ROSE TREE MEDIA SCHOOL DISTRICT
BOARD OF SCHOOL DIRECTORS
Legislative Agenda
September 23, 2014
7:30 p.m.
I.
Call to Order
II.
Approval of Minutes
A.
III.
None
POWR Program at Penncrest High School – Louise Naismith
Reports
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
VI.
Legislative Meeting Minutes of August 28, 2014
Educational Presentation
A.
V.
Roll Call
Presentations and Awards
A.
IV.
Pledge of Allegiance
Student Liaison Reports
Board Liaison Reports
Committee Highlights and Reports
School Reports
Superintendent’s Report
Solicitor’s Report
President’s Report
Scheduled Presentations (Limited to Five Minutes Each)
A.
Agenda
RTMEA – Sue Williamson
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VII.
Unscheduled Presentations (Limited to Three Minutes Each)
A.
VIII.
Old Business
A.
IX.
Policy #113.2 Behavior Support – Second Read and Approval
See Attachment A
New Business
A.
B.
X.
Rose Tree Media Residents
Personnel
1.
Terminations
a.
Professional
b.
Non-Instructional
2.
Nominations
a.
Professional
b.
Non-Instructional
3.
General
a.
Classification Change
b.
Unpaid Leave of Absence
c.
Rescind Supplemental Contracts
d.
Supplemental Contracts
e.
Salary Correction
f.
Elimination of Position
g.
Create New Position
h.
Other – See Attachments B and C
Overnight Trip
1. Penncrest High School Student Council – PASC State Conference,
Altoona, PA
Finance
A.
B.
C.
D.
Agenda
Purchasing
1.
None
General
1.
Change Orders
2.
Budgetary Transfers
3.
Contract – Walnut Street Theatre for Springton Lake Middle School
4.
Pennsylvania School Board Association Election
5.
ABA2DAY Behavior Service Contract
6.
Dr. Peter N. Christie, IEP Review Contract
7.
Concurrent Enrollment Agreements for Dual Enrollment
8.
Professional Development Center for Educators Contract
9.
Bayada Nursing Services Contract
Financials for August 2014
Bill Lists for August 2014
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XI.
Adjournment
ANNOUNCEMENT
There will be an executive session of the School Board for matters of personnel at
6:30 p.m. prior to the Legislative Meeting of October 23, 2014, at Penncrest High
School. The Legislative Meetings are recorded on tape.
Agenda
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Rose Tree Media School District
EXCELLENCE
TODAY
FOR TOMORROW
308 North Olive Street
Media, Pennsylvania 19063-2493
Telephone: 610-627-6136
Fax: 610-627-6136
www.rtmsd.org
Grace A. Eves
Director of Management Services
James M. Wigo, Sr.
Superintendent
To:
From:
Date:
Subject:
Members of the Board of School Directors
James Wigo, Superintendent
Grace A. Eves, Board Secretary
September 19, 2014
Minutes of the August 28, 2014 Legislative Meeting
I. Call to Order
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
____________________________________________________________________________
Board Members in Attendance:
John Hanna, President
Linda Kinsler-Fox, Vice President
Tracy Barusevicius
William O’Donnell
Elizabeth Schneider
Bill Tyson
Students: Tanner Daggy
Allison D’Ignazio
Riley George
Michaela Rheil
Absent:
Absent:
Nancy Fronduti
Nancy Mackrides
Harry Postles
Also in Attendance:
Anne Callahan, Dir. Human Resources
Grace Eves, Dir. Management Services
Thomas Kelly, Esq., Solicitor
Patti Linden, Supv. Technology
Steve Taylor, Asst. Superintendent
James M. Wigo, Sr., Superintendent
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II.
Approval of Minutes
A.
B.
Legislative Meeting Minutes of June 26, 2014
Special Legislative Meeting Minutes of August 7, 2014
Ms. Kinsler-Fox moved and Mr. O’Donnell seconded a motion to adopt the
following resolution:
RESOLUTION: 2014 – 2015 5
Resolve, the Board of School Directors approve the Legislative Meeting Minutes of
June 26, 2014 and the Special Legislative Minutes of August 7, 2014
The aforementioned resolution was declared adopted by the Chair, the vote being:
AYES:
Tracy Barusevicius, John Hanna, Linda Kinsler-Fox, Bill O’Donnell,
Elizabeth Schneider and Bill Tyson
NAYS: None
ABSENT: Nancy Fronduti, Nancy Mackrides and Harry Postles
III.
Presentations and Awards
A.
IV.
None
Educational Presentation
RTM Summer Theater:
Christa Consadene
V.
"School House Rock" - Patrick Murphy, Chris Grouzes and
Reports
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Student Liaison Reports
Board Liaison Reports
Committee Highlights and Reports
School Reports - In Official Legislative Minutes of August 28, 2014
Superintendent’s Report - In Official Legislative Minutes of August 28, 2014
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V.
Reports
F.
Solicitor’s Report - In Official Legislative Minutes of August 28, 2014
Ms. Kinsler-Fox moved and Mr. O’Donnell seconded a motion to adopt the
following resolution:
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Resolve, the Board of School Directors approve the Solicitor’s request that the
School Board approve the settlement agreement as outlined under Article II.
The aforementioned resolution was declared adopted by the Chair, the vote being:
AYES:
Tracy Barusevicius, John Hanna, Linda Kinsler-Fox, Bill O’Donnell,
Elizabeth Schneider and Bill Tyson
NAYS: None
ABSENT: Nancy Fronduti, Nancy Mackrides and Harry Postles
G.
VI.
Scheduled Presentations (Limited to Five Minutes Each)
A.
VII.
RTMEA – Sue Williamson
Unscheduled Presentations (Limited to Three Minutes Each)
A.
VIII.
President’s Report - In Official Legislative Minutes of August 28, 2014
Rose Tree Media Residents
Old Business
A.
None
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IX.
New Business
A.
Personnel
1.
Terminations
a.
Professional
b.
Non-Instructional
2.
Nominations
a.
Professional
b.
Non-Instructional
3.
General
a.
Classification Change
b.
Unpaid Leave of Absence
c.
Rescind Supplemental Contracts
d.
Supplemental Contracts
e.
Create New Position
f.
Other – See Attachments A and B
Mr. O’Donnell moved and Mr. Tyson seconded a motion to adopt the following
resolution:
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Resolve, the Board of School Directors approve the following New Business:
IX.
New Business
A.
Personnel
1.
Terminations
a.
Professional
b.
Non-Instructional
1.
Bruce Otto, Maintenance Worker, resignation effective August
12, 2014.
2.
Constance Smith, School Bus Driver, termination due to
inability to perform the functions of the job, effective August
28, 2014.
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IX.
New Business
A.
Personnel
2.
Nominations
a.
Professional
1.
Recommend the Board recognize the following personnel for
attainment of tenure, effective
August 28, 2014:
Kathryn Hong
Karen Meile
Lindsi Ciuffetelli
Julie Fetsch
Jennifer Brotman
Carolyn Fizzano
Andrea Rachubinski
Kimberely Bradley
David Sikorski
Jessica Levy
Michele Shaw
Glenwood
Indian Lane
Media
Media
Penncrest
Penncrest
Penncrest
Rose Tree
Rose Tree
Springton Lake
Springton Lake
2.
Jeffrey Leahan, Heath and Physical Education Teacher
effective August 19, 2014 at the annual salary of $45,953.00,
Bachelor’s Degree/Step 1. Mr. Leahan received his Bachelor’s
Degree from West Chester University. He served as a Long
Term Substitute for Rose Tree Media School District during
the 2013-2014 school year. Mr. Leahan is assigned to
Glenwood, Media and Indian Lane Elementary Schools
replacing Carley Lloyd who resigned.
3.
Mary Kirchgasser, (.5) Kindergarten Teacher, effective August
19, 2014 at the annual salary of $27,318.50, Master’s
Degree/Step 8 pro-rated. Ms.Kirchgasser received her
Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees from West Chester
University. Ms. Kirchgasser is assigned to Media Elementary.
4.
Ann Squires, Long Term Substitute Elementary Teacher
effective August 19, 2014 at the annual salary of $45,953.00,
Bachelor’s Step 1 pro-rated for the first semester. Ms. Squires
received her Bachelor’s Degree from West Chester University.
Ms. Squires is assigned to Glenwood Elementary replacing
Angel Barry who is on leave. NOTE: Ms. Squires is being
hired pending completion of her pre-employment paperwork.
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IX.
New Business
A.
Personnel
2.
Nominations
a.
Professional
5.
Heather Peterson, Elementary Teacher, effective August 19,
2014 at the annual salary of $54,191.00, Master’s
Degree/Step 6. Ms. Peterson received her Bachelor’s Degree
from Widener University and her Master’s Degree from Saint
Joseph’s University. She comes to us from Upper Darby
School District where she served as an Elementary Teacher.
Ms. Peterson is assigned to Media Elementary School
replacing Matthew Johnston who resigned. NOTE: Ms.
Peterson is being hired pending completion of her preemployment paperwork.
6.
Melissa Johnson, (.8) Long Term Substitute Reading Teacher
effective August 19, 2014 at the annual salary of $ 42,460.80,
Master’s Degree/Step I pro-rated. Ms. Johnson received her
Bachelor’s Degree from Arizona State University and her
Master’s Degree from Northern Arizona University. She comes
to us from Balsz School District in Arizona where she served
as a Reading Interventionist. Ms. Johnson also holds National
Board Certification which carries a one-time $2,500 stipend.
Ms. Johnson is assigned to Glenwood and Indian Lane
Elementary Schools replacing Debbie Preg who is on leave.
7.
Melissa Mascitelli, Long Term Substitute Special Education
Teacher effective August 20, 2014 at the annual salary of
$45,953.00, Bachelor’s Degree/Step 1, pro-rated for the first
semester. Ms. Mascitelli received her Bachelor’s Degree from
Millersville University. She comes to us from Wolfe Street
Academy in Maryland where she served as an Elementary
Teacher. Ms. Mascitelli is assigned to Penncrest High School
replacing Lindsay Groy who is on leave. NOTE: Ms. Mascitelli
is being hired pending completion of her pre-employment
paperwork.
8.
Denim Senavitis, Long Term Substitute Elementary Teacher
effective August 19, 2014 at the annual salary of $46,091.00,
Bachelor’s Degree/Step 2. Ms. Senavitis received her
Bachelor’s Degree from West Chester University. She served
as a Long Term Substitute during the 2013-2014 school year..
Ms. Senavitis is assigned to Media Elementary replacing Evan
O’Neill who was reassigned.
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IX.
New Business
A.
Personnel
2.
Nominations
a.
Professional
9.
Amanda Spinogatti, (.8) Speech and Language Therapist,
effective August 21, 2014 at the annual salary of $43,174.40,
Master’s Degree/Step 5. Ms. Spinogatti received her
Bachelor’s Degree from the Unversity of Delaware and her
Master’s Degree from LaSalle University. She comes to us
from Upper Darby School District where she served as a
Speech and Language Pathologist. Ms. Spinogatti is assigned
to Springton Lake Middle School and Rose Tree Elementary
replacing Johannah Timbario who resigned. NOTE: Ms.
Spinogatti is being hired pending completion of her preemployment paperwork.
10.
Charles Jacien, Long Term Substitute Learning Support
Teacher, effective August 25, 2014 at the annual salary of
$45,953.00, Bachelor’s Degree/Step 1. Mr. Jacien received his
Bachelor’s Degree from West Chester University. He is
assigned to Rose Tree and Media Elementary Schools
replacing Lisa Sukanick who is on leave. NOTE: Mr. Jacien is
being hired pending completion of his pre-employment
paperwork.
11.
Theresa Shannon, Special Education Teacher effective
August 19, 2014 at the annual salary of $53,076.00, Master’s
Degree/Step 1. Ms. Shannon received her Bachelor’s and
Master’s Degrees from Drexel University. Ms. Shannon has
served as a Support Staff II for Rose Tree Media School
District. Ms. Shannon is assigned to Glenwood Elementary.
This is a new position.
12.
Kortney Mozella, Long Term Substitute Elementary Teacher
effective September 2, 104, at the annual salary of
$45,953.00, Bachelor’s Degree/Step 1. Ms. Mazella received
her Bachelor’s Degree from West Chester University. She is
assigned to Glenwood Elementary replacing Melissa Miller
who is on leave.
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IX.
New Business
A.
Personnel
2.
Nominations
a.
Professional
13.
b.
Marci Carmeans, Long Term Substitute Science Teacher
effective September 2, 2014 for the first semester, at the
annual salary of $45,953.00, Bachelor’s Degree/Step 1 prorated. Ms. Carmeans received her Bachelor’s Degree from
Temple University. She is assigned to Penncrest High School
replacing Amanda Slattery who is on leave. NOTE: Ms.
Carmeans is being hired pending completion of her preemployment paperwork.
Non-Instructional
1.
Recommend approval for the following personnel to serve as
Theme Readers for the 2014-2015 school year:
Michael Bury
Mary McConville
John Pritchard
Elaine Prizzi
Nancy Wooding
2.
Alice Short, (.5) 10 month Secretary I, effective August 29,
2014 at the annual salary of $17,486.94. Ms. Short is assigned
to Springton Lake Middle School replacing Jenni Rebecca
Smith who resigned. NOTE: Ms. Short is being hired pending
completion of her pre-employment paperwork.
3.
Nicholas Miele, Maintenance Worker, effective August 29,
2014 at the rate of $19.56 per hour. Mr. Miele is assigned to
the Service Center replacing Bruce Otto who resigned. NOTE:
Mr. Miele is being hired pending completion of his preemployment paperwork.
4.
Steven Yates, Custodian, effective August 29,2014 at the rate
of $17.62 per hour. Mr. Yates is assigned to Rose Tree
Elementary replacing Ron Shortall who retired. NOTE: Mr.
Yates is being hired pending completion of his preemployment paperwork.
5.
Mary Grasty, Custodial Night Supervisor for the 2014-2015
school year at the annual salary of $1,000.00. Ms. Grasty is
assigned to Indian Lane Elementary.
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IX.
New Business
A.
Personnel
2.
Nominations
b.
Non-Instructional
6.
3.
Melissa Sabatino, Title I Reading Tutor for the 2014-2015
school year at the rate of $16.00 per hour. Ms. Sabatino is
assigned to Media Elementary.
General
a.
b.
Classification Change
1.
Marie Costa, from Long Term Substitute Learning Support
Teacher to Learning Support Teacher effective August 19,
2014 at the annual salary of $53,076.00, Master’s
Degree/Step 1. Ms. Costa is assigned to Media Elementary
replacing Kathering McCarthy who resigned.
2.
Amy Fizzano, Long Term Substitute Elementary Teacher to
Elementary Teacher effective September 2, 2014 at the
annual salary of $45,953.00, Bachelor’s Degree/Step 1. Ms.
Fizzano is assigned to Glenwood Elementary. This is a new
Position.
Unpaid Leave of Absence
1.
c.
Amanda Slattery requests an unpaid leave of absence
effective September 15, 2014 through January 23, 2015 for
purposes of child rearing.
Rescind Supplemental Contracts
1.
Recommend Board approval for the following positions to be
rescinded for the 2014-2015 school year:
Erin Scheivert
Mike DeLeo
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Communications Coordinator
Team Leader 7-3
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IX.
New Business
A.
Personnel
3.
General
d.
Supplemental Contracts
1.
Recommend Board approval for the following personnel to
serve as New Teacher Mentors for the 2014-2015 school year:
Thomas Durant
Julia Friedgen
Berit Haahr
Stephanie Herman
Jacklyn Leck
Theresa Long
Christine Maguire
Stacy McMorrow
$1,216.00
$ 580.00
$1,160.00
$ 580.00
$1,160.00
$1,216.00
$1,740.00
$ 580.00
2.
Caitlin Pettit, Assistant Field Hockey Coach for the 2014-2015
school year at the annual salary of $3,800.00. Ms. Pettit is
assigned to Penncrest High School.
3.
Margaret Barney Art District Coordinator for the 2014-2015
school year at the annual salary of $6,747.00.
4.
Antoinette Lyons, Music District Coordinator for the 2014-2015
school year at the annual salary of $5,655.00.
5.
Kimberly Riviere, World Language District Coordinator for the
2014-2015 school year at the annual salary of $5,655.00.
6.
Michelle Shaw, Team Leader 7-3 for the 2014-2015 school
year at the annual salary of $870.00. Ms. Shaw is assigned to
Springton Lake Middle School.
7.
Kristin McIntyre, Assistant Freshman Field Hockey Coach for
the 2014-2015 school year at the annual salary of $2,465.00.
Ms. McIntyre is assigned to Penncrest High School. NOTE:
Ms. McIntyre is being hired pending completion of her preemployment paperwork.
8.
Andrew Radomicki, Assistant Freshman Boys Basketball
Coach for the 2014-2015 school year at the annual salary of
$3,915.00. Mr. Radomicki is assigned to Penncrest High
School. NOTE: Mr. Radomicki is being hired pending
completion of his pre-employment paperwork.
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IX.
New Business
A.
Personnel
3.
General
e.
Create New Position
Recommend Board approval for the creation of a new elementary
teacher at Glenwood Elementary. The enrollments for second grade
at Glenwood Elementary have exceeded 24 students per class
requiring the creation of an additional class.
f.
Other
1.
Recommend the Board approve the agreement between Rose
Tree Media School District and Peggy A. Levesque, t/a
Reaching Beyond to provide student relation services at
Springton Lake Middle School for the 2014-2015 school year
at the rate of $59.55 per hour not to exceed $30,000. See
Attachment A - In Official Legislative Minutes of August 28,
2014.
2.
Recommend the Board approve the agreement between Rose
Tree Media School District and Cynthia Garvin-Parks, t/a
Mission Achievement to provide student relation services at
Penncrest High School for the 2014-2015 school year at the
rate of $59.55 per hour not to exceed $30,000. See
Attachment B - In Official Legislative Minutes of August 28,
2014.
The aforementioned resolution was declared adopted by the Chair, the vote being:
AYES:
Tracy Barusevicius, John Hanna, Linda Kinsler-Fox, Bill O’Donnell,
Elizabeth Schneider and Bill Tyson
NAYS: None
ABSENT: Nancy Fronduti, Nancy Mackrides and Harry Postles
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IX.
New Business
B.
Overnight Trips
1.
Penncrest High School EcoAdventure – Ohiopyle, PA
2.
Penncrest High School Wrestlers – Lancaster, PA
3.
Penncrest Boys Cross Country Team – Hershey, PA
4.
Penncrest High School Wrestlers – Hershey, PA
5.
Penncrest Girls and Boys swim Teams – Bucknell University
6.
Penncrest Girls and Boys Indoor Track Teams – State College, PA
7.
Penncrest Girls and Boys Outdoor Track Team – Shippensburg, PA
8.
Penncrest Marching Band – Tampa, FL
9.
Penncrest Cheerleaders – Orlando, FL
Mr. O’Donnell moved and Mr. Tyson seconded a motion to adopt the following
resolution:
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IX.
New Business
B.
Overnight Trip
1.
