SUSQUEHANNA TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17109 MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION MAY 24, 2010 7:00 P. M. I. CALL TO ORDER, SILENT MEDITATION, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG AND INTRODUCTIONS II. HEARING OF THE PUBLIC People will be called in the order they appear on the Sign-In Sheet. Time limit is three minutes per person. Individuals listed on the Sign In Sheet are limited to one opportunity to address the board, either before or after Presentations and Discussions. When called, please stand, state your name and address before beginning. This part of the agenda is the only time when members of the audience should address the board. III. PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS A. REMS Grant/Project Clear B. Approve the Proposed 2010-2011 Food Service Budget (Action Required) C. Approval of the 2010-2011 Final General Fund Budget (Action Requested) D. High School Professional Development Update/Dr. Darlene Schoenly E. Leasing of Progress Lot F. Progress Building Asbestos Assessment G. Athletic Update H. SAT Score Trends I. Election of Treasurer, effective July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011. (Hearing of the Public Regarding Presentations and Discussions)
IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. Meetings of April 26, 2010 and May 11, 2010 V. PROGRAM A. Approve attendance at conferences for the following: Kathy Campbell Motivating Metacognitive Minds $535.00 York, June 14-18 Rachel Carver American Library Association $350.00 Washington DC, June 24 29 Emery Cook The Brain: Effects of Trauma Care $60.00 Summerdale, June 22 Derek Coyle Math Instruction Workshop No Charge Summerdale, May 17 Jill Debroisse Annual School Counselors Conference $160.00 Lancaster, May 20 Joseph Headen History Day Competition No Charge Millersville, May 12 13 Dawn Schorr Speech & Language Diagnostics $60.00 Summerdale, August 9 & 12 Sharon Williams Interpreting, Understand & Using Access No Charge Lincoln IU #12, April 28 Jean Wilson Effective School Emergency Exercise No Charge Harrisburg, July 14 VI. PERSONNEL A. Resignation 1. Approve the resignation of Mr. William Singer, substitute van driver, effective May 14, 2010. B. Recommended for Employment 1. Approve the employment of Ms. Hope Bowling as Assistant III, transportation assistant for four (4) hours a day ($9.49 per hour), retroactive to April 29, 2010.
2. Approve the employment of Dr. Cathy Tashner as Assistant Superintendent. 3. Approve employment of the following additional substitute teachers: C. Transfers Holly E. Benfer, 1600 Lori Lance Circle, Harrisburg 17110 Denean M. Bressi, 2253 Forest Hills Drive, Harrisburg 17112 Jason M. Farabaugh, 2208 Gorse Drive, Harrisburg 17110 1. Approve the transfer of Mr. Clinton Nimmons, night custodian at the Thomas W. Holtzman Elementary School, to the position of night custodian at the Middle School, effective May 3, 2010, at his current hourly rate. 2. Approve the transfer of Mr. David Walborn, custodian at the Middle School, to the position of night custodian at the Thomas W. Holtzman, Jr. Elementary School, effective May 3, 2010. D. Extensions/Supplemental 1. Approve college credit reimbursement for the following: Kara Brady 6 credits @ $644.00 = $3,864.00 Pennsylvania State University (Best Practices in Literacy) (Psychology of Reading) Kenneth R. Edwards, Jr. 3 credits @ $444.00 = $1,332.00 Cabrini College (Management & Decision Making) Michael P. Flannery ½ of $675.00 = $337.50 3 credits @ $225.00 = $675.00 Drake University (Teaching Through Learning Channels) Duane Jones ½ of $1,110.00 = $555.00 Wilkes University (Action Research for Educational Change) Lindsay Lester 6 credits @ $432.00 = $2,565.00 Cabrini College (The Principalship) (Supervision & Performance)
Gwenn McCoy ½ of $1,110.00 = $555.00 Millersville University (Teaching Students with Severe Disabilities) Jennifer Renaldi 3 credits @ $320.00 = $940.00 Gratz College (Differentiated Instruction) Deirdre Stalnecker 4 credits @ $644.00 = $2,576.00 Pennsylvania State University (Applied Behavior Analysis) Karla Weaver ½ of $1,110.00 = $555.00 Wilkes University (Issues, Laws & Trends in Education) 2. Approve employment of the following to work summer Extended School Year, the month of July 2010: Christine Clark, at $10.12 per hour Camilla Dodds, at $36.79 per hour 3. Approve employment of the following high school coaches effective the 2009-2010 school year: Elena Charles Head Varsity Cheerleading Coach (Fall) $1,784.50 Head Varsity Cheerleading Coach (Winter) $1,784.50 Cynthia Kirkpatrick Ass t. Varsity Cheerleading Coach (Fall) $1,236.00 Head Varsity Cheerleading Coach (Winter) $1,236.00 Alice Robinson-Penn Jr. Varsity Cheerleading Coach (Fall) $1,236.00 Jr. Varsity Cheerleading Coach (Winter) $1,236.00 VII. FINANCES A. Approve the Cash Balance for the period ending April 30, 2010, showing a balance of $894,781.86.. B. Payment of bills of the General Fund as listed in the Computer Check Register, ending May 18, 2010, showing a balance of $3,674,153.09. C. Approve payment of bills from the Activity Fund as of May 18, 2010, totaling $17,343.42.
D. Approve payment of bills from the food Services Fund, April 8, 2010 through May 10, 2010, totaling $121,688.11. E. Approve the following tax refunds: Janet Banks - 2008-2009 - $534.60 James Saltzer - 2008 - $274.40 F. Approve payment of the Capital Projects Fund as listed in the CPF Check Register as of May 18, 2010, totaling $68,359.71. VIII. EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS MATTERS OF LITIGATION, PERSONNEL AND NEGOTIATIONS IX. OTHER A. Approve permission for the superintendent to hire non-administrative personnel prior to the June 28, 2010 school board meeting. B. Approval of the hiring of an appraiser for a tax assessment appeal. C. Committee Reports: Hanna Education Foundation Harrisburg Area Community College Dauphin County Technical School Board of Commissioners Recreation Board Legislative Technology X. ADJOURNMENT