SPECIAL VOTING MEETING MINUTES THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 2017 MIFFLIN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION BUILDING 201 EIGHTH STREET, HIGHLAND PARK LEWISTOWN, PA 17044-1197 Mission Statement: Educate each student to meet life s challenges. 6:30 p.m. I. CALL TO ORDER The Special Voting Meeting of the Mifflin County School District was held Thursday evening, August 17, 2017, at 6:30 P.M. at the Administration Building, 201 Eighth Street, Highland Park, Lewistown, Pennsylvania. The following members were present at roll call: II. BOARD MEMBERS ROBERT W. HAMMOND JOHN E. KNEPP BETH M. LAUGHLIN NEIL B. RUSSLER MARY LOU M. SIGLER RICHARD A. SMELTZ E. TERRY STYERS Also present were Mr. James A. Estep, Superintendent; Mr. Vance S. Varner, Director of Secondary Education; Mrs. Autumn D. Fiscus, Chief Financial Officer; Mr. Joseph F. Gagliardo, Director of Buildings & Grounds; Ms. Amy L. Smith, Board Secretary; Mr. Marc Remy, Knepp & Snook; Mrs. Jennifer Mitchell, Mr. Clint Aurand, Mrs. Michelle Knepp, Mrs. Leann Shaw, Mr. Joe Cannon, The Sentinel. III. COMMUNICATIONS/ REPORTS A. School Board Secretary - Nothing at this time. B. School Board Members - Nothing at this time. C. Superintendent Mr. Estep gave an update on the State Budget, yesterday was considered June 77. The House appears to be on recess and there doesn t seem to be any hurry to get back. The Senate passed a revenue bill that included an extraction tax on natural gas. Meanwhile school districts will continue to put budgets in on time. Mr. Estep asked for an executive session after the first two items under Custodial-Maintenance and one at the end of tonight s COW meeting for personnel items. D. Public Comment Period Nothing at this time. 1
E. As the President of this Board conducts this meeting, it will not be necessary to announce each Director s name for each vote. If, however, a Director or Directors wish to vote NO, that Director shall so state. The President of this Board shall call for the vote on a motion and if a Director does not vocally record a NO vote, that Director s vote shall be considered a YES vote. The President of this Board shall utilize roll call voting as required by law or at his or her discretion. The chair will entertain a motion to conduct this meeting according to these guidelines. Passed on a Mr. Smeltz/Mrs. Laughlin motion item E above. IV. CUSTODIAL-MAINTENANCE Motion by Mr. Smeltz, second by Mr. Russler to approve the motion below. 1. Recommend approval to purchase Playground Equipment for EDES for the purchase price of $68,625.00 from capital reserve. Price reflects Costars #014-011 pricing. 2. Recommend approval to purchase Playground Equipment for LES for the purchase price of $98,605.00 from capital reserve. Price reflects Costars #014-011 pricing. Mr. Hammond asked if the figures below were correct. Mr. Knepp asked why such a large amount of money when LES is fairly new. Mrs. Mitchell explained that when LES started it was a K-5 building and now that the building is K-3 there isn t enough equipment for the amount of K-3 students. Motion by Ms. Sigler, second by Mrs. Laughlin to amend the motion for items 1 & 2, ROLL CALL VOTE: - YES 7 Members present, motion carried unanimously. 1. Recommend approval to purchase Playground Equipment for EDES for the purchase price of $68,625.00 from capital reserve. Price reflects Costars #014-011 pricing. 2. Recommend approval to table Playground Equipment for LES for the purchase price of $98,605.00 from capital reserve. Price reflects Costars #014-011 pricing. Motion by Mr. Knepp, second by Mrs. Laughlin to vote on item 1 and table item 2, ROLL CALL VOTE: - YES 6 NO 1, Mr. Hammond voted no. Executive session held from 6:51 PM 7:26 PM for a personnel item. 2
V. PERSONNEL 1. Recommend approval of the demotion of Employee A effective at the end of the work day on August 18, 2017. Motion by Ms. Sigler, second by Mr. Hammond to approve the motion. ROLL CALL VOTE: - YES 6 NO - 1 Mrs. Laughlin voted no. 2. Recommend approval to create and post two part-time (4 hours) Paraprofessional positions for Life Skills at MCJHS for the 2017-2018 school year. 3. Recommend that the 2.75 hour part-time cafeteria prep-satellite position at MCJHS be dissolved effective August 25, 2017. 4. Recommend that the 3 hour part-time cashier position at MCJHS be dissolved effective August 25, 2017. 5. Recommend approval of job description for new combined 5.75 hour part-time cashier lunch/satellite prep position at MCJHS. 6. Recommend creating combined 5.75 hour part-time cashier lunch/satellite prep position at MCJHS effective August 25, 2017. 7. Recommend that the resignation of JULIE HABBERSHON, part-time 3 hour position at EDES, be accepted effective August 1, 2017. 8. Recommend that MELINDA PARSON be hired to the part-time 4.75 hour cafeteria position at MCMS, effective August 23, 2017. 9. Recommend that SANDRA EVERSOLE be hired to the part-time 3 hour cafeteria position at LIS, effective August 23, 2017. 10. Recommend that KALEENA BEERS be hired to the part-time 5 hour cafeteria position at The Academy, effective August 23, 2017. 11. Recommend that DEBORAH GUTSHALL be hired to the part-time 3 hour cafeteria position at EDES, effective August 23, 2017. 12. Recommend that the resignation of RICHARD A. STRAUSBURG, Math Intervention Teacher at LIS, be accepted effective August 8, 2017, due to other employment. 13. Recommend that the resignation of ANGELA E. JOHNSON, School Nurse at MCMS, be accepted effective August 8, 2017, due to other employment. 3
