ROSE TREE MEDIA SCHOOL DISTRICT
BOARD OF SCHOOL DIRECTORS
Informational Session
December 18, 2008
AGENDA
I.
Committee Highlights & Liason Reports
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
Student Liaison Reports
Teaching & Learning
Finance
Operations
Personnel
Pupil Services
Technology
Liaison Reports
II.
Building Update - Principals
III.
Adjournment
7:30 p.m.
ROSE TREE MEDIA SCHOOL DISTRICT
BOARD OF SCHOOL DIRECTORS
Legislative Meeting
December 18, 2008
8:00 p.m.
AGENDA
I.
Call to Order
II.
Approval of Minutes
A.
B.
III.
Boys’ Cross Country Team - Co-Central League Championship
Musical Presentation by Students from Rose Tree Elementary School
Reports
A.
B.
C.
D.
VI.
Legislative Meeting of November 20, 2008
Board Reorganization Minutes – December 2, 2008
Educational Presentation
A.
V.
Roll Call
Presentations and Awards
A.
IV.
Pledge of Allegiance
School Reports
Superintendent’s Report
Solicitor’s Report
President’s Report
Scheduled Presentations (Limited to Five Minutes Each)
A.
B.
RTMEA
Healthy Communities Initiative
VII.
Unscheduled Presentations (Limited to Three Minutes Each)
A.
VIII.
Old Business
A.
IX.
None
New Business
A.
B.
X.
Rose Tree Media Residents
Personnel
1.
Terminations
a.
Professional
b.
Non-Instructional
2.
Nominations
a.
Professional
b.
Non-Instructional
3.
General
a.
Classification Change
b.
Rescind Supplemental Contracts
c.
Supplemental Contracts
d.
Salary Change
Overnight Trips
1.
Penncrest Wrestling Team – Solanco High School, Lancaster
County
2.
Penncrest Wrestling Team – University of Delaware, Newark, DE
3.
Penncrest Boys/Girls Indoor Track – Penn State University, State
College, PA
4.
Penncrest Indoor Track Championships – Penn State University,
State College, PA
5.
German Department – Delaware Valley Deutschfest, Jamison, PA
Finance
A.
B.
Purchasing
1.
None
General
1.
Budgetary Transfers
2.
Change Orders
3.
1999 Bond Refunding – Ken Phillips Presenting –
See Attachment A
4.
Amended Academic Assistance Plan
5.
Theraplay, Inc.
6.
DCCC – Allied Health Contract
7.
Sunday Use of Facilities
8.
Settlement Agreement
9.
Bryn Mawr College Agreement
10.
Widener University Agreement
11.
Institute of Teaching and Learning Contract
C.
D.
XI.
Financials for November 2008
Bill lists for November 2008
Adjournment
ANNOUNCEMENT
There will be an executive session of the School Board for matters of personnel at 6:30
p.m. prior to the Informational Session of January 22, 2009, at Springton Lake Middle
School. The Legislative meetings are recorded on tape.
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 21, 2008
Minutes of the November 20, 2008, Legislative Meeting
Call to Order
Roll Call
Pledge of Allegiance
Board Members in Attendance:
Students:
Nancy Mackrides, President
Linda Fox, Vice President
Veronica Barbato
Peter Barry
Nancy Fronduti
John Hanna
William Montgomery
William O’Donnell
Jeffrey Pettit
Nicole Sassaman
Also in Attendance:
Ron Baldino, Supervisor Maint. & Oper.
William Bennett, Principal, ILES
Linda Bluebello, Director of Pupil Services
Eric Bucci, Ass’t. Principal, PHS
Anne Callahan, Dir. Human Resources
Bernadette Dacaney, Home & School Vis.
William Dougherty, Principal, GWE
Susan Evans, Asst. Principal, PHS
Grace Eves, Dir. Management Services
Angela Gilbert, Dir. Elem. Teaching & Learning
Rick Gregg, Principal PHS
Ron Harris, Network Specialist
Ralph Harrison, Ass’t. Principal PHS
Joanne Horan, Teaching & Learning
Judy Jalbert, Psychologist
Anthony Jackowski, Ass’t. Principal SLMS
Joyce Jeuell, Principal, SLMS
Mack Johnson, Management Specialist for
SMS and FMS
Thomas Kelly, Solicitor
Bonnie Kinsler, Transportation Director
Patti Linden, Director of Tech. & Information
Kim McCann-Roller, Info. Tech. Spec.
Chip Olinger, Athletic Dir. PHS
Danielle Penza, Accountant
Steve Quinn, Ass’t. Principal, SL
Steve Taylor, Dir. Sec. Teaching & Learning
Mara Stevens, Psychologist PHS
Katherine White, Principal, MES
The Legislative Meeting of the Board of School Directors of the Rose Tree Media
School District was held on Thursday, November 20, 2008, at Springton Lake Middle
School. The meeting was called to order by President Nancy Mackrides.
II.
Approval of Minutes
A.
B.
Legislative Meeting Minutes of October 23, 2008
Bid Opening Minutes of November 5, 2008
Mr. O’Donnell moved and Mrs. Fronduti seconded a motion to
adopt the following resolution:
RESOLUTION: 2008-2009 – 37
Resolved, that the Board approve the Legislative Meeting Minutes of
October 23, 2008 and the Bid Opening Minutes of November 5, 2008.
The aforementioned resolution was declared adopted by the Chair, the
vote being:
AYES:
NAYS:
III.
Nancy Mackrides, Veronica Barbato, Peter Barry, Linda Fox,
Nancy Fronduti, John Hanna, William Montgomery,
William O’Donnell, Jeffrey Pettit
None
Presentations and Awards
A.
PSBA Certificate of Appreciation – Nancy Fronduti
Mr. Hanna moved and Mr. O’Donnell made a motion to adopt the
following resolution:
RESOLUTION: 2008-2009 – 38
Resolved, that the Board present the PSBA Certificate of Appreciation
to Nancy Fronduti for her 8 years of service to the Rose Tree Media
School District.
The aforementioned resolution was declared adopted by the Chair, the
vote being:
AYES:
NAYS:
Nancy Mackrides, Veronica Barbato, Peter Barry, Linda Fox,
Nancy Fronduti, John Hanna, William Montgomery,
William O’Donnell, Jeffrey Pettit
None
III.
Presentations and Awards (cont’d)
B.
Keystone Achievement Awards
Mr. O’Donnell moved and Mr. Hanna made a motion to adopt the
following resolution:
RESOLUTION: 2008-2009 – 39
Resolved, that the Board recognize Glenwood, Indian Lane, Media, Rose
Tree and Springton Lake for their outstanding academic performance.
The aforementioned resolution was declared adopted by the Chair, the
vote being:
AYES:
NAYS:
IV.
Educational Presentation
A.
Technology Opens Doors in Rose Tree Media
Reports
A.
B.
C.
D.
School Reports – In Official Legislative Minutes of November 20, 2008
Superintendent’s Report - In Official Legislative Minutes of November 20, 2008
Solicitor’s Report - In Official Legislative Minutes of November 20, 2008
President’s Report - In Official Legislative Minutes of November 20, 2008
V.
VI.
Scheduled Presentations
A.
B.
VII.
RTMEA – Sandy Staiger, President
Healthy Communities Initiative, Dana Riker, Executive Director
Unscheduled Presentations
A.
VIII.
Nancy Mackrides, Veronica Barbato, Peter Barry, Linda Fox,
Nancy Fronduti, John Hanna, William Montgomery,
William O’Donnell, Jeffrey Pettit
None
Rose Tree Media Residents – None
Old Business
A.
None
IX.
New Business
A.
Personnel
1.
Terminations
a.
Professional
Mr. O’Donnell moved and Mr. Hanna seconded a motion to
adopt the following resolution:
RESOLUTION: 2008-2009 - 40
Resolved, that the Board approve the following:
a.
b.
2.
Professional
1.
Sandra Shacklady-White, Special Education Teacher/
Teacher Leader, Penncrest High School, resignation
effective December 19, 2008.
2.
Donna Craskey, 6th Grade Language Arts Teacher,
Springton Lake Middle School, resignation effective
November 28, 2008.
3.
Patricia Kinard, Long Term Substitute Special
Education Teacher, Springton Lake Middle School,
resignation effective November 28, 2008.
Non-Instructional
1.
Linda Henry, Food Service Worker, termination, Ms.
Henry declined the position.
2.
Evan O’Neill, Support Staff I, Penncrest High School,
resignation effective January 9, 2009.
Nominations
a.
Professional
1.
Resolved, that the Board approved the following
personnel to serve as Homebound Instructors for the
2008-2009 school year at the rate of $44.00 per hour:
Enoch Stevenson
Diana Sweeney
Tom Durant
Kristine Acker
IX.
New Business
A.
Personnel
2.
Nominations
a.
Professional (continued)
2.
Mary Belle Patton, (.3) Study Skills Teacher, effective
December 1, 2008 at the annual salary of $13,357.50
to be pro-rated. Ms. Patton received her Bachelor’s
Degree from Davidson College in North Carolina. She
is assigned to Springton Lake Middle School. NOTE:
Ms. Patton is being hired pending completion of her
pre-employment paperwork.
3.
Sarah Pettit, (.8) Speech and Language Teacher,
effective December 1, 2008, at the annual salary of
$40,066, Master's Degree/Step 4, pro-rated. Ms Pettit
received her Bachelor's Degree from Elmira College
and her Master's Degree from LaSalle University. She
comes to us from Pediatric Therapeutic Services
where she served as a Speech and Language
Pathologist. Ms. Pettit is assigned to Springton Lake
Middle School and Penncrest High School replacing
(.2) Gina Kokoska and (.6) a new position. NOTE: Ms.
Pettit is being hired pending completion of her preemployment paperwork.
The aforementioned resolution was declared adopted by the Chair,
the vote being:
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSTAIN:
Nancy Mackrides, Veronica Barbato, Peter Barry,
Linda Fox, Nancy Fronduti, John Hanna,
William Montgomery, William O’Donnell
None
Jeffrey Pettit
IX.
New Business
A.
Personnel
2.
Non-Instructional
b.
Non-Instructional
Mr. O’Donnell moved and Mr. Hanna seconded a motion to
amend the original motion to approve items A. 2. b.1-9. The
amended motion is to approve items A. 2. b.1-6 & 9.
RESOLUTION: 2008-09 – 41
Resolved, that the Board approve the following:
1.
Andrew Iavarone, Substitute Bus Driver, effective
October 8, 2008 at the rate of $19.69 per hour. Mr.
Iavarone is replacing William Holcomb who
abandoned his position.
2.
Barbara Tindall, Food Service Worker, effective
October 9, 2008 at the rate of $10.25 per hour. Ms.
Tindall is assigned to Springton Lake Middle School.
NOTE: Ms. Tindall is being hired pending completion
of her pre-employment paperwork.
3.
Carolyn Jourdan, Food Service Worker, effective
November 4, 2008 at the rate of $10.25 per hour. Ms.
Jourdan is assigned to Springton lake Middle School.
NOTE: Ms. Jourdan is being hired pending
completion of her pre-employment paperwork.
4.
Patricia Miller, Bus Aide, effective November 4, 2008
at the rate of $12.95 per hour. Ms Miller is assigned to
the Transportation Department.
5.
Recommend the Board approve the following
personnel to serve as PSAT Review Session
Teachers at the rate of $75.00 per session:
Sharon Smith
Diana Sweeney
Deanna Dachiu
IX.
New Business
A.
Personnel
2.
Nominations
b.
Non-Instructional (continued)
6.
Carl Holland, Substitute Custodian, effective October
29, 2008 at the rate of $12.00 per hour. Mr. Holland
will serve as a substitute custodian in addition to his
responsibilities as a maintenance worker.
9.
Louise Naismith, Career Coordinator, effective
November 20, 2008 at the rate of $25.00 per hour.
Ms. Naismith is assigned to Penncrest High School
replacing Linda Cardwell who resigned. NOTE: Ms.
Naismith is being hired pending completion of her preemployment paperwork.
The aforementioned amended resolution was declared
adopted by the Chair, the vote being:
AYES:
NAYS:
Nancy Mackrides, Veronica Barbato, Peter Barry,
Linda Fox, Nancy Fronduti, John Hanna,
William Montgomery, William O’Donnell,
Jeffrey Pettit
None
A.
Personnel
2.
Nominations
a.
Professional
Mrs. Fronduti moved and Mr. O’Donnell seconded a motion
to discuss the following:
7.
Ellen Sosangelis, Interim Administrator effective at the
rate of $400 per day.
8.
Richard Dunlap, Interim Administrator effective
September 1, 2008 at the rate of $400 per day.
Mrs. Fronduti moved to table Items 7 & 8 but withdrew the
table.
Mr. O’Donnell moved and Mr. Pettit seconded a motion to
amend Items 7 & 8 as follows: The amended motion is to
change items 7 & 8 from a $400 daily rate to a $50/hourly
rate at a maximum of 25 hours per person with an end date
of the next Legislative Meeting of December18, 2008.
RESOLUTION 2008-09 - 42
The aforementioned amended resolution was declared
adopted by the Chair, the vote being:
AYES:
NAYS:
Nancy Mackrides, Veronica Barbato, Peter Barry,
Linda Fox, Nancy Fronduti, John Hanna,
William Montgomery, William O’Donnell,
Jeffrey Pettit
None
3.
General
a.
Unpaid Leave of Absence
b.
Degree Advancement
c.
Rescind Supplemental Contract
d.
Supplemental Contracts
Mr. O’Donnell moved and Mr. Hanna made a motion to
adopt the following resolution:
RESOLUTION: 2008-2009 – 43
Resolved, that the Board approve the following:
a.
Unpaid Leave of Absence
1.
b.
c.
Degree Advancement
1.
Debra Schnaars, Penncrest High School,
degree advance to MEQ, Step 4 at the annual
salary of $50,082 effective August 28, 2008.
2.
Robert Higgins, Penncrest High School,
degree advance to Master’s +20, Step 11, at
the annual salary of $67,210 effective
August 28, 2008.
Rescind Supplemental Contract
1.
d.
Kristine Acker requests an extension of her
unpaid leave of absence through June 30,
2009 for the purpose of child rearing.
Rescind appointment of Christiana Kuntz to the
position of Envirothon Co-Sponsor at
Penncrest High School, she will not be filling
the position.
Supplemental Contracts
1.
Amanda Meltz, Envirothon Co-Sponsor,
Penncrest High School for the 2008-2009
school year at the annual salary of $695.00.
2.
Brian Saviski, Fitness Club Sponsor, Penncrest
High School for the 2008-2009 school year at
the annual salary of $1,529.00.
IX.
New Business
A.
Personnel
3.
General
d.
Supplemental Contracts (continued)
3.
Angel Barry, Walking Club Sponsor for the Fall,
Glenwood Elementary, at the annual salary of
$208.50.
4.
Lovinda Weaver, Scrabble Club, Media
Elementary, at the annual salary of $139.00.
5.
Jacqueline Matusow, Scrabble Club, Media
Elementary, at the annual salary of $139.00.
6.
Patrick
Murphy,
Piano
Club,
Media
Elementary, at the annual salary of $417.00.
7.
Sharon Prior, (.5) Special Student Activities
Sponsor, Springton Lake Middle School, at the
annual salary of $347.50.
8.
Susan Vause, (.5) 7th Grade Homework Club
Sponsor, Springton Lake Middle School, at the
annual salary of $347.50.
9.
Steve Silva, Varsity Baseball Coach, Penncrest
High School, effective November 20, 2008 at
the annual salary of $6,435.00.
10.
Resolved, that the Board approve the
Penncrest High School Winter Athletic
Supplemental contracts for the 2008-2009
school year. See Attachment A in Official
Legislative Minutes of November 20, 2008.
IX.
New Business
A.
Personnel
3.
General
d.
Supplemental Contracts (continued)
11.
Resolved, that the Board approve the
Springton Lake Middle School Winter Athletic
Supplemental contracts for the 2008-2009
school year. See Attachment B in Official
Legislative Minutes of November 20, 2008.
The aforementioned resolution was declared adopted by the
Chair, the vote being:
AYES:
Nancy Mackrides, Veronica Barbato, Linda Fox,
Nancy Fronduti, John Hanna, William Montgomery,
William O’Donnell, Jeffrey Pettit
NAYS:
None
AABSTAIN: Peter Barry
IX.
New Business
A.
Personnel
3.
General
e.
Salary Change
Mr. O’Donnell moved and Mr. Montgomery made a
motion to adopt the following resolution:
RESOLUTION: 2008-2009 – 44
1.
Resolved, that the Board approve the correction of
the following Support Staff I pay rates, effective July
1, 2007:
Mary Ellen Densmore - Indian Lane
Christine Nolan - Indian Lane
Elizabeth Hones- Springton Lake
2.
$12.38
$12.38
$12.38
Linda Rowley, pay rate correction from $11.14 per
hour to $11.64 per hour. Ms. Rowley’s pay rate was
incorrectly reported on the June, 2008
The aforementioned resolution was declared adopted by
the Chair, the vote being:
AYES:
NAYS:
Nancy Mackrides, Veronica Barbato, Peter Barry,
Linda Fox, Nancy Fronduti, John Hanna,
William Montgomery, William O’Donnell, Jeffrey Pettit
None
X.
Finance
A.
Purchasing
1.
Bid Award
Mr. O’Donnell moved and Mrs. Fronduti seconded a motion to
adopt the following resolution:
RESOLUTION: 2008-2009 – 45
Resolved, that the Board approve the following bid for the
Gravograph LS100 – 30 Watt Laser Engraving System to
Advanced Technologies Consultants in an amount not to exceed
$20,697.04.
The aforementioned resolution was declared adopted by the
Chair, the vote being:
AYES:
NAYS:
B.
