ROSE TREE MEDIA SCHOOL DISTRICT
BOARD OF SCHOOL DIRECTORS
Legislative Agenda
December 16, 2010
7:30 p.m.
I.
Call to Order
II.
Approval of Minutes
A.
B.
III.
Springton Lake Middle School Boys’ Soccer Team – Steve Adams, Coach
Springton Lake Jazz Band, directed by Alan Reno
Reports
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
VI.
Legislative Meeting of November 18, 2010
Reorganization Meeting Minutes of December 7, 2010
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 – Sandra Staiger
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VII.
Unscheduled Presentations (Limited to Three Minutes Each)
A.
VIII.
Old Business
A.
IX.
Policy 218.1 Weapons – Second Read and Approval – See Attachment A
New Business
A.
B.
C.
X.
Rose Tree Media Residents
Personnel
1.
Terminations
a.
Professional
b.
Non-Instructional
2.
Nominations
a.
Professional
b.
Non-Instructional
3.
General
a.
Classification Change
b.
Unpaid Leave of Absence
c.
Degree Advancement
d.
Rescind Supplemental Contracts
e.
Supplemental Contracts
Overnight Trips
1.
Penncrest High School Indoor Track Team – State College, PA
2.
Penncrest High School Indoor Track Team – State College, PA
3.
Penncrest High School Wrestling Team – Hershey, PA
4.
Penncrest High School Track Team – Shippensburg, PA
5.
Penncrest High School Science Olympiad Invitational Tournament
Policies
1.
Policy #113.1 Positive Behavior Support Plan – First Read - See
Attachment B
Finance
A.
B.
Agenda
Purchasing
1.
None
General
1.
Budgetary Transfers
2.
Cooperative Purchasing Agreement – Keystone Purchasing
Network
3.
Proposal for Superintendent Search
4.
2011/2012 Capital Projects Proposal
5.
Delaware County Community College – Allied Health Course
6.
Jim Hall Educational Services
7.
Settlement Agreement with Parents of Student #50756
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8.
9.
10.
C.
D.
E.
XI.
Special Education Contract with the Davidson School
Support for Students in Alternative School Programs Proposal
Messaging Architects Renewal Quote – See Attachment C
Financials for November 2010
Bill lists for November 2010
Addendum
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 January 27, 2011, at Penncrest High
School. The Legislative meetings are recorded on tape.
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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
November 18, 2010
Minutes of the November 18, 2010 Legislative Meeting
Call to Order
Pledge of Allegiance
Board Members in Attendance:
John Hanna, President
Veronica Barbato
Peter Barry
Linda Kinsler-Fox
Nancy Fronduti
Nancy Mackrides
William Montgomery
William O’Donnell
Jeffrey Pettit
Roll Call
Students:
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
Anne Callahan, Dir. Human Resources
Bernadette Dacanay, Home & School Visitor
Karen Daugherty, Principal, RTE
Bill Dougherty, Principal, Glenwood Elem.
Grace Eves, Dir. Management Services
Rick Gregg, Principal PHS
Ron Harris, Network Specialist
Ralph Harrison, Asst. Principal, PHS
Joanne Horan, Reading Supervisor
Anthony Jackowski, Ass’t. Principal SLMS
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Joyce Jeuell, Principal, Springton Lake
Mack Johnson, Management Specialist for
SMS and FMS
Thomas Kelly, Solicitor
Denise Kerr, Superintendent of Schools
Maria Kotch, Principal, Media Elem.
Patti Linden, Dir. Information Sciences
Kim McCann-Roller, Info Tech Spec.
Chip Oligner, Athletic Dir., Penncrest
Steve Taylor, Dir. Teach. & Learn. Sec.
Katherine White, Ass’t. Principal SLMS
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II.
Approval of Minutes
A.
Legislative Meeting Minutes of October 28, 2010
Mr. O’Donnell moved and Mrs. Mackrides seconded a motion to adopt
the following resolution:
RESOLUTION: 2010-2011 – 38
Resolve, that the Board approve the Legislative Meeting Minutes of
October 28, 2010.
The aforementioned resolution was declared adopted by the Chair,
the vote being:
AYES:
NAYS:
B.
John Hanna, Veronica Barbato, Peter Barry,
Linda Kinsler-Fox, Nancy Fronduti, Nancy Mackrides,
William Montgomery, William O’Donnell, Jeffrey Pettit
None
Bid Opening Minutes of November 3, 2010– Acoustical Music
Shell
Mr. O’Donnell moved and Mrs. Barbato seconded a motion to adopt
the following resolution:
RESOLUTION: 2010-2011 – 39
Resolve, that the Board approve the Bid Opening Minutes of
November 3, 2010.
The aforementioned resolution was declared adopted by the Chair,
the vote being:
AYES:
NAYS:
John Hanna, Veronica Barbato, Peter Barry,
Linda Kinsler-Fox, Nancy Fronduti, Nancy Mackrides,
William Montgomery, William O’Donnell, Jeffrey Pettit
None
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III.
Presentations and Awards
A.
Cross Country State Qualifiers – Grace Change and Brian Craft
Mr. O’Donnell moved and Mrs. Fronduti seconded a motion to adopt
the following resolution:
RESOLUTION: 2010-2011 – 40
Resolve, that the Board present Grace Chang and Brian Craft the
Rose Tree Media Award. Grace finished 5th in the League, 6th in
the County, 33rd in the District and 99th in the State Cross Country
Championships. Brian placed 6th League, 8th in the County, 33rd
in the District and 116th in the State.
The aforementioned resolution was declared adopted by the Chair,
the vote being:
AYES:
NAYS:
IV.
John Hanna, Veronica Barbato, Peter Barry,
Linda Kinsler-Fox, Nancy Fronduti, Nancy Mackrides,
William Montgomery, William O’Donnell, Jeffrey Pettit
None
Educational Presentation
A.
“Learning Beyond the Classroom at Penncrest” – presenters:
Mr. Gregg, Mr. Bell, Miss Garvin, Miss Meltz, Mr. Miller,
Mrs. Rice-Spring, and Mr. Stango.
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V.
Reports
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
VI.
Scheduled Presentations (Limited to Five Minutes Each) - None
A.
VII.
RTMEA – Sue Williamson
Unscheduled Presentations (Limited to Three Minutes Each)
A.
VIII.
Student Liaison Reports
Board Liaison Reports
Committee Highlights and Reports
School Reports – In Official Legislative Minutes of November 18, 2010
Superintendent’s Report – In Official Legislative Minutes of
November 18, 2010
Solicitor’s Report – In Official Legislative Minutes of November 18,
2010
President’s Report – In Official Legislative Minutes of
November 18, 2010.
Rose Tree Media Residents – Several residents from the community
Attended.
Old Business
A.
None
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IX.
New Business
A.
B.
Personnel
1.
Terminations
a.
Professional
b.
Non-Instructional
2.
Nominations
a.
Professional
b.
Non-Instructional
3.
General
a.
Classification Change
b.
Unpaid Leave of Absence
c.
Degree Advancement
d.
Rescind Supplemental Contracts
e.
Supplemental Contracts – See Attachments A and B
f.
Create New Position
Overnight Trips
1.
Penncrest High School Ski Club – Sugarbush, VT
2.
Penncrest High School Boys’ Cross Country Team – Penn State
University
3.
Penncrest High School Cheerleaders – Orlando, FL
4.
Penncrest High School Track & Field Team – Penn State
University
5.
Penncrest High School Boys’ Varsity Lacrosse Team – Lewes,
DE
6.
World Language German Immersion – Jamison, PA
7.
Penncrest High School Track and Field Team – State College, PA
Mr. O’Donnell moved and Mrs. Mackrides seconded a motion
to adopt the following resolution:
RESOLUTION: 2010-2011 – 41
Resolve, that the Board approve the following:
1.
Terminations
a.
Professional
b.
Non-Instructional
1.
Harry Gambrill, Bus Driver,
effective January 2, 2011.
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retirement
December 16, 2010
IX.
New Business
A.
Personnel
2.
Nominations
a.
a.
Professional
1.
David Enterlin, Homebound Instructor for the 20102011 school year at the rate of $45.00 per hour.
NOTE: Mr. Enterlin is being hired pending
completion of his pre-employment paperwork.
2.
Jeanine Williamson, Homebound Instructor for the
2010-2011 school year at the rate of $45.00 per
hour.
Non-Instructional
1.
Melissa Shelly, Substitute Cafeteria Worker,
effective October 26, 2010 at the rate of $10.34 per
hour.
2.
Norma Neal, Substitute Cafeteria Worker, effective
October 27, 2010 at the rate of $10.34.
3.
Ruth Wigfield, Substitute Cafeteria Worker effective
November 3, 2010 at the rate of $10.34 per hour.
Ms. Wigfield is also employed as a Substitute Bus
Aide.
4.
Susan Dunn, Substitute Cafeteria Worker, effective
November 11, 2010 at the rate of $10.34 per hour.
5.
Sharon Williams, Language Arts Teacher, Springton
Lake Middle School, will serve as a One-on-One
Personal Instructional Assistant for a student after
school at the rate of $15.40 per hour.
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IX.
New Business
A.
Personnel
2.
Nominations
b.
Non-Instructional
6.
4.
Patricia Scepansky, Study Skills Teacher, Springton
Lake Middle School, will serve as a One-on-One
Personal Instructional Assistant for a student after
school at the rate of $15.40 per hour.
General
a.
b.
c.
Classification Change
1.
Elaine Dougherty, from Cafeteria Trainee to
Substitute Cafeteria Cafeteria Worker effective
November 15, 2010 at the rate of $10.34 per hour.
2.
Melissa Shelly from Substitute Cafeteria Worker to
Cafeteria Trainee, effective November 1, 2010 at
the rate of $10.87 per hour. Ms. Shelly is assigned
to Media Elementary replacing Andrea Pedrick who
was reassigned.
Unpaid Leave of Absence
1.
Jacquelyn Grossi, requests extension of her unpaid
leave of absence through March 15, 2011.
2.
Laura Diksa requests an unpaid leave of absence
for the purpose of child rearing commencing March
30, 2011 through June 30, 2011.
3.
Christina Penning requests an extension of her
unpaid leave of absence through June 30, 2011 for
the purpose of child rearing.
Degree Advancement
1.
Carly Lloyd, degree advance to Permanent
Certificate/Step 6, $46,972.00, effective August 30,
2010.
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IX.
New Business
A.
Personnel
3.
General
c.
Degree Advancement
2.
d.
e.
Kathyrn Johnson, degree advance to Permanent
Certificate/Step 7, $47,382.00, effective August 30,
2010.
Rescind Supplemental Contracts
1.
Rescind appointment of William Stack as Science
Building Coordinator, Springton Lake Middle School.
Mr. Stack served in the position effective August 30,
2010 through November 3, 2010 at a salary of
$682.88.
2.
Rescind appointment of Claire McGeehan as
Building Science Coordinator Media Elementary.
Supplemental Contracts
1.
Carley Dillon, New Teacher Mentor for the 20102011 school year at the annual salary of $1,136.00.
Ms. Dillon is assigned to Penncrest High School.
2.
Mary Ann Grassano, (.5) New Teacher Mentor for
the 2010-2011 school year at the annual salary of
$596.00. Ms. Grassano is assigned to Springton
Lake Middle School.
3.
Recommend Board approval for the following
Springton Lake Middle School Personnel to serve
as Event Chaperones for the 2010-2011 school year
at the rate of $42.50 per event:
Margie Gilroy
Mark Nixon
4.
Leslie Goldsmith
Dana Vellios, (.5) Student Ambassador Sponsor for
the 2010-2011 school year at the annual salary of
$639.00. Ms. Vellios is assigned to Glenwood
Elementary.
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IX.
New Business
A.
Personnel
3.
General
e.
Supplemental Contracts
5.
Julie Denton, (.5) Student Ambassador Sponsor for
the 2010-2011 school year at the annual salary of
$639.00. Ms. Vellios is assigned to Glenwood
Elementary.
6.
Recommend Board approval for the Penncrest High
School Winter Athletic Supplemental Contracts for
the 2010-2011 school year. See Attachment A
7.
Recommend Board approval for the Springton Lake
Middle School Winter Athletic Supplemental
Contracts for the 2010-2011 school year. See
Attachment B
8.
Sharon Sweeney, Emanon Children’s Theatre
Sponsor for the 2010-2011 school year at the
annual salary of $2,197.00. Ms. Sweeney is
assigned to Penncrest High School.
9.
Eileen McIntyre, Chorus Sponsor for the 2010-2011
school year at the annual salary of $1,272.00. Ms
McIntyre is assigned to Rose Tree Elementary.
10.
Eileen McIntyre, Handchime Choir Sponsor for the
2010-2011 school year at the annual salary of
$1,136.00. Ms. McIntyre is assigned to Rose Tree
Elementary.
11.
Andrew Virtue, Acting Science Building Coordinator,
Springton Lake Middle School, effective November
4, 2010 through the end of the school year at a
salary of $2,188.92.
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IX.
New Business
A.
Personnel
3.
General
e.
Supplemental Contracts
12.
Recommend Board approval for the following Media
Elementary personnel to serve as Elementary Club
Sponsors for the 2010-2011 school year:
Susan Howe
Jacqueline Matusow
Jana Maxwell
Jana Maxwell
Patrick Murphy
Erin Scheivert
Christine Seeley
f.
Chess Club
Reading Olympics
Art Club
Gardening Club
HOME
LEGO Club
Game Club
$ 284.00
$ 568.00
$ 894.00
$ 852.00
$1,192.00
$ 568.00
$ 284.00
13.
Todd Brown, DVMSAC Coordinator 2010-2011 at
the annual salary of $2,960.00.
14.
Sue Williamson, (.5) Science Coordinator through
the end of the first semester at the annual salary of
$1,590.00. Ms. Williamson is assigned to Media
Elementary.
Create 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 2nd grade
student in the Developmental Primary Program at
Indian Lane Elementary School.
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IX.
New Business
B.
Overnight Trips
1.
Penncrest High School Ski Club – Sugarbush, VT
Resolve, that the Board approve the overnight trip to Sugarbush,
VT, for the Penncrest High School Ski Club on January 14-16,
2011.
2.
Penncrest High School Boys’ Cross Country Team – Penn State
University
Further resolve, that the Board approve the overnight trip to Penn
State University, State College, PA, for members of the Penncrest
High School Boys Cross Country team on January 21-22, 2011.
3.
Penncrest High School Cheerleaders – Orlando, FL
Further resolve, that the Board approve the overnight trip to
Orlando, FL, for the Penncrest High School Cheerleaders on
February 11-12, 2011.
4.
Penncrest High School Track & Field Team – Penn State
University
Further resolve, that the Board approve the overnight trip to Penn
State University, State College, PA, for the Penncrest High
School Track and Field team on February 26, 2011.
5.
Penncrest High School Boys’ Varsity Lacrosse Team – Lewes,
DE
Further resolve, that the Board approve the overnight trip to
Lewes, DE, for the Penncrest High School Boys Varsity Lacrosse
team on March 11-12, 2011.
6.
World Languages German Immersion – Jamison, PA
Further resolve, that the Board approve the German Immersion
overnight trip to Jamison, PA, on March 18-19, 2011.
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IX.
New Business
B.
Overnight Trips
7.
