June 15, 2010 Work Session Agenda
METHACTON SCHOOL DISTRICT
BOARD OF SCHOOL DIRECTORS
Work Session Agenda
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Arcola Intermediate School
I. CALL TO ORDER: 8:00 PM
II. OPENING CEREMONY
III. ATTENDANCE
BOARD OF LATE
SCHOOL DIRECTORS PRESENT ABSENT ARRIVAL
Mr. Howard Jones, President
Mr. Daniel B. Sattler, Vice President
Mrs. Marijane Barbone
Mr. Christian Nascimento
Mrs. Joyce E. Petrauskas
Mr. James Phillips
Mr. Herbert Rothe
Mr. Grant T. Schanbacher
Mr. Michael J. Simeone
NON-VOTING MEMBERS
Dr. Timothy J. Quinn, Superintendent
OTHERS
Mr. Paul R. Koehler, Board Treasurer
Dr. Jane E. Martin, Assistant Superintendent
Mr. Robert P. Harney, Director of Labor Relations/Human Resources
Mr. Denis J. McCall, Director of Business Services
IV. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND EXECUTIVE SESSIONS – Mr. Howard Jones
V. PUBLIC COMMENT ON BOARD ACTION ITEMS
VI. APPROVAL OF AGENDA – Mr. Howard Jones
It should be noted that public notice was given for this meeting in accordance with Act 84 of
1986.
May I have a motion to approve the agenda as indicated.
Motion:
Second:
Vote:
Result:
VII. RECOGNITION OF GUESTS AND SCHEDULED SPEAKERS – Dr. Timothy Quinn
A. AWARD PRESENTATION – June 15, 2010
1. Presentation of an “M” Award to Arcola Intermediate School Science Fair
Team of 2010, sponsored by Cathy Stewart, for earning 2nd place in the Montgomery County Science Research Competition.
2. Presentation of an “M” Award to Methacton High School’s Carlton Lavong,
for winning a gold medal in the triple jump and long jump at the PIAA
Track and Field Championships.
VIII. REPORTS
A. CURRICULUM AND FEDERAL PROGRAMS - Dr. Jane E. Martin
B. SUPERINTENDENT – Dr. Timothy J. Quinn
C. STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS – Dr. Timothy J. Quinn
1. Methacton High School’s Carlton Lavong earned gold medals in both the
triple jump and the long jump in the PIAA Track and Field Championships.
In addition to receiving two gold medals, his outstanding performance set
a new state meet record.
2. The following 2010 graduating seniors have earned a 93% or higher cumulative
GPA over their four years of high school. “M” Awards for this honor will be
presented during Commencement Ceremonies on June 16, 2010:
Lindsay Beatty / Kyle Harmon / Melissa RicciuttiLaura Bishop / Michael He / Daniel Reiman
Kateryna Brezitska / Emily Hromada / Kyle Robertson
Brian Broderick / Jennifer Huang / Lauren Ruhl
Wente Cai / Jing Jia / Snehal Sawlani
Spencer Caplan / Pamela Jones / Eva Schelly
Laura Caughlan / Viduli Joshi / John Senderak
Harini Chandramouli / Michelle Konkoly / Lori Shapiro
Quan Chen / Jeffrey Kurish / Mackenzie Sheldon
Wei Deng / Kathleen Lane / Joshua Sherman
Emily Dinan / Karen Laskaris / Ronak Sheth
Kevin Drummey / Hyun Lee / Joseph Spearot
Melissa Duong / Paul Leone / Victoria Steven
Rebecca Ellis / Kara Lieff / Kalpana Suraesh
Elizabeth Farnum / James McHugh / Chetana Suresh
Alexander Feick / Kelly Murphy / Alexandra Walsh
Amy Galvin / Alexander Newman / Shen Wang
Dillon Gentekos / Dong Hoon Oh / Jacy Wang
Henry Gong / Melanie Ordway / Li-Hui Zhang
Maxwell Gorenberg / Sung Park / Chen Zhao
Kathleen Grimes / Atit Patel / Jacqueline Ziegler
Jennifer Haefner
3. Arcola Intermediate School Science Fair Team of 2010 took second place overall
in the Montgomery County Science Research Competition(MCSRC) in April. The victory was spurred on by the following winners of the MCSRC and other competitions in which the team participates:
Grade 8
Sarah Anderson 1st Place/Perfect Score Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science
2nd Place Pennsylvania State Research Competition
1st Place Montgomery County Science Research Competition
Competitor Delaware Valley Regional Research Competition
Jonathan Bai 1st Place Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science
1st Place Pennsylvania State Research Competition
1st Place Montgomery County Science Research Competition
Competitor Delaware Valley Regional Research Competition
Mayur Bhandary 1st Place Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science
