ROSE TREE MEDIA SCHOOL DISTRICT
BOARD OF SCHOOL DIRECTORS
Informational Session
November 17, 2005
AGENDA
I.
Committee Highlights & Liason Reports
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
Teaching & Learning
Finance
Operations
Personnel
Pupil Services
Technology
Liaison Reports
II.
VersaTrans – Doug Hamlin
III.
Building Update - Principals
IV.
Adjournment
7:30 p.m.
ROSE TREE MEDIA SCHOOL DISTRICT
BOARD OF SCHOOL DIRECTORS
Legislative Meeting
November 17, 2005
8:00 p.m.
AGENDA
I.
Call to Order
II.
Approval of Minutes
A.
III.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Eagle Scout Awards
Justin Lebo
Thomas Falcone
National Council of Teachers of English Achievement Award in Writing
Aimee Davis
Pennsylvania Association for Curriculum and Development Award
Steven Taylor
Delaware County Athletes Hall of Fame
John Lohn
School Board Director
Laura Boston-Jones
Anti-Bullying Program – Springton Lake Middle School
Patti Sangillo, Sue Griffin, & Peggy Levesque
Reports
A.
B.
C.
D.
VI.
Legislative Meeting of October 27, 2005
Educational Presentation
A.
V.
Pledge of Allegiance
Presentations and Awards
A.
IV.
Roll Call
School Reports
Superintendent’s Report
Solicitor’s Report
President’s Report
Scheduled Presentations (Limited to Five Minutes Each)
A.
B.
C.
RTMEA
RTM Education Foundation
Healthy Communities Initiative
VII.
Unscheduled Presentations (Limited to Three Minutes Each)
A.
VIII.
Old Business
A.
IX.
None
New Business
A.
X.
Rose Tree Media Residents
Personnel
1.
Terminations
a.
Professional
b.
Non-Instructional
2.
Nominations
a.
Professional
b.
Non-Instructional
3.
General
a.
Classification Change
b.
Unpaid Leave of Absence
c.
Supplemental Contracts
d.
Rescind Supplemental Contracts
e.
Create New Position
f.
Other
Finance
A.
Purchasing - None
B.
General
1.
Use of Swimming Pool Proposal
2.
Safety Kleen Corporation
3.
Northwest Evaluation Association Agreement (MAP)
4.
Change Orders
5.
Budgetary Transfers
6.
2006 – 2007 Budget Calendar
7.
Natural Gas Contract
8.
Sunday Use of Penncrest High School – Media Youth Wrestling
C.
Financials for July and September, 2005
D.
Bill lists for October and November, 2005
a. 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 November 17, 2005, at Springton Lake Middle
School. The Legislative meetings are recorded on tape.
ROSE TREE MEDIA SCHOOL DISTRICT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Minutes of October 27, 2005, Legislative Meeting
I.
Call to Order
The Legislative Meeting of the Board of School Directors of the Rose Tree Media
School District was held on Thursday, October 27, 2005 at Springton Lake Middle
School. The meeting was called to order at 8:00 p.m. by President Fronduti.
Present:
Nancy Fronduti, Veronica Barbato, Laura Boston Jones,
Thomas Shoemaker, Nancy Mackrides, Jeffrey Pettit, Stacey Benson,
William Campbell, William Montgomery
Student Board Members: Daniel Magagnosc
Also Present: Denise Kerr, Superintendent of Schools; Ken Batchelor, Meg Barney,
Pat Barta, William Bennett, Valerie Burnett, Anne Callahan, Susan Golder, Mary Ellen
Goldfarb, Joanne Horan, Maria Kotch, Samuel Lemon, Chris Marchese, Kim McCannRoller, Ellen Sosangelis, Steve Taylor, Sharon Learn, Board Secretary; Thomas Kelly,
Solicitor
II.
Approval of Minutes
A.
Legislative Meeting Minutes of September 22, 2005
Mr. Montgomery moved and Mrs. Mackrides seconded a motion to adopt
the following resolution:
RESOLUTION: 2005-2006 - 18
Resolve, that the Board approve the Legislative Minutes of September 22,
2005.
The aforegoing resolution was declared adopted by the Chair, the vote
being:
AYES: Nancy Fronduti, Veronica Barbato, Laura Boston Jones,
Thomas Shoemaker, Nancy Mackrides, Jeffrey Pettit,
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Stacey Benson, William Campbell, William Montgomery
NAYS: None
III.
Presentations & Awards
A.
Eagle Scout Recognition
1.
2.
3.
William Kirkpatrick
Kyle Martyn
Sean Rosenberg
Mr. Campbell moved and Mrs. Mackrides seconded a motion to
adopt the following resolution:
RESOLUTION: 2005-2006 - 19
Resolve, that the Board present to William Kirkpatrick, Kyle Martyn,
and Sean Rosenberg the RTM Award for achieving rank of Eagle
Scout of the Boy Scouts of America.
The aforegoing resolution was declared adopted by the Chair, the
vote being:
AYES:
NAYS:
IV.
Nancy Fronduti, Veronica Barbato,
Laura Boston Jones, Thomas Shoemaker,
Nancy Mackrides, Jeffrey Pettit, Stacey Benson,
William Campbell, William Montgomery
None
Educational Presentation
A.
Elementary Guidance Update – Presented by: Nancy Palmo,
Jean McPheeters, Jennifer Masterson and Jessica Hilden
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V.
Reports
A.
School Reports - In Official Legislative Minutes of October 27, 2005
B.
Superintendent’s Report - In Official Legislative Minutes of
October 27, 2005.
C.
Solicitor’s Report – In Official Legislative Minutes of October 27, 2005
D.
President’s Report – In Official Legislative Minutes of October 27, 2005
VI.
Scheduled Presentations
A.
RTMEA - Todd Brown, Vice-President
B
Rose Tree Media Education Foundation – No Report
C.
Healthy Communities Initiative – Carol Stalbach
VII.
Unscheduled Presentations
A.
Rose Tree Media Residents
VIII.
Old Business
A.
None
IX.
New Business
A.
Personnel
1.
Terminations
a.
Professional
b.
Non-Instructional
2.
Nominations
a.
Professional
b.
Non-Instructional
3.
General
a.
Classification Change
b.
Unpaid Leave of Absence
c.
Degree Advancement
d.
Rescind Contract
e.
Supplemental Contract
f.
Salary Change
g.
Create New Positions
h.
Other
B.
Overnight Trips
1.
PSBA Leadership Conference – Two Student Board Members
C.
Policy #226 – School District Searches – Second Reading
Mrs. Mackrides moved and Mr. Shoemaker seconded a motion to adopt
the following resolution:
RESOLUTION: 2005-2006 - 20
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A.
Personnel
Resolve, that the Board approve the following Personnel section:
1.
2.
Terminations
a.
Professional - None
b.
Non-Instructional
1.
Edith Brown, abandonment of Bus Driver position
effective June 30, 2005.
2.
Cynthia Moran, Substitute Registered Nurse,
resignation, effective September 29, 2005.
3.
Barbara Brown, Support Staff II, resignation effective
September 21, 2005.
Nominations
a.
b.
Professional - None
Non-Instructional
1.
Dawn Carroll, Support Staff II, effective October 31,
2005, at the rate of $12.44 per hour. Ms. Carroll is
assigned to Penncrest High School replacing Lisa
Merkins who resigned. *NOTE: Ms. Carroll is being
hired pending completion of pre-employment
paperwork.
2.
Ryan Stingle, Support Staff II, effective October 5,
2005, at the rate of $12.44 per hour. Mr. Stingle is
assigned to Penncrest High School replacing Mary
Rached who was reassigned. *NOTE: Mr. Stingle is
being hired pending completion of pre-employment
paperwork.
3.
Kimberely Schultz, Math Associate, effective October
31, 2005, at the rate of $12.00 per hour. Ms. Schultz
is assigned to Penncrest High School. *NOTE: Ms.
Schultz is being hired pending completion of preemployment paperwork.
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2.
Nominations
b.
Non-Instructional
4.
Andrea Sewell, Math Associate, effective October 31,
2005, at the rate of $12.00 per hour. Ms. Sewell is
assigned to Penncrest High School. *NOTE: Ms.
Sewell is being hired pending completion of preemployment paperwork.
5.
Kathleen Hogan, Reading Tutor, effective October 31,
2005, at the rate of $12.00 per hour. Ms. Hogan is
assigned to Media Elementary replacing Patricia
McMullen who resigned. *NOTE: Ms. Hogan is being
hired pending completion of pre-employment
paperwork.
6.
Daniel Beard, Custodian, effective October 4, 2005, at
the rate of $12.96 per hour. Mr. Beard is assigned to
Penncrest High School replacing Mike Skerritt who
was reassigned. *NOTE: Mr. Beard is being hired
pending completion of pre-employment paperwork.
7.
Randy Norsworty, Custodian, effective October 31,
2005, at the rate of $12.96 per hour. Mr. Norsworty is
assigned to Penncrest High School replacing Mark
Guerrero who resigned. *NOTE: Mr. Norsworty is
being hired pending completion of pre-employment
paperwork.
8.
Henry Koffa, Support Staff II, effective October 31,
2005, at the rate of $12.44 per hour. Mr. Koffa is
assigned to Springton Lake Middle School. This is a
new position. *NOTE: Mr. Koffa is being hired pending
completion of pre-employment paperwork.
9.
Sarah Brill, Homework Lab Supervisor, effective
October 31, 2005, at the rate of $ 10.00 per hour. Ms.
Brill is assigned to Media Elementary replacing
Warren Mark Townes who was reassigned. *NOTE:
Ms. Brill is being hired pending completion of preemployment paperwork.
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2.
Nominations
b.
3.
Non-Instructional
10.
Recommend Board approval of the following Bus
Drivers to serve as substitute custodians at the rate of
$12 per hour effective September 26, 2005:
Nichole Lomas
Richard Deal
Angela Perna
11.
Suzanne West, Interim Supervisor for Special
Education, effective August 1, 2005 at the rate of
$440.00 per day. Ms. West is assigned to the
Education Center.
12.
Russ Redcay, Maintenance Substitute, at the rate of
$12 per hour.
13.
John Pritchard, Theme Reader, at the rate of $242
per month. Mr. Pritchard is taking a second Theme
Reader position.
General
a.
Classification Change
1.
Mary Shedlock from Secretary II to Secretary
V, effective October 3, 2005 at the annual
salary of $33,032. Ms. Shedlock is assigned to
the Service Center.
2.
Rocco D’Aprile from Substitute Bus Driver to
Full Time Bus Driver, effective September 6,
2005.
3.
William McMenamin from Substitute Bus Driver
to Part Time Bus Driver, effective September 6,
2005.
4.
Charles Kennedy from Substitute Bus Driver to
Part Time Bus Driver, effective September 6,
2005.
5.
Marquerite VanLeer from Cafeteria Substitute
to Cafeteria Regular part time at the rate of
$8.40 per hour.
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3.
General
a.
b.
Classification Change
6.
Michael O’Donnell from Custodial Substitute to
Maintenance Substitute, effective August 25,
2005 through September 30, 2005.
7.
Joel Schupp from Acting Facilities Foreman to
Permanent Facilities Foreman, effective
October 10, 2005. Mr. Schupp is assigned to
Indian Lane Elementary.
8.
Armando Ragni from Acting Facilities Foreman
to Permanent Facilities Foreman, effective
October 10, 2005. Mr. Ragni is assigned to
Penncrest High School.
9.
Mary Rached from Temporary Instructional
Assistant to Permanent Instructional Assistant,
effective September 30, 2005.
Unpaid Leave of Absence
1.
Cathy Lejman has requested an unpaid leave
of absence for health reasons. Leave will
commence on October 3, 2005 and terminate
October 17, 2005.
2.
Rebecca McGeehan has requested an
extension of her unpaid leave of absence
terminating on June 30, 2006.
.
c.
Degree Advance
1.
Recommend Board recognize the following
personnel for degree advancement and adjust
their salaries accordingly effective August 29,
2005.
To:
Elizabeth Hennessey
Master’s +20
Elizabeth Thompson
Master’s +40
Mark Paikoff
Master’s +60
Lee Sitkowski
Master’s +40
Shari Krause
Master’s
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d.
Rescind Supplemental Contracts
1.
Recommend Board rescind the following
supplemental contracts:
Tara Clifford
Larry Twiss
Jennifer Gault
Randy Harp
e.
8th Grade Girls Soccer Coach
7th Grade Football Coach
Intramural Instructor
Language Arts Coordinator (1.0)
Supplemental Contracts
1.
Recommend Board approval to hire the following
personnel to serve as Event Chaperones at
Penncrest High School for the 2005-2006 school year
at the rate of $55.00 per event.
Lindsay Boylan
Donna Butler
Debra DeMasi
Elisa Ettien
Sharon Sweeney
Patricia Gildea
Karen Niwinski
Michelle Vetter
Jeremy Smith
Peggy Levesque
2.
Tracey Fritch, .5 Professional Development
Coordinator, Glenwood Elementary for the 2005-2006
school year at the annual salary of $1,250.
3.
Melissa McDevitt, .5 Professional Development
Coordinator, Glenwood Elementary for the 2005-2006
school year at the annual salary of $1,250.
4.
Chris Penney, Head Coach Lightweight Football,
Springton Lake, at the annual salary of $2,604.
5.
Jerry Diaz, .5, 7th Grade Volleyball Coach, at the
annual salary of $1,302.
6.
Jennifer Gault, .5, 7th Grade Volleyball Coach, at the
annual salary of $1,302.
7.
Gail Boettcher, Jr., Cheerleading Coach, Springton
Lake, at the annual salary of $2,480.
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8.
e.
Mark Homan, 8th Grade Girls Soccer Coach, at the
annual salary of $2,604.
Supplemental Contracts
9.