Penncrest High School EcoAdventure – Ohiopyle, PA
Resolve, the Board of School Directors approve an overnight field trip for an
outdoor leadership retreat for Penncrest students to Ohiopyle State Park in
Ohiopyle, PA from 09/25/-9/28/14 (Raindate, 10/2-10/5/2014). Students will
participate in various outdoor activities including stargazing, hiking, and
swimming. Other activities may include white water rafting, natural water
slides, and rock climbing contingent on the review of the District’s insurance
carrier and adequate liability protection.
2.
Penncrest High School Wrestlers – Lancaster, PA
Further resolve, the Board of School Directors approve a request for an
overnight field trip for Penncrest wrestlers to attend the Conestoga Valley
Holiday Wrestling Classic from 12/27/14-12/28/14 in Lancaster, PA.
Registration costs and transportation costs totaling $1,000 will be paid by
the District.
3.
Penncrest Boys Cross Country Team – Hershey, PA
Further resolve, the Board of School Directors approve a request for an
overnight field trip for the Penncrest Boys Cross Country team to attend the
state meet from 10/31/14-11/1/14 in Hershey, PA. The registration and
transportation costs are estimated to be $600 and are being paid by the
Athletic Department.
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IX.
New Business
B.
Overnight Trips
4.
Penncrest High School Wrestlers – Hershey, PA
Further resolve, the Board of School Directors approve a request for an
overnight field trip for the Penncrest wrestlers to attend the PIAA State
Wrestling Championships in Hershey, PA from 03/04/15-03/08/15. Based
on the results of wrestling competitions, approximately 4 students will attend
the Championships. Substitute costs (1 substitute for 4 days at $102/day),
lodging/meals, and transportation costs totaling $1,708 will be paid through
the Athletics budget.
5.
Penncrest Girls and Boys Swim Teams – Bucknell University
Further resolve, the Board of School Directors approve a request for an
overnight field trip has been for the Penncrest Girls and Boys Swim teams
to attend the PIAA Swimming State Championships at Bucknell University
from 03/12/15-03/15/15. Three students will attend the State
Championships. Substitute costs (2 substitutes for one day at $102/day),
lodging/meals, registration, and transportation costs totaling $1,954 will be
paid through the Athletics budget.
6.
Penncrest Girls and Boys Indoor Track Teams – State College, PA
Further resolve, the Board of School Directors approve a request for an
overnight field trip for the Penncrest Girls and Boys Indoor Track teams to
attend the Indoor Track State Championships at State College, PA from
02/27/15-03/7/15. Approximately 15-20 students will attend the
Championships. Lodging/meals, registration, and transportation costs
totaling $1,220 will be paid through the Athletics budget.
7.
Penncrest Girls and Boys Outdoor Track Teams, Shippensburg, PA
Further resolve, the Board of School Directors approve a request for an
overnight field trip for the Penncrest Girls and Boys Outdoor Track teams to
attend the PIAA Outdoor Track and Field State Championships at
Shippensburg, PA from 05/21/15-05/23/15. Approximately 10-15 students
will attend the Championships. Lodging/meals, registration, and
transportation costs totaling $2,520 will be paid through the Athletics budget
and Boosters.
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IX.
New Business
B.
Overnight Trips
8.
Penncrest Marching Band – Tampa, FL
Further resolve, the Board of School Directors approve a request for an
overnight field trip for the Penncrest Marching Band to perform in the
Outback Bowl halftime show in Tampa, Florida from 12/28/14-1/2/15.
Students will perform in the nationally televised halftime show.
Lodging/meals, registration, and transportation costs totaling $2,520 will be
paid by the students through fundraisers.
9.
Penncrest Cheerleaders – Orlando, FL
Further resolve, the Board of School Directors approve an overnight field
trip request for the Penncrest Cheerleaders to attend the UCA National High
School cheerleading championships, pending an invitation to compete after
the regional championship at Kutztown University in December, in Orlando,
Florida in 2/5/15-2/9/15. The Penncrest Cheerleaders will compete in
Disney World, Florida. Students will take a school bus to and from the
Philadelphia International Airport. They will travel to Florida by plane. The
District will cover the costs of substitute coverage which total $306 dollars.
All other costs will be paid for by the students and Boosters.
The aforementioned resolution was declared adopted by the Chair, the vote being:
AYES:
Tracy Barusevicius, John Hanna, Linda Kinsler-Fox, Bill O’Donnell,
Elizabeth Schneider and Bill Tyson
NAYS: None
ABSENT: Nancy Fronduti, Nancy Mackrides and Harry Postles
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IX.
New Business
C.
Policy Change
1.
Policy 113.20 Behavior Support - Review
Resolve, the Board of School Directors review the change to Board Policy
113.20 related to Behavior Support. This addition is recommended by the
PDE special education compliance officer based on review of the District’s
Board Policy in May of 2014. See Attachment C - In Official Legislative
Minutes of August 28, 2014.
X.
Finance
A.
B.
Purchasing
1.
None
General
1.
Change Orders – None
2.
Budgetary Transfers – None
3.
DIBELS Data System Agreement
4.
Renewal Contract with Interquest Detection Canines
5.
CritiCare Contract
6.
Contract to Reimburse a Parent for Transportation
7.
CritiCare Contract
8.
HMS School for Children with Cerebral Palsey Contract
9.
Vanguard School for Special Needs Contract
10.
Vanguard School Contract
11.
Barn at Spring Brook Farm Contract
12.
Annette Gallagher Contract
13.
Dr. Peter N. Christie, DO Contract
14.
Dr. Robert Sing Contract
15.
Settlement Agreement
16.
AIM Academy Agreement
Mr. O’Donnell moved and Mr. Tyson seconded a motion to adopt the following
resolution:
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X.
Finance
A.
Purchasing - none
B.
General
1.
Change Orders - none
2.
Budgetary Transfers – none
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X.
Finance
B.
General
3.
DIBELS Data System Agreement
Resolve, the Board of School Directors approve a licensing agreement with
the DIBELS Data System to provide DIBELS assessments for the 20142015 school year. The DIBELS Data System, which is administered by the
University of Oregon, provides literacy assessments for students in grades
K-5 three times a year at a cost of $1 per student.
4.
Renewal Contract with Interquest Detection Canines
Further resolve, the Board of School Directors approve a renewal contract
by Interquest Detection Canines to provide canine contraband inspection
services at the rate of $225 for three hours or $450 for six hours, plus a $50
transportation charge. Interquest Detection Canines provide random
contraband searches at Penncrest High School and Springton Lake Middle
School. The cost to the district is the same as last school year ($225 for 3
hours) and will not exceed $3,000. There will be approximately 10 visits at
SLMS and PHS during the 2014-2015 school year. Pending review by the
Solicitor and execution of the contract.
5.
CritiCare Contract
Further resolve, the Board of School Directors approve a contract with
CritiCare to provide nursing services on an as needed basis at the rate of
$55.00/hour for RNs, $45.00/hour for LPNs, $25.00/hour for CNAs, and
$22.00/hour for PCA’s. CritiCare is one of the substitute nursing agencies
that provide substitute nurses as needed. The hourly rate for a Registered
Nurse is the same as last year: $55.00 per hour. The contract is the same
as last year except for CritiCare increasing its minimum insurance coverage
from one million to three million dollars and a Statutory Immunity Clause for
additional State protection for the District.
6.
Contract to Reimburse a Parent for Transportation
Further resolve, the Board of School Directors approve a contract to
reimburse a parent of a special education student for transporting their child
home from HMS School for Children with Cerebral Palsy in lieu of the
District providing transportation. A student who attends the HMS School for
Children with Cerebral Palsy located at 4400 Baltimore Pike, Philadelphia,
PA, requires parental transportation due to medically necessary private
therapies and treatment scheduled in the afternoons.
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X.
Finance
B.
General
7.
CritiCare Contract
Further resolve, the Board of School Directors approve a contract with
CritiCare to provide a nurse for two hours in the AM and two hours in the
PM on the school bus for a special education student. Reimbursement
rates are the same as what is outlined in the Criticare general agreement
between the District and Criticare. These services are required by the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
8.
HMS School for Children with Cerebral Palsey Contract
Further resolve, the Board of School Directors approve a contract that has
been submitted by HMS School for Children with Cerebral Palsy for a
special education student with significant disabilities. This contract is for
educational costs for the 2014-2015 school year in the amount of $92,100.
This placement is required based on the special education needs of this
student in accordance with the requirements of the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act.
9.
Vanguard School for Special Needs Contract
Further resolve, the Board of School Directors approve a contract that has
been submitted by the Vanguard School for a special education student.
This contract covers educational costs for a student with significant
disabilities at an annual tuition rate of $49,115. This placement is required
based on the special education needs of this student in accordance with the
requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
10.
Vanguard School Contract
Further resolve, the Board of School Directors approve and ratify a contract
with the Vanguard School for the provision of Extended School Year
services for the summer of 2014 for a special education student. The rate
of the summer tuition is $7,360. Extended School Year services are
required based on the special education needs of this student in accordance
with the requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
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X.
Finance
B.
General
11.
Barn at Spring Brook Farm Contract
Further resolve, the Board of School Directors approve and ratify a contract
with the Barn at Spring Brook Farm for the provision of Extended School
Year services for the summer of 2014 for a special education student. The
rate of the summer tuition is $1,750. Extended School Year services are
required based on the special education needs of this student in accordance
with the requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
12.
Annette Gallagher Contract
Further resolve, the Board of School Directors approve a contract with
Annette Gallagher to provide dental screenings to students during the 20142015 school year. Dental examinations are required by Article 14 of the
Public School Code of 1949.
13.
Dr. Peter N. Christie, DO Contract
Further resolve, the Board of School Directors approve a contract with Dr.
Peter N. Christie, DO to provide physicals to staff (bus drivers and cafeteria
workers) and students. The cost of the 2014-2015 contract is $9,366.82
plus $55 for bus driver examinations and $20 per Mantoux-PPD. The
provision of these services are required according to the RTMSD
Agreement with the RTM Bus Drivers/Custodial Maintenance Association
and under P.S. Code of 1949, Act 14, Article 14, Section 1421 and
amendments. Pending review by the Solicitor and execution of the contract.
14.
Dr. Robert Sing Contract
Further resolve, the Board of School Directors approve a contract with Dr.
Robert Sing of Springfield Sports Emergency Medical Corporation for a
School Doctor for schools and assignments by the School District. The cost
of the contract is not to exceed $25,578. Pending review by the Solicitor
and execution of the contract.
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X.
Finance
B.
General
15.
Settlement Agreement
Further resolve, the Board of School Directors approve a settlement
agreement for a special education student to provide reimbursement to
parents for tuition at a private school not to exceed $22,800 for the 20142015 and 2015-2016 school years and attorney fees not to exceed $5,800.
Tuition reimbursement is in place of the District providing educational
placement at an approved private school and releases the District of all
obligations to provide a free and appropriate public education as required by
IDEA.
16.
AIM Academy Agreement
Further resolve, the Board of School Directors approve a month-to-month
tuition agreement, pending legal review, with the AIM Academy in Manyunk
for the education of a special education student, pending reevaluation to
determine an appropriate educational placement for the student. This is a
newly registered student whose pending educational placement is the AIM
Academy. Under IDEA, the student has to remain at the pending placement
until the District completes a reevaluation, develops an individualized
education plan and offers an appropriate education placement according to
the student’s needs.
The aforementioned resolution was declared adopted by the Chair, the vote being:
AYES:
Tracy Barusevicius, John Hanna, Linda Kinsler-Fox, Bill O’Donnell,
Elizabeth Schneider and Bill Tyson
NAYS: None
ABSENT: Nancy Fronduti, Nancy Mackrides and Harry Postles
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X.
Finance
C.
Financials for June 2014 and July 2014
D.
Bill Lists for June 2014 and July 2014
Mr. O’Donnell moved and Mr. Tyson seconded a motion to adopt the following
resolution:
RESOLUTION: 2014 – 2015 10
Resolve, the Board of School Directors approve the following Finance Reports:
X.
Finance
C.
Financials for June 2014 and July 2014
June/July
June/July
June/July
June/July
D.
2014
2014
2014
2014
Treasurers Reports
Investment Reports
Summary Expenditure Status Report
Revenue Status Report
Bill Lists
June 2014
General Fund Bill List
$ 3,261,686.25
June 2014
Imprest Fund Bill List
$
132.00
June 2014
Capital Fund Bill List
$
20,464.87
June 2014
Bond Series 2013 Bill List
$
644,808.00
June 2014
Scholarship Fund Bill List
$
3,800.00
June 2014
Activities/Special Revenue Fund
$
48,278.41
$ 3,979,169.53
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X.
Finance
D.
Bill Lists
July 2014
General Fund Bill List
$ 5,853,952.13
July 2014
Capital Fund Bill List
$
23,960.07
July 2014
Bond Series 2011 Bill List
$
235,495.00
July 2014
Bond Series 2013 Bill List
$
179,650.00
July 2014
Activities/Special Revenue Fund
$
6,186.39
$ 6,299,243.59
The aforementioned resolution was declared adopted by the Chair, the vote being:
AYES:
Tracy Barusevicius, John Hanna, Linda Kinsler-Fox, Bill O’Donnell,
Elizabeth Schneider and Bill Tyson
NAYS: None
ABSENT: Nancy Fronduti, Nancy Mackrides and Harry Postles
XI.
Adjournment
Mr. O’Donnell moved and Ms. Barusevicius seconded a motion to adopt the
following resolution:
RESOLUTION: 2014 – 2015 11
Resolve, there being no further business to come before the Board of School
Directors, the meeting was adjourned.
The aforementioned resolution was declared adopted by the Chair, the vote being:
AYES:
Tracy Barusevicius, John Hanna, Linda Kinsler-Fox, Bill O’Donnell,
Elizabeth Schneider and Bill Tyson
NAYS: None
ABSENT: Nancy Fronduti, Nancy Mackrides and Harry Postles
_____________________________
Grace A. Eves
School Board Secretary
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OFFICE OF CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION
TO:
Members of the Board of School Directors
Mr. James M. Wigo, Superintendent of Schools
FROM:
Dr. Steve Taylor, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum & Instruction
DATE:
September 9, 2014
RE:
September 19, 2014 Curriculum & Instruction Committee Meeting Minutes
Chairperson: Mrs. Linda Kinsler-Fox
Board Members in Attendance: John Hanna, Linda Kinsler-Fox, Nancy Mackrides, Bill
O’Donnell, Harry Protzman, Liz Schneider, Bill Tyson
Also in Attendance: Anne Callahan, Lindi Ciuffetelli, Julia Davis, Bill Dougherty, Steve
Taylor, Jim Wigo, Patti Linden, and a member of the community.
Summer School 2014
Mr. Dougherty and Mrs. Davis reported on Summer School 2014. The mission of the
program is to provide students with unique and engaging summer learning experiences,
as well as high school credits, at no cost to the district. This year’s program offered 34
camp experiences and remedial courses in five subjects, with overall enrollment slightly
increased from that in 2013. A highlight of the summer was the high participation in the
musical theater program culminating in performances of Schoolhouse Rock. Given a
new administrative structure and robust revenue, the entire program operated
comfortably in the black for the summer. The Directors will be investigating an online
registration and payment system for subsequent years.
Preview of Anticipated Curriculum & Instruction Agenda Items for 2014-2015
Dr. Taylor previewed anticipated agenda items for this year’s Curriculum & Instruction
Committee meetings.
Elementary Progress Report Revision
Dr. Taylor shared information with the Board about revisions to the elementary progress
reports. Revisions began last February and were completed during one of the teacher
in services days in August. Goals for the revisions included bringing the language up to
date, providing real talking points for parent conferences, simplifying the grading
system, adding a section on expectations for students to parallel the positive behavior
support program, and clarifying the indications of special needs. The new progress
reports will go into effect for the first marking period this fall.
Concurrent Enrollment Agreements
2014-2015 will the tenth year Penncrest High School students participate in Dual
Enrollment courses, which are college courses taken at local college campuses, and for
which students earn credits at both Penncrest and the post-secondary institution. Dr.
Taylor asked the Board’s permission to include on the September Legislative Agenda
Concurrent Enrollment Agreements with Delaware County Community College,
Neumann University, and Penn State Brandywine University. These agreements clarify
the eligibility, costs, and other conditions of participation for students who take Dual
Enrollment courses. The Board granted permission for these agreements to appear on
the September Legislative Agenda.
Services Agreement with the Professional Development Center for Educators at
the University of Delaware
Dr. Taylor asked the Board’s permission to include this agreement on the September
Legislative Agenda. It provides a total of 8 days of professional development to be split
between coaching on PA Core Math Standards for secondary teachers and the Words
Their Way program for elementary teachers. The total amount of the contract is $4,000.
Funds will come from the Office of Curriculum & Instruction budget. After discussion,
the Board granted permission for the agreement to appear on the September
Legislative Agenda.
Public Comment
There was no public comment.
EXCELLENCE
TODAY
FOR TOMORROW
Rose Tree Media School District
308 North Olive Street
Media, Pennsylvania 19063-2493
Telephone: 610-627-6136
Fax: 610-627-6136
www.rtmsd.org
Grace A. Eves
Director of Management Services
James M. Wigo, Sr.
Superintendent
To:
Members of the Board of School Directors
James M. Wigo, Superintendent
From:
Grace A. Eves, Director of Management Services
Date:
September 18, 2014
Subject:
September 9, 2014 Finance Committee Minutes
Chairperson: Bill O’Donnell
______________________________________________________________________
Attendance: Tracy Barusevicius, Linda Kinsler-Fox, John Hanna, Nancy Mackrides,
Bill O’Donnell, Harry Postles, Elizabeth Schneider and Bill Tyson
Absent: Nancy Fronduti
Also in Attendance: Anne Callahan, Julie Davis, Bill Dougherty, Heather Hogan,
Steve Taylor and James Wigo
_____________________________________________________________________
1.
Budgetary Comparison Report
The District has received 58% of revenue and expensed 24% of expenditures.
Tax collections are approximately $2,000,000 ahead of last year’s collection.
Action: Discussion
2.
Budgetary Transfers
FY 15-1 Fund 10 General Fund
FROM:
AMOUNT:
Instruction & Curriculum Development - Supplies
$2,985.69
TO:
AMOUNT:
Instruction - Supplies
$2,985.69
RATIONALE: Transfer needed to purchase necessary core curriculum materials.
Action: This item will be moved to the September 23rd Legislative agenda for a
vote of the Board.
Dedicated to Excellence
3.
Contract - Walnut Street Theatre
The contract is for two presentations for sixth and eighth grade students to be
held at the Springton Lake Middle School for Black History month.
Action: This item will be moved to the September 23rd Legislative agenda for a
vote of the Board.
4.
Barbacane Thorton & Company Audit
The local auditors will be on site from September 29th through October 9th.
Heather Hogan was recognized for receiving an award from Barbacan Thorton &
Company for distinguished financial reporting.
Action: Discussion
5.
PSBA Election
The District is given one vote per candidate. A vote will be taken at the
September 23rd Legislative meeting and the vote will be sent electronically to
PSBA by October 6th.
Action: This item will be moved to the September 23rd Legislative agenda for a
vote of the Board.
Public Comment: Two members of the public were in attendance.
