Gill The motion was approved on a roll call vote 6 yes, 0 no, 3 Absent Jim Moser, Steve Schooley, and Jamie Hosterman.

10 July 21, 2009 Board Meeting Minutes, Page of 11 XII. TRANSPORTATION A. The Board will take action on the recommendation of the Superintendent to grant the approval of Ryan Densberger, 378 Diehl Road, Danville, PA 17821, for Bogart Transportation, as a substitute bus driver. B. The Board will take action on the recommendation of the Superintendent to grant the approval of Katharine Fester, 366 Whites Church Road, Bloomsburg, PA 17815, for Fishing Creek Transportation, as a substitute driver for Head Start. C. Review of elementary bus routes Motion: (To Approve Transportation Item A-B) A motion was made by Jennifer Henning to approve Transportation Item A-B The motion was seconded by Kellie Krum The motion was approved on a roll call vote 6 yes, 0 no, 3 Absent Jim Moser, Steve Schooley, and Jamie Hosterman. A review of elementary bus runs, as currently configured, was presented to the Board. The longest run is approximately 1 hour and the shortest run is 15 minutes. Earliest pick-up time is 6:45 am and the latest return home time is 3:55 pm. XIV. BOARD CONCERNS AND ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING AGENDA Barbara Boyer requested the current budget be posted on the website. Kellie Krum would like a count of current classrooms, regular and special education, at the middle school. Dawn Gill would like to investigate other options for our insurance. Kellie Krum would like a report on PSSA results for our next board meeting. Dr. Bickford said all our buildings made AYP. XV. PUBLIC COMMENT Christy Payton asked when PSSA results would be sent to parents. Dr. Bickford said it will be awhile before they are processed to be mailed.

11 July 21, 2009 Board Meeting Minutes, Page of 11 ADJOURNMENT At 10:00 pm motion was made by Jennifer Henning and seconded by Dawn Gill to adjourn the meeting. The motion was approved by voice vote. Richard B. Snodgrass Board Secretary Bonnie A. Edmeads Assistant Board Secretary