BLACKHAWK SCHOOL DISTRICT
500 BLACKHAWK ROAD
BEAVER FALLS, PA 15010
BOARD OF SCHOOL DIRECTORS VOTING MEETING
Blackhawk High School Auditorium
January 15, 2009
PRELIMINARY MATTERS
Richard Caputo, President of the Board of School Directors, called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. Roll call was answered by nine members. Those in attendance were:
Mr. Barsottini Mr. Gabauer Mrs. Wagoner Mr. Young
Mr. Caputo Mr. Klein Dr. Kasunich Visitors - 58
Mr. Emge Mrs. Lambert Dr. Miller
Mr. Fitzgerald Mr. Oswald Mr. Brandenburg
Motion (Mrs. Lambert, seconded by Mr. Fitzgerald) to approve the minutes of the meetings on November 20, 2008 and December 1, 2008.
Roll Call Vote: 9 – Yes; 0 – No; Motion Carried
PUBLIC COMMENTS
· Rick Sobona regarding the budget and middle school project
· Cindy Burger regarding the middle school project and athletic complex
· Ron Stidman regarding bonuses awarded to Superintendent and Assistant Superintendent and the budget
· John Luce regarding reduced state subsidy
· Dean Fleischman regarding middle school project
· Ron Stidman regarding litigation awards
· Don Inman regarding budget
· Bob Clendennan regarding the labor attorney
· Dean Fleischman regarding open information law
· Mrs. Luce regarding asbestos in buildings
FINANCIAL COMMITTEE – Jake Barsottini
Motion (Mr. Barsottini, seconded by Mr. Emge) to approve the financial report as submitted.
Roll Call Vote: 9– Yes; 0 – No; Motion Carried
Motion (Mr. Barsottini, seconded by Mr. Klein) for the payment of bills as submitted.
Roll Call Vote: 9– Yes; 0 – No; Motion Carried
Motion (Mr. Barsottini, seconded by Mrs. Lambert) to extend a Broker of Record letter to the Jack Bonus Agency for quoting purposes of the property and casualty insurance for the district.
Roll Call Vote: 9 - Yes; 0 – No; Motion Carried
Motion (Mr. Barsottini, seconded by Mr. Emge) to make the proposed preliminary budget available for public inspection no later than January 23, 2009 with recommendation that public notice of the intention to adopt the preliminary budget be published in the Beaver County Ties no later than February 2, 2009.
Roll Call Vote: 9– Yes; 0 – No; Motion Carried
PERSONNEL COMMITTEE – Kevin Klein
Motion (Mr. Klein, seconded by Mr. Fitzgerald) to grant the maternity leave request for Sarah Shuleski, 7th grade teacher, for February 4 through April 13, 2009.
Roll Call Vote: 9– Yes; 0 – No; Motion Carried
Motion (Mr. Klein, seconded by Mrs. Lambert) to add the following to the sub list for the remainder of the school year:
· Brenna Ohleger, 1269 East Hookstown Grade Road, Clinton, PA 15026, certification elementary and special education
· Margaret Rebholz, 192 Concord Circle Road, Beaver Falls, PA 15010, certification social studies and K-12 health
· Andrea Wise, 808 Harmony Fisher Avenue, Ellwood City, PA 16117, paraprofessional
· Sarah Kier, 221 Mannal Street, Beaver Falls, PA 15010, paraprofessional
· Janette Gaus, 442 Shenango Road, Beaver Falls, PA 15010, certification elementary
· Susan Fryer, P. O. Box 78, Enon Valley, PA 16120, certification elementary and special education
· Jill Bender, 1449 Third Avenue, Conway, PA 15027, certification elementary and special education
· Valerie Wesloskie, 1216 19th Avenue, Beaver Falls, PA 15010, certification elementary and special education
· Jessica Basile, 135 Howley Avenue, Beaver Falls, PA 15010, certification elementary/early childhood
· Beth Schiemer, 3619 Orchard Street, Beaver Falls, PA 15010, certification music
· Amy Black, 128 Burns Avenue, Beaver Falls, PA 15010, certification elementary
Roll Call Vote: 9 – Yes, 0 – No; Motion Carried
Motion (Mr. Klein, seconded by Mr. Oswald) for Rahn Pursiful, 117 Arrowhead Drive, Beaver Falls, PA 15010 to serve as a volunteer coach for the 7th grade middle school boys basketball team.
Roll Call Vote: 9 – Yes, 0 – No; Motion Carried
Motion (Mr. Klein, seconded by Mr. Emge) for Kenneth Justin Thomas, 954 Shenango Road, Beaver Falls, PA 15010 to serve as a volunteer coach for the men’s wrestling team.
Roll Call Vote: 9 – Yes, 0 – No; Motion Carried
Motion (Mr. Klein, seconded by Mr. Fitzgerald) for Alexandria Duhan, 275 Braden School Road, #1206, Beaver Falls, PA 15010, to serve as assistant varsity track coach at a salary of $1,902.42.
Roll Call Vote: 9 – Yes, 0 – No; Motion Carried
Motion (Mr. Klein, seconded by Mrs. Lambert) to retain the services of Attorney Daniel R. Delaney of Dickie McCamey as Special Labor Counsel to be compensated at the hourly rate of $200.00.