The next Finance Committee meeting will be on Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Dedicated to Excellence
EXCELLENCE
TODAY
FOR TOMORROW
Rose Tree Media School District
308 North Olive Street
Media, Pennsylvania 19063-2493
Telephone: 610-627-6136
Fax: 610-627-6136
www.rtmsd.org
Grace A. Eves
Director of Management Services
James M. Wigo, Sr.
Superintendent
To:
Members of the Board of School Directors
James M. Wigo, Superintendent
From:
Grace A. Eves, Director of Management Services
Date:
September 18, 2014
Subject:
September 9, 2014 Operations Committee Minutes
Chairperson: Elizabeth Schneider
______________________________________________________________________
Attendance: Tracy Barusevicius, Linda Kinsler-Fox, John Hanna, Nancy Mackrides,
Bill O’Donnell, Harry Postles, Elizabeth Schneider and Bill Tyson
Absent: Nancy Fronduti
Also in Attendance: Anne Callahan, Julie Davis, Bill Dougherty, Heather Hogan,
Steve Taylor and James Wigo
1.
Capital Project Updates
The status of the 2014/2015 capital projects was reviewed. Ron Baldino
presented the committee with a map of the new walking trail at Springton Lake
Middle School. They discussed the upcoming dedication.
Action: Discussion
2.
Change Orders
The list of change orders for the 2014/2015 capital projects was reviewed.
Action: This item will be moved to the September 23rd Legislative agenda for a
vote of the Board.
3.
CNG Update
Ron Baldino gave an update on the CNG project.
Public Comment: Two members of the public were in attendance.
The next Operations Committee meeting will be on Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Dedicated to Excellence
EXCELLENCE
TODAY
FOR TOMORROW
James M. Wigo, Sr.
Superintendent of Schools
Rose Tree Media School District
308 North Olive Street
Media, Pennsylvania 19063-2493
Telephone: 610.627.6000
Fax: 610-891-0959
www.rtmsd.org
Anne D. Callahan
Director of Human Resources
To:
Members of the Board of School Directors
James M. Wigo, Sr., Superintendent
From:
Anne D. Callahan, Director of Human Resources
Date:
September 12, 2014
Subject:
Minutes of the Personnel Committee Meeting – September 9, 2014
Board Members in attendance: T. Barusevicius, Chair, L. Kinsler-Fox, J. Hanna, N.
Mackrides, W. O’Donnell, H. Postles, E. Schneider, B. Tyson
Also in attendance: A. Callahan, J. Wigo, S. Taylor, P. Linden, R. Salladino, and
one member of the public
I.
Items for Legislative Meeting – Anne Callahan
The committee reviewed items to be included on the agenda of the Legislative
Meeting of the Board of School Directors on September 23, 2014. Additional
items will be added to the agenda as they come in. A final agenda will be sent to
the Board of School Directors on September 19, 2014.
Action: This item will be moved to the September 2014 Legislative Agenda
for a vote of the Board.
II.
Reading Coach
The committee discussed the addition of an elementary Reading Coach for the
remainder of the 2014-2015 school year to assist in the continued
implementation of Reading Workshop. The position will be primarily funded by
the Ready to Learn Grant. There will be a small portion of the salary and
benefits that will be funded out of the general fund. The position will begin in
October 2014 and end in June 2015.
Action: This item will be moved to the September 2014 Legislative Agenda
for a vote of the Board
Minutes of Personnel Committee – September 9, 2014 (continued)
III.
Archery Intramurals – Springton Lake Middle School
The committee discussed the Archery program at Springton Lake Middle School.
The program as it has evolved over recent years does not meet the parameters
of an intramural sport. Students are being charged for the use of the Middletown
Archery and are being bused to the Archery. This was never the intent of an
intramural program. District administration is looking at the program to determine
if modifications can be made to the program so that it will fit the definition of an
intramural sport. If not, it may have to be discontinued as a school district
sponsored intramural. There was discussion by the committee about the
possibility of getting someone to come from the Middletown Archery to conduct
an intramural program on school premises. More information needs to be
gathered including information from our liability insurance carrier as to the liability
issues.
Action:
The issue was tabled at this time in order to give the
administration time to gather the additional information to come back to
the committee with a recommendation.
IV.
Changes to Supplemental Positions – Springton Lake Middle School
The committee discussed a proposal from Dr. Salladino to eliminate four
supplemental positions and replace them with three new supplemental positions.
These changes are cost neutral for the district.
Eliminate: Sigma Mathematics Competition – Grade 6, 7, and 8 @ 5 units each,
eliminate one homework club in Grade 8 @5 units
Add: MathCounts Coach @ 7 units, National Junior Honor Society Sponsor @8
units and Robotics Assistant Coach @5 units.
Action: This item will be moved to the September 2014 Legislative Agenda
for a vote of the Board
V.
Executive Session
An executive session was held to discuss matters of personnel.
The next meeting of the Personnel Committee will be held on Tuesday, October
14, 2014 in the Board Room at the Education Center.
Rose Tree Media School District
308 North Olive Street
Media, Pennsylvania 19063-2493
Telephone 610.627.6000
Fax 610.565.5317
www.rtmsd.org
James M. Wigo
Superintendent of Schools
Eleanor DiMarino-Linnen, PhD
Director of Pupil Services and Special
Education
To:
Members of the Board of School Directors
James Wigo, Superintendent of Schools
From:
Dr. Eleanor DiMarino-Linnen, Director of Pupil Services and Special Education
Date:
September 9, 2014
Subject:
September 9, 2014 Pupil Services/Special Education Committee Meeting Minutes
Chairperson: Linda Kinsler-Fox (in Nancy Fronduti’s absence)
Board Members in Attendance: Elizabeth Schneider, Linda Kinsler-Fox, John Hanna,
Harry Postles, Nancy Mackrides, Bill O’Donnell, Bill Tyson
Others in Attendance: James Wigo, Anne Callahan, Patricia Linden, Steve Taylor,
Eleanor DiMarino-Linnen, 1 community member
Contracts
A contract has been submitted for the provision of a special education program at
ABA2DAY Behavior Services, LLC for a student with significant needs. The tuition
rate for the 2014-2015 school year is $78,695.
Action: This item will be moved to the September 2014 Legislative Agenda for a
vote of the Board.
A contract with Bayada Nursing Services has been submitted to provide specialized
nursing services during the school day to meet the medical needs of a student at
the rate of $49.95/hour for RN services.
Action: This item will be moved to the September 2014 Legislative Agenda for a
vote of the Board.
A contract has been submitted for Dr. Peter N. Christie, DO to provide physicals to
staff (bus drivers and cafeteria workers) for Springton Lake Middle School. The cost
of the 2014-2015 contract is $9,366.82 plus $55 for bus driver examinations and
$20 per Mantoux-PPD.
Action: This item will be moved to the September 2014 Legislative Agenda for a
vote of the Board.
A contract has been submitted for Dr. Peter Christie to review Individual Education
Plans, for the 2014–2015 school year at a cost of $25/IEP. Dr. Peter N. Christie
reviews the IEP’s of special education students as required by Access. A fee of $25
is assessed for each review. This contract is an annual renewal with the same
conditions and pricing structure as the 2013-2014 contract.
Action: This item will be moved to the September 2014 Legislative Agenda for a
vote of the Board.
Board Policy
Second review of the addition of the following to paragraph 2 of the Board Policy 113.20
related to Behavior Support: “Positive techniques for the development, change, and
maintenance of behaviors shall be the least intrusive necessary”. This addition is
recommended by the PDE special education compliance officer based on review of the
District’s Board Policy in May of 2014.
Action: This item will be moved to the September 2014 Legislative Agenda for a
vote of the Board.
Rose Tree Media School District
308 North Olive Street
Media, Pennsylvania 19063-2493
Telephone 610.627.6000
Fax 610.891.0959
www.rtmsd.org
James M. Wigo, Sr.
Superintendent of Schools
Patti Linden
Director of Technology
and Information Science
To:
Members of the Board of School Directors
James M. Wigo, Sr., Superintendent
From:
Patti Linden
Date:
September 12, 2014
Subject:
Technology Committee Meeting Minutes for September 9, 2014
Chairperson: Mr. Harry Postles
~ Summer 2014 Update
Over the summer, the technology department completed many projects and upgrades. Patti
Linden provided the Board of Directors with a summary of those items.
Infrastructure items included:
• New IP addresses
• Installation and connection to a new Internet Service Provider
• Upgrades to switches in the data center
• Installation of a new SPAM filter, Barracuda
• Expansion of our Aerohive wireless network to all school buildings to improve access
and control
Software items included:
• New Operating System for MacBooks (Mavericks)
• New Operating System for iPads (iOS 7.1.2)
• New computer image for Tech Ed at the high school with all updated software
• New Device Enrollment Program (DEP) for iPads which helps the technology
department to push out policies, apps, and protect the device if it is stolen to render it
unusable. We have thus far distributed 226 iBooks for chemistry and biology classes, 3
apps for every high school student: Google Drive, Google Docs, and MyHomework
Student Planner, and 100 copies of the Confer app for elementary teachers.
• New Help Desk software for technology (School Dude) for teachers to enter tickets that
go directly to the person responsible for resolving the issue.
• Completion of the configuration for Access Control systems in all buildings with all
employees having badge access where and when needed.
• Completing the transition to the new web-based MAP assessments
Penncrest Student iPad summary:
• Started with a distribution of 1275 iPads last year
• Processed 112 insurance claims to date
• Summer take-home policy resulted in a loss of 3 iPads
• Purchased new cases for freshmen iPads to better protect glass damage
• Updated the Student/Parent Loan Agreement to resolve a couple of miscommunications
from last year
Management Systems Summary:
• Learned of a new PIMS submission schedule
• Adjusted E-School Plus to accommodate new schedules at Penncrest and Springton Lake
• Programmed for new assessments to be included in Performance Tracker, a data tracking
system for all our students
Department News Summary:
• We welcomed a new Technology Assistant to our department, Michele McGugan
• We welcomed a new Online Teacher/Technology Coach, Evan O’Neill
EXCELLENCE
TODAY
FOR TOMORROW
SCHOOL REPORT’S – September 23, 2014
GLENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
We completed our first two weeks of school at Glenwood Elementary School!
students and staff members seem to be learning all their new daily routines.
The
We held our lockdown drill and fire drill on Friday, September 5, 2014. We also held a fire
drill and campus evacuation drill on Friday, September 12, 2014. I would like to thank the
faculty, staff, and, especially, the students who did a fantastic job during the drills. The
Pennsylvania State Police were on campus to observe our lockdown and evacuation drills
and gave us suggestions for ways to improve our current plan. The teachers reviewed
our procedures with the students during Morning Meeting. We will continue to review,
plan, and implement other emergency drills throughout this week.
We held our first Back to School night for grades K-2 on Thursday, September 11, 2014.
We had a wonderful turn out! We will be hosting our Back to School Night for grades 3-5
on Tuesday, September 15, 2014.
Kindergarten
Kindergarteners at Glenwood have been busy practicing classroom and school rules and
routines. We have spent lots of time getting to know each other and each other’s names.
We had fun with the Gingerbread Man as we went around the school, helping us to learn
important places within the school building.
First Grade
The first graders are working through their first day jitters and getting excited about all the
new and exciting things they are a part of at Glenwood! They are getting to know new
friends and seeing some of their old friends from Kindergarten. First graders are creating
classroom rules, school rules and bus rules to keep us safe and having fun! Look out
Glenwood, first graders are here to have fun and learn!
Second Grade
Second graders are busy learning the routines in their new classes. They’re already
building on the skills and strategies they learned last year in Reading Workshop to grow
as readers. They’ve started using the second grade math manipulatives. Starting the
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year with our nutrition unit is a great back to school activity to get us thinking about the
foods that we eat.
Third Grade
Third graders have been busy settling into Writing Workshop routines this week. Each
Writing Workshop period begins with a focused mini-lesson that provides students with a
new strategy. This week third graders are learning how to gather ideas for narrative
writing by choosing a person or place that matters to them and listing small moments
related to that person or place. After each mini-lesson, students head to their writing
workshop “offices” around the room and begin crafting true stories. Students look forward
to sharing their small moment narratives with partners and small groups in the coming
weeks!
Fourth Grade
The fourth graders are enjoying a fresh start to a new academic school year. They are
building upon skills learned in previous years, as they are also learning new strategies to
be successful learners. They are excited and looking forward to having the new
opportunity to participate in music instrument lessons during Core Extension. The fourth
graders will also participate in Science enrichment centers during this time as well.
Fifth Grade
It’s September and the 5th grade is plunging into both the Reader’s and Writer’s
Workshop. In reading, the 5th grade is turning its attention to how to best understand and
read works of fiction. In writing, the 5th grade students are learning how to craft a
narrative writing piece. In social studies the 5th grade has turned its attention to the
causes of the American Revolution. In science, the 5th grade is beginning to develop a
basic understanding of the various catastrophic weather events that impact our world.
INDIAN LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Special Events & Clubs
The kindergarten ice cream social was a great event. Students and their families enjoyed
meeting one another and sharing delicious ice cream. Thanks to the PTG for hosting this
event.
The first Parent-Teacher Group (PTG) meeting for Indian Lane was a standing-room only
success. One of the PTG’s first promotions, placing “The Bobcat Welcomes You to
Indian Lane Elementary School” on new family lawns, received rave reviews. New
students posed with their bobcat welcome signs. Many thanks to the “sign fairies” for
their help.
Assessments
Students completed DIBELS, Pearson math, and word study assessments. The
assessments provide the teaching team with information to target instruction for students’
learning needs. Teachers continue to administer Teacher’s College Independent
Reading Level assessments to determine students’ independent reading levels.
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Kindergarten
Kindergartners started the 2014-2015 school year at Kindergarten Orientation. During that
time they visited their classroom, listened to a story, and toured the building. The first day
was an exciting one. The children sang "Days of the Week" song, met new friends, and
learned about kindergarten. During week two, students spent time learning each other’s
names and getting to know each other. They had a Gingerbread Man hunt around Indian
Lane and met all of the people who help us at school. Kindergarten students began
Reading Workshop, writing capital letters and exploring math manipulatives. They are
becoming familiar with Morning Meeting and calendar routines.
First Grade
First graders learned many of the Responsive classroom routines and signals and even
how to use their classroom materials. They continue to work on becoming experts at
being “close and quiet” in the hallways. In Math, first grade students have had so much
fun learning the Investigations lessons such as Compare Dots, Compare, and Mystery
Boxes. These lessons help students become better at counting higher numbers, which is
helpful for the start of addition strategies. Students explored different math manipulatives,
too. The students began Reading and Writing Workshop by learning that each day they
will learn 1 tip, 1 tool, or 1 strategy to help them become strong, powerful readers and
writers. Other Reading and Writing Workshop lessons focused on the procedures and
routines in the workshop models. Students read new books from book baskets. Indian
Lane first graders enjoyed their first couple weeks of learning and meeting new friends!
Second Grade
The school year started with many Responsive Classroom community-building activities.
The students learned the routines of the classroom and many things about each other as
well. They reviewed Reading and Writing Workshop expectations as they explored their
new classroom environments. In Reading Workshop, we reviewed how to use and care
for our classroom library. We chose our reading spots and discovered what it means to
respect other readers. We also discussed ways to increase our reading stamina. We used
storytelling voices for fiction and teacher voices for informational text to help us
understand what we were reading. We monitored our reading by asking ourselves
questions as we read. The children learned about themselves as readers, including how
to discover what types of books they enjoy. In Writing Workshop, we learned why writers
write and what writers write. We also created a heart map and a memory chain. These
tools help writers come up with topics to write about. The children also wrote letters to
themselves, which will be stored away until the end of the year. In math, the children are
reviewing concepts such as data collection and graphing. Second graders discussed why
graphs are beneficial for organizing information. They also started a new routine called
“Number of the Day”. Students create number sentences with an answer that is equal to
the number of days students have been in school. For example, on the 5th day of school,
responses could include 5+0=5, 5x1=5, 4+1=5 and 100-95=5. Students also worked with
pattern blocks and used the 100 chart as a tool to help solve math problems.
Third Grade
Third graders started the year with a diversity activity. Students were given directions for
completing a bug. Each bug came out differently based on each student’s unique style
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and interpretation of the directions. This REACH activity will lead to a Morning Meeting
discussion of diverse learners in our rooms. The third graders also created a list of their
wishes for their third grade year. They completed an art activity to be hung in the hall.
The students each brought in a summer souvenir or artifact and used this as a take off
point for writing. They shared thoughts about their summers. Third graders have begun
to learn cursive and are enjoying it! In Writer’s Workshop, students are working toward
independently finding topics to write about in a “fast and furious” manner. In Reader’s
Workshop, we reviewed how to build stamina and engage in successful reading with “just
right” leveled books. In math, third graders learned how to collect data, create graphs,
and analyze the results. We learned how to interpret data on tally charts, bar graphs,
pictographs, and line plots. Lastly, third graders are studying maps and directions in
Social Studies. The students created a map of the world and began their Weekly
Geography.
Fourth Grade
Students in the fourth grade are revisiting Be Ready, Be Respectful, and Be Responsible,
and focusing on the impact of this positive behavior plan on their new fourth grade class.
Various class building activities, pre-assessments for Reading, Writing and Math and
learning new routines were also emphasized. In science class, fourth grade students are
exploring the rich unit of “Microworlds.” The unit emphasizes the scientific method and
developing skills as a scientist learning about small things and the tools to observe them.
In the first phase, students make close observations of common objects--a penny, fabrics,
screen wire, and pencil shavings. They record their observations, both by writing and
drawing. In social studies, students learn to think like social scientists, to study how
people live in groups. This chapter is the foundation for all the following chapters in order
to analyze the regions of the United States.
Fifth Grade
The first day of school went very well for the fifth graders. They are excited and ready for
a new school year. They are all eager to begin their fifth grade year as leaders and role
models. We are jumping right in to our curriculum in all academic areas. In math
Investigations, mathematicians are working on solving number puzzles, using information
about factors, multiples, prime and square numbers. In Reading and Writing Workshop,
they have worked on setting up partnerships to reinforce ELA skills. In social studies, fifth
graders have completed a chapter on the origins of Native Americans. In science, the
scientists model a vortex.
Art
Students are learning how to be safe in the art room. All artists know to be ready,
respectful, and responsible. First graders are wearing smocks with their own nametags.
Second graders are journeying to other countries through art. Third graders are time
traveling through art. Fourth graders are reviewing radial symmetry. Fifth graders
received their own sketchbooks!
Physical Education
Students are learning the rules and procedures of the gymnasium. All students practice
be ready, be respectful, and be responsible inside and outside of the gym. First and
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second graders are learning a variety of tag games. Third through fifth grade students
started their fitness testing for the fall.
Library
Students are learning library rules and procedures during the first library rotation. The
focus is on being ready, respectful, and responsible library patrons. Students began to
learn how to use Destiny, our online library catalog to search for books.
Music
All students in grades one through five got off to a successful start in music. Each
musician knows what it means to be ready, respectful and responsible when in the music
room. Third grade students are counting the days until recorders are handed out in
January! Fourth and fifth grade parents should be looking for information that was handed
out in class concerning future concert date and times. Fifth graders also received
permission slips for students interested in joining our Fifth Dimension and/or Bobcat
Ensemble. These are two music enrichment groups offered at Indian Lane.
MEDIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
School’s Open!
When doors opened on September 2, MES welcomed 450+ students to a new year of
learning and growing. The MES custodial staff did a phenomenal job of waxing the atrium
floor, which dazzled students and staff upon arrival the first day of school. Our PTG
hosted a Welcome Back Potluck Dinner on September 5, which was well attended by
families and staff. The students and teachers have been busy. Here’s a quick snapshot
of MES Happenings!
Kindergarten Gets Routines Down Pat!
Kindergarten has been very busy acclimating to the routines and structure of their new
school. They are learning the rules of Media Elementary School through our SWBSP: Be
Ready, Be Respectful, Be Responsible. We are off to a great start!
First Grade Builds Community!
First grade students are learning the school and classroom rules of Media Elementary.
They are modeling and practicing the rules on a daily basis. Students are also engaged
in numerous community building activities each day. The main focus at this time is
learning the names of every student in the class. Students are participating in Reading
and Writing Workshop. Currently, each first grader is composing a piece of writing that
describes an event in their life. This has been a wonderful way to learn more about each
member of the classroom community. In math, students are exploring the use of the
math manipulatives that they will use throughout the school year. They have also been
counting objects up to 30.
Second Grade Is Off and Running!
We have had a busy start to Second Grade! We started the year reviewing school
routines and expectations and learning our classroom routines and expectations. For
Reading, we have participated in our first DIBELS and started Reading Workshop. For
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Social Studies, we have begun our Communities Unit and are already getting excited for
Community Day! We have a new Writing Workshop in Second Grade. We have written a
few pieces to get us started and are looking forward to writing more by applying our
“Minnie” lessons! In Math, we are getting ready to begin Tools for Success. This is
always a fun way to practice math facts.
Third Grade Gets “Gritty!”
Happy New Year! The third grade team had three of its members attend training at
Teachers’ College in NYC this summer. The teachers gained deeper insight into best
practices for Reading Workshop. The 3rd grade students at Media Elementary have
begun the year learning about having a growth mindset vs. a fixed one. Students have
set goals for their work in core subjects and have identified ways they can work to grow in
these goal areas. The students discussed how they will need to have “grit” to push
through challenging times when meeting their goals. Students have also begun exploring
magnetism & electricity as well as world geography. Students have either “blasted off”
into space to explore our world in a unique way or have searched the room for items that
attract to magnets, identifying temporary magnets through induced magnetism along the
way. We are off to a great start!
Fourth Grade: “Just Right!”
Reading Workshop is underway and the students are excited by each day’s minilesson! Our initial lessons included reviewing how to choose “just right” books and making
reading resolutions. Other lessons involve the use of envisioning and making a movie in
our minds as we read. Fourth grade expectations are to read at least 30 minutes in
school, and homework includes reading at least 30 minutes each night. We are looking
forward to a fabulous year!
Fifth Grade: “Hoping and Dreaming!”
Fifth graders at Media wrote and shared their long-term dreams and short-term goals and
considered plans for achieving these goals. The dreams and goals were inspired by
reading Langston Hughes’ poem “Dreams.” In conjunction with reading workshop and
writing workshop, students have made new year’s resolutions for goals in reading and
writing. Currently, they are drafting many personal narratives in their writer’s notebooks.
They are choosing a seed idea to revise and publish within the next two weeks.
Art in the Making!
Media Elementary students are busy developing routines within the art classroom to
prepare them for the projects that they will be creating throughout the year. Be on the
lookout for beautiful artwork in the coming months!
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Library: “Books Alive!”
Over the Labor Day weekend, Mrs. Matusow attended the National Book Festival, in
Washington DC. She shared this wonderful experience with thousands of bibliophiles:
old folks, young folks, toddlers, and many, many families. Mrs. Matusow met authors,
perused the books and made new friends. Thankfully, she can report that the book is not
dead!
Music: “Snow Biz!”
The Media Music Department proudly announces the fifth grade musical: Snow Biz!! It
will be performed in the Media Auditorium on December 11, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. The first
act of the evening will be a performance of the Mustang Chorale, which includes over 35
fourth and fifth graders.
In celebration of the 200th anniversary of the poem written by Francis Scott Key, The Star
Spangled Banner, members of the fourth grade will perform the reader’s theatre “O’er the
Ramparts” at our September school assembly. The plot recalls the night in September of
1814 when the British attacked Fort McHenry. The battle and its outcome were Key’s
inspiration for the poem, which in 1931, by act of Congress, became our National
Anthem.
Physical Education: “Shaping Up!
The students have started to review the daily procedures and rules in the gymnasium
through role-playing and classroom discussions. They are exploring and communicating
the ideas of fair play, sharing equipment, safety, and sportsmanship in playground and
outdoor activities. The students will begin fitness testing to pre-assess and measure their
cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance, and flexibility
throughout the month of September.
Thank You!
It takes a team to ready a school for the start of a new year. Hats off to our custodial and
maintenance, transportation, food services, and central office teams for our smooth
beginning and to our teachers for their endless hours of preparation!
ROSE TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
The 2014-2015 school began with great enthusiasm and energy at Rose Tree
Elementary. In September 102 new students joined our school community! New students
in grades one through five were introduced to key personnel in the building by the
guidance counselor. Each student received a welcome booklet with coupons for free
"gifts" from some of the people who work in the school. With the help of the counselor,
this booklet enabled new students to meet some of the many faces at Rose Tree
Elementary. The students and staff enjoyed this activity and it was a wonderful social
learning experience. New students are carefully monitored by our staff to ensure a
smooth transition to their new school.
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Kindergarten students spent the first few days of school learning about the routines of the
classroom, meeting new friends, and practicing many of the learning skills they'll need to
be successful in school. They started their Reading Workshop curriculum by sharing and
exploring familiar classroom books. In Math, the students explored math manipulatives
and began to practice using these items to count one-to-one. The students were
introduced to most of the capital letters and their formation and sound.
In first grade, the teachers have launched Reading Workshop by finding the students’
Just Right levels of reading. The students have been learning how to write a story, touch
and tell, and sketch and write. This is a fun way to learn school routines. An important
part of the day has been morning meeting. The students are learning about what it looks
like to be Ready, Respectful and Responsible.
The second grade students have also reviewed what it means to be ready, respectful and
responsible citizens. For Constitution Day, they read informational text in a Scholastic
News Weekly Reader and completed online resources to develop habits of good
citizenship. The children conducted a grade appropriate analysis of the U.S. Constitution
to compare and contrast it with their self-developed Classroom Constitution. Activities
were completed to stress the importance and value of citizenship in their classroom,
grade level, school and community.
The third grade students have been busy learning new classroom routines and
expectations. They have studied each of the three characteristics that make us good
citizens. They know what it looks like, sounds like and feels like to be ready, respectful
and responsible. Academically, they read the story, Me on the Map by Joan Sweeney
and spent time learning exactly where we are in the world. They learned about their
continent, country, state, town, neighborhood and school.
Fourth grade students kicked off the year with a New Year's celebration. As part of the
celebration, students were asked to reflect on their experiences last year and how those
positive experiences could carry into this year. Next, students developed goals for this
school year related to one of the academic areas in fourth grade. At the end of the
celebration, each classroom had a toast where they cheered and celebrated the start of
another wonderful school year.
The fifth graders have enjoyed the “Responsive Classroom” techniques that the teachers
are using in the classrooms. Each morning begins with a Morning Meeting. Students
greet each other in a formal manner, making eye contact and using full names. There is a
time for sharing during Morning Meeting. Many students have shared about family,
vacations, and pets. This is encouraging positive speaking and listening skills as well as
connections with classmates. During the Morning Message segment, the fifth grade
teachers have been centering our discussions around the themes: Being Ready,
Respectful, and Responsible. The students have modeled examples of what each
attribute would look like to other students. The Responsive Classroom model is promoting
a healthy, comfortable atmosphere that continues throughout the day in our fifth grades.
During the month of September, all students in grades 1-5 participated in a variety of
cooperative games during Physical Education class. Students in grades 1-2 began their
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Body Movements Unit, while students in grades 3-5 began their fall pre-test for the
Elementary Fitness Challenge.
The students at Rose Tree read an extraordinary amount over the summer! They were
honored at our Summer Reading Assemblies in September. Students met by grade level
and had new books inscribed with their names and dedicated to the school in their honor.
Students in grades K-5 participated in a review of the Rose Tree Elementary Library rules
for behavior, expectation and organizational skills and were asked to create their own
rules for the library. The librarian reviewed the grading rubric for the library competencies
of Be Ready, Be Respectful, Be Responsible, Perseverance and Utilizing a variety of
library resources.
In the general music classroom, students reviewed fundamental musical concepts, and
also discussed the school wide positive behavior plan and how it applies to them in the
music room. The students discussed how to apply these same initiatives outside the
music room. First grade students discovered and identified what an echo is, dynamic
markings piano and forte utilizing Joseph Hayden’s “Surprise Symphony,” and singing
and performing with a steady beat. Second grade students have begun work on
continued rhythm reading and the music and instruments of Marine marching band
conductor John Phillip Sousa. Third grade students have begun identifying the
fundamentals of musical notation in preparation for recorder. Fourth grade students have
been learning and performing the music of Beethoven, while fifth grade students have
begun their listening journals, a monthly discussion and written assessment, utilizing
musical vocabulary to describe music outside of the music classroom. Fifth grade
students also began rehearsing selections for our winter concert. In addition to
curriculum, recruitment for two extracurricular groups, Guitar Club and Hand Chime Choir,
has begun as well as plans for another spring musical.
SPRINGTON LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL
Art
All of Ms. Sycz' classes have been given an overview of their grade level art class. Ms.
Sycz’ grade eight students have begun learning about the importance of planning a
composition before starting a work of art. After students watched Ms. Sycz draw two
compositions of a scene in nature, they compared and contrasted each drawing to see
firsthand how the arrangement affected the focal point. Students have been given the
challenge of creating an interesting composition which has an active background yet still
a focal point is evident. These concepts are components of the principles of design. At
this stage of the process, students have decided upon a main subject for their artwork
and images to be used in the background which relate in some way to the main subject.
Students also have measured the paper drawing a grid to help organize the planned
pattern that will be the foundation of the background. Grade seven students have been
given the challenge of drawing a revealing and interesting portrait. Different artists'
portraits will be studied but at this time only some work by Vincent van Gogh have been
shown to the students. Students are thinking of a character to portray and a story to go
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with the portrait. Students have been challenged to think of images that will communicate
to the viewer the identity of the character and the circumstances without using any words.
Students are in the process of gathering their thoughts and resource images to assist in
the rendering of their portraits. During this lesson students will explore the elements of
line and shape to create a complex image. In addition, students will see the role that the
principle of proportion takes in the drawing process. Grade six students have watched
Ms. Sycz draw the same animal twice with different backgrounds. Students were able to
reflect about the difference both backgrounds had upon the completed works. Only after
this were the students introduced to the principles of design to demonstrate how
important these principles will be in their own artwork. The principles of balance, pattern
and contrast have been explained. Students are now drawing their design using radial
balance. The importance of composing an artwork is being stressed.
Mrs. Going's eighth grades are actively involved with their first assignment, either a
painting based on Fauvism or a Pop Art assignment! Students review the elements of art
and the principles of design as they also analyze, based on their own work, and answer
the question, “How does the artist use these tools to help develop and organize their art
work?" Students also compare the work of twentieth century artists, Henri Matisse and
Andy Warhol, and dissect their art based on elements and principles! A Discovery
Education video will give them more information on the artist’s lives. All students will
review the Google Docs system in class and begin using this method to send all written
assignments to Mrs. Going. Seventh grades begin work with a painting based on the
work of twentieth century artist, Georgia O'Keeffe. This unit reviews the elements of art
and the principles of design and how the artist uses these tools to develop and organize
their art work. A color theory unit connects as students paint using an analogous color
scheme and complementary color scheme! Students will learn more about the artist
through Discovery Education videos as well as a trip to the artist's museum in Santa Fe,
New Mexico! All students will review the Google Docs system in class begin using this
method to send all written assignments to Mrs. Going. Sixth grades also begin the year
with an introduction and review of the elements of art and some of the principles of design
and the importance of these concepts for the artist. They have developed a line design
with strong patterns to help their understanding of such concepts as balance, contrast,
and emphasis. The students study the art of Wassilly Kandinsky and his impact on
twentieth century artists. Students compare their own work to his, studying Google
images and watching a Discovery Education video. Sixth grades will also learn how to
use Google docs to send Mrs. Going writing assignments throughout the year!
Extra! Extra! Mrs. Prior’s sixth grade students are drawing front-page news headlines and
illustrations about themselves. Also, they are beginning to draw objects using one point
linear perspective. Seventh graders are using drawing skills to form block letters that
have uniform height, thickness, proportion, and spacing. Students will then learn how to
use one point perspective to make letters and shapes transform form flat shapes to threedimensional forms. Eighth graders are beginning a Renaissance unit, which will include
drawing and sculpture. Presently, students have the task of creating dimensional boxes
using two-point perspective in order to make more complex structures later. Also they are
practicing how to use two-point perspective to create interior scenes.
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Guidance
The guidance department has been busy scheduling all students to facilitate accurate
placement in classes. We have welcomed 35 new middle school students to Springton
Lake this fall. Assessment, placement and scheduling of these new students are
important parts of their transition. Counselors will also meet with these students
individually and in small groups to monitor their transition and support them with issues
they are experiencing.
Mrs. Griffin is working closely with parents and teachers of sixth grade students to
facilitate a smooth transition to the middle school. For the most part students are
reporting that they are happy to be in the middle school despite getting lost the first few
days. The August Transition Camps were just the beginning of our efforts to make our
sixth graders feel at home in Springton Lake!
Language Arts
The new sixth grade is filled with students who love to read and write! The teachers share
the students’ enthusiasm, as they’ve worked to help the students get to know each other
with fun reading and writing activities, such as letters to the teachers, Word Splash, and
personal Tagxedos. Our summer reading requirements included the novel Wonder by
R.J. Palacio, which tells the story of a young boy, born with a severe facial deformity that
begins attending public school for the first time. The story is full of the difficulties
associated with being ‘different’ and lessons about accepting others. “Choose Kind” is
the message from the book that we hope to spread across the grade level throughout the
year. Students compared Wonder to another summer reading selection, Al Capone
Does My Shirts, and searched to find and discuss common themes between the novels,
such as family relationships and overcoming challenges.
Seventh graders have started the year discussing their summer reading: The Book Thief
and Chasing Lincoln’s Killer. Through these novels, students are discussing conflict,
theme, figurative language, and character growth. At the end of the month, each class will
study plot through the use of short stories in literature circles. As a result of the plot study,
students will develop the skills necessary to apply to future reading selections.
In Ms. Azeff’s eighth grade classes in the month of September, students have been
collaborating to build a classroom community and a positive learning environment through
icebreakers and skill inventory activities. We began the year by introducing ourselves
through a friendly letter-writing activity that focused on goal-setting for this final year of
middle school. They also worked to create projects to showcase their learning from their
summer reading books. All students have explored the book review format by reading
and analyzing samples from the New York Times Review of Books. Then, they created
book reviews through writer’s workshop that highlight the main features of the text format
and their summer reading books: Tangerine, Buddha Boy, or Bronx Masquerade. All
levels also created book jackets to entice readers to explore their self-selected reading
books. Classes explored the idea of “judging books by their covers,” and evaluated the
validity of that habit of mind. In Enhanced Language Arts classes, students are also
creating RAFT writing assignments that asked student to re-conceptualize their books,
Delirium or Life As We Knew It, and develop writing projects that reflect alternate roles,
audiences, formats, and/or topics related to their reading. As September comes to a
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close, students will begin pre-reading for the first unit of study: The Contender in
Heterogeneous classes and October Sky in ELA. These activities will focus on
understanding the setting and time period of the novels through webquest explorations, in
order to more clearly understand and articulate the links between location and social
oppression/poverty. These novel study units will focus on the big idea of overcoming
challenges, a recurring theme for the year.
Core Extension is a new class period at Springton Lake Middle School this year. The
majority of students in grades 6, 7, and 8 are taking a 6-day Reading and Writing Across
the Curriculum course during that class period. Other options for specific students are
math remediation, resource, or AGP during that class period and possibly a 3-day
Reading and Writing Across the Curriculum course. In September, during the first cycle
of the schedule, students participated in team building activities. For the remainder of the
month, students will be focusing on nonfiction close reading skills, specifically reading for
word choice and text evidence. Each student has a Learning Log containing the
curriculum for this course.
Library
An exciting new school year has begun, and with it came more than 400 new library
books, including a variety of biographies and new and continuing fiction series titles. New
books have been on display, and booktalks “selling” the new selections have been
presented in language arts classes. Sixth grade language arts classes visited the library
for an orientation, learning about policies, procedures, and the layout of the library. A
magazine rack was added and new magazine subscriptions ordered to offer a wider
range of reading options, and the audio-visual section continues to expand as well.
Several sections of the library were switched to facilitate patron usage, and posters and
signs have continued to both decorate and expedite use of the library facility. We look
forward to the many library programs and activities scheduled for the upcoming year with
eager anticipation.
Math
Eighth Grade Connected Math students are starting the year with the unit book, Moving
Straight Ahead. This unit picks up where Variables and Patterns left off, extending their
understanding of linear relationships. Our CMP students will be using three
representations to show linear relationships--tables, graphs, and equations. They will be
using data to move between the three representations--finishing up with an introduction to
slope.
Our Algebra I students are starting in Chapter 1--a unit which I consider to be one of
review. They will deal with concepts like reading, writing, and evaluating variable
expressions, applying order of operations, writing equations and inequalities, and
functions as rules and tables. By the end of the month, we will begin Chapter 2, which
deals with properties of real numbers.
In Geometry, our students began their instruction in Chapter 1. This covers the initial
topics that will provide the foundation for future studies in this course. We emphasize
Euclidean Geometry, or geometry in the plane. We begin learning about points, lines,
and planes before moving into our first segment postulates. A major focus will be
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mastering the Distance Formula as it will be useful for future topics and theorems. We're
off and running!
The current seventh grade math unit being covered in your child’s seventh grade math
classroom is “Accentuate the Negative”: Positive and Negative Numbers. Although
students have intuitively used operations on integers to make sense of some situations in
their everyday world, this unit looks at formal ways to compute with these numbers. In
this unit, the focus is on understanding and developing systematic ways to add, subtract,
multiply, and divide positive and negative numbers. Students will develop algorithms for
computations and will use the order of operations, the Commutative Property, and the
Distributive Property to solve problems. By the end of the unit, students will be able to
describe real-world situations in which integers are used.
Sixth grade math has been working on a pre-assessment on the 6th grade Common Core
State Standards. This test will serve as a baseline and allow the teachers to better
understand their student's strengths and needs with regards to their math ability. We
recently began a unit within the Connected Math Program II, titled "Prime Time". This unit
focuses on calculating and applying the concept of Least Common Multiple and Greatest
Common Factor. We also cover calculating the prime factorization of whole numbers
using factor trees.