Nancy Mackrides, Veronica Barbato, Peter Barry,
Linda Fox, Nancy Fronduti, John Hanna,
William Montgomery, William O’Donnell, Jeffrey Pettit
None
General
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Media Youth Wrestling Tournament – Sunday Building Use
Budgetary Transfers
Holcomb Behavorial Health Systems, STAR Coordinator Contract
CHAAMP Agreement
Student/Teacher Assistance Referral Coordinator Agreement
Café Prepay Contract
Barbara Nissel Contract
Mr. O’Donnell moved and Mrs. Fronduti seconded a motion to
adopt the following resolution:
RESOLUTION: 2008-2009 – 46
1. Media Youth Wrestling Tournament – Sunday Building Use
Resolved, that the Board approve a request from Media Youth
Wrestling for the use of the Penncrest High School Gym and
Auxiliary Gym on Sunday, February 1, 2009 from 5:00 A.M. – 5
P.M.
X.
Finance
B.
General
2. Budgetary Transfers
Further resolved, that the Board approve the following budgetary
transfers:
FY 09 – 68
FROM:
AMOUNT:
Fund 10 General Fund
Fiscal Services – Equipment
$1,046.22
TO:
AMOUNT:
Instructional Technology – Equipment
$1,046.22
RATIONALE: Transfer needed for SLMS to purchase a
Sharp LCD TV with DVD and a Sony DVD/VCR combo to
replace broken items.
FY 09 – 69
FROM:
AMOUNT:
Fund 10 General Fund
Regular Instruction – Supplies
$4,860.00
TO:
AMOUNT:
Instructional Technology – Equipment
$4,860.00
RATIONALE: Transfer needed for IL to cover the cost of Smart
Boards ordered in July.
FY 09 – 76 Fund 10 General Fund
FROM:
Fiscal Services – Equipment
AMOUNT: $2,291.40
TO:
AMOUNT:
Regular Instruction – Equipment
$2,291.40
RATIONALE: Additional funds needed to purchase a laser
engraver for the Technology Education Department at Penncrest.
X.
Finance
B.
General
3. Holcomb Behavioral Health Systems, STAR Coordinator
Contract
Further resolved, that the Board approved a contract with Holcomb
Behavioral Health Systems, STAR Coordinator (interim),
September 8, 2008 through December 31, 2008, in the amount of
$850 per each twenty (20) hour work week.
4. CHAAMP Agreement
Further resolved, that the Board approve an agreement with
CHAAMP for educational services, including a one-on-one
assistant, for a student with significant disabilities in an amount of
$65,000.
5. Student/Teacher Assistance Referral Coordinator Agreement
Further resolved, that the Board approve an agreement with
Kimberly Parra for Student/Teacher Assistance Referral
coordinator, pending receipt of all clearances, in the amount of
$37,193 to be prorated from November 21, 2008 (or start date) to
June 18, 2009.
6. Café Prepay Contract
Further resolved, that the Board approve a revised contract with
Café Prepay.
7. Barbara Nissel Contract
Further resolved, that the Board approve an extended contract with
Barbara Nissel.
The aforementioned resolution was declared adopted by the Chair, the
vote being:
AYES:
NAYS:
Nancy Mackrides, Veronica Barbato, Peter Barry,
Linda Fox, Nancy Fronduti, John Hanna,
William Montgomery, William O’Donnell, Jeffrey Pettit
None
X.
Finance
C.
D.
Financials for October 2008
Bill Lists for October 2008
Mr. O’Donnell moved and Mr. Montgomery seconded a motion to
adopt the following resolution:
RESOLUTION: 2008-2009 – 47
Resolved, that the Board approve the following:
Financial Reports
October
October
October
October
2008
2008
2008
2008
Treasurers Reports
Investment Reports
Summary Expenditure Status Report
Revenue Status Report
Bill Lists
October 2008
October 2008
October 2008
October 2008
October 2008
October 2008
October 2008
October 2008
October 2008
General Fund Bill List
Imprest Fund Bill List
Capital Fund Bill List
1992 Construction Fund Bill List
Bond Series 2002 Bill List
Bond Series 2003 Bill List
Bond Series 2004 Bill List
Bond Series 2007 A & B Bill List
Activities/Special Revenue Fund
$ 2,102,338.72
$
9,153.00
$
62,889.49
$
22,700.00
$
93,311.27
$
750.00
$ 504,101.98
$
1,844.70
$
26,242.43
$ 2,823,331.59
The aforementioned resolution was declared adopted by the Chair, the vote
being:
AYES:
NAYS:
Nancy Mackrides, Veronica Barbato, Peter Barry, Linda Fox,
Nancy Fronduti, John Hanna, William Montgomery, William O’Donnell,
Jeffrey Pettit
None
XI.
Adjournment
Mrs. Fronduti moved and Mr. Hanna seconded a motion to adopt the
following resolution:
RESOLUTION: 2008-2009 – 48
Resolved, 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:
Nancy Mackrides, Veronica Barbato, Peter Barry, Linda Fox,
Nancy Fronduti, John Hanna, William Montgomery, William O’Donnell,
Jeffrey Pettit
None
______________________
Grace A. Eves
School Board Secretary
ROSE TREE MEDIA SCHOOL DISTRICT
BOARD OF SCHOOL DIRECTORS
Board Reorganization Minutes
I.
Call to Order
December 2, 2008
Roll Call
7:00 P.M.
The Pledge of Allegiance
In attendance: Veronica Barbato, Linda Fox, Nancy Fronduti, John Hanna
Nancy Mackrides, William Montgomery, William O’Donnell, Jeffrey Pettit,
Peter Barry
Also in Attendance: Anne Callahan, Human Resource Director, Patti Linden,
Director of Technology and Information Sciences, Grace Eves, Board
Secretary, Thomas Kelly, Solicitor
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 Fox
Nancy Fronduti
John Hanna
Nancy Mackrides
William Montgomery
William O’Donnell
Jeffrey Pettit
Peter Barry
IV.
December 2009
December 2009
December 2011
December 2011
December 2009
December 2009
December 2011
December 2011
December 2011
Nominations for Temporary President
Mrs. Fronduti moved and Mr. Hanna seconded a motion to adopt the following
resolution:
RESOLUTION: 2008-09 - 49
Resolve, that Jeffrey Pettit be nominated as temporary President.
The aforegoing resolution was declared adopted by the Chair, the vote being:
AYES:
NAYS:
Veronica Barbato, Peter Barry, Linda Fox, Nancy Fronduti,
John Hanna, Nancy Mackrides, William Montgomery,
William O’Donnell, Jeffrey Pettit
None
V.
Nominations for President
Mr. Hanna moved and Mr. Barry seconded a motion to adopt the following
resolution:
RESOLUTION: 2008-09 - 50
Resolve, that Linda Fox be nominated as President for the ensuing year.
The aforegoing resolution was declared adopted by the Chair, the vote being:
AYES:
NAYS:
VI.
Veronica Barbato, Peter Barry, Linda Fox, Nancy Fronduti,
John Hanna, Nancy Mackrides, William Montgomery,
William O’Donnell, Jeffrey Pettit
None
Nominations for Vice President
Mrs. Mackrides moved and Mr. Pettit seconded a motion to adopt the following
resolution:
RESOLUTION: 2008-09 - 51
Resolve, that Nancy Fronduti be nominated as Vice President for the ensuing
year.
The aforegoing resolution was declared adopted by the Chair, the vote being:
AYES:
NAYS:
VII.
Veronica Barbato, Peter Barry, Linda Fox, Nancy Fronduti,
John Hanna, Nancy Mackrides, William Montgomery,
William O’Donnell, Jeffrey Pettit
None
Appointment of Solicitor
Mr. O’Donnell moved and Mr. Pettit seconded a motion to adopt the following
resolution:
RESOLUTION: 2008-09 - 52
Resolve, that Thomas L. Kelly, from the firm of Kelly, Grimes, Pietrangelo & Vakil,
be approved as the District Solicitor for the ensuing year. The solicitor’s retainer
fee will be $7,200 and the hourly fee will be $140.00.
The aforegoing resolution was declared adopted by the Chair, the vote being:
AYES:
NAYS:
Veronica Barbato, Peter Barry, Linda Fox, Nancy Fronduti,
John Hanna, Nancy Mackrides, William Montgomery,
William O’Donnell, Jeffrey Pettit
None
VIII.
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
Jeffrey Pettit
Peter Barry
Nancy Fronduti
Nancy Mackrides
William Montgomery
John Hanna
Peter Barry
William Montgomery
Veronica Barbato
All Committees are a committee of the entire Board
IX.
Other Business
X.
Adjournment
Mrs. Mackrides moved and Mr. Hanna seconded a motion to adopt the following
resolution:
RESOLUTION: 2008-09 - 53
Resolve, that there being no further business, the meeting adjourned.
The aforegoing resolution was declared adopted by the Chair, the vote being:
AYES:
NAYS:
Veronica Barbato, Peter Barry, Linda Fox, Nancy Fronduti,
John Hanna, Nancy Mackrides, William Montgomery,
William O’Donnell, Jeffrey Pettit
None
_____________________
Grace A. Eves
School Board Secretary
III.
Presentations and Awards
A.
Boys’ Cross Country Team - Co-Central League Championship
Resolve, the Board recognize the following Boys’ Cross Country
Team for their Co-Central League Championship: Ralph Allen,
Gregory Allison, Austin Barrett, Anthony Batch, Anderson Beck,
Nicholas Bonaventure, James Boyle, Charles Buchanan, James
Bushey, Nicholas Calabro, Neil Campbell, Sean Carney, Craig
Cassey, James Clifford, Brian Craft, Kaanen Delmar, Cory
Densmore, Cole Dougherty, Nathan Emanuel, Alexander
Falcone, Benjamin Freedman, Corbin harootuniam, Andrew
Kaiden, William Kirkpatrick, Christopher Karmer, James Lee,
Shanghui Liu, Samuel Moffat, William Murphy, Edwin Noyes,
Peisong Ouyang, Kyle Panzer, Thomas Quirk, Cortland
Schauerman, Zachary Smalls, Nicholas Tylek, Ronald Tyson.
EXCELLENCE
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FOR TOMORROW
SCHOOL REPORT’S – December 2008
GLENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Art
Recently, students from Glenwood Elementary along with teachers, Betsy Hennessey
and Keith Sharp, and aide – Ann Austin, visited with the staff and residents at Lima
Estates Retirement Center. Together, they created holiday ornaments. Students and
residents enjoyed a snack of cookies and milk while sharing stories.
Music
Glenwood has the holiday spirit and will be sharing it with our community in song. Our
performing chorus, Glenwood’s Pride, will sing at the courthouse on December 10th at
7:00 pm for the Festival of Lights. They are also slated to sing at the PNC Bank in Lima
on Saturday, December 13th at 11:00 am. You can listen to angelic voices as you do your
banking. December 16th at 2:00 pm, Glenwood will hold its All-School Assembly entitled
“Songs of the Season”. Each grade level will be in the spotlight during their song, and the
5th Grade Chorus will be the featured event. Parents and friends are welcome.
LIBRARY
On November 17, Glenwood library technician Kathy Cook attended the seminar “What’s
New in Children’s Literature and How to Use it in Your Program: 2009.” The presenter,
Dr. Peggy Sharp, is a well-known expert on children’s books and has received national
awards for her creative teaching ideas. She reviewed the best of recently-published titles,
shared strategies for incorporating outstanding new literature into existing curriculum
areas, and discussed books that can be used to address state standards and support
research-based reading programs. Books considered “the best of 2009” were also on
display for hands-on review and purchase. In addition Dr. Sharp demonstrated “Kindle” –
a wireless reading device with a high-resolution screen that looks and reads like real
paper. Wireless capability makes it possible to download books to the device.
Approximately 5,000 children’s books are currently available from Kindle.
Poetry Alive! brought their high-energy show to Glenwood on December 5. They
presented two programs. In the assembly for grades K-2, they brought Mother Goose
rhymes to life, had student volunteers help present “Crayons: A Rainbow Poem,” and
performed “Five Little Monkeys” with the acting help of students and teacher Michele
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Cooperstein. In the program for students in grades 3-5, presenters Christy and Erik
started off with an exuberant rap, moved on to tongue twisters, and with the participation
of students and fourth-grade teacher “Captain Mr.Dieter,” presented “The Aliens Have
Landed.” In the afternoon, the PoetryAlive! performers held a follow-up session in the
library for students in grades 3-5. They gave tips on performing in front of an audience
and encouraged students to explore their creative talents. The staff and students of
Glenwood thoroughly enjoyed a day of truly seeing poetry come alive!
Guidance
In guidance we are working on Gratitude this month and being Thankful. By focusing on
what we have to be grateful for we can deepen our appreciation for the good things in
life. Students are working on developmentally appropriate lessons and are fully engaged
in the activities!
Health
Besides images of our first grade Pilgrims and Native Americans at the Thankful Feast,
Thanksgiving time at Glenwood brings to mind our annual food drive for CityTeam in
Chester, PA. The food collection table in the Glenwood lobby was overflowing with
canned goods and other food items. Six turkeys were also donated by Glenwood families.
Staff members and Glenwood families participated in the food drive, and our students
experienced a sense of accomplishment as they watched the collection grow each day in
November.
First Grade
In December, as days grow increasingly shorter and the sun disappears too quickly from
view, celebrations of light about in cultures all around our world’s northern hemisphere.
At Glenwood, as in schools everywhere, first graders love celebrations. They are
naturally curious and excited to learn how children all over the world honor their special
holidays. On a designated afternoon in December, each first grade teacher presented a
lesson developed around the winter tradition of a chosen country to all of the first grade
classes as they rotated to each classroom. These lessons included stories, crafts,
poems, songs, and special food samples from the selected countries. The students
delighted in learning about the unique practices of children like themselves who happen
to live far away. The teachers, too, truly enjoyed learning and sharing about other
cultures, as they prepared and presented the lessons and special treats.
Second Grade
The second graders at Glenwood celebrated "wacky" holidays in December. Some of the
fun holidays that were celebrated included: National Brownie Day, National Cookie Cutter
Day, National Chocolate Covered Anything Day, National Cocoa Day, National Carol Day,
National Make a Gift Day, Wear Brown Shoes Day, Games Day, Gingerbread House
Day, Popcorn Popping Day, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa.
Third Grade
The Glenwood Reading Olympic Team held several meetings in December. The
students eagerly read books such as Incident at Hawk Hill, Walk Two Moons, and Bud,
Not Buddy. After reading each book, students wrote about the main points of the book to
help them to remember once the competition comes up in April. They also wrote 10
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questions each so they could quiz each other about the books after they discuss them.
Each meeting consists of discussion of the prior week’s books and time for quizzing and
reviewing any previously read book. In December, the third graders cared for and
celebrated the hatching of baby chicks. They made sure to keep the incubator's
temperature and conditions just right and then made sure to keep their food and water
well stocked for the growing babies. The third grade classes also visited the Franklin
Institute to expand their learning about space and our solar system.
Fourth Grade
The fourth grade supported the Fifth Grade Science Fair by making informational
posters. These posters were worked on in school and at home. The students worked
diligently to make them capture the viewers' interest, as well as provide very interesting
information.
Fifth Grade
Glenwood fifth grade students had a very busy December. Early in the month they
participated with fourth grade students in the Glenwood Science Night. More than 300
students and parents came to see the projects the children created. All fourth grade
students completed a poster explaining scientific research they had completed and all fifth
grade students prepared displays from experiments they planned and carried out on their
own. The children learned the scientific method and focused on one changing variable to
answer a question. Attendees had an opportunity to play a game which helped them
understand the role human beings play in the earth's ecosystem and the changes and
adaptations that have occurred over time. Fifth grade students also had a visit from
Quiet Thunder. Quiet Thunder is a Native American speaker and comes to schools
bringing authentic artifacts from the Lenape culture. He also told the students stories
about his heritage. It is a very hands-on presentation and all Glenwood classes had a
chance to visit with him during his daylong visit. This visit was sponsored by out Parent
Teacher Group as an extension of the Social Studies curriculum. The Glenwood fifth
graders weren't done yet! They attended a performance of Oliver at the Media Theatre.
The students had been studying American musical theater in their music class and the
trip to the play was a culminating activity.
INDIAN LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
No Place For Hate
As part of our designation as a No Place for Hate school, the students at Indian Lane
participated in Mix it Up Day. On Friday, November 14th, students dressed in wild attire
by mixing up their socks, wearing different shoes, wearing their shirts backwards, etc. To
further this fun activity, students were encouraged to Mix it Up at lunch and sit with a
different “lunch buddy”. Teachers helped by randomly giving each student in their class a
colored sticker. At lunch, they sat at the lunch table with the corresponding color. This
encouraged students to choose different people to sit with and expand their friendships.
American Education Week
In celebration of American Education week, parents were invited to visit the classroom
during student instruction to view their kids in action. Each grade level had their visitation
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on a different day which gave parents of multiple children ample time to visit 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.
Kindergarten
Kindergarten students at Indian Lane are writing to other kindergarten students at
Templeton Elementary School in Prince George’s County, Maryland. They began their
pen pal program by sending Thanksgiving cards to give thanks for new friends. What a
wonderful way to make writing meaningful for these kindergarten students!
First Grade
First and Second Grades participated in a Friendship Feast on November 24th. Students
brought in food items to share and a giant paper table was set up on the floor in the
hallway. Students decorated place settings and shared their ideas on the meaning of the
First Thanksgiving and what they were personally thankful for. A good time was had by
all.
Fifth Grade
Each year in connection with our anti-drug and alcohol curriculum, we arrange to send
fifth graders to City Team with supplies collected in the lobby of the school. Mrs. Venuto’s
class went on November 19th. City Team is an organization that houses homeless men
in the city of Chester. In addition, there is an alcohol and drug rehabilitation program
associated with City Team. Each day homeless families in Chester are fed using the
donations that have been contributed. Indian Lane has contributed to this charity since it
opened in 1992. The classes deliver the supplies and in turn have a tour of the facility.
This is great opportunity for the children. Parents are invited to chaperone the trip, so that
they are aware of what the children are learning. Indian Lane has been very generous
with contributions and City Team is extremely appreciative for our donations.
