ROSE TREE MEDIA SCHOOL DISTRICT
BOARD OF SCHOOL DIRECTORS
Legislative Agenda
March 24, 2011
7:30 p.m.
I.
Call to Order
II.
Approval of Minutes
A.
B.
C.
D.
III.
Penncrest High School Boys Indoor Track State Champions
Data Conferencing: Taking us from Good to Great - presented by Rose
Tree Elementary School
Reports
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
VI.
Legislative Meeting of February 24, 2011
Bid Opening Glenwood Floor and Divider Curtain for Gymnasium –
February 25, 2011
Bid Opening Bus Replacement – March 1, 2011
Bid Opening Penncrest High School Bleacher Replacement and Related
Site Improvements – March 3, 2011
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.
2011-2012 School Year Calendar – 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.
Rescind Supplemental Contracts
c.
Supplemental Contracts
d.
Other – See Attachment B
Overnight Trips
1.
Penncrest High School Envirothon – State Competition at
Susquehanna University
2.
Springton Lake Science Olympiad – State Competition at Juniata
College
3.
Penncrest High School Colorguard/Drumline – All Chapter
Championship, Wildwood, NJ
Finance
A.
B.
Agenda
Purchasing
1.
Bid Awards – Buses
2.
Penncrest Stadium Bleacher Replacement
3.
Glenwood Gymnasium Floor Replacement
General
1.
Architecture Furst PC
2.
Change Orders
3.
Budgetary Transfer
4.
Jostens Publication Contract
5.
Pennsylvania Trust Contract
6.
2011/2012 Delaware County Intermediate Unit Operating Budget
7.
Contract with Elwyn
8.
Contract with Hilltop
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9.
10.
11.
C.
D.
XI.
Proposal: Support for Students in Alternative School Programs
Proposal
Chartwells Dining Services Contract
Subscription Renewal
Financials for February 2011
Bill lists for February 2011
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 April 28, 2011, at Penncrest High School.
The Legislative meetings are recorded on tape.
Agenda
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EXCELLENCE
TODAY
FOR TOMORROW
Rose Tree Media School District
308 North Olive Street
Media, Pennsylvania 19063-2493
Telephone: 610-627-.6000
Fax: 610-891-0959
www.rtmsd.org
Denise C. Kerr, Ed.D.
Superintendent of Schools
To:
From:
Date:
Subject:
I.
Grace A. Eves, Board Secretary
Director of Management Services
Members of the Board of School Directors
Denise C. Kerr, Ed. D., Superintendent
Grace A. Eves, Board Secretary
February 24 2011
Minutes of the February 24, 2011 Legislative Meeting
Call to Order
Pledge of Allegiance
Board Members in Attendance:
Students:
Linda Kinsler-Fox, President
Nancy Fronduti
Peter Barry
John Hanna
William Montgomery
William O’Donnell
Jeffrey Pettit
Absent:
Veronica Barbato, Nancy Mackrides
Roll Call
Daniel Belk
Ashley Paul
Alexa Clofine
Jaclyn Turet
Also in Attendance:
Ron Baldino, Super. Maint. & Oper.
Pat Barta, Supervisor Spec. Ed.
Bill Bennett, Principal, Indian Lane Elem.
Eric Bucci, Asst. Principal, PHS
Linda Bluebello, Director of Pupil Services
Bernadette Dacanay, Home & School Visitor
Karen Daugherty, Principal, RTE
Bill Dougherty, Principal, Glenwood Elem.
Grace Eves, Dir. Management Services
Angela Gilbert, Dir. Teach. & Learn.Elem.
Ron Harris, Network Specialist
Ralph Harrison, Asst. Principal, PCHS
Heather Hogan, Accountant
Anthony Jackowski, Ass’t. Principal SLMS
Joyce Jeuell, Principal, SLMS
Mack Johnson, Mgmt. Spec. for SMS and FMS
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Thomas Kelly, Solicitor
Denise Kerr, Superintendent of Schools
Maria Kotch, Principal, Media Elem.
Bonnie Kinsler, Supervisor of Transportation
Patti Linden, Dir. Information Sciences
Kim McCann-Roller, Info. Tech. Spec.
Roxanne Schupp, Super. Bus. Operations
Katherine White, Ass’t. Principal SLMS
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II.
Approval of Minutes
A.
Legislative Meeting Minutes of February 1, 2011, 2010 (Rescheduled
from January 27, 2011)
Mrs. Fronduti moved and Mr. Hanna seconded a motion to adopt
the following resolution:
RESOLUTION: 2010-2011 – 68
Resolve, that the Board approve the Legislative Meeting Minutes of
February 1, 2011.
The aforementioned resolution was declared adopted by the Chair,
the vote being:
III.
AYES:
Linda Kinsler-Fox ,Nancy Fronduti, John Hanna, Peter Barry,
William Montgomery, William O’Donnell, Jeffrey Pettit
NAYS:
None
Presentations and Awards
A.
Springton Lake Middle School Boys’ Soccer Team – Coach Steve Adams
Mr. Hanna moved and Mrs. Fronduti seconded a motion to adopt the
following resolution;
RESOLUTION: 2010-2011 - 69
Resolve, the Board present the Rose Tree Media School District Award
to the Boys’ Eighth Grade Soccer Team. The team was undefeated with
10 wins and 0 losses. They had seven shutouts and never trailed in any
game. Twenty of the boys were on the undefeated seventh grade
soccer team last year. They never lost a soccer game in the two years
at Springton Lake. This is the second time that this has every
happened. The team members are Nick Anastasi, Ryan Blessington,
Jake Branyan, Daniel Bullitt, Josh Cadorette, Will Diserafino, Christian
TiTomo, Evan Emanuel, Willy Gordon, Drew Hanna, Corey Hansen,
Mark Hull, Kevin Korthous, Nick Ladd, Kyle Lefkof, Sam Messer, Jude
Morgan, Greyson Nelson, Brendan O’Boyle, Nathan Reagle, Kevin Son,
Daniel Szkudlapski, George Tahopoulos, Mark Teamerson, Colin Tyson,
Chris Urffer, Ricky Vogler, Nick Whalen, and Matthew Young. The team
is coached by Steve Adams.
The aforementioned resolution was declared adopted by the Chair,
the vote being:
AYES: Linda Kinsler-Fox , Nancy Fronduti, John Hanna, Peter Barry,
William Montgomery, William O’Donnell, Jeffrey Pettit
NAYS:
None
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B.
School Board Member Appreciation
January is School Director Appreciation Month. The theme for 2010 is
“Taking Flight! Academic Achievement in Public Schools.” Rose Tree
Media School District would like to join PSBA in recognizing our school
board members for their outstanding service. Thank you for your service
to the children and the citizens of our school district.
IV.
Educational Presentation
A.
Minority Student Voices – presented by Seventh Grade students: Alicia
Collier, Brea Demery, Kaitlyn Herron, Lauren Jackson, Paige Purnell,
and Sean White, and Eighth Grade students: Briana Artis, Jonah
Jackson, Alexander Messam, and Malik Twiss. Staff: Peggy Levesque
and Jo Dizon.
At this point, Board Member John Hanna, left the meeting.
V.
Reports
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Student Liaison Reports
Board Liaison Reports
Committee Highlights and Reports
School Reports – In Official Legislative Minutes of February 24, 2011
Superintendent’s Report – In Official Legislative Minutes of
February 24, 2011
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F.
Solicitor’s Report – In Official Legislative Minutes of February 24, 2011
Mr. O’Donnell moved and Mrs. Fronduti seconded a motion to adopt the
following resolution:
Resolution: 2010-2011 - 70
A.
Manchester Corporation – 411 S. Manchester Avenue, Media
Borough – 2008-2011
Resolve, that the Board approve the Solicitor’s request to settle
this real estate tax assessment appeal in accordance with
Attachment No.1 - Solicitor’s Report of February 24, 2011, in the
Official Legislative Minutes of February 24, 2011.
B.
Michael & Mary Murphy Tax Appeal – 1625 Valley Rd. Edgmont
Twp. – 2010-2011
Further resolve, that the Board approve the Solicitor’s request to
settle this real estate tax assessment appeal in accordance with
Attachment No. 2 - Solicitor’s Report of February 24, 2011, in the
Official Legislative Minutes of February 24, 2011.
The aforementioned resolution was declared adopted by the
Chair, the vote being:
AYES:
NAYS:
G.
VI.
President’s Report – In Official Legislative Minutes of
February 24, 2011.
Scheduled Presentations (Limited to Five Minutes Each)
A.
VII.
Linda Kinsler-Fox, Nancy Fronduti, Peter Barry,
William Montgomery, William O’Donnell,
Jeffrey Pettit
None
RTMEA – Sandra Staiger
Unscheduled Presentations (Limited to Three Minutes Each)
A.
Rose Tree Media Residents – two residents
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VIII.
Old Business
A.
Policy #140.1 - Extra Curricular Participation by Charter/Cyber Charter
Students – Second Read and Approval
B.
Policy #201 - Admission of Beginners - Second Read and Approval
Mr. O’Donnell moved and Mrs. Fronduti seconded a motion to
adopt the following resolution:
Resolution: 2010-2011 - 71
Resolve, that the Board approve the second and final draft of Policy
#1401 – Extra Curricular Participation by Charter/Cyber charter
Students. See Attachment A in Official Legislative Minutes of February
24, 2011.
Further Resolve that the Board approve the second and final draft of
Policy #201 - Admission of Beginners. See Attachment B in Official
Legislative Minutes of February 24, 2011.
The aforementioned resolution was declared adopted by the
Chair, the vote being:
AYES:
NAYS:
Linda Kinsler-Fox, Nancy Fronduti, Peter Barry,
William Montgomery, William O’Donnell, Jeffrey Pettit
None
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IX.
New Business
A.
Personnel
1.
Terminations
a.
Professional – None
Mr. O’Donnell moved and Mrs. Fronduti seconded a
motion to adopt the following resolution: Resolution:
2010-2011 – 72
Resolve, that the Board approve the following:
a.
Professional
1.
Terminations
a.
Professional - None
The aforementioned resolution was declared
adopted by the Chair, the vote being:
AYES:
NAYS:
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Linda Kinsler-Fox, Nancy Fronduti,
Peter Barry, William Montgomery,
William O’Donnell, Jeffrey Pettit
None
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IX.
New Business
A.
Personnel
1.
Terminations
b.
Non-Instructional
Mr. O’Donnell moved and Mrs. Fronduti seconded a
motion to adopt the following resolution:
Resolution: 2010-2011 – 73
Resolve, that the Board approve the following:
1.
Melissa Moor, Bus
January 29, 2011.
Driver,
Deceased,
2.
Jacquelyn Grossi, Cafeteria Worker,
Penncrest High School, resignation, effective
February 11, 2011.
The aforementioned resolution was declared
adopted by the Chair, the vote being:
AYES:
NAYS:
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Linda Kinsler-Fox, Nancy Fronduti,
Peter Barry, William Montgomery,
William O’Donnell, Jeffrey Pettit
None
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IX.
New Business
A.
Personnel
2.
Nominations
a.
b.
Professional
Non-Instructional
Mr. O’Donnell moved and Mr. Petit seconded a
motion to adopt the following resolution:
Resolution: 2010-2011 – 74
Resolve, that the Board approve the following:
a.
Professional
1.
Christy
Thompson,
Long
Term
Substitute
Elementary Teacher, effective February 4, 2011 at
the annual salary of $44,404, Bachelor’s
Degree/Step 1 to be pro-rated. Ms. Thompson
received her Bachelor’s Degree from West Chester
University. She is assigned to Media Elementary
replacing Sarah Pienkos who resigned.
2.
Patricia Scepansky, (.2) Long Term Substitute
Study Skills Teacher, effective January 31, 2011 at
the annual salary of $8,880.80,Bachelor’s
Degree/Step 1 pro-rated for the second semester.
Ms. Scepansky received her Bachelor’s Degree
from Widener University. She comes to us from St.
Pius X School where she taught Math and Reading.
Ms. Scepansky is assigned to Springton Lake
Middle School for the first semester replacing
Maryann Grassano who was reassigned.
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IX.
New Business
A.
Personnel
2.
Nominations
a.
b.
Professional (cont’d)
3.
Elizabeth Coulter, Director of Title I Summer School,
Summer 2011, effective July 5, 2011 through July
29, 2011 at the salary of $3,200.00.
4.
Brian Dougherty, Homebound Instructor for the
2010-2011 school year at the rate of $45.00 per
hour. Mr. Dougherty is assigned to Penncrest High
School.
5.
Amanda Meltz, Homebound Instructor for the 20102011 school year at the rate of $45.00 per hour. Ms.
Meltz is assigned to Penncrest High School.
Non-Instructional
1.
Recommend Board approval of the following
Penncrest High School Personnel to serve as
Summer Schedulers at the annual salary of
$4,000.00:
Craig Casner
Sarah Graham
2.
Loretta Dewees, Substitute Cafeteria Worker,
effective February 16, 2011 at the rate of $10.34 per
hour.
3.
Linda Resinski, Substitute Cafeteria Worker,
effective February 16, 2011 at the rate of $10.34 per
hour.
4.
Toya Coles, Substitute Cafeteria Worker, effective
February 1, 2011 at the rate of $10.34 per hour.
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IX.
New Business
A.
Personnel
2.
Nominations
a.
Non-Instructional (cont’d)
5.
Donna Schied, One on One Aide for a
student before school at the rate of $15.40
per hour. Ms. Schied is assigned to Springton
Lake Middle School.
The aforementioned resolution was declared
adopted by the Chair, the vote being:
AYES: Linda Kinsler-Fox, Nancy Fronduti,
Peter Barry, William Montgomery,
William O’Donnell, Jeffrey Pettit
NAYS: None
3.
General
a.
b.
c.
Classification Change
Unpaid Leave of Absence
Rescind Supplemental Contract
Mr. O’Donnell moved and Mrs. Fronduti seconded a
motion to adopt the following resolution:
Resolution: 2010-2011 – 75
Resolve, that the Board approve the following:
a.
Classification Change
1.
Arlene Douge from Part-Time Bus Driver to
Full-Time Bus Driver effective January 24,
2011.
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IX.
New Business
A.
Personnel
3.
General
b.
