NORTH PENN SCHOOL DISTRICT

SCHOOL BOARD REPORT

NOTES FROM THE LAST

BOARD MEETING #1016

An action meeting of the Board of School Directors of the North Penn School District was held at the Educational Service Center on Thursday, January 16, 2014.

The meeting was called to order by Vincent Sherpinsky,president, at 7:30 p.m. Vincent Sherpinsky reminded those in attendance that the meeting was being videotaped by the school district for the community cable channel. Vincent Sherpinsky requested that members of the audience wishing to address the board should come to the microphone, state their name and address, sign the audience of citizens’logbook, and limit their questions and comments to permit time for all those who wished to speak to the board.

During the Audience of Citizensno one spoke to the Board.

The board approved the following:
  • Minutes of the December 12, 2013, Action Meeting as well as the minutes from the January 7, 2014, Work Session;
  • Extending the School Bus Transportation contract with First Student for the 2014-2015 school year (via extension of 2013-14 contract rates with a 3% increase);
  • Purchase of a Closed Caption Encoder and a one year contract with ENCO EnCaption3 service for NPTV;
  • The Administrative Services Budget of the Montgomery County Intermediate Unit for the fiscal year ending 6-30-2015 in the amount of $1,041,440 with no contribution from the School District;
  • The Curriculum, Instruction & Professional Development Services Budget of the Montgomery County Intermediate Unit for the fiscal year ending 6-30-2015 in the amount of $249,830 with a contribution from the School District in the amount of $9,816.00.;
  • The Legislative Services and Grant Development Budget of the Montgomery County Intermediate Unit for the fiscal year ending 6-30-2015 in the amount of $282,220 with a contribution from the School District in the amount of $13,883;
  • The Technology and Information Services Budget of the Montgomery County Intermediate Unit for the fiscal year ending 6-30-2015 in the amount of $4,787,200 with a contribution from the School District in the amount of $181,591;
  • 2014-15 school calendar;
  • Resolution under Section 15-1502(a) of the Public School Code of 1949 providing for the designation of five (5) additional days to be designated as local holidays in the 2014-15 school calendar as official local school holidays (November 28, December 24, December 26, December 31, 2014, and April 3, 2015);
  • Acceptance of the following gifts to the district:
SCHOOL/BUILDING / DONOR / GIFT / AMOUNT
Facilities / Huebner Family / Two Snow Blowers / $1500.00
  • Personnel;
  • Additions to the North Penn School District Substitute List 2013-14;
  • Extra Duty;
  • Student Travel;
  • Contracts;
  • Treasurer’s Report for the Month of January 2014;
  • Disbursements to be sanctioned for the month of December 2013 in the amount of $18,375,970.05; and disbursements to be approved for the month of January 2014, in the amount of $3,246,755.52;

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