Penncrest High School Track & Field Team – State College, PA
Resolve, that the Board approve the overnight trip to State
College, PA, on May 27-28, 2011.
The aforementioned resolution was declared adopted by the
Chair, the vote being:
AYES:
NAYS:
C.
John Hanna, Veronica Barbato, Peter Barry,
Linda Kinsler-Fox, Nancy Fronduti,
Nancy Mackrides, William Montgomery,
William O’Donnell, Jeffrey Pettit
None
Policies
1.
Policy #218.1 Weapons – First Read
Dr. Bluebello reviewed the first draft of Policy #218.1 –
Weapons with the Board. Some of the language in the
policy was clarified and minor revisions were made.
See Attachment C in Official Legislative Minutes of
November 18, 2010.
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X.
Finance
A.
B.
Purchasing
1.
Mail Machine Proposal
2.
Bid Award – Acoustical Music Shell – Penncrest High School
General
1.
Dennis Cini – Proposal for 2011-2012 Capital Projects Plan
2.
Change Orders
3.
Settlement Agreement
Mrs. Fronduti moved and Mr. O’Donnell seconded a motion to
adopt the following resolution:
RESOLUTION: 2010-2011 - 42
1.
Mail Machine Proposals
Resolve, that the Board approve the proposal from
Pitney Bowes for a 60 month term lease at an annual rate
of $3,204.00.
2.
Bid Award - Acoustical Music Shell - Penncrest
Further resolve, that the Board approve the
proposal from Stageright Corporation for the
Acoustical Music Shell at Penncrest High School,
in an amount not to exceed $13,200.00.
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X.
Finance
B.
General
1.
Dennis Cini - Proposal for 2011- 2012 Capital Projects Plan
Further resolve, that the Board approve Dennis Cini’s proposal
for professional services for the 2011-2012 Capital Project Plan,
in an amount not to exceed $91,080.
2.
Change Orders
Further resolve, that the Board approve the following change
orders:
a.
Springton Lake Middle School
Recommend approval of Change Order 001 in the amount
of $30,496.63 to E.R. Stuebner for the supply and
installation of additional structural steel for the new server
room floor and additional white boards in classrooms to
accommodate the new Smart Projectors for the Springton
Lake Middle School Project.
b.
Penncrest High School
Recommend approval of Change Order E-1 in the amount
of $12,353 to Arose, Inc. for the supply and installation of
additional switches and hardware required allow the new
master clock/ PA system to operate independently of the
network at Penncrest High School.
3.
Settlement Agreement
Further resolve, that the Board approve a settlement agreement
with the parents of AM to attend Delaware Valley Friends to
receive specialized instruction and services to address his
unique educational needs. The cost of the settlement is $69,300.
The aforementioned resolution was declared adopted by the
Chair, the vote being:
AYES:
NAYS:
John Hanna, Veronica Barbato, Peter Barry,
Linda Kinsler-Fox, Nancy Fronduti, Nancy Mackrides,
William Montgomery, William O’Donnell, Jeffrey Pettit
None
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X.
Finance
C.
D.
Financials for October 2010
Bill lists for October 2010
Further resolve, that the Board approve the following:
Financial Reports
October
October
October
October
2010
2010
2010
2010
Treasurers Reports
Investment Reports
Summary Expenditure Status Report
Revenue Status Report
Bill Lists
October 2010
October 2010
October 2010
October 2010
October 2010
October 2010
General Fund Bill List
Imprest Fund Bill List
Capital Reserve Bill List
Bond Series 2004 Bill List
Bond Series 2007 A & B
Activities/Special Revenue Fund
$ 1,976,125.57
$
10,571.00
$ 480,090.00
$ 214,306.25
$ 1,650,394.18
$
37,602.67
$ 4,369,089.67
The aforementioned resolution was declared adopted by the Chair, the vote
being:
AYES:
NAYS:
John Hanna, Veronica Barbato, Peter Barry, Linda Kinsler-Fox,
Nancy Fronduti, Nancy Mackrides, William Montgomery
William O’Donnell, Jeffrey Pettit
None
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XI.
Adjournment
Mrs. Fronduti moved and Mrs. Mackrides seconded a motion to adopt the
following resolution:
RESOLUTION: 2010-2011 – 43
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:
John Hanna, Veronica Barbato, Peter Barry, Linda Kinsler-Fox,
Nancy Fronduti, Nancy Mackrides, William Montgomery
William O’Donnell, Jeffrey Pettit
None
______________________
Grace A. Eves
School Board Secretary
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Rose Tree Media School District
308 North Olive Street
Media, Pennsylvania 19063-2493
Telephone 610-627-6136
Fax 610-480-7541
www.rtmsd.org
Denise C. Kerr, Ed.D.
Superintendent of Schools
To:
Grace A. Eves
Director of Management Services
Members of the Board of School Directors
Denise C. Kerr, Ed.D., Superintendent
Grace A. Eves, Board Secretary
December 7, 2010
From:
Date:
Subject:
Minutes of the Reorganization Meeting of December 7, 2010
____________________________________________________________________________
In Attendance: John Hanna, Veronica Barbato, Peter Barry, Linda Kinsler-Fox,
Nancy Fronduti, Nancy Mackrides, William Montgomery and William O’Donnell
Absent: Jeffrey Pettit
Also in Attendance: Anne Callahan, Kim McCann-Roller, Patti Linden, Mack Johnson,
Grace Eves and Tom Kelly
I.
Call to Order
Roll Call
II.
The Board is meeting this day for the purpose of reorganization under the
appropriate sections of Article IV of the school Laws of Pennsylvania as
amended.
III.
The Board Secretary read the list of legally elected and qualified School Board
Members and the expirations of their terms.
Veronica Barbato
Linda Kinsler-Fox
Nancy Fronduti
John Hanna
Nancy Mackrides
William Montgomery
William O’Donnell
Jeffrey Pettit
Peter Barry
The Pledge of Allegiance
December 2011
December 2013
December 2011
December 2011
December 2013
December 2013
December 2011
December 2011
December 2013
IV.
Nominations for Temporary President
Mrs. Fronduti moved and Mr. O’Donnell seconded a motion to adopt the following
resolution:
RESOLUTION: 2010-2011 - 44
Resolve, that the Board approve the nomination of Nancy Mackrides for Temporary
President.
The aforementioned resolution was declared adopted by the Chair, the vote being:
AYES:
NAYS:
V.
John Hanna, Veronica Barbato, Peter Barry, Linda Kinsler-Fox,
Nancy Fronduti, Nancy Mackrides, William Montgomery and
William O’Donnell
None
Nominations for President
Mr. Hanna moved and Mr. Montgomery seconded a motion to adopt the following
resolution:
RESOLUTION: 2010-2011 - 45
Resolve, that Linda Kinsler-Fox be nominated as President for the ensuing year.
The aforementioned resolution was declared adopted by the Chair, the vote being:
AYES:
NAYS:
VI.
John Hanna, Peter Barry, Linda Kinsler-Fox, Nancy Fronduti,
Nancy Mackrides, William Montgomery and William O’Donnell
Veronica Barbato
Nominations for Vice President
Mrs. Mackrides moved and Mr. Hanna seconded a motion to adopt the following
resolution:
RESOLUTION: 2010-2011 - 46
Resolve, that Nancy Fronduti be nominated as Vice President for the ensuing year.
The aforementioned resolution was declared adopted by the Chair, the vote being:
AYES:
NAYS:
John Hanna, Peter Barry, Linda Kinsler-Fox, Nancy Fronduti,
Nancy Mackrides, William Montgomery and William O’Donnell
Veronica Barbato
VII.
Appointment of Solicitor
Mrs. Mackrides moved and Mr. Hanna seconded a motion to adopt the following
resolution:
RESOLUTION: 2010-2011 - 47
Resolve, that the Board approve the nomination of Thomas L. Kelly from the firm of
Kelly, Grimes, Pietrangelo and Vakil, for the ensuing year. As in previous years, the
solicitor’s retainer fee will be $7,200 and the hourly fee will be $140.
The aforementioned resolution was declared adopted by the Chair, the vote being:
AYES:
NAYS:
VIII.
John Hanna, Veronica Barbato, Peter Barry, Linda Kinsler-Fox,
Nancy Fronduti, Nancy Mackrides, William Montgomery and
William O’Donnell
None
Committee Chairman and Liaison Assignments
The following Committee Chairman and liaison assignments are as follows:
Committee
Teaching and Learning
Technology
Pupil Services
Personnel
Operations
Finance
DCCC
DCIU
DCIU Legislative
Chairman/Liaison
2010-2011
Jeffrey Pettit
Peter Barry
Nancy Fronduti
Nancy Mackrides
William Montgomery
William O’Donnell
Peter Barry
William Montgomery
Veronica Barbato
All Committees are a committee of the entire Board.
IX.
Other Business
X.
Adjournment
Mr. Hanna moved and Mrs. Fronduti seconded a motion to adopt the following
resolution:
RESOLUTION: 2010-2011 - 48
Resolve, that there being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting
adjourned.
The aforementioned resolution was declared adopted by the Chair, the vote being:
AYES:
NAYS:
John Hanna, Veronica Barbato, Peter Barry, Linda Kinsler-Fox,
Nancy Fronduti, Nancy Mackrides, William Montgomery and
William O’Donnell
None
_______________________________
Grace A. Eves, School Board Secretary
EXCELLENCE
TODAY
FOR TOMORROW
SCHOOL REPORT’S – December 2010
GLENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Art
Glenwood Learning Support Students, along with their teacher, Betsy Hennessey, and Art
Teacher, Keith Sharp, recently visited with the residents and staff at Lima Estates
Retirement Center. Students and residents worked together to create holiday ornaments
mittens and snow globes. Glenwood and Lima Estates have been working together,
intergenerationally, for close to fifteen years. The residents really enjoy it when the
students come to visit. Students and residents share stories by asking questions about
where the residents lived, if they have kids, what their favorite holiday is, and the
residents ask students about their family, hobbies or sports that they enjoy doing. If there
is time remaining after a project, students usually read to the residents stories that they
have written and students have also played the piano and other instruments for the
residents. The retirement center often offers a snack of cookies and juice for everyone to
share.
Kindergarten
Kindergarten students enjoyed hosting our parents for a fun-filled day of kindergarten
activities. Our parents were able to see what a typical day in kindergarten is like. We
prepared many Thanksgiving songs and poems to perform for them. They also got to see
us work in our centers, write in our journals, use our laptops and, of course, they were
amazed at how much fun we have with the smart board. The parents all agreed that
kindergarten is not at all what it used to be. We also participated in 'Parallel Line Day" on
November 11. We learned a whole new meaning for LOL. We learned about "Lots of
Lines.” We wore stripes to school and searched for all the parallel lines throughout the
school. Imagine our surprise when we found a special treat of fudge striped cookies at
the end of the scavenger hunt. We think math is delicious!
First Grade
Glenwood’s aspiring young paleontologists were given an intriguing lesson on dinosaurs
during the recent First Grade field trip to the Delaware Museum of Natural History. The
guided tour consisted of mini-lessons about fossils, dinosaur bones, and the methods
used by scientists to study these ancient artifacts. In addition to the tour itself, students
enjoyed the Nature Room, which contains live animals, and the Traveling Exhibit Room,
which currently showcases “Be The Dinosaur!” This interactive experience allows
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students to take part in a simulated ride through terrain inhabited by dinosaurs. Students
also had opportunities to hunt for food and fight for survival in yet another simulation
activity complete with video and sound effects. Our first graders became truly immersed
in these experiences, and came away with an appreciation of paleontology and an even
greater fascination for dinosaurs and the prehistoric era.
Second Grade
In December, second graders celebrated traditional winter holidays along with wacky
winter holidays, through books and hands-on activities. A full calendar of events was
shared with parents to help us celebrate the month of December.
Third Grade
In December, students continued their study of place value and number sense playing Go
Collecting, Collections Match, and Close to 100. The third graders also organized a can
drive in the school as a tie-in with the Investigations unit. Students set a goal of collecting
and organizing 1,000 cans. While organizing, the students groups cans into bags of 10
and boxes of 100. In addition to furthering our math skills, we helped those in need in our
community.
Fourth Grade
Fourth grade is learning about regions. Mr. Dieter's class is studying the southeast
region. After learning about the Civil War and civil rights, they made signs and held their
own Civil Rights march. While studying the Northeast, all of the reading groups in Mrs.
Seaner's class are focusing in on Historical narratives from that region. During the
holiday Mrs. Barry and Mrs. Grace-Green's classes are researching how people in other
countries celebrate their holidays. Each student will present their findings and share the
cultural celebrations from around the world.
Fifth Grade
The leveled book continues to be a great resource for teachers. Since its inception,
teachers have had input in getting new books and have been able to more fully utilize its
contents. Most teachers use it as a way to differentiate their reading instruction by having
small groups read books with other students who read at about the same level. In addition
to the small group reading, teachers are using lower level books for children to
independently practice reading strategies and skills. Another way teachers are using the
book room is to supplement their science and social studies units by reading nonfiction
texts about their topics.
Music
The Fifth Grade Orchestra performed at the Granite Run Mall under the direction of
James Walls, district-wide music teacher.
INDIAN LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
American Education Week
In celebration of American Education week, parents were invited to visit the classroom
during student instruction to view their children in action. Each grade level had their
visitation on a different day which gave parents of multiple children ample time to visit
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each child. Parents of first graders were encouraged to visit in the classroom and then
attend gym, library, music or art with their child. This gave them an opportunity to
experience a portion of the daily activities of their child. Over 300 parents took advantage
of this opportunity to observe, up close and personal, their child’s teacher in action.
Kindergarten
The kindergarten classes learned about different holidays and customs around the world.
We started the lessons talking about wants and needs. This took us into Thanksgiving
when we learned what it means to be thankful. After Thanksgiving we learned about
traditions from Israel, France, Germany, Spain, Holland, and many others. We also
started our science unit on the five senses and experienced some smells and tastes of
the holiday season.
Third Grade
In Reading we have finished up our anthology unit on Traditions. In addition to sharing
their own special memories and traditions, the students enjoyed reading about family
traditions in The Keeping Quilt, Grandma’s Records and The Talking Cloth. After the
Thanksgiving break, we began reading The Canada Geese Quilt. The students are
looking forward to doing some fun activities in conjunction with the novel, as well as doing
their first research project. The students will be researching, using a variety of resources,
and writing a report on the Canada Goose. Students have completed many writing
pieces this year and will continue to practice strategies that great writers use throughout
the writing process. We finished up writing our Thanksgiving Acrostic poems, and began
our next graded writing prompt, which is an informational piece about how to build a
snowman. We are using a rubric as a guide and to help us better understand focus,
content, organization, style and conventions writing components. In Science, we finished
up our Electricity unit by testing different objects to find out if they are conductors or
insulators. We also played Electricity Jeopardy in order to prepare for our end of the unit
assessment. We began our unit on The Amazing Body and are looking forward to a trip
to Lankenau Hospital. In our Math Investigations, we continue to work on our unit on
addition, subtraction, and the number system called Collections and Travel Stories. In
this unit, students will practice and refine addition and subtraction strategies and focus on
different types of subtraction problems. In class, students will spend time discussing
problems in depth and are asked to share their reasoning and solutions. It is important
that they accurately and efficiently solve math problems in ways that make sense to them.
