REGULAR BOARD MEETING AGENDA THURSDAY, MAY 25, 2017 6:30 p.m. 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. I. CALL TO ORDER II. BOARD MEMBERS ROBERT W. HAMMOND JOHN E. KNEPP BETH M. LAUGHLIN KRISTEN L. SHARP NEIL B. RUSSLER MARY LOU M. SIGLER RICHARD A. SMELTZ E. TERRY STYERS NOAH D. WISE III. COMMUNICATIONS/ REPORTS A. School Board Secretary B. School Board Members C. Superintendent Kish Street Project Presentation D. Director of Secondary Education MCMS Students Bullying Presentation E. Director of Buildings and Grounds F. Mifflin County Academy of Science and Technology G. Public Comment Period 5/25/17 1
IV. 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 on these items. If discussion is desired, that item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered separately. A. BOARD MEETINGS 1. Recommend approval of minutes of School Board Committee Meetings, Special and Regular School Board Meetings held, and listing of Executive Sessions conducted. A. Committee-of-the-Whole Meeting April 20, 2017, at 6:30 P.M. B. Regular School Board Meeting April 27, 2017, at 6:30 P.M. C. Executive Sessions Conducted April 20, 2017, from 5:30 P.M. 6:30 P.M. to discuss legal, student, personnel and contract related issues. April 27, 2017, from 6:59 P.M. 7:13 P.M. to discuss personnel related issues. April 27, 2017, at 7:23 P.M. to discuss legal and contract related issues. B. BOARD ACTION (includes policies and curriculum) 1. Recommend approval for Building Nurses to donate unneeded thermometers and probe covers to a local community organization. 2. The Mifflin County School District Board of Directors acknowledges the following guest teachers under contract by the Substitute Teacher Service (STS) for the 2016-2017 school year for the Mifflin County School District: Jennifer A. Aurand Adrienne L. Carbo Erin N. Hecknauer Brenda D. Knorr Michelle Y. Liggett Emily M. Love Jessica L. Pratt Riley M. Shertzer Shane A. Turk Saundra R. Aurand Jessica A. Fisher Megan E. Herbster Julie A. Lewis Kaitlin M. Lorson Ian K. Peachey Malachi D. Scott Stephen D. Sinclair Marissa K. Weidensaul 5/25/17 2
C. CUSTODIAL-MAINTENANCE 1. Recommend approval to authorize the Director of Buildings and Grounds to sell Vehicle #3 1996 Ford E-350 Truck, 5.8L, VIN #FDKE30H8THB57925 to Mike s Landscaping & Excavating, Inc. for $1,206.00. 2. Recommend approval to authorize the Director of Buildings and Grounds to sell Vehicle #4 1996 Ford E-350 Truck, 5.8L, VIN #FDKE30HXTB57926 to Mike s Landscaping & Excavating, Inc. for $807.00. 3. Recommend approval to authorize the Director of Buildings and Grounds to sell Vehicle #24 1985 International Dump Truck 1600 Series 7.3L, VIN #1HTLAHEM2FHA21615 to Mike s Landscaping & Excavating, Inc. for $3,159.00. 4. Recommend approval to bid propane for 2017-2018 school year and authorize Administration to award the bid the day of the bid opening. Results of the bid award will be conveyed to the Board following the award. D. FINANCE 1. Review of Treasurer Reports for month ended April, 2017 (1) Kish Bank (2) PSDLAF / PSDMAX (3) Temporary Investment Report and Summary (4) Capital Projects Fund (PLGIT) (5) General Obligation Bond 2014 Series (PLGIT) 2. Review of Listing of bills for payment 3. Review of Revenue and Expense Summary 4. Real Estate and Per Capita Tax Collector Reports 5. Recommend approval of the athletic bids for the 2017-2018 school year. 6. Recommend approval of a 60-month lease with Pitney Bowes for a postage machine at a cost of $272.02 per month. Pricing is based on PA State Contract 4400015965. 7. Recommend approval of a 60-month copier lease agreement with Ricoh at a cost of $13,656.62/month. This results in an annual savings of 12,208.56. 8. Recommend approval to authorize the 2016-2017 Budget Transfer Listing. 9. Recommend approval to purchase and upgrade VMware Host Servers along with vsan storage at a cost of $134,752.23 per Co-Stars contract. Recommend using $103,401.64 of District s Capital Reserve Account with remaining $31,350.59 coming out of 2017 2018 technology budget. 5/25/17 3
10. Recommend approval to purchase and upgrade server with storage for disaster recovery at a cost of $12,904.94 per Co-Stars contract. Recommend using $10,652.95 of District s Capital Reserve Account with remaining $2,251.99 coming out of 2017 2018 technology budget. 11. Recommend approval to purchase and upgrade HA edge firewall security device at a cost of $12,792.53 per Co-Stars contract out of District s Capital Reserve Account. 12. Recommend approval to purchase Stratasys 3D Printer at a cost of $32,523.35 per PEPPM contract. Recommend using $28,013.60 of District s Capital Reserve Account with remaining $4,509.75 coming out of 2017 2018 technology budget. 13. Recommend approval to purchase Techno HD Mini CNC Router at a cost of $21,921.93 per PEPPM contract. Recommend using $14,996.13 of District s Capital Reserve Account with remaining $6,925.80 coming out of 2017 2018 technology budget. 