Recommend Board approval to hire the following
personnel to serve as PSAT/SAT Proctors, effective
October 7, 2005 at the rate of $75 per day:
Donna Butler
Barb Cicalese
Mary Hamill
Elaine Jay
Elizabeth Matlock
Nancy Peters
Mary Rached (relief proctor)
Marie DiCandilo (relief proctor)
10.
Recommend Board approval to hire the following
personnel to serve as PSAT Test Prep Teachers,
effective September 29, 2005 at the rate of $75.00
per session.
Lisa Lobitz
Elizabeth Matlock
11.
f.
Heather Reed
Christine Rummel
Jeremy Smith
Enoch Stevenson
Patty Stokes
Sharon Sweeney
Michelle Vetter
Karen Walker
Karen Niwinski
Sharon Smith
Mike Wolski, Light Weight Assistant Football Coach,
Springton Lake at the annual salary of $2,108 for the
2005-2006 school year.
Salary Change
1.
Rebecca Harrison $46,115 Master’s/Step 4, effective
August 29, 2005.
2.
Mackenzie Omlor to $46,115 Master’s/Step 4,
effective August 23, 2005.
3.
Jennifer Spahr, JV Cheerleading Coach, Penncrest at
the annual salary of $1,178.
4.
Laura Maroldo, JV Cheerleading Coach, Penncrest,
at the annual salary of $1,426.
5.
Shari Krause, Assistant Varsity Cheerleading Coach,
Penncrest at the annual salary of $2,751.
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f.
Salary Change
6.
Challenge Program Mentors for the 2005-2006 school
year from $400 to $496 annual salary for the following
personnel approved by the Board of School Directors
at the August meeting:
Kristine Acker
Michele Hart
Shari Krause
Michael Ludwig
Christina Penning
g.
h.
Nancy Peters
Felicia Quinzi
Lori Rice-Spring
Karen Walker
Michele Woodward
Create New Positions
1.
Recommend Board approval to create a new Support
Staff II, One-On-One Personal Instructional Assistant
position at Penncrest High School.
2.
Recommend Board approval of the creation of a
Homework Advisory Club at Springton Lake Middle
School. This position will be 5 units and replace 1
Detention Supervisor position. No additional costs are
associated with this position.
Other
1.
Rescind appointment of Howard Swope, Jr., Clerk of
the Works. Mr. Swope will not be joining Rose Tree
Media School District.
2.
Recommend Board approve the agreement between
Human Management Services, Inc. and Rose Tree
Media School District for the Employee Assistance
Program effective July 1, 2005 through June 30,
2005.
3.
Recommend Board recognize Jonathan Boyle for
attainment of tenure.
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h.
Other
4.
Recommend Board approve the following Cafeteria
pay rates for the 2005-2006 school year. These
salaries are in accordance with the Food Service
Handbook approved by the Board of School Directors
at the September meeting.
Employee
Food Serv Coord
Food Serv Coord
(Team Leader)
(Team Leader)
Location
Gildea, Patricia
Lorenz, Louise
Orner, Charlotte (4.5)
Phipps, Cynthia (4,5)
VanLeer, Marguerite
Cartwright, Dolores (5.5)
Clements, Jennifer (4.0)
Grant, Jeannette (5.0)
Krynski, Elaine (4.5)
Larkin, Rita (4.5)
Eckerd, Joyce (6.25)
Hoppus, Suzanne (4.25)
King, Deborah (4.0)
Netwall, Laura (4.0)
Powers, Stephanie (4.0)
Wible, Miriam (4.0)
Wilkins, Margaret (4.0)
Steward, Patricia
Berner, Carl (3.75)
Colameco, Mary (4.0)
Ettien, Elisa (6.5)
Iannucci, Catherine (4.0)
Lomas, Christine (4.0)
MacDonald, Mary Ellen (4)
Masci, Dolores (4.0)
Prince, Cheryl (4.0)
Steward, Diane (4.0)
Tyson, Debbie (4.0)
Wisneski, Joyce (4.0)
Zeleznick, Beth (4.0)
Antonelli, Anne (4.5)
Pednick, Andrea (4.5)
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IL
GW
GW
GW
IL
IL
IL
IL
IL
SL
SL
SL
SL
SL
SL
SL
SL
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
M
M
Hourly Rate
$16.50
$16.50
$9.50
$9.50
$8.40
$10.50
$9.50
$9.50
$9.50
$9.50
$9.50
$9.50
$9.50
$10.50
$8.50
$9.50
$9.50
$8.40
$9.50
$9.50
$9.50
$9.50
$9.50
$9.50
$9.50
$9.50
$9.50
$9.50
$9.50
$9.50
$9.50
$9.50
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Ferguson, Jennifer (4.0)
Yachetti, Lois (4.0)
RT
RT
$9.50
$9.50
Substitute Cafeteria
Dougherty, Trudy
Gibson, Edward
Meehan, Josephine
Somers, Nancy
h.
$8.25
$9.25
$9.25
$8.25
Other
5.
Recommend Board approve the following net share amounts
to be distributed among food service workers for the 20042005 school year:
Anne Antonelli
Carl Berner
Dolores Cartwright
Lisa Casey
Jennifer Clements
Joyce Eckerd
Elisea Ettien
Jennie Ferguson
Patricia Gildea
Jeanette Grant
Suzanne Hoppus
Catherine Iannucci
Deborah King
Elaine Krynski
Rita Larkin
Cathy Lejman
Christina Lomas
$1,064
$937
$1,327
$921
$974
$1,472
$1,548
$1,048
$2,220
$1,195
$1,040
$974
$973
$1,069
$975
$870
$988
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Louise Lorenz
MaryEllen Macdonald
Dolores Masci
Laura Netwall
Andrea Pedrick
Cynthia Phipps
Stephanie Powers
Cheryl Prince
Diane Steward
Patricia Steward
Debra Tyson
Marquerite VanLeer
Miriam Wible
Margaret Wilkins
Lois Yachetti
Bethany Zeleznick
$1,793
$964
$927
$1,134
$1,093
$1,107
$993
$1,069
$1,027
$390
$993
$315
$626
$1,001
$996
$978
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B.
Overnight Trips
PSBA Leadership Conference – Two Student Board Members
Further resolve, that the Board approve the overnight trip to the
PSBA Leadership Conference in Hershey/Grantville, PA.
C.
School Board Policy
1.
Policy #226 – School District Searches –Second Reading
Further resolve that the Board approve the second reading
of Board Policy #226 – School District Searches, reviewed
by the District’s solicitor, Tom Kelly. Recommendations for
wording clarification and consistent language were
discussed at the September 2005 and October 2005 Pupil
Services Committee. (Attachment A in Official Legislative
Minutes of October 27, 2005)
The aforegoing resolution was declared adopted by the
Chair, the vote being:
AYES:
NAYS:
Nancy Fronduti, Veronica Barbato,
Laura Boston Jones, Thomas Shoemaker,
Nancy Mackrides, Jeffrey Pettit, Stacey
Benson, William Campbell, William
Montgomery
None
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IX.
New Business
D.
Addendum - Personnel
Mrs. Mackrides moved and Mr. Pettit seconded a motion to adopt the
following resolution:
RESOLUTION: 2005-2006 – 21
Resolve, that the Board approve the following Personnel Addendum:
1.
Nominations
a.
Professional
1.
b.
N. Ralph Harrison, Assistant Principal, effective
November 28, 2005*, at the annual salary of $88,500.
Mr. Harrison received his Bachelor’s Degree from
West Chester University and his Master’s Degree
from Wilkes University. He comes to us from
Unionville-Chadds Ford School District with 10 years
experience. He is assigned to Penncrest High School.
*NOTE: Mr. Harrison is being hired pending
completion of his pre-employment paperwork.
Non-Instructional
1.
Gina Spinelli, Secretary II, effective October 31, 2005,
at the annual salary of $30,728. Ms. Spinelli is
assigned to the Education Center replacing Mary
Shedlock who was reassigned.
The aforegoing resolution was declared adopted by
the Chair, the vote being:
AYES:
Nancy Fronduti, Veronica Barbato,
Laura Boston Jones, Thomas
Shoemaker, Nancy Mackrides,
Jeffrey Pettit, Stacey Benson,
William Campbell, William Montgomery
None
NAYS:
*Pending release from current school district.
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X.
Finance
A.
B.
C.
D.
Purchasing
1.
None
General
1.
Springton Lake Middle School – Scope of Services
2.
Change Orders
1.
Springton Lake – Dolan Mechanical, Inc.
2.
Glenwood – Allstates Mechanical
3.
Penncrest – Excel Roofing Corp.
4.
Maintenance Building – Fayette Group, Inc.
3.
Media Elementary School – Delmarva Systems Agreement
4.
Springton Lake and Media Elementary – Advanced Power Control,
Inc. Agreement
5.
Delaware County Community College – Allied Health Courses
Agreement
6.
Budgetary Transfers
7.
Interquest Canine Service - Contract
8.
Devereux Foundation - Contract
9.
Anthony Goldsmith Contract
10.
Elementary School Boundary Preparation & Analysis
11.
Benefit Allocation Systems (BAS)
12.
On-Line Access Service
Financials for June, July, and August
Bill lists for August, September, and October
Mr. Shoemaker moved and Mrs. Mackrides seconded a motion to adopt
the following resolution:
RESOLUTION: 2005-2006 – 22
1.
Springton Lake Middle School – Scope of Services – Pennoni
Associates, Inc.
Resolve, that the Board approve the Scope of Services with
Pennoni Associates for engineering services at Springton Lake
Middle School in a the amount of $3,000 - $5,000.
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B.
General
2.
Change Orders
Further resolve, that the Board approve the following change
orders:
1.
Springton Lake Middle School – Dolan Mechanical, Inc.
#1 A manway was added to gain access to the transition
sump in an amount not to exceed $1,203.
#2 A backflow preventors, replacement gates with new brass
ball valves, and relocation of a section of the water main
which runs directly over an electrical panel in an amount not
to exceed $17,000.
2.
Glenwood Elementary School – Allstates Mechanical, LTD.
Structural steel, furnished and installed, in the stage area in
an amount not to exceed $4,987.
3.
Penncrest High School - Excel Roofing Corp.
#1 - Revised scope of work as outlined in the specifications
issued by Roofing Resources, inc. to delete all work solely
on GAF roof sections. ($66,000) This is a credit change
order. The work remains to be completed on the roof
however, it was removed from this project.
#2 - Delete all project inspections by Roofing Resources,
Inc. ($15,000.00). This credit change order is consistent
with change order #1 above.
4.
Maintenance Building - Fayette Group, Inc.
The Contract Time will be increased by twenty-six weeks
(26) with no additional cost to the district.
3.
Media Elementary School - Agreement with Delmarva Systems
Corporation
Further resolve, that the Board approve the agreement with
Delmarva for fire alarm system maintenance agreement an amount
not to exceed $3900. Services include testing and inspecting the
control panel, pull stations, heat detectors, smoke detectors, duct
detectors, water flow switch tamper switch, audio visual devices,
visual devices, load voltage, gas detectors, door holders,
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annunciators, beam detectors, U/V flame detectors, system
sensitivity, and elevator recall.
B.
General
4.
Springton Lake Middle School and Media Elementary School Agreement with Advanced Power Control, Inc.
Further resolve, that the Board approve the renewal agreement
with Advanced Power Control, Inc. service and support agreement
in an amount not to exceed $4,514.52. Advanced Power Control
will provide service and support for the following control systems:
Automatic Temperature Control, Building Management System,
and Energy Management System.
5.
Delaware County Community College
Further resolve, that the Board approve the renewal agreement
with Delaware County Community College for Allied Health
Courses in an amount not to exceed $4,975.
6.
Budgetary Transfers
Further resolve, that the Board approve the following budgetary
transfers:
FY O6 - 01 Fund 10 General Fund
FROM:
Printing Services – Printing and Binding
AMOUNT:
$ 12,732
TO:
AMOUNT:
Printing Services - Equipment
$ 12,732
RATIONALE: Replace paper cutting machine in Print Shop.
FY 06 - 02 Fund 10 General Fund
FROM:
Regular Instruction and Guidance Salary
AMOUNT:
$ 92,140
TO:
Regular Instruction Salary, Benefits and Supplies
AMOUNT:
$ 92,140
RATIONALE: Cover the Accountability Block Grant
expenditures for 2005-2006.
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B.
General
7.
Interquest Canine Services
Further resolve, that the Board approve a contract with Interquest
Canine Services for the 2005-2006 school year in the amount not to
exceed $3,000.
8.
Devereux Foundation
Further resolve, that the Board approve a contract with the
Devereux Foundation for the 2005-2006 school year in the amount
not to exceed $990.
9.
Anthony Goldsmith Contract – Metal Health Services
Further resolve, that the Board approve a contract with Anthony
Goldsmith, M.A. for the 2005-2006 school year in the amount not to
exceed $10,000 for the school year.
10.
Elementary School Boundary Preparation and Analysis
Furrther resolve, that the board approve the proposal from Versa
Trans Solutions, Inc. in to provide consulting and technical services
to develop enrollment boundaries so as to balance loads in the four
public elementary schools. The cost of the services is
approximately $18,500 on a time and materials basis.
11.
Benefit Allocation Systems (BAS)
Further resolve, that the board approve the proposal for the webbased benefits administration, flexible spending account
administration and COBRA/HIPAA administration services. The
cost of the proposed services is $54,821.
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B.
General
12.
On line Access Service
Further resolve, that the Board approve the Electronic Products
License Agreement with Pro Quest for on-line access services.
The cost is included in the 2005 – 2006 General Operating Budget
in the amount of $695.00 for twelve months.
The aforegoing resolution was declared adopted by the Chair, the
vote being:
AYES:
NAYS:
Nancy Fronduti, Veronica Barbato,
Laura Boston Jones, Thomas Shoemaker,
Nancy Mackrides, Jeffrey Pettit, Stacey Benson,
William Campbell, William Montgomery
None
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C.