1st Place Pennsylvania State Research Competition
2nd Place Montgomery County Science Research Competition
Joe Leone 1st Place/Perfect Score Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science
1st Place Pennsylvania State Research Competition
1st Place Montgomery County Science Research Competition
Competitor Delaware Valley Regional Research Competition
Nikki Leone 2nd Place Montgomery County Science Research Competition
Neel Mehta 1st Place Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science
1st Place Pennsylvania State Research Competition
1st Place Montgomery County Science Research Competition
1st Place Pennsylvania State Research Competition
Competitor Delaware Valley Regional Research Competition
Future Scientist Award USDA Eastern Regional Research Center
Middle School Excellence Institute of food Technologists, Philadelphia
Arjun Pothukucki 1st Place Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science
1st Place Pennsylvania State Research Competition
2nd Place Montgomery County Science Research Competition
Bo Sayre 2nd Place Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science
2nd Place Montgomery County Science Research Competition
Danielle Senk 1st Place Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science
2nd Place Pennsylvania State Research Competition
1st Place Montgomery County Science Research Competition
Competitor Delaware Valley Regional Research Competition
Pantelis Solomides 2nd Place Montgomery County Science Research Competition
Helen Zhou 1st Place Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science
1st Place Pennsylvania State Research Competition
2nd Place Montgomery County Science Research Competition
Grade 7
Adam Friend 2nd Place Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science
2nd Place Montgomery County Science Research Competition
Michael Miller 1st Place Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science
1st Place Montgomery County Science Research Competition
Competitor Delaware Valley regional Research Competition
2nd Place in Botany 31st Albert Einstein Science Fair
Matt Pellegrino 1st Place Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science
1st Place Pennsylvania State Research Competition
2nd Place Montgomery County Science Research Competition
Katie Schrieber 1st Place Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science
1st Place Pennsylvania State Research Competition
2nd Place Montgomery County Science Research Competition
Competitor Delaware Valley Regional Research Competition
Kristin Wang 1st Place Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science
1st Place Pennsylvania State Research Competition
2nd Place Montgomery County Science Research Competition
Grade 6
Julia Conser 2nd Place Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science
1st Place Montgomery County Science Research Competition
Competitor Delaware Valley Regional Research Competition
Laura Furtek 1st Place Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science
Technician Pennsylvania State Research Competition
1st Place Montgomery County Science Research Competition
Competitor Delaware Valley Regional Research Competition
Kendra Fang 1st Place Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science
Technician Pennsylvania State Research Competition
2nd Place Montgomery County Science Research Competition
Vikrant Gokhale 1st Place Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science
Technician Pennsylvania State Research Competition
2nd Place Montgomery County Science Research Competition
Paul McGlynn 2nd Place Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science
2nd Place Montgomery County Science Research Competition
Felicia Zhu 2nd Place Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science
1st Place Montgomery County Science Research Competition
Competitor Delaware Valley Regional Research Competition
4. Methacton High School’s baseball, softball, girls’ lacrosse and boys’ tennis
teams all qualified for and participated in District One Playoffs. Boys’ tennis
and girls’ track won Pioneer Conference League Championships.