AGP
Mr. G’s fourth grade classes created interactive products reflecting the Corps of
Discovery’s experiences. His third grade classes made timelines describing important
events in Space Exploration.
Music
The Winter Fantasy Chorus, a select group of fifth graders from Indian Lane, Glenwood
and Media Elementary Schools performed their holiday concert at the Media Courthouse
this month. The night performance was a wonderful chance to entertain our community
with some seasonal cheer. Indian Lane students had an opportunity to perform for each
other at our annual Holiday All-School Music Assembly. It was unique to see all students,
no matter what age, be able to share their musical talents with the rest of the school in a
concert setting. Our successful concert was received by a standing-room-only audience!
The RTM Elementary Orchestra, under the direction of James Walls, performed in the
local community on the evening of Friday, December 5th. The concert was at Border's
Books in the Brinton Lake Shopping Center. All of the orchestra students wore their RTM
Elementary Orchestra T-shirts and holiday songs were performed. A great time was had
by all.
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Our Fifth Dimension performers (along with
Glenwood Elementary) sang at a recent
Philadelphia Phantoms game prior to the
start of the game. Glenwood kids sang God
Bless America and Indian Lane kids sang the
National Anthem. The evening was attended
my most parents of our performers and,
thanks to the help of our PTG parents, the
evening was exciting and memorable,
…even if the Phantoms did lose the game!
Learning Support
Our fourth grade learning support students are reading the novel Winn-Dixie. Rachel
Malavolta, our student teacher, has given the students some fun activities to bring this
novel to life for them. Today they made their own thunderstorm with pot lids, pom-poms,
lighted sticks, wind tunnel, and the light switches to emphasize that Winn-Dixie, the dog,
was very afraid of thunderstorms. Next week, we will host a Winn-Dixie party just like the
party in the book. The students will watch the movie and compare it to the book. The fifth
grade learning support students are reading Fever, 1793, an historical fiction book about
the yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia in 1793. We read about mosquitoes because
they spread the disease so that 5,000 Philadelphians died from yellow fever. We put
Hawaiian punch in a cup covered by Saran Wrap. Then we poked sharpened straws
through the Saran Wrap and sucked the juice, much like a mosquito would do to a
person. As we read, the students are becoming Creative Student Investigators (CSI) and
writing down clues about the causes of the epidemic in a reading journal. In writing, the
fourth and fifth grade learning support students picked pink or brown cards out of a hat. If
a student chose a pink card, he/ she must write a letter to a farmer persuading him not to
kill a pig for Thanksgiving. If a student picked a brown card, they have to persuade the
farmer not to kill a turkey for Thanksgiving. This was an entertaining as well as creative
writing activity.
Art
Art and Library classes will combine forces to make reading and art more interesting to
the children. Students in fifth grade are reading The Tale of Despreaux with Ms. Marzano.
These same students are forming the characters from the story in clay with Miss Devine.
This well loved novel will be made into a motion picture this holiday season. The second
grade classes are also uniting art and reading. The students are introduced to fairy tales
and readers’ theater in their classroom. Ms. Marzano is reading to the children about
Cinderella and Miss Devine is having the second grade class experience printmaking, to
reinforce the concept of how a book is made. The students comment that creating a work
of art based on a book, gives the story more meaning. Hats off to reading and art!
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MEDIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Congratulations are in order!
3rd grader Josh Mason! – Josh has been selected to perform the National Anthem on the
steel pan at the Wachovia Center before the start of the Philadelphia 76ers vs. Miami
Heat game on Saturday, February 7, 2009. If you have never heard Josh play the steel
drums before, you have missed a treat. We hope you will be able to come out and
support Josh on his big night! Watch for more information to be posted on the Media
School web site, the PTG web site, and in the PTG newsletter.
5th grader Kelly Long! – Kelly has been selected to participate in the 2009 PMEA District
12 Delco Intermediate Band Fest on March 10, 2009, at Ridley High School. Kelly will be
busy practicing her clarinet so that she can make wonderful music with other students
from throughout Delaware County! She was nominated for this honor by her band
teacher, Mr. Andy Bugosh.
Music teacher Jeanette Verdeur! – Mrs. Verdeur has been nominated for selection as a
Keystones Technology Integrator based on her innovative use of technology in music
education. Mrs. Verdeur continually offers her students numerous opportunities to
demonstrate 21st Century skills utilizing technology as an instructional tool. She was
nominated by her principal, Mrs. Katherine White
Parenting Partners – Teams of parents, educators and administrators for each of the
elementary buildings participated in a two-day Parenting Partners Facilitator training
workshop this month. Media was represented by parents Carole Costello and Kathy
Lennon, educators Patrick Murphy and Susan Howe, and administrators Maria Kotch and
Kathy White. These newly trained facilitators will be conducting parenting skills
workshops for our parent community beginning in January 2009. Parenting Partners is a
parent leadership and skill-building program and is based on the 40 Developmental
Assets. Funding for this program is being provided through a Healthy Communities
Initiatives (HCI) grant.
H.O.M.E Team Service Learning Project – Craft Fair – Members of the H.O.M.E. Team,
Media School’s service team, assisted parent volunteers in helping excited, young holiday
shoppers make unique gifts for their friends and family to celebrate the holiday season.
While others may have spent a cold, December Friday night relaxing at home, the
H.O.M.E. Team members provided a valuable service to the school community.
December Featured Artists of the Month: Reeti Patnaik, Grade 2: Self-Portrait with Plants
and Animals and Catie Nelson, Grade 3: Sirius, The Sky Dog. Each month, Media
Elementary School’s Featured Artists will have their artwork displayed on a bulletin board
in the main office. Please stop by the office to enjoy and appreciate the work of these
budding artists!
Grade One
The first grade teachers have been busy searching for online material and web sites to
share with our students using our ceiling-mounted LCD projectors. One of our favorite
sites is Discovery Education Streaming. We have found some great information on
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various topics including mammals, fish, and other animals, parts of speech, and how to
write a list - among other topics. We have also been using Brain Pop Junior with our
students. With this site, the children are able to view video clips, take an online quiz and
engage in other activities after viewing each video. We continue to look for valuable sites
to enrich our first grade curriculum.
Grade Two
Parent Visitation Day! A special day when schools in Pennsylvania open their doors so
that parents and guardians can be in their children's classrooms to see the hands on
learning taking place and the multitude of methods teachers employ to "get the message
across." In second grade, parents were busy observing and interacting with their
children. Parents and guardians helped their children complete research reports on
animals by finding sources in encyclopedias and on the computers. Children "googled"
pictures of their animals and added them to their reports. Parents also experienced a
lesson on solids and liquids where the students discovered how very small solids (beans)
can be poured like liquids but are not wet nor do they change their shape as liquids
do.(Only a few of the beans went on the floor!)They also saw computers and projectors
being used to show an animated movie of a robot and a friend learning about the four
different kinds of sentences. There was a quiz at the end, so the parents had to be
paying attention, too! Parents watched spelling the NEW-fashioned way. Children put
their hands over their heads and listened to the teacher dictate a sentence. Then the
children repeated the sentence, tapping out each word gently on their heads. They raised
their hands up high if the sentence ended with a question mark and they wiggled their
hands rapidly if the sentence ended with an exclamation point! Then the students got to
be the teachers and wrote the correctly spelled sentences on the dry erase board. This
list of lessons represents just a small sampling of what parents and guardians were able
to see. We hope that everyone enjoyed their visits. They could certainly see that it was
NOT their “fathers' second grade!!!"
Grade Three
The third grade visited the Health Education Center at Lankenau Hospital as part of our
unit on the human body. Health educators used larger-than-life models of the human
body and sophisticated computer and audiovisual equipment to teach the students about
their bodies and how to care for them. The students were greeted by Pandora, a
transparent, talking mannequin. Pandora provided students with an up close and
interactive look into the workings of human body. She talked, she moved, and she even lit
up like a pinball machine!
Parent Visitation Day was made even more special for third graders and their parents
when Mr. George Chressanthis, father of third grader Emily Chressanthis, delighted the
audience as he performed a piano concert for us. Mr. Chressanthis performed classical
piano selections by composers such as Bach, Chopin, and Haydn. Mr. Chressanthis
ended the concert with a more contemporary, rousing piano selection, Scott Joplin’s
Ragtime!
Grade Four
The fourth grade students in Mrs. Gruber’s class have won the KidBiz Season’s Reading
contest. Seventy-five percent of the students achieved the goal of reading four or more
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KidBiz online articles for the month of November. The class was randomly selected from
students around the country. A “Party-in-a-Bag” will soon be delivered to Mrs. Gruber and
her students to celebrate their success in reading.
Grade Five
In each class of the fifth grade classes, 2/3 or more of the parents were present for Parent
Visitation Day and were introduced to classroom routines and the use of SMARTboards
as instructional tools.
Mr. Goldfarb, Mrs. McGeehan, and Mrs. Loveland-Smith have been linking current events
to science and social studies curricula through the study of hurricanes. They are all using
SMARTBoards to visit and interact with weather websites and view live data.
Teachers Claire McGeehan and Tina Loveland-Smith are actively involved with Media’s
Arcadia Inclusion Team. They meet bi-monthly with the other members of the Media team
and are currently working to craft a mission and vision statement for Media Elementary.
AGP (Gifted Support) – Gr. 3, 4, 5
The fifth grade AGP students at Media have collaborated with fifth grade AGP students at
Rose Tree on a WIKI to share information on Catastrophic Events. Each student took part
in researching and reporting on information for a specific topic. Students have also
created a brochure to teach others about a catastrophic event, and each is filming a
“Public Service Announcement” to help others prepare in case of a real hurricane,
tornado, etc.
Music – Gr. 1 - 5
We have just concluded our major holiday performances.
The fifth grade chorus,
Mustang Chorale, Chime Group, and instrumental soloists are to be commended on their
preparation and effort this concert season. We will conclude with our annual Holiday
Sing-a-long on December 23rd.
Grade three students have created their own, very original, verses for the Dreydl Song.
The classes displayed their work as part of our concert decorations and voted on favorites
to share at the sing-a-long.
Physical Education
All classes in grades 1 - 5 are working on their throwing and catching skills. Students are
receiving direct instruction in the correct mechanics of both skills. The skills are being
applied in a variety of fun and challenging games such as: Boundary ball, Pin
Knockdown, Volcano and others.
ROSE TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Husky Howlings
Rose Tree Elementary is bursting with pride about the PSSA Science results that were
received early this month. The results were in line with all of our Reading and Math
scores. Only the fourth grade students took the Science PSSA and those students are
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now our fifth grade class. Thirty four of our students rated Advanced, twenty one are
Proficient, 2 were rated Basic and no students were rated below Basic.
Kindergarten
Rose Tree Kindergarten had a fun time this month exploring the brand new Smartboards
that arrived. The Smartboard was used by classroom teachers to support instruction and
students enjoyed using the fun and interactive technology.
Second Grade
Second graders at Rose Tree participated in a mini-unit on "gingerbread" this holiday
season. Activities included literature pieces and gingerbread centers focusing on
writing/performance, graphing and area/perimeter.
Students participated in a
videoconference with the Center for Puppetry Arts which focused on The Gingerbread
Boy story. The children enjoyed a gingerbread treat to wrap up this fun and educational
experience.
Fourth Grade
The fourth grade recently completed their unit on Microworlds. Students got to view live
microorganisms through the microscope. The students enjoyed seeing the beautiful
volvox, the slow-moving blepherisma and the squirming vinegar eels. The students also
recently culminated their study of government. They focused on the presidential election
and the responsibilities of the executive branch. The students created a visual
representation of the three branches of government at the local, state and national level.
The final product was a mobile. In math, the fourth graders are building multiple towers.
They are also building multiplication clusters to help break large, difficult problems into
smaller problems that can more easily be solved. In language arts, the students
continued their author study. They read the works of Roald Dahl, Beverly Cleary and
Andrew Clements.
Library Happenings
Poetry Alive performers came to Rose Tree Elementary on Dec. 2, 2008. The two
professional performers presented popular poems during a high energy theatrical
presentation to students in grades kindergarten through fifth. Students were invited on
stage to participate in the performance. The Poetry Alive performers also conducted a
break out session with 15 second graders. During the session students were involved in
identifying characters and setting and then acting out the poem.
Guidance
Rose Tree's Fifth Grade Service Club, K.I.D.S. (Kind Important Dependable Students)
was busy getting ready for the holidays! In their continued effort to help, the students
learned to appreciate the spirit of giving, Rose Tree School students again, decided to
share their good fortune with those who are less fortunate. All grade levels at Rose Tree
were assigned a different gift item to bring to school. After all of the items were collected
K.I.D.S. members organized them into holiday packages. They added their own handmade cards with greetings of the season. The following week the students took a school
bus to Chester to personally deliver these packages to two shelters that are part of the
Community Action Agency of Delaware County (CAADC). This annual event is always a
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highlight. Any surplus gift items were shared with those in need in our own Rose Tree
family.
SPRINGTON LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL
Staff Spotlight
Susan Knipel, Music Teacher and Building Coordinator
Mrs. Knipel has been teaching her favorite subject and passion at SLMS for more than 20
years. At SLMS, she conducts the Sixth Grade Choice Voices Ensemble, the Sixth
Grade Handbell Ensemble, and the Steppers Club. She also sponsors Donuts and
Devos, a before-school activity on Thursdays which brings parents, teachers, students
and staff together for a time of shared praises and concerns. Mrs. Knipel's father
believed that every child should have a hobby, so he purchased a small 12- bass
accordion for Sue when she was only 5-years-old. She would organize her dolls in a
circle and serenade them. Born in York, Pa., Mrs. Knipel met her husband, Dan, in the 6th
grade band--he was in the woodwind section while she played brass. They live in the
district and have four daughters and a son, all of whom graduated from Penncrest. Her
favorite activities are skiing (the bunny slopes) and Philly sports (GO Phillies!!!). Ask Mrs.
Knipel about the home run Ryan Howard hit during the World Series!!! She and her
husband travel frequently to North Carolina to visit her two grandsons. Mrs. Knipel is a
graduate of West Chester and she earned her master's degree from Temple. She has
continued to take courses at Villanova, Westminster Choir College and the University of
the Arts. Mrs. Knipel is inspired by Plato, who mused that, "music...gives a soul to the
universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination...and life to everything."
Jacque Baker-Health and Physical Education teacher
Mrs. Baker was born and raised here in Media, Pa. She met her husband John (SLMS
7th grade science teacher) during senior year in high school- the year of the merger
(Rose Tree-Jacque; Media-John) They have been married for 37 years. Mrs. Baker
played a sport every season from 7th grade thru college -hockey, basketball, volleyball,
lacrosse. A graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University, she was inducted into Ohio
Wesleyan's Athletic Hall of Fame. Mrs. Baker loves to travel to any warm destination with
warm water and beautiful beaches. They have been to Cancun, Puerto Vallarta,
Cozumel, Riviera Maya, Bermuda, Hawaii as well as many National Parks but Ocean
City, N. J. is her family favorite. She is an avid outdoor enthusiast-spending time hiking,
biking, and kayaking. Mr. and Mrs. Baker have 4 children - all RTM grads and college
grads (Lafayette, Swarthmore, Johns Hopkins, Penn State). They also have 3
grandchildren with one on the way. Mrs. Baker. has been teaching in RTM since 1993
and taught at Double D gymnastics many years. She directs Intramurals here at SLMS.
In addition to her love of teaching, she loves to read and being active and staying fit.
AGP
The sixth graders at Springton are participating in a charitable, real-world connection to
their life science studies this holiday season. The students are all researching a variety of
infectious diseases in science and will have the opportunity to purchase vaccinations for
needy kids in Ethiopia that can help the quality of life in that poor African country. . Up to
50% of children in Third World countries die before they reach the age of five, lacking
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sufficient and routine health care that we take for granted. The Pokwo Clinic in Ethiopia is
working to reverse this trend and provides the vaccinations for the children there. The
vaccines cost just $1.00 and are coordinated through a local church in the Delaware
County area. When the students purchase a vaccination, they receive a gift card that they
can give to friends or loved ones that indicates a donation was made in their name for this
worthy endeavor. The fundraising effort is being coordinated by language arts teacher
Tony Tolomeo and science teachers Jo Dizon, Kathy Maguire, and Donna Schied.
Art
Ms. Sycz’ eighth grade students are continuing to work on a lesson which focuses on the
art of lettering as well an introduction to the art of the Middle Ages which includes looking
at illuminated manuscripts. A historiated initial will be the subject matter for the painting.
In addition to integrating the principles of design that were studied in their last unit,
students are using balance, proportion and eventually color theory. Students have read
about the art in the Middle Ages. Also students have examined the factors which
influenced the style of art at this time. Eighth grade students have been collecting images
from various resources including the internet to use in their painting. Students are now
finishing drawing their composition and will shortly begin painting. Through various
readings, group presentations and analysis of art work, grade seven students examined
the various categories of subject matter and art styles that exist in art history. This study
has related the previous portrait lesson to the current nonobjective painting lesson that is
being inspired by the work of Wassily Kandinsky. Grade students are also discerning the
difference between the elements of design and the principles of design as they arrange
the lines, shapes and textures in this painting. Soon students will work with two different
types of paint learning to control the brush and various watercolor techniques. Students
will also need to demonstrate an understanding of color theory when using watercolor
glazing techniques. Grade six students have completed the construction part of a clay
project learning about some of the basics of ceramic pottery. Slab construction and
texture was the focus of making the ceramic bowl. Students needed to incorporate the
principles of art studied in the last project exploring the role of texture in an art work. The
next stage of this clay lesson is to learn the basics of ceramic glazing.