Music
Project V is underway. Project V is a DIY project for building a 3 octave vibraphone which
will be a great addition to the percussion section at Springton Lake Middle School. A
vibraphone is a tuned percussion instrument very similar to a xylophone or marimba. The
tuned bars are made of flat bar aluminum, and each bar has to be carefully tuned.
Completion of Project V is set for this winter.
SLMS Students attend summer music camp!!! Three of our SLMS band students
attended the West Chester University School of Music Summer Music Camp. They were
Sarah Hammes (now in ninth grade), Sophia Tumolo (eighth grade) and Anna Bernal
(eighth grade). Also, Maura Morris (seventh grade) attended a distant summer camp for
bassoon.
Technology in Music Education - Ti:ME - Mr. Reno has just become a member of Ti:ME
and will explore new innovative ways of incorporating technology in music education in
band. Currently, the students are using SmartMusic software. Coming in the near
future...online tutorials posted on the school website (Mr. Reno's website) for content
standards that will be covered in class that align with the SLO initiative.
Physical Education
The 2014-2015 school year for Physical Education has started well for all of the students.
Each class was given the expectations and an outline for the school year for Physical
Education. Students were introduced to a new adaptation of the physical activity journal
from last school year. Students will be responsible to complete a reflective writing piece
connecting fitness goals and current physical activity experiences. As was expressed to
the students, we want students to be more consciously aware of how physical activity
affects their short term and long-term health. In addition, students will have an
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opportunity to open up a dialogue with their Physical Education teacher on activities that
they enjoy doing for lifetime fitness and how they feel about their own personal health.
Students were able to see the various units they will experience throughout the year. The
students will have the opportunity to try a variety of activities in Physical Education and
will have exposure to individual, team, adventure, swimming, multicultural, traditional and
other activities.
Students received their gym lockers. Students who were here the previous year were
able to keep the same lockers and students new to the school took over those from the
eighth grade class of last year. The students in addition to the locker rooms were able to
take tours of the many facilities available for use in the Physical Education curriculum.
Science
Sixth grade science students are getting to know their new building and new teachers.
They will be making observations and inferences during September. Students will use
the Explore Learning Gizmos program to better understand the scientific method.
The year in seventh grade science begins with the review of the scientific method.
Students become familiar with direct and indirect evidence as it relates to observations
and inferences. These concepts are investigated in class with the Obscertainer Lab.
Students make prediction of unseen patterns using indirect evidence. Graphing of data is
also utilized in this unit.
In eighth grade science, students have been learning about the differences between
observation and inference, and independent and dependent variables. We have been
able to explore this through various demonstrations and activities, such as Sewer Lice - a
demonstration that uses raisins and Mountain Dew to illustrate the importance of careful
observation. We have also been doing labs to allow for true inquiry-based learning, such
as “Come Fly with Me”, where students build different paper airplanes and compare
independent and dependent variables. In addition, our Science Skills Station Lab
illustrates the importance of measuring, hypothesizing and communicating. Finally,
students have reviewed metric system conversions specific to physical science, as we
have begun exploring physical properties of matter such as mass and volume, collecting
and graphing data on various objects.
Social Studies
The sixth grade students started the year by making a personal flag to represent their
lives and share some personal stories/preferences with their new classmates. In addition,
the students have used the new classroom timelines to discuss their own personal
histories and assist them with understanding time as a historical reference. Since the start
of the new school year, the students have been studying world geography and general
geographic concepts. The focus of this unit includes geographic skills, geographic
terminology, and political geography and physical geography of the world. The students
have been learning about the importance of understanding the physical and political
geographic world as a prerequisite for understanding individual countries or regions.
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The seventh grade students started the year reviewing U.S. geography including physical
geography and states and capitals. Also, the students have been learning about the
Constitutional Convention and the importance of the leaders in creating the document.
Eighth grade social studies students are currently creating theories about how and why
the Neolithic man, Otzi, died. These theories are supported by evidence, photos of
artifacts and fossils, scientific testing and logic. Students are comparing their theories to
the latest interpretations of archeologists who are experts in prehistory, specifically the
Neolithic Period of the Otz Valley.
Eighth grade world history students are also differentiating between facts and inferences
through the use of a prehistoric skull replica. The skull has been influential in creating an
extremely inquisitive atmosphere in our classrooms. Students are also learning how to
accurately record events on a timeline and how to use timelines as a graphic tool that
enables sequencing.
Throughout the World History Introductory Units, including the first civilization,
Mesopotamia, students will be critically examining how historians and archeologists
develop theories about history and prehistory and so write history.
They will recognize the changing nature of these interpretations.
Special Education
This year we welcome Avi Koffler and Kylee Bucci to Springton Lake. Avi will provide
school-based psychological services to our special education students. Kylee joined us
from the Simon Youth Academy and she is now a seventh grade teacher on Team 7-3.
Veronica Kurash-Kusheba moved from the sixth grade social studies department to sixth
grade special education. Veronica is on Team 6-1.
Students who have language arts and math goals completed the MAP (Measures of
Academic Progress) evaluations. These tests assess reading, language usage, and
mathematics skills. These scores are used to measure students’ annual progress and
guide IEP development.
Resource room has been restructured for the 2014-2015 school year. Teachers are
using the Premier, Executive Functions Curriculum, which is a neuroscience researchbased program. The program strives to improve students' academic performance by
encouraging the development of executive functions—the ability to plan, strategically
solve problems, self-regulate behavior, make decisions, pay attention, monitor and
evaluate performance, and manage time.
World Language
Sixth graders began their Rose Tree Media language experiences by adding either
French or Spanish to their schedules this year. Seventh and eighth grade students have
started this school year with a review of previous years’ information. Seventh and eighth
grade French students are continuing their letter exchange with their partner school in
Alsace, France. Our own students write their letters in French, while their French pen
pals respond in English. The Springton students have recently received their second
letters, along with personalized bookmarks. The high school and middle school students
await the arrival of the French exchange students. The French students will visit
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Springton Lake on Thursday, October 16, and our students will have the opportunity to
interact with them in class and after school.
PENNCREST HIGH SCHOOL
Penncrest Named one of Newsweek’s Top High Schools
Penncrest has been named in Newsweek Magazine’s list of America’s Top High Schools.
The recognition is the fourth national ranking in which Penncrest has appeared this year.
According to Newsweek, their “rankings aim to identify the public high schools in the U.S.
that do the best job of preparing students for college and overcome the obstacles posed
by socio-economic inequality.” (http://www.newsweek.com/high-schools/top-10-schools2014)
Penncrest is proud to be ranked in this prestigious list. Details of the list can be found at
http://www.newsweek.com/topic/high-schools.
Freshman Transition
This year Penncrest High School expanded its programming for the student transition to
high school. The goal of the program is to expose students to high school and its
teachers, culture, and operations before the first day of school in order to alleviate some
of the stress associated with such a significant academic and social transition. The
following events combine to create the overall freshman transition experience.
•
PHS Student Visit to the Middle School
Mrs. Graham, ninth grade transition counselor accompanied PHS students to the
middle school where they met with eighth grade students in small groups during their
PE classes. PHS students discussed the high school, what the incoming students
should expect, and answered many questions.
•
Course Selection Visit
Assistant Principal Mrs. Sweeney and Mrs. Graham visited the middle school prior to
the course selection process to educate the eighth grade students on the process,
options, and procedures for selecting courses for the ninth grade year.
•
Course Selection Night
Penncrest High School annually hosts an evening for parents to learn about the
course selection process. The process and timelines for selecting courses is detailed
and questions are answered.
•
Eighth Grade Visit
The entire middle school class visited the high school in the spring prior to their
freshman year. Programming for the students included an activities fair, small group
discussions with current high school students, and a presentation from the guidance
department that provided an overview of what the students could expect when they
arrive.
•
Freshman Orientation
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The week prior to the start of school, PHS Administration hosted an evening for
incoming students and their parents. The well-attended event is divided into two
sessions. The first session, for parents and students, presented an introduction to the
high school and outlined student programs and expectations. Students were then
invited to tour the building with the assistance of current PHS student ambassadors.
Students culminated their tour in the cafeteria and were treated to ice cream while
waiting for their parents. As students toured the building, parents were offered an
overview of the PHS iPad initiative. Nat Evans, from the Delaware County District
Attorney’s Office, presented information to parents about the potential dangers of the
Internet and recent laws developed to protect children while online.
•
Freshman First Day
The first day of school was dedicated to freshman only this year. The day started with
students locating their nametags that were randomly hanging around the building. A
short welcome in the auditorium kicked off a day of workshops for the students
including team-building, study skills, test-taking and organizational skills, PHS
resources and tour, iPad distribution and orientation, along with an overview of the use
of Google Drive and the My Homework app in the classroom. Students culminated
the day with an “instructional pep rally,” led by upper class student leaders.
•
Freshman Parent Night
Parents were invited to attend an evening of detailed information about the freshman
year at Penncrest High School. The night focuses on the academic expectations for
students and provides parents the information they need to ensure their son/daughter
is supporting success at home.
Smooth Opening
The first day of school for all students at PHS was not a typical day. Half of the day was
dedicated to “housekeeping” activities, including grade level presentations by the
administration with behavioral and procedural expectation reviews, a class meeting for
each class, iPad “reboot,” student handbook review, and the distribution and collection of
many documents. Seniors also meet with their guidance counselors to review the
Naviance software program in preparation for the college application process. During the
second half of the day, students follow their schedules and meet all of their teachers
during shortened class periods. Based on what we saw the first day, we anticipate
another strong year from all of our students!
Back to School Night
Penncrest held its annual Back-to-School Night in September. The event, traditionally
held near the end of the month, was scheduled earlier in the school year to give parents a
better opportunity to become familiar with their children’s teachers and curriculum. In
addition to attending presentations by individual teachers, parents were able to visit with
guidance counselors, school and district administrators, and PTG officers. Parents were
also invited to explore the library/media center, student resource rooms, and the newly
relocated Simon Youth Academy.
Simon Youth Academy News
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Welcome Back from the Academy! The students had a great first month at Penncrest
High School and are very impressed with the transformation that took place over the
summer. We would like to thank Mr. Ron Baldino and all the maintenance staff for their
hard work in recreating the Mall School at Penncrest. We would also like to thank the
technology department for all of the hard work they put into wiring the building to support
our online learning environment. All of this effort, however, would not have been possible
without the support of the Board of School Directors. Thank you from our students, staff,
and parents. At Back to School Night, parents shared with the staff how impressed they
were with the smoothness of the transition and how comfortable their students feel at the
Rose Tree Media Academy at Penncrest High School.
One project the Academy is currently working on is to build picnic tables with the
maintenance staff. These tables will be used for outdoor learning and lunch. This
collaboration is a great way for our students to help the school and work with their hands
during the school day.
Ring of Honor Inductees Named
The third induction class of the Rose Tree Media Athletic Ring of Honor has been named.
For 2015, the recipients are as follows: Male Recipient - Chris Benson (Class of 1965)Football. Female Recipient - Christie Jenkins-Kemezis (Class of 1996)- Volleyball,
Basketball, Lacrosse and Coaching Recipient - Joanne "Josie" Harper- Lacrosse, Field
Hockey, Basketball. The Class of 2015 will be introduced at halftime of the Penncrest
Varsity boys’ basketball game versus Harriton High School on Friday January 23, 2015,
at 7:30 p.m.
Academic Excellence Celebration
In September, thirty students in grades 10 through 12 were honored at the Academic
Excellence Celebration. The Keynote Speaker was Dr. Rohan Chitale, Valedictorian of
the Class of 1999. Students were recognized for their outstanding academic
achievement, which is based on their having earned, at the close of the 2013-2014 school
year, the highest ten weighted grade point averages in their respective classes.
Congratulations to the following students: Grade 10 - Ian Dong, Brooke Dresden, Jay
Fein, Lauren Gallagher, Dennis Harrsch, Rachel Hughes, Eric Leung, Ryan Shah,
Anthony Tobin and Sean Walsh. Grade 11 - Michael Arndt, Tanner Daggy, Samantha
Daugherty, Caitlin Davis, Seth Fein, Vy-Linh Gale, Rachel Hooker, Derek Leung, Michael
Murphy and Daniel Rosenberger. Grade 12 - Michael Chang, Charles Frindt, Lucy Hall,
William Hudson Ortyn, Samuel Messer, Abigail Pearse, Jade Phillips, Thomas Rounds,
Nina Shah and Michael Yee.
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ROSE TREE MEDIA SCHOOL DISTRICT
PRESIDENTIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS – EXECUTIVE SESSION
“In accordance with the Pennsylvania Sunshine Act, executive sessions of the
School Board were held on the following dates to review and discuss matters
permitted under Section 8 of the Act.”
August 28, 2014
September 9, 2014
September 23, 2014
There will be an executive session of the School Board for matters of personnel
at 6:30 p.m. prior to the Legislative Session of October 23, 2014, at Penncrest
High School. The Legislative meetings are recorded on tape.
Presidential Announcement
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VIII.
Old Business
A.
Policies
1.
Policy #113.2 Behavior Support – Second Read and
Approval
Resolve, the Board of School Directors approve Policy
#113.2 Behavior Support
Background
Second review of the addition of the following to paragraph 2
of the Board Policy #113.2 related to Behavior Support:
“Positive techniques for the development, change, and
maintenance of behaviors shall be the least intrusive
necessary.” This addition is recommended by the PDE
special education compliance officer based on review of the
District’s Board Policy in May of 2014. This policy was
discussed at the Pupil Services Committee Meetings. See
Attachment A
VIII. Old Business
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IX.
New Business
A.
Personnel
1.
Terminations
a.
Professional
1.
b.
2.
Non-Instructional
1.
Sandra Pirotta, Food Service, resignation effective
August 18, 2014.
2.
Yvonne Shaw, Bus Driver, retirement effective
September 5, 2014.
3.
Diana Missimer-Claypole, Bus Driver, deceased
August 11, 2014
4.
Anna Carey, Substitute Food Service
resignation effective September 5, 2014.
5.
Beth Ann Murphy, Support Staff I, Penncrest High
School, resignation effective September 30, 2014.
Worker,
Nominations
a.
IX. New Business
Suzanne Le Lan, (.4) French Teacher, Penncrest
High School, resignation effective August 21, 2014.
Professional
1.
Lindsay Podsobinski, Night School Teacher for the
2014-2015 school year at the rate of $40.00 per hour.
2.
Tracey Fritch, Literacy Coach effective October 1,
2014.
3.
Amanda Spinogatti, .8 Speech and Language
Therapist, change of start date to September 2, 2014.
Ms. Spinogatti is assigned to Springton Lake Middle
School, Indian Lane and Rose Tree Elementary
Schools.
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IX.
New Business
A.
Personnel
2.
Nominations
a.
Professional
4.
Recommend Board approval for the following
personnel to serve as Homebound Instructors for the
2014-2015 school year at the rate of $46.00 per hour:
Jennifer Clarke
Alicia Commale
Susan Cooper
Susan Coyne
Katie Devine
Dorothee Diaz
Tom Durant
Dave Enterlin
Kim Enterlin
Vince Eppolito
Crystal Grace-Green
Sean Hobdell
Jeremy Lazarow
Anthony Lombardo
Theresa Long
b.
IX. New Business
Laura Nemec-Osborne
Lauren Newman
Amanda Pfeiffer
Kelly Piecara
Catherine Poulos
Debbie Schnaars
Lynda Seery
Lee Sitkowski
Jeremy Smith
Amy Somerville
Sharon Williams
Jodi Strevig
Jeanine Williamson
Michele Woodward
Non-Instructional
1.
Michele McGugan, Technology Assistant, change in
effective date to September 8, 2014. Ms. McGugan is
assigned to Indian Lane and Glenwood Elementary
Schools.
2.
Mary McConville, Reading Associate for the 20142015 school year at the rate of $16.00 per hour. Ms.
McConville is assigned to Penncrest High School.
3.
Mary McConville, Reading Interventionist for the
2014-2015 school year at the rate of $25.00 per hour.
Ms. McConville is assigned to Penncrest High School.
4.
Recommend Board approval of the Theme Reader
rate at $300.00 per month for the 2014-2015
schoolyear
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IX.
New Business
A.
Personnel
2.
Nominations
b.
Non-Instructional
5.
Rosemary Angelina, Math tutor for the 2014-2015
school year at the rate of $16.00 per hour. Ms.
Angelina is assigned to Rose Tree Elementary.
6.
Shelley Bolinger, Interventionist for the 2014-2015
school year at the rate of $25.00 per hour. Ms.
Bolinger is assigned to Rose Tree Elementary.
7.
Karla Astfalk, Interventionist for the 2014-2015 school
year at the rate of $25.00 per hour. Ms. Astfalk is
assigned to Glenwood Elementary. NOTE: Ms.
Astfalk is being hired pending completion of her preemployment paperwork.
8.
Julie DiRemigio, Math Interventionist for 2014-2015
school year at the rate of $25.00 per hour. Ms.
DiRemigio is assigned to Penncrest High School.
9.
Mary Jane Quinn, Math Tutor for the 2014-2015
school
year at the rate of $16.00 per hour. Ms.
Quinn is assigned to Indian Lane Elementary.
10.
Louise Naismith, POWR Program Career Coordinator
effective September 2, 2014 for the 2014-2015 school
year at the rate of $25.00 per hour. Ms. Naismith is
assigned to Penncrest High School.
11.
3.
General
a.
IX. New Business
Lisa Wrenn, Interventionist for the 2014-2015 school
year at the rate of $25.00 per hour. Ms. Wrenn is
assigned to Media Elementary.
Classification Change
1.
Linda Gagliardi from Substitute Cafeteria to Cafeteria
Trainee at the rate of $11.31 per hour. Ms. Gagliardi
is assigned to Springton Lake Middle School.
2.
Joseph McGrath from Substitute Bus Driver to Bus
Driver effective September 2, 2014 replacing Sharron
Fletcher who retired.
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IX.
New Business
A.
Personnel
3.
General
a.
IX. New Business
Classification Change
3.
Barbara Polcino from Substitute Bus Driver to Bus
Driver effective September 2, 2014 replacing Cliff
Watson who is on leave.
4.
Charles Olson from Substitute Bus Driver to Bus
Driver effective September 2, 2014 replacing Arlene
Silva who is on leave.
5.
Richard Scala from Substitute Bus Driver to Bus
Driver effective September 2, 2014 replacing Bonnie
DiIgnazio who retired.
6.
Jack Corcoran from Substitute Bus Driver to Bus
Driver effective September 2, 2014 replacing Brian
Litwa who is on leave.
7.
Arthur Pavoin from Substitute Bus Driver to Bus
Driver effective September 2, 2014. This is a new run.
8.
Robert Hodson from Substitute Bus Driver To Bus
Driver effective September 2, 2014 replacing Diane
Battey who resigned.
9.
Richard Caldwell from Bus Driver to Substitute Bus
Driver effective September 2, 2014.
10.
James Lynch from Substitute Bus Driver to Bus Driver
effective September 2, 2014 replacing Richard
Caldwell who was reassigned.
11.
Karen Carsia from Substitute Bus Aide to Bus Aide
effective September 2, 2014 replacing Gwendolen
Bolton who retired.