5. The following Methacton High School student athletes have earned All-League
Honors for the 2009-2010 spring sport season:
Baseball
First Team: Joe Casselberry
Andrew Carr
Andrew Hart
Jordon Carter
Honorable Mention: Mark Romano
Softball
Second Team: Katie Civitello
Madeline Lowery
Honorable Mention: Corrine Stefankiewicz
Rachel Delucia
Girls’ Lacrosse
First Team: Emily Kellet
Gabby Numerato
Second Team: Megan Nearing
Abby Devlin
Honorable Mention Rikki Moore
Boys’ Lacrosse
First Team: Scott Markle
Chris Germano
Second Team: Cody Ridgway
Anthony DeSana
Ryan Kelly
Eli Miller
Boys’ Tennis
First Team: Keenan McAuliffe
Ryan Fields/Ryan Waters – 1st Doubles
Matt Gehret/Brandon Rosini – 2nd Doubles
Pete Donahue/Mike Magagna – 3rd Doubles
Second Team: Dave Wichert
Derryk Williams/Atit Patel – 4th Doubles
Boys’ Track and Field
First Team: Evan Williams – 400 M
Carlton Lavong – Long Jump and Triple Jump
Second Team: Kolin Jeffers – 300 Hurdles
Carlton Lavong/Evan Williams/Kolin Jeffers/
Scott McFarlin – 400 M Relay
Honorable Mention: Carlton Lavong – 110 Hurdles
Girls’ Track and Field
First Team: Saline Tan-Torres – 800 M
Amy Galvin – High Jump
Gabby Becattini – Triple Jump
Melanie Leszcynski – Discus
Second Team: Gabby Becattini – 100 Hurdles
Emma Sullivan – Pole Vault
Melanie Leszcynski – Javelin
Elexa Sherman/Nicole Karsch/Mariah Welty/
Shannon Palmer – 3200 M Relay
Honorable Mention: Haley Kramer – 100 Hurdles
Shannon Palmer – 3200 M Relay
Gabby Becattini – Long Jump
Katie Catania – Triple Jump
Mariah Welty/Zoe Bongiovanni/Kaitlyn Saal- Ridpath/Seline Tan Torres – 1600 M Relay
IX. ITEMS FOR BOARD ACTION
A. EMPLOYMENT – ADMINISTRATIVE
1. Approve the employment of Lucretia M. Page, principal at Arcola
Intermediate School. Salary: $107,500. Effective: July 19, 2010.
This is a replacement position.
May I have a motion to approve the employment as indicated.
Motion:
Second:
Vote:
Result:
X. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION
THE MINUTES SHALL NOTE THAT PUBLIC NOTICE WAS GIVEN FOR THIS MEETING
IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACT 84 OF 1986. NOTICES AND ADVISEMENTS OF THESE
MEETINGS WILL CARRY THE INTENT THAT LIMITED BUSINESS MAY BE
CONDUCTED ON ANY SCHEDULED MEETING DATE.
A. CONSENT AGENDA – Dr. Timothy Quinn
1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Copies of the minutes of the work session held May 18, 2010 and the minutes of
the regular meeting held May 25, 2010 were forwarded in advance to all
members of the Board of School Directors.
2. FISCAL ITEMS
a. BILLS (Placeholder)
The bills that will be presented for Board approval are chargeable against
the funds and accounts indicated. The list of bills recommended for
approval will be provided prior to the regular meeting.
b. DEPOSITORIES FOR THE 2010-2011 FISCAL YEAR
Approve the following depositories for the 2010-2011 fiscal year:
Pennsylvania Local Government Investment Trust (PLGIT)
TD Bank, N.A.
Wachovia Bank, N.A.
Pennsylvania Treasurer’s Bank and Trust
Harleysville National Bank and Trust
Mellon Bank, N.A.
M & T Bank, N.A.
Pennsylvania School District Liquid Asset Fund (PSDLAF)
USBank, N.A.
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
3. SUPERINTENDENT’S RECOMMENDATIONS ON PERSONNEL
ISSUES:
a. EMPLOYMENT – TEMPORARY SUMMER
The following employees are recommended for temporary summer
employment effective June 21, 2010 - August 27, 2010 at an hourly rate
of $21.57 for the 2009-2010 fiscal year and $22.44 for the 2010-2011 fiscal year:
Brenda Callison – Bus Washer
Barbara Maniscalco – Seat Repairer
b. EMPLOYMENT – SUPPLEMENTAL
1) Approve a supplemental contract for T. David Mayan as head
football coach at Arcola Intermediate School.
Effective: 2010-2011 school year.
2) Approve a supplemental contract for Jill Palmer as head field
hockey coach for Methacton High School.