D.
Financials Reports
Bill Lists
Further resolve, that the Board approve the following:
Financial Reports
June
June
August
August
July, August
July, August
July, August
2005
2005
2005
2005
2005
2005
2005
Treasurers Reports
Investment Reports
Summary Expenditure Status Report
Revenue Status Report
Special Revenue Report
Activities Report
Food Service Report
Bill Lists
October
2005
General Fund Bill List
$ 1,768,113.73
October
2005
Capital Fund Bill List
$
178,850.97
October
2005
Master Capital Improvement Phase III
$
2,516.26
October
2005
Bond Series 2002 Bill List
$
3,655.13
October
2005
Bond Series 2003 Bill List
$
59,627.50
October
2005
Bond Series 2004 Bill List
$
15,630.00
September
2005
Imprest Fund Bill List
$
7,399.50
September
2005
Activities/Special Revenue Fund
$
29,562.43
August
2005
Food Service Bill List
$
66,734.23
September
2005
Food Service Bill List
$
6,769.68
$ 2,138,859.43
The aforegoing resolution was declared adopted by the Chair, the vote being:
AYES:
NAYS:
Nancy Fronduti, Veronica Barbato, Laura Boston Jones,
Thomas Shoemaker, Nancy Mackrides, Jeffrey Pettit,
Stacey Benson, William Campbell, William Montgomery
None
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XI.
Adjournment
Mr. Shoemaker moved and Mrs. Boston Jones seconded a motion to adopt the
following resolution:
RESOLUTION: 2005-2006 - 23
There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting
adjourned.
The aforegoing resolution was declared adopted by the Chair, the vote
being:
AYES:
NAYS:
Nancy Fronduti, Veronica Barbato,
Laura Boston Jones, Thomas Shoemaker,
Nancy Mackrides, Jeffrey Pettit, Stacey Benson,
William Campbell, William Montgomery
None
__________________________
Sharon A. Learn
Board Secretary
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III.
Presentations and Awards
A.
Eagle Scout Awards
Resolve, that the Board present Justin Lebo and Thomas Falcone
the Rose Tree Media Award for achieving Eagle Scout Rank.
Background
Justin Lebo and Thomas Falcone, both students at Penncrest High
School, completed the necessary requirements to achieve Eagle
Scout ranking.
B.
National Council of Teachers and English Achievement Award in
Writing
Resolve, that the Board present the Rose Tree Media Award to
Aimee Davis for receiving the prestigious National Council of
Teachers and English Achievement Award in Writing.
Background
The National Council of Teachers of English Award is given in
recognition of excellence in writing. Nominated students must
complete a two-hour impromptu writing task, and they must also
submit a prepared ten-page portfolio of creative work for NCTE
consideration.
It is a rigorous competition and a nationallyrecognized award.
C.
Pennsylvania Association for Curriculum and Development Award
Resolve, that the Board present to Dr. Steven Taylor the Rose
Tree Media Award for his outstanding work and continuous efforts
in curriculum to improve the quality of education in our district.
Background
Dr. Taylor was honored at the Pennsylvania Association for
Curriculum and Development Conference for his outstanding work
in this field over the years.
D.
Delaware County Athletes Hall of Fame
Resolve, that the Board present to John Lohn the Rose Tree Media
Award for his dedication to Penncrest High School’s Athletic
program.
Background
Mr. Lohn was inducted into the Delaware County Athletes Hall of
Fame for recognition of his many years of service as a coach at
Penncrest.
E.
School Board Director
Resolve, that the Board present to Laura Boston-Jones the
Rose Tree Media award for her dedication to her position on
the RTM School Board.
Background
Mrs. Boston-Jones has been a member of the RTM School
Board since December 1999 and has been chairman of the
Personnel Committee since 2001.
EXCELLENCE
TODAY
FOR TOMORROW
SCHOOL REPORTS – NOVEMBER 2005
GLENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Teachers at all grade levels are assessing students and using the data to improve
academic performance. Kindergarten and first grade completed DIBELS testing, giving
teacher’s baseline information allowing them to better individualize language arts
instruction. Students will be retested to gauge progress. One of the ways teachers are
helping meet the needs of students who are considered “intensive,” is with the Project
Read phonics-based materials being piloted in grades K-2. Teachers of grades 3-5 are
administering pre and post tests for each math chapter. Pre-testing encourages
differentiating instruction to meet student needs, and gives students a clearer
understanding of what they need to know and be able to do.
Second grade students in the classrooms of La’Shawn Martinez, Erica Micklin, Marilyn
Williams, and Stephanie Young created Pumpkin Glyphs (pictorial representations of
data). Students drew jack-o’-lanterns whose features were determined by questions
students answered about Halloween and then used the pumpkin glyphs to gather and
compare data and create graphs. Students also practiced sequencing skills and writing
clear directions by compiling a recipe book of their favorite Thanksgiving foods.
This month, the third grade teachers continued the team teaching of the science lab. Mr.
Keeler and Mr. Davies moved forward in the chemistry unit. Ms. Pinsley & Ms. Robinson
continued their study of electricity and magnetism. The students also enjoyed the science
court interactive CD-ROM. In social studies, the third graders are preparing to study the
geography of their communities, while in Mr. Sharp’s art classes learned about the
Greeks and the Romans, creating a faux Roman busts.
Students in Marianne Whiteman and Mark Paikoff’s fifth grade science classes took a
virtual field trip to Alaska to strengthen their study of Ecosystems. The classes
participated in a distance learning activity with the Alaska Sea Life Center titled “Eat or Be
Eaten in Alaska.” A guide from Seward, AK took them on a virtual journey through a
description of different food chains in the Alaskan Wild. Students were able to identify
living creatures that fit into the categories of producers (plants), herbivores (plant-eating
animals), carnivores (meat-eating animals), and detritovores (scavengers). They then
took a virtual field trip to the different wildlife at the sea life center on the Alaskan coast!
The students were able to ask their guide many questions about Alaska’s ecosystems.
They learned that even though it is thousands of miles away, Alaskan plants and animals
follow the same basic concepts of food chains.
On the safety and wellness front, the Glenwood Incident Management Team met
following the September fire drills to evaluate these first drills of the school year and to
develop goals for future drills. We revised our exit procedures, as we do annually, to
accommodate for classroom changes and to plan for our physically challenged students.
We updated our Redi Action Guide and reviewed it with the Glenwood staff. In addition to
the action guides, our emergency folders contain updated class lists and our fire drill
attendance cards. All classrooms have plastic gloves and a bag of absorbent sawdust.
We conducted an “obstructed exit” fire drill in October. As part of our school-wide
wellness program Mrs. Taylor is continuing the Wednesday Wellness Tip—a weekly email health tip to our staff.
Glenwood students in grade three through five elected student council officers after an
assembly where each officer candidate presented a speech and a campaign poster.
Students were able to cast their votes electronically on a program set up on classroom
computers. The 2005-06 officers are: Michael Cohen, President; Samantha Muncer, Vice
President; and Sierra Savoy, Secretary. Each classroom in grades one through five also
elected two representatives to the council. This year the Glenwood Student Council will
be sponsored by Mrs. Taylor, school nurse, and Miss Masterson, guidance counselor.
The council already has plans in place to publicize our school-wide Thanksgiving food
drive for City Team in Chester.
On October 11, library technician Kathy Cook participated in the Delaware County Book
Review Program. Publishers provide copies of brand new titles, and librarians may keep
those books they review. Mrs. Cook obtained ten recently-published titles for the
Glenwood library, including non-fiction, novels, and picture books valued at over $150.00!
Later in the month, Mrs. Cook and other members of the RTM library staff attended
Access Pennsylvania training. Over 2,875 libraries in our state are now members of the
Access PA database, and available holdings number over 50 million. We can offer online
services including Content Café’ (summaries and reviews of recently-published books)
and DartClix (recommended web sites with appeal to the general public).
Check out our web site for pictures of two special events: the Gabe & Izzy assembly that
kicked off out anti-bullying campaign, and the Walkathon, a PTG-sponsored event that
promoted health and a sense of community while raising money to renovate our
kindergarten playground.
INDIAN LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Mr. Washington’s and Mrs. Hendrixson’s fourth grade classes took advantage of the great
natural resource of Ridley Creek State Park, and tied it in with the Fourth Grade Science
curriculum for Land and Water. Students were able to get an up close view of the stream
table that we have been modeling in science. In addition, we were able to use this
experience to enhance efforts to improve student's writing, by having them create a
descriptive narrative piece about an animal or insect that they observed while on the field
trip.
Art Classes at Indian Lane - First graders are learning about landscapes. They are
focusing on artist Vincent Van Gogh and his painting, Starry, Starry Night. The children
created their own paintings experimenting with various marks the brush can make.
Second graders are reviewing the art of India. They read the story of Rama and Siva.
They are creating some monster-like paintings emphasizing portraiture. The children
listened to Indian music while they painted. Third graders are forming canopic jars which
originated in Egypt. The students' jars are made of clay. They are learning the slab and
pinch-pot method. Fourth graders are pursuing the art of Andy Warhol. They are
creating their own prints. These prints are made from carved linoleum blocks. Fifth
graders are highlighting artist Miriam Schapiro. They are rendering figure drawings which
will be worked into a collage-style painting.
Chess Club meets every Tuesday from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. Twenty seven students have
signed up to participate in the club. Students receive a 15 minute mini lesson to sharpen
their chess skills and spend the rest of the period engaged in chess matches. Snacks are
also provided for the children. Tournament play will start in December.
Kindergarten classes have been developing our number sense by working on such things
as set making and graphing. In language arts, we have been busy learning the letters
and their sound/symbol relationship. In addition, we are developing our phonemic
awareness and working in our journals. Halloween was a big day for us as we paraded
for our families and friends.
The Math Coach has been hard at work in the following ways: Third grade has worked
with place value, including reading/writing large numbers, expanded form, completed a
PSSA-like pre-test (multiple choice and open-ended short answer), pumpkin ordered pair
picture, various addition and subtraction activities, working on subtraction with regrouping,
and recognizing money.
The third grade classes held Harvest Day the morning of the Halloween Parade. Harvest
Day has each classroom doing a festive autumn activity and each class rotates through
the all of the activities. We read Halloween stories, made scrapbook memory pages,
whipped up some witches' brew and wrote our own creative brew recipes. It is a fun way
to spend productive time on a very exciting day!
Fourth grade has worked with place value as well, and expanded form,
multiplication facts (2's and 3's), and rounding, pumpkin ordered pair picture, and
started a PSSA-like pre-test.
Fifth grade has also worked with place value and expanded form, place value of
decimals,
adding/subtracting
decimals,
rounding
(whole
numbers/decimals),
exponents, commutative property, multiplication facts (2's and 3's), pumpkin ordered pair
picture, completed a PSSA-like pre-test, began two-digit multiplication review, and began
money word problems.
While studying ecosystems and building ecosystems in the classroom, Mr. Sitkowski and
Mrs. Venuto took their 5th grade classes to Ridley Creek State Park for a stream and tree
study. Students had to identify leaves and aquatic insects. Found in the stream that day
were many Stonefly nymphs (Plecoptera), Water Pennies (Coleoptera), Crayfish
(Decapoda), Damselfly nymphs (Zygoptera), Dragon Fly nymphs (Anisoptera), Midge Fly
larva (Nematocera), and minnows. The American Stag Beetle was also found under a few
logs. Classes looked for the Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) but to no avail. The PH test
registered 7.5. Fun and learning were had by all.
On Thursday, October 20th, the Penncrest High School String Ensemble, under the
direction of Antoinette Lyons, made a visit to the district elementary orchestra rehearsal,
which is held at Indian Lane Elementary School every Thursday. The Elementary
Orchestra is directed by James Walls and is comprised of 4th and 5th grade strings
musicians from all four elementary schools. The high school students helped by tuning
instruments, answering questions, and providing musical support. After the rehearsal, the
Penncrest String Ensemble stayed at Indian Lane and performed a concert. As a finale,
the high school and elementary strings students performed the Nutcracker March
together. It was a great experience for all involved and we would like to thank the
Penncrest String Ensemble and Mrs. Lyons for sharing their talents.
During the past few weeks Mrs. Huebner’s class has been learning about temperature
and how to read a thermometer. On Wed., Nov. 2, we took our thermometers outside to
check the temperature. After about 20 minutes we looked at the thermometers and found
that the temperature was 70 degrees. When we came inside we recorded the
temperature on a chart and in our temperature notebooks. We will continue to do the
same activity as the year goes on to compare the different temperatures throughout the
school year.
MEDIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Solar Power - Thus far we have generated 75 kilowatt hours at the Media Elementary
School “Power Plant.” Media Borough successfully applied for a grant which funded the
installation of a 4.8 kw solar electric system at our school. Crystalline photovoltaic (PV)
modules mounted on the east roof will produce DC electricity from sunlight and deliver the
power to inverters, which convert the DC power to high quality AC power used for the
energy supply at the site building (Media School). The PV system power works alongside
the power supplied by PECO Energy via the grid. When PV output is less than the energy
used at the site, the grid supplies the difference. If PV output exceeds site usage, the
excess energy is delivered back to the grid for use by other PECO customers. The result
is lower monthly utility bills and extra power to supplement the power supply.
Solar PV electricity has no moving parts and is nearly maintenance free. The Susatinable
Development Fund (SDF) and the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Energy
Harvest Grant are covering the entire cost of the project. This is the second major solar
project for Media Borough.
MESA Environmental Science Inc. is a SDF certified solar installer. They did the
installation at our school and will continue to interact with us for educational programs on
solar power/sustainable energy. This project is unique and highly desirable because of
public awareness and adding to the borough’s inventory of PV making Media Borough the
leading municipality in the production of clean energy in the state.
Kudos to Media Councilman Pete Alyanakian for initiating the project. Mr. Alyanakian,
engineers from MESA, and representatives from Congressman Weldon’s office and the
Media Borough attended our ribbon cutting ceremony.