14. Recommend that the resignation of KIERSTIN WALKER, Second Grade Teacher at LES, be accepted effective August 10, 2017, due to relocation. 15. Recommend that the resignation of CARLEIGH SHRADER, Learning Support Teacher at LES, be accepted effective August 10, 2017, due to other employment. 16. Recommend that LINDSAY E. CURRY be hired as a Part Time (15 hours/week) Confidential Secretary to the Director of Human Resources effective September 5, 2017 at a salary of $13,923. 17. Recommend that DESTINY M. KUNKEL be hired as a permanent Speech and Language Therapist at LES effective for the 2017-2018 school year at a salary of $44,803 (Masters, Step 4). 18. Recommend that BILLIE JO HEVERLY be hired as a permanent Emotional Support Teacher at IVEC effective for the 2017-2018 school year at a salary of $40,432 (Bachelors, Step 1). 19. Recommend that ZANNA N. HANNON be hired as a permanent Learning Support Teacher at MCMS effective for the 2017-2018 school year at a salary of $40,432 (Bachelors, Step 1). 20. Recommend that CATRINA J. BRENEMAN be hired as a permanent Title I Reading/Math Teacher at EDES effective for the 2017-2018 school year at a salary of $40,432 (Bachelors, Step 1). 21. Recommend that AMANDA J. KRISTULA be hired as a permanent District-Wide ESL Teacher effective for the 2017-2018 school year at a salary of $47,910 (Masters, Step 7). 22. Recommend that MEGAN E. HERBSTER be hired as a permanent Fifth Grade Teacher at LIS pending PDE Certification at a salary of $40,432 (Bachelors, Step 1). 23. Recommend that LYDIA S. PAUCHNIK be hired as a permanent Speech and Language Therapist at MCMS effective for the 2017-2018 school year at a salary of $42,382 (Masters, Step 1). 24. Recommend that the following transfers be approved for the 2017-2018 school year: MELISSA L. ZILCH Life Skills at LIS to Learning Support at LIS effective 17-18 SY JENNIFER ESH Fifth Grade at IVIS to Math Intervention at LIS effective upon her current position being filled DAVE HAUBRICK 2 nd Shift Buildings and Grounds Supervisor to Full-time 2 nd Shift Custodian at LES effective 8/21/17 4
CHERYL HIMES Displacement to Paraprofessional at EDES 7 hr/day SUSAN JODON Paraprofessional from MCJHS to MCHS 7 hr/day CODY MCELWAIN Paraprofessional from MCJHS to MCHS 7 hr/day HEIDI FOUGHT Displacement to Paraprofessional at LIS 7 hr/day ALISON SHAW Paraprofessional from MCHS to MCMS 7 hr/day Motion by Mrs. Laughlin, second by Mr. Hammond to approve the motion. ROLL CALL VOTE: - YES 7 Members present, motion carried unanimously. VI. ATHLETICS 1. Recommend that CALLIE LEWIS be approved as a volunteer JH Cheerleading Coach for the 2017-2018 school year. Motion by Ms. Sigler, second by Mr. Smeltz to approve the motion. ROLL CALL VOTE: - YES 7 Members present, motion carried unanimously. VII. ROLL CALL 1. Recommend that MICHELLE KNEPP, Administrative Secretary at LES, be permitted to carry 2 unused vacation days into 2017-2018 FY. Motion by Ms. Sigler, second by Mrs. Laughlin to approve the motion. ROLL CALL VOTE: - YES 6 Members motion carried unanimously. Mr. Knepp abstaining. 2. Recommend that the following teachers be appointed as Mentors for the 2017-2018 School Year. Mentors for the full Induction Program will receive a $1000 stipend. Mentors for the partial program will receive a $350 stipend. Jennifer Ahern for Linda Bennett LES Full Induction Program Angela Quigley-Jones for Billie Jo Heverly - IVEC Full Induction Program Karen Muir for Sarah Driver LES Full Induction Program *This is a correction to last month s agenda approving only the partial program previously. Michele Aumiller for Destiny Kunkel - LES Jill Hartsock for Catrina Breneman MCMS Full Induction Program Steve Himes for Megan Herbster MCMS Full Induction Program 5
Laura Leone for Lydia Pauchnik MCMS Full Induction Program Kristin Kauffman for Amanda Kristula LIS Motion by Ms. Sigler, second by Mr. Hammond to approve the motion. ROLL CALL VOTE: - YES 5 NO 2, Mr. Knepp and Ms. Sigler voted no. VIII. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD - Nothing at this time. IX. ADJOURNMENT BY PRESIDENT With no further business before the Board, the meeting adjourned at 7:32 P.M. Amy L. Smith, Board Secretary 6