Penns Valley Area School Board of Directors Penns Valley Elementary/Intermediate School Regular Meeting Minutes August 16, 2017 at 7:00 P.M.

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1 Penns Valley Area School Board of Directors Penns Valley Elementary/Intermediate School Regular Meeting Minutes August 16, 2017 at 7:00 P.M. Empowering our students every day to reach individual success CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by President Chris Houser at 7:01 pm and roll call was taken. Present: Hank Yeagley, BT Schwier, Mark Benfer, Chris Houser, Melissa Krum, Victoria Brennan, Carl Gaffron, Jeffrey Hyde, Kerri Kubalak Absent: none Also in attendance for the meeting were: Brian Griffith, Superintendent; Sherri Connell, Assistant Superintendent; Lynn Naugle, Business Manager; Robert Miller, Director of Physical Plant; Nate Althouse, Athletic/Community Relations; Holly Sawyer, Director of Student Support Services; Dustin Dalton, High School Principal; Jane Gessner, Assistant High School Principal; Kurt Nyquist, Elementary Principal; Danielle Yoder, Elementary Principal; Cody Wian, Director of Technology; Cheaney Stover, Board Secretary and 5 members from the community. MINUTES A motion to approve the July 19, 2017 Regular Meeting Minutes. (Attachment 1) Ms. Brennan made a motion, seconded by Mr. Gaffron. The motion passed by unanimous vote. ANNOUNCEMENTS President Houser announced that there was an executive meeting held prior to July 19, 2017 regular meeting to discuss personnel matter and there was an executive meeting following July 19, 2017 regular meeting to discuss contract and personnel matters. There was an executive meeting held after the August 2, 2017 work session to discuss personnel and legal matters. There will be an executive session following tonight s meeting to discuss personnel matters. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS Physical Plant Mr. Robert Miller gave an updated report on the high school renovations project. Business Office Report Ms. Lynn Naugle gave an update on the Greybeard Technology contract Elementary Report Mrs. Danielle Yoder and Mr. Kurt Nyquist No report Escape Room/Breakout Mrs. Albright and Mrs. Feltenberger gave a report on the Escape Room that their 5 th grade math class had worked on last year. Secondary Report Mr. Dustin Dalton reported on the great progress happening at the high school in preparation for the first day of school.

2 Communications Report Dr. Nate Althouse shared his opening day slide show to the board. Superintendent Report Dr. Brian Griffith reported that we still have many open positions that we are continuing to advertise for. Dr. Griffith presented certificates to two board members for reaching milestone years of school board service. Chris Houser 12 years and Henry Yeagley 20 years. RECOGNITION OF VISITORS/ PUBLIC COMMENT None. ACTION ITEMS A. A motion to approve the employment of Alicia Houser as Jr. High Girls Soccer Coach for the school year to be paid a stipend of $1,616 (Step 1). Ms. Brennan made a motion, seconded by Mr. Schwier to approve the employment of Alicia Houser as Jr. High Girls Soccer Coach for the school year to be paid a stipend of $1,616 (Step 1). The motion passed with a roll call vote of (Schwier yes, Benfer yes, Houser abstain, Krum yes, Brennan yes, Gaffron yes, Hyde yes, Kubalak yes, Yeagley yes) CONSENT AGENDA Note: All matters taken under this section are considered to be routine and action will be taken with one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items. If discussion is desired that item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered separately. Please refer to the Consent Agenda below I. BOARD BUSINESS ACTION ITEMS A. A motion to recognize the attached affiliate booster clubs for the school year; and that all clubs must act in accordance with Penns Valley Area School District policies and procedures. BOOSTER ORGANIZATION OFFICE: NAME: Cheerleading Boosters President Chad Orndorf Vice President Stacey Fryer Treasurer Tiffany Rose Secretary Lindsey Miller Girls' Basketball Boosters President Karri Hull Vice President Michele Collison Treasurer Shannon Arney Secretary Holly Kubalak Lady Ram Soccer Boosters President Kama Corman Vice President Randy Fetterolf Treasurer Mary Montminy Secretary Amy Smith Volleyball Boosters President Tracy Noll Vice President Jodi Butler Treasurer Danette Strouse Secretary Amy Kerstetter

3 Wrestling Boosters President Mari Royer Vice President Treasurer Secretary Melissa Allebach Beth King Kalena Smith Penns Valley Education Foundation President Carolyn Foust Treasurer Nicole Wolfe B. A motion to approve the agreement with Greybeard Technology as attached.(attachment 2) C. A motion to authorize the administration to sell or dispose of the attached list. (Attachment 3) D. A motion to authorize the administration to sell 17 Wilson (F1300TDY) Youth Footballs. E. A motion to authorize the administration to sell or dispose of 52 rejected competitive helmets. II. PERSONNEL A. Resignation: 1. A motion to accept the resignation of Tyler Zimmerman, Custodian, effective August 4, A motion to accept the resignation of Jenna Derstein, Para Educator, effective August 7, A motion to accept the resignation of Kimberly Hess, Para Educator, effective August 8, A motion to accept the resignation of Julia Pieters, Speech and Language, effective upon the release of the Superintendent not to extend beyond the effective date of September 12, A motion to accept the resignation of Leah Kraytz, School Psychologist, effective upon the release of the Superintendent not to extend beyond the effective date of September 23, B. Employment: 1. A motion to approve the employment of Janelle Meadows, School Psychologist, effective the first day of the school year to be paid a salary of $49,233(Step 7, M+0). 2. A motion to approve the employment of Kayla Dove, Elementary Teacher, effective the first day of the school year to be paid a salary of $42,511 (Step 1, B+0). 3. A motion to approve the addition of Jenna Derstein to the professional substitute list. 4. A motion to approve the addition of Kimberly Hess to the support substitute list.