During this holiday season, we are reminded that it is not only nice to receive it also feels
good to give. The students in third grade each came up with an unselfish holiday wish for
someone less fortunate. Students wrote their unselfish wish on a star that hangs on our
"hand" tree display in the third grade hall.
Fourth Grade
Fourth graders from Mrs. Haskell's class participated in a distance learning lesson on
Hidden Kingdoms with the New York Hall of Science. Students learned that there are
important microbes everywhere. They were given a chance to look at the microscopic
world through a very high powered microscope. Galena, rotifers, blepharismas and many
more microorganisms of pond water, were examined for their distinguishing parts and
interesting features. All this learning was a culminating activity after their science unit on
Micro Worlds.
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Fifth Grade
Fifth grade students enjoyed a persuasive writing activity as they had to assume the
identity of Tom Turkey or Harry Ham and plead for their lives. Their teachers (farmers)
asked the students to write a friendly persuasive letter giving reasons why their lives
should be spared and the other species sold as food for the Thanksgiving table. Based on
the quality of writing and strength of argument, some lives were spared while others were
forfeit. When the value of all the hams and turkeys were totaled, the results indicated
whether the farmers (teachers) had made or lost money.
Rose Valley Chorus & Orchestra Performs at Indian Lane
Our students were able to get a taste of Broadway as local performing
arts group, Rose Valley Chorus, performed an all time favorite Gilbert
& Sullivan operetta at Indian Lane. "The Pirates of Penzance" is a
light hearted and good natured satire of British aristocracy in Queen
Victoria's day. This production is one of the most popular and
enduring works of musical theatre. Rose Valley Chorus & Orchestra
performed an abbreviated version of the 1879 classic for our students
as part of their outreach to local school children. The presentation was free of charge and
was enjoyed by virtually every student.
The Great Coin Battle at Indian Lane
This simple fundraiser has helped us provide Indian Lane families with holiday help as
well as assistance with other school-related expenses. Here’s how it works: Each grade
will have a large bin and a small bin placed in the lobby (Kindergarten and 1st grade will
be combined), silver coins go in your own grade’s big bin—these will be weighed at the
end of the drive, pennies go in the smaller bins of other grades—the weight of these will
be subtracted from the weight of the silver coins, students in the grade that has the
highest weight total (after subtracting the pennyweight) will win a free homework pass!
Book Fair a Giant Success
Indian Lane librarian Tracy Hatton organized her first-ever Book Fair. Students visited the
book fair with their classes. Parents visited at any time during the school day and during
conference days. A special before-school activity was held for grandparents that featured
Clifford, the Big Red Dog. Total sales topped $9,700 and will result in the library earning
money to supplement instructional supplies and books.
Third Annual Holiday Extravaganza
More than 140 people decorated gingerbread houses with all kinds of sweets at IL’s
Holiday Extravaganza. The smell of sugar wafted through the cafeteria! Breakfast was
served and children could shop for reasonably priced, useful gifts for family members.
Students could learn and play the dreidel game and drop off letters to Santa. A great time
was had by all.
Indian Lane's Annual Morning of Giving
First, second, and third graders will go to Fair Acres and entertain residents with Holiday
Songs, Holiday Jokes, Bingo, and the Dreidel Game. Fourth and fifth graders will be
entertaining visitors from Don Guanella, Elwyn, Divine Providence, St. Edmund's Home
for Children, and Swarthmore Community Interaction with Holiday Songs, and Band and
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Orchestra selections in our gym. Students in all grades decorated a holiday card to given
to residents of the carious facilities. Organized by parent volunteers, this is an excellent
way for our students to give back to the community and share their talents and gifts with
those less fortunate. School Board members are invited to join us.
MEDIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Veteran’s Day: “Honoring the Greatest Generation”
Our fifth graders participated in The Media Veteran’s Day Parade again this year. They
marched to the courthouse viewing stand where they participated, along with Penncrest
students, in the unfurling of a large American flag. Two of our students, Billy Sides and
Zach Borja, were included in a flag exchange. Both Billy and Zach have relatives (brother
and father) who are active duty military. This year’s parade was probably the largest in
recent years. The weather was gorgeous, the speeches were inspiring, and the
community feeling was just wonderful.
Mix it Up Day
Mix It Up Day is a national event that encourages students to come out of their comfort
zone and make new friends. Guidance Counselor, Patrick Murphy, and IST, Susan Howe,
organized the day at Media. Students sat with new friends in the cafeteria. Each table
had trivia questions and conversation starters available to get the conversation going.
Author John Vaillant’s Visit
Award winning author, John Vaillant, recently published a book, The Tiger: A True Story
of Vengeance and Survival. It is a riveting tale of a poacher, Vladimir Markov, and a tiger
who stalked him. We were pleased to have Mr. Vaillant as our guest. He spoke with our
upper grade students about his work as an author and about his newest book.
Soles for Souls
Our Media School Junior Optimist Club is collecting new and gently worn shoes for an
organization called “Soles for Souls.” “Soles for Souls” distributes shoes around the world.
Anything that is appropriate for use in Haiti will be sent there. The box of donated shoes is
growing daily. The shoe drive will end on December 22. 139 pairs of shoes have been
delivered so far.
Thanksgiving Giving
Guidance Counselor, Patrick Murphy, coordinated the distribution of Thanksgiving food
baskets for 13 of our Media families. Additionally, we donated turkeys and food to The
Community Action Agency. We are very fortunate to have such a generous school
community. One of our support staff members baked homemade pies for every basket.
American Education Week
Many parents visited our classrooms during American Education Week. Some grade
levels planned special events. Grade 4 had a cultural celebration where families shared
foods from their cultures. It was a real feast. And, of course, we had drawings for prizes.
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Community Day
Second grade showcased what they have been learning in social studies on Community
Day. Each year grade two begins with a comprehensive study of communities. This
interactive unit challenges children to define a community by examining its people, places
and geography. The children learn that a community is a place to live, work, play, and
solve problems. Each class created a small community. They elected a mayor, built
buildings, and defined roles of the citizenry. Parents attended a celebration where the
children performed songs and shared information about communities.
After the performance, the children circulated through a career showcase staffed by
parent volunteers who came to talk about their chosen professions. We had a
veterinarian, nurses, teachers, a chemist, a chimney sweep, computer experts, a golf pro
and many others. The children learned a lot and were grateful for the adults who were so
willing to share their expertise and enthusiasm.
UNICEF
We set a goal of $1,500 for UNICEF to be collected on Halloween and we are happy to
report that we just made it.
Mr. Goldfarb Honored
Fifth grade teacher, Aaron Goldfarb, received the Achievement in Education Award from
The Media Optimist Club. The award honors an area educator for his/her contributions to
the education of the youth in our community. In addition to being an excellent teacher, Mr.
Goldfarb contributes much to the community. He volunteers with the Big Brother program,
is our PTG teacher representative, and mentors former students. A colleague, Claire
McGeehan, several students (present and former), a parent, Bonnie Kaplan, and Mrs.
Kotch spoke on his behalf.
Good Citizens and 100 Book Challenge Goal Achievers
We honored “Good Citizens” and 100 Book Challenge Goal Achievers at our November
all-school assembly. We also had a demonstration by Jonathan Shapero (Karate) and the
SPCA.
Craft Night
The Media PTG sponsored a Craft Night. It was a good opportunity for children to get a
head start on their holiday “shopping.”
Lockdown Drill
We had a lockdown drill in addition to our monthly fire drill. An evacuation drill will be
completed in the near future.
Parallel Day
In addition to being Veterans’ Day, November 11 was Parallel Day. The children had the
option to wear stripes and some special math activities were planned.
Title 1 Fall Fiesta
Our fall Title 1 Family event started with a taco bar dinner that was delicious. Children had
the option of playing board games, SMARTBOARD games, or gym time while their
parents learned about technology and writing workshop. Our presenters, Tracie Fritch
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and Jeanette Verdeur, did an excellent job. Dr. Gilbert was able to join us for the event.
Every family that attended was able to sign up for a children’s magazine subscription.
Attendance (about 100) was very good.
Music
Look out! The Fourth Graders have learned three new notes on their recorder. That
brings the total to eight and we believe you can play approximately one million songs with
eight pitches. Favorites this month include winter holiday songs and that great Don Muro
showpiece entitled Going Home. In addition we have added another song, Alabama Gal,
to our study of United States Regional Music. We will feature some of this music in a
March in-school performance.
Third graders are learning the placement of notes on the treble clef in preparation for
beginning recorders in January. We are using several SMARTBoard activities which
teach and drill the basic elements of music theory. This is a highlight of the third grade
year! The auditorium is dotted with 75 very original verses to the classic Dreydl Song.
Stop on by and sing a few.
There are NINE live performances scheduled during December involving Media students.
The schedule has been posted on the Media calendar.
ROSE TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Rose Tree after school activities have been a big hit this winter. Activities such as the
Double Dutch Jump Rope Club meet weekly; Enviro Challenge, K.I.D.S., Smart Huskies
Art Club, Choraliers and Handchimes have the hallways humming with activity almost
every day.
Kindergarten
Kindergarten students completed Theme 4: Friends Together from the Houghton Mifflin
Reading Curriculum. They increased their letter and sound recognition to help prepare for
the Mid-Year DIBELS assessment using the district created “My Little Alphabet” book. In
Math, the students worked on Investigations Unit 4: Measuring and Counting. They
started working with the concept of Whole Number Operations to prepare for addition,
subtraction, and word problems later in the year. In Social Studies, they studied
“Holidays Around the World” and invited parent volunteers to come and share about their
holiday traditions.
Second Grade
Second graders at Rose Tree participated in a mini-unit on "gingerbread" this holiday
season. Activities included gingerbread centers focusing on writing, graphing and
area/perimeter as well as different "gingerbread man" books to compare/contrast various
versions of the story. The children enjoyed a gingerbread treat to wrap up this fun and
educational experience.
Fourth Grade
The fourth graders at Rose Tree Elementary have become quite adept at using their
microscopes effectively. They completed the Microworlds unit of study by observing three
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different living organisms. The students learned the best way to handle living, moving
creatures and how to prepare slides for Volvox, Blepharisma, and the fast moving Vinegar
Eels. The science unit allowed the students to develop an awareness of the diversity and
complexity of microbial life. We have classes full of future scientist who have had many
opportunities to observe record and evaluate their findings throughout this science unit.
Guidance
During the most recent cycle of classes for Guidance, the students were all given tips on
"Safety with Strangers" sometimes also known as "stranger danger.” Tips were given to
help the children keep themselves safe when they are alone or with other kids. Students
were taught that most strangers aren't dangerous and wouldn't want to hurt kids but that
they needed to learn to be "street smart.” By following a few important safety rules and
trusting their instincts children can truly be street smart. Also, in conjunction with the PTG
Book Fair's theme on being a hero, internet resources were gathered together
and provided to parents in order to continue the safety discussion at home.
SPRINGTON LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL
We had a most successful DVD-athon for seventh and eighth graders. This event,
sponsored by the Student Council officers, raises money for the Relay for Life and the
Great Guys Group. Our eighth grade class officers are working on ideas for their legacy
project and our seventh grade class officers are working on a theme for a seventh grade
dance and a date for the dance. Student Council officers will be working with the Sixth
Grade Senate Reps to plan a movie night. Many good projects are in the works with our
students leading the way with our guidance. We will keep you posted.
Art
Ms. Sycz’s sixth graders have completed the construction of their clay pottery having
used the principles of design learned in the previous lesson to organize the textures
imbedded in the surface of the clay. Students are learning now the basics of ceramic
glazing which will be used to color the pottery. Grade seven students have begun to
complete their portrait drawings by incorporating different values in the final stage. Finally,
the eighth grade students have begun a landscape painting which reinforces the objective
of the previous lesson to utilize the principles of design. Students have compared how the
arrangement of many horizontal and vertical lines in their landscape is similar to the
compositions in paintings by such artists as Mondrian and Thomas Eakins. In this
landscape painting, students will demonstrate an understanding of the elements of design
focusing upon space, value and color. Students are reading the textbook Art: A Global
Pursuit to help decide upon a color arrangement.
Mrs. Prior’s sixth graders have been reviewing the proportions of the face and have
begun to draw pencil portraits. Measuring skills have been reinforced and utilized during
this lesson. Seventh graders have almost completed rendering their drawings using
various color schemes. Eighth graders have been drawing their manuscript pages using
different types of lettering as art forms. Some have even tried their hands at calligraphy.
Students have had to problem solve to incorporate illustrations and decorative designs
into their illuminations.
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Mrs. Going’s eighth grades are working on drawing of the infamous, Ancient Chinese
Water Dragon. Their focus rests on the Principles of Emphasis and Balance and the
Element of Value. Each Student draws the entire dragon using a white, silver or gold
pencil. This requires great thought so that every mark must count. No erasing. After the
drawing is complete the students will develop color or stay with the original pencil used
and create highlights and shadows, value! A reading and writing on the colorful history
and background of the dragon will follow. Seventh grades have just completed a second
assignment creating a balanced composition using line and shape. This is an exercise in
Thinking. Their Ceramics Unit and the Element of Form will follow. A look at Artist Frank
Geary will be included. Sixth Grades are in the middle of a Metal Repousse Mask. This
process teaches them the Element of Actual Texture verses Implied Texture and
Symmetry verses Asymmetry. A discussion of, "What is a mask and what is it for?" began
the unit. A reading from the text on The Masks of Africa will conclude the unit. On to the
Element of Form!
Library
District librarians held their second curriculum flex workshop at which they completed
their initial draft of an RTM Scope & Sequences based on the national library Standards
for the 21st Century Learner. Mrs. Motley subsequently met with Dr. Taylor to discuss the
format he would like us to use as we re-align our curriculum with the new standards.
District librarians spent the inservice day investigating the most up-to-date information on
e-books and their role in the school library program. This included several presentations
by Jackie Matusow from Media Elementary as well as hands-on experiences with SmartBoard capabilities of the e-books, individual product searches, and an interactive distance
learning presentation by Follett Library Resources.
Springton Lake’s Fall Book Fair was held in the Library. Students had an opportunity to
visit the Book Fair during a scheduled visit with their language arts classes, to return at
their leisure, or to bring their families from 7-9 p.m. on Tuesday or Wednesday evenings.
At the end of the week the library was able to add almost $1,100 worth of new books to
their collection.
During November, a sixth grade unit of study on RTM online resources -- available 24/7 at
home or from any RTM computer -- provided a hands-on tour through databases
highlighting special features of each such as citation help, read-aloud options, or pop-up
dictionaries. Students related what they were experiencing to subjects they are studying
this year. An online scavenger hunt provided an upbeat assessment to conclude the unit.
Mrs. Motley reads weekly to the five students in Mrs. Hemenway’s life skills class. We
began reading a ghost story by Mary Downing Hahn, All the Lovely Bad Ones, for
Halloween and have continued to read it during November. Several teachers have also
brought their students in for book talks.
Students in Mrs. Patton’s sixth grade language arts classes discussed the benefits of
reading biographies and then listened to book talks Mrs. Motley delivered highlighting
selections of interesting people from a variety of walks of life. Students then chose books
to read for their November book brags. Mr. Diaz’s eighth grade language arts students
visited the library at the culmination of their unit on October Sky and composed letters to
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selected characters in the book. Later they created a persuasive essay and a PowerPoint
based on their interpretation of the book. Mrs. Denney’s seventh grade language arts
students came to the library for a presentation on short stories and received a selected
bibliography of titles from our short story collection. They then selected one from which to
read a story.