Media is the only school in the commonwealth that produces its own solar power.
Memorial Garden Installed - Vincent Walsh of Walsh Landscaping (a wonderful Media
School parent) installed “The Marg Baker Memorial Garden” on the Monroe Street side of
the building. It is a lovely compliment to our reading garden. Marg Baker was a president
of our PTG who committed herself to the service of children. Marg always made
decisions based on what was right for children and their families. She lost her fight with
breast cancer last October and she is greatly missed. Marg Baker’s son, Paul MickleBaker, attended the dedication. Paul and his sister are currently attending Penncrest High
School. The garden was funded by donations from friends of the Mickle-Baker family.
Meet Marty Mustang - We have a new mascot (costume), a large royal blue mustang who
we call “Marty.” Marty met the children for the first time at our October all-school
assembly. He was quite an important part of our Fall Masquerade (Halloween Parade) as
well. In honor of Marty’s arrival, the entire staff dressed as cowboys and cowgirls at the
Fall Masquerade. The weather was beautiful and we had a mighty fine time!
Special thanks to Chief Martin Wusinich and his officers who visited us to talk about
Halloween safety and who also attended our Halloween parade. Chief Marty was
honored to have our new mascot named for him. We have a wonderful working
relationship with the Media Borough Police which we think is terrific.
Community Day - Our second graders celebrated Community Day which was reformatted
a bit this year. After performing for their families in the auditorium (community songs, a
poem and other information), the children broke into small groups to meet with a variety of
community workers. Students learned about being a doctor, computer technician, speech
therapist, nurse and French teacher for example. Each classroom created and named a
town, elected a mayor, and selected an occupation to represent. It was a fun and
educational event.
From the Library - We’ve been busy weeding many well-loved books from the shelves of
the library. Many thanks to the parent volunteers that helped in this important and
necessary project. Thanks also to the parents who helped process the books for
withdrawal.
After our teachers perused the withdrawn books, we needed to find a home for what
remained. Some of the destinations include school’s in Chester, the “Literacy Lifeboat”
(sponsored by the Delaware County schools for the victims of Katrina), and the Texas
Library Association that is also distributing books in the Gulf region to help restock and
start-up schools devastated by Katrina.
Mr. DeLeo’s class helped pack the many boxes of books. They designed greeting cards
that were enclosed in each box. One of our parents arranged for and funded the shipping.
A library tea was held for parent volunteers. The volunteers play a really strategic role this
year because of the change to library as teacher prep time. We have a great group and
are looking to recruit many others.
Mrs. Kotch and Librarian, Mrs. Jackie Matusow, participated in a special reading night at
Barnes and Noble (Lawrence Park). Media families were invited to attend a story hour
where Mrs. Kotch and Mrs. Matusow read. If they made any purchases, a percentage
was given to the PTG to fund their many activities.
Passports to History - Our fourth graders are participating once again in the “Passport to
History” program sponsored by The Delaware County Historical Society. Students are
challenged to visit at least five historical sites in our county. Fourth grade took its first
walking trip to The Delaware County Institute of Science. They learned about animals
native to Pennsylvania and saw many different scientific collections. We had an assembly
introducing the program to our fourth graders.
Staff Development Updates - Mrs. Kotch, along with a team from RTM, attended a
session of the Delaware Valley Achievement Consortium at The University of
Pennsylvania. The speaker was Glenn Singleton whose topic was “Courageous
Conversation and Courageous Leadership: Courageous Conversation about Race.” Mr.
Singleton’s presentation was extremely thought provoking.
Mrs. Kotch and Mrs. Robin Smith (grade 3) attended the DVASCD Fall Conference. The
presenter, Pedro Noguera, spoke on “Creating Conditions to Close the Achievement
Gap.” He explored how schools can develop an effective partnership with parents to
raise achievement and how data can be used to develop school reforms.
Mrs. Kotch was also a guest presenter at a Villanova University graduate class on
leadership.
Art teacher Jana Maxwell attended a National History Day workshop at The Historical
Society of Pennsylvania. She is working on a partnership between our district and the
Caleb Pusey House in Upland and gleaned valuable information from this conference.
Mrs. Maxwell also received a fourth year scholarship from The Barnes Foundation to
continue her studies of art criticism.
Three Media teachers attended a Lucy Calkins writing workshop, “The Writing Workshop:
Turn Your Students into Real Writers.” Three other media teachers attended a PSSA
math workshop, “Making the Grade: Results You Can Count On.” The presenter was J.
Michael Dugan who is a math curriculum specialist. Media fifth grade teachers attended
a writing workshop sponsored by the Pennsylvania Writing Project, “Best
Practices/Preparing Students for the PSSA.” It was held at ET Richardson Middle
School. Librarian Jacqueline Matusow attended a workshop, “Boys and Libraries, Make
the Connection.” The workshop was sponsored by the Delaware County Library System.
Two support staff members attended a workshop, “Addressing Challenging Behavior.”
Additionally, our November 8 staff development day was very useful. Teachers in
kindergarten participated in DIBELS training with reading consultant Helen ConahanDetry, teachers in grade 2 visited Starkweather Elementary School to see Project Read
in action, music teachers attended a PMEA workshop, intermediate grade teachers had
training in Boxer Math and spent time aligning the state assessment anchors with our
curriculum, Phys. Ed. teachers worked on the SPARK curriculum, nurses attended a
county-wide training, and reading teachers were trained in KidBiz (a program of
comprehension activities). It was a busy, thoughtfully planned, and productive day.
The district IST teachers visited Garnet Valley Elementary School where their IST teacher
was awarded a Keystone Technology Grant for the “paperless management” of the IST
process. Alicia Murphy coordinated the visit.
PTG News - Our PTG has been very busy. They held our first “Donuts and Dudes” early
morning coffee. The purpose was for families to make new friends as they shared a donut
and some coffee/juice. It was a very well attended event. They also had their annual
Harvest Fair. Despite the inclement weather, a great time was had by all. They have also
sponsored a “Dine Out in Media Night” and several “shopping nights” (Barnes and Noble,
Learning Express and Five Below). They have also instituted weekly mailers which are
working well and saving paper. This is a very active PTG group and we are very
appreciative of all their efforts.
The first meeting of the Principal’s Advisory Board discussed many topics including
redistricting, full day kindergarten, focused learning time, and our health/wellness plan.
ROSE TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Art Room Happenings: First graders in Mr. Sharp’s art class learned about the traditional
subject matter in art known as a landscape. After looking at three different types of
landscapes paintings, they arrived at a definition of what a landscape is and what it
includes – a picture of the outdoors that can include trees, plants, land, sky, buildings,
people, or animals. The boys and girls also talked about various types of horizon lines –
flat, hilly, and mountainous. Students were given a thin strip of oak tag and were asked to
draw a line on it to represent the kind of horizon line that they wanted to put in their
picture. After cutting it out, they placed it near the top of a white sheet of paper. Using oil
pastels, students colored lines that started near the top of the oak tag and went onto the
white paper to give the impression of plants, brush, and a hill. Students shared these
templates with each other at the table and repeated this several times down to the bottom
of the paper to give the effect of overlapping hills and mountains. They then painted the
top edge of their pictures with watercolor to create a sky.
Fifth graders in Mr. Sharp’s art classes portrayed movement in art by drawing a figure in
motion. They first looked at the work of Miriam Schapiro, an artist who is associated with
the feminist movement. She often uses the traditionally female tasks of embroidery,
crocheting, and quilting in her multi-media paintings. The students took turns being
models to show the stop action of a figure in motion. Students learned to draw the figure
by first blocking in shapes for the parts of the body, paying attention to the proportions,
drawing lightly so that they could easily erase, building up the figure, and finally adding
details. Their drawings were outlined with oil pastels, just as Schapiro would have done.
They filled in their figures using patterns of lines and shapes. Color was added using
watercolors. The figures were then cut out and glued down to a new sheet of paper so
that they overlapped.
Staff Development: Ms. Susan Howe has been using the “Teacher as Trainer” model to
help teachers implement Boxermath into their classrooms. She has been meeting in the
computer lab with special education teachers, the IST teacher and third grade teachers
both individually and in small groups to explore the many uses of Boxermath.
Physical Education Happenings: Mrs. Heiland, the physical education teacher, reports
that during the month of November, the Developmental Kindergarten, Developmental
Primary, 1st and 2nd grades are focusing on underhand and overhand throwing and
catching. Third and fourth grades are work ing on ball skills such as dribbling, passing,
trapping, kicking and shooting. They are honing their skills for maintaining possession of
the ball and strategies for offense and defense. Fifth grade students are working on ball
skills such as carrying, running, dodging, throwing, catching, passing, snapping and
punting. They also are practicing the skills used for maintaining possession of the ball
and strategies for offense and defense.
Music Happenings: Students in 4th & 5th grades are preparing for their winter concert on
Thursday, December 8th. They are learning songs to the musical entitled "Paint the
Town December" Third graders have all received their recorders and are now learning to
play the notes B & A. All grades are focusing on learning songs and playing instruments
focusing on the Thanksgiving theme.
Health Happenings: This year the state has mandated school nurses to calculate body
mass index (BMI) for all students in grades K-4. BMI is an indicator of weight issues that
can bring with it a multitude of health and psychological problems. At Rose Tree
Elementary School, we wanted to be proactive towards this growing concern. It has been
proven that along with proper diet, physical activity is the other key factor in maintaining
good health. Therefore, we were excited to announce the formation of the Energizer Club
for grades 1-5. On October 26th, Diane Heiland (PE Teacher) and Kathy Johnson (School
Nurse) started meeting with club members twice a week before school. Our activities are
low impact so that everyone interested can fully participate. Our hope is that participants
in the Energizer Club, like “the bunny”, will keep on going: with more energy throughout
their day; with a focus on keeping active throughout the week; and with a commitment to
staying healthy their entire lifetime.
Developmental Kindergarten & Primary Happenings: Mrs. Hetherington's kindergarten
and 1st grade students had a great time celebrating Halloween with Mrs. MayfieldPinkett's kindergarten students and Mrs. Allen's 1st grade students. Fun was had by all
dressing up in costumes, eating Halloween snacks, and crafting Halloween projects!
First Grade: The first graders enjoyed a Thanksgiving feast to celebrate and remember
the first Thanksgiving. We shared different foods with each other. We remembered that
even though each of us is different, we are thankful for the good things in our lives. A
wonderful time was had by all.
Third Grade: The students have just concluded their unit on the “Solar System”. Each
student researched the planet of their choice and then could choose to do a mobile,
poster, or diorama to depict their planet. In the science lab each teacher demonstrated for
their class experienced what it would be like to watch a meteor “burn up” as it entered our
atmosphere. The children went out on the playground and measured out the distance of
the planets from the sun (to scale, of course). These two activities were great for visual
learners. Within each unit we try to differentiate activities. The students also utilized the
shared folder on the computer this month to play an interactive Jeopardy review game on
the Solar System. The game was created by Mr. Davies' class at Glenwood.
Fourth Grade Happenings: After reading a story about Lou Gehrig, the fourth grade
students created their own trading cards. They chose various athletes that they admired
such as Michael Jordan, Michael Phelps, and Kristi Yamaguchi. The fourth graders
researched the lives of athletes using the internet in the computer lab. They wrote
biographical information and interesting facts on the back of each card and illustrated the
front with a picture just like real trading cards. Students shared the cards with each other
and then hung them in the hallway.
Fifth Grade Happenings: Students in grade five finished reading Sing Sown the Moon, by
Scott O'Dell, and Sees Behind Trees, by Michael Dorris. They participated in literature
circles, which featured roles such as: illustrator, advice columnist, time liner, discussion
leader, and read-aloud master. As a culminating activity, students planned and created
showcase activities which were presented to the class to share each group's
understanding of the books. Some examples of showcase activities included news
broadcasts, character impersonations, scrapbooks, and readers’ theatre. The fifth grade
students enjoyed this new way of celebrating the completion of their group novels.
Math Happenings: Math Lab is underway in full force, 70 students from Glenwood, Indian
Lane, and Rose Tree Elementary began with their first sessions on Monday, October 10,
2005. All students have completed or will complete a PSSA-like pretest to determine
where best to concentrate remediation efforts. Rose Tree students have practiced place
value concepts, rounding, elapsed time, addition (3rd and 4th) multiplication facts (4th
and 5th) and ordered pairs. Third grade is currently working on Subtraction with
regrouping. This month fifth grade will be addressing two and three digit multiplication
and factors/multiples and fourth grade will be starting our problem solving framework.
Guidance: During the month of November, Ms. Hilden helped the students of Special K
run a fundraiser called “Dollars for Turkeys”. Staff and students purchase a paper turkey
to decorate and display for $1.00. Proceeds from this fundraiser will be used to purchase
ACME cards for families in our school to be used during the upcoming holiday season.
Professional Development Opportunities: On November 7th, Ms. Ellen Sosangelis and
Mrs. Nancy Gheysens, the Instructional Support Teacher, attended the DVASCD Fall
Conference at Haverford High School. The featured speaker was Dr. Pedro Noguera,
professor at NYU, who addressed “Creating Conditions to Close the Achievement Gap.”
During this session, he explored how to support and cultivate effective teaching in
schools, how schools can develop partnerships with parents to raise achievement, and
how data can be used to develop school reforms that lead to changes in a school’s
culture and structure.
On November 9th Ms. Ellen Sosangelis and five members of RTES’s staff attended a
district-wide training for MAP (Measure of Academic Progress). This new benchmark
assessment will be implemented for the first time in December in grades 2-5 at the
elementary level.
American Education Week Open House: Rose Tree Elementary School will celebrate
American Education Week on Friday, November 18. Many parents will take advantage of
this opportunity to participate in this nation-wide celebration. In addition to observing
wonderful classroom lessons/activities, parents may choose to attend workshops
presented by teachers on two important topics: the district’s literacy Initiative (DIBELS
and Project Read) and the revised Elementary Progress Report.
