Regular Meeting SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT Official Record

September 22, 2014

Regular Meeting SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT Official Record

September 8, 2014

The regular meeting of the South Williamsport Area School Board was called to order this evening in the conference room of the Rommelt Building at 7:00 p.m. by the President, John Engel.

The meeting opened with a moment of silence and Pledge to the Flag.

Board Members Present: Anthony, Bachman, Branton, Broskey, Davenport, Pulizzi, and Engel.

Board Members Absent: Burch and Lowe.

Others Present: Dr. Mark Stamm- Superintendent, Kathy Furman-Central Principal, Dwight Woodley-Rommelt Principal, Jesse Smith- High School Principal, Kristin Bastian- Special Education Director/School Psychologist, Lynn Kromer-Maintenance Director, Dennis Artley-Business Manager, and Fred Holland-Solicitor.

Visitors: Scott Hill, Bill Reifsnyder, Pam Reifsnyder, Ben Flick, Lexi Holtzman, Ally Smith, Daisy Rundio, Tayge Molino, McQuire Molino, Paula Beiter, Alison Hirsch, Gail Hills, Duane Rummings, Joshua Gardner, Mindy Smith, Kathy Lucas, Gracie Estrella, Don Fullmer, Amy Harada, and

John A. Engel.

APPROVE TREASURER’S REPORT

A motion to approve the Treasurer’s Report for the month of July 2014 was moved by Pulizzi, seconded by Bachman. Roll call: Anthony-yes, Bachman-yes, Branton-yes, Broskey-yes, Davenport-yes,

Pulizzi-yes, and Engel-yes, motion carried.

APPROVE GENERAL FUND BILLS

A motion to approve payment of bills from the General Fund in the amount of $761,394.51 was moved by Davenport, seconded by Anthony. Roll call: Anthony-yes, Bachman-yes, Branton-yes, Broskey-yes, Davenport-yes, Pulizzi-yes, and Engel-yes, motion carried.

APPROVE CAPITAL RESERVE FUND BILLS

A motion to approve payment of bills from the Capital Reserve Fund in the amount of $126,315.12 was moved by Branton, seconded by Pulizzi. Roll call: Anthony-yes, Bachman-yes, Branton-yes,

Broskey-yes, Davenport-yes, Pulizzi-yes, and Engel-yes, motion carried.

APPROVE MINUTES

A motion to approve the minutes of August 18, 2014, as written, was moved by Davenport, seconded by Anthony. All members present voting yes, motion carried.

SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDATIONS

CONFERENCE REQUEST

A motion to approve the conference request of Rebecca Swinehart to attend “SLO’s for SLP’s—what will SLOs Mean for You?” to be held at Blast IU 17, on October 1, 2014. Roll call: Anthony-yes, Bachman-yes, Branton-yes, Broskey-yes, Davenport-yes, Pulizzi-yes, and Engel-yes, motion carried.

EMPLOYMENT DIRECTOR OF BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS

A motion to approve the appointment of Bill Reifsnyder to the position of Director of Buildings and Grounds effective Tuesday, September 9, 2014, at an annual salary of $55,000, was moved by Pulizzi, seconded by Bachman. Roll call: Anthony-yes, Bachman-yes, Branton-yes, Broskey-yes,

Davenport-yes, Pulizzi-yes, and Engel-yes, motion carried

EMPLOYMENT NURSE RN

A motion to approve the appointment of Rachel Campbell, RN, as a school nurse in our student health services department at an hourly rate of $13.75, as per the Support Personnel Contract, was moved by Broskey, seconded by Davenport. Roll call: Anthony-yes, Bachman-yes, Branton-yes, Broskey-yes,

Davenport-yes, Pulizzi-yes, and Engel-yes, motion carried

CUSTODIAL TRANSFERS

A motion to approve the following transfers of employees in accordance with the A.F.S.C.M.E. Collective Bargaining Agreement was moved by Branton, seconded by Anthony.

·  Yvonne Fry will transfer to the Central Elementary Head Custodial Position

·  Susan Hinds will transfer to high School second shift lead position.

Roll call: Anthony-yes, Bachman-yes, Branton-yes, Broskey-yes, Davenport-yes, Pulizzi-yes, and

Engel-yes, motion carried.

NEW CUSTODIAL HIRES

A motion to approve the employment of the following individuals as custodians in accordance with the A.F.S.C.M.E. Collective Bargaining Agreement was moved by Pulizzi, seconded by Bachman.

·  Scott Robbins to a full-time second shift custodial position, with benefits, at the high school, effective August 18, 2014.

·  Nathan Hitesman to a 5-hour per day part time non-benefits position at Central Elementary effective August 18, 2014.