Unpaid Leave of Absence
1.
c.
Candace Krautzel, requests an unpaid leave of
absence for purpose e of child rearing effective
March 18, 2011 and terminating June 30, 2011. Ms.
Krautzel’s effective date changed since approval
on last month’s board agenda.
Rescind Supplemental Contracts
1.
Rescind appointment of Sandra Goldman as
Detention Supervisor for the 2010-2011 school year.
The aforementioned resolution was declared adopted by
the Chair, the vote being:
AYES:
NAYS:
Linda Kinsler-Fox, Nancy Fronduti, Peter Barry,
William Montgomery, William O’Donnell,
Jeffrey Pettit
None
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IX.
New Business
A.
Personnel
3.
General
d.
Supplemental Contracts
Mr. O’Donnell moved and Mrs. Fronduti seconded a
motion to adopt the following resolution:
Resolution: 2010-2011 – 76
1.
Recommend the following Springton Lake Middle
School personnel to serve as Game Workers for the
2010-2011 school year:
Marie Carter
Sean Graham
2.
Recommend Board approval of the following
Penncrest High School personnel to serve as Event
Chaperones for the 2010-2011 school year at the
rate of $18.33 per hour:
Elisa Ettien
Cynthia Miller
Deborah Hoffman
3.
Recommend Board approval of the following
Penncrest High School professional personnel to
serve as Event Chaperones for the 2010-2011
school year at the rate of $55.00 per event:
Kristen Maze
David Miller
4.
Sandra German, New Teacher Mentor, effective
January 31, 2011 at the annual salary of $568.00.
Ms. German is assigned to Media Elementary.
5.
Christine Seeley, Lego Club Sponsor for the second
semester at the annual salary of $248.00. Ms.
Seeley is assigned to Media Elementary.
6.
Christine Seeley, Game Club Sponsor for the
second semester at the annual salary of $284.00.
Ms. Seeley is assigned to Media Elementary.
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IX.
New Business
A.
Personnel
3.
General
d.
Supplemental Contracts (cont’d)
7.
Alexandra Perilli, .5 New Teacher Mentor, effective
January 19, 2011 at the annual salary of $594.31.
Ms. Perilli is assigned to Springton Lake Middle
School.
8.
Kirsten Curry, Detention Supervisor, effective
February 9, 2011 for the second semester at the
annual salary of $657.36. Ms. Curry is assigned to
Penncrest High School.
The aforementioned resolution was declared adopted by
the Chair, the vote being:
AYES: Linda Kinsler-Fox, Nancy Fronduti, Peter Barry,
William Montgomery, William O’Donnell,
Jeffrey Pettit
NAYS: None
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IX.
New Business
A.
Personnel
3.
General
d.
Supplemental Contracts – Attachments C, D, and E
Mr. O’Donnell moved and Mrs. Fronduti seconded a
motion to adopt the following resolution:
Resolution: 2010-2011 – 77
Resolve, that the Board approve the following:
9.
Recommend the following Penncrest High School
personnel to serve as Game Workers for the 20102011 school year: See Attachment C in Official
Legislative Minutes of February 24, 2011.
10.
Recommend Board approval of the Penncrest High
School Spring Athletic Supplemental Contracts for
the 2010-2011 school year. See Attachment D in
Official Legislative Minutes of February 24, 2011.
11.
Recommend Board approval of the Springton Lake
Middle School Spring Athletic Supplemental
Contracts for the 2010-2011 school year. See
Attachment E in Official Legislative Minutes of
February 24, 2011
The aforementioned resolution was declared adopted by
the Chair, the vote being:
Linda Kinsler-Fox, Nancy Fronduti,
Peter Barry, William Montgomery,
William O’Donnell
NAYS:
None
ABSTAIN: Jeffrey Pettit
AYES:
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IX.
New Business
A.
Personnel
3.
General
e.
Create a New Position
f.
Other
Mr. O’Donnell moved and Mrs. Fronduti seconded a
motion to adopt the following resolution:
Resolution: 2010-2011 – 78
Resolve, that the Board approve the following:
e.
Create a New Position
1.
Personal Instructional Assistant – Support
Staff II
Recommend the Board approve the creation
of an additional Support Staff II – Personal
Instructional Assistant position to serve the
needs of a 9th grade student at Penncrest
High School.
f.
Other
1.
Recommend the following ADSUP I
positions move to RTMEA effective
November 18, 2010:
Mary Beth Hoffman
Occupational –Therapist - $62,050.00
Lisa Roccia
Occupational Therapist - $62,050.00
The aforementioned resolution was declared
adopted by the Chair, the vote being:
AYES: Linda Kinsler-Fox , Nancy Fronduti,
Peter Barry, William Montgomery,
William O’Donnell, Jeffrey Pettit
NAYS: None
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IX.
New Business
B.
Overnight Trips
1.
Penncrest High School Science Olympiad – Juanita College,
Huntingdon, PA
2.
Penncrest High School Science Olympiad - National
Championships at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.
Mr. O’Donnell moved and Mr. Pettit seconded a motion to adopt
the following resolution:
Resolution: 2010-2011 – 79
Resolve, that the Board approve the overnight trip for the
Penncrest High School Science Olympiad to attend the State
Championships at Juniata College, Huntingdon, PA.
Resolve, that the Board approve the overnight trip for the
Penncrest High School Science Olympiad to the National
Championships at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.
The aforementioned resolution was declared adopted by
the Chair, the vote being:
AYES:
NAYS:
C.
Linda Kinsler-Fox, Nancy Fronduti, Peter Barry,
William Montgomery, William O’Donnell,
Jeffrey Pettit
None
2011-2012 School Year Calendar Draft – First Read
Resolve, that the Board review the 2011- 2012 School Year Calendar
Draft. This is a First Read. (See Attachment F in Official Legislative
Meeting Minutes of February 24, 2011)
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X.
Finance
A.
B.
Purchasing
1.
None
General
1.
School Board Policy #606 Waiver – Lien List Advertisement
2.
Budgetary Transfer
3.
MTS Imaging Contract
4.
Equipment Donation
5.
Audit Services
6.
Contract with Devereux
7.
Contract with DCIU for Title I Services (math and reading) to NonPublic Schools
8.
Contract with DCIU for Title I Services (parent workshops) to
Non- Public Schools.
9.
Kardon Institute for Arts Therapy
10.
SLMS G.A.T.E. Program
11.
Level 3 Communications – See Attachment G
12.
Textbooks
Mr. O’Donnell moved and Mr. Pettit seconded a motion to adopt
the following resolution:
Resolution: 2010-2011 - 80
1.
School Board Policy 606 Waiver – Lien List
Advertisement
Resolve, that the School Board waive Board Policy
#606 – advertisement of the names of property
owners in the school district whose delinquent taxes
have been turned over to the Tax Claims Bureau for
collection for the 2010/11 fiscal year.
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IX.
Finance
B.
General
2.
Budgetary Transfer
Further resolve, that the Board approve the following
change order:
FY 11-19 Fund 10 General Fund
FROM:
AMOUNT:
Instruction – Charter School Tuition
$35,000.00
TO:
Instruction – Professional Educational
Services- IU
$35,000.00
AMOUNT:
RATIONALE: Transfer needed to cover the cost of tuition
for CCIU for a Non IEP student.
3.
MTS Imaging Contract
Further resolve, that the School Board approve a contract
with MTS Imaging to digitally scan personnel records in an
amount of $11,894.00.
4.
Equipment Donation
Further resolve, that the Board approve the donation of
thirty microscopes to needy students.
5.
Audit Services
Further resolve, that the Board approve a proposal for
auditing services from Barbacane, Thornton & Company,
LLP for fiscal years 2010/11 through 2012/13. The
proposal includes a 0% increase for 2010/11 and 1 ½%
for each of the remaining two years.
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X.
Finance
B.
General
6.
Contract with Devereux
Further resolve, that the Board approve a contract from Devereux
to provide educational services at the Beneto Day School for
student JB, from November 23, 2010 through June 16, 2011. The
tuition rate is $175.00 per day and the contract will total
approximately $23,375.00 for the year.
7.
Contract with DCIU for Title I Services (math and reading) to
Non-Public Schools
Further resolve, that the Board approve a contract from the DCIU
for the provision of remedial reading and/or math instructional
services to students attending non public schools. This service
will fulfill the district’s responsibility for Title I nonpublic
participation for the 2010-2011 school year – utilizing Title I ARRA
funds. Students will be served in the following schools: Nativity
BVM, St. Francis deSales, St. Mary Magdalen, St. Joseph. The
contract amount is $3,973.50
8.
Contract with DCIU for Title I Services (parent workshops) to
Non-Public Schools
Further resolve, that the Board approve a contract from the DCIU
for the provision of workshops for parents of Title I non public
school students. Parents of students in the following schools will
be served: Nativity BVM, St. Francis deSales, St. Mary Magdalen,
St. Joseph. The contract amount is $126.26.
9.
Kardon Institute for Arts Therapy
Further resolve, that the board approve the amended agreement
between Kardon Institute for Arts Therapy and the Rose Tree
Media School District for the 2010-2011 school year.
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X.
Finance
B.
General
10.
SLMS G.A.T.E. PROGRAM
Further resolve, that the Board approve to continue the SLMS
G.A.T.E. program until June 2011.
11.
Level 3 Communications
Further resolve, that the Board approve the one-year Renewal of
Master Service Agreement with Level 3 Communications, LLC to
provide Enterprise Voice Services. The renewal will commence
on July 1, 2011. See Attachment G in Official Legislative Minutes
of February 24, 2011.
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X.
Finance
B.
General
12.
Textbooks
Further resolve, the Board of School Directors approve the
attached list of textbooks and software for use beginning in the
2011-2012 school year.
Subject
Area
Course
Art
Grade 6, 7, 8 Art
Music
World
Languages
Title
(Publisher)
Explorations in Art: A Global Pursuit
(Davis Publishing, Inc.)
Concert Band, Wind Artistry of Fundamentals
Ensemble
(Alfred Music Pub.)
Music Theory
Practical Beginning Theory
(W. C. Brown Co.)
AP Music Theory
Musician’s Guide to Theory and Analysis
(W. W. Norton)
Musical Theater
Appreciating Musicals
(Walch Publishing)
Upscale Singers,
Essential Musicianship: A Comprehensive
Concert Choir,
Choral Method
Ambassador Choir
(Hall Leonard Pub.)
All courses
Reason 5.0 Upgrade / Record 1.5 (software)
th
6 Grade French,
Bien Dit
French I
(Holt McDougal)
th
6 Grade Spanish,
Realidades
Spanish I
(Prentice Hall)
German I
Deutsch Aktuell
(EMC Publishing)
Latin I
Cambridge Latin
(Cambridge Univ. Press)
Chinese II
Better Chinese
(Better Chinese)
The aforementioned resolution was declared adopted by the Chair, the vote
being:
AYES: Linda Kinsler-Fox, Nancy Fronduti, Peter Barry, William Montgomery,
William O’Donnell, Jeffrey Pettit
NAYS: None
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X.
Finance
C.
D.
Financials for January 2011
Bill lists for January 2011
Mrs. Fronduti moved and Mr. Hanna seconded a motion to adopt the
following resolution:
RESOLUTION: 2010-2011 - 81
Resolve, that the Board approve the following:
Financial Reports
January
January
January
January
2011
2011
2011
2011
Treasurers Reports
Investment Reports
Summary Expenditure Status Report
Revenue Status Report
Bill Lists
January 2011
General Fund Bill List
$ 2,244,617.46
January 2011
Imprest Fund Bill List
$
5,538.50
January 2011
Bond Series 2004 Bill List
$
17,519.85
January 2011
Bond Series 2007 A & B
$
374,030.08
January 2011
Activities/Special Revenue Fund $
26,038.90
$ 2,667,744.79
The aforementioned resolution was declared adopted by the Chair, the
vote being:
AYES:
NAYS:
Linda Kinsler-Fox, Nancy Fronduti, Peter Barry,
William Montgomery, William O’Donnell, Jeffrey Pettit
None
II. Legislative Minutes from February 24, 2011
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XI.
Adjournment
Mr. O’Donnell moved and Mrs. Fronduti seconded a motion to adopt the
following resolution:
RESOLUTION: 2010-2011 – 82
Resolve, that there being no further business to come before the Board, the
meeting was adjourned.
The aforementioned resolution was declared adopted by the Chair, the vote
being:
AYES:
NAYS:
Linda Kinsler-Fox , Nancy Fronduti, Peter Barry, William Montgomery,
William O’Donnell, Jeffrey Pettit
None
______________________
Grace A. Eves
School Board Secretary
II. Legislative Minutes from February 24, 2011
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ROSE TREE MEDIA SCHOOL DISTRICT
EDUCATION CENTER
A bid opening was held on Friday, February 25, 2011, at 10:00 a.m. in the Education
Center, 308 North Olive Street, Media, PA 19063.
Present were: Dennis Cini, Jock Deasey, Ron Baldino, Grace Eves, School Board
Secretary, and three bidders.
Bids in the following category were opened and read by Grace Eves:
Glenwood Elementary School
Resilient Floor and Divider Curtain for the Gymnasium
Martell Construction Co., Inc.
Penns Grove, NJ
Phillips Enterprise
Aldan, PA
L. J. Paolella Construction, Inc.
Brookhaven, PA
Bids will be tabulated and presented to the Board of School Directors.
________________
Grace A. Eves
School Board Secretary
ROSE TREE MEDIA SCHOOL DISTRICT
EDUCATION CENTER
A bid opening was held on March 1, 2011, at 2:00 p.m. in the Education Center, 308
North Olive Street, Media, PA 19063.
Present were: Bonnie Kinsler, Transportation Director, Phil Quinzi, Garage
Supervisor, Grace Eves, School Board Secretary, Roxanne Schupp, Supervisor of
Business Operations, Donna Rottenberk, Business Office Witness, four bidders.
Bids in the following category were opened and read by Grace Eves:
Three (3) 48 Passenger Conventional School Buses
Two (2) 72 Passenger Conventional School Buses
Rohrer Bus Sales
Duncannon, PA
Wolfington Body Co., Inc.
Exton, PA
Brightbill Body works
Lebanon, PA
Bids will be tabulated and presented to the Board of School Directors.