12.
Dana Birney from Bus Aide to Substitute Bus Aide
effective September 2, 2014.
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IX.
New Business
A.
Personnel
3.
General
a.
b.
c.
IX. New Business
Classification Change
13.
Cathleen Pino from Substitute Bus Aide to Bus Aide
effective September 2, 2014 replacing Dana Birney
who was reassigned.
14.
John Huver from Substitute Bus Driver to Bus Driver
effective September 2, 2014. This is a new run.
Unpaid Leave of Absence
1.
Angel Barry requests an unpaid leave of absence
commencing October 17, 2014 through January 23,
2015 for the purpose of child rearing.
2.
Stacy Gallagher requests an unpaid leave of absence
commencing April 21, 2015 through June 30, 2015 for
the purpose of child rearing.
Rescind Supplemental Contracts
1.
Rescind appointment of Mark Homan as 7th Grade
Boys Soccer Coach.
2.
Rescind appointment of Paul Norris as Springton
Lake Middle School Athletic Director.
3.
Rescind appointment of Tracey Fritch as Language
Arts Building Coordinator for the 2014-2015 school
year at Media Elementary.
4.
Rescind appointment of Stacy McMorrow as (.5)
Mentor for the 2014-2015 school year. Ms. McMorrow
is assigned to Indian Lane Elementary.
5.
Rescind appointment of Jason Lazarow as 8-3 Team
Leader for the 2014-2015 school year. Mr. Lazarow is
assigned to Springton Lake Middle School.
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IX.
New Business
A.
Personnel
3.
General
d.
Supplemental Contracts
1.
Recommend Board approval for the following
personnel to serve as Game Workers for the 20142015 school year:
Brown, Tim
Carter, Sandy
Casner, Craig
Clark, Michael
Clarke, Jennifer
Clements, Elizabeth
Commale, Alicia
Davis, Jean
DelPrato, Paul
Diksa, Laura
Dougherty, Brian
Doyle, Michael
Doyle, Michelle
Duffy, Svitlana
Durant, Tom
Emmons, Suzannah
Groy, Lindsay
Harmon, Will
Heckman, Robin
Higgins, Robert
Host, Winifred
Ikeler, Andy
Jacobs, Greg
Jay, Elaine
Kilpatrick, Linda
King, Joan
Koechig, Allie
Kuntz, Christiana
Lacock, Cathy
Manderachi, Kristen
Matthews, David
Mathison, Alicia
2.
David Matthews, Assistant Golf Coach for the 20142015 school year, at the annual salary of $2,584.00.
Mr. Matthews is assigned to Penncrest High School.
3.
Recommend Board approval for the following
Glenwood Elementary Staff to serve as New Teacher
Mentor for the 2014-2015 school year:
Crystal Grace-Green
Patricia Jackson
Lynn Lista
Fern Mathis
IX. New Business
Merk, Charlene
Mescanti, Steve
Miller, Cynthia
Miller, Dave
Murphy, Beth
Nemec-Osbourne, Laura
Nolan, Christine
Pettit, Evan
Ritter, Jason
Rowley, Linda
Santelli, Alicia
Silva, Steve
Smith, Jeremey
Stern, Diane
Stingle, Judy
Williams, Mark
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$ 580.00
$1,160.00
$ 928.00
$ 608.00
September 23, 2014
IX.
New Business
A.
Personnel
3.
General
d.
IX. New Business
Supplemental Contracts
4.
Robert Higgins, Supplies Coordinator for the 20142015 school year at the annual salary of $1,160.00.
Mr. Higgins is assigned to Penncrest High School.
5.
Stephen Adams, Athletic Director for the 2014-2015
school year at the annual salary of $5,363.00. Mr.
Adams is assigned Springton Lake Middle School.
6.
Enoch Stevenson, .5 Stage Manager/Tech. Crew for
the 2014-2015 school year at the annual salary of
$1,620.00. Mr. Stevenson is assigned to Penncrest
High School.
7.
Sean Graham, .5 Stage Manager/Tech. Crew for the
2014-2015 school year at the annual salary of
$1,450.00. Mr. Graham is assigned to Penncrest High
School.
8.
Sean Hobdell, International Club for the 2014-2015
school year at the annual salary of $1,160.00. Mr.
Hobdell is assigned to Penncrest High School.
9.
Douglas Gramo, .5 After School Activity Bus
Supervisor for the 2014-2015 school year, at the
annual salary of $725.00. Mr. Gramo is assigned to
Springton Lake Middle School.
10.
Kevin Reilley, .5 After School Activity Bus Supervisor
for the 2014-2015 school year, at the annual salary of
$725.00. Mr. Reilley is assigned to Springton Lake
Middle School.
11.
Kim Morris, Robotics Club for the 2014-2015 school
year at the annual salary of $870.00. Ms. Morris is
assigned to Springton Lake Middle School.
12.
Alexandra Tyska, 6th Grade Homework Club for the
2014-2015 school year at the annual salary of
$725.00. Ms. Tyska is assigned to Springton Lake
Middle School.
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IX.
New Business
A.
Personnel
3.
General
d.
Supplemental Contracts
13.
John Phillips, 7th Grade Boys Head Soccer Coach for
the 2014-2015 school year at the annual salary of
$3,045.00.
14.
Recommend Board approval for the following staff to
serve as All School Musical Sponsors for the 20142015 school year:
Patrick Murphy
(.6) Director
Christa Consadene (.4) Director
Jeanette Verdeur Assist Director
15.
Recommend Board approval for the following
Penncrest High School staff to serve as New Teacher
Mentors for the 2014-2015 school year:
Antoinette Lyons
David Miller
Joseph Peleckis
Craig Snyder
Marilyn Wilt
16.
IX. New Business
(.5)
(.5)
(.5)
$ 580.00
$ 580.00
$1,160.00
$ 580.00
$1,160.00
Recommend Board approval for the following
Springton Lake Middle School personnel to serve as
Event Chaperones for the 2014-2015 school year at
the rate of $21.25 per hour:
Jennifer Blythe
Kathleen Cook
Jean Davis
17.
$2,595.00
$1,520.00
$3,240.00
Martha Gumienny
Joyce Wolf
Emily Goss, Assistant Band Director for the 20142015 school year at the annual salary of $725.00. Ms.
Goss is assigned to Penncrest High School. NOTE:
Ms. Goss is being hired pending completion of her
pre-employment paperwork.
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IX.
New Business
A.
Personnel
3.
General
d.
Supplemental Contracts
18.
Recommend Board approval for the following
Springton Lake Middle School personnel to serve as
Event Chaperones for the 2014-2015 school year at
the rate of $42.50 per event.
Azeff
Baker
Bucci
Cliff
Cooper
Crossman
Debessay
Diaz
Ekstrom
Eppolito
Fisher
Gaertner
Gilroy
Going
Gregg
Griffin
Gumienny
Hartner
Hartzell
Heckman
Hemenway
Hogan
Howe
Judge
Kelly
Laubach
Lazarow
19.
IX. New Business
Alexis
Jacqueline
Kylee
Shawna
Sue
Mark
Sarah
Jennifer
Jennie
Vince
Joseph
Sherre
Margie
Nancy
Pam
Sue
Martha
Krisin
Devon
Robin
Sue
Kelly
Susan
Caitlin
Patricia
Bridget
Jason
Levy
Lutterman
Lynch
Maguire
McCarthy
Megow
Miller
Newsome
Nixon
Patton
Perilli
Pfeiffer
Piecara
Prior
Rago
Raichek
Shaw
Simmington
Snyder
Somerville
Spratt
Stern
Turicik
Tyska
Virtue
Williams
Williams
Jessica
Brittani
Brian
Kathy
Lisa
Carleen
Stefanie
Carin
Mark
Mary Belle
Ali
Amanda
Kelly
Sharon
Brittani
Judy
Michelle
Phoebe
Meg
Amy
Sean
Diane
Ashley
Alexandra
Andy
Courtney
Sharon
Sharon Williams, Video Production Club Sponsor for
the 2014-2015 school year at the annual salary of
$870.00. Ms. Williams is assigned to Springton Lake
Middle School.
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IX.
New Business
A.
Personnel
3.
General
d.
IX. New Business
Supplemental Contracts
20.
Aaron Goldfarb, Language Arts Building Coordinator
for the 2014-2015 school year at the annual salary of
$2,900.00. Mr. Goldfarb is assigned to Media
Elementary.
21.
Timothy Fink, Intramural Leader for the 2014-2015
school year at the rate of $21.26 per hour. Mr. Fink is
assigned to Media Elementary.
22.
Carleen Megow 8-3 Team Leader effective
September 16, 2014 for the 2014-2015 school year at
the annual salary of $805.00. Ms. Megow is assigned
to Springton Lake Middle School.
23.
Andrew Virtue, Science Building Coordinator effective
August 25, 2014 through September 15, 2014 at the
annual salary of $225.18. Mr. Virtue is assigned to
Springton Lake Middle School.
24.
Jason Lazarow, (.5) Science Building Coordinator for
the 2014-2015 school year effective September 16,
2014 at the annual salary of $1,342.25. Mr. Lazarow
is assigned to Springton Lake Middle School.
25.
Kathleen Maguire, (.5) Science Building Coordinator
for the 2014-2015 school year effective September
16, 2014 at the annual salary of $1,342.25. Ms.
Maguire is assigned to Springton Lake Middle School.
26.
Sharon Williams (.5) National Junior Honor Society
Sponsor for the 2014-2015 school year at the annual
salary of $580.00. Ms. Williams is assigned to
Springton Lake Middle School.
27.
Judy Raichek (.5) National Junior Honor Society
Sponsor for the 2014-2015 school year at the annual
salary of $580.00. Ms. Raichek is assigned to
Springton Lake Middle School.
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IX.
New Business
A.
Personnel
3.
General
d.
Supplemental Contracts
28.
Kelly Piecara, Math Counts Sponsor for the 20142015 school year at the annual salary of $1,015.00.
Ms. Piecara is assigned to Springton Lake Middle
School.
29.
Katherine Magliochetti, Assistant Robotics Coach for
the 2014-2015 school year at the annual salary of
$725.00. Ms. Magliochetti is assigned to Springton
Lake Middle School.
30.
Recommend Board approval for the following
Glenwood Elementary Staff to serve as Club
Sponsors for the 2014-2015 school year:
Lynn Lista
Mackenzie Omlor
Fern Mathis
Charles Keeler
Kortne Mazzella
Erica Yebremian
Charles Keeler
Charles Keeler
James Walls
Andrew Bugosh
Anthony Grisillo
Charles Keeler
Elizabeth Lutz
Rachael Pinsley
Keith Sharp
Kathryn Hong
Dana VelliosMiller
Amy Fizzano
Rachel Pinsley
Ann Squires
Kathryn Hong
Charles Keeler
Anthony Grisillo
Anthony Grisillo
Crystal GraceGreen
Dana VellosMiller
Crystal GraceGreen
Kathryn Hong
IX. New Business
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Reading Lab
Reading Lab
Reading Lab
Magic Club
Yoga Club
Yoga Club
Rubik’s Cube Club
Minecrafte Society
Orchestra Director
Band Director
Astromony Club
Rocketry Club
Scrabble Club
Scrabble Club
Art Club
Rhythm in Motion
Running/Walking Club
Running/Walking Club
Reading Olympics
Reading Olympics
Handbells
Environ Challenge
Lego/Robotics Club
Video Club
Video Club
Student Ambassador
Newspaper Club
Select Chorus
$ 580.00
$ 290.00
$ 290.00
$ 145.00
$ 72.50
$ 72.50
$ 145.00
$ 290.00
$ 290.00
$ 580.00
$ 145.00
$ 145.00
$ 145.00
$ 145.00
$ 725.00
$ 725.00
$ 290.00
$ 290.00
$ 435.00
$ 435.00
$ 145.00
$ 435.00
$ 290.00
$ 580.00
$ 580.00
$1,160.00
$1,160.00
$1,160.00
September 23, 2014
IX.
New Business
A.
Personnel
3.
General
d.
e.
Supplemental Contracts
31.
Christa Consadene, New Teacher Mentor for the
2014-2015 school year at the annual salary of
$1,160.00. Ms. Consadene is assigned to Media
Elementary.
32.
Christa Consadene, Communications Building
Coordinator for the 2014-2015 school year at the
annual salary of $3,040.00. Ms. Consadene is
assigned to Media Elementary.
33.
Fern Mathis DVMEE Sponsor for the 2014-2015 at
the annual salary of $2,900.00.
34.
Tracy Hatton, (.5) New Teacher Mentor for the 20142015 school year at the annual salary of $580.00. Ms.
Hatton is assigned to Indian Lane Elementary.
35.
Julia Davis, (.5) New Teacher Mentor for the 20142015 school year at the annual salary of $580.00. Ms.
Davis is assigned to Indian Lane Elementary.
36.
Elizabeth Coulter, New Teacher Mentor for the 20142015 school year at the annual salary of $1,216.00.
Ms. Coulter is assigned to Media Elementary.
37.
Aaron Goldfarb, (.5) New Teacher Mentor for the
2014-2015 school year at the annual salary of
$580.00. Mr. Goldfarb is assigned to Media
Elementary.
Salary Correction
1.
IX. New Business
Christine Nolan, salary correction to $27,281.59. Ms.
Nolan’s salary was incorrectly reported on the June
Board.
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September 23, 2014
IX.
New Business
A.
Personnel
3.
General
f.
Elimination of Position
1.
Recommend Board approval of the elimination of the
following Supplemental positions at Springton Lake
Middle School:
3 Sigma Math Comp positions grades 6, 7, 8 – 5 units
each
1 8th Grade Homework Club – 5 units
g.
Create New Position
1.
Recommend Board approval to create a new
Assistant Golf Coach position at the rate of 17 units.
Background
For the 2014-2015 school year there are currently
over 30 students participating on the Golf Team and
only one coach.
2.
Recommend Board approval to create a new
Elementary Reading Coach position for the 20142015 school year only.
Background
This is the continuation of a position that began last
school year. This position will assist in the
implementation of Reading Workshop. It will be
funded primarily through the Ready to Learn Grant.
3.
Recommend Board approval for the creation of 3 new
supplemental positions at Springton Lake Middle
School:
MathCounts Coach – 7 units
National Junior Honor Society Sponsor – 8 units
Robotics Assistant Coach – 5 units
IX. New Business
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September 23, 2014
IX.
New Business
A.
Personnel
3.
General
h.
Other
1.
Recommend Board approval of the Agreement
between Rose Tree Media School District and the
Rose Tree Media Administrators and Supervisors II
for the period of July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2016.
Attachment B
2.
Recommend Board approval of the Handbook for
Foodservice for the Rose Tree Media Food Service
Workers for the period of July 1, 2014 through June
30, 2016. Attachment C
3.
Recommend Board approval of the 2014-2015 Game
Worker rates for Springton Lake Middle School:
Game Worker Position
Crowd Control
Scoreboard Operator
Timer
Starter
IX. New Business
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Rate
$30.00
$40.00
$30.00
$50.00
Approximate
Hours
2.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
Hourly
Rate
$15.00
$20.00
$15.00
$25.00
September 23, 2014
IX.
New Business
A.
Personnel
3.
General
h.
Other
4.
Recommend Board approval of the 2014-2015 Game
Worker rates for Penncrest High School.
GAME WORKER POSITION
Approximate
Hours per Event
DISTRICT
Hourly
Rate
NONDISTRICT
V Football Timer
V Football Announcer
V Football Tickets
V Football Chains
JV Football Timer
JV Football Chains
FR Football Timer
FR Football Chains
V/JV Hockey Timer
V Boys Soccer Timer
V Girls Soccer Timer
Soccer Timer Night
V/JV Volley Ball Timer
FR Volley Ball timer
V/JV Girls Lacrosse Timer
V Boys Lacrosse Timer
Lacrosse Timer Night
Track/Dual Head Timer
Track Tri Head Timer
Track/Dual Attendant
Track/Tri Attendant
V/JV Boys Basketball Timer
V/JV Boys Basketball Scorer
V/JV Boys Basketball Tickets
V/JV B. Basketball Crowd Control
FR Basketball Timer
FR Basketball Scorer
V/JV Girls Basketball Timer
V/JV Girls Basketball Scorer
V/JV Girls Basketball Tickets
V/JV G. Basketball Crowd Control
V/JV Wrestling Timer/Announcer
V/JV Wrestling Tickets
V/JV Wrestling Crowd Control
3.0
3.0
3.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
3.0
1.5
1.5
1.5
3.0
3.0
1.5
3.0
1.5
1.5
3.5
3.5
3.5
3.5
3.0
3.0
2.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
2.0
3.0
2.5
2.5
2.5
$51.50
$51.50
$40.50
$41.00
$43.50
$41.00
$43.50
$41.00
$56.50
$43.50
$43.50
$61.50
$56.50
$28.50
$56.50
$43.50
$61.50
$39.00
$49.50
$42.50
$46.50
$57.50
$57.50
$35.50
$38.50
$31.50
$38.50
$57.50
$57.50
$35.50
$38.50
$56.50
$35.50
$36.50
$17.17
$17.17
$13.50
$13.67
$14.50
$13.67
$14.50
$13.67
$18.83
$14.50
$14.50
$20.50
$18.83
$18.83
$18.83
$14.50
$20.50
$13.29
$14.14
$12.14
$13.29
$19.17
$19.17
$17.75
$12.83
$10.50
$14.50
$19.1
$19.17
$17.75
$12.83
$22.60
$14.20
$14.60
$45.50
$45.50
$35.50
$36.00
$38.50
$36.00
$38.50
$36.00
$49.50
$38.50
$38.50
$56.50
$49.50
$24.50
$49.50
$38.50
$56.50
$39.00
$42.50
$36.50
$9.51
$49.50
$59.50
$33.50
$33.50
$27.50
$38.50
$49.50
$49.50
$33.50
$33.50
$49.50
$33.50
$33.50
IX. New Business
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IX.
New Business
B.
Overnight Trip
1.
Penncrest High School Student Council – PASC State Conference,
Altoona, PA
Resolve, the Board of School Directors approve an overnight trip
for the Penncrest Student Council to attend the PASC State
Conference in Altoona, PA from November 6-8, 2014.
Background
The Student Council will participate in leadership development
activities and workshops with students from all over Pennsylvania.
Transportation costs total $179.99 and registration fees of $100 are
being paid by the Student Council fund. Student costs are $120 for
lodging and meals. Substitute costs are $408.
IX. New Business
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September 23, 2014
X.
Finance
A.
Purchasing - None
B.
General
1.
Change Orders
Change Orders are acted upon in accordance with Resolution 1997-98 –
124, as approved by the Board of School Directors on April 23, 1998.
Resolve, the Board of School Directors approve the following change orders:
Indian Lane Boiler Replacements
Allstates Mechanical
Middletown Township Mechanical Permit
$2,564.00
IL, RT, GW Cabinet Unit Heater
Replacement
C.A.D. Electric
Middletown Township Electrical Permit
Media Elem. Music and
Computer Rms. HVAC
Replacement
Gaudelli Bros.