Math
Geometry classes are currently studying Chapter 5. In this chapter, students use
properties of mid-segments to find lengths of segments in triangles. They explore
perpendicular bisectors and use the concurrency of perpendicular bisectors of a triangle
to solve problems. They use angle bisectors to find distance relationships and explore
the concurrency of angle bisectors of a triangle. Students use medians of a triangle to
find the centroid and to find segment lengths, and they use altitudes of a triangle to find
and explore the orthocenter. Students relate side length and angle measures of a
triangle, find possible side lengths for the third side of a triangle, use inequalities to make
comparisons in two triangles, and use the Hinge Theorem and its converse to solve multistep problems. Finally, students learn to write indirect proofs. We move directly into
Chapter 6 before winter break in order to prepare for the midterm in January.
Students also have a second marking period project. They research a particular topic in
mathematics and show how this topic is used in everyday life or in a specific career.
They will write a 500 word paper on this topic. The eighth grade connected math program
classes have recently completed their first major unit study of linear relationships. The
scope of the unit covered skills such as solving linear equations, identifying linear
relationships in tables, graphs, or equations, steepness of lines using slope, and graphing
linear equations. The students' next unit will cover geometry basics such as area, surface
area, volume, and perimeter. Algebra students continue their work with linear equations
as well. Their big focus is currently with slope and steepness of lines. The seventh grade
CMP2 is completing the Variables and Patterns unit and moving on to Stretching and
Shrinking. In Stretching and Shrinking, students will be identifying similar figures by
comparing corresponding parts, using scale factors and ratios to describe relationships
among the side lengths of similar figures and constructing similar polygons. As well, they
will be drawing shapes on coordinate grids, using coordinate rules to stretch and shrink
those shapes, predicting the ways that stretching or shrinking a figure affect lengths,
angle measures, perimeters and areas, and using the properties of similarity to calculate
distances and heights that can’t be directly measured. The seventh grade accelerated is
currently working on the Looking for Pythagoras unit. In this unit, students explore two
important ideas: the Pythagorean Theorem and square roots. They also review and
make connections among the concepts of area, distance, and irrational numbers. The
sixth grade math teachers have recently began a new unit within the Connected Math
Program titled “Prime Time.”
Prime Time focuses on developing the student’s
prerequisite skills for fraction calculations including working with factors and multiples.
Several hands on activities are offered to develop a deeper understanding of factors and
multiples. For example, in section 2.1 (Rectangles and Factor Pairs) the students create
rectangle models for the numbers 1 through 30. The models are displayed around the
room and the students answer questions based on them. They come to such conclusions
as the dimensions of each rectangle are that numbers factor pairs. By the end of the unit,
students are introduced Least Common Multiple and Greatest Common Factor. Upon
completion of this unit, the students will be ready to complete the fraction operations
which are presented in the next unit titled “Bits and Pieces I.”
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Music
More than six hundred and fifty students performed during the month of December in
holiday programs at Springton Lake Middle School. Community outreach concerts
included the tree lighting at Rose Tree Park, the Media Courthouse, and Riddle Memorial
Hospital. Sixth grade general music students built musical “sandwiches” as they explored
melody and rhythm and created original compositions. In seventh grade general music,
students are celebrating the holiday season with a study of “The Nutcracker” and Peter
Ilich Tchaikovsky. Continuing a study on the history of music, eighth graders completed
the Renaissance era by soloing on “Scarborough Faire” and ringing a chime ensemble to
“Greensleeves.”
Physical Education
Sixth grade classes have had the opportunity to experience a variety of activities including
a weight room introduction, scooter activities, and basketball. In the weight room the
students learned about the different machines that are available for them to use. In
addition, they were given instructions on safe weight training practices and how simple
weight training exercises at their ages can be beneficial. In scooter activities, students
were instructed on proper safety techniques upon their use of the scooter. Various lower
body fitness activities as well as adapted games were done to utilize the scooters. In
basketball, the students had the opportunity to learn basic fundamentals of basketball,
and apply them to game-like situations. The seventh and eighth grade boys have been
participating in a basketball unit where they have been working on a variety of skills.
They have had the opportunity to use their skills in a four on four half court tournament.
In addition to playing in this tournament, the students had to complete a team
assignment. Within this assignment each team member was responsible to complete a
specific job that connects with another school subject. Students had their choice of
completing a social studies, artistic, musical, language arts or mathematical job, related to
basketball. The students had an opportunity to work on and experience the various
interdisciplinary connections found in basketball, through this project. The seventh grade
girls have been working on a self defense unit. The students have worked on
understanding potential harmful situations and how to handle them. We had a special
guest, State Trooper Rosemary Maguire discuss the importance of understanding
potential situations and how to handle them. The eighth grade girls have been working
on the weight room and aerobics. In the weight room unit, the girls have been learning
about identifying muscle groups and how caloric expenditure works in regards to how diet
and exercise can affect one another. The aerobics classes focused on footwork and
coordination to work on cardiovascular health. High beats-per-minutes music was used
to coordinate heart rate and performance with music.
Science
Sixth grade science students are studying the kingdoms of living things. They will use
graphic organizer to organize information they read in the new science textbooks about
protists, fungi, plant, and animals. They will view microorganisms under the microscope to
compare and contrast their characteristics. Seventh grade science is now in the full
swing of electrical investigation. The student will compare and contrast series and parallel
circuits by exploring current (Amperes), electromotive force (Voltage), and resistance
(Ohms). The students learn basic electrical diagramming as well as proper use of
ammeters, L.E.D.’s, circuit breakers, and fuses. Electrical safety in the home is reinforced
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throughout the unit. In eighth grade science, students have been exploring mixtures,
solubility and water. Students determined procedures and planned activities to determine
both how to separate a mixture of various substances (salt, sand, oil, water, and/or iron)
using a variety of techniques, as well as how to extract and measure the amount of iron
found in Total cereal. We have also been working on using graphs of solubility curves to
answer questions related to saturation and overall solubility. As a hands-on connection to
this, students have used hot water baths to dissolve unknown salts and use their data and
their previously developed graphs to determine their identities. Finally, we have learned
about properties of water, including demonstrations of cohesion, adhesion, capillary
action and surface tension. Classes discussed the parts of the water cycle and
connected this with previous learning on phase changes and states of matter.
Social Studies
Sixth grade students are currently studying the economics, government, history, and
geography of East Asia. Next, the students will participate in an interactive unit learning
how the IT revolution has affected India. Seventh grade students are studying the
presidency of George Washington, the Federalist and Democratic-Republican parties and
the election of 1800. Eighth Grade students just finished the last of the trips to New York
City to experience the American Museum of Natural History and the Broadway hit
Memphis. They traveled to the museum with the theme of exploration in mind. Students
were able to view fossils from some of their oldest relatives, some dating back millions of
years. These pre-historic explorers wanted to uncover what their world had to offer so
they migrated from Africa and eventually settled on six of the seven continents. Students
were also able to analyze ways in which humans have changed and are continuing to
change their environment in both positive and negative manners. The question one
group asked their chaperone was, “What’s next for humans?” The museum gave some
insights into this thought provoking question with the study of our universe and the
possibilities that might lie beyond earth’s atmosphere. One key concept that the museum
seemed to bring to life was the fact that all humans are over 99% genetically similar. This
was a wonderful concept to keep in mind while viewing Memphis, which takes place
during such a turbulent time in American history. Currently, all eighth grade students are
studying ancient Egypt. They are comparing the life altering changes that occurred
during the construction of Kufu’s Great Pyramid to how the students/teachers/community
member’s lives have been affected by the revitalization of Springton Lake.
Special Education
Mrs. Keane's sixth grade learning support language arts class is reading the historical
fiction novel, Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse. The focus for this novel is studying
figurative language. Mrs. Krautzel’s seventh grade learning support language arts class
started a holiday traditions research project. This is an opportunity for students to
research holiday traditions around the world. They picked a topic from any culture
(Christmas tree, dreidel, Kwanza, etc.) and created a research report and visual aide (can
be edible). This will be presented to the class the week before the winter break. Mrs.
Wilson’s seventh grade learning support math is currently working on a unit titled
"Variables and Patterns.” This unit’s focus is on ways to describe situations that change.
In the first part of the unit, students explore three ways of representing a changing
situation: with a description in words, with a data table, and with a graph. These
representations are compared to one another to elicit the strengths of each presentation.
Students learn to write symbolic expressions as a shorter, quicker way to give a summary
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of the relationship between two variables. After completing the entire unit, students will be
participating in a teacher-made webquest as a cumulative assessment. Mrs. Megow’s
eighth grade learning support math class has learned about the slope of a line by
measuring the rise and run of steps in our homes as well as at school. Our rise and run is
then used to construct a line on a coordinate plane. Using the slope that we've identified
and graphed, we are able to compare and contrast the steepness of given equations.
Mrs. Debessay's learning support language arts class will read The Shakespeare Stealer,
by Gary Blackwood. The novel takes place in London, England during the 17th century.
The main character, Widge, is ordered to travel to the Globe Theater to
copy Shakespeare's Hamlet so his master can become famous. Widge gets involved in
different situations and finds himself making some difficult choices. The students will
complete various activities and projects to support comprehension of the novel and make
connections within the text, along with an introduction to Shakespeare's works.
The sixth, seventh and eighth grade emotional support classes collaborated for a catered
Thanksgiving feast. The students were provided the opportunity to celebrate the season
and the accomplishments on their behavioral monitoring point sheets, while practicing
manners and social skills that they learned throughout the marking period. The students
who reach their behavioral goals will earn a field trip to the Springfield mall in early
December where they will have the opportunity to practice the social skills training that
they received, along with navigating a public place, making purchases and change, and
ordering and buying lunch. The seventh and eighth grade emotional support classes
have been working on study skills and emotion recognition.
PENNCREST HIGH SCHOOL
The Great America Food Fight
Students from Penncrest High School recently attended a press conference at
Philabundance as culmination to the Great American Food Fight canned food drive
competition. The goal of the drive was to raise thirty tons of food for Philabundance with
the school raising the most pounds of canned food per student winning a $10,000.00
prize. Although Penncrest did not raise the most food per student, PHS did raise just
under 23,000 pounds of food! We collected more food than any other school far
exceeding the expectations of the organizers of the event. Because of this achievement,
the organizers awarded Penncrest a special prize of $5,000.
Powder Puff Football
This past month, in front of a huge crowd, the seniors defeated the juniors 22-16 in our
annual Powder Puff Flag Football Game for a Cure! The senior team was led by two-time
captain and co-event organizer Kara Anderson; the juniors were led by captain and coEvent organizer Christy Bond. Over 120 juniors and seniors participated in the event!
Also volunteering their time were faculty members: Craig Casner, Michael Clark, Paul
Delprato, Gregory Jacobs, Alicia Santelli, and Enoch Stevenson. The goal of the event
was to surpass last years’ contribution total of just under $1,500. This year,
the teams raised $4,430.22 for the Linda Creed Breast Cancer Foundation which
benefits women and their families in our area!
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"Bucks for Birds"
The National Honor Society raised over $365 this past month during their annual “Bucks
for Birds” campaign. The money was donated to Philabundance for the purchase of
turkeys to offer area residents this holiday season.
The Giving Tree
Penncrest students collected gifts for RTM residents in need during the month of
December through our annual “Giving Tree” project. The live dogwood tree was placed in
the school’s rotunda and displayed colorful tags that indicated items needed. Students
and staff alike took the tags from the Giving Tree and purchased gifts that went directly to
someone in our district. This year, the Giving Tree committee worked with members of
the National Honor Society to make it our most successful gift drive ever. The tree was
donated by Linvilla Orchards and will be planted on the grounds in spring.
Penncrest Hosts Senior Citizens Luncheon
Approximately two hundred senior citizens from our area recently attended a holiday
concert and luncheon in the Penncrest cafeteria. The musical program was provided
by our Ambassador Choir (under the direction of Mrs. Sherre Gaertner) and by the
Penncrest Orchestra (under the direction of Mrs. Toni Lyons). Following the
performance, the seniors were treated to a holiday luncheon complete with all the
trimmings. The luncheon was prepared by the Penncrest cafeteria staff and served by
students in Jessica Anderson's Foods and Nutrition course. Students from the Penncrest
Lion's Paw and National Honor Societies also assisted throughout the afternoon. A good
time and learning experience were enjoyed by all.
Music Department News
Arrayed in their new, beautiful costumes, the Ambassador Choir joined with the Upscale
Singers and the PHS Concert Choir to present the Penncrest 2010 Winter Concert this
month. One hundred choir students presented an evening of choral classics and holiday
favorites. The choirs were accompanied by selected band and orchestra students. In
other music department news, congratulations are extended to junior student Cassie Brod
for placing third in the Soprano-2 section of the PMEA District Choral Festival
competition. The festival will be held at Chichester High School in January.
World Language Department News
The World Language department has had another busy month. Recently, thirteen
student candidates were interviewed for the 2010-2011 Phyllis Kavanaugh Scholarship
for study abroad. Also this month, German students visited the Christmas Village in
Philadelphia at Dilworth Plaza. Students learned about German Christmas traditions and
enjoyed a traditional German lunch. Additionally, the World Language Honors Club has
been out spreading international holiday cheer in December by caroling at the Residence
at Glen Riddle. The club also elected new officers this month: President - Jennifer
Huebner; Vice President - Shelly Maxwell; Treasurer - Sara McKeown; Secretary - Pete
Hanna; and Historian - Danielle Su.
Art Department News
The Catwalk Gallery at Penncrest High School is now featuring the work of first semester
drawing and painting students. Their work will be on display for the entire second
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marking period. Art students at Penncrest High School have joined the Memory Project,
a nationwide initiative in which art students create original portraits for children living in
orphanages around the world (www.thememoryproject.org). The project provides
abandoned, orphaned, abused, or neglected children with a special memory of their youth
to honor their heritage and identity, and to help them build a positive self-image. The
project also provides an opportunity for young Americans to open their hearts to children
who have endured many hardships and to promote the value of sharing kindness with
others. Members of the Penncrest High School National Art Honor Society are
participating by receiving pictures of selected children and working in their art classes to
create the portraits. Once finished, the Memory Project will deliver the portraits to the
children. In total, students will make portraits for nine children living at an orphanage in
Peru.
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EXCELLENCE
TODAY
FOR TOMORROW
Denise C. Kerr, Ed.D.
Superintendent of Schools
Rose Tree Media School District
308 North Olive Street
Media, Pennsylvania 19063-2493
Telephone: 610-627-.6000
Fax: 610-891-0959
www.rtmsd.org
Grace A. Eves
Director of Management Services
To:
Members of the Board of School Directors
Denise C. Kerr, Ed.D. Superintendent
From:
Grace A. Eves, Director of Management Services
Date:
December 3, 2010
Subject:
December 7, 2010 – 7:45 PM 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, Bill Montgomery and Bill O’Donnell
Absent: Jeff Pettit
Also In Attendance: Mark Danbly, President of Pennrose Properties, and Tom Gailey,
from Gailey Murray Communications, Dr. Denise Kerr and Grace Eves
______________________________________________________________________
1. Franklin Mint Development
Mark Danbly, President of Pennrose Properties, and Tom Gailey, from Gailey
Murray Communications gave a brief presentation on the proposed Franklin Mint
property development, which includes new homes, commercial space and retail
stores.