________________
Grace A. Eves
School Board Secretary
ROSE TREE MEDIA SCHOOL DISTRICT
EDUCATION CENTER
A bid opening was held on Thursday, March 3, 2011, at 10:00 a.m. in the Education
Center, 308 North Olive Street, Media, PA 19063.
Present were:
Dennis Cini, Jock Deasey, Ron Baldino, Grace Eves, School Board
Secretary, and five bidders.
Bids in the following category were opened and read by Grace Eves:
Penncrest High School
Bleacher Replacement & Related Site Improvements
Martell Construction Co., Inc.
Penns Grove, NJ
L. J. Paolella Construction, Inc.
Brookhaven, PA
Donald Reisinger, Inc. Contractor
West Chester, PA
Schorn Construction, Co., Inc.
Downingtown, PA
TE Construction Services, LLC
Feasterville, PA 19053
Bids will be tabulated and presented to the Board of School Directors.
________________
Grace A. Eves
School Board Secretary
III.
Presentations and Awards
A.
Penncrest High School Boys’ Indoor Track State Champions
Resolve, the Board award the following Boys’ Indoor Track State
Champions the Rose Tree Media Award.
Background
On February 26, 2011, at State College, PA, the following
Penncrest High School boys placed in the State Championships:
Brendan Robert – named to the All State Track and Field Team –
400 meters, he placed 4th in 400 meters and 6th place in 4 x 800
relay, Craig Cassey – 5th place in 800 meters and 6th place in 4 x
800 relay, Zach Smalls, 6th place in 4 x 800 relay and Patrick Miller
6th place in 4 x 800 relay.
III. Presentations and Awards
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EXCELLENCE
TODAY
FOR TOMORROW
Rose Tree Media School District
308 North Olive Street
Media, Pennsylvania 19063-2493
Telephone: 610-627-.6000
Fax: 610-891-0959
www.rtmsd.org
Grace A. Eves
Director of Management Service
Denise C. Kerr, Ed.D.
Superintendent of Schools
To:
Members of the Board of School Directors
Denise C. Kerr, Ed.D. Superintendent
From:
Grace A. Eves, Director of Management Services
Date:
March 4, 2011
Subject:
March 8, 2011 – 7:15 P.M. Finance Committee Minutes
Chairperson: Bill O’Donnell
________________________________________________________________
In Attendance: Bill O’Donnell, John Hanna, Veronica Barbato, Peter Barry,
Linda Kinsler-Fox, Nancy Fronduti, Nancy Mackrides and Bill Montgomery
Absent: Jeff Pettit
Also in Attendance: Dr. Denise Kerr and Grace Eves
1.
PSBA Program Proposal for 2011
PSBA’s 2011 School Leadership Conference will be held in Hershey on October
18-21. They are asking school boards to submit proposals for 75 minute program
presentations at the conference. The deadline for presentation proposals is April 8.
Action: Discussion
2.
Bus Bids
The budget for 5 busses is $400,000. Bid packages were mailed to 5 vendors. The
bid advertisement appeared in two local papers three times before the bid opening.
The District received 3 bids on March 2nd. The most cost effective purchase for the
district is to split the award. The administration recommended Rohrer Bus Sales be
awarded the three 48 passenger busses and Wolfington be awarded the two 72
passenger busses. The District has purchased busses from both vendors in the
past. The busses will be delivered this summer. The funding is from the 2010/11
capital reserve fund.
Action: This item will be moved to the March 24th Legislative agenda for
approval.
3.
Budget Comparison
The $2.3 million increase in “other uses of funds” compared to last year is related to
the principal on the bond refunding. The District receives quarterly subsidy
payments from the state, which will be reflected in the March update. The District
has received 90% of revenue and has expensed & 79% of expenditures.
Action: Discussion
4.
Budgetary Transfer
FROM:
AMOUNT:
TO:
AMOUNT:
Instruction & Curriculum Development – Supplies
$3,500.00
Instruction & Curriculum Development – Professional Services
$3,500.00
RATIONALE: Transfer needed to cover the cost of two assemblies by Michael
Fowlin on the issues of race, discrimination, violence prevention and personal
identity.
The district is required to present harassment training to all staff members annually.
At February’s in-service a very moving video was played to address bullying and
harassment and to raise the staff’s awareness of harassment. This program ties in
with the in-service program last month related to personal identity and the video all
district personnel viewed--"It Does Get Better." The transfer is being requested to
address needs of the students and staff. The committee has requested the funding
come from the $20,000, which was donated to the District by the former Education
Foundation.
Action: This item will be moved to the March 24th Legislative agenda for
approval.
5.
Contracts
A.
Jostens
A 5 year renewal contract in the amount of $59,922.75 for yearbooks at
Penncrest was presented. There is no cost to the district. The yearbook club
produces the yearbook, which is purchased by students.
Action: This item will be moved to the March 24th Legislative agenda for
approval.
B.
PA Invest Contracts
All school districts in Pennsylvania are required to place a value on OPEB,
Other Post Employment Benefits, which is mandated by the Governmental
Accounting Standards Board, GASB 45. Conrad Siegel is an actuarial firm
that provided this information for the last valuation. A 2 year renewal contract
in the amount of $7,050 was reviewed. The cost of the renewal is the same
as the previous report.
Action: This item will be moved to the March 24th Legislative agenda for approval
6.
2007-2010 State Audit Report
The state audit for the period of 9/2007-07/2010 was reviewed. The audit found the
district complied with applicable state laws, regulations, contracts, grant
requirements and administrative procedures. There was one observation, which will
improve internal controls regarding the memoranda of understanding, MOU. The
MOU is between the district and local law enforcement, which establishes
procedures during an incident that would involve law enforcement on school
property. The MOU is to be updated every 2 years. The District has updated the
MOU. Recommendations for prior observations have met the needs of the state
audit.
Action: Discussion
7.
2011/2012 Delaware County Intermediate Unit Operating
The Delaware County Intermediate Unit approved its budget on March 2. The
Delaware County Intermediate Unit’s Operating Budget for the 2011/12 school year
is $7,639,487. This represents a 1.75% increase over 2010/11. While costs for the
IU have increased, they have not increased the district’s contribution. Rose Tree
Media's share is $77,907, which is the same amount for the current 2010/11 fiscal
year.
Action: This item will be moved to the March 24th Legislative agenda for approval.
8.
2011/2012 Instructional Programs Budget Review
The instructional programs budget includes regular and special education, technical
and vocational programs, alternative education, the detention center and the
DCCC. Updated information from the IU on Special Ed programs as well as the
detention center was recently received, which will be presented at next month’s
committee meeting. The largest increases in the 1000s are salaries and tuitions.
There is also an increase in equipment requests that will be reviewed. The ERIP
information is not included in this budget. Minimum savings will be about $400,000
if all 15 positions are replaced with less experienced staff. Additional information on
health care costs will be reviewed next month.
The governor’s budget was presented today. The impact of the budget will be
reviewed this month. Revenue will be updated at next month’s committee meeting.
Information on athletics will be reviewed at next month’s Pupil Services committee
meeting. Information on Special Education will be reviewed at next month’s
Teaching and Learning Committee meeting.
Action: Discussion
Public Comment
The next Finance Committee meeting will be held on April 12th, 2011 at 7:30 p.m.
EXCELLENCE
TODAY
FOR TOMORROW
Rose Tree Media School District
308 North Olive Street
Media, Pennsylvania 19063-2493
Telephone: 610-627-.6000
Fax: 610-891-0959
www.rtmsd.org
Grace A. Eves
Director of Management Services
Denise C. Kerr, Ed.D.
Superintendent of Schools
___
To:
Members of the Board of School Directors
Denise C. Kerr, Ed.D. Superintendent
From:
Grace A. Eves, Director of Management Services
Date:
March 4, 2011
Subject:
March 8, 2011 - 8:15 PM - Operations Committee Minutes
Chairperson: Bill Montgomery
___________________________________________________________________
In Attendance: Bill Montgomery, John Hanna, Veronica Barbato, Peter Barry,
Linda Kinsler-Fox, Nancy Fronduti, Nancy Mackrides and Bill
O’Donnell
Absent: Jeff Pettit
Also in Attendance: Dr. Denise Kerr, Dennis Cini, Ron Baldino, Joe Slivka,
Henry Guarriello, Pete Medica and Grace Eves
1. Penncrest Weight Room Proposal
Rick Greg and Chip Olinger prepared a proposal for usage of the weight room at
Penncrest High School by the public. The weight room is available to all current
students. Chip Olinger received several requests by alumni to use the facility.
Several factors such as cost, security and liability were discussed in the
proposal. The Penncrest administration does not support the usage of the
weight room by the public. The committee agreed with the administration’s
recommendation of denying access to the weight room by the public.
Action: Discussion
2. Springton Lake Middle School
A.
Project update
Phase 2 work on the classrooms in area B continues and should be
completed by June. Work is on-going in the pool, auditorium and music
suite areas. There are approximately 49 workers on-site. A change order
for the general contractor in the amount of $98,429.40 was approved. It is
due to the unexpected waterline that was located under the foundation.
Allowances for the project were reviewed. The project’s construction
materials recycling program has diverted 85% of its construction waste
from being deposited into landfills. A spreadsheet tracking contingency
funds will be presented at the next committee meeting. There is a 20 day
delay in the schedule due to the weather and the waterline. A recovery
schedule will be reviewed.
Action: This item will be moved to the March 24th Legislative agenda for
approval.
B.
PLANCON I: Supplemental Contract for Public Sewer
The District will apply for PLANCON I in April for the construction of the
public sewer and kitchen plumbing renovations, which will occur this
summer. Once PLANCON I is filed, every change order request will need
to be approved by PDE.
Action: Discussion
C.
Earth Engineering
A proposal will be prepared for additional services from Earth Engineering.
Action: Discussion
3.
2011/12 Capital Project Bids
A. Penncrest Stadium Seating
A bid opening was held on March 3.
Nine vendors requested bid
packages. Five vendors submitted bids. L.J. Paolella is the lowest
responsible bidder with a base bid of $737,073. Alternate 5, which is the
installation of 48” high metal panels, was accepted along with the base bid.
The total cost of the project is $$876,039.
The contract for Architecture Furst Pc, will be increased by $6,575 due to
land development requirements and a request for additional options.
Action: This item will be moved to the March 24th Legislative agenda for
approval.
B.
Glenwood Gymnasium Floor
A bid opening was held on February 25th. Five vendors requested bid
packages. Three vendors submitted bids. L.J. Paolella is the lowest
responsible vendor with a bid of $61,286. Asbestos abatement related
to this project will be bid in May.
Action: This item will be moved to the March 24th Legislative agenda for
approval.
4.
2011/12 Capital Projects updates
Bids for the Glenwood boiler replacement and Penncrest hot water projects will
be opened on March 28th. Bids for Penncrest masonry and Glenwood sewer
pumping station will be in April.
Action: Discussion
5.
Education Center Security
A theft was reported after last week’s committee meetings. Ron Baldino will
research the option of installing a camera system and locks for hallway entry
doors to be reported at the next committee meeting.
Action: Discussion
6.
Public Comment
The next Operations Committee meeting will be on April 12, 2011, at 8:30 p.m.
Rose Tree Media School District
308 North Olive Street
Media, Pennsylvania 19063-2493
Telephone 610.627.6028
Fax 610.565-5317
www.rtmsd.org
Denise C. Kerr, Ed.D.
Superintendent of Schools
To:
Members of the Board of School Directors
Denise C. Kerr, Ed.D., Superintendent
From:
Linda Bluebello, Ed.D.
Date:
March 4, 2011
Subject:
March 1, 2011 Pupil Services Committee Meeting Minutes
Chairperson: Mrs. Nancy Fronduti
Linda Bluebello, Ed.D.
Director of Pupil Services
Board Members in Attendance: Linda Kinsler-Fox, John Hanna, Nancy Mackrides,
Jeff Pettit, Nancy Fronduti
Others in Attendance: Dr. Linda Bluebello, Anne Callahan, Grace Eves, Bonnie
Kinsler, Chip Olinger, Skip Daino, Lisa Taddei, Community Members
Title IX Discussion
Chip Ollinger, Athletic Director, addressed the BSD’s concerns regarding differences in
boys and girls sports events where the Pep Band performs. Chip provided background
information regarding current practices, and assured the BSD that starting next school
year both boys and girls sports teams will receive equal performances. The BSD
requested that Chip return next November to provide an update.
Chartwells Dining Services
Dr. Bluebello presented to the Board the draft proposals for the Chartwells Dining
Services Renewal contract for the 2011-12 school year. The Board also received
additional information from Chartwells’ District Manager, Skip Daino, concerning
proposed changes in federal and state food regulations and potential pricing
ramifications. Mrs. Eves and Dr. Bluebello provided a year-to-date accounting of
revenue and expenditures for the food services fund. The Board also reviewed current
lunch prices in the county. Given an analysis of all financial information, the BSD
determined that a $.05 increase in school lunch prices for next school year would offset
some of the increased costs.
Action: Resolve that the Board approve the renewal contract with Chartwells
Dining Services for the 2011-2012 school year pending contract review by the
district solicitor and PDE.
Toll Brothers Development
Dr. Bluebello presented information on the new Toll Brothers Development, the
Woodlands at Ridley Creek, located off of Kirk Lane and Ridley Creek Roads. The BSD
had requested to see where exactly the development lies within the Rose Tree Media
School District elementary schools’ boundaries. The proposed 51 single home
community currently lies within the Media Elementary School boundaries. The BSD
questioned the impact of this development on Media Elementary School. The Board
directed Dr. Bluebello to check with Mack Johnson concerning projected student
enrollments for the development. The BSD also requested information on projected
class sizes for Media Elementary for next year. Dr. Bluebello will present the requested
information at the April Pupil Services Committee Meeting.
Bus Accident/Incident Procedures
Bonnie Kinsler, RTMSD’s Transportation Supervisor, reviewed the district’s current
procedures for bus accidents and incidents of student misbehavior. The BSD requested
that the procedures be shared multiple times with students, bus drivers, administration,
and staff each school year. The BSD also suggested a student-created video for
students on bus behavior and safety. Bonnie will work with the building principals to
create a video and other student reminders.