Just as the scribes from the Middle Ages, Mrs. Prior’s eighth graders have begun to
create manuscript pages using various inspirational quotes, lettering styles, and
decorative designs. Seventh graders are exploring key art vocabulary by reading from
our text, defining words, and illustrating the "Elements of Art". Face it, sixth graders really
want to learn how to draw portraits! We have been practicing how to draw the features of
the face and will practice shading in pencil as well. This lesson has been an
excellent chance to reinforce measuring skills as well.
In Mrs. Going's classes, the Blogs are flying! Eighth graders now have their first Blog
posted and must answer a question relating to their Illuminated Manuscript lettering
project. This exercise will transition into a formal painting of a full page from an
Illuminated Manuscript. Usually a highlight for the eighth grades, students can pick a
favorite song, phrase, quote or personal writing piece. They are then required to design a
page using all components from a Medieval/ Renaissance manuscript! Look out for the
letter Exercise. they are quite spectacular!! Seventh grade are also Blogging!! They also
must answer question on my internet site in relationship to any problems they ran into
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while constructing. The Ceramic Fish are almost finished in the Greenware stage of
construction. We will now go on to the Glazing process which brings the fish to life for the
students!!! Sixth graders are happily using paper Mache for their Aztec Sun Relief
Sculpture. Next, onto priming and they may even finish before winter break!! They will be
writing a creative writing piece to accompany their project!! Then...on to clay and
Sculpture- in- the- Round!
Math
In sixth grade CMP2, students are finishing their study of factors and multiples. To better
understand real world application of GCF and LCM, Mrs. Simmington's class acted out
the problems. Students had fun making their snack packs and at the same time, had rich
mathematical discussions when figuring out what is the greatest number of snack packs
they can make. In sixth grade Accelerated Math, students are continuing to study similar
figures. After developing concepts of similarity, students have just begun to create and
solve proportions to find the missing side length when two figures are similar. In seventh
grade CMP2, the students are working on variables and patterns. Students are learning
that in mathematics, things that change are called variables. Through a jumping jack
investigation, the students were able to explore how one variable affects the other.
Currently, the students are involved in making tables and graphs to help them understand
how variables are related, and, in some cases at the end of the unit, they will write
equations to represent relationships. In Algebra, the seventh grade is learning that linear
equations can have different forms, and that each form has its own advantages and
disadvantages depending on the application. As well, students are learning to use the
point-slope form to write an equation of a line and to use it to model a real-life situation,
such as running pace. Eighth grade students enrolled in Pre-Algebra have been
expanding their equation solving skills. They have moved tackled multi-step equations
which call upon a wide range of skills and learning. In addition to the academic practices,
they have seen how these equations apply to situations such as phone rates, service
bills, geometric angles and figures and differing rates of change. Our Algebra I students
continue to work with linear equations—specifically writing them in different forms—slopeintercept form, point-slope form, and standard form. From that equation, we can graph
the equation using the slope and a point. We will be moving onto solving inequalities with
our new chapter later this week.
Music
Springton Lake chorus members and their families will attend the production of “Oliver” at
the Media Theater on Saturday, December 13. SLMS students Alex Larsen and Teddy
Thompson are part of the cast. Sixth grade general music students build musical
“sandwiches” as they explore melody and rhythm and create original compositions. In
seventh grade general music, pupils performed “Chester” on their keyboards as they
correlated social studies with the life of William Billings, America’s first composer. They
are celebrating the holiday season with a study of “The Nutcracker.” 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.” The Jazz Band
and Sixth Grade Band entertained their audience with a variety of seasonal songs on
Wednesday, December 3. Mr. Alan Reno directed an excellent concert. The Seventh
Grade and Select Choruses will perform their holiday concert on Tuesday, December 9 at
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7:30 PM in the SLMS auditorium, under the direction of Mr. Joseph Fisher. More holiday
music will be presented by the Eighth Grade and Select Choruses on Wednesday,
December 10, at 7:30 PM in the SLMS auditorium. This group is also under the direction
of Mr. Joseph Fisher. String students from grades six, seven, and eight will combine for a
holiday concert on Monday, December 15, under the direction of Mrs. Antoinette Lyons in
the SLMS auditorium. The Sixth Grade Winter Concert, “Come Sing This Holiday,” will be
held on Wednesday, December 17 in the SLMS auditorium. Over 151 students will
participate under the direction of Mrs. Susan Knipel.
Special Education
Eighth grade resource classes are working on math and reading PSSA test prep and
using the remaining time for students to work on assignments or ask for help. This month
students continued to learn about their individual IEP goals in emotional support resource
rooms. Students that met all behavior goals this month participated in a breakfast and
board games activities. While at the monthly reward, they enjoyed chocolate chip
pancakes made by our very own Dr. Jeuell! Students in the Spanish/resource program
recently completed a calendar project and are now learning adjectives to describe
people’s personalities.
Mr. Brown and Mrs. Megow--with much help and support from Dr. Jeuell—recently issued
our first special education newsletter, “Connections Courier.” The newsletter will be
issued quarterly and will include items such as homework and study tips, explanations of
special education terms and processes, and answers to questions posed by parents.
Dr. Jeuell and the eighth-grade teachers plan to meet with Penncrest staff in January
2009 to discuss student needs and issues related to the transition from middle school to
high school. Dr. Jeuell and Mr. Brown recently had a very productive meeting with Mrs.
Grassano and Mr. Gregg regarding ways to streamline the transition process.
World Language
On Thursday, November 20, 2008 a guest speaker, Cpl Robert Gault spoke to the
students of Mrs. Jennifer Diaz, Mrs. Elizabeth McKelvey, Ms. Kutney, and Mr. Brown
about the importance of learning and using a language other than English. Cpl. Gault,
who recently returned from a 7 month tour in Iraq, is an Arabic linguist for the Marine
Corps. His presentation, which can be found on Mrs. Jennifer Diaz's website under the
"Guest Speaker 2008" link, showed how languages and cultures constantly influence one
another.
We also celebrated National French Week. Mrs. Hensley and Mrs. Diaz organized a daily
trivia contest with sweet prizes for the winning homerooms and a traditional French
breakfast in each French class. Springton also hosted the annual French petanque
tournament (Bocce ball) between Springton Lake and Penncrest students with the help of
Mrs. Jackson and Mrs. Riviere. Students, staff and parents were able to enjoy the
showcase displaying items from the French-speaking cultures.
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PENNCREST HIGH SCHOOL
Students in the News
Penncrest student-athlete Nicole Lord was presented with the Lewis "Jumbo" Johnson
Award at the annual Media Area Sports Hall of Fame banquet. Nicole, a senior at
Penncrest, is an outstanding member of the field hockey, swim, and lacrosse teams. She
is an All-Delco athlete and honor roll student. In attendance were Nicole's family, her
coaches, and members of the Penncrest administrative team: Mr. Eric Bucci, Mr. Ralph
Harrison, and Mr. Chip Olinger. Congratulations to Nicole!
Music News
The Penncrest Roaring Lions Marching Band presented its annual Fall Concert. The
concert is a retrospective of the fall marching season and includes music from their
parades, community performances, and award-winning field show.
Emanon
Penncrest's Emanon Players is proud to announce that this year's Winter Production will
be Red Herring by Michael Hollinger. Red Herring is a romantic comedy, spy thriller and
murder mystery all rolled into one.
Penncrest Football
The Penncrest Lions football team completed their regular season with a record of 8-2.
This was good enough for the team to earn the school's first ever District 1 football playoff
berth. The Lions faced Pennsbury High School at Pennsbury in an exciting first round
match up but unfortunately were defeated. Both Jerry Boyer and Matt Atkinson have
gone over the 1000 yard mark in rushing and passing respectively for the season.
Renaissance
The Renaissance Induction Ceremony was held on Tuesday, November 18, in the
Penncrest auditorium. Tenth graders who made the honor roll at least once last year and
any 11th or 12th grader who made the honor roll for the first time last year were inducted.
Mr. Zervanos was the guest speaker.
SADD
Thursday, November 20th was the Great American Smoke Out. SADD sponsored carbon
monoxide monitoring during all lunches. Carbon monoxide is in cigarette smoke. When
smoke is inhaled into the lungs, CO is rapidly absorbed into the blood stream. The result
is that the heart has to do more work to supply the necessary amount of oxygen to the
body. Evidence shows that a high level of carbon dioxide in the blood is one of the main
factors causing smokers to have increased rates of cardiovascular diseases. SADD
members also provided informational flyers and signs about the dangers of cigarette
smoking.
Physical Education News
Congratulations to Peter Hanna and Matt Klodarska-the only ninth grade boys that
achieved Presidential Fitness Status in PE class. Mrs Long's Health classes participated
in a classroom Health Fair where they measured their body fat, blood pressure and heart
rate.
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Students of the Month
Congratulations to Maria Linnen and Dan Mills, the Media Rotary Club's Penncrest
Students of the Month.
Congratulations to Anthony Ingenito and Amanda Manos who have been named
Freshmen Students of the Month. Both Anthony and Amanda were nominated by their
teachers.
Powder Puff Football
The Penncrest Junior vs. Senior Powder Puff Football Game was held on November 25
on the Stadium Field. All proceeds from the game benefited breast cancer research.
Community Service
On November 15 and December 6, Mr. Harrison sponsored the latest Penncrest service
trip to Chester. Steve Schultz, Jordan Miller, Shab Dastagirzada, Marquise Edmonds,
Edward Chan, Joe Tumelty, Donovan Baker, Lindsey Moretti, Joe Casta, Nicole Fullerton,
Ronald Gibson-Hill, Ms. Garvin, Mrs. Brown, Mr. Harrison, Mr. LoBiondo, and Miss Hoy
participated in the ongoing house renovation through the Delaware County Housing
Coalition. Several of the participants have worked on the house for the last several
months, and they are starting to see a finished product rising from the rubble. Highlights
included watching Jordan Miller and Joe Tumelty expertly measure, cut, and hang
drywall.
Canned Food Drive
Penncrest seniors Matt Toal and Nicole Sassaman led a canned-food drive committee of
seven students and four teachers. The school collected 12,046 cans of food for the
needy as part of WMMR’s Camp Out for Hunger. When the cans were weighed they
totaled 7,362 pounds, well surpassing the 1,000 pounds of the next top school. The cans
were loaded onto a flatbed truck and delivered to Philabundance, a hunger-relief
organization in Philadelphia.
Language Arts News
Mrs. McCarthy, who heads the Public Relations Department at Wawa Corporate
Headquarters, came to Penncrest on November 19 and spoke to two classes. Advanced
Composition students had written business letters, and a number chose to write to
Wawa. Mrs. McCarthy talked about the writing skills involved with her job and
employment opportunities at Wawa.
World Language News
The World Language department held its annual concert in the Penncrest auditorium.
The group Soul Fuego played Latin jazz, funk and soul music with lyrics in English and
Spanish for RTM students, families and community members. Proceeds from the concert
benefit the Phyllis Kavanaugh Student Exchange Scholarship. The World Language
Honor Club selected its officers. WLHC members will be volunteering to tutor language
students in all four languages and levels in addition to several service projects planned for
the year.
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EXCELLENCE
TODAY
FOR TOMORROW
Rose Tree Media School District
308 North Olive Street
Media, Pennsylvania 19063-2493
Telephone: 610-627-.6000
Fax: 610-891-0959
www.rtmsd.org
Grace A. Eves
Director of Management 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 12, 2008
Subject:
December 9, 2008 – 9:00 PM Finance Committee Minutes
Chairperson: John Hanna
______________________________________________________________________
In Attendance:
Veronica Barbato, Peter Barry, Linda Fox, Nancy Fronduti,
John Hanna, Nancy Mackrides, William Montgomery, Jeffrey Pettit
Also in Attendance: Dr. Denise Kerr, Anne Callahan, Grace Eves
1.
A taxpayer came forward to request the district refund his penalty for paying his
taxes in the penalty phase. The Board took his request into consideration.
According to information in the Tax Collector’s Manual, his request was denied.
Action: Taxpayer’s request was denied.
2.
Budgetary Transfers
Rose Tree Media School District Policy #612 (Public School Code Section 609)
When funds are not available for a proposed appropriation, a legal transfer from
one class of expenditure to another may be made in the last nine (9) months of
the fiscal year by the board.
FY 09 – 89
FROM:
AMOUNT:
Fund 10 General Fund
Fiscal Services – Equipment
$5,800.00
TO:
AMOUNT:
School Sponsored Athletics – Equipment
$5,800.00
RATIONALE: Transfer needed for SLMS to purchase replacement
wrestling mats, due to safety concerns.
FY 09 – 91
FROM:
AMOUNT:
Fund 10 General Fund
Regular Instruction – Supplies
$1,551.11
TO:
Regular Instruction – Books and Subscriptions
Instruction & Curriculum – Equipment
AMOUNT:
$1,551.11
RATIONALE: Transfer needed for IL to purchase additional
subscriptions and furniture for the developmental kindergarten
class.
Action: This item will be moved to the December 18, 2008 Legislative
Meeting.
3.
2009-2010 First Look Budget
The Act 1 Timeline from the Department of Education requires school districts
to have a proposed preliminary budget completed by February 18 at the
latest. The timeline includes posting the budget to the public for twenty days
before it is adopted. Districts must also notify the public ten days before the
adoption of its intent to adopt the budget. As a result the budget must be
adopted at the January 22nd board meeting. This requires the district to post
its proposed preliminary budget by January 2nd and notify the public on
January 12th of its intent to adopt the budget at the January 22nd board
meeting.
The first look budget contains total expenditures of $80,899,990 which is an
increase of 6.32% over the 2008-09 expenditures. The expenditures include
continuation of current programs, 15% increase in healthcare, 4.8 new
positions, curriculum book replacement cycle for science and social studies
and the maintenance of additional fields. The revenue budget reflects modest
increase in assessment, lower rate of return on investments, and a slight
increase in federal funds.
It was presented using three different scenarios:
Scenario
#1
#2
#3
Millage Millage
Rate
Increase
22.3406 5.89%
22.3762 6.06%
22.4341 6.33%
Action: Discussion
Use of Fund Balance
$2,400,000
$2,300,000
$2,137,111 (Same as final 08-09 Budget)
The next Finance Committee meeting will be held on January 13, 2009 at 8:00 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
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To:
Members of the Board of School Directors
Denise C. Kerr, Ed.D. Superintendent
From:
Grace A. Eves, Director of Management Services
Date:
December 12, 2008
Subject:
December 9, 2008 - 7:00 PM - Operations Committee Minutes
Chairperson: William Montgomery
__________________________________________________________________
In Attendance Veronica Barbato, Peter Barry, Linda Fox, Nancy Fronduti,
John Hanna, Nancy Mackrides, William Montgomery, William O’Donnell, Jeffrey Pettit
Also in Attendance: Dr. Denise Kerr, Ron Baldino, Dennis Cini, Don Bonnett,
Peter Medica, Ken Phillips, Grace Eves
1. Springton Lake Middle School Update
Don Bonnet and Peter Medica presented a budget comparison with options for
the Springton Lake Project. Full scope of the project is $44,238,472. In addition,
$1,075,000 is needed for asbestos abatement and temporary classrooms for a
total project cost of $45,313,472. Option 1: Project budget with Natatorium
reduced scope which includes the community room is $43,425,780 plus
$1,075,000 for a total cost of $44,500,780. Option 2: Project budget with
Natatorium reduced scope without the community room is $43,113,953 plus
$1,075,000 for a total project cost of $44,500,780. Option 3: Project budget for
full scope Option 1 of project with existing library renovation of six new
classrooms in existing auditorium $42,370,692 plus $1,075,000 for a total cost of
$43,445,692. The committee recommended keeping the full scope of the
Natatorium and seeking an alternate bid for the Library renovation. Mr. Bonnet
will prepare an alternate bid on the Library renovation.
Action: Discussion
2.
Ken Phillips, RBC Capital Markets Presentation
a.
1999 Bond Refunding
The committee recommended a parameters resolution for refunding the 1999
Bond when a minimum savings of $350,000 or more can be received. This is a
one time savings for the district. Ken Phillips recommends the proceeds be
transferred into the Capital Reserve Fund.
Action: This item will be moved to the December 18, 2008 Legislative Meeting.
b.
2007 DelVal Update
2007 DelVal Loan has a current interest rate of .85 on the SIFMA Index
(Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association).
c.
Debt Service Update
Ken Phillips reviewed the district’s Debt Service schedule. The district is able to
borrow $30,000,000 of Pre Act 1 Debt which allows them to use PDE’s debt
exception. Ken Phillips recommends the district use the debt exception that it is
entitled to for Pre Act 1 Debt. Without the debt exception, the district will be
required to include the Pre Act 1 Debt within the PDE’s Index of 4.1% for the
2009-2010 school year. The district incurred $748,875 of debt from the 2007
Bond Issue for Springton Lake in the 2008-2009 school year. The district will
need to borrow another $15,000,000 in the 2009-2010 school year for the
Springton Lake Project which will be approximately $530,725 of debt service. If
the district borrows an additional $15,000,000 that is not subject to PDE debt
exception this will require the district to incur an additional debt service $755,378
in the 2010-2011 school year. Mr. Phillips strongly urges the use of exceptions in
order for the district to afford the Springton Lake Project. Dr. Kerr and
Grace Eves, Director of Management Services also agree with Mr. Phillip’s
recommendation to use PDE’s exceptions.
Action:
3.
Discussion
Change Orders
Media Elementary Roofing Project - Kobithen Roofing Change Order No. 2
(Revised 11-26-08) total credit to the District in the amount of $12,015 as
detailed below:
Base bid allowed for 1,500 SF of wood deck replacement. Only 1,000 SF was
used. - Credit to District: $4,875.00
Base bid allowed for 1,000 LF of sealant work on parapet. Only 745 LF was
used. - Credit to District: $7,140.00.
Action: This item will be moved to the December 18, 2008 Legislative Agenda.
4.
’09 Capital Projects Review – Dennis Cini
Action:
The ’09 Capital Projects will be reviewed at the next Operations
Committee Meeting of January 13, 2009.
The next Operations Committee meeting will be on January 13, 2009, 9:00 PM.