Effective: 2010-2011 school year.
3) Approve the extended season pay for the following spring coaches:
Paul Spiewak Baseball $ 955.61
Jeff Musselman Baseball 396.13
Ryan Mulford Baseball 764.49
Laurie Markle Lacrosse 691.74
Casey Leap Lacrosse 323.31
Paula Reiff Lacrosse 563.48
Perry DelRossi Tennis 41.83
Stephen Schreiber Tennis 29.44
Cathy Miller Softball 877.43
Candace Clark Softball 403.09
Valerie Loughnane Softball 603.70
Rob Ronzano Track $1,226.74
Steve Mahan Track 936.05
Rich Freeman Track 936.05
Rob Raley Track 774.04
Mark Constable Track 828.05
Charles Graham Track 882.05
END OF CONSENT AGENDA
B. FISCAL – Mr. Denis McCall
1. TREASURER’S REPORT (Placeholder)
Approve the treasurer’s report for the month of May. The treasurer’s report will be provided prior to the regular meeting.
2. FINAL BUDGET ADOPTION
Approve the adoption of the General Fund Budget of Methacton School District
for the 2010-2011 fiscal year in the amount of $91,189,934.
3. TAXES FOR THE 2010-2011 FISCAL YEAR
Approve the following taxes for the 2010-2011 fiscal year:
a. Per Capita Tax of $10.00 under the provision of Act 511
b. Per Capita Tax of $10.00 under the provision of Act 569
c. Emergency and Municipal Services (EMS)Tax /Occupational Privilege Tax
under the provision of Act 511
d. Real Estate Transfer Tax of one percent (1%) under the provision of Act 511
e. Earned Income Tax of one percent (1%) under the provision of Act 511
f. Amusement Tax under the provision of Act 511
g. Real Estate Tax of 25.58 mils (an increase of 1.34 mils or 5.53%)
4. PAY TO PARTICIPATE FEE
Approve the authorization of the Administration to administer a “pay to participate” fee.
5. RESOLUTION #10-05 HOMESTEAD/FARMSTEAD EXCLUSION
Approve Resolution #10-05 for the 2010 homestead and farmstead exclusion
real estate tax assessment reductions as authorized under the provisions of the
Homestead Property Exclusion Program Act and the Taxpayer Relief Act.
6. ARCOLA/SKYVIEW VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM (Placeholder)
7. SKYVIEW FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCE SUPPLIES
(Placeholder)
8. SKYVIEW PHYSICAL EDUCATION SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT
(Placeholder)
9. SKYVIEW TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT
(Placeholder)
10. SKYVIEW MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS (Placeholder)
C. PERSONNEL – Mr. Robert Harney
1. ADMINISTRATIVE STIPENDS
a. Approve a $500 stipend to John Smink for acting principal responsibilities
from May, 2010 through July 1, 2010.
b. Approve a $500 stipend to Ralph Murgia for acting principal
responsibilities from May, 2010 through July 1, 2010.
2. EMPLOYMENT – PROFESSIONAL
a. Approve the employment of Lee Ann Apichella, grade seven English
instructor at Arcola Intermediate School. Salary: $42,724 based on
Bachelors, Step 2.5. Effective: August 31, 2010. This is a replacement
position.
b. Approve the employment of Kelly Benarick, registered nurse, at
Arcola Intermediate School and Skyview Upper Elementary School.
Salary: $32,800. Effective: August 31, 2010. This is a new position.
c. Approve the employment of Curtis Brown, physics instructor at
Methacton High School. Salary: $41,000 based on Bachelors,
Step 1. Effective: August 31, 2010. This is a replacement position.
3. EMPLOYMENT – CLASSIFIED
a. Approve the employment of William Way, bus driver. Hourly rate of $20.13. Effective: May 26, 2010. This is a replacement position.
4. UNCOMPENSATED LEAVE – PROFESSIONAL
a. Approve an uncompensated leave of absence for Diane Moyer,
health and physical education instructor at Woodland and Arrowhead
Elementary Schools. Effective: August 31, 2010 – November 29, 2010.
b. Approve an extension to the uncompensated leave of absence for