Overnight Trips
Dr. Bluebello presented the following overnight trip for review:
Penncrest High School students will compete in the State Envirothon Competition at
Susquehanna University on May 24-26, 2011. The approximate cost to the district is
$1,500 which covers substitute teacher fees, transportation, hotel and meals.
Action: Approval will be on the March 2011 Legislative Agenda.
The next meeting of the Pupil Services committee will be April 5, 2011, at 9:00 p.m.
at the Education Center.
OFFICE OF TEACHING AND LEARNING
TO:
Members of the Board of School Directors
Dr. Denise Kerr, Superintendent
FROM:
Dr. Angela Gilbert, Director of Teaching and Learning - Elementary
Dr. Steve Taylor, Director of Teaching and Learning - Secondary
DATE:
March 1, 2011
RE:
March 1, 2011 Teaching & Learning Committee Meeting Minutes
Chairperson: Mr. Jeff Pettit
Board Members in Attendance:
Mackrides, Jeff Pettit
Linda Fox, Nancy Fronduti, John Hannah, Nancy
RTMSD Personnel in Attendance: Susan Evans, Angela Gilbert, Steve Taylor
Projected Penncrest Course Enrollments Under 15 for 2011-2012.
Dr. Evans comes to the Board twice a year to present a list of Penncrest courses with fewer
than 15 students enrolled. In the fall, she presents courses in which the actual enrollment
ended up less than 15, whereas in the spring she presents courses which, after the course
selection period, are projected to be undersubscribed for the succeeding year. In
presenting these projected enrollments, she recommends one of several outcomes: a
course be combined with another course, a course not be offered, or a course be offered
despite low enrollment. Reasons for offering courses with enrollments under 15 include a
history of increasing enrollment over the summer, as well as the need to offer capstone,
culminating, or AP courses to maintain the quality of the academic program.
At this evening’s meeting, Dr. Evans made the following recommendations for courses not
to offer: Theater Lab and Verbal SAT; for courses to combine with others: Art III, Latin III
and Latin IV, TV Production II, Girls’ PE Major, and German III and German IV; for
courses to offer in the expectation of increased enrollment: Computer Applications, Oral
Communication, Music Theater, Critical Reading, and French I; and for courses to offer
in order to maintain the quality of the academic program: Portfolio Prep, Applied
Technology, AP Calculus BC, and AP Environmental Science.
Following the
presentation, the Board expressed a preference for not offering Critical Reading unless
the numbers can be increased significantly from the students enrolled for Verbal SAT,
which is not being offered. The Board also would prefer Penncrest offer the students
requesting German III and German IV an online course at the district’s expense, rather
than create a class of just five students.
Proposed Renewal of Online Subscriptions for 2011-2012
Dr. Gilbert and Dr. Taylor presented to the Board a list of proposed renewals for online
subscriptions for 2011-2012. These subscriptions include instructional programs, such as
KidBiz/TeenBiz, which are used by students in computer labs and classrooms, and
resource materials, such as Gale databases for literature, health, history, and general
reference, which are used by students in the district’s libraries. Following the presentation,
the Board gave permission for this item to appear as a resolution on the March legislative
agenda.
Special Education Contracts
Dr. Gilbert presented a financial contract for student E.B. to receive educational
services at the Hill Top Preparatory School during the 2010/2011 school year. The
student has significant disabilities and is in need of this specialized educational
setting. The student will receive the educational and related services indicated in the
current IEP. The tuition rate is $36,850.00 for the year.
ACTION: A resolution to approve the contract with Hill Top Preparatory School to
provide educational services for E.B. during the 2010-2011 school year will appear
on the March 24, 2011 Legislative Agenda.
Dr. Gilbert presented a contract from Elwyn for student T.B. to receive One to One
services during the 2010/2011 school year. The student has significant disabilities
and is in need of this specialized assistance to address those needs. The student
will receive this support as indicated in the current IEP. The cost is $160.34 per day.
ACTION: A resolution to approve the contract with Elwyn to provide One to One
services for T.B. during the 2010-2011 school year will appear on the March 24, 2011
Legislative Agenda.
Support for Students in Alternative School Programs Proposal
Dr. Gilbert sought direction from the Board regarding this proposal. Committee Chair Jeff
Petitt instructed Dr. Gilbert to submit the proposal as an agenda item for the March
Legislative agenda.
ACTION: A resolution to approve the proposal for Support for Students in Alternative
School Programs will appear on the March 24, 2011 Legislative agenda.
EXCELLENCE
TODAY
FOR TOMORROW
SCHOOL REPORT’S – March 2011
GLENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Third Grade
Third grade students are excited about the KidBiz contest. They'll surely be reading a lot
of articles and completing a lot of activities to be the class that scores the most points.
Fourth Grade
The fourth grade had a fabulous and educational day to celebrate the Chinese New Year.
Representatives from the Da Shin restaurant came and provided a wonderful meal and
presented artifacts and traditions from China. All fourth grade classes are diligently
preparing for the PSSAs. Students are reviewing concepts in reading, math, and science.
Students are also working hard to prepare for student led conferences. They are
preparing a presentation for their parents which discusses their areas of strength and
need. They will be presenting evidence and work samples to prove their abilities.
Students are working on a variety of science and social studies topics, including Motion
and Design, Geography, the Northeast Region of the US, and Ecosystems. Students are
reading many great novels in their guided reading groups, including Chasing Vermeer
and Phoebe the Spy. All of our students participated in the writing contest and wrote
some interesting stories and non-fiction pieces. Many classes are currently learning about
poetry.
Fifth Grade
In March, the winners of the Young Author's Project writing contest were announced. The
winners each received certificates and had their names posted in the cafeteria. Their
pieces were made into a book to be kept in the Glenwood library and put on the
Glenwood website for all to see. Their entries were also forwarded to DCIU to be entered
into the county-wide contest.
Nurse
The 2010/2011 Glenwood Junior Optimist Club is an active, involved group of 10 fourth
grade students. The students exemplify an attitude of optimism and a heart for service. In
November they packaged treats for local firefighters. In January, to honor the memory of
Dr. Martin Luther King with a service project, they sponsored a fund raiser to purchase
mosquito nets for children in Africa through the organization Save the Children. Their
original goal was to raise $40 to buy 4 nets. Through their hard work in promoting the
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project and the generosity of Glenwood students and staff, the Junior Optimists were able
to raise $200 to purchase 20 nets! In February, club members assembled folders to be
used by our school district for kindergarten registration at all four elementary schools. The
club also hosted a special guest, Mrs. Mary Ellen Goldfarb, former principal and founder
of the Glenwood Chapter of Junior Optimists International. The students took Mrs.
Goldfarb on a tour of the school so she could see the changes that have occurred since
her retirement five years ago. Activities on the agenda for March and April activities
include a Welcome Spring project and an Earth Day event. The club sponsor is Mrs.
Debra Taylor, Glenwood’s school nurse.
Art
At Glenwood Elementary School, parents enjoyed looking at their child's art work during
the all school first through fifth grade Art Show. Art Teacher, Keith Sharp, usually displays
work at this time as many parents are in and out of the school during parent conferences.
While walking to and from their child's conferences, it makes the perfect opportunity for
parents to look at the wide range of art created in different media and by different age
levels. Each child had one work of art on display.
Library
To celebrate Read Across America Day on Dr. Seuss’ birthday, students from Springton
Lake visited the four elementary schools to read to students in grades K-2. Former
Glenwood students Sarah Sweeney and Mark Teamerson returned to their elementary
school to share books with Mrs. Maher’s kindergarten during their library time. The
kindergarten students enjoyed the special guest readers and the Dr. Seuss books they
read aloud to them.
Literacy Coach
Thirty elementary staff members boarded a bus at 5:45 AM, bound for New York City, and
Teachers College, Columbia University. The Teachers College Reading and Writing
Project (TCRWP) hosts two free day-long Saturday workshops each year, and, for the
first time, RTM Literacy Coach Tracey Fritch arranged for our teachers to have a large
showing at this important and inspiring event. Since so many of our classrooms have
already begun using curriculum materials developed by the staff of the TCRWP,
the teachers and administrators who traveled up for the day were eager and excited to
attend. The day began with a keynote address from world-famous children's author and
reading advocate Jon Scieszka (aside from writing hilarious books that kids love to read,
in 2008, he was named the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature by the
Library of Congress). Following his keynote, attendees chose four sessions to attend
from over 100 workshops; these workshops addressed a wide range of reading and
writing topics for K-8 teachers. Other speakers that day included literacy gurus Lucy
Calkins, Stephanie Harvey, and Kathy Collins, as well as practicing coaches and
classroom teachers, sharing some of the best and most up-to-date thinking in the field of
teaching reading and writing.
AGP
Mr. G’s first grade classes are building inventions to keep Humpty Dumpty from falling off
of the wall while his second grade classes are building houses out of straws and sticks to
protect the Three Little Pigs from the Big Bad Wolf. Mr. G’s fifth grade classes are
researching the roles and positions of NASA astronauts and mission control teams. They
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will be participating in a simulated NASA mission. Mr. G’s fourth grade classes will be
creating I-Spy jars containing items reflecting events and activities that are important their
families and their family traditions. Mr. G’s third grade classes will be updating a wiki
about alternative energy sources and writing poetry about the energy sources.
INDIAN LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Kindergarten
Kindergarten students at ILES have been busy observing the weather. They have
graphed the weather and temperature daily, observed the clouds, collected and
measured rain, and tested the wind with their very own flags! Does March "Roar in like a
lion and go out like a lamb?" Ask the kindergarten students at ILES!
First Grade
First grade has been busy in math learning all about various kinds of patterns, such as
number, color and shapes. In science, the children are participating in a hands-on science
unit called Balancing and Weighing. Through numerous activities, including trial and error,
the children are learning the concepts of this unit. In reading, we are working on making
inferences and asking questions, both skills that good readers need to possess. In writing,
the children are working on revising their small moments stories. In word study, we are
learning all about ending blends.
Second Grade
Second grade students have been introduced to the science lab this month. Students are
exploring and investigating materials for our unit on Solids and Liquids. This unit draws
on observation skills and is hands-on! We will be preparing for our trip to Tyler Arboretum
at the end of March to support our Native American Unit.
Third Grade
As you know, in Reading, we have been working on specific skills related to the PSSA
tests, as well as preparing for the actual taking of the test. The common thread among
the students is that when a non-fiction story is read, they are reluctant to go back to the
story to find the actual facts. Some do it without reminders, but the UNRAAVEL strategy
that we have been practicing has been a successful one and will be very helpful when it
comes to test time. In our anthology book, we have finished our unit on Incredible
Stories. Realism and Fantasy were discussed at great length. We will continue to work
on our “just right” snowy novels in the weeks ahead. The students are working on a
culminating group project, based on the novel that they have read, which includes the
literary elements of problem and solution, character traits, setting, main events and
sequencing. Our monthly writing prompts have been going very well. We are becoming
better, more detailed writers each day! We have been doing lots of creative writing in the
classroom, most of which is being saved for memory books. Our next prompt will be
“What I want to be when I grow up…” For the next three weeks, we will take a break from
switching for Word Study, as we will be spending our time preparing for and taking the
PSSA tests. In Science, we finished up our unit on the human body. After PSSA’s, we
look forward to preparing for and hatching our chicks. The kids will learn how to take care
of the eggs before the chicks hatch. Once the chicks hatch, they will enjoy listing to their
peeps, as well as feeding, caring for and playing with them. In Math, as we continue to
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master our multiplication tables 0-12. We have introduced some fun and interactive
websites that will be helpful, which can be found on our website. Also, we have been
going over standards not yet taught and will revisit in more depths fractions, time, money,
measurement, geometric solids, and much more. Once PSSA’s are over, we will begin
the next unit in Investigations called Fair Shares. In this unit, students will be using
fractions to make “fair shares” of things like paper “brownies” and pattern-block “cookies.”
By working with these materials, your child will learn about how “wholes” come apart into
fractions, and fractions fit together as wholes.
Fourth Grade
Fourth Grade had a great field trip to the Helicopter museum and QVC to learn about
wind principles, and the economics of Pennsylvania. Healthy Heart Day was filled with
many healthy opportunities and learning. Students got extra exercise, did 100 cheers for
Mrs. Barton's 100 day celebration, learned from the Red Cross about first aid, Valentines
exchange and ended the day with healthy snack that everyone loved, of fruit and yogurt
parfaits! Wonderful learning about non-fiction text has been occurring in fourth grade.
We worked in pairs to read and summarize Chocolate by Hershey. Students did strong
work learning how to find the main idea and supporting details. As part of our study of the
Southeast, students came ready to learn in their boating attire! We traveled though the
Everglades, and the Mississippi River through to the Gulf of Mexico.
Kindergarten Registration
More than 56 new Indian Lane Kindergarteners were registered for the Fall 2011-2012
school year. Open registration was held in the morning and evening, which turned out to
be a very smooth process, thanks to the efforts of the District’s Pupil Services
department.
Student Council Events
Over 100 third through fifth graders participated in Indian Lane's first ever Duck n' Chuck
Dodgeball Tournament. Over $500 was raised for the Kids With Cancer Foundation. A
special thank you goes to our Student Council members and advisers for coordinating this
event. Over 100 students participated in “Dress Like Your Teacher” day. Pictures can
be found on our website.
PMEA Intermediate Band Festival
Billy A. and Tabbi C. were selected to participate in this year's PMEA Intermediate Band
Festival, which was hosted by the Penn-Delco School District. This was an all day event
that culminated with an evening performance. Participants included over 100 exceptional
fifth and sixth grade band students from Delaware County schools. Billy and Tabbi
earned this honor by displaying a high level of musicality, and a disciplined work ethic.
Congratulations are in order to Billy and Tabbi for earning a seat in this band!
Broadcast Yourself
Chloe G., kindergartner in Mrs. Huebner's class, won the raffle, "Broadcast Yourself" at
Indian Lane's Mid-Winter Festival. Included in the package, Chloe received a tour of the
Broadcast "studio." A fifth grade broadcaster, Dyanna C. showed Chloe the sound board
and Chloe watched the televised live broadcast in the sound room. Chloe received the
broadcast script a few hours prior to taping. She came in one morning and toured the rest
of the broadcast areas noting the cable that feeds the live broadcast through the school's
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system and the camera. Chloe wore the official broadcast reporter shirt and took the
reporter's seat. She clipped on her microphone and rehearsed only a few times before
she was ready to tape her first ever broadcast! Chloe's report was videotaped and
edited with pictures and the Broadcast theme song! The video was emailed to Chloe and
burned to a DVD for personal viewing! Chloe did a fabulous job! Chloe intends to return
later in the year with a book review and broadcast it live! Good luck, Chloe!