SPRINGTON LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL
Springton Lake Middle School teachers participated in a building in-service day. In the
morning, the teachers were trained on how to use My Learning Plan and how to create
their teacher web pages through the RTM site. Teachers also chose the sessions they
found of interest to attend at the National Middle School Conference in Philadelphia on
Friday, November 4. In addition, the math department met with a math representative to
discuss the new Math PSSA rubric. In the afternoon, the staff attended a session on
Differentiated Instruction. Dr. Taylor gave a 40 minute overview of Differentiated
Instruction. This led into viewing an ASCD Curriculum video by Carol Ann Tomlinson, a
highly respected educator whose research focus is DI. The video demonstrated how DI is
effectively used in a middle school classroom. Lastly, the new lesson plan template was
introduced to the staff. The new template incorporates teachers' use of DI in their lessons
along with backwards design. The staff was asked to differentiate and teach a lesson by
November 8th's in-service day so that a productive follow-up session can be held with
colleagues. The math department had Charlie Wayne from the Department of Education
train teachers on how to score the new open-ended questions. This training was very
valuable as teachers gained insight on how the open-ended questions are created and
then scored.
As a kick-off to our Olweus Bullying Prevention Program for 2005-2006, Gabrielle Ford
and her dog Izzy were featured in three grade level assemblies. Gabe is a disabled
young woman who shares her personal experiences about the harm caused by acts of
bullying. Accompanied by her disabled pet, Izzy, she touched the hearts of our students
and staff.
6th, 7th, & 8th graders enrolled in the gifted program at SLMS participated in a distance
learning event at Penncrest High School. The topic of BATS! was specifically scheduled
at the end of October to tie in with the Halloween season as students learned the habits
and habitats of these flying mammals including vampire bats. The environmental impact
these creatures make also cannot be denied as they literally devour tons of insects every
night. The presenter was from the Carnegie Museum in Pittsburgh and interacted with the
students on a variety of bat facts and myths. This video conference was the second in a
year-long series of events centering on the AGP theme of the environment for 2005-2006.
Our 6th grade homework club is beginning this week. The club is designed for 6th
graders who need homework support and do not get the support at home. We are
beginning the club with six students and the guidance counselors Alison Harrison, Margie
Gilroy and Sue Griffin will work in conjunction with Kathy White and Carin Newsome, two
sixth grade teachers.
The guidance counselor’s have begun their lessons. The eighth graders are participating
in a lesson on Diversity and stereotypes. In this lesson, students are asked to examine
stereotypes and judgments people make based on appearance. The seventh grade are
participating on a lesson called Problem Solving which focuses on the problems that
teenagers face and finding solutions to difficult situations. Some seventh graders are also
participating in an Anger Management group while sixth graders participated in a lesson
on Friendship and a group on Stress Management.
Some of Mrs. Lamont’s math classes investigated Integers and their operations using the
laptops. Students found various interactive math websites on Mrs. Lamont's web page.
Other classes used the TI 83 calculators to investigate slopes of lines. They drew
conclusions about the slopes of parallel and perpendicular lines. Students also learned
how to solve systems of linear equations graphically.
American Association of School Librarians Conference - From October 6-8, LaVerne
Motley attended the American Association of School Librarians Conference in Pittsburgh.
She attended a pre-conference workshop entitled Poetry Alive! about using poem
performance as a method of teaching and understanding poetry. Other workshops
included an “exploratorium” about best library practices, using primary sources and
blogging, teaching note-taking techniques, and transitions for young adult book talks.
Other highlights were key-note addresses by Coach Carter of movie fame and youngadult author Chris Crutcher. Mrs. Motley was also invited to speak at a conference by
Follett Library Software Company, the provider we are now using in RTM. At a breakfast
for users and prospective users, she addressed how she uses the online catalog in her
teaching to improve student achievement.
Delaware County Book Review Session - On October 11, Mrs. Motley and the elementary
librarians attended the first 2005-2006 Delaware County Book Review Session of the year
at Upper Darby High School. In return for reading and submitting reviews for publishers,
librarians have the opportunity to select new titles which they may keep for their school
collections at no cost. Springton Lake Library was able to add $607.48 worth of new
books following this review session.
Governor’s Institute for Information Literacy and Reading - LaVerne Motley attended a
Steering Committee wrap-up session for the 2005 Governor ’s Institute for Information
and Literacy and Reading. Carol Adukitis, Institute Evaluator for the state, presented
her formal evaluation for the entire staff in Williamsport. Another session will be offered in
August of 2006 with modifications based on experience from this past year.
Access PA/POWER Library Fall Training - All district librarians attended the annual fall
training session required of participants in the Access PA Consortium throughout the
state on October 20. During the morning, participants learned of the year’s progress in
both ventures as well changes in procedures and practices. The remainder of the day
was spent on providing training on the use of new databases available through the
POWER Library. Databases which received the most detailed attention were DartClix,
EBSCO Admin, History Reference Center, and Oxford Reference.
Food for Thought Café - On October 24 the Food for Thought Café, Springton’s monthly
get-together for students who love to read and write, met for the first time during all gradelevel lunches. Students have an opportunity to talk about books they are reading or share
original poems, stories or essays with others of similar interests. Now in its third year, the
café hosted a record number of sixth-graders this month -- thirty-two of them, in fact.
Online Resources Information - Students have been coming to the library for a “cook’s
tour” of online resources available to them. Mrs. Motley has been presenting sixth and
seventh grade students with an overview of resources they can access from online
databases -- both district and POWER Library sources – and then providing a handout
that has directions and passwords for accessing these from home.
Research Projects - AGP students from Mrs. Sangillo’s seventh grade language arts
classes continue to work on their year-long research projects. Mrs. Sangillo and Mrs.
Motley have collaborated to provide students with an overview of the research process as
well as detailed instruction on the note-making process.
Seventh grade language arts students from Ms. Cooper’s classes discussed plagiarism
and received instruction on strategies to help them avoid it by making notes for research
in their own words. Mrs. Diaz’s seventh grade French students used books and web sites
to research famous French people while Mrs. Gault’s eighth grade Spanish students
researched historical Hispanic figures for a Day of the Dead project. Mrs. McCarthy’s
eighth grade social studies students investigated Ancient Egypt and then created either a
museum pamphlet or an ancient Egyptian game to demonstrate their findings. Mrs.
Stephens’s eighth grade AGP students have been completing pre-search activities in
anticipation of their research and subsequent Celebration of the Mind projects. Mrs.
Shacklady-White's language arts classes have been working on learning how to make
connections to what they read in order to improve comprehension skills. Students have
been reading a unit of short stories with the theme "We All Make Mistakes". For the short
story, "Midas and the Golden Touch" , students participated in a RAFT activity , which is a
strategy for differentiating instruction, and composed friendly letters from and to
characters in the text. Students processed their letters with the new student laptops
purchased for the special education department. Learning Support homerooms
participated in the Red Ribbon Week door decorating contest, and Miss Viso's class won!
The students created their own video rap!
Art - Eighth grade students have begun a new lesson which focuses on the art of lettering
as well correlates to their study in social studies to the art of the Middle Ages including
illuminated manuscripts. In addition to integrating the principles of design that were
studied in their last unit, students are focusing on proportion, shape and quality of line and
color theory. Students will be reading about the art in the Middle Ages to reinforce their
appreciation of the achievements at that time period. Also students will investigate the
role art plays according the needs of the culture. Eighth grade students will have the
opportunity to incorporate resource images obtained off of the internet in their lettering
project related to illuminated letters. Grade seven students are finishing their portrait
drawing. Soon students will begin exploring art form and media through a reading
assignment. Students will then use this reading to help compare and contrast the art of
drawing depending upon the media used by comparing a scratchboard drawing that they
will complete with the colored pencil drawing used in their previous project. Students also
have examined a work of art by the contemporary artist David Hockney. The elements of
line, shape and texture will be explored. Grade six students are now beginning an
exploration of clay hand building learning about the qualities of clay in the making of a
textured piece of pottery. This unit will include readings about texture and pottery.
Students will eventually learn about the basics of glazing. In Mrs. Prior's sixth grade art
class we began to implement Differentiated Instruction to learn about the Elements of Art:
line, color, value, texture, shape, form, and space. Students broke up into groups, read
about the Elements of Art, and made posters defining and illustrating the words students
then presented their posters to the class. They are now recognizing and making
connections to the Elements of Art used in works of art and in our projects. Eighth
graders are going through the same process with the Principles of Design.
From November 9th to 16th SLMS celebrated National French Week with many activities,
including a tournament with Penncrest students. Three students won the National French
Week contest organized by the AATF - Philadelphia Chapter. Two students (6th and 8th
grade) won the poster contest and one student in 7th grade won the essay contest.
SLMS hosted a French concert by the Tourterelles, a French-Canadian pair of singers.
The evening proceeds will go to the Phyllis Kavanaugh Scholarship Fund.
Student Leadership Forum is currently collecting leftover Halloween candy. The
Halloween Dance was a big success. Prizes were awarded for the funniest, scariest and
most original costume. One of our eighth grade students and three friends will be joining
Mr. Marchese, Mrs. Horan and Mr. Barry for a catered lunch. A fun time was had by all.
The canned food drive took place November 7th through November 11th. The senior
citizen fall luncheon was held on Thursday, November 10th. Several members of SLF
volunteered to help serve lunch. The sixth grade parent Thanksgiving luncheon will take
place Thursday, November 17th. Seventh and eighth grade SLF members have
volunteered to assist with this special lunch. Lastly, the first sixth grade dance is
scheduled for Friday, November 18th from 7-9pm.
While the students enjoyed a day off on Friday, November 4th, the faculty attended the
National Middle School Conference at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. The Jazz
Band, Honors Chorus and Honors Strings performed at the Convention on Saturday,
November 5th.
The 4th Annual Springton Lake Open House was held on Wednesday, November 16th,
from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. to coincide with American Education Week. This year’s
theme is “A Strong America Starts with Great Public Schools”.
PENNCREST HIGH SCHOOL
During the last two weeks of October PHS seniors, who did not achieve at proficient
levels in the PSSA during spring administration of the assessment, were given an
opportunity to retake the test. Results will be available later this winter.
This month we initiated our expanded math academic assistance program. This program,
previously available only to seniors, is through the benefit of a State grant, being offered
to selected students in Grades 10 and 11. Any sophomore or junior who did not
demonstrate proficiency on the Grade 8 PSSA and seniors, who did not achieve a
proficient or higher school on the Grade 11 assessment, will meet with one of our three
math associates to receive remedial support in Math.
We are also offering language arts academic assistance to students in Grade 10 who as
9th graders were enrolled in our Standards Reading Workshop course. These are
students who did not demonstrate proficiency on the Reading section of the Grade 8
PSSA.
Aimee Davis has won the 2005 National Council of Teachers of English Achievement
Award in Writing. This is a nationally-recognized honor.
All English classes attended this year's Readers' Theatre production, Whodunit?!, on
October 27th and October 28th. Over 65 students were involved in this year's program, a
collection of mysteries performed and directed by Emanon members under the leadership
of Mrs. Sharon Sweeney.
Over 50 of Mrs. Sweeney's Advanced Placement English students and their parents
kicked off the annual "Sweeney Night at the Movies" stage-to-screen film festival on
Thursday, October 20th. The evening's film was The Spanish Prisoner, by Pulitzer Prize
winner David Mamet. The series, which offers students and parents opportunities to
share discussion about prize winning playwrights and their work, is ongoing throughout
the year.
Physical Education students have been using the new heart monitors which were
purchased with "PEP GRANT" funds.
The Penncrest Roaring Lions Marching Band won first place in the United States
Scholastic Band Association festival held at Ridley High School on October 15th. This
marks the third consecutive year the marching band has received a top placement at a
band festival. The band's performance of The Music of Riverdance generated
enthusiastic applause from the crowd as well as favorable comments from the judges.
Bands at the festival are grouped according to size. Penncrest competed in Group VI,
which consists of bands with 135 or more members. This is the largest group
classification in USSBA. The last time Penncrest competed at a USSBA festival, in 1999,
they were classified as Group I. The band would like to thank the school board and
administration of the Rose Tree Media School District for providing the resources
necessary for our growth and our level of achievement.
Selections for Media Rotary Student of the Month of October were Senior Katie
Magliochetti and Junior Amy Mills.
Led by Chrissa Kuntz and Michelle Vetter, the Penncrest High School Mother-Daughter
th
Book Club will be discussing its 20 book. The group will talk about My Sister's Keepe,r
by Jodi Picoult.
On Saturday, October 31st, three Penncrest students, Changyi Li, Mark Palli, and David
Paolo, competed against 12 other area schools in a math competition sponsored by
ATMOPAV (Association of Teachers of Mathematics of the Philadelphia Area and
Vicinity). Awards were given out for the best team of 3 and for individual winners. Mark
Palli earned 3rd place out of 36 students as an individual winner.
On Thursday, October 20th, the Penncrest High School String Ensemble, under the
direction of Antoinette Lyons, made a visit to the district elementary orchestra rehearsal,
which is held at Indian Lane Elementary School every Thursday. The Elementary
Orchestra is directed by James Walls and is comprised of 4th and 5th grade strings
musicians from all four elementary schools. The high school students helped by tuning
instruments, answering questions, and providing musical support. After the rehearsal, the
Penncrest String Ensemble stayed at Indian Lane and performed a concert. As a finale,
the high school and elementary strings students performed the Nutcracker March
together. It was a great experience for all involved and we would like to thank the
Penncrest String Ensemble and Mrs. Lyons for sharing their talents.
Latin teacher, Enoch Stevenson, has created a new Latin club. The club is in the process
of electing officers.