Action: Discussion
2. Taxpayer Request
The request from a taxpayer to have the late penalty fee waived from their
2010/2011 school tax bill was denied. Historically the school district has not
waived late penalty fees.
Action: Discussion
3.
Budgetary Transfers
FY 11-9 Fund 10 General Fund
FROM:
AMOUNT:
Athletics- Supplies
$3,000.00
TO:
AMOUNT:
Athletics – New Equipment
$3,000.00
RATIONALE: Transfer needed for a new football sled.
FY 11-10 Fund 10 General Fund
FROM:
AMOUNT:
Pupil Services - Supplies
$2,781.03
TO:
AMOUNT:
RATIONALE:
Gifted- Supplies
$2,781.03
Transfer needed for the cost of Naglieri testing.
FY 11-11 Fund 10 General Fund
FROM:
AMOUNT:
Instruction and Curriculum - Supplies
$2,097.00
TO:
AMOUNT:
Technology Support Services – New Equipment
$2,097.00
RATIONALE:
Transfer needed for a classroom amplification system for a student.
FY 11-12 Fund 10 General Fund
FROM:
AMOUNT:
Library Services - Books
$1,750.00
TO:
AMOUNT:
Library Services – New Equipment
$1,750.00
RATIONALE:
Transfer for the purchase of additional book cases.
3.
Budgetary Transfers (cont’d)
FY 11-13 Fund 10 General Fund
FROM:
AMOUNT:
Print Shop- Supplies
$1,120.00
TO:
AMOUNT:
Print Shop - Repairs
$1,120.00
RATIONALE:
Repairs
Action: This item will be moved to the December 16th Legislative Agenda
for approval.
4.
Cooperative Purchasing Agreement
The District has the opportunity for cost savings by expanding its
purchasing power through additional governmental contracts. The
Keystone Purchasing Network will provide this opportunity though its
membership. The administration is seeking approval to join the Keystone
Purchasing Network.
Action: This item will be moved to the December 16, Legislative Agenda
for approval.
5.
Chester County Intermediate Unit Proposal
The Chester County Intermediate Unit has proposed conducting the
superintendent search for the District as a result of the retirement of Dr.
Denise Kerr on June 30, 2011. The cost of the proposal is not to exceed
$8,000 plus expenses.
Action: This item will be moved to the December 16, Legislative Agenda
for approval.
6.
Budget Summary Comparison
The 2009/10 salary expenditure comparison reflects the 2008/09 teachers’
rates due to the ratification of the 2009/10 contract in May of 2010. May
will reflect an increase due to retroactive payment from September of
2009 till May of 2010.
Action: Discussion
7. 2011/12 Revenue Budget Review
The tax assessment value for the District has increased by $6,111,322, which is
due in part to the Rothman Institute property. The millage rate will be 22.2522
mills, which is the same rate as the 2010/11 fiscal year. This equates to an
additional $131,971 for the 2011/12 fiscal year. Local real estate taxes account
for 93% of local revenue sources. State revenue is projected to decline due to
the lack of ARRA, American Reinvestment and Recovery Act funds, which will
not be available in 2011/12. The new governor has until March to present the
state’s budget. The total projected revenue for the 2011/2012 fiscal year is
$76,769,187, which is slightly less than the revenue for the 2010/11 fiscal year.
Action: Discussion
8. Public Comment
The next Finance Committee Meeting will be held on January 11, 2011 at 7:00 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:
December 3, 2010
Subject:
December 7, 2010 - 8:45 PM - Operations Committee Minutes
Chairperson: Bill Montgomery
___________________________________________________________________
In Attendance: Bill Montgomery, Veronica Barbato, Peter Barry, Linda Kinsler-Fox,
Nancy Fronduti, Nancy Mackrides, Bill Montgomery and Bill O’Donnell
Absent: Jeff Pettit
Also In Attendance: Joe Slivka and Henry Guarellio from D’Huy Engineering,
Dennis Cini, Ron Baldino, Dr. Denise Kerr and Grace Eves
____________________________________________________________________
1.
Penn Fields Plantings
The trees will be planted within the next couple of weeks.
Action: Discussion
2. Springton Lake Middle School Update
Phase one is due to be completed by the end of December. Students and staff
members will move into the newly renovated classrooms located on the second floor in
the area that once housed the library. Demolition on the existing pool shell has been
completed. The new pool will be wider and deeper than the existing pool. The General
Contractor has noted a negative float of 24 days in the schedule due to a delay in
permitting and the existence of an unknown water line in the foundation area. Steel work
is on-going in the auditorium and music suite areas. Pot holes have formed in the
temporary driveway addition due to the lack of curbing and expansion due to
temperature changes. The General Contractor has placed compacted stone in the pot
holes. More repairs are expected in the spring on the pot holes.
Action: Discussion
3. Penncrest Stadium Seating
The District will need to proceed with land development and conditional use
permitting with Middletown Township. Gus Houtman, civil engineer, Bob Furst,
architect, Dennis Cini, engineer and Tom Kelly, District Solicitor, are preparing for
the January 11, 2011, township meeting. The District will solicit bids in mid
January with the intention to award in February pending permit approval. The
notice to proceed may be issued in March for the June start date of the project.
Parking may need to be addressed in early June.
Action: Discussion
4. Media Borough Surveillance Request
Grace Eves is waiting additional information from Media Borough on its request
to install surveillance equipment at Media Elementary School’s property.
Action: Discussion
5. 2011/2012 Capital Projects Proposal
Bonnett Associates Architectural and Engineering Professional Services
for 2011 – 2012 Capital Projects as follows:
Fees
Penncrest – Hot Water Boilers – 7.2% of construction costs with a maximum
fee not to exceed $18, 932
Glenwood – Gymnasium Flooring & Partition – 7.2% of construction costs
with a maximum fee not to exceed $9,100
Glenwood – Boilers & Assoc. Equipment – 7.2% of construction costs with a
maximum fee not to exceed $36,500
Roofing Resources Professional Services Fee for Penncrest Phase I Masonry
Restoration – not to exceed fee of $44,400
G. D. Houtman & Sons Professional Services fee for Glenwood Sewage
Pumping Station - not to exceed fee of $18,450
G. D. Houtman & Son Land Development and Civil Engineering Design Services
for the Penncrest Stadium Bleachers at Scott Field Project – not to exceed fee of
$28,600.
Action: This item will be moved to the December 16, 2010 Legislative agenda for
approval.
Public Comment
The next Operations Committee meeting will be on January 11, 2011, at 8:00 p.m.
EXCELLENCE
TODAY
FOR TOMORROW
Denise C. Kerr, Ed.D.
Superintendent of Schools
Rose Tree Media School District
308 North Olive Street
Media, Pennsylvania 19063-2493
Telephone: 610.627.6000
Fax: 610-891-0959
www.rtmsd.org
Anne D. Callahan
Director of Human Resources
To:
Members of the Board of School Directors
Denise C. Kerr, Ed.D., Superintendent
From:
Anne D. Callahan, Director of Human Resources
Date:
December 6, 2010
Subject:
Minutes of the Personnel Committee Meeting – December 2, 2010
Board Members in attendance: W. O’Donnell, J. Pettit, P. Barry, V.Barbato,
J. Hanna, N. Fronduti, L. Kinsler-Fox, N. Mackrides, Chair
Also in attendance: A. Callahan, D. Kerr, 8 Members of the Community
I.
Items for Legislative Meeting – Anne Callahan
Mrs. Callahan presented the committee with items to be placed on the agenda of
the Legislative Meeting of the Board of School Directors on December 16, 2010.
Additional items will be added to the Personnel Section of the agenda and
forwarded to the Board for review prior to the legislative meeting.
II.
Class Size/Faculty Staffing – A copy of the Policy #126: Class Size/Faculty
Staffing was reviewed and the members of the committee listened to input from
community members who were present at the meeting. The community
members, parents of students in the district, expressed concern about the
possibility of increasing class sizes, citing studies that indicate that students in
grades K-3 do better in class sizes of 13-17. Those community members
present urged the committee to keep class sizes at the level of current practice
with one urging the committee to lower class sizes for K-3 below the current
practice. Current practice is 18 at Kindergarten, 21 in first and second grade and
25 in grades 3 – 5.
One community member expressed concern that the district would not be
replacing teachers who retire under the Early Retirement Incentive Plan in June.
The members of the committee told the gentleman that we will be looking at each
position vacated to determine whether there is a need to replace the teacher.
Mrs. Mackrides pointed out that our current policy prescribes class sizes of 25 at
all elementary grade levels. The committee will be studying the policy, research
regarding the impact of class size on student achievement and practices of other
districts to determine whether to maintain the current practice, move to
compliance with the current policy or change the current policy.
Mrs. Fronduti told those present that the Board is just starting the process of
studying the class size issue with a goal of having the work completed prior to
the 2012-13 school year. Future discussions will take place at the Personnel
Committee Meetings and community members were urged to attend those
meetings to be part of the process.
III.
An Executive Session was held to discuss matters of personnel.
The next meeting of the Personnel Committee will be held at 8 PM, January 4,
2011, in the Board Room at the Education Center.
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
Linda Bluebello, Ed.D.
Director of Pupil Services
To:
Members of the Board of School Directors
Denise C. Kerr, Ed.D., Superintendent
From:
Linda Bluebello, Ed.D.
Date:
December 3, 2010
Subject:
December 2, 2010 Pupil Services Committee Meeting Minutes
Chairperson: Mrs. Nancy Fronduti
Board Members in Attendance: Veronica Barbato, Jeff Pettit, Peter Barry, Nancy
Mackrides, Linda Fox, John Hanna, Nancy Fronduti, Bill O’Donnell
Others in Attendance: Dr. Linda Bluebello, Dr. Eleanor DiMarino- Linnen, Dr. Barta,
Chip Olinger, Kate Dziunycz, 3 Community members
PIAA WRESTLING Requirements/RTMSD Procedures
Chip Olinger, RTMSD Athletic Director, and Kate Dziunycz, Athletic Trainer, presented
to the Board an overview of hydration testing requirements by the PIAA. A description of
RTMSD procedures was shared with the Board in addition to a newly designed parent
information letter that will be sent home to parents of SLMS and PHS wrestlers. Parents
must now acknowledge in writing that they have received information on the hydration
testing process prior to any hydration testing. Approximately 50-55 middle school and
high school students are tested each year by the Athletic Trainer. There is no additional
cost to the district for the hydration testing. All forms/procedures will be posted on the
web for parents.
OVERNIGHT TRIPS
Dr. Bluebello and Chip Olinger presented the following overnight trips:
Members of the Penncrest High School Boys and Girls Indoor Track team will compete
in the Kevin Dare Invitational in State College, PA, on January 21-22, 2011. The
approximate cost to the district is $1,070, which covers registration, transportation and
substitute teacher fees.
Action: Approval will be on the December 2010 Legislative Agenda.
Members of the Penncrest High School Boys and Girls Indoor Track team will compete
in the Indoor State Track and Field Championships in State College, PA, on February
25-26, 2011. The approximate cost to the district is $900, which covers registration,
transportation, hotel and meals.
Action: Approval will be on the December 2010 Legislative Agenda.
Members of the Penncrest High School Wrestling team will compete in the PIAA State
Wrestling Championships in Hershey, PA, on March 9-13, 2011. The approximate cost
to the district is $1,879, which covers transportation, substitute teacher fees, hotel and
meals.
Action: Approval will be on the December 2010 Legislative Agenda.
Members of the Penncrest High School Boys and Girls Track team will compete in the
Outdoor State Track Championships in Shippensburg, PA, on May 26-28, 2011. The
approximate cost to the district is $1,602, which covers registration, transportation,
substitute teacher fees, hotel and meals.
Action: Approval will be on the December 2010 Legislative Agenda.
CONTRACT
Jim Hall Educational Services
Dr. Eleanor DiMarino Linnen presented information on the new career mentoring
program for ERC students. Jim Hall Educational Services will provide a career
mentoring program for RTM’s Educational Resource Center from September 17, 2010
through January 21, 2011. The program will meet and work with 18 juniors and seniors
in the ERC program. The fee for this service will be $4,820 which has already been
budgeted. The Board requested a presentation by ERC students at a Legislative
meeting later in the spring regarding the career program.
Action: Approval will be on the December 2010 Legislative Agenda
POLICY REVIEW
Dr. Bluebello and Dr. Barta presented changes to Policy 113.1 – Positive Behavior
Support. The policy was previously entitled Behavior Management Plan. New guidelines
from PDE regarding the use of positive behavior support plans and de-escalation and
restraint procedures prompted the policy revision.
Action: Policy 113.1 will be on the December 2010 Legislative Agenda for first
read.
Dr. Bluebello also presented Policy 218.1 – Weapons, for a second read. The solicitor
reviewed the policy and no additional changes were made.
Action: Policy 218.1 will be on the December 2010 Legislative Agenda for second
read.
The next meeting of the Pupil Services committee will be Tuesday, January 4, 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:
December 2, 2010
RE:
December 2, 2010 Teaching & Learning Committee Meeting Minutes
Chairperson: Mr. Jeff Pettit
Board Members in Attendance: Veronica Barbato, Peter Barry, Linda Fox, Nancy
Froduti, John Hannah, Nancy Mackrides, Bill O’Donnell, Jeff Pettit
RTMSD Personnel in Attendance: Pat Barta, Linda Bluebello, Anne Callahan, Angela
Gilbert, Kathy Osgood, Steve Taylor
Community Members in Attendance: Jim Coyne, Maria Wanenchak
Update on ESL Program
Mrs. Kathy Osgood presented an overview of the English as a Second Language (ESL)
Program. Mrs. Osgood, along with three other RTM teachers, serve fifty eight (58) ESL
students representing 20 countries and 18 languages. The presentation included the levels
of service available to students, the assessments used to determine student needs as well
as exit criteria, a description of the program model, and the parental involvement
component. Mrs. Osgood also share the various resources utilized to communicate with
non-English speaking parents. The district uses Trans Act to ensure that printed materials
are available in different languages and the Language Line to make critical verbal
translations available during meetings.
Out-of-District IEP’s
Dr. Gilbert recapped the key points from the Support for Students in Alternative School
Programs proposal presented at the Teaching and Learning Committee meeting on
November 4th. 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. The proposal
was presented for review and consideration by the Board in November. During a
discussion, Dr. Gilbert and Dr. Barta explained the demands of out-of-district IEP meetings.
The procedures implemented in other districts as well as the option of utilizing building
administrators as out-of-district LEAs was also discussed.
After the discussion, Committee Chair Jeff Pettit called for a vote to accept the proposal.
The vote resulted in a majority ruling in favor of acceptance. Dr. Gilbert was given
permission to submit a resolution as part of the December 16th Legislative agenda.
ACTION: A resolution to approve the proposal for Support for Students in
Alternative School Programs will appear on the December 16th Legislative agenda.
DCCC Allied Health Course Annual Contract Renewal
Dr. Taylor presented the annual renewal of the contract with DCCC to provide a course in
Allied Health entitled “Orientation to Health Care” at Penncrest High School during the
Spring 2011 semester. Under this contract, DCCC provides instruction to students, at
Penncrest, two times a week for two periods each and provides shadowing experiences at
Riddle Hospital two times a week. Students earn credits at both DCCC and Penncrest.