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
Date:
December 11, 2008
Subject:
December 9, 2008 Pupil Services Committee Meeting Minutes
Chairperson: Mrs. Nancy Fronduti
Board Members in Attendance: Nancy Fronduti, Nancy Mackrides, Peter Barry,
William Montgomery, Veronica Barbato, Linda Fox, Jeffrey Pettit, John Hanna
Others in Attendance: Denise Kerr, Linda Bluebello, Angela Gilbert, Anne Callahan
CONTRACTS
Theraplay, Inc. at $85.00 per hour for speech therapy. The services of Theraplay, Inc.,
will be used when necessary to assist with compensatory speech and language service.
Funding from IDEA will be used.
Action: Approval will be on the December 2008 Legislative Agenda.
Delaware County Community College agreement to conduct one three-credit course in
Allied Health entitled “Orientation to Health Care” at Penncrest High School for the
period January 14, 2009 through May 7, 2009. The course is designed for between 10
and 16 Penncrest High School students at a maximum cost of $5,350, with textbooks
being billed separately, if needed. This course, which operates in conjunction with
Riddle Memorial Hospital, provides students an opportunity to investigate the health
care field. Dr. Bluebello will consult with Dr. Taylor and Mr. Dave Harple to follow up on
the Board’s request for additional information on the actual number of students
participating in this program during the last few years.
Action: Approval will be on the December 2008 Legislative Agenda.
TIMELINE
Dr. Bluebello presented the initial year timeline for Food Service management contracts.
The RFP (Request for Proposal) will be sent to the PDE Division of Food and Nutrition
(DFN) for preliminary approval at the end of the month.
The RFP will then be advertised in January and all bid proposals opened and evaluated
in early Spring. By May 1, 2009 all necessary documents must be submittd to the DFN
for final approval. Dr. Kerr added that the district will continue to use RTM Food Service
employees.
OVERNIGHT TRIPS
The Penncrest Wrestling team will compete in the Solanco Mule Classic Tournament
on December 12-13, 2008. The booster club will fund the trip with the district providing
the cost for transportation with van rental @ $59.00.
Action: Approval will be on the December 2008 Legislative Agenda.
The Penncrest Wrestling team will compete in the Beast of the East Invitational
Wrestling Tournament on December 19-20, 2008 at the University of Delaware. The
booster club will fund the trip with the district providing the cost for transportation with a
van rental @ $59.00.
Action: Approval will be on the December 2008 Legislative Agenda.
The Penncrest Girls and Boys Indoor Track team will compete in the Kevin Dare High
School Invitational on January 23-24, 2009 at Penn State University, State College, PA.
The booster club will fund the trip with the district providing a school bus for
transportation.
Action: Approval will be on the December 2008 Legislative Agenda.
The Penncrest Girls and Boys Indoor Track team will compete in the PIAA State
Championships on February 20-21, 2009 at Penn State University, State College, PA.
The booster club will fund the trip with the district providing the cost for transportation
with rental van(s) at a high estimate of $240.00, depending on the number of qualifying
students.
Action: Approval will be on the December 2008 Legislative Agenda.
The Penncrest German Department will be attending the 1st Annual Delaware Valley
Deutschfest on March 13-14, 2009 at the Diamond Ridge Conference Center, Jamison,
PA. This is a two-day event for German students. They will showcase projects, enter
competitions, interact with other high school German students, meet college
representatives and enjoy German cultural entertainment. The students will be
transported by a district school bus. All costs will be paid by the students.
Action: Approval will be on the December 2008 Legislative Agenda.
PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT UPDATES
Dr. Gilbert gave a follow up report on the status of internship opportunities for doctoral
level school psychology interns from local universities. In addition to Beth Mugno, two
other Bryn Mawr College (BMC) interns are serving in RTM. Breanna Winder has
submitted an invoice for $1750 per term, totaling $3500 per year, to be paid out of IDEA
funds. Carmelinda Martin Mann is serving at the ERC at a salary of $6000 per year,
funded through an Alternative Education for Disruptive Youth Grant. All aforementioned
costs are funded through federal and grant sources, not the District’s general fund.
Our school psychologists provide close supervision and thoroughly review of all work
(e.g., evaluations, therapy sessions,) completed by the interns. Dr. Gilbert will maintain a
folder on each one that includes an intern agreement, clearances, insurance information
and work logs. Dr. Kerr and the Board expressed concerns about interns receiving
stipends from the district. Dr. Gilbert assured them that alternatives will be examined for
the upcoming school year, including a partnership with Widener University interns who do
not receive any payment for their work. A plan to maintain this valuable service without
cost to the district will be shared before the end of the school year.
ACTION: A resolution for the BMC intern agreements will be on the December 18,
2008 Legislative Agenda.
Bryn Mawr College (BMC) faculty member Dr. Carol Roberts has been hired to supervise
Mara Stevens’s licensure hours. Her salary is funded through IDEA, with no direct cost to
the District. Dr. Roberts is part of the Child Study Institute at BMC.
ACTION: A resolution for the agreement with the Child Study Institute at BMC for
supervision by Dr. Carol Roberts will be on the December 18, 2008 Legislative
Agenda.
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 3, 2008
RE:
December 2, 2008, Teaching & Learning Committee Meeting Minutes
Chairperson: Mr. Jeff Pettit
Board Members in Attendance: Veronica Barbato, Peter Barry, Linda Fox, Nancy
Fronduti, John Hanna, Nancy Mackrides, Bill O’Donnell, Jeff Pettit
Also in Attendance: Pat Barta, Susan Evans, Angela Gilbert, Steve Taylor
Penncrest Proposed Course Changes for 2009-2010
Dr. Evans presented a summary of proposed changes to the Penncrest Course Guide
for 2009-2010. These changes fall into a number of categories: title changes to clarify
course content, offerings of courses on a bi-annual basis, and the addition of a
sequential course in TV Production. All of the proposed changes can be made within
current budgetary resources. The Board gave its approval of the proposed changes.
Following Dr. Evans’ presentation, Dr. Taylor presented a request to discontinue the
board requirement for 9th graders to take the Standards Reading and Standards Math
courses, to remove them from the course guide, and to reallocate the FTEs. Rationale
for the discontinuation of these courses, which began as a response to NCLB mandates
in 2003, include the fact that Penncrest has developed other means of delivering the
services and exposing students to the required eligible content, data don’t support the
long-term effectiveness of the courses, and the administration believes the teachers’
time could be used to provide students support in more effective ways. Students who
scored at the Basic or Below Basic levels on their 8th grade PSSA’s have been required
to take these courses during 9th grade. These courses, as part of the Academic
Assistance Plan, were presented originally at the February and March 2003 Curriculum
Committee meetings and approved by the Board as Resolution 2002-2003-121 at the
April 24, 2003 Legislative meeting. After a review of the original intentions of the courses
and the rationale for discontinuation, the Board agreed to allow the administration to
discontinue the courses.
ACTION:
An amendment to Resolution 2002-2003-121 will appear on the
December 18th Legislative Agenda.
The Board did request to see, on an annual basis, a projection of all courses at
Penncrest likely to have enrollments of less than 15. The Penncrest administration will
provide such a list no later than April 2009 and hereafter each year before the master
schedule is completed.
Special Education Update
Dr. Gilbert and Dr. Barta informed the committee that a resolution settlement has been
proposed regarding the due process complaint filed by a parent last month. The request
for a due process hearing, scheduled for November 25, 2008, has been withdrawn. Dr.
Gilbert submitted a written overview of the terms of the settlement for review by the
Teaching and Learning Committee. Dr. Barta assured the committee that this settlement
does not set a negative precedent. The settlement (at a cost of approximately
$19,000.00) will in fact save the district funds as compared to the costs of educating the
student in RTM with a 1-1 aide or the costs that could have been incurred as a result of a
due process hearing.
ACTION: A resolution for the approval of a resolution settlement agreement
between RTM and the parents of their child will be on the December 18, 2008
Legislative Agenda.
Dr. Gilbert reported that each year the District provides internship opportunities for doctoral
level school psychology interns from local universities. Our school psychologists provide
close supervision and thoroughly review of all evaluations completed by the interns. Dr.
Gilbert will provide additional information about this initiative in response to the following
questions: Why are interns paid while under the supervision of RTM psychologists? What
documentation from committee and board minutes is available for review of past practices
regarding the use of interns? Is the assistance provided by the interns worth the costs
incurred by the District?
Bryn Mawr College intern Beth Mugno requests compensation for completed evaluations
for a total of $3,500 per term, $7,000.00 per year.
Widener University student(s) will complete internships during the 2008-2009 school year
at no cost to the District.
ACTION: A resolution for the intern agreements will be on the December 18, 2008
Legislative Agenda.
A contract has been presented for the 2008 – 2009 school year by the Institute for
Teaching and Learning for work with RTM teachers and administrators in the area of
literacy. The Institute for Teaching and Learning provides reading consultants who provide
classroom based professional development including training and coaching, on-site data
analysis and facilitated literacy meetings. They also conduct in-service days in support of
our special education literacy initiative. The contract for 32 days @ $1,530.00 per day
(less 10% discount) will be funded through our IDEA federal grant (95%) and the Teaching
and Learning general fund. Totals: $41,860.80 IDEA; $2,203.20 T&L
ACTION: A resolution for the contract with the Institute of Teaching and Learning
will be on the December 18, 2008 Legislative Agenda.
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
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 5, 2008
Subject:
Technology Committee Meeting Minutes for December 2, 2008
Chairperson: Mr. Peter Barry
Board Members in attendance: Peter Barry, Linda Fox, Nancy Fronduti, Veronica
Barbato, John Hanna, Jeff Pettit, Nancy Mackrides, Bill O’Donnell
Also in attendance: Patti Linden, Ron Harris
Internet Service Provider and e-Rate Funding
Patti Linden and Ron Harris explained to the Board that since the requirements in eRate funding are subject to change each year, we will no longer be applying for
reimbursement for our fiber connection. We will, however, be applying for
reimbursement from our Internet Service Provider, which has been the DCIU. Since the
creation of the county’s Fiber Network, Widener University has supplied Internet
Services to the DCIU, which then supplies these services out to the districts. Since we
only lease the fiber, it is no longer appropriate for us to apply for reimbursement, based
on the new regulations. This should not drastically affect our funding reimbursement.
Patti Linden will provide the Board with the reimbursement information as soon as
possible.
Next meeting: Tuesday, January 6, 2008, 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 20, 2008
December 2, 2008
December 9, 2008
There will be an executive session of the School Board for matters of personnel
at 6:30 p.m. prior to the Informational Session of January 22, 2009, at Springton
Lake Middle School. The Legislative meetings are recorded on tape.
IX.
New Business
A.
Personnel
1.
2.
Terminations
a.
Professional
b.
Non-Instructional
1.
Carolyn Jourdan, Food Service Worker, Springton
Lake Middle School, resignation, effective November
20, 2008.
2.
Joseph Cocola, Substitute Maintenance Worker,
resignation effective November 15, 2008.
Nominations
a.
Professional
1.
Colleen Hoy, Long Term Substitute Special Education
Teacher, effective January 26, 2009, at the annual
salary of $44,202, Bachelor’s/Step 1 to be pro-rated
for the second semester. Ms. Hoy served as a Long
Term Substitute during the 2007-2008 school year.
She received her Bachelor’s Degree from Cabrini
College. She is assigned to Penncrest High School
replacing Kristine Acker who is on leave.
2.
Susan Coyne, Long-Term Substitute Elementary
Teacher, effective November 20, 2008, at the annual
salary of $49,182, Master’s/Step 1 to be pro-rated
through the end of the first semester. Ms. Coyne
received her Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees from
Cabrini College. She is assigned to Glenwood
Elementary replacing Marianne Whiteman who is on
leave. NOTE: Ms. Coyne is being hired pending
completion of her pre-employment paperwork.
IX.
New Business
A.
Personnel
2.
Nominations
a.
Professional
3.
b.
Emily Eynon, (.2) Long Term Substitute Music
Teacher, effective January 26, 2009, at the annual
salary of $9,836.40, Master’s/Step 1 to be pro-rated.
Ms. Eynon received her Bachelor’s Degree from
Hampshire College and her Master’s Degree from the
University of the Arts Philadelphia. She is assigned to
Penncrest High School replacing Craig Snyder who
was reassigned. NOTE: Ms. Eynon is being hired
pending
completion
of
her
pre-employment
paperwork.
Non-Instructional
1.
Clifton Berry, Night Custodial Supervisor for the 20082009 school year, Penncrest High School at the
annual salary of $1,500.00.
2.
Diane Burgess, Substitute Custodian, effective
November 18, 2008 at the rate of $12.00 per hour.
3.
Michael Finn, Master Plumber, effective December
19, 2008, at the rate of $25.31 per hour. Mr. Finn will
be assigned to Maintenance and Operations. NOTE:
Mr. Finn is being hired pending completion of his preemployment paperwork.
4.
Request the Board approve the following as interim
Administrators effective January 1, 2009, through
March 31, 2009 at the rate of $50.00 per hour to a
maximum of $5,400 total expenditure:
Richard Dunlap
3.
Ellen Sosangelis
General
a.
Classification Change
1.
John Goff from Part-Time Bus Driver to Full-Time Bus
Driver effective December 2, 2008.
IX.
New Business
A.
Personnel
3.
General
a.
b.
c.
Classification Change
2.
John Kulp from Part-Time Bus Driver to Full-Time Bus
Driver effective December 2, 2008.
3.
Christine Nolan from Part-Time Support Staff I to FullTime Support Staff I effective January 12, 2009 at the
rate of $12.38 per hour. Ms. Nolan is assigned to
Penncrest High School replacing Evan O’Neill who
has resigned.
4.
Carl Holland from Maintenance Worker to Night
Custodian effective December 22, 2008 at the rate of
$15.50 per hour. Mr. Holland will be assigned to
Glenwood Elementary.
Rescind Supplemental Contracts
1.
Rescind appointment of Elizabeth Battista as (.5)
Newspaper Sponsor, Springton Lake Middle School.
2.
Rescind appointment of Justin Bohl as (.5) Assistant
Wrestling Coach, Penncrest High School.
3.
Rescind appointment of Jerry Diaz as 7th Grade Girls
Basketball Coach, Springton Lake Middle School.
Supplemental Contracts
1.
Julia Friedgen, New Teacher Mentor, effective
December 2, 2008, at the annual salary of $694.20.
Ms. Friedgen is assigned to Indian Lane Elementary.
2.
Christa Consadene, Dance Team Sponsor, Penncrest
High School at the annual salary of $695.00.
3.
Elizabeth Battista, School Newspaper Sponsor,
Springton Lake Middle School, at the annual salary of
$2,224.00.
4.
Robert Higgins, Assistant Activity Coordinator,
Penncrest High School, at the annual salary of
$3,475.00.
IX.
New Business
A.
Personnel
3.
General
c.
Supplemental Contracts
5.
Elaine Jay, Penncrest High School, will fill the soda
machines for the 2008-2009 school year at the annual
salary of $1,350.00.
6.
Recommend Board approval of the following Indian
Lane Elementary Personnel to serve as Student
Council Advisors for the 2008-2009 school year at the
annual salary of $417.00:
Jackie Arbutina
Sue Hendrixson
7.
Recommend Board approval of the following Indian
Lane Elementary Personnel to serve as Knitting Club
Sponsors for the 2008-2009 school year at the annual
salary of $208.50.
Jackie Arbutina
8.
Karen Venuto
Karen Venuto
Recommend Board approval of the following
Penncrest High School Personnel to serve as Event
Chaperones for the 2008-2009 school year at the rate
of $55.00 per event:
Gregory Jacobs
Judy Raichek
Judith Stingle
9.
William Mowbray, (.5) Assistant Wrestling Coach for
the 2008-2009 school year, Penncrest High School at
the annual salary of $2,154.50. NOTE: Mr. Mowbray
is being hired pending completion of his preemployment paperwork.
10.
Recommend Board approval for the following
personnel to serve as Event Chaperones for the
2008-2009 school year at the rate of $55.00 per
event:
Cynthia Miller
Mary Rached
Lisa Blake
IX.
New Business
A.
Personnel
3.
General
c.
d.
Supplemental Contracts
11.
Jerry Diaz, (.5) 7th Grade Girls Basketball Coach at
the annual salary of $1,533.00.
12.
Jennifer Diaz, (.5) 7th Grade Girls Basketball Coach at
the annual salary of $1,459.50.
13.
Anthony Grisillo, Building Science Coordinator,
Glenwood Elementary for the 2008-2009 school year
at the annual salary of $2,800.00.
14.
Tracy Jackson, District World Language Coordinator
for the 2008-2009 school year at the rate of
$5,600.00.
15.
Suzanne Yanchek, New Teacher Mentor, Springton
Lake Middle School, effective January 26, 2009 at the
annual salary of $525.00.
Salary Change
1.
Recommend Board approval of 3.64% salary increase
for the 2008-2009 school year for Dr. Denise Kerr,
Superintendent, at $174,115, effective July 1, 2008.
2.
Recommend Board approval of an increase in
substitute Nurse pay to:
LPN
RN
$ 90 per day
$100 per day
IX.
New Business
B.
Overnight Trips
1.
Penncrest Wrestling Team – Solanco High School
Resolve, that the Board approve the overnight trip to the Solanco
Mule Classic Tournament for the Penncrest Wrestling team on
December 12-13, 2008.
Background
The Penncrest Wrestling team will compete in the Solanco Mule
Classic Tournament on December 12-13, 2008. The booster club
will fund the trip with the district providing the cost for transportation
with van rental @ $59.00.
2.
Penncrest Wrestling Team – University of Delaware, Newark, DE
Resolve, that the Board approve the overnight trip to the University
of Delaware for the Penncrest Wrestling team on December 19-20,
2008.
Background
The Penncrest Wrestling team will compete in the Beast of the East
Invitational Wrestling Tournament on December 19-20, 2008. The
booster club will fund the trip with the district providing the cost for
transportation with a van rental @ $59.00.