Parent/Teacher Conferences
Conferences were held this month. In fourth grade they implemented a different type of
conference for students and families. We are very excited about this innovative approach
called the student-led conference. We believe it will help students accept responsibility
and ownership for their learning. Students had an opportunity to present what they
learned in school and shared their work, thoughts and a portfolio of their educational
journey this year. This was a chance for many students to take a serious look at their
work and progress, and to set goals for the next 3 months. Students shared and talked
for most of the conference period. The parent-teacher roles were to listen to student
explanations of their work, and offer feedback and assistance as needed during the
conference. Of course, the teachers were available to talk with parents too; however, this
was a special time for students to share.
City Team
Mrs. Hendrixson’s fifth grade class paid a visit to City Team this month. Donations of
clothing and food collected by our school were delivered. Each year in connection with
our anti-drug and alcohol curriculum, students have the opportunity to see City Team in
operation. Indian Lane has supported City Team since 1992.
Read Across America
Springton Lake’s Optimists Club students were excited about returning to their elementary
schools to read to some of our students on Read Across America Day. We had a total of
about 20 students who participated in reading to our Kindergarten through second
graders. Both groups of students benefitted from this experience in more ways than one.
Art Goes to School
What a fun learning experience of Art! Students learned from our very own parents Mrs.
Cave and Mrs. Davis and we looked deeply into the paintings and designs of the master
artists.
Haskell Laws - Simulation activity for Black History Month
Mrs. Haskell’s fourth grade students arrived at school in early February to find out that
"Haskell Laws" had been ruled for the day. Non-Haskell students were not allowed to
drink from the classroom water fountain, rather they had to walk down the hall, nor could
they use the electric pencil sharpener, rather use the manual one. At lunch, all Haskell
students had to sit at a separate table, go to the back of the line, and go last to return
upstairs for indoor recess. All of this was to simulate prejudice and segregation, under
the "Jim Crow Laws", as it was in the south during the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
What an impact this had on the students. At indoor recess they started their own protest
to have the same rights as all the other fourth graders! During social studies in our study
of the southeast region of the United States, we "got on the bus" to go to Montgomery,
Alabama and the Civil Rights Memorial. We processed all that the students felt and
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experienced during the simulation. Next, we listened to the actual "I have a Dream"
speech, by Dr. Martin Luther King. Lastly, we concluded the day with writing and poetry
about the experience. As the students headed to go to gym, they put their arms around
each other and a couple of them said, "Free at last, Free at last, I'm so glad, I am free at
last!
MEDIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
February In-Service
Media was pleased to host the elementary teachers for the morning portion of the
February In-Service. Topics covered ranged from Managing Your 403B Account, to
Harassment Training to the math curriculum. Specialists were able to meet in job-alike
groups. In the afternoon, Indian Lane hosted the Media staff for a viewing of the
documentary, “Race to Nowhere.” Lively discussion followed, moderated by Mr. Bennett.
We appreciate the friendly welcome (popcorn included!). The fifth grade team spent the
afternoon with their language arts colleagues at SLMS discussing transition issues.
Kindergarten Registration
Our kindergarten/new student registration had to be rescheduled due to snow. The new
date yielded approximately 50 new students with more expected.
Book Room Day
Our teachers had an opportunity to work in our leveled book room. We have so many
wonderful materials there that a chance to look them over and discuss them in grade level
groups, facilitated by our language arts coordinator Erin Schievert, was much
appreciated.
Book Fair
Our PTG hosted a very successful Scholastic Book Fair. Both the selection and the
response were stellar.
PVAAS Public Portal
Media’s comparison to other comparable schools, as is available to the public on the
PVAAS web site, was encouraging. Our growth in math was at an average growth index
of 4.5 and in reading it was 2.0.
Read Across America Day
Media has a long tradition of celebrating READ ACROSS AMERICA DAY. This year we
had guest readers from Springton and Penncrest. Mr. Jackowski chaperoned the
Springton students who were well prepared with books and a “reader’s pledge.” Mrs.
Garvin-Parks accompanied the Penncrest students. Our children benefit greatly by
hearing older students talk about their “reading life.” In the afternoon, we enjoyed a
performance by a children’s musical group, “The Cat’s Pajamas.”
Parent Teacher Conferences
The second round of parent-teacher conferences concluded last week. Fourth grade is to
be commended for their implementation of student led conferences. They do a great deal
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of preparation so the students can discuss strengths, weaknesses, and goals with their
parents.
Maturation Program
Fourth grade is identified for a maturation program (puberty) each year. This was given in
single sex groups by our guidance counselor (Patrick Murphy) and our physical education
teacher (Carol Shapero). Students viewed a video (“Let’s Talk Puberty”) and participated
in discussion of the content. Parents had an opportunity to preview the program and
meet with Mrs. Shapero during the evenings of parent-teacher conferences.
PSSA Prep Rally and Pajama Day
PRIOR PREPARATION PREVENTS POOR PERFORMANCE. That is our PSSA motto.
Each year before testing begins we have a fun day (Pajama Day) and a brief “rally” that
includes a performance by the Penncrest cheerleaders. The cheerleaders were agile,
entertaining, and generally fabulous. Thanks to Jess Anderson for bringing them over
from PCHS. They safely raised three of our teachers (Ms. Howe, Miss Ciuffetelli, and Mr.
Goldfarb) in the air. Patrick Murphy, our guidance counselor, has done a fabulous job of
planning for our PSSA administration. We are confident that our children will do well.
Kindergarten News
Kindergarten has been busy studying hibernation, penguins, and wind/weather. They had
a hibernation celebration to see what their animal friends experience. They also had a fun
day of science centers where they learned about wind and air molecules. They made
flags and were able to test them outside to see how strong the wind was. Mrs.
Consadene, our online educator, was able to join our afternoon classes for the science
fun.
Grade 1 News
The first graders celebrated READ ACROSS AMERICA DAY by focusing on Dr. Seuss as
an author/illustrator. They rotated among the four classrooms to enjoy some of Theodore
Seuss Geisel’s rhyming stories. After each story, they had a related educational activity.
Students used measurement and scientific skills to create green, gooey OOBLECK based
on Batholomew and the Oobleck. Colorful fishbowls were created by the students after
they read One Fish ,Two Fish,,Red Fish , Blue Fish. An important lesson of respecting
diversity was stressed in The Sneetches. Personal stars that demonstrated individuality
were created and displayed in celebration after students made “text to self” connections.
First graders learned a lot on this special anniversary of Dr. Seuss’ birth.
Grade 2
Second grade went to The Tyler Arboretum. The theme of the visit was animals in winter.
The children learned that animals migrate, adapt or die during the winter months. During
the trip, the students looked for signs of animal tracks. Having snow on the ground made
that task a lot easier! The children also learned how trees survive in the winter. Working
on an assembly line is one of the highlights of the second grade economics unit. This
year, the HOT DOG assembly line ran very smoothly and includes a recipe from our
“Greener Partners” healthy snack menu. The grade two “quality control managers” did not
have much to do thanks to the efficiency of our “workers.”
Grade 3 News
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Third graders completed an in-depth research project on topics related to their study of
SPACE. Presentations included posters, models, PowerPoints, songs, videos and
dramatic presentations. They are gearing up to take the PSSA’s for the first time and
they are excited about it.
Grade 4 News
Grade four teachers report that their children are ready for the PSSA and that they did an
excellent job in their student led conferences.
Grade 5 News
Students have selected topics for the grade five rite of passage, the research project.
Each student selects a topic based on interest and conducts research using books,
magazines, articles, and the internet. So far students have gathered sources, completed
the note taking process, and are drafting rough copies. The research project is aligned
with the Lucy Calkins’ Units of Study for Teaching Writing Essay Writing Unit. Fifth grade
teachers met with sixth grade language arts teachers to discuss the transition from
elementary to middle school.
AGP News
Students in Mrs. Scheivert’s grade three AGP classes have been working to build solar
ovens to kick off their alternative energy unit. In fourth grade, students have been
assigned a fictitious immigrant in preparation for the Ellis Island simulation. This is part of
the immigration unit where students will discuss and debate immigration policies. In fifth
grade, students have begun their space and exploration unit and have been debating
about the purpose and need for space exploration.
BANDFEST
Fifth grader Sydney Goldberg participated in BANDFEST. Sydney, a flutist, was one of
two elementary students selected for this honor.
Soles for Souls/ Jr. Optimist News
The Media Junior Optimist Club (Kids Who Care) is happy to report that the more than
800 pairs of shoes they collected for the world’s disadvantaged have reached their
destination. Special thanks to former Media parent, Stephen Miller, who arranged for the
shoes to be shipped to Tennessee (FedEX) free of charge. Thanks also to Gallagher’s (a
mailing service on State Road) for assisting us.
Reading Olympics
Matusow’s Mustangs continue to prepare for the Delaware County Reading Olympics
which will take place on May 9 at Sun Valley High School. One of our students, Lucy
Lebourgeois, has already read over 20 books. All of our Reading Olympic students are
the top 100 Book Challenge readers in their classes as well.
New Clubs
Recent additions to our already healthy club offerings are French Club and Fitness Club.
We have been very fortunate this year to have so many parents who are interested in cosponsoring a club with a faculty member. Spanish Club is in the planning phase.
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ROSE TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Academically Gifted Program
Mr. Grisillo’s first grade classes were building inventions to keep Humpty Dumpty from
falling off of the wall while his second grade classes built houses out of straws and sticks
to protect the Three Little Pigs from the Big Bad Wolf. The fifth grade classes researched
the roles and positions of NASA astronauts and mission control teams. They will be
participating in a simulated NASA mission. Students in the fourth grade classes were
busy creating I-Spy jars containing items reflecting events and activities that are important
their families and their family traditions. The third grade classes updated a wiki about
alternative energy sources and wrote poetry about the energy sources.
Reading
March was a great month for reading! Students in first grade read books about science
and life cycles. Second graders studied informational books and discussed main ideas
and supporting details. In grades three through five, students worked hard on their
comprehension strategies and written responses to text. Read Across America Day on
March 2 was a huge success at Rose Tree, with guest readers and celebrations to honor
the birthday of Dr. Seuss.
First Grade
March Madness is a fun way for first grade students to learn math facts. The children
have enjoyed daily timed tests in math, addition and subtraction. They watched their
scores rise as the month progressed. Each student has a personal best score that
he/she tries to beat! The first grade writing unit on revision has given the students the
opportunity to become better writers. They are publishing their books and they will be
added to the school library.
SPRINGTON LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL
Jessica George, Sara Hatfield and Nicole Stahl were recognized as Students of the
Month at the March 1 PTG meeting. More than 150 students participated in the DVD-athon. The event raised $2000 for the Great Guys Group and Relay for Life.
Art
Ms. Sycz’s sixth grade students have begun sculpting clay birds including a natural
setting. This lesson allows students to compare and contrast with the previous drawing
lesson of drawing a bird using shapes as compared to using now using form. Grade
seven students have completed making armature and now are sculpting the basic forms
for their sculpture unit which involves creating clay heads showcasing some type of head
covering. Eighth grade students have begun sculpting the human figure which includes
the study of famous sculptures by Michelangelo, Rodin and Brancusi.
Mrs. Going’s sixth grades are busy completing their greenware sculptures based on
Native American Zuni Fetishes. Let the color begin! Also, relief sculptures are well
underway based on the Aztec Civilization and their belief in the powers of the sun! Many
of Mrs. Going’s students entered posters in the Holcomb Calendar Contest promoting a
Drug free message and positive activities to stay healthy. Good luck to all of those
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students who participated. Seventh grades have completed a personal journey on their
dream boards which highlight "who they are now, where they are going and what dreams
and goals do they have for their future". All students are returning to complete their
Ceramic unit and begin the glazing process. Eighth grades are working hard on
their Renaissance sculptures. Michelangelo has been their focus and his devotion to his
figures. Like the great Sculptor, students will try to capture a moment in time and try
to find the humanistic quality to their figures.
Mrs. Prior’s student teacher, Miss Schlosser, from the University of the Arts developed
and taught lessons for each grade level. Fauvism, Cubism, or Pointillism and the art of
Vincent Van Gogh, Paul Cezanne and Georges Seurat are the styles and artists sixth
grade students are using as inspiration to paint their landscapes. After viewing masks
from many cultures, seventh graders are constructing clay masks based on their own
personal cultures. Eighth graders are creating animal prints based on Aboriginal dot
paintings.
Guidance
Mrs. Griffin and twenty-two seventh and eighth grade girls from The Girls' Leadership
Group attended the Girls' Leadership Conference at Radnor Middle School on March 5.
The topic was The Power of Social Media. The girls heard dynamic presentations from
NBC 10 news anchor Lori Wilson and Cheryl Beck, an entrepreneur who has used social
media to launch fund-raising initiatives including a philanthropic fashion brand called Bold
Girlz. The girls had fun working on small group projects, eating lunch, and meeting girls
from other schools. Sixth grade students participated in a guidance lesson on stress
management. Mrs. Gilroy also began groups focused on family issues, goal setting, and
a lunch bunch group. The peer tutoring program which began this year provides
academic support for students.
Language Arts
Sixth grader Kristian Emmons won the school-wide Spelling Bee held at Springton Lake
on Friday, February 11th. Seventh grader Natalie Lamborn placed as first runner-up, and
both students will be going on to Neumann University to represent Springton in the
county-wide bee. Congratulations to both these fine young people and congratulations
also to their parents and teachers in helping coach them in preparing for the competitions.
Library
Mrs. Motley has been working with Tony Tolomeo, Geralyn Mayernick, Elizabeth
McKelvey, and Jerry Diaz to revise the SLMS Summer Reading List. In the fall, students
and faculty were surveyed to identify books that needed to be replaced. The committee
began reading in October and by the end of February had replaced, two books on the
grade 6 list, two on the grade 7 list, as well as about 7% of the titles on the additional
suggestions list. They also designed a new organizer specifically for recording
information for Bronx Masquerade, a grade 8 selection. Titles needed by rising seventh
and eighth graders will be available at the SLMS Book Fair in May. Elementary librarians
will also include titles for rising 6th graders in their book fairs.