Penncrest is celebrating National French Week from Thursday, November 3rd until
Thursday, November 10th. Some of the events include a trivia contest on the morning
announcements throughout the week. Students and staff can win gift certificates to local
French restaurants.
The French department partnered with the International Club to sponsor a Moroccan
dinner trip to Casablanca restaurant on Thursday, November 3rd. Ninety nine students
and staff attended.
On Wednesday, November 9th, there will be an after school pétanque tournament (like
Bocce ball) at SLMS for middle and high school students.
On Wednesday evening, November 16, 2006 at 7 PM, the World Language Department
will sponsor its annual community concert. This year, Les Tourterelles, a singing duo from
Canada and France, will perform for the audience at Springton Lake auditorium. Tickets
are being sold in advance by World Language teachers at a reduced price of $6.00 or
tickets will be sold at the door for $7.00. Don't miss the opportunity to support the Phyllis
Kavanaugh Scholarship fund, an award that directly benefits Penncrest students.
OFFICE OF TEACHING AND LEARNING
TO:
Members of the Board of School Directors
Dr. Denise Kerr, Superintendent
FROM:
Dr. Susan Golder, Director of Teaching and Learning - Elementary
Dr. Steve Taylor, Director of Teaching and Learning - Secondary
DATE:
November 3, 2005
RE:
November 1, 2005, Curriculum Committee Meeting Minutes
Chairperson: Mr. Jeff Pettit
Board Members in Attendance: Veronica Barbato, Stacey Benson, Laura Boston
Jones, Nancy Fronduti, Bill Montgomery, Jeff Pettit, Tom Shoemaker, Nancy
Mackrides
Also in Attendance: Susan Golder, Steve Taylor, Anthony Lombardo, Suzanne
West, Patricia Barta
DIBELS Screening
Dr. Golder, the Director of Teaching and Learning for Elementary Education,
presented an overview of the DIBELS screening which just took place in all of RTM’s
kindergarten and first grade classrooms. DIBELs (Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early
Literacy Skills) are a set of standardized, individually administered measures of early
literacy development. They are designed to be short fluency measures used to
regularly monitor the development of pre-reading and early reading skills.
The measures were developed based on the essential early literacy domains
discussed in both the National Reading Panel (2000) and National Research Council
(1998) reports to assess student development of phonological awareness, alphabetic
understanding, and automaticity and fluency.
Results of the DIBELS screenings are used to predict individual student reading
development and to inform teachers’ differentiated instruction.
NWEA – Measures of Academic Progress (MAP)
Dr. Golder, Dr. Lombardo, and Dr. Taylor updated the board on the new Measures of
Academic Progress (MAP) Assessment that will be used beginning in December.
MAP is a product of the Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA), a non-profit
organization serving over two million students in 46 states. MAP is an assessment
that students take entirely via computer. It capitalizes on adaptive user technology to
create a unique and personalized set of questions for each student. The current
implementation plan calls for annual administration of MAP in the fall and spring in
grades 2 through 10, which will provide reliable and valid data across a broader span
of grades than previous assessments. MAP will replace both homemade teacher
benchmarks and the Terra Nova tests previously given in grades 2, 4, and 7. MAP
provides a wide variety of reports. One of its chief virtues is immediate feedback, first
to students, who get a score as soon as they finish taking the test, then to teachers,
who get a class summary of performance within 24 hours, and finally to the district,
which receives a summary of all testing within 48 hours. The reports in the MAP
package will provide valuable data about individual student achievement, class
achievement, grade and school achievement, and district achievement. These data
will inform not only programmatic decisions at the district level, but also instructional
decisions for students, parents, and teachers. For example, a detailed description of
information and skills that students are ready to learn accompanies each range of
scores for student performance. Over the course of the year, teachers will engage in
professional development in several forums—from initial training, to in-service days, to
FLEX sessions, to supervisory options—to understand and use MAP data effectively.
Rose Tree Media School District
EXCELLENCE
TODAY
FOR TOMORROW
Denise C. Kerr, Ed.D.
Superintendent of Schools
308 North Olive Street
Media, Pennsylvania 19063-2493
Telephone: 610.627.6000
Fax: 610-891-0959
www.rtmsd.org
Anne D. Callahan
Director of Human Resources
To:
Members of the Board of School Directors
Denise C. Kerr, Ed.D., Superintendent
From:
Anne D. Callahan, Director of Human Resources
Date:
November 11, 2005
Subject:
Minutes of the Personnel Committee Meeting – November 10, 2005
Mrs. Laura Boston Jones - Chairperson
Board Members in attendance: L. Boston Jones, Chair, V. Barbato, S. Benson, W.
Campbell, N. Mackrides, J. Pettit, T. Shoemaker, W. Montgomery
Also in attendance: D. Kerr, A. Callahan, S. Golder, S. Learn, H. Protzman
I.
Items for Action at Legislative Meeting – Anne Callahan
A.
Personnel Items for the Legislative Meeting
Anne Callahan presented personnel items to be placed on the
agenda of the legislative meeting of November 17, 2005, for a vote
of the full board. In addition to the items previously presented to
the Board of School Directors, there will be the addition of the
annual raise for the superintendent and the superintendent’s
performance bonus.
B.
Addition of a Personal Instructional Assistant - Mrs. Callahan
presented a request to add to the agenda the creation of a new
Personal Instructional Assistant position for a student coming to
Rose Tree Media School District under an agreement with
Wallingford Swarthmore School District. Wallingford Swarthmore
School District will pay the full cost of the salary and benefits for
this instructional assistant.
School Board members requested a copy of the agreement with
Wallingford Swarthmore School District and additional information
on how the student was to be transported to school. Those items
will be mailed home to the Board of School Directors on Friday,
November 11, 2005.
C.
Addition of 1.0 ESL Teacher – Susan Golder presented data to the
committee on the increase in the number of ELL students this
school year. Our ELL population has increased from 59 students in
2004-05 to 93 students in 2005-06, and it is anticipated that the
numbers will continue to increase. In order to be able to provide
the services recommended by the state guidelines, the district will
need to add one additional ESL teacher. Mr. Campbell and Mrs.
Barbato requested some additional information which will be sent
home.
Action:
All of the above items will be placed on the agenda of
the legislative meeting of November 17, 2005, for a vote of the full
Board.
II.
Update on BAS Implementation
In October the Board of School Directors approved an agreement with
Benefit Allocation Systems to provide an on-line benefit management
system to the district. At this meeting we discussed the timeline and
process for the implementation of that system.
III.
Administration Compensation Study – Market Survey
The committee reviewed and approved the proposed list of school districts
to be surveyed by Education Management Solutions as part of the
administrative compensation study currently underway in the district.
Committee members requested that the survey data be presented to them
in both aggregate and disaggregate form.
Action: Education Management Solutions will proceed with the survey.
Data will be presented in both formats to the Board of School Directors
upon completion of the study.
IV.
Policy Review
Dr. Kerr presented information on the reasons behind a complete policy
review. Many of our policies are not in line with current practice. The
administration has already begun a preliminary review of policies to
determine where there are discrepancies.
Mr. Campbell requested written procedures to back up all policies. It was
further recommended that we review the policies of other districts.
Mr. Pettit and Mrs. Barbato will chair a sub-committee to begin the review
process.
V.
Acting Supervisor of Maintenance
Mrs. Callahan, Mr. Protzman and Mrs. Learn presented a proposal to
appoint an Acting Supervisor of Maintenance from the current
Maintenance Department Staff at a monthly stipend of $500.
The committee agreed to proceed with this plan. The Acting Supervisor of
Maintenance will be appointed for a period of three months to serve as
Acting Supervisor of Maintenance at a stipend of $500 per month. If the
position is still needed after three months, it will be reviewed for a possible
increase of the stipend.
Action: The administration will proceed to select a current employee to fill
this position. An appointment will appear on the agenda of the legislative
meeting in November.
VI.
Executive Session.
An executive session was held for discussion of matters of personnel and
other items permitted by the Sunshine Act.
The next meeting of the Personnel Committee will be held on Tuesday,
December 13, 2005, at 7PM in the Board Room at the Education Center.
Rose Tree Media School District
308 North Olive Street
Media, Pennsylvania 19063-2493
Telephone 610.627.6000
Fax 610.891.0959
www.rtmsd.org
Denise C. Kerr, Ed.D.
Superintendent of Schools
To:
Members of the Board of School Directors
Denise C. Kerr, Ed.D., Superintendent
From:
Patti Linden
Date:
November 2, 2005
Subject:
November 1, 2005, Technology Committee Meeting Minutes
Chairperson: Mrs. Nancy Mackrides
Patti Linden
Director of Technology
and Information Science
Board Members in attendance: Nancy Fronduti, Stacey Benson, Tom Shoemaker, Jeff Pettit,
Veronica Barbato, Bill Montgomery, Bill Campbell, Laura Boston-Jones, Nancy Mackrides
Also in attendance: Patti Linden, Kim McCann-Roller, Anthony Lombardo, Mack Johnson,
Dana Sudall, DeAnn Scherer, Meg Barney, Matt Wilson, Peter Crouse, Erica Nachamkin, Julie
Heckman, Justin Ferri, Amy Roller
Demonstration of Interactive Classroom
Patti Linden introduced DeAnn Scherer and Dana Sudall, two of our Penncrest math teachers, as
part of a group of 10 teachers who participated in a 3 day workshop this summer. This workshop
combined a DCIU grant with training on new “Mimio” equipment in the district to be used in
interactive classrooms. Dana and DeAnn demonstrated for the Board how the Mimio capture bar
changes an ordinary whiteboard into an interactive tool in the classroom. With connections to a
computer and projector, the teachers were able to visually and graphically display and explain
complex mathematical formulas using software such as Geometer’s Sketchpad on the interactive
whiteboard. They also showcased the use of the Mimio tool with their teacher web pages which
contain class notes and information for students as well as links to additional helpful websites.
The students, Matt Wilson, Peter Crouse, Erica Nachamkin, Julie Heckman, Justin Ferri, and
Amy Roller all took turns explaining to the Board the uses of technology in their classrooms with
self-created websites, graphing calculators, navigational calculations, and “smart pulleys.” These
technology applications are all being used in math and science classes. The students expressed
their enthusiasm for the tools and their increased motivation for learning, as well as the hope that
other teachers will continue to explore applications that bring learning to life.
Preparation for Paperless Board Meetings
Kim McCann-Roller demonstrated for the Board how to sign-in to the home page of our RTM
website in order to access secure documents for School Board business. This protected area will
be used for the Friday updates as well as for the Legislative Meeting agenda items instead of the
paper versions that have been used in the past. The November Legislative meeting will be
electronic along with the use of paper, and the December meeting will be paperless.
Next meeting: Tuesday, December 6, 2005, at 8:00 p.m. in the Education Center Board Room
Rose Tree Media School District
EXCELLENCE
TODAY
FOR TOMORROW
Denise C. Kerr, Ed.D.
Superintendent of Schools
308 North Olive Street
Media, Pennsylvania 19063-2493
Telephone: 610.627.6000
Fax: 610-891-0959
www.rtmsd.org
Anne D. Callahan
Director of Human Resources
To:
Members of the Board of School Directors
Denise C. Kerr, Ed.D., Superintendent
From:
Anne D. Callahan, Director of Human Resources
Date:
November 11, 2005
Subject:
Minutes of the Personnel Committee Meeting – November 10, 2005
Mrs. Laura Boston Jones - Chairperson
Board Members in attendance: L. Boston Jones, Chair, V. Barbato, S. Benson, W.
Campbell, N. Mackrides, J. Pettit, T. Shoemaker, W. Montgomery
Also in attendance: D. Kerr, A. Callahan, S. Golder, S. Learn, H. Protzman
I.
Items for Action at Legislative Meeting – Anne Callahan
A.
Personnel Items for the Legislative Meeting
Anne Callahan presented personnel items to be placed on the
agenda of the legislative meeting of November 17, 2005, for a vote
of the full board. In addition to the items previously presented to
the Board of School Directors, there will be the addition of the
annual raise for the superintendent and the superintendent’s
performance bonus.
B.
Addition of a Personal Instructional Assistant - Mrs. Callahan
presented a request to add to the agenda the creation of a new
Personal Instructional Assistant position for a student coming to
Rose Tree Media School District under an agreement with
Wallingford Swarthmore School District. Wallingford Swarthmore
School District will pay the full cost of the salary and benefits for
this instructional assistant.
School Board members requested a copy of the agreement with
Wallingford Swarthmore School District and additional information
on how the student was to be transported to school. Those items
will be mailed home to the Board of School Directors on Friday,
November 11, 2005.
C.
Addition of 1.0 ESL Teacher – Susan Golder presented data to the
committee on the increase in the number of ELL students this
school year. Our ELL population has increased from 59 students in
2004-05 to 93 students in 2005-06, and it is anticipated that the
numbers will continue to increase. In order to be able to provide
the services recommended by the state guidelines, the district will
need to add one additional ESL teacher. Mr. Campbell and Mrs.
Barbato requested some additional information which will be sent
home.
Action:
All of the above items will be placed on the agenda of
the legislative meeting of November 17, 2005, for a vote of the full
Board.
II.
Update on BAS Implementation
In October the Board of School Directors approved an agreement with
Benefit Allocation Systems to provide an on-line benefit management
system to the district. At this meeting we discussed the timeline and
process for the implementation of that system.
III.
Administration Compensation Study – Market Survey
The committee reviewed and approved the proposed list of school districts
to be surveyed by Education Management Solutions as part of the
administrative compensation study currently underway in the district.
Committee members requested that the survey data be presented to them
in both aggregate and disaggregate form.
Action: Education Management Solutions will proceed with the survey.
Data will be presented in both formats to the Board of School Directors
upon completion of the study.
IV.
Policy Review
Dr. Kerr presented information on the reasons behind a complete policy
review. Many of our policies are not in line with current practice. The
administration has already begun a preliminary review of policies to
determine where there are discrepancies.