3.
Penncrest Boys/Girls Indoor Track – Penn State University, State
College, PA
Resolve, that the Board approve the overnight trip to Penn State
University, State College, PA, for the Penncrest Girls and Boys
Indoor Track team on January 23-24, 2009.
Background
The Penncrest Girls and Boys Indoor Track team will compete in
the Kevin Dare High School Invitational on January 23-24, 2009 at
Penn State University, State College, PA. The booster club will
fund the trip with the district providing a school bus for
transportation.
X.
New Business
B.
Overnight Trips (continued)
4.
Penncrest Indoor Track – PIAA State Championships, Penn State
University, State College, PA
Resolve, that the Board approve the overnight trip to Penn State
University, State College, PA, for the Penncrest Girls and Boys
Indoor Track team on February 20-21, 2009.
Background
The Penncrest Girls and Boys Indoor Track team will compete in
the PIAA State Championships on February 20-21, 2009 at Penn
State University, State College, PA. The booster club will fund the
trip with the district providing the cost for transportation with rental
van(s) at a high estimate of $240.00, depending on the number of
qualifying students.
5.
German Department – Delaware Valley Deutschfest, Jamison, PA
Resolve, that the Board approve the overnight trip to the Diamond
Ridge Conference Center, Jamison, PA, for the Penncrest German
Department on March 13-14, 2009.
Background
The Penncrest German Department will be attending the 1st Annual
Delaware Valley Deutschfest on March 13-14, 2009 at the Diamond
Ridge Conference Center, Jamison, PA. This is a two-day event
for German students.
They will showcase projects, enter
competitions, interact with other high school German students,
meet college representatives and enjoy German cultural
entertainment. The students will be transported by a district school
bus. All costs will be paid by the students.
X.
Finance
A.
Purchasing - None
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 budgetary
transfers:
FY 09 – 89
FROM:
AMOUNT:
Fund 10 General Fund
Fiscal Services – Equipment
$5,800.00
TO:
AMOUNT:
School Sponsored Athletics – Equipment
$5,800.00
RATIONALE: Transfer needed for SLMS to purchase
replacement wrestling mats, due to safety concerns.
FY 09 – 91
FROM:
AMOUNT:
Fund 10 General Fund
Regular Instruction – Supplies
$1,551.11
TO:
Regular Instruction – Books and Subscriptions
Instruction & Curriculum – Equipment
$1,551.11
AMOUNT:
RATIONALE: Transfer needed for IL to purchase additional
subscriptions and furniture for the developmental
kindergarten class.
Background
This was discussed at the December 9, 2008, Finance
Committee Meeting.
X.
Finance
B.
General
2.
Change Orders
Change Orders are acted upon in accordance with
Resolution 1997-98 – 124, as approved by the School Board
of Directors on April 23, 1998.
Resolve, the Board approve the following change orders:
a.
Media Elementary Roofing Project - Kobithen Roofing
Change Order No. 2 (Revised 11-26-08) total credit to
the District in the amount of $12,015 as detailed
below:
Base bid allowed for 1,500 SF of wood deck
placement. Only 1,000 SF was used. - Credit to
District: $4,875.00.
Base bid allowed for 1,000 LF of sealant work
on parapet. Only 745 LF was used. - Credit to
District: $7,140.00.
Background
This item was discussed at the December 9, 2008 Operations
Committee Meeting.
3.
1999 Bond Refunding – Ken Phillips Presenting
Resolve, that the Board recommend a parameters
resolution for refunding the 1999 Bond when a minimum
savings of $350, 000 or more can be received. (See
Attachment A).
Background
This item was discussed at the December 9, 2008
Operations Committee Meeting. This is a one
time savings for the district.
X.
Finance
B.
General
4.
Amended Academic Assistance Plan
Resolve, that the Board amend Resolution 2002-2003-121
adopted on April 24, 2003 in regard to the Standards Math 9
Workshop and Standards English 9 Workshop, discontinuing
the courses themselves and the requirement for students to
take them.
Background
The Academic Assistance Plan approved originally under
Resolution 2002-2003-121 on April 24, 2003 requires 9th
grade students to take Standards Math 9 Workshop and/or
Standards English 9 Workshop if they score below the
Proficient level on 8th grade PSSA testing. The proposed
amendment discontinues the requirement for students to
take these courses, removes them from the course guide,
and reallocates the teaching time. Rationale for the
amendment include the fact that other means of delivering
academic assistance have been developed, data do not
substantiate the effectiveness of the courses in raising PSSA
scores, and the belief that the teaching time could be
reallocated to provide more effective kinds of support to
students at risk of not scoring at the Proficient level in 11th
grade. The amendment applies only to the high school
portion of the Academic Assistance Plan. It was presented
and discussed with the Board at the December 2, 2008
Teaching and Learning Committee meeting.
X.
Finance
B.
General
5.
Theraplay, Inc
Resolve, that the Board approve a contract with Theraplay,
Inc., at $85.00 per hour for speech and language therapy
services.
Background
TheraPlay, Inc., will provide compensatory speech and
language therapy make up services for Springton Lake
Middle School and Penncrest High School speech and
language students during after school hours on an as
needed basis. This contract was discussed at the December
2008 Pupil Services Committee meeting and will be funded
through the IDEA account.
6.
DCCC – Allied Health Contract
Resolve, that 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 14, 2009
through May 7, 2009. The course is designed for between
10 and 16 Penncrest High School students at a maximum
cost of $5,350, 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. This contract was
discussed at the December 2008 Pupil Services Committee
meeting.
X.
Finance
B.
General
7.
Sunday Use of Facilities – Penncrest High School
Resolve, that the Board approve the use of Penncrest High
School on Sundays from January 4, 2009, through March
29, 2009, pending the availability of a custodian. Use of the
facility by community groups will be subject to all of the
terms of School Board Policy No. 707, Use of School
Facilities.
Background
This item was discussed at the Personnel Committee
Meeting on December 2, 2008.
8.
Settlement Agreement
Resolve, that the Board approve a settlement agreement
between RTM and the parents of a student with an IEP (SM)
in resolution of a due process complaint at $19,000.00.
Background
A resolution settlement has been proposed regarding the
due process complaint filed by the parent of a student with
special needs. The request for a due process hearing,
scheduled for November 25, 2008, has been withdrawn. A
written overview of the terms of the settlement was reviewed
by the Teaching and Learning Committee, during which time
the Board was assured that this settlement does not set a
negative precedent. The resolution settlement includes costs
for tuition to the Pilot School and speech and language
services during the summer of 2009.
X.
Finance
B.
General
9.
Bryn Mawr College Agreement
Resolve, that the Board approve agreements with interns from
Bryn Mawr College which include stipends paid for
psychological services at $16,500.00.
Background
Each year the district provides internship opportunities for
doctoral level school psychology interns from local
universities. Intern Beth Mugno requests $3,500 per term,
$7000.00 per year, to be paid out of IDEA funds. Intern
Breanna Winder requests $1750 per term, $3500 per year, to
be paid out of IDEA funds. Intern Carmelinda Martin Mann will
serve at the ERC at a salary of $6000 per year, funded
through an Alternative Education for Disruptive Youth Grant.
All aforementioned costs are funded through federal and grant
sources, not the District’s general fund. Our school
psychologists and ERC administrator will provide close
supervision and thoroughly review of all work (e.g.,
evaluations, therapy sessions) completed by the interns. Dr.
Gilbert will maintain a folder on each one that includes an
intern agreement, clearances, insurance information and work
logs.
10. Widener University Agreement
Resolve, that the Board approve an agreement with Widener
University for a psychology intern. There is no cost to the
district.
Background
Each year the district provides internship opportunities for
doctoral level school psychology interns from local
universities. Widener University Intern Susan Thornton will
complete an internship during the 2008-2009 SY at no cost
to the district.
X.
Finance
B.
General
11.
Institute of Teaching & Learning Contract
Resolve, that the Board approve a contract with the Institute
of Teaching and Learning for reading consultants who provide
classroom based professional development for teachers and
administrators at $44,064.00.
Background
A contract has been presented for the 2008 – 2009 SY by the
Institute for Teaching and Learning for work with RTM
teachers and administrators in the area of literacy. The
Institute for Teaching and Learning provides reading
consultants who provide classroom based professional
development including training and coaching, on-site data
analysis and facilitated literacy meetings. They also conduct
in-service days in support of our special education literacy
initiative. The contract for 32 days @ $1530.00 per day (less
10% discount) will be funded through our IDEA federal grant
(95%) and the Teaching and Learning general fund. Totals:
$41,860.80 IDEA; $2,203.20 T&L
Attachment A
ROSE TREE MEDIA SCHOOL DISTRICT,
Delaware County, Pennsylvania
________________________
RESOLUTION
________________________
A RESOLUTION
INCURRING NONELECTORAL DEBT TO BE EVIDENCED
BY GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS IN THE MAXIMUM
AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF TWENTY FOUR
MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS
($24,800,000), TO CURRENTLY REFUND THIS SCHOOL
DISTRICT’S OUTSTANDING GENERAL OBLIGATION
BONDS, SERIES OF 1999, AND PAY RELATED COSTS;
ACCEPTING A PROPOSAL FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE
REFUNDING
BONDS,
AT
PRIVATE
SALE
BY
NEGOTIATION; SETTING FORTH THE PARAMETERS
AND SUBSTANTIAL FORM OF THE REFUNDING BONDS;
PLEDGING THE FULL FAITH, CREDIT AND TAXING
POWER OF THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT IN SUPPORT OF
THE REFUNDING BONDS; APPOINTING A PAYING
AGENT AND A SINKING FUND DEPOSITARY;
AUTHORIZING A BOND RETIREMENT AGREEMENT;
AND AUTHORIZING RELATED DOCUMENTS AND ACTS.
________________________
WHEREAS, The Rose Tree Media School District, Delaware County,
Pennsylvania (the “School District”) is a school district of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (the
“Commonwealth”), a “Local Government Unit” within the meaning of the Local Government Unit
Debt Act, 53 Pa.C.S. Chs. 80-82 (the “Debt Act”), and is governed by its Board of School
Directors (the “School Board”); and
WHEREAS, The School Board, by resolution adopted on February 9, 1999 (the
“1999 Bonds Enabling Resolution”), authorized and secured the issuance of its General Obligation
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Bonds, Series of 1999, dated as of March 15, 1999, in the original aggregate principal amount of
$45,725,000 (the “1999 Bonds”), as set forth in detail in the 1999 Bonds Enabling Resolution; and
WHEREAS, The Department of Community and Economic Development (the
“Department”), of the Commonwealth approved the proceedings of this School District related to the
increase of bonded indebtedness evidenced by the 1999 Bonds, which approval of the Department was
evidenced by Certificate of Approval No. GOB-13722, dated March 8, 1999; and
WHEREAS, The School Board has determined to retire the outstanding 1999
Bonds (the “Refunded Bonds”) described in a refunding report for this School District (the
“Refunding Report”) prepared by RBC Capital Markets Corporation (the “Purchaser”), at such
time as the present value of the debt service savings to this School District resulting from refunding
the Refunded Bonds, disregarding reduced Commonwealth reimbursement and after using
proceeds of the Bonds to pay the costs of issuing the Bonds, equals at least $350,000 (the
“Required Savings”); and
WHEREAS, The School Board contemplates the authorization, sale, issuance and
delivery of a series of general obligation bonds, in the maximum aggregate principal amount of
Twenty-Four Million Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars ($24,800,000) (the “Bonds”), with the
proceeds to be applied to pay costs and expenses of currently refunding the Refunded Bonds and to
pay related costs and expenses, including the costs of issuing the Bonds (collectively, the
“Refunding Project”), all in accordance with applicable and appropriate provisions of the Debt Act;
and
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WHEREAS, The School Board has considered the possible manners of sale
provided for in the Debt Act with respect to the sale of the Bonds, such manners of sale being at
public sale or private sale by negotiation or upon invited bidding; and
WHEREAS, The School Board, in contemplation of authorization, sale, issuance
and delivery of the Bonds, with the proceeds to be used for the aforesaid purposes, has determined
that the Bonds: (a) shall be offered at private sale by negotiation; and (b) shall be offered for sale
at a price (including underwriting discount) of not less than 95.0% nor more than 110.0% of the
aggregate principal amount of the Bonds issued, plus accrued interest, if any, from the date thereof
to the date of delivery thereof; and
WHEREAS, A written proposal, dated December 18, 2008 (the “Proposal”), to
purchase the Bonds has been requested and received from the Purchaser, containing certain
financial parameters for, and conditions to, the issuance of the Bonds (the “Bond Parameters”),
which will be supplemented by an appendix to the Proposal containing the final terms and
conditions of the sale of the Bonds consistent with the Bond Parameters and the Required Savings;
and
WHEREAS, The School Board duly has read and considered the Proposal; and
WHEREAS, The School Board desires to accept the Proposal, to award the sale of
the Bonds, to authorize issuance of nonelectoral debt, and to take appropriate action and to
authorize proper things, all in connection with the Refunding Project, and all in accordance with
and pursuant to provisions of the Debt Act; and
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WHEREAS, The School Board has determined to appoint The Bank of New York
Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (the “Paying Agent”), having a corporate trust office in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, as paying agent and sinking fund depositary for the Bonds.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the School Board, as follows:
SECTION 1.
The School Board hereby authorizes the issuance of the Bonds
pursuant to this Resolution, in accordance with the Debt Act, to undertake the Refunding Project.
SECTION 2.
The School Board finds that it is in the best financial interests of
this School District to sell the Bonds at private sale by negotiation and determines that the debt to
be incurred pursuant to this Resolution shall be nonelectoral debt.
SECTION 3.
The Refunding Project is authorized under Section 8241(b)(1) of
the Debt Act. The useful lives of the capital projects or facilities originally financed by the
Refunded Bonds vary between a remaining useful life of at least five (5) years and a remaining
useful life of at least nine (9) years, with the aggregate principal amount of the Bonds equal to
the separate, unamortized cost of each such capital project or facility being stated to mature prior
to the end of its useful life. The first maturity date of principal of the Bonds will not be deferred
beyond two years from the date the Bonds are issued.
SECTION 4.
The School Board accepts the Proposal of the Purchaser for
purchase of the Bonds, and the Bonds shall be awarded to the Purchaser, in accordance with
terms and conditions of the Proposal, at a purchase price (including underwriting discount) of not
less than 95.0% nor more than 110.0% of the aggregate principal amount of the Bonds issued, plus
accrued interest, if any, from the date thereof to the date of delivery thereof, the Purchaser
having submitted the Proposal in accordance with provisions of the Debt Act.
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The President or Vice President of the School Board is hereby authorized to
approve the final terms and conditions of the Bonds to be presented by the Purchaser, provided
that the same are within the Bond Parameters and the Required Savings will be realized. An
appendix to the Proposal containing such final terms of the Bonds shall be executed and
delivered by the President or Vice President of the School Board and included as a part of the
Proposal accepted by this Resolution.
SECTION 5.
The Bonds, when issued, will be general obligation bonds of this
School District.
SECTION 6.
The Bonds shall be issuable as fully registered bonds, without
coupons, in denominations of $5,000 principal amount or any integral multiple thereof.
Each of the Bonds shall bear interest from the interest payment date next preceding
the date of registration and authentication of such bond, unless: (a) such bond is registered and
authenticated as of an interest payment date, in which event such bond shall bear interest from said
interest payment date; or (b) such bond is registered and authenticated after a Record Date
(hereinafter defined) and before the next succeeding interest payment date, in which event such
bond shall bear interest from such interest payment date; or (c) such bond is registered and
authenticated on or prior to the Record Date next preceding the first interest payment date, in
which event such bond shall bear interest from the dated date of the Bonds; or (d) as shown by the
records of the Paying Agent, interest on such bond shall be in default, in which event such bond
shall bear interest from the date to which interest was last paid on such bond. Interest on each of
the Bonds shall be payable initially on a date selected by School District, and thereafter,
semiannually, until the principal sum thereof is paid or provision for payment thereof duly has
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been made. Except as to distinguishing series, numbers, denominations, interest rates and maturity
dates, the Bonds and the Paying Agent’s certificates of authentication shall be substantially in the
forms and shall be of the tenor and purport hereinafter set forth, with insertions and variations
(including CUSIP numbers) approved by this School District, the Purchaser and the Paying Agent,
as may be appropriate for different series, denominations and maturity dates.
Principal, premium, if any, and interest with respect to the Bonds shall be payable
in lawful money of the United States of America.
The principal of and premium, if any, on the Bonds shall be payable to the
registered owners thereof or their transferees, upon presentation and surrender of the Bonds at the
place or places set forth in the Bonds. Payment of interest on the Bonds shall be made by check
mailed to the registered owners thereof whose names and addresses appear at the close of business
on the fifteenth (15th) day next preceding each interest payment date (the “Record Date”) on the
registration books maintained by the Paying Agent on behalf of this School District, irrespective of
any transfer or exchange of any Bonds subsequent to the Record Date and prior to such interest
payment date, unless this School District shall be in default in payment of interest due on such
interest payment date. In the event of any such default, such defaulted interest shall be payable to
the persons in whose names the Bonds are registered at the close of business on a special record
date for the payment of such defaulted interest established by notice mailed by the Paying Agent
on behalf of this School District to the registered owners of the Bonds not less than fifteen (15)
days preceding such special record date. Such notice shall be mailed to the persons in whose
names the Bonds are registered at the close of business on the fifth (5th) day preceding the date of
mailing.
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If the date for payment of the principal of or interest on any Bonds shall be a
Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions in the Commonwealth are
authorized or required by law or executive order to close, then the date for payment of such
principal or interest shall be the next succeeding day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday
or a day on which such banking institutions are authorized or required to close, and payment on
such date shall have the same force and effect as if made on the nominal date established for such
payment.
SECTION 7.