The contract sets an upper limit of 16 students, and 16 students are enrolled for this year’s
program. Funds have been set aside from the Penncrest building budget to cover the
amount of the contract, $6,000. The Board gave permission for the contract to appear on
the December Legislative agenda for approval.
Public Comment
Mr. Coyne asked Dr. Gilbert a question about two practice programs used at the
elementary level.
Special Education Settlement Agreement
Dr. Gilbert presented the rationale and terms of a settlement agreement for student
TG to receive educational services at The Phelps School for the 2010-2011 and
2011-2012 School Years. The pro-rated tuition rate for 2010-2011 is $16,650.00.
The tuition cost for 2011-2012 is approximately $21,000.00. This settlement
agreement for TG was developed by RTM’s special education attorney, David
Painter and counsel for the family.
The agreement states that the district shall pay the following: McAndrews Law Offices
a sum not to exceed $2500 for documented attorney’s fees, Phelps School a sum not
to exceed $16,650 for tuition in 2010-2011, including ESY, and in 2011-2012, Phelps
School a sum to cover the payment or reimbursement of legitimate educational
expenses, including ESY – approximately $21,000. The settlement will total
approximately $40,150.
ACTION: A resolution to approve the settlement agreement for TG will appear on the
December 16th Legislative agenda.
Special Education Contract
Dr. Gilbert presented a contract from the Davidson School at Elwyn for 1:1 Services
for the 2010-2011 school year for student NB. The cost of services is $160.34 per
day. These services are documented in the student’s IEP and are needed to monitor
and diffuse behaviors that impede learning, and to support and reinforce behaviors
that lead to positive outcomes for the student.
ACTION: A resolution to approve the contract for 1:1 services at Davidson School
for NB will appear on the December 16th Legislative agenda.
Rose Tree Media School District308 North Olive StreetMedia,
Pennsylvania 19063-2493Telephone 610.627.6000Fax
610.891.0959www.rtmsd.org
Denise C. Kerr, Ed.D.
Superintendent of Schools
Patti Linden
Director of Technology
and Information Science
To:
Members of the Board of School Directors
Denise C. Kerr, Ed.D., Superintendent
From:
Patti Linden
Date:
December 10, 2010
Subject:
Technology Committee Meeting Minutes for December 7, 2010
Chairperson: Mr. Peter Barry
Board Members in attendance: Pete Barry, Nancy Fronduti, Veronica Barbato, Linda
Fox, John Hanna, Nancy Mackrides, Bill Montgomery, Bill O’Donnell
Also in attendance: Patti Linden, Denise Kerr, Kim McCann, Mack Johnson, Grace
Eves, Mark Danbly, Tom Gailey
Messaging Architects Proposal for Renewal
The quote for renewal of Rose Tree Media School District’s e-mail archiving
maintenance was reviewed. E-mail archiving is a federal mandate for school districts.
The payment schedule is proposed for a 5 year renewal package which gives a
significant cost savings to the district: Years 1, 2, and 3 have a cost of $9000.00 each.
In Year 2, the district would also pay $6000.00 for the support for professional services
and software updates. All of these costs are included in the Technology Department
budget. The proposal has been sent to our solicitor, Tom Kelly, for review and will be on
the Legislative Agenda for December 16, 2010, pending solicitor approval.
Computer Equipment Replacement Proposal
The replacement schedule for computers and laptops for the 2011-2012 school year
was presented and discussed. Computer models and laptops that need to be replaced
have been out of warranty for 3 to 4 years. Replacing them all with the same type of
technology would cost $423,599.00; however, the Technology Department has made
decisions for modified options on the equipment that needs to be replaced. One of the
modifications will be to use “netbooks” to replace the full size laptops and some of the
desktops. These “netbooks” amount to about half of the cost of a full size laptop, will be
mobile for specific advantages in some spaces, and save on occupied space. With
modifying the options and saving money with netbooks, the Technology Department will
spend approximately $240,414 on replacement equipment for next school year.
Next meeting: Tuesday, February 8, 2011, at 7:00 p.m. in the Education Center
Board Room
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.”
November 18, 2010
December 2, 2010
December 7, 2010
December 9, 2010
December 16, 2010
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 January 27, 2011, at Penncrest
High School. The Legislative meetings are recorded on tape.
Presidential Announcement
1
VIII.
Old Business
A.
Policies
1.
Policy 218.1 Weapons – Second Read and Approval
See Attachment A
Resolve, that the Board approve the second and final draft of
Policy #218.1 – Weapons.
Background
Some of the language in the policy regarding “look alike
weapons” was clarified and additional minor revisions were
made. This policy was discussed at the November and
December 2010 Pupil Services Committee Meetings.
VIII. Old Business
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IX.
New Business
A.
Personnel
1.
Terminations
a.
Professional
1.
Dr. Denise Kerr, Superintendent, retirement effective
June 30, 2011.
Background
Dr. Kerr joined Rose Tree Media School District in
1991 as Principal of Glenwood Elementary School. In
1997, Dr. Kerr was named the Director of Curriculum
and Instruction where she served two years. Dr. Kerr
left Rose Tree Media School District to become
Assistant Superintendent in Council Rock School
District from 1999-2004 returning to Rose Tree Media
School District as Superintendent in November of
2004. Dr. Kerr served as Superintendent of Rose
Tree Media School District for seven years.
b.
2.
Non-Instructional
1.
Stephanie Ventura, Cafeteria Worker, Springton Lake
Middle School, resignation effective December 1,
2010.
2.
Debbie Sweeney, School Nurse, Indian Lane
Elementary, resignation effective November 26, 2010.
Nominations
a.
Professional
1.
IX. New Business
Stephen Curry, Homebound Instructor for the 20102011 school year at the rate of $45.00 per hour.
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IX.
New Business
A.
Personnel
2.
Nominations
a.
b.
3.
Professional
2.
Laura Gray Mack, Long Term Substitute Spanish
Teacher for the second semester, effective January
31, 2011, at the annual salary of $44,806.00
Bachelor’s Degree/Step 2 to be pro-rated for the
second semester. Ms. Mack received her Bachelor’s
Degree from Luther College in Iowa. She served as a
Long Term Substitute Teacher for Rose Tree Media
School District during the first semester of 2010-2011
school year. She is assigned to Penncrest High
School replacing Christina Penning who is on leave.
3.
Colleen Pompetti, Long Term Substitute Chemistry
Teacher, effective December 22, 2010, at the annual
salary of $49,407, Master’s Degree/Step 1 to be prorated for the second semester. Ms. Pompetti received
her Bachelor’s Degree from West Chester University
and her Master’s Degree from Marygrove College.
She is assigned to Penncrest High School replacing
Laura Diksa who will be on leave. NOTE: Ms.
Pompetti is being hired pending completion of her
pre-employment paperwork.
Non-Instructional
1.
Sandra Pierce, Substitute Cafeteria, effective
November 17, 2010 at the rate of $10.34 per hour.
2.
Matthew Soares, Cafeteria Trainee, effective
December 7, 2010 at the rate of $10.87 per hour. Mr.
Soares is assigned to Penncrest High School
replacing Ralph Santelli who resigned.
General
a.
Classification Change
1.
IX. New Business
Diane Burgess, from Substitute Custodian to
Custodian effective December 6, 2010 at the rate of
$16.45 per hour. Ms. Burgess is assigned to
Springton Lake Middle School replacing Ronald
Dewees who resigned.
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IX.
New Business
A.
Personnel
3.
General
a.
b.
c.
Classification Change
2.
Jill Koechig, from Support Staff I to Support Staff II
effective November 29, 2010 at the rate of $15.40 per
hour. Ms. Koechig is assigned to Indian Lane
Elementary. This is a new position.
3.
Nancy Sands, from Cafeteria Substitute to Cafeteria
Trainee, effective December 2, 2010 at the rate of
$10.87 per hour. Ms. Sands is assigned to Springton
Lake Middle School replacing Stephanie Ventura who
resigned.
Unpaid Leave of Absence
1.
Lotalinda Castro-Anderson requests an Unpaid Leave
of Absence effective March 30, 2011 through June
30, 2011 for purpose of child rearing.
2.
Michelle Kirk requests an extension of her Unpaid
Leave of Absence through June 30, 2011 for purpose
of child rearing.
3.
Mara Dixon requests an Unpaid Leave of Absence
effective January 3, 2011 through June 30, 2011 for
the purpose of child rearing.
Degree Advancement
1.
d.
Rescind Supplemental Contracts
1.
IX. New Business
Sandra Lin, (.4) Chinese Teacher, Penncrest High
School, Degree Advance to Master’s +20/Step 6
effective August 30, 2010 at the annual salary of
$22,558.
Rescind appointment of William Stack as (.5) Chinese
Club Sponsor, Springton Lake Middle School.
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IX.
New Business
A.
Personnel
3.
General
e.
Supplemental Contracts
1.
Sean Graham, Event Chaperone for the 2010-2011
school year, at the rate of $42.50 per hour. Mr.
Graham is assigned to Springton Lake Middle School.
2.
Sean Graham, Intramural Instructor for the 2010-2011
school year at the rate of $27.00 per hour. Mr.
Graham is assigned to Springton Lake Middle School.
2.
Jacqueline Matusow, Library Squad Club Sponsor for
the 2010-2011 school year at the rate of $284.00. Ms.
Matusow is assigned to Media Elementary.
3.
Suzannah Emmons, Event Chaperone for the 20102011 school year at the rate of $21.25 per hour. Ms.
Emmons is assigned to Springton Lake Middle
School.
4.
Recommend Board approval for the following
Penncrest High School Personnel to serve as Event
Chaperones for the 2010-2011 school year at the rate
of $55.00 per event:
Kirsten Curry
Cindy Garvin
Sandra Lin
IX. New Business
Anthony Lombardo
Linda Rowley
Amy Tricome
5.
Jo Dizon, Event Chaperone for the 2010-2011 school
year at the rate of $42.50. Ms. Dizon is assigned to
Springton Lake Middle School.
6.
Joseph Fisher, (.5) School Newspaper Sponsor at the
annual salary of $1,136.00. Mr. Fisher is assigned to
Springton Lake Middle School.
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IX.
New Business
B.
Overnight Trips
1.
Penncrest High School Indoor Track Team
Resolve, that the Board approve the overnight trip to State College,
PA, for the Penncrest High School Indoor Track Team on January
21-22, 2011.
Background
The Penncrest High School Indoor Track Team will participate in
the Kevin Dare Invitational in State College, PA. The approximate
cost to the district is $1,070, which covers registration,
transportation and substitute teacher fees.
2.
Penncrest High School Indoor Track Team
Resolve, that the Board approve the overnight trip to State College,
PA, for members of the Penncrest High School Indoor Track Team
on February 25-26, 2011.
Background
Members of the Penncrest High School Indoor Track Team will
compete in the Indoor State Track and Field Championships in
State College, PA. The approximate cost to the district will be
$900, which covers registration, transportation, hotel and meals.
3.
Penncrest High School Wrestling Team
Resolve, that the Board approve the overnight trip to Hershey, PA,
for the Penncrest High School Wrestling Team on March 9-13,
2011.
Background
The Penncrest High School Wrestling Team will compete in the
PIAA State Wrestling Championships in Hershey, PA.
The
approximate cost to the district will be $1,879, which covers
transportation, substitute teacher fees, hotel and meals.
IX. New Business
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X.
New Business
B.
Overnight Trips
4.
Penncrest High School Track Team
Resolve, that the Board approve the overnight trip to Shippensburg,
PA, for the Penncrest High School Track Team on May 26-28,
2011.
Background
Members of the Penncrest High School Track Team will compete in
the Outdoor State Track Championships in Shippensburg, PA. The
approximate cost to the district will be approximately $1,602, which
covers registration, transportation, substitute teacher fees, hotel
and meals.
5.
Penncrest High School Science Olympiad Invitational Tournament
Resolve, that the Board approve the overnight trip to the Science
Olympiad Invitational Tournament at Athens Area High School,
Athens, PA.
Background
This trip will take place on January 14 – 15, 2011. There is no cost
to the district as the trip is being funded by the students
participating in the event.
C.
Policies
1.
Policy #113.1 – Positive Behavior Support Plan – First Read See
Attachment B
Background
Dr. Bluebello and Dr. Barta presented changes to Policy 113.1 –
Positive Behavior Support Plan. The policy was previously entitled
Behavior Management Plan. New guidelines from PDE regarding
the use of positive behavior support plans and de-escalation and
restraint procedures prompted the policy revision.
IX. New Business
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APPENDIX X
X.
Finance
A.
Purchasing
B.
General
1.
Budgetary Transfers
Rose Tree Media School District Policy #612..(Public School
code section 609) when funds are not available for a
proposed appropriation, a legal transfer from one class of
expenditure to another may be made in the last nine (9)
months of the fiscal year by the board.
Resolve, that the Board approve the following change orders:
FY 11-9 Fund 10 General Fund
FROM:
AMOUNT:
Athletics- Supplies
$3,000.00
TO:
AMOUNT:
Athletics – New Equipment
$3,000.00
RATIONALE: Transfer needed for a new football sled.
FY 11-10 Fund 10 General Fund
FROM:
AMOUNT:
Pupil Services - Supplies
$2,781.03
TO:
AMOUNT:
Gifted- Supplies
$2,781.03
RATIONALE: Transfer needed for the cost of Naglieri testing.
FY 11-11 Fund 10 General Fund
FROM:
Amount:
Instruction and Curriculum - Supplies
$2,097.00
TO:
Technology Support Services – New Equipment
AMOUNT: $2,097.00
RATIONALE: Transfer needed for a classroom amplification system
for a student.
X. Finance
1
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APPENDIX X
X.
Finance
B.
General
1.
Budgetary Transfers (cont’d)
FY 11-12 Fund 10 General Fund
FROM:
AMOUNT:
Library Services - Books
$1,750.00
TO:
AMOUNT:
Library Services – New Equipment
$1,750.00
RATIONALE: Transfer for the purchase of additional book
cases.
FY 11-13 Fund 10 General Fund
FROM:
AMOUNT:
Print Shop- Supplies
$1,120.00
TO:
AMOUNT:
RATIONALE:
Print Shop - Repairs
$1,120.00
Repairs
Background
This was discussed at the December 7, 2010 Finance
Committee meeting.
2.
Cooperative Purchasing Agreement – Keystone Purchasing
Network
Resolve, that the Board approve membership to the
Keystone Purchasing Network, which is a cooperative
purchasing program operating under Chapter 19,
Intergovernmental
Relations,
of
the
Pennsylvania
Commonwealth Procurement Code 61.
Background
This was discussed at the December 7, 2010 Finance
Committee meeting.
X. Finance
2
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APPENDIX X
X.
Finance.
B.
General
3.
Proposal for Superintendent Search
Resolve, that the Board accept the proposal from the
Chester County Intermediate Unit to Provide Services
related to the search for the new Superintendent of the Rose
Tree Media School District, in an amount not to exceed
$8,000 plus expenses.
Background
This was discussed at the December 7, 2010 Finance
Committee Meeting.
4.
2011/2012 Capital Projects Proposal
Resolve, that the Board approve Bonnett Associates
Architectural and Engineering Professional Services Fees for
2011 – 2012 Capital Projects as follows:
Penncrest – Hot Water Boilers – 7.2% of construction
costs with a maximum fee not to exceed $18, 932.