Mr. Campbell requested written procedures to back up all policies. It was
further recommended that we review the policies of other districts.
Mr. Pettit and Mrs. Barbato will chair a sub-committee to begin the review
process.
V.
Acting Supervisor of Maintenance
Mrs. Callahan, Mr. Protzman and Mrs. Learn presented a proposal to
appoint an Acting Supervisor of Maintenance from the current
Maintenance Department Staff at a monthly stipend of $500.
The committee agreed to proceed with this plan. The Acting Supervisor of
Maintenance will be appointed for a period of three months to serve as
Acting Supervisor of Maintenance at a stipend of $500 per month. If the
position is still needed after three months, it will be reviewed for a possible
increase of the stipend.
Action: The administration will proceed to select a current employee to fill
this position. An appointment will appear on the agenda of the legislative
meeting in November.
VI.
Executive Session.
An executive session was held for discussion of matters of personnel and
other items permitted by the Sunshine Act.
The next meeting of the Personnel Committee will be held on Tuesday,
December 13, 2005, at 7PM in the Board Room at the Education Center.
Rose Tree Media School District
308 North Olive Street
Media, Pennsylvania 19063-2493
Telephone 610.627.6000
Fax 610.891.0959
www.rtmsd.org
Denise C. Kerr, Ed.D.
Superintendent of Schools
To:
Members of the Board of School Directors
Denise C. Kerr, Ed.D. Superintendent
From:
Sharon A. Learn
Date:
November 15, 2005
Subject:
Minutes of November 10, 2005, Finance Committee Meeting
Sharon A. Learn
Management Services
Board Members in attendance: Veronica Barbato, Stacey Benson, Bill Campbell,
Laura Boston Jones, Nancy Mackrides, Jeff Pettit, Thom Shoemaker.
Also in attendance: Jim Czyz, Denise Kerr, Sharon Learn, Harry Protzmann
Executive Session
Tom Kelly – School Solicitor addressed the committee on a real estate tax matter.
2006 – 2007 Budget Calendar
The 2006 – 2007 budget planning, presentation and discussion will take place at least
twice a month from January through June, 2006. The Finance Committee meetings will
devote ½ hour per meeting to the 2006 – 2007 budget. And, the board will meet on the
third Tuesday of each month, starting in January, for the purpose of budget planning,
presentation and discussion. One exception to the third Tuesday is in April, due to the
spring break, the budget meeting will be on the 4th Tuesday, April 25, 2006.
The first draft of the 2006 – 2007 budget will be presented at the February 16, 2006
Finance Committee meeting. It is understood that 2006 – 2007 will be the first year of
the five year plan.
ACTION: The 2006 – 2007 Budget Calendar will be on the November 17, 2005,
Legislative Agenda.
Budgetary Transfer Requests
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 O6 - 04 Fund 10 General Fund
FROM:
Regular Instruction – Supplies
AMOUNT:
$ 1,015
TO:
AMOUNT:
Regular Instruction - Equipment
$ 1,015
RATIONALE: PHS Math department computer.
FY 06 - 05 Fund 10 General Fund
FROM:
Teaching & Learning - Supplies
AMOUNT:
$ 1,000
TO:
AMOUNT:
Office of Principal - Equipment
$ 1,000
RATIONALE: Media Elementary needs new tables for class rooms.
ACTION: Budgetary Transfer Requests will be on the November 17, 2005,
Legislative Agenda.
Pool Rental
The estimated cost to rent the Strath Haven Swimming Pool for the Penncrest High
School swim team for the 2005 – 2006 season is:
Practice Time: November 14th - March 18th
Swim Team - $8,588.00
Dive Team - $1,332.00
Meets (4) - $1,152.00
(3 hours + $60.00 (timer)) $11,072.00
Rose Tree Media residents will be offered use of the pool at the same cost as
Wallingford Swarthmore School District residents. Penncrest will not be charged for
pool usage when there are away meets, snow days, and closure of pool due to the
school schedule.
ACTION: The Strath Haven pool rental will be on the November 17, 2005,
Legislative Agenda.
Audit Update
The independent auditors, Barbacane Thornton, were in the district the week of October
31, 2005. They are scheduled to complete the field work on or before Thursday,
November 10, 2005.
Variable Rate Swaps
Ken Phillips, financial advisor from RBC Dain Rauscher responded to a recent question
by stating he recently updated the numbers that the Finance Committee had reviewed
several times throughout the 2004 – 2005 fiscal year. That study in the same format as
when Mr. Phillips met with the Board in June, 2005 was sent to the committee. While
each option changes with the market and shape of the yield curve, Mr. Phillips is still in
favor of a Fixed Receiver Swap.
The committee has expressed the need to have an independent consultant/advisor
address this topic at a future Finance committee meeting.
Tax Collection Request for Proposals
A new cover will be put on the old RFP. The RFP will be in the mail and on the web site
on or before November 18, 2005. Proposals are due in the business office not later
than 2:00 PM on December 9, 2005.
Energy Plan
An energy plan with guidelines has been drafted. Next step will be a review by the
Superintendent and other district administrators. Then, it will be ready for review by the
Finance Committee.
School Bus Ridership Report
Jim Czyz, Director of Transportation, completed the ridership report and analysis which
was distributed at the meeting. The morning and afternoon ridership data will be shared
with the committee in the November 11, 2005 packet.
Executive Session
The committee discussed a real estate issue.
The next Finance committee Meeting will be on December 13, 2005.
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
Sharon A. Learn
Management Services
To:
Members of the Board of School Directors
Denise C. Kerr, Ed.D. Superintendent
From:
Sharon A. Learn
Date:
November 15, 2005
Subject:
Minutes of November 10, 2005, Operations Committee Meeting
Board Members in attendance: Veronica Barbato, Stacey Benson, Bill Campbell,
Laura Boston Jones, Nancy Mackrides, Bill Montgomery, Jeff Pettit, Thom Shoemaker.
Also in attendance: Jim Czyz, Denise Kerr, Sharon Learn, Harry Protzmann, Kevin
Blackney.
Springton Lake Middle School – Swimming Pool
Furlow Associates prepared the cost estimate to repair or replace the pool and to bring
the entire pool area, including lockers and showers, up to code. The district’s insurance
company recommended a structural investigation. To that end, Pennoni Associates,
Inc. will meet Harry Protzmann and Sharon Learn at Springton Lake Middle School on
Monday, November 14, 2005 at 5:00 PM.
A concerned citizen attended the meeting. She has developed a web site dedicated to
the Springton Lake Middle School pool issues. www.ourpoolmatters.org
Springton Lake Middle School – Boiler Replacement - Update
Consolidated Engineers requested $4,500 in additional fees to cover their cost for
additional services. Mr. Protzmann recommended approval of this change order.
Dolan Mechanical re-piped 3 existing VAV coils in lower level rooms at a cost of $4,908.
Maintenance Addition and Penncrest High School Storage – Update
This project is underway. Many of the improvements to the maintenance area have
been done by the district’s staff. The existing building foundation extends 7 feet below
grade; new foundations must be redesigned. The concrete foundations scheduled to be
poured early in November are now on hold. The metal building scheduled to be
shipped early in November is now on hold. The new duct work is 70% complete in the
print shop and office Area
Fayette Group, General Contractor submitted two change orders. 1. Additional cost
associated with site work due to the delay, in the amount of $1,650.24. 2. Change the
existing C inlet to M inlet and raise the grade, in the amount of $1,860.00.
Pittbull Electric has agreed to an extension of the contract due to delay in receiving
permits. There is not cost associated with this change order.
ACTION: Change orders will be on the November 17, 2005 Legislative Agenda
Transportation Department Building – Update
Permits were picked up at the Middletown Township Building on Wednesday,
November 9, 2005.
Glenwood Elementary School – Project Update
Middletown Township officials notified the district that the contractor who did the HVAC
work a year ago did not apply for or receive a building permit. Harry Protzmann
immediately called the responsible contractor. This situation will be monitored.
Request for Sunday Use of Building –
Board Policy No. 707, use of School Facilities states that the use of school facilities
shall not be granted for use on Sundays and holidays except as expressly approved by
the Board.
Media Youth Wrestling is requesting use of the Penncrest High School gymnasiums on
Sunday, February 5, 2005 (Super Bowl XL) for their 4th annual fundraiser.
ACTION: The request for Sunday use by Media Youth Wrestling will be on the
November 17, 2005 Legislative Agenda.
The next Operations committee meeting will be December 13, 2005
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.”
October 27, 2005
November 10, 2005
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 December 17, 2005 at
Springton Lake Middle School. The Legislative meetings are recorded on tape.
IX.
New Business
A.
Personnel
1.
Terminations
a.
Professional - None
b.
Non-Instructional
1.
2.
Nicole Alexander, Occupational Therapist, resignation
effective November 8, 2005.
Nominations
a.
Professional
1.
Anna Wiegner, LTS Spanish Teacher, effective
November 21, 2005, at an annual salary of $40,590
Bachelor’s/Step 1. Ms Wiegner received her
Bachelor’s Degree from Eastern University. She is
assigned to Penncrest High School replacing Lisa
Weikel who is on leave. NOTE: Ms. Wiegner is being
hired pending completion of her pre-employment
paperwork.
2.
Recommend Board approval to hire the following
personnel to serve as Homebound Instructors,
effective August 29, 2005, at the rate of $39.50 per
hour:
Samantha Abelson
Todd Brown
Marie Castellan
Dorothy Delory
Thomas Durant
Robert Higgins
Alicia Hogan
Theresa Long
Mike Ludwig
Bridget Mason
Elizabeth Matlock
Carleen Megow
Felicia Quinzi
Walter Read
Kim Riviere
Carol Schmitt
James Shea
Sharon Sweeney
Janet VanEss
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Maureen Dages
Garland Denty
Melissa Edelman
Christina Fink
Marilynn Goebel
Sharon Hindenach
Cheryl Koontz
Anne Moran
Debra Schnaars
Donna Sheridan
Karen Warren
Jeanine Williamson
Jennifer Gillespie
Karen Walker
Sandra Goldman
Christine Rummel
Kathy Bielli
Liz Coulter
Michele Hart
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Douglas Waltman
Michele Woodward
James Zervanos
Suzanne Boyer
Irene Bogardus
b.
Donna Butler
Lori Barr
Sandra Davis
Christina Moran
Maureen Dages
Non-Instructional
1.
Denise Pamilio, Substitute Food Service Worker,
effective November 18, 2005, at the rate of $8.25 per
hour. NOTE: Ms. Pamilio is being hired pending
completion of her pre-employment paperwork.
2.
Aaron Gibson, Custodian, effective October 31, 2005
at the rate of $12.69 per hour. Mr. Gibson is assigned
to Springton Lake Middle School replacing Frank
Carter. NOTE: Mr. Gibson is being hired pending
completion of his pre-employment paperwork.
3.
James Foy, Interim Garage Supervisor, effective
October 17, 2005, at the rate of $190.62 per day. Mr.
Foy will work on a daily basis as an interim supervisor
until his successor is named.
4.
Dawn Alfeche, Bus Driver, to serve as a Substitute
Custodian at the rate of $12.00 per hour.
5.
Dorman Akley, Bus Driver, to serve as a Substitute
Custodian at the rate of $12.00 per hour.
6.
Yvonne Shaw, Bus Driver, to serve as a Substitute
Custodian at the rate of $12.00 per hour.
7.
Philip Quinzi, Garage Supervisor, effective December
1, 2005, at the annual salary of $49,000. Mr. Quinzi is
assigned to the Transportation Department replacing
James Foy who retired.
8.
Elizabeth Cochran, Substitute Food Service Worker,
effective November 7, 2005, at the rate of $8.25 per
hour. NOTE: Ms. Cochran is being hired pending the
completion of her pre-employment paperwork.
9.
Gina Radovic, Support Staff II, effective November
21, 2005, at the rate of $12.44 per hour. Ms. Radovic
is assigned to Rose Tree Elementary. NOTE: Ms.
Radovic is being hired pending completion of her preemployment paperwork.
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IX.
New Business
2.
Nominations
b.
Non-Instructional (continued)
10.
3.
Ronald Baldino, Acting Maintenance Supervisor,
effective November 18, 2005, at a monthly stipend of
$500.
General
a.
b.
Classification Change
1.
Teresa Henry, from Bus Aide to Substitute Bus
Driver, effective October 20, 2005.
2.
Michael Price, from Substitute Bus Driver to New Bus
Driver, effective October 19, 2005 replacing Paul
Jones.
3.
Joachim Oreskovich, from Full Time to Part Time Bus
Driver, effective November 1, 2005.
4.
Charles Kennedy, from Substitute Bus Driver to Full
Time Bus Driver effective September 21, 2005.
5.
James Fagan from Full Time to Part Time Bus
Driver, effective November 1, 2005.
6.
Benjamin Copple, from Part Time to Full Time Bus
Driver effective September 6, 2005.
Unpaid Leave of Absence
1.
c.
Lisa Weikel has requested an unpaid leave of
absence for personal reasons. Leave will commence
on November 14, 2005 and terminate August 2007.
Supplemental Contracts
1.
Michael Torosian, correction of supplemental contract
from $230.56 to $1,613.94 for Assistant Wrestling
Coach for 2004-2005 school year.
2.
Sue Williamson, from 1.0 New Teacher Mentor to .5
New Teacher Mentor, at the annual salary of $472.50.
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IX.
New Business
c.
Supplemental Contracts (continued)
3.
John Pauley, from .5 Professional Development
Coordinator to 1.0 Professional Development
Coordinator, at the annual salary of $2,500.
4
Michele
Woodward,
from
.5
Professional
Development Coordinator to 1.0 Professional
Development Coordinator, at the annual salary of
$2,500.
5.
LaVerne Motley, Elementary and Secondary Library
Coordinator for the 2005-2006 school year at the
annual salary of $5,000.
6.