4 5. A motion to approve the employment of Logan Snell to provide homebound instruction for a fifth grade student for up to five hours per week to begin August 29, 2017 through September 28, 2017 to be paid a rate of $30 per hour. 6. A motion to approve the employment of Kurt Grotz, Custodian, effective August 14, 2017 to be paid an hourly rate of $11.25 for the school year. 7. A motion to approve the employment of Carrie Rishel. Para Educator, effective August 17, 2017 to be paid an hourly rate of $11.05 for the school year. C. Other: 1. A motion to grant permission for the Superintendent to appoint staff to vacancies not yet filled or to those that become open until the Board can take action at the next regular meeting on September 20, A motion to approve the following high school department heads for the school year to be paid a stipend of $1, each: Deneen Keller, Guidance & Special Services; Melanie Cramer, Practical & Fine Arts; Keith Ripka, Health, Safety & Physical Education; Michael Stitzer, Science; Tricia Miller, Language Arts; Charles Romig, Social Studies; Marie McCormack, Mathematics; Michael Wise, Technology Preparation. 3. A motion to grant tenure to Garrett Milner, Physical Education Teacher, effective August 14, A motion to grant tenure to Robert Irwin, Social Studies Teacher, effective August 14, III. ATHLETIC / STUDENT ACTIVITIES A. A motion to ratify the employment of Erin Eminhizer, as Summer and Fall Majorette Instructor effective July 27, 2017 for the school year to be paid a stipend of $719(prorated) and $1,079 respectively. B. A motion to approve the employment of Shawn Myer, Head Baseball Coach for the school year to be paid a stipend of $4,360 (Step 2). C. A motion to approve the PVHS cheerleaders and Crystal Bierly to participate in the pre-game Citrus Bowl on New Year s day in Orlando, Florida with a departure of December 28, 2017 and return January 3, 2018 at no cost to the District. D. A motion to approve payment for extracurricular athletic activities to staff assistants for the school year. (Attachment 4) IV. TRANSPORTATION A. A motion to approve bus stops for the school year, as attached. (Attachment 5) V. CAFETERIA None. VI. VII. BUILDING & GROUNDS A. A motion to ratify all current High School Renovations change order request to be deducted from the contract allowance. (Attachment 6) FINANCE

5 A. A motion to approve the payment of bills for August (Attachment 7) AUGUST Check # Check # Amount Date From Date To $282, /20/17 8/16/17 General Fund DD61 DD73 $147, Capital Projects Fund $638, /20/17 8/16/17 Cafeteria Fund $10, /20/17 8/16/17 Payroll Fund DD40750 DD40900 $568, /28/17 B. A motion to approve the Treasurer s Report for July (Attachment 8) JULY 2017 Beginning Ending Fund Balance Receipts Expenditures Balance General Fund $11,908, $860, $7,545, $5,224, Payroll Fund $ $520, $520, $ Food Service Fund $161, $3, $79, $86, Designated Capital Reserves $2,085, $6,635, $1,005, $7,716, Construction Fund $841, $1, $0.00 $842, Capital Projects Fund $506, $201, $470, $237, Capital Projects Fund-FNB $8,736, $4, $200, $8,540, Mr. Gaffron made a motion, seconded by Mr. Schwier to approve the Consent Agenda. The motion passed with a roll call vote of 9-0. (Benfer yes, Houser yes, Krum yes, Brennan yes, Gaffron yes, Hyde yes, Kubalak yes, Yeagley yes, Schwier yes) REPORTS A. CIU Meeting Mr. Schwier Minutes can be found at B. PSBA Liaison Report Mrs. Kubalak Mrs. Kubalak reported on the updated PSSA decrease in testing. C. Central PA Institute of Science and Technology Report Mr. Yeagley reported that CPI hosted a news conference on July 14, 2017 for the four new Associate Specialized Technology Programs. INFORMATION & DISCUSSION ITEMS A. Future Scheduled Public Meetings: Finance Committee Meeting August 30, 2017, 8:00 AM Building Tour September 6, 2017, 5:00 PM Facilities Committee Meeting September 6, 2017, 6:00 PM Work Session Meeting September 6, 2017, 7:00 PM Education Committee Meeting September 20, 2017, 5:45 PM Regular Meeting September 20, 2017, 7:00 PM Homecoming Parade September 28, 2017, 6:30 PM Grange Fair Classroom Visits October 3, :00AM 12:00PM, PVEI ADJOURNMENT Ms. Brennan made a motion, seconded by Mr. Gaffron to adjourn the meeting at 7:58 pm. The motion passed by unanimous vote. Cheaney Stover, Board Secretary

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Penns Valley Area School Board of Directors Penns Valley Elementary/Intermediate School Regular Meeting Minutes at 7:00 P.M. Empowering our students every day to reach individual success CALL TO ORDER