Mrs. Motley delivered over 100 entries for the Young Poets Contest to the Delaware
County Library System office in Lima. More poems were entered this year than in the last
several years altogether!
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District librarians have been preparing for our 3rd annual Poem in Your Pocket Week that
will be celebrated from April 11-16 this year. Materials have been ordered from the
printer, letters for participating businesses are ready to be sent, librarians are arranging
with the public library to have students visit to hand out pocket poems to public library
patrons, and all schools are busy planning events for their buildings. This year, the Stroll
through Media will be Friday and Saturday, April 15 & 16.
Eighth grade social studies students from Mr. Krugler’s classes investigated Ancient
Greece in depth focusing on such topics as mythology, architecture, the Seven Wonders
of the Ancient World, warfare, and notables like Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. Mr.
Krugler conferenced with students throughout the process in order for them to effectively
develop a research paper using in-text citations and a full bibliography. Mrs. McCarthy’s
eighth grade social studies classes used primary and secondary sources to research
various topics from Ancient Greece and Rome in order to create one of a variety of
products: a building model, a play, a PowerPoint, a creative essay, a museum artifact, a
movie review, or student choice. Seventh graders from Mr. DeLeo’s social studies
classes received an introduction to print and digital resources from Mrs. Motley prior to
beginning their project. After completing research, each student created a traveling trunk
of discoveries that included biographies of corps members, a Native American entry,
information about animals and vegetation, tools and technology, and geographical
landforms. Mrs. Motley presented book talks to students from Mrs. Newsome’s sixth
grade classes in preparation for biography book brags. After discussing the reason for
reading biographies with the students, Mrs. Motley presented PowerPoint book talks to
introduce suggested titles and then students had an opportunity to select from these or
other titles of their choice. Students from Mrs. Williams’ seventh grade class visited the
library to select survival and adventure books. Mrs. Motley displayed a variety of the
most popular and well-written titles from which they could choose. Students were also
allowed to self-select from the collection at large as long as their books were approved by
their teacher. Mrs. Motley reads weekly to life skills students in Mrs. Hemenway’s class.
Students are now enjoying Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life, a novel by this year’s
visiting author, Wendy Mass who will be appearing at SLMS in April.
Math
Geometry classes will finish Chapter 8 in early March. Students will find angle measures
in polygons. They will investigate properties of parallelograms and learn what information
they can use to conclude that a quadrilateral is a parallelogram. Students will also study
special quadrilaterals such as rhombuses, rectangles, squares, trapezoids, and kites.
They continue to review for the PSSA. The students are review numbers and operations,
measurement, algebraic concepts, and data analysis and probability. After the PSSA, we
will move to Chapter 10, Properties of Circles. In this chapter students investigate
aspects of circles. They start by drawing tangents to circles and seeing how a tangent to
a circle is related to the radius at the point of tangency. They use intercepted arcs of
circles to measure angels formed by chords in a circle and to measure angles formed by
secants and tangents to a circle. They explore relationships between segment lengths of
chords that intersect in a circle, and they investigate relationships between segment
lengths of secants and tangents to a circle. Finally, they use the standard equation of a
circle to graph and describe circles in a coordinate plane.
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Our Algebra I students have been working on Chapter 8, which deals with the properties
of exponents. They have been applying those properties to the multiplication and division
of expressions with exponents, worked with scientific notation, and will be introduced to
exponential growth and decay models. In addition to working on Chapter 8, they have
been doing some review work for the PSSA.
CMP-2 eighth grade students working in the Connected Math curriculum completed a unit
on triangles and the Pythagorean Theorem. This unit addressed Pennsylvania state
assessment anchors C.1.2.1 and A.1.1.2. Students are continuing this work with further
investigations into exponential terms and scientific notation (which also addresses anchor
A.1.1.1). Students have continued to practice completing open-ended-questions,
responding to problems-of-the-day, review vocabulary and doing other work in
preparation for the PSSA tests. CMP-2 seventh grade math students have been working
out of the book Comparing and Scaling. This unit is focusing on the language and
comparisons of ratios. Students are asked to evaluate data and make comparison
statements using a variety of methods (percents, decimals, fractions, and ratios). They
are then applying what they learned from Stretching and Shrinking and scaling up and
scaling down rates to make more comparisons. In the final investigation the students write
and solve proportions for different real life situations. CMP2 seventh grade accelerated
math student have been working out of the book Frogs, Fleas, and Painted Cubes. This
unit is focusing on several algebraic concepts including looking at nonlinear polynomial
relationships. They are looking at quadratic expressions and recognizing the shape of a
quadratic function. They are required to describe the several characteristics of each
parabola that they graph. They are factoring the equations, finding the
minimum/maximum points, finding the line of symmetry, and finding the x and y intercepts
for each of these expressions. As a project for the Bits And Pieces/Fractions Unit, CMP2
sixth grade math students surveyed their classmates on preferences for two similar
products (Ex: Florida’s Natural vs. Tropicana Orange Juice, Home Depot vs. Lowes,
Kellogg’s Raisin Bran vs. Post Raisin Bran, Gap vs. Old Navy, etc.). Students created a
poster complete with a catchy slogan, advertising the most popular product that would
best convince or persuade merchants to place the ad on television. The results of the
survey were used to write four comparison statements-one statement using differences,
one statement using a ratio, one statement using a fraction, and one statement using a
percentage. Advertisements were created using computer images and/or hand drawn
illustrations. The sixth graders used a rubric/checklist on this project for self assessment
purposes. Students presented posters to the class as a culminating activity.
Music
Sixth grade general music classes continue “hands on” experiences as they study
musical instruments such as the drum set and guitar. Students in seventh and eighth
grade general music combined computer skills with musical downloads, MP3 players, and
iPods to present projects concerning “Songs That Communicate.” They also continued
their study of the Classical Period with the works of Franz Joseph Haydn.
The District 12 PMEA String Fest was held at Strath Haven Middle School. Springton
Lake participants included eighth graders Michael Chang, Lucy Hall, Keiran Haus,
Francesca Krivitsky, Rachel Rex, Alex Sredenschek, and Carolina Weathers. JJ Teal
and Derek Leurig were also selected. Seventh Grader Jo Nicholson sang several
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selections at the recent Rose Tree Media Optimist Club meeting to the delight of those
attending.
This year’s Elementary Band Fest was hosted at Sun Valley High School in the PennDelco School District. Guest Conductor was Dr. Andrew Shanefield, instrumental
instructor in the Haverford School District, at Swarthmore College, and for the Cavaliers
Drum and Bugle Corps.
Sixth graders Robert Evenden, Megan Clancy, Jessica
Olkowski, Thomas Van Leer and Even Sides represented Springton Lake in the concert.
Twenty-six Eighth Grade Band members participated in Penncrest’s annual Winter
Concert. The performance served as a bridging activity for next year’s ninth grade
musicians.
Physical Education
In February, the students were exposed to a multicultural games unit where they had to
experience games from Switzerland, Israel, Germany and England. Students learned
about the origins of the activities in addition to some background about the area that
these games were developed. Classes who were in the weight room continued to learn
about the different machines and exercise physiology components. In addition, students
participated in team triathlon challenges where the students as a group tried to complete
a half triathlon in three classes. The students recorded their work with the aid of
pedometers and added their combined totals for their teammates and class periods. In
the main gym, students participated in a volleyball unit that covered the basic types of
hits, learning the appropriate times for the various skills and game strategy. Students
also participated in lead up games to get the feel of an actual volleyball game.
Science
The sixth grade continues their study of DNA and genetics. Students are reading articles
about genetics and using the UNRAAVEL strategy to help prepare students for the
upcoming LA PSSAs. Students are using the textbook to investigate genetic disorders
and are using Punnett squares to determine the probability of sex-linked traits being
passed to offspring. The seventh grade science program changes gears from electrical
investigations to the universal laws that dictate forces and energy. The forces are
introduced when the teachers perform several spectacular demonstrations including
student participation. Once a basic understand of forces and motion is established, vector
diagrams are used to represent direction and magnitude of forces working in cooperation
or opposition. In eighth grade, we continue to prepare for the PSSA Science exam which
will be on April 5th. Specifically, we have focused on reviewing content on environmental
science. In addition, students have been working on the processes of balancing
equations as necessitated by the law of conservation of matter, as well as learning the
different types of equations that are found in chemistry. Finally, we have begun learning
about acids and bases, how they are found in nature, and the unique properties of water
as it relates to these substances.
Social Studies
Sixth grade students are currently studying the European colonization of Africa and the
major problems faced by many African countries today as a result. Specifically, Rwanda,
D.R.C., Darfur/Sudan, and South Africa will be studied. The understanding of ethnic
conflicts and authoritarian governments in Africa will serve as a basis for understanding
historical conflicts in Europe later in the year. Seventh grade students recently completed
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a Lewis and Clark Traveling Trunk Project. The students were to read and research
about Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery's journey across the Louisiana
Territory in early 1800. The students created simulated traveling trunks, similar to ones
sent back to President Thomas Jefferson. The trunk contained student created nature
drawings, maps, as well as journal entries. The students also created 15 research cards
on various topics, from nature and wildlife to Native American tribes. The students gained
a new appreciation for Lewis, Clark, Sacagewea, and the entire Corps of Discovery.
Eighth grade students are starting the unit on Ancient Rome. Students will compare
legend and fact when reading about the founding of Rome. Their studies will focus on the
military, politics, society and building projects of the great civilization. Students will
also study ancient Roman coins from the Imperial Period, and analyze how they were
used as political propaganda. This information will then be presented to the rest of the
class by each individual. Notable subjects include: Augustus, Caligula, Nero, Marcus
Aurelius and Constantine among others.
Special Education
The Springton Lake staff raised $275 for the Go Red campaign to help fight heart
disease. Mrs. Hemenway’s life skills combined with Mrs. McCree’s DCIU class to take a
trip to the Philadelphia Convention Center to see the Philadelphia Car Show. They were
able to explore all of the different cars and spend time in the city. They were very grateful
for the opportunity to go! Sixth and seventh grade teachers have been working with the
guidance department and Mr. Jackowski to ensure that students are registered for the
appropriate courses for the 2011-2012 school year. Mr. Eppolito, Mrs. Snyder and Mrs.
Perilli administered the Test of Word Reading Efficiency (TOWRE) to students with IEPs
suspected of having difficulties with reading fluency and/or decoding in grades 6-8. Case
managers have submitted data for students needing Extended School Year (ESY)
services to Mr. Brown. Students will be assigned to either a 1:1 tutor or a
small-group instructional setting, depending on student needs as identified by
the IEP team. Case managers have provided Mrs. Hemenway with information on
student PSSA accommodations. Students will be assigned to the most appropriate test
setting based on IEP provisions as well as teacher and parent recommendations.
PENNCREST HIGH SCHOOL
“Getting the Most Out of Life”
The Guidance department, Physical Education department, STAR team, and Ridley Park
police, teamed up this month to present “Getting the Most Out of Life” to Penncrest’s
freshman and sophomore classes. The educational program focused on four topic areas:
career training and planning using Naviance software; team-building and leadership
training; drug prevention and education; and bullying prevention and education.
PSSA’s
During the month of March, 322 PHS juniors participated in the PSSA's for Math, Reading
and Writing. Testing for Science and Writing will be administered in April.
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Hi-Q News
The Penncrest Hi-Q team took second place at the 2011 Hi-Q championship match held
at Penncrest in March. Congratulations to the team and coach Mr. Michael Ludwig for
another outstanding season!
Model United Nations
This month, the Model UN Club participated in a mock G-20 Summit sponsored by the
World Affairs Council of Philadelphia at Temple University's Fox School of Business.
Students were randomly assigned a member country to research regarding their
economic, environmental, and energy needs and concerns. At the conference, students
met with other members of their respective delegations (from over 20 Philadelphia area
schools). The delegations analyzed, debated, and crafted language for a communiqué
that would be agreed upon by all member states in hopes of improving the world
economy, preventing climate change, and limiting energy consumption. Club members
Billy Lin, Tyler Piotti, Curran Dougherty, Cole Dougherty, Jake Krasovec, John
McDonnell, Bill McDonnell, Pete Christie, Chris Woody, Mike McKernan, Alex Falcone,
Nathan Michaliszyn, and Christian Mayer accompanied club sponsor Mr. Williams on the
trip.
Medical Scholars
The Penncrest High School Medical Scholars Club recently participated in the seventh
annual Annenberg Science Symposium. Ten members of the club presented a research
project at Riddle Memorial Hospital on stem cell technology and its applications. The
presentation was awarded “Most Creative Multi-Media Presentation.” Students who
participated in the event included Morena Kokona, Andrew Sell, Julia Battaglia, Michele
Kim, Snezhana Kostyukov, Ian Kassab, Christian Mayer, Zach Summers, Nicole
Karakasis and Liam Tumelty.
Science Olympiad
The Penncrest Science Olympiad team finished second in the region recently and has
advanced to the State Championship tournament to be held in April at Juniata College in
Huntingdon, PA. The top two teams from the state tournament will advance to the
National Championship Tournament held at the University of Wisconsin mid-May. Best of
luck to our winning Science Olympiad team!
Physics Olympics
Congratulations to the Penncrest Physics Olympics team who finished in first place for the
entire 2010-2011 season. Special congratulations to Michael Hosier, who qualified for the
Illinois Institute of Technology’s International Bridge Building Tournament in Chicago at
the end of April, and Ron Tyson who won the Ron Groening Engineering Award (for the
second, consecutive year) for the best engineered hybrid car. Penncrest also took the
PSE&G Challenge Cup for the best team of electric cars.
Read Across America
In March, twenty Penncrest students participated in the Read Across America event at
Media Elementary School to celebrate Dr. Seuss' birthday and the joy of reading.
Penncrest students read to Media’s 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade classes. Students also had
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the opportunity to share books and talk to their young elementary friends about what to
expect in the years to come as they prepare for middle school and high school.