Roll Call Vote: 9 – Yes, 0 – No; Motion Carried
Motion (Mr. Klein, seconded by Mr. Emge) for Theresa Adams, 913 Village Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15205, to serve as assistant softball coach at a salary of $1,756.08.
Roll Call Vote: 9 – Yes, 0 – No; Motion Carried
Motion (Mr. Klein, seconded by Mr. Fitzgerald) to add Sean Conley, 122 Red Bud Drive, Beaver Falls, PA 15010, to the sub list for the remainder of the school year, pending completion of the BVIU emergency certification program.
Roll Call Vote: 9 – Yes, 0 – No; Motion Carried
EDUCATION – Rich Oswald
Motion (Mr. Oswald, seconded by Mr. Fitzgerald) for the following field trips:
A. FFA, PA State Farm Show, Harrisburg, PA, January 12 – 14-, 2009
B. BHS Chorus, District Chorus, Butler Intermediate High School, January 14 – 16, 2009
C. Patterson second grade classes to Pittsburgh Zoo and Aquarium, June 2, 2008
D. Latin III, IV, V classes, Washington DC, March 6 – 8, 2009
Roll Call Vote: 9 – Yes, 0 – No; Motion Carried
ATHLETICS – Kevin Klein
Motion (Mr. Klein, seconded by Mr. Fitzgerald) for approval of the request from Bob Amalia, Men’s Baseball Head Coach, that Matt Emge be moved from the freshman baseball team to the varsity/JV baseball team for the 2008-09 season.
Roll Call Vote: 9 – Yes, 0 – No; Motion Carried
Motion (Mr. Klein, seconded by Mrs. Lambert) for Matt Linebaugh, grade 11 and Chad Linebaugh, grade 9 from Shenango High School to compete as WPIAL independent swimmers in Blackhawk swim meets.
Roll Call Vote: 9 – Yes, 0 – No; Motion Carried
POLICY – David Gabauer
Motion (Mr. Gabauer, seconded by Mr. Barsottini) to accept the third reading of Policy #252, Physical Restraint.
Roll Call Vote: 9 – Yes, 0 – No; Motion Carried
Motion (Mr. Gabauer, seconded by Mrs. Lambert) to accept the third reading of Policy #218.3, Bullying.
Roll Call Vote: 9 – Yes, 0 – No; Motion Carried
Motion (Mr. Gabauer, seconded by Mr. Emge) to accept the third reading of Policy #801, Public Records.
Roll Call Vote: 9 – Yes, 0 – No; Motion Carried
BOARD/STAFF ENRICMENT – Rich Oswald
Motion (Mr. Oswald, seconded by Mr. Fitzgerald) for the following workshops/conferences/ seminars:
A. Nancy Bowman and HMS teachers, PMSA Western Region Professional Development Institute, Carson Middle School, January 19, 2008
B. Lauren Flurie, AP Vergil Conference, Norwood, MA, March 12 – 13, 2009
C. Karen Hickman, Transition Workshop, BVIU, January 17, 2009
D. Maura Underwood, AP Music Theory Workshop, Philadelphia Museum of Art, January 23 – 24, 2009
E. Carolyn Fisher, Differentiated Intervention Strategies, Pittsburgh, March 31, 2009
F. Carolyn Fisher, Paths to Success Effective Instructional Practices Through Respond to Intervention, Slippery Rock University, March 3, 2009
G. Carol Sprinker, Gina Gordon, Elementary Student Assistant Training, PaTTAN, January 6 – 8, 2008
H. Karen Hickman, School nurses cover all the bases, Seneca Valley High School, Feb. 16, 2009
I. Eric Brandenburg, PASBO Annual Conference, Valley Forge, March 30 – April 3, 2009
J. Kyleigh Squicquero, PSSA Accommodation Training, BVIU, January 7, 2009
K. Tim Linkenheimer, ITEA conference, Louisville, KY, March 26 – 28, 2009
L. Julie Duvall, Tracy Mastalski, Dora Powers, Kim Steffanina, Accelerated Reader, Pittsburgh, February 19, 2009
M. Jeri Carver, Conference on Inclusive Practices, BVIU, February 26, 2009
N. Carolyn Fisher, 2009 PASA Training, BVIU, January 14, 2009
O. Carolyn Fisher, 2009 PSSA Accommodations Guidelines Training for Students with IEPs and 504 plans, BVIU, January 7, 2009
P. Kim Steffanina, IUP Business Education Conference, IUP, February 20, 2009
Q. Jim Perlik, Andi Lee Marnicio, Chris Yingling, 25th Annual Western PA
Director’s Vendors Exhibits and Workshops, North Huntingdon, PA, January
30, 2009
R. Bruce VanHorne, Pat Feeley, Katie Phelps, Ron Farioli, Lou Nellas, Carnegie
Mellon Track Coaches Clinic, CMU, January 3, 2009
S. Jack Fullen, PSADA Conference, Hershey, PA., March 24 – 28, 2009
T. Joe Hamilton and Varsity Football Coaches, PSFCA Kickoff Clinic, Hershey, PA , February 5 – 7, 2009
U. Darlene Martin and Barb Brown, PA Educational Technology Expo & Conference, Hershey, February 9 -10, 2009
V. Pam Adiutori, Discovering the Possibilities of Visual Strategies, BVIU, February 12, 2009
Roll Call Vote: 9 – Yes, 0 – No; Motion Carried
The meeting adjourned at 8:40 PM.
Eric Brandenburg
Board Secretary
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