Glenwood – Gymnasium Flooring & Partition – 7.2%
of construction costs with a maximum fee not to
exceed $9,100.
Glenwood – Boilers & Assoc. Equipment – 7.2% of
construction costs with a maximum fee not to exceed
$36,500.
X. Finance
3
December 16, 2010
APPENDIX X
X.
Finance
B.
General
4.
2011/2012 Capital Projects Proposal (cont’d)
Resolve, that the Board approve Roofing Resources
Professional Services Fee for Penncrest Phase I Masonry
Restoration – not to exceed fee of $44,400.
Resolve, that the Board approve G. D. Houtman & Sons
Professional Services fee for Glenwood Sewage Pumping
Station - not to exceed fee of $18,450.
Resolve, that the Board approve G. D. Houtman & Son Land
Development and Civil Engineering Design Services for the
Penncrest Stadium Bleachers at Scott Field Project – not to
exceed fee of $28,600.
Background
This was discussed at the December 7, 2010 Operations
Committee meeting.
5.
Delaware County Community College – Allied Health Course
Resolve, the Board approve a contract with Delaware
County Community College to conduct one three-credit
course in Allied Health entitled “Orientation to Health Care”
at Penncrest High School for the period January 1, 2011
through June 30, 2011. The course is designed for between
10 and 16 Penncrest High School students at a maximum
cost of $6,000, with textbooks being billed separately, if
needed.
Background
This course, which operates in conjunction with Riddle
Memorial Hospital, provides students an opportunity to
investigate the health care field. It was discussed at the
December 2, 2010 Teaching & Learning Committee Meeting.
X. Finance
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December 16, 2010
APPENDIX X
X.
Finance
B.
General
6.
Jim Hall Educational Services
Resolve, that the Board approve the contract between the
Rose Tree Media School District and Jim Hall Educational
Services.
Background
Jim Hall Educational Services will provide a career
mentoring program for the ERC from September 17, 2010
through January 21, 2011. The program will meet and work
with 18 juniors and seniors in the ERC program. The fee for
this service will be $4,820 which has already been budgeted.
7.
Settlement Agreement with the Parents of Student #50756
Resolve, that the Board approve a settlement agreement
with the parents of student #50756 to provide an alternative
placement so the student can receive specialized instruction
and services to address the students unique educational
needs. The cost of the settlement is at least $40,150.00.
Background
Dr. Gilbert presented the rationale and terms of the
settlement agreement being proposed at the Teaching and
Learning Committee Meeting on December 2, 2010. The
special education attorney for RTM and an attorney for the
parents have collaborated on the proposed agreement.
X. Finance
5
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APPENDIX X
X.
Finance
B.
General
8.
Special Education Contract with the Davidson School
Resolve, that the Board approve a contract from the
Davidson School at Elwyn for 1:1 Services for the 2010-2011
school year for student #70646. The cost of services is
$160.34 per day.
Background
Dr. Gilbert presented a contract from the Davidson School at
Elwyn for 1:1 Services for the 2010-2011 school year for
student #70646 at the Teaching and Learning Committee
meeting on December 2, 2010.
These services are
documented in the student’s IEP and are needed to monitor
and diffuse behaviors that impede learning, and to support
and reinforce behaviors that lead to positive outcomes for
the student.
9.
Support for Students in Alternative School Programs
Proposal
Resolve, that the Board approve the Support for Students in
Alternative School Programs proposal presented at the
Teaching and Learning Committee Meetings on November
4, 2010 and December 2, 2010. A per diem district employee
will be designated as the Local Education Agent (LEA) for
students placed in out-of-district alternative school programs.
The cost of the proposal is $3,000.00.
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.
X. Finance
6
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APPENDIX X
X.
Finance
B.
General
10.
Messaging Architects
Attachment C
Renewal
Quote
–
See
Resolve, that the Board approve the Proposal from
Messaging Architects for a five (5) year subscription
package renewal of M+ Guardian and M+ Archive. The
subscription renewal payment schedule is for $9,000.00 for
three (3) years and a $6,000.00 payment in the second year
for software upgrades and professional services.
Background
The background for this proposal was reviewed at the
Technology Committee Meeting on December 7, 2010 and is
pending review by RTM Solicitor, Tom Kelly. M+ Archive and
M+ Guardian is the product used for archiving of district email which is required by law.
X. Finance
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X.
Finance
E.
Addendum
Resolve, that the Board approve the partial refund of a prior year
tax payment.
Background
This item was discussed at the October 12, 2010 Finance
Committee Meeting.
X. Finance Addendum
1
December 16, 2010
No. 218.1
ROSE TREE MEDIA
SCHOOL DISTRICT
SECTION:
PUPILS
TITLE:
WEAPONS
ADOPTED:
December 19, 2002
REVISED:
Attachment A
218.1. WEAPONS
1. Purpose
The Board recognizes the importance of a safe school environment to the
educational process. Possession of weapons in the school environment is a threat to
the safety of students and staff and is prohibited by law.
2. Definitions
SC 1317.2
Weapon - the term shall include but not be limited to any knife, cutting instrument,
cutting tool, nunchaku stick, brass or metal knuckles, firearm, shotgun, rifle, bb or
pellet gun, look-alike gun, chemical agent, explosive device, and/or any other tool,
instrument or implement capable of inflicting serious bodily injury. The term
weapon shall also include items that are replicas or look-alike weapons, whether or
not actually capable of inflicting bodily injury and whether or not sold as toys, if the
item could by virtue of its appearance or the manner in which displayed cause
reasonable apprehension of bodily injury or a threat to a safe and orderly school
environment.
Possession - a student is in possession of a weapon when the weapon is found on the
person of the student; in the student's locker; under the student's control while s/he is
on school property, on property being used by the school, at any school function or
activity, at any school event held away from the school; or while the student is on
his/her way to or from school.
3. Authority
SC 1317.2
SC 1317.2
Pol. 233
The Board prohibits possession of weapons and replicas of weapons in any school
district building, on school property, at any school sponsored activity, and in any
public conveyance providing transportation to school or a school sponsored activity.
The school district shall expel for a period of not less than one (1) year any student
who violates this weapons policy. Such expulsion shall be given in conformance
with formal due process proceedings required by law. The Superintendent may
recommend discipline short of expulsion on a case-by-case basis.
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218.1. WEAPONS - Pg. 2
4. Delegation of
Responsibility
SC 1317.2
P.L. 91-230
20 U.S.C.
Sec. 1400 et seq
SC1317.2
In the case of a student with disabilities, the Superintendent shall take all necessary
steps to comply with the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act and other
applicable state and federal laws.
Deleted: n
The Superintendent or his/her designee shall report the discovery of any weapon
prohibited by this policy to the student's parents and to local law enforcement
officials.
Deleted: 4. Delegation of
Responsibility¶
SC 1317.2
SC 1317.2
The Superintendent or his/her designee shall report all incidents relating to
expulsions for possession of a weapon on school grounds to the Department of
Education.
SC 1303-A
The Superintendent or his/her designee shall take the necessary actions to develop a
memorandum of understanding with local law enforcement officials that sets forth
procedures to be followed when an incident occurs involving an act of violence or
possession of a weapon by any person on school property.
SC 1303-A
Acts of violence or possession of a weapon on school property in violation of this
policy shall be reported to the Office for Safe Schools on the required form twice per
year, as required. at least once a year.
Deleted: exceptional
Deleted: .
Formatted: Tabs: 0.2", Left +
1.5", Left
Deleted: ¶
¶
¶
Deleted: designated
Formatted: Strikethrough
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5. Guidelines
SC 1317.2
Students and staff shall be informed concerning this policy at least annually.
An exception to this policy may be made by the Superintendent, who shall prescribe
special conditions or procedures to be followed.
Weapons under the control of law enforcement personnel are permitted.
SC 1317.2
Formatted: Underline
Transfer Students
When the school district receives a student who transfers from a public or private
school during an expulsion period for an offense involving a weapon, the district
may assign that student to an alternative assignment or may provide alternative
education, provided the assignment does not exceed the expulsion period.
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218.1. WEAPONS - Pg. 3
School Code
1303-A, 1317.2
Deleted: 1317.2
PA Code
Title 22
Sec. 403.1
18 U.S.C.
Sec. 921, 922
Deleted: ¶
Public Law¶
91-230¶
20 U.S.C.
Sec. 1400 et seq
20 U.S.C.
Sec. 7151
20 U.S.C.
Sec. 7114
Deleted: Act 26 of 1995 ¶
Board Policy
233
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No. 113.1
ROSE TREE MEDIA
SCHOOL DISTRICT
SECTION:
PROGRAMS
TITLE:
POSITIVE BEHAVIOR
SUPPORT PLAN
ADOPTED:
December 19, 2002
REVISED:
Attachment B
113.1. POSITIVE BEHAVIOR SUPPORT PLAN
1. Purpose
Title 22
Sec. 14.133,
14.145
20 U.S.C.
Sec. 1414
34 CFR
Sec. 300.114
2. Authority
Title 22
Sec. 14.133
The Rose Tree Media School District believes in the use of positive behavior
support. This policy is designed primarily to enable children with individualized
educational programs (IEPs), who need a Positive Behavior Support Plan, to benefit
from a free, appropriate, public educational program (FAPE), within the least
restrictive educational environment (LRE), in accordance with the requirements in
Pennsylvania’s regulations and standards. A Positive Behavior Support Plan may
also be employed for a regular education student in need of such support.
Effective techniques to teach socially appropriate alternative skills and reduce
problem behavior will be employed. Positive side effects (e.g., improved
attendance, grades, etc.) will also be monitored along with improvements in student
general heath/well-being as a result of positive behavior support. A hierarchy from
least to most intrusive strategies will be utilized.
Behavior support programs and plans must be based on a functional assessment of
behavior and use positive behavior techniques.
Behavior support programs must include research based practices and techniques to
develop and maintain skills that will enhance an individual student’s opportunity for
learning and self-fulfillment.
Title 22
Sec. 14.133
A Positive Behavior Support Plan for a child must be designed and implemented in
accordance with Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) Guidelines for
Effective Behavior Support. Specifically, a multi-component approach will be used
which follows a Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA), including the identification
of antecedents and consequences for behavior. The Positive Behavior Support Plan,
based on this Functional Behavior Assessment, will be designed to teach alternative
skills and to reduce problem behavior.
When an intervention is needed for a problem behavior, the types of interventions
chosen for the behavior shall be the least intrusive necessary to address the behavior.
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The use of restraints is considered a measure of last resort, only to be used after
other less restrictive measurers, including de-escalation techniques.
Nothing in this policy shall be construed to require the development of a separate
behavior support or intervention plan when appropriate positive behavioral
intervention, strategies, and supports, consistent with the requirements of this policy,
can be incorporated into the body of the IEP or a student’s Positive Behavior
Support Plan.
Title 22
Sec. 14.133
3. Definitions
Physical restraints may only be used as a crisis intervention to control acute
aggressive behavior when the student is acting in a manner which presents a clear
and present danger to him/herself, to other students, to employees, or others, and
only when less restrictive measures and techniques have proven to be ineffective.
These procedures must be documented as a part of a student’s Crisis Management
Plan in the student’s Positive Behavior Support Plan and/or IEP.
As used in this policy, the following words and terms shall have the following
meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
Title 22
Sec. 14.133
Aversive Techniques - Deliberate activities designed to establish a negative
association with a specific behavior.
Title 22
Sec. 14.133
Behavior Support - The development, change and maintenance of selected
behaviors through the systematic application of behavior change
techniques.
Title 22
Sec. 14.133
Title 22
Sec. 14.133
Positive Behavior Support Plan - A plan for a student, who requires specific
intervention to address behavior that interferes with learning. Primarily, such a plan
is developed for a student with an IEP, but a regular education student may also
require such a plan. A Positive Behavior Support Plan shall be developed by a
student’s team/IEP Team, based on a Functional Behavior Assessment, and, for a
special education student, becomes part of the student’s IEP. These plans must
include methods that use positive reinforcement and other positive techniques to
shape the behavior of the student, ranging from the use of positive verbal statements
as a reward for good behavior to the use of specific tangible rewards.
Restraints – The application of physical force, with or without the use of any
device, for the purpose of restraining the free movement of a student’s body,
excluding the following:
1.
Briefly holding a student, without force, to calm or comfort him/her.
2.
Guiding a student to an appropriate activity.
3.
Holding a student’s hand to escort him/her safely from one area to another.
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113.1. POSITIVE BEHAVIOR SUPPORT PLAN - Pg. 3
4.
Hand-over-hand assistance with feeding, task completion or other fine motor
tasks.
5.
Techniques prescribed by a qualified medical professional for reasons of
safety or for therapeutic or medical treatment, as agreed to by the student’s
parents/guardians and, for special education students, specified in the IEP.
6.
Mechanical restraints governed by this policy, such as devices used for physical
or occupational therapy, seatbelts in wheelchairs or on toilets used for balance
and safety, safety harnesses in buses, and functional positioning devices
SPECIFIC LIMITATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS
4. Guidelines
Title 22
Sec. 14.133
Use Of Physical Restraints Other Than Mechanical Restraints:
Restraints to control acute or episodic aggressive or self-injurious behavior may be
used only when the student is acting in a manner which presents a clear and present
danger to him/herself, to other students or to employees, and only when less
restrictive measures and techniques have proven to be or are less effective. The
Building Administrator shall notify the parent/guardian as soon as practicable of the
use of restraint to control the aggressive behavior of his/her child and shall convene
a meeting of the student’s team/IEP team within ten (10) school days of the
inappropriate behavior causing the use of restraints, unless the parent/guardian, after
written notice, agrees in writing to waive the meeting. At this meeting, the
student’s team/IEP team shall consider whether the following are needed to address
the inappropriate behavior: a new or revised Functional Behavioral Assessment, a
new or revised Evaluation/Reevaluation Report, a new or revised Positive Behavior
Support Plan, and/or a new, revised or change of educational programming and/or
placement to address the inappropriate behavior.
The use of restraints may only be included in a student’s Crisis Plan and/or IEP
under the following conditions:
Title 22
Sec. 14.133
1.
The restraint is used in conjunction with specific components of the
Positive Behavior Support Plan.
2.
The restraint is used in conjunction with the teaching of socially
acceptable alternative skills to replace problem behavior.
3.
Staff are authorized, and have received all training required, to use the
specific procedure.
4.
The Positive Behavior Support Plan for the student includes a plan for
eliminating the use of restraint through the application of positive behavior
support strategies and techniques.
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113.1. POSITIVE BEHAVIOR SUPPORT PLAN - Pg. 4
5.
The use of restraint is not included in the Crisis Plan and/or IEP for the
convenience of staff, as a substitute for an educational program, or to be
employed as punishment.
Use Of Mechanical Restraints:
Title 22
Sec. 14.133
Mechanical restraints, which are used to control involuntary movement or lack of
muscular control of students when due to organic causes or conditions, may be
employed only when specified by an IEP and as determined by a medical
professional qualified to make the determination, and as agreed to by the student’s
parents/guardians. Mechanical restraints shall prevent a student from injuring
him/herself or others or promote normative body positioning and physical
functioning.
Proscription of Certain Aversive Techniques:
Title 22
Sec. 14.133
The following aversive techniques for addressing behavior are inappropriate and
may not be used in educational programs:
1.