History Day
Seven Penncrest students participated in the local History Day competition held at
Immaculata University in March. Participants included D.J. Passen, Tina Seeney, Grace
Hill, John McLaughlin, Lara Rosenberg, Rebecca Nolan, and William Lin. The History Day
Team had one first place finish at the competition in the Individual Web Site category.
World Language News
Congratulations to Maurah Steinmetz who received a gold medal for her achievement on
the National German Exam.
Ms. Sandra Lin’s Chinese I students recently attended a Chinese New Year performance
at the Shuang Wen Bilingual School, in New York City, to learn about the holiday’s
significance and traditions.
Travel preparation meetings for the 2011 French Exchange trip have begun. These
weekly meetings help prepare students for the many linguistic and cultural challenges of
the exchange experience.
This month selected students participated in the National French Exam, National Latin
Exam and National Spanish Exam. Results are expected in late April.
Annually RTM District Contests are administered to every World Language student,
grades 6-12, who compete against their peers enrolled in the same language/level. The
top three students for each language/level (and Honorable Mention, if any) are invited to
receive their awards at the annual World Language Fête on in May. This year’s invitees
are as follows: Mandarin Chinese I: 1st place – Jeany Cheung; Desirae Starkey, 2nd
place – Rebecca Nolan; Madelaine Zia Else, 3rd place – Crystal Dimeler; Lisa Laffand
and Honorable Mention - Rebecca Ritter; Jack Prior. French I, level 1: 1st place –
Lindsay Johnson. French I, level 2:1st place –Mitchell Tate, Eric Kim & Ashley McCallion
and 2nd place –Sean Mingey. French 2, 1st place – Emeric Zeidman, 2nd place –
Joanna Pray, 3rd place – Sabrina Barbieri and Honorable Mention – Ethan Baggott.
French II: 1st place – Emily Bunting, 2nd place – Samantha Hunt, 3rd place – Emma
Sniegowski and Honorable Mention: Sarah Fitzpatrick, Yarrow Randall, Elena
McCracken. French III: 1st-Brian Berry, 2nd- Ryen Radcliff, 3rd- John Sweeney and
Honorable Mention: Carlos Sierra. French IV: 1st place – Corinne LeLan, Andrew
Kaiden, 2nd place –Sean McLaughlin and 3rd place – Thomas Rosenberger. French V
AP: 1st place - Anderson Beck, 2nd-place - Kyle Veloso Panzer and 3rd place - Barbara
Munin. Spanish I: 1st place – Jonathan McNally, 2nd place – Brandon Leeson, 3rd place
– Gabriela Revenis, Lauren Huggins and Special Category: Daniel Perez. 1 Spanish I:
Luca DiFranco. Spanish 2: 1st place – Alexandra Parkinson, 2nd place – Theresa
Gallagher and 3rd place - Brianna Noce. Spanish II: 1st place – Dean Ward, Jr., 2nd
place - Robert Long, Jr., 3rd place – Gabriela Faux and Nicolette LaRosa and Honorable
Mention: Joanna Koveal and Ann Marie Kernen. Spanish III: 1st place – Benjamin
Bartholomew, 2nd place – Justin Schumacher 3rd place – Nicholas Boleto and
Honorable. Mention: Danielle Wolf. Spanish IV: 1st place – Abby Dunn and John Fabris,
2nd place – Andrew Belfiglio, 3rd place – Torrie Buchanan, and Special Category: Itzel
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Loaeza. AP Spanish V: 1st place – Michele Philion, 2nd place – Sarah McKoewn, Alex
Mercer and 3rd place – Jeremy Bennett, Shannon Markert. German I: 1st place Samantha Hunt, 2nd place – Zoe LeLan and 3rd place – Amanda Maher and Caitlyn
Huebner. German II: 1st place - Joseph Matthias, 2nd place – Sean Vance and Drew
McGee and 3rd place – Elizabeth Beresford. German III/IV: 1st place – Maurah
Steinmetz, 2nd place – Jennifer Huebner and 3rd place – Laura Masse. Latin I: 1st place
– Dean Ward, 2nd place – Jesse Barrad, 3rd place – Cheyenne Davis and Honorable
Mention: Marshal Pupo. Latin II: 1st place – Benjamin Bartholomew, Samantha Muncer,
2nd place – Nicholas Boleto and 3rd place – Maggie King. Latin III: 1st place - Joseph
Charles and 2nd place – Brittney Johnson and Ryan Strong. Latin IV: 1st place – Lynn
Green.
Music Department News
The Penncrest Roaring Lions Marching Band traveled to Orlando, Florida in March to
perform in Disneyworld’s Main Street Electrical Parade. The band, under the direction of
Mr. Craig Snyder, earned the honor to march in the parade by submitting an audition DVD
last fall. The Main Street Electrical Parade is one of the most famous parades in the
country and our marching band proudly represented Penncrest and the RTM community
at this prestigious event in front of thousands of spectators.
Guidance Department News
Penncrest is now using Naviance, a premier web-based planning and advising tool, to
assist students with post high-school planning.
During the month of March,
all sophomores worked with Naviance by exploring the career planner component of the
system. Within Career Planner, students were able to complete web-based interest,
ability, and personality assessments with integrated career descriptions and planning
activities. Naviance also features a college search and match component.
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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.”
February 28, 2011
March 1, 2011
March 2, 2011
March 8, 2011
March 14, 2011
March 17, 2011
March 24, 2011
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 April 28, 2011, at Penncrest High
School. The Legislative meetings are recorded on tape.
Presidential Announcement
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VIII.
Old Business
A.
2011-2012 School Year Calendar – Second Read and Approval See Attachment A
Resolve, that the Board approve the 2011- 2012 School Year
Calendar.
Background
The 2010-2011 calendar was discussed at the February and March
2011 Committee Meetings. See Attachment A
VIII. Old Business
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IX.
New Business
A.
Personnel
1.
Terminations
a.
Professional
1.
LaVerne Motley, Librarian, Springton Lake Middle
School, retirement effective June 21, 2011.
Background
Ms. Motley joined the staff of Springton Lake Middle
School in 1989. She will be retiring after 22 years of
dedicated service to Rose Tree Media School District.
2.
Cynthia Stephens, Language Arts Teacher, Springton
Lake Middle School, retirement effective June 21,
2011.
Background
Ms. Stephens joined the staff of Springton Lake
Middle School in 1975. She will be retiring after 36
years of dedicated service to Rose Tree Media
School District.
3.
Brian Bortnicker, Guidance Counselor, Springton
Lake Middle School, retirement effective June 21,
2011.
Background
Mr. Bortnicker joined the staff of Springton Lake
Middle School in 1988. He will be retiring after 23
years of dedicated service to Rose Tree Media
School District.
4.
Katherine Echeverria, Reading Teacher, Media
Elementary, retirement effective June 21, 2011.
Background
Ms. Echeverria joined the staff of Rose Tree
Elementary in 1990. She moved to Media Elementary
in 1994. She is retiring after 21 years of dedicated
service to Rose Tree Media School District.
IX. New Business
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IX.
New Business
A.
Personnel
1.
Terminations
a.
Professional
5.
Elizabeth McKelvey, Reading Teacher, Springton
Lake Middle School, retirement effective June 21,
2011.
Background
Ms. McKelvey joined the staff of Rose Tree Media
School District in 1979. She is retiring after 32 years
of dedicated service to the District.
6.
Anthony Tolomeo, Language Arts Teacher, Springton
Lake Middle School, retirement effective June 21,
2011.
Background
Mr. Tolomeo joined the staff of Springton Lake Middle
School in 1992. He is retiring after 21 years of
dedicated service to Rose Tree Media School District.
7.
John Best, Math Teacher, Springton Lake Middle
School, retirement effective June 21, 2011.
Background
Mr. Best joined the staff of Springton Lake Middle
School in 1981. He is retiring after 30 years of
dedicated service to Rose Tree Media School District.
8.
Jacqueline Baker, Health and Physical Education
Teacher, Springton Lake Middle School, retirement
effective June 21, 2011.
Background
Ms. Baker joined the staff of Rose Tree Media School
District in 1993. She is retiring after 18 years of
dedicated service to the District.
IX. New Business
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IX.
New Business
A.
Personnel
1.
Terminations
a.
Professional
9.
John Baker, Science Teacher, Springton Lake Middle
School, retirement effective June 21, 2011.
Background
Mr. Baker joined the staff of Springton Lake Middle
School in 1973. He is retiring after 38 years of
dedicated service to Rose Tree Media School District.
10.
Karen Pawlewicz, Elementary Teacher, Indian Lane
Elementary, retirement effective June 21, 2011.
Background
Ms. Pawlewicz joined the staff of Indian Lane
Elementary in 1991. She is retiring after 20 years of
dedicated service to Rose Tree Media School District.
11.
Carol Mitchell, Reading Teacher, Media Elementary,
retirement effective June 21, 2011.
Background
Ms. Mitchell joined the staff of Media Elementary in
1977. She is retiring after 34 years of dedicated
service to Rose Tree Media School District.
12.
Deborah Ney, Music Teacher, Glenwood Elementary,
retirement effective June 21, 2011.
Background
Ms. Ney joined the staff of Glenwood Elementary in
1993. She is retiring after 18 years of dedicated
service to Rose Tree Media School District.
IX. New Business
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IX.
New Business
A.
Personnel
1.
Terminations
a.
Professional
13.
Mary Ann Grassano, Special Education Teacher,
Springton Lake Middle School, retirement effective
June 21, 2011.
Background
Ms. Grassano joined the staff of Rose Tree Media
School District in 1986. She is retiring after 25 years
of dedicated service to the District.
14.
Judith Ricketts, Business Teacher, Penncrest High
School, retirement effective June 21, 2011.
Background
Ms. Ricketts joined the staff of Penncrest High School
in 1989. She is retiring after 22 years of dedicated
service to Rose Tree Media School District.
15.
Rosanna Denney, Language Arts Teacher, Springton
Lake Middle School, retirement effective June 21,
2011.
Background
Ms. Denney joined the staff of Springton Lake Middle
School in 1990. She is retiring after 21 years of
dedicated service to Rose Tree Media School District.
b.
Non-Instructional
1.
2.
Nominations
a.
Professional
1.
IX. New Business
William Miller, Bus Driver, retirement effective June
20, 2011.
Lynda Seery, Homebound Instructor, effective March
3, 2011 at the rate of $45.00 per hour.
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IX.
New Business
A.
Personnel
1.
Nominations
a.
Professional
2.
b.
3.
Non-Instructional
1.
Brian Swierczek, One on One Personal Instructional
Assistant, effective March 14, 2011 at the rate of
$15.40 per hour. Mr. Swierczek is assigned to
Penncrest High School. This is a new position.
2.
Jessica Jacovini, Part-Time One on One Personal
Instructional Assistant, effective March 21, 2011 at
the rate of $15.40 per hour. Ms. Jacovini will assist a
student with after school activities. Ms. Jacovini is
assigned to Penncrest High School. NOTE: Ms.
Jacovini is being hired pending completion of her preemployment paper work.
General
a.
IX. New Business
Rescind appointment of Elizabeth Coulter as Title I
Summer School Director for 2011. Ms. Coulter will not
be serving in the position.
Classification Change
1.
Loretta Dewees, from Substitute Cafeteria Worker to
Cafeteria Trainee, effective March 1, 2011 at the rate
of $10.87 per hour. Ms. Dewees is assigned to
Penncrest High School replacing Jacquelyn Grossi
who resigned.
2.
Peter Fitzsimmons, from Substitute Bus Driver to Full
Time New Driver, effective March 7, 2011 at the rate
of $20.29 per hour.
3.
James Elliott, from Substitute Bus Driver to Full Time
Bus Driver effective February 22, 2011 at the rate of
$20.29 per hour.
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IX.
New Business
A.
Personnel
3.
General
a.
Classification Change
4.
b.
c.
IX. New Business
Linda Resinski, from Substitute Cafeteria to Cafeteria
Trainee, effective March 7, 2011 at the rate of $10.87
per hour. Ms. Resinski is assigned to Media
Elementary replacing Susan Dunn who was
reassigned.
Rescind Supplemental Contracts
1.
Rescind appointment of Marc Comfort as (1.0) Tennis
Coach for 2010-2011 school year.
2.
Rescind appointment of Justine Coleman as Assistant
Girls Freshman Lacrosse Coach for the 2010-2011
school year.
Supplemental Contracts
1.
Steve Adams, Intramural Instructor for the 2010-2011
school year at the rate of $27.00 per hour. Mr. Adams
is assigned to Springton Lake Middle School.
2.
Marc Comfort, (.25) Tennis Coach effective March 7,
2011 through March 18, 2011 at the annual salary of
$677.27
3.
Thomas Durant, (.75) Tennis Coach effective March
22, 2011 through May 20, 2011 at the annual salary
of $2,904.55.
4.
Andrea DiFabio, Assistant Girls Varsity Track and
Field Coach for the 2010-2011 school year at the
annual salary of $3,753.00. Ms. DiFabio is assigned
to Penncrest High School.
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IX.
New Business
A.
Personnel
3.
General
c.
Supplemental Contracts
5.
Christine Seeley, Lego Club Sponsor for the 20102011 school year at the annual salary of $284.00. Ms.
Seeley is assigned to Media Elementary.
6.
John Baker, Boys Track and Field Coach for the
2010-2011 school year at the annual salary of
$3,549.00. Mr. Baker is assigned to Springton Lake
Middle School.
7.
Recommend Board approval for the following
Penncrest High School personnel to serve as Jr/Sr
Prom Chaperones at the rate of $25.00 per hour:
Linda Kilpatrick
d.
8.
Linda Kilpatrick, Event Chaperone for the 2010-2011
school year at the rate of $18.33 per hour. Ms.
Kilpatrick is assigned to Penncrest High School.
9.
Jodi Strevig, Event Chaperone for the 2010-2011
school year at the rate of $55.00 per event. Ms.
Strevig is assigned to Penncrest High School.
Other
1.
IX. New Business
Charron Verica
Recommend the Board approve the Administrators
and Supervisors II Handbook on Compensation and
Related Benefits School Board Policy #328 effective
July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012. See Attachment
B.
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IX.
New Business
B.
Overnight Trips
1.
Penncrest High School Envirothon - State Competition at
Susquehanna University
Resolve, that the Board approve the overnight trip for students to
attend the State Envirothon Competition at Susquehanna
University.