Media Borough Mechanical Permit
$2,359.00
IL, RT, GL Cabinet Unit Heater
Replacement
GEM Mechanical
Middletown & Upper Providence Township
Mechanical Permit
$2,883.00
Media Elem. Music and
Computer Rms. HVAC
Replacement
C.A.D. Electric
Media Borough Electrical Permit
$179.00
Penncrest Lavatory Replacement
Stan-Roch Plumbing
Middletown Township Plumbing Permit
$203.00
IL, RT, GW Cabinet Unit Heater
Replacement
Safe Side
Removal of asbestos pipe insulation in ceiling
$3,900.00
IL, RT, GW Cabinet Unit Heater
Replacement
Eagle Environmental
Air Monitoring/testing during Removal of
asbestos pipe insulation
$2,349.00
IL, RT, GW Cabinet Unit Heater
Replacement
C.A.D. Electric
Add additional separate electrical circuits for
cabinet unit heaters
$5,934.00
Media Window Hardware
Replacement
Window Repair &
Restoration
Provide new window gaskets & Louver grill
cover at Kindergarten Entrance
$1,973.00
Media Lobby Flooring
Replacement
Northeast Floors
Provide moisture barrier for lobby floor
$9,154.00
Penncrest Lavatory
Replacements
Stan-Roch Plumbing
Provide Stainless steel valve cover panels in 12
Toilet Rooms
$6,769.00
Glenwood VCT
Continential
Credit for deleting waxing of floors
($2,435.00)
$433.00
Background
This item was discussed at the September 9, 2014 Operations Committee
Meeting.
X. Finance
1
September 23, 2014
X.
Finance
A.
Purchasing - None
B.
General
2.
Budgetary Transfers
Rose Tree Media School District Policy #612…(Public School code section
609) when funds are not available for a proposed appropriation, a legal
transfer from one class of expenditure to another may be made in the last
nine (9) months of the fiscal year by the board.
Further resolve, the Board of School Directors approve the following
budgetary transfer:
FY 15-1 Fund 10 General Fund
FROM:
AMOUNT:
Instruction & Curriculum Development - Supplies
$2,985.69
TO:
AMOUNT:
Instruction - Supplies
$2,985.69
RATIONALE: Transfer needed to purchase necessary core curriculum
materials
Background
This item was discussed at the September 9, 2014 Finance Committee
Meeting.
3.
Contract - Walnut Street Theatre for Springton Lake Middle School
Further resolve, the Board of School Directors approve the contract with the
Walnut Street Theatre for two presentations on February 27, 2015 in the
amount of $725 for sixth and eighth grade students to be held at the
Springton Lake Middle School for Black History month.
Background
This item was discussed at the September 9, 2014 Finance Committee
Meeting.
X. Finance
2
September 23, 2014
X.
Finance
A.
Purchasing - None
B.
General
4.
Pennsylvania School Board Association Election
Further resolve, the Board of School Directors elect the following candidates
for the Pennsylvania School Board Association.
President-elect
•
•
Kathy K. Swope*, Lewisburg Area SD (Union Co.)
Charles H. Ballard, East Penn SD (Lehigh Co.)
Vice President
•
Mark B. Miller*, Centennial SD (Bucks Co.)
Treasurer
•
Otto W. Voit III*, Muhlenberg SD (Berks Co.)
At-Large Representative (East)
Representing Regions 7,8,10,11,15
•
•
•
Robert M. Schwartz*, Wallenpaupack Area SD (Pike Co.)
Michael Faccinetto*, Bethlehem Area SD (Northampton Co.)
Edward J. Cardow, Chichester SD (Delaware Co.)
At-large Representative (West)
Representing Regions 1, 2, 3, 13, 14
•
Daniel J. O'Keefe*, Northgate SD (Allegheny Co.)
At-large Representative (Central)
Representing Regions 4, 5, 6, 9, 12
•
David Hutchinson*, State College Area SD (Centre Co.)
Background
This item was discussed at the September 9, 2014 Finance Committee
Meeting.
X. Finance
3
September 23, 2014
X.
Finance
A.
Purchasing - None
B.
General
5.
ABA2DAY Behavior Service Contract
Further resolve, the Board of School Directors approve a contract for the
provision of a special education program at ABA2DAY Behavior Services,
LLC for a student with significant needs.
Background
These services are required to meet the needs of a special education student
in compliance with IDEA. The tuition rate for the 2014-2015 school year is
$78,695.00.
6.
Dr. Peter N. Christie, IEP Review Contract
Further resolve, the Board of School Directors approve a contract for Dr.
Peter Christie to review Individual Education Plans, for the 2014–2015 school
year at a cost of $25.00/IEP.
Background
Dr. Peter N. Christie reviews the IEP’s of special education students as
required by Access. A fee of $25.00 is assessed for each review. This
contract is an annual renewal with the same conditions and pricing structure
as the 2013-2014 contract.
X. Finance
4
September 23, 2014
X.
Finance
A.
Purchasing - None
B.
General
7.
Concurrent Enrollment Agreements for Dual Enrollment
Further resolve, the Board of School Directors approve the attached
Concurrent Enrollment Agreements with Neumann University and Penn State
Brandywine for Dual Enrollment for the 2014-2015 school year.
Background
The Dual Enrollment program endorsed by the Pennsylvania Department of
Education enables high school students to take courses at participating postsecondary institutions and to earn concurrent credits at those institutions and
at their local high schools. Through this program, students at Penncrest High
School have the opportunity to take courses at Delaware County Community
College, Neumann University, and Penn State Brandywine. The Concurrent
Enrollment Agreements spell out the terms and conditions for students'
participation, including the eligibility requirements, fees, specific course
offerings and equivalents, and other administrative details. Students and
their parents pay all costs for these courses.
8.
Professional Development Center for Educators Contract
Further resolve, the Board of School Directors approve a contract with the
Professional Development Center for Educators at the University of
Delaware to provide professional coaching on PA Core Mathematics and
elementary literacy during the 2014-2015 school year. The total amount of
the contract is $4,000, which covers eight days of services. Approval
pending review by the Solicitor.
Background
The contract was discussed at the September 2014 Curriculum and
Instruction Committee meeting.
X. Finance
5
September 23, 2014
X.
Finance
A.
Purchasing - None
B.
General
9.
Bayada Nursing Services Contract
Further resolve, the Board of School Directors approve a contract with
Bayada Nursing Services to provide specialized nursing services during the
school day to meet the medical needs of a student at the rate of $49.95/hour
for RN services.
Background
These services are required to provide equal access and participation in the
school in accordance with the requirements of PA Chapter 15 regulations.
X. Finance
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No. 113.2
ATTACHMENT A
ROSE TREE MEDIA
SCHOOL DISTRICT
SECTION:
PROGRAMS
TITLE:
BEHAVIOR SUPPORT
ADOPTED:
April 24, 2014
REVISED:
113.2. BEHAVIOR SUPPORT
1. Purpose
Title 22
Sec. 14.133,
14.145
20 U.S.C.
Sec. 1414(d)
34 CFR
Sec. 300.114,
300.324(a)
The Rose Tree Media School District believes in the use of positive behavior
support. This policy is designed primarily to enable children with Individualized
Education Programs (IEPs), who need a Positive Behavior Support Plan, to benefit
from a free, appropriate, public educational program (FAPE), within the least
restrictive educational environment (LRE), in accordance with the requirements in
Pennsylvania’s regulations and standards. A Positive Behavior Support Plan may
also be employed for a regular education student in need of such support.
2. Authority
Title 22
Sec. 14.133
20 U.S.C.
Sec. 1414(d)
1415(k)
34 CFR
Sec. 300.34(c),
300.324(a),
300.530(d)
(f)
Pol. 113
Effective techniques to teach socially appropriate alternative skills and reduce
problem behavior will be employed. Positive side effects (e.g., improved attendance,
grades, etc.) will also be monitored along with improvements in student general
heath/well-being as a result of positive behavior support. A hierarchy from least to
most intrusive strategies will be utilized. Positive techniques for the development,
change, and maintenance of behaviors shall be the least intrusive necessary.
Title 22
Sec. 14.133
34 CFR
Sec. 300.530
Behavior support programs and plans must be based on a functional assessment of
behavior and use positive behavior techniques.
Behavior support programs must include research-based practices and techniques to
develop and maintain skills that will enhance an individual student’s opportunity for
learning and self-fulfillment.
A Positive Behavior Support Plan for a child must be designed and implemented in
accordance with Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) Guidelines for
Effective Behavior Support. Specifically, a multicomponent approach will be used
which follows a Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA), including the
identification of antecedents and consequences for behavior. The Positive Behavior
Support Plan, based on this Functional Behavior Assessment, will be designed to
teach alternative skills and to reduce problem behavior.
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113.2. BEHAVIOR SUPPORT - Pg. 2
When an intervention is needed for a problem behavior, the types of interventions
chosen for the behavior shall be the least intrusive necessary to address the behavior.
The use of restraints is considered a measure of last resort, only to be used after
other less restrictive measures, including de-escalation techniques.
Title 22
Sec. 14.133
34 CFR
Sec. 300.324(a)
3. Definitions
Title 22
Sec. 14.133
Nothing in this policy shall be construed to require the development of a separate
behavior support or intervention plan when appropriate positive behavioral
intervention, strategies, and supports, consistent with the requirements of this policy,
can be incorporated into the body of the IEP or a student’s Positive Behavior
Support Plan.
As used in this policy, the following words and terms shall have the following
meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
Aversive techniques - deliberate activities designed to establish a negative
association with a specific behavior.
Behavior support - the development, change and maintenance of selected
behaviors through the systematic application of behavior change
techniques.
Positive Behavior Support Plan - a plan for a student, who requires specific
intervention to address behavior that interferes with learning. Primarily, such a plan
is developed for a student with an IEP, but a regular education student may also
require such a plan. A Positive Behavior Support Plan shall be developed by a
student’s team/IEP team, based on a Functional Behavioral Assessment, and, for a
special education student, becomes part of the student’s IEP. These plans must
include methods that use positive reinforcement and other positive techniques to
shape the behavior of the student, ranging from the use of positive verbal statements
as a reward for good behavior to the use of specific tangible rewards. Positive
Behavior Support Programs will be developed and implemented in accordance with
22 Pa. Code Chapter 14, including the training of personnel for the use of specific
procedures, methods and techniques.
Restraints - the application of physical force, with or without the use of any device,
for the purpose of restraining the free movement of a student’s body, excluding the
following:
1. Briefly holding a student, without force, to calm or comfort him/her.
2. Guiding a student to an appropriate activity.
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113.2. BEHAVIOR SUPPORT - Pg. 3
3. Holding a student’s hand to escort him/her safely from one area to another.
4. Hand-over-hand assistance with feeding, task completion or other fine motor
tasks.
5. Techniques prescribed by a qualified medical professional for reasons of safety
or for therapeutic or medical treatment, as agreed to by the student’s
parents/guardians and, for special education students, specified in the IEP.
6. Mechanical restraints governed by this policy, such as devices used for physical
or occupational therapy, seatbelts in wheelchairs or on toilets used for balance
and safety, safety harnesses in buses, and functional positioning devices.
Seclusion - confinement of a student in a room, with or without staff supervision, in
order to provide a safe environment to allow the student to regain self-control.
4. Guidelines
Use Of Physical Restraints Other Than Mechanical Restraints
Title 22
Sec. 14.133
Restraints to control acute or episodic aggressive or self-injurious behavior may be
used only when the student is acting in a manner which presents a clear and present
danger to him/herself, to other students or to employees, and only when less
restrictive measures and techniques have proven to be or are less effective. The
building administrator shall notify the parent/guardian as soon as practicable of the
use of restraint to control the aggressive behavior of his/her child and shall convene
a meeting of the student’s team/IEP team within ten (10) school days of the
inappropriate behavior causing the use of restraints, unless the parent/guardian, after
written notice, agrees in writing to waive the meeting. At this meeting, the student’s
team/IEP team shall consider whether the following are needed to address the
inappropriate behavior: a new or revised Functional Behavioral Assessment, a new
or revised Evaluation/Re-evaluation Report, a new or revised Positive Behavior
Support Plan, and/or a new, revised or change of educational programming and/or
placement to address the inappropriate behavior.
Title 22
Sec. 14.133
The use of restraints may only be included in a student’s Crisis Plan and/or IEP
under the following conditions:
1. The restraint is used in conjunction with specific components of the
Positive Behavior Support Plan.
2. The restraint is used in conjunction with the teaching of socially acceptable
alternative skills to replace problem behavior.
3. Staff are authorized, and have received all training required, to use the specific
procedure.
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113.2. BEHAVIOR SUPPORT - Pg. 4
4. The Positive Behavior Support Plan for the student includes a plan for
eliminating the use of restraint through the application of positive behavior
support strategies and techniques.
5. The use of restraint is not included in the Crisis Plan and/or IEP for the
convenience of staff, as a substitute for an educational program, or to be
employed as punishment.
6. Parental consent is obtained prior to the use of restraints or intrusive procedures
when included in a student’s IEP as reflected in 22 Pa. Code Chapter 14.133(f).
Use Of Mechanical Restraints
Title 22
Sec. 14.133
Mechanical restraints, which are used to control involuntary movement or lack of
muscular control of students when due to organic causes or conditions, may be
employed only when specified by an IEP and as determined by a medical
professional qualified to make the determination, and as agreed to by the student’s
parents/guardians. Mechanical restraints shall prevent a student from injuring
him/herself or others or promote normative body positioning and physical
functioning.
Seclusion
The district permits involuntary seclusion of a student in accordance with the
student’s IEP or in an emergency to prevent immediate or imminent injury to the
student or others, but the seclusion must be the least restrictive alternative.
Title 22
Sec. 14.133
The district prohibits the seclusion of students in locked rooms, locked boxes and
other structures or spaces from which the student cannot readily exit.
Proscription Of Certain Aversive Techniques
Title 22
Sec. 14.133
The following aversive techniques for addressing behavior are inappropriate and
may not be used in educational programs:
1. Corporal punishment.
2. Punishment for a manifestation of a child’s disability.
3. Locked rooms, locked boxes, or other locked structures or spaces from which the
child cannot readily exit.
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113.2. BEHAVIOR SUPPORT - Pg. 5
4. Noxious substances.
5. Deprivation of basic human rights, such as withholding meals, water or fresh air.
Title 22
Sec. 14.143
6. Suspensions constituting a pattern as defined in state regulations.
7. Treatment of a demeaning nature.
8. Electric shock.
9. Methods implemented by untrained personnel.
10. The use of prone restraints, which are those by which a student is held face down
on the floor.
Reporting And Monitoring
Title 22
Sec. 14.133
The Superintendent or designee shall maintain and report data on the use of
restraints, as required. Such report shall be readily available for review during the
state’s cyclical compliance monitoring. Procedures shall be established requiring
reports be made to the district by entities educating students with disabilities who
attend programs or classes outside the district, including private schools, agencies,
intermediate units and vocational schools.
Regular Program Of Training
Title 22
Sec. 14.133
The Superintendent or designee shall provide for the regular training and retraining,
as needed, of personnel in the use of specific procedures, methods, and techniques,
including restraints and seclusions, that those personnel will be expected to employ
in the implementation of positive behavior supports or interventions in accordance
with a student’s Positive Behavior Support Plan and/or IEP and this policy. A Crisis
Team should be identified in each school and this training should be conducted
annually for the Crisis Team.
Referral To Law Enforcement
Title 22
Sec. 14.133
Subsequent to a referral to law enforcement, an updated functional behavioral
assessment and Behavior Support Plan shall be required for students with disabilities
who have Behavior Support Plans at the time of such referral.
Title 22
Sec. 14.133
If, as a result of such referral, the student is detained or otherwise placed in a
residential setting located outside the district, the Director of Special Education or
designee shall ensure that the responsible school district or intermediate unit is
informed of the need to update the student’s functional behavioral assessment and
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113.2. BEHAVIOR SUPPORT - Pg. 6
Behavior Support Plan.
References:
State Board of Education Regulations – 22 PA Code Sec. 14.133, 14.143, 14.145
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act – 20 U.S.C. Sec. 1400 et seq.
Individuals With Disabilities Education, Title 34, Code of Federal Regulations –
34 CFR Part 300
Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network, Questions and
Answers on the Restraint Reporting Requirements and System,
June 2009 – www.pattan.net
Board Policy – 113, 113.1, 113.3
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Attachment B
Administrators and Supervisors II
Handbook
on Compensation and Related Benefits
School Board Policy No. 328
Approved by the Board
of School Directors
September 23, 2014
For the period
July 1, 2014 through
June 30, 2016
SUPERVISORS (ADSUP II)
HANDBOOK
ON COMPENSATION AND RELATED BENEFITS
I.
RECOGNIZE
For the purpose of discussing compensation and related benefits, the Board
recognizes the Rose Tree Media Association of Supervisors and Managers
(ADSUP II) as the representative for Documentation Specialist, Maintenance Foreman, Facilities Foreman, Garage Foreman, Transportation Dispatcher and any other employees designated by the School Board for this group. This group will hereinafter be referred to as ADSUP II in this document.
II.
ANNUAL LEAVE
All annual leave will require prior written approval by the immediate supervisor.
A.
Current Employees
For twelve-month employees hired prior to July 1, 1986, fifteen working days
annual leave are earned each year, at the rate of 1 ¼ days per month. Five
additional leave days are earned for those current employees who have
completed ten years of service
B.
Twelve-month Employees Hired After July 1, 1986
Twelve-month employees receive the following annual leave:
First year:
Second year:
After five years:
Ten days
Fifteen days
Twenty days
C.
For ten-month employees there is no annual leave consideration.
D.
Employees may carry over a maximum of 30 vacation days to a new school
year. Employees must use a minimum of 10 vacation days each year. If 10
vacation days have been used, employees may request to be paid for up to
three (3) unused vacation days at per diem rate at the end of the school
year.,
E.
In case of resignation or retirement, an individual will be compensated
at his/her per diem rate for unused, accumulated vacation days, not to
exceed twenty (20) works days.
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III.
SICK LEAVE
Members shall accumulate sick leave at the rate of one (1) day per working month.
Example: Ten (10) month employees, 10 sick days; twelve (12) month employees,
12 sick days.
IV.
PERSONAL AND EMERGENCY LEAVE
Individuals will be allowed time off for emergencies and personal business which
must be conducted during the school hours, after providing their immediate
supervisors with as much prior notice as possible. A maximum of five days may be
used for these purposes. All unused personal days will be converted to sick leave
on June 30th of each year.
V.
SICK LEAVE BUY-BACK
The employee must have completed ten (10) years of continuous employment with
the Rose Tree Media School District as a permanent member of the staff to be eligible for this benefit.
The Board will pay the employee upon termination of his/her employment with the
Rose Tree Media School District:
2014-2016
Days 1 - 100
$46 per day
Days 101 - 150
$51 per day
Days beyond 150
$61 per day
VI.
UNPAID LEAVE OF ABSENCE
An unpaid leave of absence may be granted for a specific period of time during
which the employee provides no service to the district, receives no salary or benefits, yet is retained as a district employee.
The Superintendent shall make recommendations to the Board, which shall
consider each case individually. The sole consideration in granting such leave shall
be the welfare of the students and the availability of suitable replacements.