14. Recommend approval to purchase three Epilog Zing 24 40-Watt Laser Engravers and three Fume Extractors at a total cost of $61,246.08 per PEPPM contract. Recommend using $40,929.15 of District s Capital Reserve Account with remaining $20,316.93 coming out of 2017 2018 technology budget. 15. Recommend approval to purchase two 3D AV Rovers and curriculum at a total cost of $27,105.60 per PEPPM contract. Recommend using $13,269.60 of District s Capital Reserve Account with remaining $13,836 coming out of 2017 2018 technology budget. 16. Recommend approval of EST Evaluator Services and Technology, Inc. for printing of the 2017-2018 School Billing at an estimated cost of $20,214.87 (based on actual number of taxable parcel count). E. CAFETERIA 1. Recommend approval of the Cafeteria Financial Report for April, 2017. 2. Request authorization to pay Cafeteria Bills for April, 2017. 3. Recommend approval to increase the cafeteria substitute rate to $8.75 for the 2017-2018 school year. F. TRANSPORTATION 1. Recommend that following be added as approved drivers: ROSE M. NIMAN Van Driver Fisher Brothers, Inc. KENT A. SMITH Bus Driver J&D s, Inc. RUSSELL M. SPECHT Bus Driver J&D s, Inc. G. STUDENT-RELATED 5/25/17 4
H. PERSONNEL 1. Recommend that the resignation of JOYCE EBY, Kitchen Manager at MCJHS, be accepted effective July 5, 2017, due to retirement. 2. Recommend that the resignation of MARIANN FILLER, Custodian at LES, be accepted effective May 3, 2017, due to personal reasons. 3. Recommend that the resignation of RITA M. WOLFGANG, 3-hour part-time cafeteria worker at MCJHS, be accepted effective June 1, 2017. 4. Recommend that the resignation of ANGELA M. TREGO, 3-hour part-time cafeteria worker at LES, be accepted effective June 1, 2017. 5. Recommend that KIMBERLY A. CARSON be hired to the 3-hour part-time cafeteria position at LES, effective May 31, 2017. 6. Recommend that DEB L. GUTSHALL be added to the cafeteria substitute list effective March 27, 2017. 7. Recommend that PHYLLIS I. VARNER be added to the cafeteria substitute list effective May 31, 2017. 8. Recommend that CHERISH L. NEWMAN be added to the cafeteria substitute list effective May 31, 2017. 9. Recommend that the following be removed from the cafeteria substitute list effective April 27, 2017: MELINDA R. PARSON STACIE L. VELEZ 10. Recommend that the following be hired for the summer as Technology Interns: MICHAEL KLINE Effective May 26, 2017 CALEB PAINTER Effective June 5, 2017 RYAN TERRY Effective June 6, 2017 DUSTIN LEACH Effective June 12, 2017 11. Recommend that ANGELA WISE be permitted to carry over unused vacation days into 2017-2018 FY. 12. Recommend that RACHEL CORSON be approved as Fall and Winter Assistant Cheerleading Coach for the 2017-2018 school year. 5/25/17 5
13. Recommend that the following Coaches be reappointed for Winter Sports 2017-2018: DAVE SHEETZ Head Varsity Boys Basketball ROGER HERTO Head Varsity Girls Basketball SCOTT GANTZ Head Indoor Track and Field GRETCHEN SEYLER Head Swimming J. KIRBY MARTIN Head Varsity Wrestling KEVIN DIVEN Bowling (Volunteer position) 14. Recommend that the following transfers be approved: LYNDSAY CLARK 3.5 hour bus aide to Comprehensive Child Care Aide at LIS effective 4/26/17 RICHARD STRAUSBURG 5 TH Grade at LIS to Math Intervention at LIS 17-18 CARLEIGH SHRADER Emotional/Learning Support at EDES to Learning Support at LES 17-18 KATHRYN SHAFFER Internal Behavior Coach to Emotional Support at IVES 17-18 ERIN REBLING Guidance Counselor at EDES/IVES to Guidance Counselor at IVES 17-18 KIMBERLY KAUFFMAN Guidance Counselor at SMES/LES to Guidance Counselor at LES 17-18 KARI KENEPP Kindergarten at IVES to 1 st Grade IVES 17-18 TRACY J. BASTRESS 5.25 hour cafeteria at LES to 4.75 hour MCMS 15. Recommend that the following cafeteria staff be added to the custodian sub list for summer help: AMY BANKS KOLEENA BEERS KIMBERLY CORSON ALICIA COULTER SUSAN RITCHEY REGINA SITCH KATHY WOLFGANG I. ATHLETICS and ACTIVITIES 1. Recommend that the following volunteer Coaches be approved for 2017-2018: CHRISTOPHER LEHMAN Boys Basketball HARRY AULTZ Football 2. Recommend approval of the 2017-2018 Event Staff. 5/25/17 6
V. ROLL CALL ITEMS 1. Recommend approval of $750 stipend for MICHELLE FEDISSON as Homeless Liaison for the Mifflin County School District for the 2016-2017 school year. This stipend will be fully funded by Title I funds. 2. Recommend approval of agreement between the Mifflin County School District and Laurel Life Services for one Secondary Transition Classroom for the 2017-2018 school year at a cost of $250,000 to be paid in two equal payments in September 2017 and January 2018. This classroom will take the place of sending students out of the district to NHS. 3. Recommend approval of the 2017-2018 Proposed Final General Fund Budget in the amount of $74,746,593. 4. Recommend approval of the MOU between the Mifflin County School District and the Mifflin County Education Support Professionals Association regarding Extended School Year (ESY). 5. Recommend approval of Employee E request for sabbatical leave for professional development for the 2017-2018 school year. VI. OTHER BUSINESS VII. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD VIII. ADJOURNMENT BY PRESIDENT 5/25/17 7