Registration of the transfer of ownership of Bonds shall be made
upon surrender of any of the Bonds to the Paying Agent, accompanied by a written instrument or
instruments in form, with instructions, and with guaranty of signature satisfactory to the Paying
Agent, duly executed by the registered owner thereof or his attorney-in-fact or legal representative.
The Paying Agent shall enter any transfer of ownership of any of the Bonds in the registration
books and shall authenticate and deliver, at the earliest practicable time, in the name of the
transferee or transferees, a new fully registered bond or bonds of authorized denominations of the
same series, maturity and interest rate for the aggregate principal amount that the registered owner
is entitled to receive. Bonds may be exchanged for a like aggregate principal amount of Bonds of
other authorized denominations of the same series, maturity and interest rate.
SECTION 8.
This School District and the Paying Agent shall not be required
to register the transfer of or exchange any of the Bonds then considered for redemption during the
period beginning at the close of business on the fifteenth (15th) day next preceding any date of
selection of such Bonds to be redeemed and ending at the close of business on the day of mailing
of the notice of redemption, as hereinafter provided, or to register the transfer of or exchange any
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portion of any of the Bonds selected for redemption in whole or in part until after the redemption
date.
SECTION 9.
This School District and the Paying Agent may deem and treat
the persons in whose names the Bonds shall be registered as the absolute owners thereof for all
purposes, whether such Bonds shall be overdue or not, and payment of the principal of, premium,
if any, and interest on the Bonds shall be made only to or upon the order of the registered owners
thereof or their legal representatives, but registration of a transfer of ownership may be made as
herein provided. All such payments shall be valid and effectual to satisfy and discharge the
liability upon Bonds, to the extent of the sum or sums so paid, and neither this School District nor
the Paying Agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.
SECTION 10.
This School District shall cause to be kept, and the Paying Agent
shall keep, books for the registration, exchange and transfer of Bonds in the manner provided
herein and therein so long as Bonds shall remain outstanding. Such registrations, exchanges and
transfers shall be made without charge to bondholders, except for actual costs, including postage,
insurance and any taxes or other governmental charges required to be paid with respect to the
same.
SECTION 11.
The Bonds shall be numbered consecutively, as issued, without
regard to denomination or maturity. Each of the Bonds shall bear interest at a rate or rates not to
exceed 8.0%, per annum, and shall mature, or be payable upon mandatory redemption prior to
stated maturity, in the maximum annual amounts set forth in Exhibit A, which is attached hereto
and made part hereof.
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SECTION 12.
The Bonds may be subject to optional redemption by this School
District prior to maturity, on such date or dates and under such terms as may be determined in the
manner described in Section 4 hereof. The Bonds may be subject to mandatory redemption prior to
maturity, determined in the manner described in Section 4 hereof, not in excess of any annual
principal payment amount set forth in Exhibit A attached to this Resolution.
SECTION 13.
This School District appoints the Paying Agent as the paying
agent with respect to the Bonds and directs that the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on
the Bonds shall be payable at a designated corporate trust office of the Paying Agent within the
Commonwealth, in lawful money of the United States of America. The Bonds may also be
payable at such additional offices, within or outside the Commonwealth, as may be designated by
the Paying Agent.
SECTION 14.
The form of the Bonds, including the form of Assignment and
the form of the Paying Agent’s Certificate, shall be substantially as set forth in Exhibit B, which is
attached hereto and made part hereof, with appropriate insertions, omissions and variations.
SECTION 15.
The Bonds shall be executed in the name of and on behalf of this
School District by the manual or facsimile signature of the President or Vice President of the
School Board, and the official seal or a facsimile of the official seal of this School District shall be
affixed thereto and the manual or facsimile signature of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the
School Board shall be affixed thereto in attestation thereof; and said officers are authorized to
execute and to attest the Bonds.
SECTION 16.
No bond constituting one of the Bonds shall be entitled to any
benefit under this Resolution nor shall it be valid, obligatory or enforceable for any purpose until
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such bond shall have been registered and authenticated by the Certificate of Authentication
endorsed thereon duly signed by the Paying Agent; and the Paying Agent is authorized to register
and authenticate the Bonds in accordance with the provisions hereof.
SECTION 17.
This School District covenants to and with registered owners,
from time to time, of the Bonds that shall be outstanding, from time to time, pursuant to this
Resolution, that this School District shall: (i) include the amount of the debt service on the Bonds,
for each fiscal year of this School District in which the sums are payable, in its budget for that year,
(ii) appropriate those amounts from its general revenues for the payment of the debt service, and
(iii) duly and punctually pay or cause to be paid from the Sinking Fund (hereinafter identified) or
any other of its revenues or funds the principal of and interest on each of the Bonds at the dates and
places and in the manner stated therein, according to the true intent and meaning thereof; and, for
such budgeting, appropriation and payment, this School District shall and does pledge, irrevocably,
its full faith, credit and taxing power. As provided in the Debt Act, the foregoing covenant of this
School District shall be specifically enforceable.
SECTION 18.
There is created, pursuant to the requirements of the Debt Act, a
sinking fund for the Bonds (the “Sinking Fund”) including, if applicable, a mandatory sinking
fund. The Sinking Fund shall be administered in accordance with applicable provisions of the
Debt Act.
SECTION 19.
This School District appoints the Paying Agent as the sinking
fund depositary with respect to the Sinking Fund.
SECTION 20.
This School District covenants to make payments out of the
Sinking Fund, or out of any other of its revenues or funds, at such times and in such annual
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amounts, as shall be sufficient for prompt and full payment of all obligations of the Bonds when
due.
SECTION 21.
The School Board hereby authorizes the preparation of a
Preliminary Official Statement for use in the marketing of the Bonds and authorizes the President
or Vice President of the School Board to approve the form of, and deem final, such Preliminary
Official Statement and a final Official Statement with respect to the Bonds, with such insertions
and amendments as shall be necessary or appropriate to reflect the final terms and provisions of the
Bonds, the accepted Proposal and this Resolution. The President of the School Board shall affix
his or her signature to the Official Statement, as such officer, and such execution of the Official
Statement shall constitute conclusive evidence of the approval of the Official Statement by the
School Board.
SECTION 22.
The President or Vice President and the Secretary or Assistant
Secretary, respectively, of the School Board are authorized and directed, as required, necessary
and/or appropriate: (a) to prepare, to certify and to file with the Department of the Commonwealth
the debt statement required by the Debt Act; (b) to prepare and to file with the Department any
statements required by the Debt Act that are necessary to qualify all or any portion of the debt of
this School District that is subject to exclusion as self-liquidating or subsidized debt for exclusion
from the appropriate debt limit of this School District as self-liquidating or subsidized debt; (c) to
prepare and to file the application with the Department, together with a complete and accurate
transcript of the proceedings for the required approval relating to the debt, of which debt the
Bonds, upon issue, will be evidence, as required by the Debt Act; (d) to pay or to cause to be paid
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to the Department all proper filing fees required in connection with the foregoing; and (e) to take
other required, necessary and/or appropriate action.
The School Board authorizes and directs that an appropriate borrowing base
certificate be prepared for filing with the Department as required by the Debt Act. The President
or Vice President and the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the School Board are hereby
authorized to prepare and to execute, or to authorize the auditors of this School District to prepare
and to execute, such borrowing base certificate.
SECTION 23.
If applicable, as determined from the Proposal, the School Board
authorizes and directs the purchase of municipal bond guaranty insurance with respect to the
Bonds. The officers and agents of this School District are authorized and directed to take all
required, necessary and/or appropriate action with respect to such insurance, as contemplated in the
Proposal, including the payment of the premium for such insurance.
SECTION 24.
The President or Vice President and the Secretary or Assistant
Secretary, respectively, of the School Board are authorized and directed to contract with the Paying
Agent for its services as paying agent with respect to the Bonds and as sinking fund depositary in
connection with the Sinking Fund with respect to the Bonds.
SECTION 25.
It is declared that the debt to be incurred hereby, together with
any other indebtedness of this School District, is not in excess of any limitation imposed by the
Debt Act upon the incurring of debt by this School District.
SECTION 26.
The officers and agents of this School District are authorized to
deliver the Bonds and to authorize payment of all costs and expenses associated with issuance of
the Bonds as provided for in the Proposal, but only after the Department has certified its approval
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pursuant to the provisions of the Debt Act or at such time when the filing authorized to be
submitted to the Department pursuant to the Debt Act shall be deemed to have been approved
pursuant to applicable provisions of the Debt Act.
SECTION 27.
This School District covenants to and with purchasers of the
Bonds that it will make no use of the proceeds of the Bonds, or of any other obligations deemed to
be part of the same “issue” as the Bonds under applicable federal tax regulations, that will cause
the Bonds to be or become “arbitrage bonds” within the meaning of Section 103(b)(2) and
Section 148 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and the regulations
implementing said Sections that duly have been published in the Federal Register or any other
regulations implementing said Sections, and this School District further covenants to comply with
all other requirements of the Code, if and to the extent applicable to maintain continuously the
Federal income tax exemption of interest on the Bonds.
SECTION 28.
This School District does hereby exercise its option to redeem
the Refunded Bonds not more than 90 days after the date of issuance of the Bonds, on a date to be
designated at the time of the acceptance of the final terms and conditions of the Bonds in
accordance with Section 4 of this Resolution (the “Redemption Date”), in accordance with the
rights and privileges reserved to this School District in the 1999 Bonds and in the 1999 Bonds
Enabling Resolution, provided, however, that this exercise of the option to redeem the Refunded
Bonds shall be effective only upon acceptance of the final terms and conditions of the Bonds in
accordance with Section 4 of this Resolution.
Following this School District’s acceptance of the final terms and conditions of
the Bonds in accordance with Section 4 of this Resolution, the Secretary of the School Board is
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hereby authorized and directed to give irrevocable instructions to the paying agent and bond
registrar for the 1999 Bonds to redeem the Refunded Bonds in accordance with this election of the
School Board.
This School District, simultaneously with delivery of the Bonds to the Purchaser,
shall enter into a bond retirement agreement or an escrow agreement (either, the “Bond Retirement
Agreement”), with The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as successor to Chase
Manhattan Trust Company, National Association (the “Escrow Agent”), acting as escrow agent
and paying agent for the Refunded Bonds. The Bond Retirement Agreement shall provide for a
deposit of proceeds of the Bonds into an escrow account with the Escrow Agent in an amount
which, together with interest earned on any investment of such amount in accordance with the
Bond Retirement Agreement, is sufficient to pay the debt service due on the Refunded Bonds
through the Redemption Date. The President or Vice President and the Secretary or Assistant
Secretary, respectively, of the School Board are authorized and directed to execute, to attest, and to
seal, as appropriate, and to deliver the Bond Retirement Agreement simultaneously with issuance
and delivery of the Bonds.
The Bond Retirement Agreement shall be in such form as is
satisfactory to the Solicitor and Bond Counsel for this School District and approved by the officers
of the School Board executing the same, and such approvals shall be conclusively presumed to
have been given upon execution of the Bond Retirement Agreement by such authorized officers.
The officers and agents of this School District are hereby authorized and directed to
take all such actions as may be necessary and appropriate to accomplish the redemption and
retirement of the Refunded Bonds in accordance with this Section.
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SECTION 29.
The President, Vice President, Treasurer, Superintendent or
Business Manager of this School District is each hereby authorized and directed to execute and
deliver agreements, orders or subscriptions for purchase of United States Treasury Certificates of
Indebtedness, Notes or Bonds, State and Local Government Series (“SLGS”), other securities of
the United States of America, collateralized certificates of deposit or other investments satisfying
the requirements of 53 Pa.C.S.§8250, as described in the Refunding Report, from proceeds of the
Bonds and, if applicable, other funds to be deposited under the Bond Retirement Agreement, and
to do, to take and to authorize such other acts as shall be necessary or appropriate to provide for
retirement of the payment of principal and interest on the Refunded Bonds, as described in the
Refunding Report and this Resolution.
SECTION 30.
This School District shall enter into, and hereby authorizes and
directs the President or Vice President of the School Board to execute, a Continuing Disclosure
Certificate (the “Certificate”) on behalf of this School District on or before the date of issuance and
delivery of the Bonds. Such Certificate shall be executed and delivered to satisfy the terms and
conditions of the accepted Proposal for purchase of the Bonds and Securities and Exchange
Commission Rule 15c2-12, and shall be substantially in the form presented to this meeting, which
is hereby approved, together with any changes therein made and approved by the executing officer
of the School Board, whose execution and delivery thereof shall constitute conclusive evidence of
such approval. A copy of the Certificate shall be filed with the Secretary of the School Board and
shall be and hereby is made part of this Resolution.
This School District hereby covenants and agrees that it will comply with and carry
out all of the provisions of the Certificate. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Resolution,
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failure of this School District to comply with the Certificate shall not be considered an event of
default with respect to the Bonds; however, any registered owner of the Bonds may take such
actions as may be necessary and appropriate, including seeking mandamus or specific performance
by court order, to cause this School District to comply with its obligations under this Section and
such Certificate.
SECTION 31.
The Secretary of the Board of this School District is hereby
authorized and directed to execute and to submit to the Pennsylvania Department of Education,
promptly following settlement for the Bonds, the appropriate application and other documents and
information necessary to obtain state reimbursement with respect to the debt service on the Bonds
(including the filing of the appropriate PLANCON Parts, as applicable).
SECTION 32.
The Bonds shall be made available for purchase under a book-
entry only system available through The Depository Trust Company, a New York corporation
(“DTC”). If applicable, at or prior to settlement for the Bonds, this School District and the Paying
Agent shall execute or signify their approval of a Representation Letter in substantially the form on
file with DTC (the “Representation Letter”). The appropriate officers of this School District and
the Paying Agent shall take such action as may be necessary from time to time to comply with the
terms and provisions of the Representation Letter, and any successor paying agent for the Bonds,
in its written acceptance of its duties under this Resolution, shall agree to take any actions
necessary from time to time to comply with the requirements of the Representation Letter.
SECTION 33.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Resolution, the
Bonds shall initially be issued in the form of one fully-registered bond for the aggregate principal
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amount of the Bonds of each maturity, and the following provisions shall apply with respect to the
registration, transfer and payment of the Bonds:
(a)
Except as provided in subparagraph (g) below, all of the Bonds shall
be registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of DTC; provided that if DTC
shall request that the Bonds be registered in the name of a different nominee, the
Paying Agent shall exchange all or any portion of the Bonds for an equal aggregate
principal amount of Bonds of the same series, interest rate and maturity registered
in the name of such nominee or nominees of DTC.
(b)
No person other than DTC or its nominee shall be entitled to receive
from this School District or the Paying Agent either a Bond or any other evidence
of ownership of the Bonds, or any right to receive any payment in respect thereof,
unless DTC or its nominee shall transfer record ownership of all or any portion of
the Bonds on the registration books (the “Register”) maintained by the Paying
Agent in connection with discontinuing the book-entry system as provided in
subparagraph (g) below or otherwise.
(c)
So long as any Bonds are registered in the name of DTC or any
nominee thereof, all payments of the principal or redemption price of or interest on
such Bonds shall be made to DTC or its nominee in accordance with the
Representation Letter on the dates provided for such payments under this
Resolution. Each such payment to DTC or its nominee shall be valid and effective
to fully discharge all liability of this School District or the Paying Agent with
respect to the principal or redemption price of or interest on the Bonds to the extent
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of the sum or sums so paid. In the event of the redemption of less than all of the
Bonds outstanding of any maturity, the Paying Agent shall not require surrender by
DTC or its nominee of the Bonds so redeemed, but DTC (or its nominee) may
retain such Bonds and make an appropriate notation on the Bond certificate as to
the amount of such partial redemption; provided that DTC shall deliver to the
Paying Agent, upon request, a written confirmation of such partial redemption and
thereafter the records maintained by the Paying Agent shall be conclusive as to the
amount of the Bonds of such maturity which have been redeemed.
(d)
This School District and the Paying Agent may treat DTC (or its
nominee) as the sole and exclusive owner of the Bonds registered in its name for
the purposes of payment of the principal or redemption price of or interest on the
Bonds, selecting the Bonds or portions thereof to be redeemed, giving any notice
permitted or required to be given to holders of Bonds under this Resolution,
registering the transfer of Bonds, obtaining any consent or other action to be taken
by holders of Bonds and for all other purposes whatsoever; and neither this School
District nor the Paying Agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.
Neither this School District nor the Paying Agent shall have any responsibility or
obligation to any participant in DTC, any person claiming a beneficial ownership
interest in the Bonds under or through DTC or any such participant, or any other
person which is not shown on the Register as being a registered owner of Bonds,
with respect to (1) the Bonds, (2) the accuracy of any records maintained by DTC
or any such participant, (3) the payment by DTC or any such participant of any
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amount in respect of the principal or redemption price of or interest on the Bonds,
(4) any notice which is permitted or required to be given to holders of the Bonds
under this Resolution, (5) the selection by DTC or any such participant of any
person to receive payment in the event of a partial redemption of the Bonds, and (6)
any consent given or other action taken by DTC as holder of the Bonds.
(e)
So long as the Bonds or any portion thereof are registered in the
name of DTC or any nominee thereof, all notices required or permitted to be given
to the holders of such Bonds under this Resolution shall be given to DTC as
provided in the Representation Letter.
(f)
In connection with any notice or other communication to be
provided to holders of Bonds pursuant to this Resolution by this School District or
the Paying Agent with respect to any consent or other action to be taken by holders
of Bonds, DTC shall consider the date of receipt of notice requesting such consent
or other action as the record date for such consent or other action, provided that this
School District or the Paying Agent may establish a special record date for such
consent or other action. This School District or the Paying Agent shall give DTC
notice of such special record date not less than 15 calendar days in advance of such
special record date to the extent possible.