VII. CONTINUING EDUCATION
Within Board approved budget allocations, immediate supervisors may assign employees and/or approve requests for continuing education, subject to the
Superintendent's prior approval.
VIII.
AUTOMOBILE REIMBURSEMENT
Individuals using their own automobiles in pursuance of school duties as
approved by their immediate supervisor will be reimbursed at the rate allowed by
the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.
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IX.
LEGAL ASSISTANCE
At the Superintendent's discretion, the School Board Solicitor will be made
available to individuals sued for performance within the jurisdiction of their
assignments.
X.
NOTIFICATION OF ELIMINATION OF POSITION
Every effort will be made to provide written notification of one year in instances in
which an ADSUP II position is to be eliminated.
XI.
JULY AND AUGUST ATTENDANCE
Ten-month members of ADSUP II whose attendance is mandatory during July and
August will be paid at their per diem rate.
XII.
UNIFORMS
The School District will provide an allowance of $100 per year for those ADSUP II
members who wear uniforms.
XIII.
INSURANCE BENEFITS
A.
Health and Hospitalization
1.
Contributions
Effective July 1, 2012, ADSUP II members shall contribute 9% of the
applicable premium cost by payroll deduction.
The foregoing medical benefits enumerated above shall, for the remainder of this agreement, be the same as those benefits afforded
members of the Rose Tree Media Education Association, including the
same contributions for those benefits as may apply to the members of
that Association.
2.
Coverage.
Effective July 1, 2009: Independence Blue Cross Personal Choice
Option 20/30/70 or equivalent. The Board has the right to select the
insurance carrier. Should the ADSUP II member choose a more expensive available plan, the member must pay the difference between
the applicable premium for Personal Choice Option 20/30/70 and the
members’ plan.
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XIII.
Insurance Benefits (continued)
3.
Withdrawal Bonus
Each employee who chooses not to elect health and hospital coverage with Rose Tree Media School District shall receive monthly payments equal to Single Personal Choice 20/30/70 premium rate. If the
employee chooses to re-enter the plan, the first re-entry shall be at no
cost to the employee. Any subsequent re-entry shall cost the employee 25% per month of the contribution rate for one year.
B.
C.
D.
Dental
1.
Contributions
Board shall contribute up to one hundred percent (100%) of the premium for the family plan coverage.
2.
Coverage
Basic Delta Dental plan or equivalent. The Board has the right to select the insurance carrier.
Dental Supplemental - Oral Surgery
1.
Contributions
Board shall contribute one hundred percent (100%) of the premium
cost for the individual or family plan coverage. The Board has the
right to select the insurance carrier.
2.
Coverage
Oral surgery (100% UCR)
Prosthetics ( 50% UCR)
Periodontics ( 50% UCR)
Delta Dental Oral Surgery Plan or Equivalent
Dental Supplemental - Orthodontics
1.
Contributions
Board shall contribute one hundred percent (100%) of the premium for
the individual or family plan coverage.
2.
Coverage
Delta Dental Orthodontics Plan or equivalent. The Board has the right
to select the insurance carrier.
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XIII.
INSURANCE BENEFITS (continued)
E.
F.
G.
Vision
1.
Contributions
The Board shall contribute one hundred percent (100%) of the premium for family plan coverage per month toward the employee's subscription.
2.
Coverage
Eye examination and refraction service. Vision Benefits of America
Plan or equivalent. The Board has the right to select the insurance
carrier.
Disability Income Protection
1.
Base insurance plan for the individual in first two years in the district
amounts to approximately 60% (as determined by insurance carrier) of
monthly salary, payable for one year. Payments begin after thirty (30)
days of disability to a maximum of $2,000 per month. The Board has
the right to select the insurance carrier.
2.
Individual in his/her third year with district is eligible for long-term disability. If disability continues into second year, benefit amounts to approximately 60% (as determined by insurance carrier) of salary to a
maximum of $2,500 per month, payable to age 65.
3.
Long-term disability supplement provides that an eligible individual will
receive 75% of his/her salary, to age 65, if disability results from an
on-the-job injury.
Life Insurance
1.
H.
Each full-time member shall receive at Board expense term life insurance the equivalent of 3 times his/her salary with a minimum of
$100,000. The Board has the right to select the insurance carrier.
Automobile
1.
The Board will provide non-ownership liability insurance as the secondary insurer to supplement the individual's own insurance for accidents occurring while on authorized school business.
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VIII.
INSURANCE BENEFITS (continued)
I.
Self Insurance Fund
1.
J.
The Board will provide up to $750 per ADSUP II member for an
annual physical examination. Verification of the physical examination
and the date on which it occurred will be made. The results of the
physical examination are to be confidential and the property of the
administrator. In addition, any unreimbursed medical, dental, and/or
vision costs will be paid up to the balance of the $750. Original receipts will be provided.
Early Retirement Incentive
1.
2.
Each employee who retires from the School District in accordance
with the regulations of the Public School Employee’s Retirement system shall be eligible for an insurance benefit as set forth below, provided that:
a.
The applicant has submitted a letter of intent to retire to the District Superintendent prior to May 1st of the fiscal year of his/her
retirement.
b.
The applicant will, during the fiscal year of his or her
retirement, complete at least 10 years of continuous full-time
employment with the Rose Tree Media School District as a
permanent member of the Administrative Staff.
c.
Eligible employees must actually retire pursuant to the Public
School Employees’ Retirement Code prior to the end of the fiscal year of application.
d.
Eligible applicants will have the choice of insurance
providers of those offered by Rose Tree Media School
District.
Provided that an eligible applicant has met all the above requirements,
the Board will pay husband and wife coverage with the right of survivorship for the health package including health, hospitalization, dental,
vision and prescription to Medicare eligible date at 85% of the yearly
cost of the cost of insurance at the rate of retirement. In the event that
the spouse has coverage, the employee will defer to that plan. If the
spouse has coverage that is not as good as the one offered by Rose
Tree Media, the district will make up the cost differential.
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XIV.
SALARY
A.
Each year, by March 31, the Superintendent will notify any individual whose
performance may adversely affect future salary consideration. This notification will be in writing, and followed by a conference involving the Superintendent, the individual, his/her immediate supervisor, a representative of
ADSUP II (if requested by the individual) and other appropriate parties.
B.
Salaries for the 2014-2015 school year will be increased by 2.0% over
the salaries paid in the 2013-2014 school year. Salaries for the 20152016 school year will be increased by 2.0% over those salaries paid for
the 2014-2015 school year.
C.
Tax Sheltered Annuity
The district will provide a TSA program up to 1.70% of salary with a dollar for
dollar match of the employee contribution and consistent with the Tax Code.
XV.
COMPLAINT PROCEDURE
A.
If any ADSUP II member designated in I. feels the subject of a violation of
School Board Policy, exclusive of contracts, personnel handbooks and
agreements with employee groups, he/she may avail himself/herself of the
following procedure if initiated within ten (10) working days of the alleged violation (a "day" is defined as a working day):
1.
Discuss the matter with his/her immediate supervisor and/or appropriate administrative or supervisory personnel.
2.
If the difference is not resolved, the complainant will explain his/her
position, in writing, to the Superintendent within ten (10) days of the alleged occurrence, and notify him/her that he/she is invoking this complaint procedure. The Superintendent will confer with the
complainant within ten (10) days of receiving such notice.
3.
The Superintendent will send his/her decision, in writing, to the complainant within five (5) days of the conference.
4.
If the complainant is not satisfied with the Superintendent's decision,
he/she may, within five (5) days of its receipt, appeal the
decision to the Board of School Directors, with a copy to the
Superintendent.
5.
The Board will confer with the complainant and Superintendent within
thirty (30) days of receipt of the appeal.
6.
The Board promptly will send its decision, in writing, to the complainant
and Superintendent. The Board's decision will be final and binding
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XV.
COMPLAINT PROCEDURE (continued)
7.
B.
XVI.
The Board does not intend to waive legal rights of the complainant. If
the complainant elects to proceed by any other legal remedy, he/she
shall waive his/her rights to proceed under this complaint procedure.
In following this procedure, these provisions will apply:
1.
All conferences will be held at a time mutually convenient to all participants and will be confidential.
2.
Either party may invite other persons to attend conferences.
3.
Failure at any step of this procedure to communicate decisions within
the specified time limits shall permit the complainant to lodge an appeal at the next step of the procedure.
4.
Failure by the complainant to observe any deadline will discontinue
the process beyond that step.
5.
The time limits specified in this procedure may be extended by written
mutual agreement, with the exception of the initial ten (10) + day period in which a complaint must be filed.
MEET AND DISCUSS PANEL
A Meet and Discuss Panel will be selected for the purposes of discussing matters
of concern to both the school Board and to the ADSUP II. The Panel will consist
of three (3) Board members, the Superintendent and (4) ADSUP II members
(selected by ADSUP II). The Panel will meet as needed on a mutually agreed
upon basis.
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Attachment C
Handbook
For
Food Service Workers
Approved by the Board
of School Directors
September 23, 2014
For the period
July 1, 2014 through
June 30, 2016
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I
GENERAL STATUS
A.
Physical Examination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
B.
Clearances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
C.
Redress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
D.
Resignation and Discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
II.
HOURS AND LEAVE
A.
Work Schedules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
B.
Sick Leave for Personal Illness or Injury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
C.
Personal Days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
D.
Classification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
E.
Leaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1
2
2
2
3
II.
FRINGE BENEFITS
A.
Compulsory Deductions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
B.
Voluntary Deductions, Full-time Employees Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
IV.
WAGES
A.
Hourly Rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
B.
Payroll Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
APPENDIX A - Food Service Salary Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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I.
GENERAL STATUS
A.
Physical Examination
All employees newly hired shall be required to take a pre-employment physical
examination and Tine Test at his/her own expense. The results of this
examination shall be made available to the district upon request.
B.
Clearances
All newly hired employees must obtain the following clearances prior to
employment in Rose Tree Media School District.
§
§
§
Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare Child Abuse Clearance
Pennsylvania State Police Criminal Background Check
FBI Clearance
The Human Resources Department will assist the candidate with the application
process for the above clearances.
C.
Redress
Any employee who feels that he/she has not been treated fairly with regard to the
provisions of this handbook should notify his/her immediate supervisor within one
(1) week. If the matter cannot be resolved informally at that level, the employee is
entitled to a hearing conducted by the Director of Management Services, if
requested within thirty (30) days of the original alleged grievance.
D.
Resignation and Discharge
Any employee who expects to resign should provide his/her supervisor with at
least two (2) weeks notice wherever possible. An employee facing discharge is
entitled to a hearing directed by the Director of Management Services if he/she
so requests.
II.
HOURS AND LEAVE
A.
Work Schedules
Cafeteria workers will work all days when student lunches are served and other
days as directed by the Director of Dining Services and the Director of
Management Services.
Work schedules for each employee shall vary from building to building depending
on needs. Exact daily time schedules shall be determined by the Food Service
Unit Leaders and Director of Dining Services.
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B.
Sick Leave for Personal Illness or Injury
Each employee shall earn 1.0 days of sick leave per month. Accumulation of sick
leave shall be unlimited. Employees working fewer than 5 days per week will have
sick leave pro-rated based on the number of days worked.
Upon termination, full-time workers will be paid for up to 200 days of unused
accumulated sick leave at the rates below. Part-time workers will be prorated at
50% of the full time rate:
1-100 days
$20 per day
101-150 days $25 per day
151 days and up
$30 per day
C.
Personal Days
Each full-time and part-time regular employee working five (5) days per week shall
be entitled to two (2) paid personal days per year. Employees working less than 5
days will be entitled to 1 personal day per year.
Employees shall be required to complete an application for approval of personal
days at least five (5) working days prior to the date of leave or if it is an
emergency, shall notify the appropriate supervisors as soon as possible and shall
complete the application upon return to work. “Personal” is sufficient reason for
such leave. Personal Days shall not be permitted the day before or the day
after a holiday. Exceptions may be made in rare cases by the Director of
Human Resources depending on the circumstances. If an exception is
requested, a full explanation of the reason for the leave must be given.
No more than ten percent (10%) of the staff in any one building will be granted
personal leave on the same day. In the event that more than ten percent (10%) of
the staff in one building request the same day for personal leave, then the
employees whose applications were submitted earliest to the Food Services Unit
Leaders will be granted the day requested. In buildings with fewer than ten (10)
employees, no more than one (1) person will be granted personal leave on the
same day.
Unused personal/emergency leave days will be paid to cafeteria employees on
their last pay of the school year.
D.
Classification
1.
Full-time employees - those employees hired after October 1, 2014 who
work six (6) hours or more per day and/or thirty (30) hours or more per
week on a regularly scheduled basis. Employees hired before October
1, 2014, and who were classified full time on that date, will be
grandfathered.
2.
Part-time employees - those employees who work less than six (6)
hours per day and/or less than thirty (30) hours per week on a
regularly scheduled basis.
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E.
Leaves
Any employee who wishes to request an unpaid leave of absence must do so at
least two (2) weeks in advance. The written request should be made to the
Director of Management Services.
III.
FRINGE BENEFITS
A.
B.
Compulsory Deductions
1.
Food Service Unit Leaders shall receive all benefits as outlined in the
current ADSUP II agreement.
2.
Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System - For all
employees who work five hundred (500) hours per year.
a.
Description - Mandatory retirement plan to which the employee and
employer contribute during employment. At retirement it provides
several options of monthly payments. Full description of retirement
plan available at the Personnel Office.
b.
Eligibility - All employees who work five hundred (500) hours per
year must participate in the plan.
c.
Cost - Deducted at the rate established by PSERS from all earnings
within the school district.
d.
Recovery of Contribution - If employee terminates before retirement,
he/she may recover the amount of his/her contribution plus interest
from the Pennsylvania Public School Employees’ Retirement
System. There are other options which may be advantageous. For
reference to these, contact PSERS.
Voluntary Deductions, Full-time Employees Only (5 hours per day or more and 25
hours a week or more).
1.
Medical Insurance - Hospital
a.
Coverage - The School District shall offer the following plans:
1.
2.
IBC Personal Choice 20/30/70 or equivalent.
IBC Personal Choice 10/20/70 or equivalent.
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3.
IBC Personal Choice 10 or equivalent..
The School District will pay its share of the applicable
premium for all food service workers who choose Plan 1 as
set forth in section 1. a. above. All food service workers who
choose Plan 2 or Plan 3 above must pay the difference
between the applicable premium of Plan 1 and the selected
plan which shall be collected through payroll deduction.
4.
The School District shall offer the following prescription plan:
Caremark $10/generic and $20/name brand.
b.
Eligibility - All full-time food service workers.
c.
Contributions
Food Service Workers shall contribute to the premium cost of
Personal Choice Option 20/30/70 or equivalent plan at the rate of
9%.
2.
Dental
a.
Contributions
Effective July 1, 2010, each employee shall contribute six dollars and
fifty cents ($6.50) per month toward the premium cost which shall be
paid through payroll deduction.
b.
Coverage
Basic Delta Dental Plan or equivalent. The School District has
the right to select the insurance carrier.
c.
Oral Surgery
Oral Surgery (100% ucr)
Prosthetics (50% ucr)
Periodontics (50% ucr)
Delta Dental Oral Surgery Plan or equivalent. The School District
has the right to select the insurance carrier.
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3.
Dental - Orthodontics
a.
Coverage:
1)
The lifetime orthodontics benefit shall be one thousand six
hundred dollars ($1,600).
Delta Dental Orthodontics Plan or equivalent. The School District has
the right to select the insurance carrier.
4.
Vision
a.
Contributions
Effective July 1, 2001, the School District shall contribute the
following amount per month toward the employee’s subscription:
$6.00 per month.
b.
Coverage
Eye Examination and Refraction Service. Vision Benefits of America
Plan or equivalent. The School District has the right to select the
insurance carrier.
The foregoing medical, dental, orthodontic and vision benefits
enumerated above shall, for the remaining years of this agreement,
be the same as those benefits afforded members of the Rose Tree
Media Education Association, including the same contributions for
those benefits as may apply to the members of that Association.
5.
Life Insurance
All full-time employees shall receive life insurance coverage, at School
District expense, as follows:
a.
b.
6.
1-2 years of employment
3+ years of employment
$ 5,000
$10,000
Disability Income Protection
a.
The School District shall contribute one hundred percent (100%) of
the employee’s premium cost for all full-time employees who have
successfully completed the probationary period.
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7.
b.
Full-time employees during their first two years of employment shall
receive approximately sixty percent (60%), as determined by the
insurance carrier, of monthly salary to a maximum of $1,000 per
month after 30 calendar days of disability. The disability payment
shall continue for one year. Full-time employees, after the
completion of two full years of employment, shall receive payments
until age 65 or until recovery.
c.
An employee may not receive sick pay and disability pay
simultaneously nor sick pay and worker’s compensation pay
simultaneously when out of work because of disability, illness or
injury.
Automobile Insurance
a.
8.
The Board will provide non-ownership liability insurance as the
secondary insurer to supplement the individual’s own insurance for
accidents occurring while on authorized school business.
Cost Containment
a.
Effective July 1, 2011, each employee who chooses not to elect
health and hospital coverage with Rose Tree Media School District
shall receive monthly payments in the amount of $230 per month.
b.
If the employee chooses to reenter the plan, the first reentry shall be
at no cost to the employee. Any subsequent reentry shall cost the
employee twenty-five percent (25%) per month of the premium cost
for one year.
9.
School District reserves the right to change insurance carriers provided the
coverage is equivalent.
10.
Tax Deferred Annuity
11.
a.
Description - A plan whereby an employee may place a portion of his
annual income into an annuity for additional income at retirement.
While he is investing this amount, he does not pay federal income
tax on the contribution. The federal tax on this amount is deferred
until such time as the employee collects his annuity.
b.
Eligibility - All employees.
c.
Board Contribution - None.
Each employee will receive an apron and staff shirts from the school. All
employees are to wear black pants and skid resistant shoes.
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IV.
WAGES
A.
Hourly Rates
1.
B.
Wages will be in accordance with Appendix A.
Payroll Information
1.
Distribution of Pay - Pay days are every other Friday. In the event a pay
day falls on a holiday, the pay day will be advanced to the preceding
workday whenever possible.
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APPENDIX A
ROSE TREE MEDIA SCHOOL DISTRICT
FOOD SERVICE SALARY STRUCTURE
Class
1
Years of
Description
Service
Substitute
N/A
Experienced Substitute *
N/A
2014-2015
2015-2016
School Year School Year
$11.20/hr
$10.98/hr
$12.34/hr
$12.10/hr
Cafeteria Trainee
Cafeteria Trainee
$11.54/hr
$12.10/hr
$11.77/hr
$12.34/hr.
Regular Cafeteria Worker
$12.95/hr
$13.21/hr
N/A
Food Service Office Assistant
$13.67/hr
$13.94/hr
N/A
Unit Leader
Responsible for staff, food preparation,
and purchasing, etc.
$16.89/hr
$17.23/hr
2
0-1
1-2
3
2 plus
4
5.
Anyone hired as a permanent employee anytime prior to March 30th of said year will get credit,
for salary purposes, for a full year of employment.
* Any employee who became a substitute after 2 plus years as regular employee.
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