Christine Rummel, Event Chaperone, Penncrest High
School for the 2005-2006 school year at the rate of
$55 per event.
7.
Cynthia Miller, Event Chaperone, Penncrest High
School for the 2005-2006 school year at the rate of
$55 per event.
8.
Recommend Board approve the following personnel
to serve as Dance Chaperones for the 2005-2006
school year at the rate of $42.58 per event:
Deanna Dachiu
Josephine Dizon
Margie Gilroy
Lisa McCarthy
Carin Newsome
Paul Norris
Megan Ostien
Alexander Tsipras
Alexis Viso
9.
Bridget Mason, .5 Foreign Language Honors Club
Sponsor for the 2005-2006 school year at the annual
salary of $496.00.
10.
Betsy Spardel, Knitting Club Sponsor for 2005-2006
school year at the annual salary of $124.00.
11.
Recommend Board approve the attached list of
athletic supplemental contracts for winter athletics.
See Attachment B.
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IX.
New Business
d.
e.
Rescind Supplemental Contracts
1.
Rescind supplemental contract for John Pauley, New
Teacher Mentor.
2.
Rescind supplemental contract for Lisa Weikel,
Foreign Language Honors club Sponsor.
Create New Position
1.
Personal Instructional Assistant – Support Staff II
Recommend the Board approve the creation of an
additional Support Staff II – Personal Instructional
Assistant position to serve the needs of a student who
will be attending Rose Tree Elementary School under
an agreement with Wallingford-Swarthmore School
District.
Background
Under an agreement with Wallingford-Swarthmore
School District, Rose Tree Media School District has
agreed to enroll a student at Rose Tree Elementary
School. The student requires a Personal Instructional
Assistant. Rose Tree Media will be reimbursed by
Wallingford-Swarthmore for the full cost of the salary
and benefits for this position.
f.
Other
1.
The following were left off of the Cafeteria pay rates
list for 2005-2006 on the October Board.
Cathy Lejman
Lisa Casey
Sandy Schoenberger
Norma Gibson
Elisa Ettien-Team Leader
$8.50/hour
$8.50/hour
$8.25/hour
$8.25/hour
$10.50/hour (correction)
2.
Recommend Board approve the 2005-2006 salary for
Denise Kerr, Superintendent, effective November 1,
2005, in the amount of $153,180.
3.
Recommend Board approve a one time Performance
Bonus for Denise Kerr, Superintendent, effective
November 1, 2005 in the amount of $3,500.
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APPENDIX X
X.
Finance
A.
Purchasing - None
B.
General
1.
Use of Swimming Pool Proposal
Resolve, that the Board approve the proposal from Woolery
Enterprises, Inc. for the use of the Strath Haven High School
swimming pool. Under the terms of the proposal, the pool will be
available for district use Monday through Friday for 13 weeks during
the 2005 – 2006 winter for the swim team. The estimated total cost
is $11,072.00. The Rose Tree Media School District community will
be able to utilize the pool during community hours at the same rate
as Wallingford-Swarthmore residents.
Background
This was discussed at the October Operations Committee and the
November Finance Committee Meeting.
2
Safety Kleen Corporation
Resolve, that the Board approve proposals for the disposal of
hazardous waste at Penncrest High School and Springton Lake
Middle School from Safety Kleen Corporation, in an amount not to
exceed $7,970.00.
Background
This is an annual event.
3.
Northwest Evaluation Association License Agreement (MAP)
Resolve, that the Board approve a license agreement with the
Northwest Evaluation Association to provide the Measures of
Academic Progress (MAP) assessment for the 2005-2006 school
year, in an amount not to exceed $28,544.00.
Background
MAP is a computer-based assessment that capitalizes on adaptive
user technology to create a unique and personalized assessment
for each student. MAP will be administered to RTM students in
grades 2 through 10 in the fall and spring. It will replace both
teacher-made benchmarks and the Terra Nova tests.
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APPENDIX X
X.
Finance
B.
General
4.
Change Orders
Change orders are acted upon in accordance with Resolution 199798 - 124, as approved by the School Board of Directors on April 23,
1998.
Resolve, that the Board approve the following change orders:
Dolan Mechanical, Inc . - Springton Lake Middle School
C.O. #4
Remove existing transformer which feeds the existing
ATC system and install a new circuit pulled from one
of the new emergency power panels.
$ 765.32
C.O. #5
Contract completion date extended to
October 7, 2005.
$
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C.O. #10
Re-pipe 3 existing VAV coils in lower level rooms
$ 4,907.80
C.O. #11
Install 3” plug valve in existing natural gas line to
isolate the science classrooms.
$ 2,597.54
C.O. #12
Replace an existing 3” 3 way ATC control valve on
heating water supply loop at Penncrest HS (new valve
supplied by District )
$ 1,426.22
Gessler - Springton Lake Middle School District
C.O. # 0.0
Additional paving: driveway leading to the
school from Providence Road.
$16,000.00
Additional concrete replacement (front entrance
area of school).
$ 9,996.00
Consolidated Engineers – Springton Lake Middle School
C.O. # 0.0
Additional fee to cover cost of additional services.
Requested by district for HVAC project. $ 4,500.00
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APPENDIX X
X.
Finance
B.
General
4.
Change Orders (cont’d)
Pitbull Electric - Maintenance Addition
C.O. - #E-001
Extension of time due to delay of permitting.
$
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Fayette Group - Maintenance Addition
C.O. – GC002
Additional cost associated with the
sitework due to the delay
$ 1,650.24
C.O. – GC003
Change existing C inlet to M
inlet, raise to grade.
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$ 1,860.00
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APPENDIX X
X.
Finance
B.
General
5.
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 O6 - 04 Fund 10 General Fund
FROM:
Regular Instruction – Supplies
AMOUNT:
$ 1,015
TO:
AMOUNT:
Regular Instruction - Equipment
$ 1,015
RATIONALE: PHS Math department computer.
FY 06 - 05 Fund 10 General Fund
FROM:
Teaching & Learning - Supplies
AMOUNT:
$ 1,000
TO:
AMOUNT:
Office of Principal - Equipment
$ 1,000
RATIONALE: Media Elementary needs new tables for class rooms.
Background
This was discussed at the November Finance Committee Meeting.
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APPENDIX X
X.
Finance
B.
General
6.
2006-2007– Budget Calendar
Resolve that the Board approve the 2006-2007 Budget Calendar.
(Attachment A)
Background
The 2006-2007 Budget Calendar was discussed at the October and
November Finance Committee Meeting.
7.
Natural Gas Contract
Resolve, that the Board approve the contract to supply
transportation gas to Penncrest High School and Springton Lake
Middle School for the month of November is for $15.381/ Dth. The
highest price paid last year was $9.311/ Dth. The cost of No. 2 fuel
oil is $ 1.57 / gallon which equates to a natural gas price of
$ 11.50 / Mcf.
Background
This item was discussed at the October Finance Committee
Meeting.
8.
Sunday Use of Penncrest High School – Media Youth Wrestling
Resolve, that the Board approve the request to use Penncrest High
School on Sunday , February 5, 2006 for the Media Youth
Wrestling Tournament Annual Fundraiser.
Background
Media Youth Wresting is requesting use of the Penncrest High
School gymnasiums on Sunday, February 5, 2005, for their 4th
annual fundraiser.
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ROSE TREE MEDIA SCHOOL DISTRICT
2006-2007 BUDGET CALENDAR
General Operating and Capital Funds Budgets
Finance Committee Meeting … October 28, 2005
Finance Committee Meeting … November 10, 2005
Legislative Meeting … November 17, 2005
October 18, 2005 (Tuesday)
Finance Committee Meeting
• Budget Calendar Discussion
November 10, 2005 (Thursday)
Finance Committee Meeting
• Budget Calendar – Discussion
o Review Budget Calendar Topics
o Budget Parameters and Assumptions
November 17, 2005 (Thursday)
Legislative Meeting – Springton Lake Middle School
• Adopt Budget Calendar
December 13, 2005 (Tuesday)
Finance Committee Meeting
• Enrollment Projection Data
• Per Pupil Expenditure Budget
January 10, 2006 (Tuesday)
Finance Committee Meeting
• 2004 – 2005 Audit Presentation
o Pam Baker, CPA
January 17, 2006 (Tuesday)
Budget Work Session
• 2005 – 2006 Staffing
• 2006 – 2007 Projected Staffing
• 2006 – 2007 Requests for New Positions
February 16, 2006 (Thursday)
Finance Committee Meeting
• Status Quo Conditions in a 2006 – 2007 Budget
• First Draft – 2006 – 2007 General Fund Budget
• Pupil Services Programs Presentation
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8:00 PM
7:00 PM
8:00 PM
8:00 PM
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
8:00 PM
ROSE TREE MEDIA SCHOOL DISTRICT
February 21, 2006 (Tuesday)
Budget Work Session
• First Draft – 2006 – 2007 Capital Funds Budgets
March 14, 2006 (Tuesday)
Finance Committee Meeting
• Review of Expenditures
o Employee Benefits Program
o Purchased and Professional Services
o Utilities, Insurance Program and Travel
o Supplies
o Equipment
o Debt Service
o Dues and Fees
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
March 21, 2006 (Tuesday)
Budget Work Session
• Topics to be Determined
7:00 PM
March 23, 2006 (Thursday)
Legislative Meeting – Springton Lake Middle School
• Tentative Budget Accepted
8:00 PM
April 18, 2006 (Tuesday)
Finance Committee Meeting
• Topics to be Determined
8:00 PM
April 25, 2006 (4th Tuesday)
Budget Work Session
• Finalize Capital Budgets
7:00 PM
May 9, 2006 (Tuesday)
Finance Committee Meeting
• Topics to be Determined
7:00 PM
May 16, 2006 (Tuesday)
Budget Work Session
• Topics to be Determined
7:00 PM
May 18, 2006 (Thursday)
Public Hearing 2006 – 2007 Budget
• Springton Lake Middle School
7:00 PM
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ROSE TREE MEDIA SCHOOL DISTRICT
June 13, 2006 (Tuesday)
Finance Committee Meeting
• Final Decisions 2006 – 2007 General Fund Budget
8:00 PM
June 20, 2006 (Tuesday)
Budget Work Session
• Last Look
7:00 PM
June 22, 2006 (Thursday)
Legislative Meeting – Springton Lake Middle School
• 2006 – 2007 Budget Adoption
8:00 PM
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ATHLETIC SUPPLEMENTALS - WINTER
SPRINGTON LAKE
2005-06
EXPERIENCE
STEP
UNIT
RATE
UNITS
SUPPLEMENTAL
SALARY
BASKETBALL BOYS - 7TH GRADE
BASKETBALL BOYS - 8TH GRADE
B. REILLY
A. VIRTUE
7
3
3
1
139
124
21
21
$2,919.00
$2,604.00
BASKETBALL GIRLS - 7TH GRADE
BASKETBALL GIRLS - 8TH GRADE
J. DIAZ
P. NORRIS
2
5
1
2
124
131
21
21
$2,604.00
$2,751.00
WRESTLING HEAD COACH
WRESTLING ASST COACH
D. PUCKETT
R. LAVOIE
7
5
3
2
139
131
21
17
$2,919.00
$2,227.00
CHEERLEADING COACH WINTER
G BOETTCHER JR.
1
1
124
18
$1,116.00
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ATHLETIC SUPPLEMENTALS - WINTER
PENNCREST
Attachment B
2005-06
EXPERIENCE STEP
BASKETBALL BOYS VARSITY COACH
BASKETBALL BOYS ASST COACH
BASKETBALL BOYS ASST COACH
BASKETBALL HEAD FRESH COACH
M. DOYLE
C. GOUSSEAUX
R. HIGGINS
J. RITTER
BASKETBALL HEAD GIRLS COACH
BASKETBALL ASST GIRLS COACH
BASKETBALL ASST GIRLS COACH
BASKETBALL FRESH GIRLS COACH
UNIT
RATE
UNITS
SUPPLEMENTAL
SALARY
3
3
8
1
1
1
3
1
124
124
139
124
44
31
31
25
$5,456.00
$3,844.00
$4,309.00
$3,100.00
S. FOODY
D. FOODY
G. GOANE
T. DURANT
1
1
1
10+
1
1
1
4
124
124
124
147
44
31
31
25
$5,456.00
$3,689.00
$3,844.00
$3,675.00
INDOOR TRACK BOYS HEAD COACH
INDOOR TRACK BOYS ASSISTANT
INDOOR TRACK GIRLS HEAD COACH
INDOOR TRACK GIRLS ASST COACH
G MUNRO
C. SMITH
Mike CLARK
C. RUMMEL
10+
7
9
1
4
3
3
1
147
139
139
124
34
26
34
26
$4,998.00
$3,614.00
$4,726.00
$3,224.00
SWIMMING GIRLS HEAD COACH
SWIMMING BOYS HEADCOACH
DIVING COACH
T. WOOLERY
A. IKELER
M. SCHLAGEL
10+
1
10+
4
1
4
147
124
147
31
31
20
$4,557.00
$3,844.00
$2,940.00
WRESTLING HEAD COACH
WRESTLING ASST COACH
WRESTLING ASST COACH
W. HELMS
M. BELL (.5)
G. JACOBS (.5)
2
1
1
1
1
1
124
124
124
44
15.5
15.5
$5,456.00
$1,922.00
$1,922.00
CHEERLEADING HEAD WINTER COACH
CHEERLEADING ASST WINTER COACH
CHEERLEADING ASST WINTER COACH
CHEERLEADING FRESH WINTER
CHEERLEADING FRESH WINTER
J ANDERSON
S. KRAUSE
(.8)
A. HOFFMAN (.2)
J. SPAHR (.5)
L. MAROLDO
(.5)
10 +
5
1
1
2
4
2
1
1
1
147
131
124
124
124
23
15.2
3.8
9.5
9.5
$3,381.00
$1,991.20
$471.20
$1,178.00
$1,178.00