(g)
The book-entry only system for registration of the ownership of the
Bonds may be discontinued at any time if either (1) after notice to this School
District and the Paying Agent, DTC determines to resign as securities depository
for the Bonds, or (2) after notice to DTC and the Paying Agent, this School District
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determines that continuation of the system of book-entry transfers through DTC (or
through a successor securities depository) is not in the best interests of this School
District. In either of such events (unless in the case described in clause (2) above,
this School District appoints a successor securities depository), the Bonds shall be
delivered in registered certificate form to such persons, and in such maturities and
principal amounts, as may be designated by DTC, but without any liability on the
part of this School District or the Paying Agent for the accuracy of such
designation. Whenever DTC requests this School District and the Paying Agent to
do so, this School District and the Paying Agent shall cooperate with DTC in taking
appropriate action after reasonable notice to arrange for another securities
depository to maintain custody of certificates evidencing the Bonds.
SECTION 34.
Any reference in this Resolution to an officer or official of this
School District or an officer or member of the School Board shall be deemed to refer to his or her
duly qualified successor in office, if applicable.
SECTION 35.
This Resolution shall be effective in accordance with the Debt
SECTION 36.
In the event any provision, section, sentence, clause or part of
Act.
this Resolution shall be held to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect or impair any remaining
provision, section, sentence, clause or part of this Resolution, it being the intent of this School
District that such remainder shall be and shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 37.
All resolutions or parts of resolutions, insofar as the same shall
be inconsistent herewith, shall be and the same expressly are repealed.
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DULY ADOPTED, by the School Board, in lawful session duly assembled, this
18th day of December, 2008.
ROSE TREE MEDIA SCHOOL DISTRICT,
Delaware County, Pennsylvania
By:
(Vice) President of the Board of
School Directors
ATTEST:
(Assistant) Secretary of the Board of
School Directors
(SEAL)
EXHIBIT A
ROSE TREE MEDIA SCHOOL DISTRICT
Delaware County, Pennsylvania
$24,800,000 Maximum Aggregate Principal Amount
General Obligation Bonds
Annual Principal Payment Schedule
Fiscal Year of Principal
Payment (Ending June 30)
Maximum Interest
Rate (%)
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
8.00%
8.00%
8.00%
8.00%
8.00%
8.00%
8.00%
8.00%
EXHIBIT A
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Aggregate Principal
Amount Payable in Fiscal Year
$2,770,000
$3,335,000
$3,420,000
$4,920,000
$5,085,000
$1,695,000
$1,755,000
$1,820,000
EXHIBIT B
(FORM OF BOND)
[The following Legend is to be printed on any Bonds registered in the name of The Depository
Trust Company or Cede & Co., its nominee: “Unless this certificate is presented by an
authorized representative of The Depository Trust Company, a New York, corporation
(“DTC”), to the Issuer or its agent for registration of transfer, exchange or payment, and any
certificate issued is registered in the name of Cede & Co. or in such other name as is
requested by an authorized representative of DTC (and any payment is made to Cede & Co.
or to such other entity as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC), ANY
TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY
OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL in as much as the registered owner hereof, Cede &
Co., has an interest herein.”]
Number
$
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
COUNTY OF DELAWARE
ROSE TREE MEDIA SCHOOL DISTRICT
GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND, SERIES OF 200__
INTEREST
RATE
MATURITY
DATE
DATED DATE
OF SERIES
CUSIP
%
REGISTERED OWNER:
CEDE & CO.
PRINCIPAL SUM:
________________________________ DOLLARS ($________)
ROSE TREE MEDIA SCHOOL DISTRICT, Delaware County, Pennsylvania (the
“Issuer”), a school district existing under laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (the
“Commonwealth”), for value received, promises to pay to the order of the registered owner
named hereon, or registered assigns, on the maturity date stated hereon, upon presentation and
EXHIBIT B
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surrender hereof, the principal sum stated hereon, unless this General Obligation Bond, Series of
200__ (the “Bond”), shall be redeemable and duly shall have been called for earlier redemption
and payment of the redemption price shall have been made or provided for, and to pay initially
on ________, ____, and thereafter semiannually on _______ and _________ of each year, to the
registered owner hereof, interest on said principal sum, at the rate per annum stated hereon, until
said principal sum has been paid or provision for payment thereof duly has been made. Interest
on this Bond shall be payable from the interest payment date next preceding the date of
registration and authentication of this Bond, unless: (a) this Bond is registered and authenticated
as of an interest payment date, in which event this Bond shall bear interest from such interest
payment date; or (b) this Bond is registered and authenticated after a Record Date (hereinafter
defined) and before the next succeeding interest payment date, in which event this Bond shall
bear interest from such interest payment date; or (c) this Bond is registered and authenticated on
or prior to the Record Date next preceding _________, ____, in which event this Bond shall bear
interest from __________, _____; or (d) as shown by the records of the Paying Agent
(hereinafter defined), interest on this Bond shall be in default, in which event this Bond shall
bear interest from the date to which interest was last paid on this Bond. The interest on this
Bond is payable by check drawn on The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (the
“Paying Agent”), or its successor. The principal of and premium, if any, on this Bond, when
due, are payable upon surrender hereof at the designated corporate trust office of the Paying
Agent. Payment of the interest hereon shall be made to the registered owner hereof whose name
and address shall appear, at the close of business on the fifteenth (15th) day next preceding each
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interest payment date (the “Record Date”), on the registration books maintained by the Paying
Agent, irrespective of any transfer or exchange of this Bond subsequent to such Record Date and
prior to such interest payment date, unless the Issuer shall be in default in payment of interest
due on such interest payment date. In the event of any such default, such defaulted interest shall
be payable to the person in whose name this Bond is registered at the close of business on a
special record date for the payment of such defaulted interest established by notice mailed by the
Paying Agent to the registered owner of this Bond not less than fifteen (15) days preceding such
special record date. Such notice shall be mailed to the person in whose name this Bond is
registered at the close of business on the fifth (5th) day preceding the date of mailing. Principal,
premium, if any, and interest with respect to this Bond are payable in lawful money of the United
States of America.
This Bond is one of a series of bonds of the Issuer, known generally as “General
Obligation Bonds, Series of 200__” (the “Bonds”), all of like date and tenor, except as to numbers,
denominations, dates of maturity, rates of interest, and provisions for redemption, in the aggregate
principal amount of _________________ Dollars ($___________).
The Bonds have been authorized for issuance in accordance with provisions of the
Local Government Unit Debt Act, 53 Pa.C.S. Chs. 80-82 (the “Debt Act”), of the Commonwealth,
and by virtue of a duly adopted resolution (the “Resolution”) of the Issuer. The Debt Act, as such
shall have been in effect when the Bonds were authorized, and the Resolution shall constitute a
contract between the Issuer and registered owners, from time to time, of the Bonds.
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The Issuer has covenanted, in the Resolution, to and with registered owners, from
time to time, of the Bonds that shall be outstanding, from time to time, pursuant to the Resolution,
that the Issuer shall: (i) include the amount of the debt service for the Bonds, for each fiscal year
of the Issuer in which such sums are payable, in its budget for that year, (ii) appropriate such
amounts from its general revenues for the payment of such debt service, and (iii) duly and
punctually pay or cause to be paid, from the sinking fund established under the Resolution or any
other of its revenues or funds, the principal of and interest on each of the Bonds at the dates and
place and in the manner stated therein, according to the true intent and meaning thereof; and, for
such budgeting, appropriation and payment, the Issuer has pledged and does pledge, irrevocably,
its full faith, credit and taxing power.
This Bond shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Resolution, nor shall it be
valid, obligatory or enforceable for any purpose, until this Bond shall have been authenticated by
the Paying Agent.
The Bonds are issuable only in the form of registered bonds, without coupons, in
the denominations of $5,000 principal amount or any integral multiple thereof. Bonds may be
exchanged for a like aggregate principal amount of Bonds of other authorized denominations of the
same maturity and interest rate upon surrender of such Bonds to the Paying Agent, with written
instructions satisfactory to the Paying Agent.
The Issuer and the Paying Agent may deem and treat the registered owner hereof
as the absolute owner hereof (whether or not this Bond shall be overdue) for the purpose of
receiving payment of or on account of principal hereof, premium, if any, and interest due hereon
EXHIBIT B
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and for all other purposes, and the Issuer and the Paying Agent shall not be affected by any
notice to the contrary.
This Bond may be transferred by the registered owner hereof upon surrender of this
Bond to the Paying Agent, accompanied by a written instrument or instruments in form, with
instructions, and with guaranty of signature satisfactory to the Paying Agent, duly executed by the
registered owner of this Bond or his attorney-in-fact or legal representative. The Paying Agent
shall enter any transfer of ownership of this Bond in the registration books and shall authenticate
and deliver at the earliest practicable time in the name of the transferee or transferees a new fully
registered bond or bonds of authorized denominations of the same series, maturity and interest rate
for the aggregate principal amount which the registered owner is entitled to receive.
The Issuer and the Paying Agent shall not be required to issue or to register the
transfer of or exchange any Bonds then considered for redemption during a period beginning at the
close of business on the fifteenth (15th) day next preceding any date of selection of Bonds to be
redeemed and ending at the close of business on the day of mailing of the applicable notice of
redemption, as hereinafter provided, or to register the transfer of or exchange any portion of any
bond selected for redemption until after the redemption date.
The Bonds stated to mature on or after __________, _____, are subject to
redemption prior to maturity, at the option of the Issuer, as a whole, on __________, ____, or on
any date thereafter, upon payment of the principal amount thereof, together with accrued interest to
the date fixed for redemption.
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The Bonds stated to mature on or after ___________, ____, are subject to
redemption prior to maturity, at the option of the Issuer, from time to time, in part, in any order of
maturity selected by the Issuer, on ________, ____, or on any date thereafter. If less than all
Bonds of any particular maturity are to be redeemed, the Bonds of such maturity to be redeemed
shall be drawn by lot by the Paying Agent. Any such redemption shall be upon payment of the
principal amount to be redeemed, together with accrued interest thereon to the date fixed for
redemption.
The Bonds stated to mature on ________, ____, and on ________, ____, are
subject to mandatory redemption prior to maturity, in the amounts and on ___________ of the
years set forth in the following schedules as drawn by lot by the Paying Agent in behalf of the
Issuer:
Bonds Maturing on
Year
,
:
Amount
$
Bonds Maturing on
,
; and
:
Amount
Year
$
.
Any such redemption shall be upon application of money available for the purpose in the
Mandatory Sinking Fund established under the Resolution and shall be upon payment of the
principal amount to be redeemed, together with accrued interest thereon to the date fixed for
redemption. In lieu of such mandatory redemption, the Paying Agent, as sinking fund depositary,
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in behalf of the Issuer, may purchase, from money available for the purpose in the Sinking Fund
established under the Resolution, at a price not to exceed the principal amount plus accrued
interest, or the Issuer may tender to the Paying Agent, all or part of the Bonds subject to being
drawn for redemption in any such year.
In the case of any partial optional redemption of Bonds of any maturity that is
subject to mandatory sinking fund redemption, the Issuer shall be entitled to designate whether the
amount to be redeemed shall be credited against the principal amount of such Bonds due at
maturity or credited against the principal amount of such Bonds scheduled to be called for
mandatory sinking fund redemption on any particular date or dates, in each case in an integral
multiple of $5,000 principal amount.
If this Bond is of a denomination larger than $5,000, a portion of this Bond may be
redeemed. For the purposes of redemption, this Bond shall be treated as representing the number
of Bonds that is equal to the principal amount hereof divided by $5,000, each $5,000 portion of this
Bond being subject to redemption. In the case of partial redemption of this Bond, payment of the
redemption price shall be made only upon surrender of this Bond in exchange for Bonds of
authorized denominations of the same maturity and interest rate and in aggregate principal amount
equal to the unredeemed portion of the principal amount hereof; Provided, however, that should
this Bond be registered in the name of The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) or Cede & Co., as
nominee for DTC, or any other nominee of DTC, or any other successor securities depository or its
nominee, this Bond need not be surrendered for payment and exchange in the event of a partial
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redemption hereof and the records of the Paying Agent shall be conclusive as to the amount of this
Bond which shall have been redeemed.
Notice of redemption shall be deposited in first class mail not less than 30 days
prior to the date fixed for redemption and shall be addressed to the registered owners of the Bonds
to be redeemed at their addresses shown on the registration books kept by the Paying Agent as of
the day such Bonds are selected for redemption. Failure to mail any notice of redemption or any
defect therein or in the mailing thereof shall not affect the validity of any proceeding for
redemption of other Bonds so called for redemption as to which proper notice has been given.
On the date designated for redemption, notice having been provided as aforesaid,
and money for payment of the principal, premium, if any, and accrued interest being held by the
Paying Agent, interest on the Bonds or portions thereof so called for redemption shall cease to
accrue and such Bonds or portions thereof so called for redemption shall cease to be entitled to any
benefit or security under the Resolution, and registered owners of such Bonds or portions thereof
so called for redemption shall have no rights with respect thereto, except to receive payment of the
principal to be redeemed and accrued interest thereon to the date fixed for redemption, together
with the redemption premium, if any.
The Issuer, in the Resolution, has established a sinking fund with the Paying Agent,
as the sinking fund depositary, into which funds for the payment of the principal of and the interest
on the Bonds shall be deposited not later than the date fixed for the disbursement thereof. The
Issuer has covenanted, in the Resolution, to make payments from such sinking fund or from any
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other of its revenues or funds, at such times and in such annual amounts, as shall be sufficient for
prompt and full payment of all obligations of this Bond.
It hereby is certified that: (i) all acts, conditions and things required to be done, to
happen or to be performed as conditions precedent to and in issuance of this Bond or in creation of
the debt of which this Bond is evidence have been done, have happened or have been performed in
due and regular form and manner, as required by law; and (ii) the debt represented by this Bond,
together with any other indebtedness of the Issuer, is not in excess of any limitation imposed by the
Debt Act upon the incurring of debt by the Issuer.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this Bond to be executed in its
name by the manual or facsimile signature of the President of the Board of School Directors, and
its official seal or facsimile thereof to be affixed hereto and the manual or facsimile signature of the
Secretary of the Board of School Directors to be affixed hereto in attestation thereof, all as of
_____________, ____.
ROSE TREE MEDIA SCHOOL DISTRICT,
Delaware County, Pennsylvania
By:
President of the Board of School Directors
ATTEST:
Secretary of the Board of School Directors
(SEAL)
_____________________
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(FORM OF PAYING AGENT’S CERTIFICATE)
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION; CERTIFICATE AS TO OPINION; AND
CERTIFICATE AS TO INSURANCE
It is certified that:
(i)
This Bond is one of the Bonds described in the within-mentioned
(ii)
An original Opinion issued by Rhoads & Sinon LLP, dated and delivered on
Resolution;
the date of the original delivery of, and payment for, such Bonds that is on file at such designated
corporate trust office where the same may be inspected; and
(iii)
______________ has issued its municipal bond insurance policy, as stated
in the Statement of Insurance printed upon this Bond, a copy of which policy is on file at such
designated corporate trust office where the same may be inspected.
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST
COMPANY, N.A., as Paying Agent
By:
Authorized Representative
Date of Registration and Authentication:
_____________________
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(FORM OF ASSIGNMENT)
ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, ________________________________________, the
undersigned, hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto
(the “Transferee”)
Name
Address
Social Security or Federal Employer Identification No.________________ the
within Bond and all rights thereunder and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints
______________________________________________, as attorney, to transfer the within Bond
on the books kept for registration thereof with full power of substitution in the premises.
____________________________________
____________________________________
Date: _______________________________
Signature Guaranteed:
____________________________________
NOTICE:
Signature(s)
guaranteed by an institution
participant in a signature
program recognized by the
Transfer Association.
must be
that is a
guarantee
Securities
NOTICE: No transfer will be made in the
name of the Transferee unless the
signature(s) to this assignment correspond(s)
with the name(s) appearing upon the face of
the within Bond in every particular, without
alteration or enlargement or any change
whatever and the Social Security or Federal
Employer Identification Number of the
Transferee is supplied. If the Transferee is a
trust, the names and Social Security or
Federal Employer Identification Numbers of
the settlor and beneficiaries of the trust, the
Federal Employer Identification Number
and date of the trust and the name of the
trustee must be supplied.
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(FORM OF STATEMENT OF INSURANCE)
STATEMENT OF INSURANCE
[To be provided by Insurer]
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CERTIFICATE
I, the undersigned, (Assistant) Secretary of the Board of School Directors of ROSE
TREE MEDIA SCHOOL DISTRICT, Delaware County, Pennsylvania (the “School District”),
certify that: the foregoing is a true and correct copy of a Resolution that duly was adopted by
affirmative vote of a majority of all members of the Board of School Directors of the School
District at a meeting duly held on December 18, 2008; said Resolution duly has been recorded in
the minute book of the Board of School Directors of the School District; a notice with respect to
the intent to adopt said Resolution has been published as required by law; said Resolution was
available for inspection by any interested citizen requesting the same in accordance with the
requirements of the Local Government Unit Debt Act of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and
such notice; and said Resolution has not been amended, altered, modified or repealed as of the date
of this Certificate.
I further certify that the Board of School Directors of the School District met the
advance notice and public comment requirements of the Sunshine Act, 65 Pa.C.S. §701 et seq., by
advertising the time and place of said meeting, by posting prominently a notice of said meeting at
the principal office of the School District or at the public building in which said meeting was held,
and by providing a reasonable opportunity for public comment prior to adoption of said
Resolution, all as required by such Act.
I further certify that: the total number of members of the Board of School Directors
of the School District is nine (9); the vote of members of the Board of School Directors of the
School District upon said Resolution was called and duly was recorded upon the minutes of said
meeting; and members of the Board of School Directors of the School District voted upon said
Resolution in the following manner:
Nancy R. Mackrides
Linda L. Fox
Veronica C. Barbato
John Hanna
Peter Barry
Nancy S. Fronduti
William D. Montgomery
William O’Donnell
Jeffrey L. Pettit
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I set my hand and affix the official seal of the School
District, this 18th day of December, 2008.
(Assistant) Secretary of the Board of
School Directors
(SEAL)