·  Elasha Brown to a 5-hour per day part time non-benefits position at Central Elementary effective August 18, 2014.

Roll call: Anthony-yes, Bachman-yes, Branton-yes, Broskey-yes, Davenport-yes, Pulizzi-yes, and

Engel-yes, motion carried.

VOLUNTEER COACH

A motion to approve the appointment of Markus Rybak as a volunteer girls soccer coach during the fall 2014 sports season was moved by Anthony, seconded by Broskey. Roll call: Anthony-yes, Bachman-yes, Branton-yes, Broskey-yes, Davenport-yes, Pulizzi-yes, and Engel-yes, motion carried.

2014/2015 SUBSTITUTE LIST

A motion to approve the submitted list of additions to the 2014/2015 substitute list was moved by Davenport, seconded by Branton. Roll call: Anthony-yes, Bachman-yes, Branton-yes, Broskey-yes, Davenport-yes, Pulizzi-yes, and Engel-yes, motion carried.

GUEST TEACHER LIST 2014-2015

A motion to approve the list of Guest Teachers as submitted by Blast IU 17 for the 2014-2015 school year was moved by Bachman, seconded by Pulizzi. Roll call: Anthony-yes, Bachman-yes, Branton-yes, Broskey-yes, Davenport-yes, Pulizzi-yes, and Engel-yes, motion carried.

CHILD-BEARING/CHILD REARING LEAVE

A motion to approve Natasha Lehman’s child-bearing/child-rearing request beginning on September 30, 2014, through March 1, 2015, was moved by Bachman, seconded by Lowe. Roll call: Anthony-yes, Bachman-yes, Branton-yes, Broskey-yes, Davenport-yes, Pulizzi-yes, and Engel-yes, motion carried.

SABBATICAL LEAVE

A motion to approve a sabbatical leave of absence for the first semester of the 2014-2015 school year for Melissa Ogden was moved by Broskey, seconded by Bachman. Roll call: Anthony-yes, Bachman-yes, Branton-yes, Broskey-yes, Davenport-yes, Pulizzi-yes, and Engel-yes, motion carried.

CONTRACT FOR SERVICES WITH HOPE ENTERPRISES CDC, INC

A motion to approve the contract between Hope Enterprises, Inc., Children’s Development Center, 625 West Edwin Street, and South Williamsport Area School District for various therapy services, along with the rental of the Teen Link Facility, located at 612 Willow Street, Montoursville, was moved by Davenport seconded by Anthony. Roll call: Anthony-yes, Bachman-yes, Branton-yes, Broskey-yes, Davenport-yes, Pulizzi-yes, and Engel-yes, motion carried.

TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT UPDATE

A motion to update Policy number 810.2 Transportation Video/Audio Recording on first reading was moved by Anthony, seconded by Broskey. This policy needs to be updated because Susquehanna Transit has updated the camera equipment on all their buses. The new equipment now digitally records video and audio. Roll call: Anthony-yes, Bachman-yes, Branton-yes, Broskey-yes, Davenport-yes, Pulizzi-yes, and Engel-yes, motion carried.

EDUCATION UPDATE

Dr. Stamm spent 5 minutes updating the Board on the new Teacher Effectiveness System for evaluating teachers under Act 82 of 2012. This system breaks down the evaluation of teachers into four broad categories. They are Teacher Observation/Practices 50%.; Building Level Data/School Performance Profile 15%; Teacher Specific Data 15%; and Elective Data 20%.

ORGANIZATIONAL REPORTS

PSBA – no report.

IU #17 – no report.

Band Association – no report.

PTO – Dr Stamm reported that Pat Russell and Sara Beth McIntyre spent the summer putting together a curriculum following the Girls on the Run program which is different than the old program, but follows the same mindset. They came up with a budget of $1200 to run such a program. Dr. Stamm was happy to report that the PTO has stepped forward to fund this program.

PIAA – no report.

The Board went into executive session at 7:20 p.m for personnel and legal reasons.

The Board reconvened at 7:50 p.m.

A motion to move the meeting of October 6, 2014, to September 22, 2014, was moved by Pulizzi, seconded by Anthony. Roll call: Anthony-yes, Bachman-yes, Branton-yes, Broskey-yes, Davenport-yes, Pulizzi-yes, and Engel-yes, motion carried.

Mr. Engel also reported the Board had an executive session before the open meeting for legal and personnel reasons.

Moved by Anthony, seconded by Broskey that the meeting be adjourned, all members present voting yes, the meeting was adjourned at 7:52 p.m.

Attest

Dennis A. Artley

Board Secretary