Background
This trip will take place on May 24-26, 2011. The approximate cost
to the district is $1,500, which covers the substitute teacher fees,
transportation, hotel and meals.
2.
Springton Lake Science Olympiad - State Competition at Juniata
College
Resolve, that the Board approve the overnight trip for the Springton
Lake Middle School Science Olympiad to compete in the State
Competition at Juniata College.
Background
This trip will take place on April 28-29, 2011. The total cost is
$3,082 which covers transportation and substitute teacher fees.
The total amount collected from students is $700. The total cost to
the district is $2,382.
3.
Penncrest High School Colorguard/Drumline
Championship, Wildwood, NJ
-
All
Chapter
Resolve, that the Board approve the overnight trip for the Penncrest
High School Colorguard/Drumline to attend the All Chapter
Championship in Wildwood, NJ.
Background
This trip will take place on April 28-May 1, 2011. There is no cost
to the district for this trip.
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APPENDIX X
X.
Finance
A.
Purchasing
1.
Bid Awards - Busses
Recommend the following bid be awarded in the category
listed, such recommendation being the lowest bid received
from a responsible bidder, kind, quality and materials having
been considered.
Resolve, that the Board award the following bus bids to
Rohrer Bus Sales for three 48 passenger buses in an
amount not to exceed $223,710, and to Wolfington Body
Company for two 72 passenger buses in an amount not to
exceed $156,106.00.
Background
This item was discussed at the March 8, Finance Committee
meeting.
2.
Penncrest Stadium Bleacher Replacement
Resolve, that the Board award the bid for stadium bleacher
replacement at Penncrest High School to L.J. Paolella, in an
amount not to exceed $744,660.
Background
This item was discussed at the March 8, Finance Committee
meeting.
3.
Glenwood Gymnasium Floor Replacement
Resolve, that the Board award the bid to replace resilient
flooring and divider partition for the Glenwood Gym to L.J.
Paolella Construction, Inc. in an amount not to exceed
$61,286.
Background
This item was discussed at the March 8, Finance Committee
meeting.
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APPENDIX X
X.
Finance
B.
General
1.
Architecture Furst PC
Resolve, that the Board approve a change to the contract
with Architecture Furst PC for an increase of $6,575 due to
land development requirements and a request for additional
options for the Penncrest stadium bleacher replacement
project.
Background
This item was discussed at the March 8, Finance Committee
meeting.
2
Change Orders
Change Orders are acted upon in accordance with
Resolution 1997-98 – 124, as approved by the School Board
of Directors on April 23, 1998.
Resolve, that the Board approve the following change order:
Springton Lake Middle School
GC-02 E. R. Stuebner, Inc. General Construction in the
amount of $98,429.40 for Fire and Water line Revisions.
Background
This item was discussed at the March 8, Finance Committee
meeting.
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APPENDIX X
X.
Finance
B.
General
3.
Budgetary Transfer
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.
Resolve, that the Board approve the following Budgetary
Transfers:
FY 11-20 Fund 10 General Fund
FROM:
Instruction & Curriculum Development –
Supplies
AMOUNT: $3,500.00
TO:
Instruction & Curriculum Development – Dues
and Fees
AMOUNT: $3,500.00
RATIONALE: Transfer needed to cover the cost of two
assemblies by Michael Fowlin on the issues of
race, discrimination, violence prevention and
personal identity. Funding will be from the
Education Foundation grant.
FY 11-21 Fund 10 General Fund
FROM:
AMOUNT:
Instruction & Curriculum Development –
Supplies
$2,900.00
TO:
AMOUNT:
Instruction & Curriculum Development – Travel
$2,900.00
RATIONALE: Transfer needed to cover the cost of travel
expenses for participation in the PA State
Science Olympiad competition by Springton
Lake Middle School Students.
Background
This item was discussed at the March 8, Finance Committee
meeting.
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APPENDIX X
X.
Finance
B.
General
4.
Jostens Publication Contract
Resolve, that the Board approve a 5 year renewal contract in
the amount of $59,922.75 for yearbooks at Penncrest.
There is no cost to the district. The yearbook club produces
the yearbook, which is purchased by students.
Background
This item was discussed at the March 8, Finance Committee
meeting.
5.
Pennsylvania Trust Contract
Resolve, that the Board approve a two year renewal contract
with Pennsylvania Trust in an amount not to exceed $7,050
for actuarial services related to GASB 45. All school districts
in Pennsylvania are required to place a value on OPEB,
Other Post Employment Benefits, which is mandated by the
Governmental Accounting Standards Board, GASB 45.
Background
This item was discussed at the March 8th, Finance
Committee meeting.
6.
2011/2012 Delaware County Intermediate Unit Operating
Resolve, that the Board approve the Delaware County
Intermediate Unit’s Operating Budget for the 2011/12 fiscal
year in the amount of $7,639,487. Rose Tree Media School
District’s share is $77,907, which is the same amount for the
current 2010/11 fiscal year.
Background
This item was discussed at the March 8, Finance Committee
meeting.
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APPENDIX X
X.
Finance
B.
General
7.
Contract with Elwyn
Resolve, that the Board approve a contract from Elwyn to
provide One to One services for student T.B. during the
2010/2011 school year. The tuition rate is $160.34 per day
and the contract will total approximately $16,034.00 for the
year.
Background
The student has significant disabilities and is in need of this
specialized educational support. The student will
receive these services as indicated in the current IEP.
8.
Contract with Hilltop
Resolve, that the Board approve a contract from Hilltop to
provide educational services for student E.B. during the
2010/2011 school year. The tuition rate is $36,850.00 per
year.
Background
The student has significant disabilities and is in need of this
specialized educational setting. The student will receive the
educational and related services indicated in the current IEP.
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APPENDIX X
X.
Finance
B.
General
9.
Proposal: Support for Students in Alternative School
Programs Proposal
Resolve, that the Board approve the Support for Students in
Alternative School Programs proposal. A per diem district
employee will be designated as the Local Education Agent
(LEA) for students placed in out-of-district alternative school
programs for the remainder of the 2010-2011 school year
only, at a cost not to exceed $3,000.
Background
It was proposed that a per diem district employee, with
administrative and/or special education certification and/or
background, be designated as the Local Education Agent
(LEA) for students placed in out-of-district alternative school
programs. Dr. Gilbert and Dr. Barta explained the demands
of out-of-district IEP meetings and the responsibilities of an
employee designated as the LEA at out-of-district IEP
meetings. This was discussed at the Teaching and Learning
Committee meetings on November 4, 2010, December 2,
2010, February 1, 2011 and March 1, 2011.
10.
Chartwells Dining Services Contract
Resolve, that the board approve the renewal contract with
Chartwells Dining Services for the 2011-2012 school year
pending contract review by the district solicitor and PDE.
Background
The current Chartwells Food Service contract expires June
30, 2011. The contract allows the school district to renew for
the 2011-2012 school year pending successful completion of
all PDE Department of Food and Nutrition documents. The
renewal contract is effective for one school year.
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APPENDIX X
X.
Finance
B.
General
11.
Subscription Renewal
Resolve, the Board of School Directors approve the following
list of online subscription renewals for use in the 2011-2012
school year.
Online Program Gizmos (Science) KidBiz/TeenBiz (Reading) Odyssey (Compass Learning Math) Rand‐McNally Classroom (Social Studies) Reading A‐Z (Reading) Rosetta Stone (various languages for ESL) Study Island (Math) WebAssign (Science and Math) Access PA Membership Culturegrams by Proquest Databases for History by ABC‐CLIO Databases for Literature, History, Health, and General Reference by Gale/Cengage Learning Follett Software (Library System Management) InfoBase – Facts on File Database Newsbank Database for Current Events Noodle Tools World Book Encyclopedia Background
Use Grades Affected Instructional
Instructional
Instructional
Instructional
Instructional
Instructional
Instructional
Instructional
Library Library Library Library 6‐8 1‐10 3‐8 1‐8 K‐5 6‐12 9‐11 11‐12 K‐12 K‐12 K‐12 6‐12 Library Library Library Library Library K‐12 9‐12 9‐12 9‐12 K‐12 Under Policy 109, the Board of School Directors approves resource materials for use in
Rose Tree Media schools. The renewals listed above represent contracts which must
be approved by the Board. They provide a variety of resources, but fall in two general
categories: resource materials used in the district’s libraries, such as the Follett library
operating system or the Facts on File database, and programs used explicitly for
instruction, such as KidBiz/TeenBiz. Purchases for 2011-2012 are proposed at a total
of $151,591, which is a reduction of about $6,000 from 2010-2011. Renewals are all
dependent on final approval of the 2011-2012 budget.
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3/24/11
Total New Teacher Days: 197*
Total Teacher Days:
192*
S
August 2011
T
W
T
M
7
14
21
28
1
8
15
22
29
2
9
16
23
30
3
10
17
24
31
4
11
18
25
ROSE TREE MEDIA SCHOOL DISTRICT
2011-2012 SCHOOL CALENDAR
F
5
12
19
26
S
6
13
20
27
Teacher Days: 3
Student Days:
S
M
6
13
20
27
7
14
21
28
1
8
15
22
29
2
9
16
23
30
3
10
17
24
4
11
18
25
S
5
12
19
26
Teacher Days: 20
Student Days: 19
M
February 2012
T
W
T
F
5
12
19
26
6
13
20
27
7
14
21
28
6
13
20
27
M
7
14
21
28
1
8
15
22
29
2
9
16
23
3
10
17
24
S
4
11
18
25
20
19
6
13
20
27
7
14
21
28
1
8
15
22
29
2
9
16
23
30
S
3
10
17
24
May 2012
T
W
T
1
2
3
8
9 10
15
16 17
22
23 24
29
30 31
F
4
11
18
25
S
5
12
19
26
S
M
2
9
16
23
30
3
10
17
24
31
October 2011
T
W T
F
S
4
11
18
25
7
14
21
28
1
8
15
22
29
F
S
5
12
19
26
6
13
20
27
7
14
21
28
Teacher Days:
5
12
19
26
6
13
20
27
21
Student Days: 21
S
M
December 2011
T
W T
F
4
11
18
25
5
12
19
26
6
13
20
27
7
14
21
28
1
8
15
22
29
2
9
16
23
30
S
S
M
January 2012
T
W
T
3
10
17
24
31
1
8
15
22
29
2
9
16
23
30
3
10
17
24
31
16
16
4
11
18
25
Teacher Days: 21
Student Days: 21
S
M
March 2012
T
W
T
F
S
S
M
T
April 2012
W T
F
S
4
11
18
25
5
12
19
26
6
13
20
27
1
8
15
22
29
2
9
16
23
30
3
10
17
24
31
1
8
15
22
29
2
9
16
23
30
3
10
17
24
4
11
18
25
5
12
19
26
6
13
20
27
7
14
21
28
July 2012
T
W T
3
4
5
10
11 12
17
18 19
24
25 26
31
F
6
13
20
27
S
7
14
21
28
Teacher Days:
Student Days:
Teacher Days: 22
Student Days: 21
Key:
5
12
19
26
September 2011
T
W T
F
Teacher Days:
Student Days:
S
S
4
11
18
25
M
Teacher Days: 18
Student Days: 18
November 2011
T
W
T
F
Teacher Days:
Student Days:
S
Total Student Days: 183*
S
3
10
17
24
M
4
11
18
25
7
14
21
28
22
22
Teacher Days:
Student Days:
June 2012
T
W T
F
S
5
12
19
26
1
8
15
22
29
2
9
16
23
30
Teacher Days:
Student Days:
6
13
20
27
7
14
21
28
S
1
8
15
22
29
M
2
9
16
23
30
16
15
13
11
No School - Holiday
Full Inservice Day
Half Day for Students
August 23-26
August 29-31
August 30
September 5
September 6
September 29
November 8
November 21
November 22
November 23
New Teacher Orientation .5/26
Teacher Inservice
Opening Day/Staff Inservice
Holiday,/All Buildings Closed
First Day of School K-12
Holiday, All Buildings Closed
No School Students - Teacher
Inservice
Parent Conferences K-8
Evening Hours
Parent Conferences K-8
SLMS 10:55 a.m. Early Dismissal
Elementary - No School K-5
Parent Conferences K-8
No School for Students K-8
November 24, 25 Holiday, All Buildings Closed
December 23-30 Student/Teacher Holiday
December 26
Holiday, All Buildings Closed
December 30
Holiday, All Buildings Closed
January 16
Holiday, All Buildings Closed
January 27
Semester Ends, Early
Dismissal for SLMS: 11:50 a.m.
PHS Make-up exams only
February 16
Early Dismissal for Elementary
Students only 12:20 p.m.
February 17
No School for Students/
Teacher Inservice
February 20
Holiday, All Buildings Closed
February 29
Parent Conferences K-5
Evening Hours
March 1,2
Elementary Conferences
No School K-5
April 2 - 9
April 5-6
April 9
May 25
May 28
June 15
June 19
July 4
Student/Teacher Holiday
Holiday, All Buildings Closed
No School for Students / Flex
No School for Students / Flex
Holiday, All Buildings Closed
Last Day for Students, Early Dismissal
PHS - 10:15, SL - 11:00, E - 12:00
Last Day for Teachers
Holiday, All Buildings Closed
*These year-end dates allow for three emergency
school closings during the 2011-2012 school year.
If fewer than three emergency school closings are
needed, these days will be deducted from the end
of the year for students. If more than 3 snow days
are used, days in spring break may be utilized to
meet our necessary requirements for attendance.
Attachment B
DRAFT
Administrators and Supervisors II
Handbook
on Compensation and Related Benefits
School Board Policy No. 328
Approved by the Board
of School Directors
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For the period
July 1, 2011 through
June 30, 2012
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. A maximum of thirty (30) days may be accumulated by continuing staff.
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.
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.
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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:
2011-2012
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.
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.
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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
ADSUP II members shall contribute the following percentages of the
applicable premium cost by payroll deduction until the Flex Benefit
Plan is implemented:
2011-12
9%
The foregoing medical 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.
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 $500 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 $500. 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 2011-2012 school year will be frozen at the 2010-2011 salary
rate.
C.
Tax Sheltered Annuity
The district will provide a TSA program up to 1.50% 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 I. 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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