Corporal punishment.
2.
Punishment for a manifestation of a child’s disability.
3.
Locked rooms, locked boxes, or other locked structures or spaces from which
the child cannot readily exit.
4.
Noxious substances.
5.
Deprivation of basic human rights, such as withholding meals, water or fresh
air.
6.
Suspensions constituting a pattern as defined in section 14.143(a) of the
regulations of the State Board of Education, 22 Pa. Code § 14.143(a), and any
successor regulation.
7.
Treatment of a demeaning nature.
8.
Electric shock.
9.
The use of prone restraints, which are those by which a student is held face
down on the floor.
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113.1. POSITIVE BEHAVIOR SUPPORT PLAN - Pg. 5
Reporting And Monitoring:
Title 22
Sec. 14.133
The Superintendent or his/her designee shall maintain and report data on the use
of restraints in a manner prescribed by the Secretary of Education of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Such report shall be readily available for review
during cyclical compliance monitoring conducted by the Pennsylvania Department
of Education.
TRAINING
Regular Program of Training:
Title 22
Sec. 14.133
The Superintendent or his/her designee shall provide for the regular training and
retraining, as needed, of personnel in the use of specific procedures, methods, and
techniques, including restraints, that those personnel will be expected to employ in
the implementation of positive behavior supports or interventions in accordance with
a student’s Positive Behavior Support Plan and/or IEP and this policy. A Crisis
Team should be identified in each school and this training should be conducted
annually for the Crisis Team.
References:
State Board of Education Regulations – 22 PA Code Sec. 14.133
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act – 20 U.S.C. Sec. 1400 et seq.
Individuals With Disabilities Education, Title 34, Code of Federal Regulations 34 CFR Part 300
Board Policy - 113
4.
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101201LK7210B
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Bill To:
Rose Tree Media School District
Ship To:
Rose Tree Media School District
Attn. To:
Ron Harris
Attn. To:
Ron Harris
Address:
Rose Tree Media School District 308 N. Olive Street
Media, PA 19063
USA
Address:
Rose Tree Media School District 308 N. Olive Street
Media, PA 19063
USA
Phone:
(610) 627-6019
Federal ID
23-1667982
Fax:
(610) 565-5317
Software
Price
Quantity
Item
Description
148103
Educational Bundle 5 year package (Year One)
750
Total
$9,000.00
$12.00
M+Bundle: 5-Year subscription of M+Guardian, M+Archive, includes
support and software update
First Payment/Purchase Order must be received by December 17, 2010
Sub-total for Software:
$9,000.00
Misc. Charge Description
Total Summary
Approval For Discount* :
Total:
$9,000.00
Tax:
$0.00
Misc.:
$0.00
Freight:
$0.00
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$9,000.00
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:
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We are offering RTMSD a special 5 year pachakge which includes over $40,000 in additional savings over a 5 year period
Payment Schedule as follows for software:
First Purchase Order must be received by December 17, 2010 for Software and Services: $9,000
Second Purchase order due October 17, 2011 for software maintemance: $9,000
October 17, 2012 for software maintenace $9,000
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If you are completely satisfied with our products or services, prompt payment is a nice way of letting us know we did a great job. Conversely, if you are not 100% happy, let us know
ASAP what we need to do to fix things. This usually works a lot better than withholding payments.
Please note that once software licences have been activated, the order can not be cancelled or refunded therefore full payment is expected. If your organization is simply delinquent
and takes months to pay, expect that we will charge you normal interest rates. In the very, very rare case that both our organizations can not manage to intelligently resolve our
differences and we moved to formal arbitration, or (shudder) a court of competent jurisdiction, we all agree that these discussions would be held in the City of Montreal, and
conducted in accordance with the laws of the Province of Quebec.
Finally, as you may have noticed, we like to keep our Agreements simple and short, ensuring we can all understand them. Makes sense since we have Clients in over 40 countries. So
if any part of our Standard Agreement is deemed invalid, the balance will remain in force.
That’s all - pretty simple stuff.
One last thing, our Founder & CEO, Pierre Chamberland wants you to have his direct contact info. His email is pc@messagingarchitects.com and his mobile phone is +1 801 822
3093. Feedback (good or bad) is the breakfast of champions - we gladly welcome your comments.
Messaging Architects Corporate Headquarters
180 Peel Street, Suite 333, Montreal, QC, H3C 2G7, Canada
Phone: (514) 392-9220 Toll Free: 1-866-497-0101 Fax: (888) 594-4144
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101203LK7215A
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Client ID:
Sales Rep:
Please remit payment to:
Vertical:
2A0E0771
Mason Ngo
Education - K12
P.O. Box 2727
Champlain, NY 12919
Fax Orders to (888) 594-4144
Bill To:
Rose Tree Media School District
Ship To:
Rose Tree Media School District
Attn. To:
Peggy Brown
Attn. To:
Peggy Brown
Address:
Rose Tree Media School District 308 N. Olive Street
Media, PA 19063
USA
Address:
Rose Tree Media School District 308 N. Olive Street
Media, PA 19063
USA
Phone:
(610) 627-6019
Federal ID
23-1667982
Fax:
(610) 565-5317
Software
Price
Quantity
Item
Description
148103
Educational Bundle 5 year package (year two)
750
Total
$9,000.00
$12.00
M+Bundle: 5-Year subscription of M+Guardian, M+Archive, includes
support and software update
Second Payment due October 17, 2011
Sub-total for Software:
$9,000.00
Misc. Charge Description
Total Summary
Approval For Discount* :
Total:
$9,000.00
Tax:
$0.00
Misc.:
$0.00
Freight:
$0.00
Grand Total (Excluding Options):
$9,000.00
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Software
:
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Hardware
:
Services
:
Currency
:
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Issue Date
:
Monday, December 06, 2010
This Quote is valid for 30 days from the issue date. All applicable taxes extra.
This sale is not valid unless order confirmation has been issued by Messaging Architects
Comments to client:
We are offering RTMSD a special 5 year pachakge which includes over $40,000 in additional savings over a 5 year period
Payment Schedule as follows for Total package of $33,000:
First Purchase Order must be received by December 17, 2010 for Software and Services: $15,000
Second Purchase order due October 17, 2011 for software maintemance: $9,000
October 17, 2012 for software maintenace $9,000
Purchase Agreement
By signing this agreement, I hereby authorize the purchase of all items listed above. This agreement supercedes all prior writings and
oral agreements. I understand this order is subject to credit approval and the terms and conditions mentioned below.
Signature :
Total Purchase Amount:
Name
:
Title
:
Date
:
$9,000.00
Terms & Conditions
No Small Print - Anti-Legalese in Clear Language & Large Font Size.
We expect that your organization will pay us as agreed in a timely manner. Amounts are in US dollars unless indicated otherwise.
If you are completely satisfied with our products or services, prompt payment is a nice way of letting us know we did a great job. Conversely, if you are not 100% happy, let us know
ASAP what we need to do to fix things. This usually works a lot better than withholding payments.
Please note that once software licences have been activated, the order can not be cancelled or refunded therefore full payment is expected. If your organization is simply delinquent
and takes months to pay, expect that we will charge you normal interest rates. In the very, very rare case that both our organizations can not manage to intelligently resolve our
differences and we moved to formal arbitration, or (shudder) a court of competent jurisdiction, we all agree that these discussions would be held in the City of Montreal, and
conducted in accordance with the laws of the Province of Quebec.
Finally, as you may have noticed, we like to keep our Agreements simple and short, ensuring we can all understand them. Makes sense since we have Clients in over 40 countries. So
if any part of our Standard Agreement is deemed invalid, the balance will remain in force.
That’s all - pretty simple stuff.
One last thing, our Founder & CEO, Pierre Chamberland wants you to have his direct contact info. His email is pc@messagingarchitects.com and his mobile phone is +1 801 822
3093. Feedback (good or bad) is the breakfast of champions - we gladly welcome your comments.
Messaging Architects Corporate Headquarters
180 Peel Street, Suite 333, Montreal, QC, H3C 2G7, Canada
Phone: (514) 392-9220 Toll Free: 1-866-497-0101 Fax: (888) 594-4144
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Messaging Architects Corporate Headquarters
180 Peel Street, Suite 333, Montreal, QC, H3C 2G7, Canada
Phone: (514) 392-9220 Toll Free: 1-866-497-0101 Fax: (888) 594-4144
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Order Date:
Document ID:
12/06/2010
101206LK7218A
PO Number:
Client ID:
Sales Rep:
Please remit payment to:
Vertical:
2A0E0771
Mason Ngo
Education - K12
P.O. Box 2727
Champlain, NY 12919
Fax Orders to (888) 594-4144
Bill To:
Rose Tree Media School District
Ship To:
Rose Tree Media School District
Attn. To:
Peggy Brown
Attn. To:
Peggy Brown
Address:
Rose Tree Media School District 308 N. Olive Street
Media, PA 19063
USA
Address:
Rose Tree Media School District 308 N. Olive Street
Media, PA 19063
USA
Phone:
(610) 627-6019
Federal ID
23-1667982
Fax:
(610) 565-5317
Software
Price
Quantity
Item
Description
148103
Educational Bundle 5 year package (Year Three)
750
Total
$9,000.00
$12.00
M+Bundle: 5-Year subscription of M+Guardian, M+Archive, includes
support and software update
Third Payment due October 17, 2012
Sub-total for Software:
$9,000.00
Misc. Charge Description
Total Summary
Approval For Discount* :
Total:
$9,000.00
Tax:
$0.00
Misc.:
$0.00
Freight:
$0.00
Grand Total (Excluding Options):
$9,000.00
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Software
:
Net 15
Hardware
:
Services
:
Currency
:
United States Dollar
Issue Date
:
Monday, December 06, 2010
This Quote is valid for 30 days from the issue date. All applicable taxes extra.
This sale is not valid unless order confirmation has been issued by Messaging Architects
Comments to client:
We are offering RTMSD a special 5 year pachakge which includes over $40,000 in additional savings over a 5 year period
Payment Schedule as follows for Total package of $33,000:
First Purchase Order must be received by December 17, 2010 for Software and Services: $15,000
Second Purchase order due October 17, 2011 for software maintemance: $9,000
October 17, 2012 for software maintenace $9,000
Purchase Agreement
By signing this agreement, I hereby authorize the purchase of all items listed above. This agreement supercedes all prior writings and
oral agreements. I understand this order is subject to credit approval and the terms and conditions mentioned below.
Signature :
Total Purchase Amount:
Name
:
Title
:
Date
:
$9,000.00
Terms & Conditions
No Small Print - Anti-Legalese in Clear Language & Large Font Size.
We expect that your organization will pay us as agreed in a timely manner. Amounts are in US dollars unless indicated otherwise.
If you are completely satisfied with our products or services, prompt payment is a nice way of letting us know we did a great job. Conversely, if you are not 100% happy, let us know
ASAP what we need to do to fix things. This usually works a lot better than withholding payments.
Please note that once software licences have been activated, the order can not be cancelled or refunded therefore full payment is expected. If your organization is simply delinquent
and takes months to pay, expect that we will charge you normal interest rates. In the very, very rare case that both our organizations can not manage to intelligently resolve our
differences and we moved to formal arbitration, or (shudder) a court of competent jurisdiction, we all agree that these discussions would be held in the City of Montreal, and
conducted in accordance with the laws of the Province of Quebec.
Finally, as you may have noticed, we like to keep our Agreements simple and short, ensuring we can all understand them. Makes sense since we have Clients in over 40 countries. So
if any part of our Standard Agreement is deemed invalid, the balance will remain in force.
That’s all - pretty simple stuff.
One last thing, our Founder & CEO, Pierre Chamberland wants you to have his direct contact info. His email is pc@messagingarchitects.com and his mobile phone is +1 801 822
3093. Feedback (good or bad) is the breakfast of champions - we gladly welcome your comments.
Messaging Architects Corporate Headquarters
180 Peel Street, Suite 333, Montreal, QC, H3C 2G7, Canada
Phone: (514) 392-9220 Toll Free: 1-866-497-0101 Fax: (888) 594-4144
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180 Peel Street, Suite 333, Montreal, QC, H3C 2G7, Canada
Phone: (514) 392-9220 Toll Free: 1-866-497-0101 Fax: (888) 594-4144
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Order Date:
Document ID:
12/06/2010
101206LK7219A
PO Number:
Client ID:
Sales Rep:
Please remit payment to:
Vertical:
2A0E0771
Mason Ngo
Education - K12
P.O. Box 2727
Champlain, NY 12919
Fax Orders to (888) 594-4144
Bill To:
Rose Tree Media School District
Ship To:
Rose Tree Media School District
Attn. To:
Ron Harris
Attn. To:
Ron Harris
Address:
Rose Tree Media School District 308 N. Olive Street
Media, PA 19063
USA
Address:
Rose Tree Media School District 308 N. Olive Street
Media, PA 19063
USA
Phone:
(610) 627-6019
Federal ID
23-1667982
Fax:
(610) 565-5317
Services
Price
Quantity
Item
Description
20210
Professional Services - Remote - Time and Material - Mnthly
30
Total
$6,000.00
$200.00
Professional Services - Remote - Time and Material - Billed Monthly - Per
Hour
Sub-total for Services:
Total Summary
$6,000.00
Misc. Charge Description
Total:
$6,000.00
Tax:
$0.00
Misc.:
$0.00
Freight:
$0.00
Grand Total (Excluding Options):
$6,000.00
Messaging Architects Corporate Headquarters
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:
Hardware
:
Services
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By signing this agreement, I hereby authorize the purchase of all items listed above. This agreement supercedes all prior writings and
oral agreements. I understand this order is subject to credit approval and the terms and conditions mentioned below.
Signature :
Total Purchase Amount:
Name
:
Title
:
Date
:
$6,000.00
Terms & Conditions
No Small Print - Anti-Legalese in Clear Language & Large Font Size.
We expect that your organization will pay us as agreed in a timely manner. Amounts are in US dollars unless indicated otherwise.
If you are completely satisfied with our products or services, prompt payment is a nice way of letting us know we did a great job. Conversely, if you are not 100% happy, let us know
ASAP what we need to do to fix things. This usually works a lot better than withholding payments.
Please note that once software licences have been activated, the order can not be cancelled or refunded therefore full payment is expected. If your organization is simply delinquent
and takes months to pay, expect that we will charge you normal interest rates. In the very, very rare case that both our organizations can not manage to intelligently resolve our
differences and we moved to formal arbitration, or (shudder) a court of competent jurisdiction, we all agree that these discussions would be held in the City of Montreal, and
conducted in accordance with the laws of the Province of Quebec.
Finally, as you may have noticed, we like to keep our Agreements simple and short, ensuring we can all understand them. Makes sense since we have Clients in over 40 countries. So
if any part of our Standard Agreement is deemed invalid, the balance will remain in force.
That’s all - pretty simple stuff.
One last thing, our Founder & CEO, Pierre Chamberland wants you to have his direct contact info. His email is pc@messagingarchitects.com and his mobile phone is +1 801 822
3093. Feedback (good or bad) is the breakfast of champions - we gladly welcome your comments.
Messaging Architects Corporate Headquarters
180 Peel Street, Suite 333, Montreal, QC, H3C 2G7, Canada
Phone: (514) 392-9220 Toll Free: 1-866-497-0101 Fax: (888) 594-4144
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