NORTH PENN SCHOOL DISTRICT
Lansdale, PA 19446-3960
INFORMATIONAL SHEETS
ITEM NUMBER: 04-15______
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SUBJECT: New and Amended Board Policies
MONTH/YEAR PRESENTED TO BOARD: February 2015
INITIATED BY: Dr. Diane Holben
COMMITTEE: Education/Community/Policy Committee
RECOMMENDATION: Recommend approval of new Board Policy #6175: Home
Education Progams and amended Board Policy #6162: School Volunteers.
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BACKGROUND:
One new policy and one amended policy are being presented for the Board’s review and approval
process. The policies are as follows:

Board Policy #6175: Home Education Programs [new]

Board Policy #6162: School Volunteers [amended]
Both policies have been reviewed by the NPSD Solicitor.
[Note: Changes to the amended policies are indicated in the following manner: additions in
italics and bold; deletions with a strikethrough.]
Date Prepared: 2/11/2015
NORTH PENN SCHOOL DISTRICT
School Board Policy
6175(a) [new policy]
INSTRUCTION
Elementary and Secondary
Home Education Programs
Children residing in the district may comply with compulsory education laws through private
tutoring or through home schooling programs (schooling by a parent or guardian or other person
having legal custody of the child), rather than by attending district schools.
Home education students (those being educated by private tutor or in a home schooling
program) are not enrolled in the North Penn School district; therefore, they are not eligible to
participate in school district courses. However, they may use school libraries if they make
arrangements in advance with the superintendent’s office. Home school students may also
participate in extra-curricular activities by contacting the principal of the school that they would
attend if they were enrolled in the district.
The district will not award a diploma or otherwise acknowledge the completion of a home
education student’s program of studies.
Definitions
“Home Education Program” shall mean a program conducted by the parent or guardian or such
person having legal custody of the child or children. A home education program shall not be
considered a nonpublic school.
“Appropriate Education”, as applied to a home education program, shall mean a program
consisting of instruction in the required subjects for the time required by the Pennsylvania Public
School Code and in which the student demonstrates sustained progress in the overall program.
“Supervisor”, as applied to a home education program, shall mean the parent or guardian or
such person having legal custody of the child or children who shall be responsible for the
provision of instruction, provided that such person has a high school diploma or its equivalent.
Procedure for Instituting a Home Education Program
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6175(b)
The parent/guardian/legal custodian of the child or children shall file an affidavit with the
superintendent of the residing district prior to the commencement of the home education
program. The affidavit shall state the following:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Name of supervisor of the home education program
Person responsible for instruction
Name and age of each child participating in the program
Address and telephone number of the home education program site
That such subjects as required by law are offered in the English language
Outline of proposed education objectives by subject area
Evidence that the child has been immunized in accordance with the provisions of
Section 1303(a) of the Pennsylvania Public School Code and has received the health
and medical services required for students of the child’s age or grade level in Article XIV
of the Pennsylvania Public School Code
8. That the home education program shall comply with the provisions of Section 1327.1 of
the Pennsylvania Public School Code and that the notarized affidavit shall be
satisfactory evidence thereof
NOTE: If the home education is to continue beyond the initial year, a revised affidavit
shall be filed with superintendent prior to August 1 of each successive year that the
home education program is in effect.
9. The affidavit shall contain a certification to be signed by the supervisor that the
supervisor and all adults living in the home (where the program is conducted) have not
been convicted of the criminal offenses enumerated in Subsection E of Section 111 of
the Pennsylvania Public School Code within five years immediately preceding the date
of the affidavit.
Requirements for a Home Education Program
1. A child or children enrolled in a home education program under the direction of a
supervisor must be provided a minimum of 180 days of instruction or 900 hours of
instruction per year at the elementary level (Gr. K-6) or 990 hours per year at the
secondary level (Gr. 7-12).
2. Required courses at the elementary level shall include the following: English (to include
spelling, reading, and writing), Arithmetic, Science, Geography, History of the United
States and Pennsylvania, Civics, Safety Education (including the regular and continuous
instruction in the dangers and prevention of fires), Health and Physiology, Physical
Education, Music, and Art.
3. Required courses at the secondary level shall include the following: English (to include
language, literature, speech, and composition), Science, Geography, Social Studies (to
include civics, world history, United States history, and Pennsylvania history),
Mathematics (to include general mathematics, algebra, and geometry), Art, Music,
Physical Education, Health and Safety Education (including the regular and continuous
instruction in the dangers and prevention on fires)
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6175(c)
4. A home education program may include, at the discretion of the supervisor: Economics,
Biology, Chemistry, Foreign Languages, Trigonometry, or other age appropriate courses
as contained in Chapter 5 (Curriculum Requirements) of the State Board of Education.
5. The district shall, at the request of the supervisor, lend to the home education program
copies of the district’s planned courses, textbooks, and other curriculum materials
appropriate to the student’s age and grade level. Supervisors who intend on having their
students participate in statewide tests administered by the district at no cost should
notify the district’s Home Education Program Supervisor early in the school year so that
the school can order extra tests and make arrangements for where they will be
administered.
Evaluation Requirements
1. After filing the affidavit and commencing home education, the supervisor must
demonstrate that appropriate education is occurring by maintaining a portfolio for each
student containing the following:
a. A log made contemporaneously with the instruction which designates, by title, the
reading materials used, and samples of any writings, worksheets, workbooks, or
creative materials used or developed by the student
b. In grades 3, 5, and 8, results of nationally normed standardized achievement
tests in reading/language arts and mathematics or the results of statewide tests
administered in these grade levels.
2. A teacher or administrator who evaluates a portfolio at the elementary level or secondary
level shall meet the requirements established in law.
3. An annual written evaluation of the student’s educational progress as determined by a
licensed clinical or school psychologist, a teacher certified by the Commonwealth, or a
nonpublic school teacher or administrator is required. The evaluation shall be based, in
part, on an interview of the child and a review of the portfolio and shall certify whether or
not an appropriate education is occurring. At the request of the supervisor, persons with
other qualifications may conduct the evaluation with the prior consent of the
superintendent. In no event shall the evaluator be the supervisor or his/her spouse.
4. An evaluator’s certification stating that an appropriate education is occurring for the
school year under review shall be provided to the superintendent by June 30 of each
year.
If the supervisor fails to submit the certification due on June 30, the
superintendent shall send a letter by certified mail (return receipt requested) to the
supervisor of the home education program, stating that the certification is past due and
notifying the supervisor to submit the certification within ten (10) days of receipt of the
certified letter. If the certification is not submitted within that time, the board shall
provide for a proper hearing.
5. If the superintendent has a reasonable belief, at any time during the school year, that
appropriate education may not be occurring in the home education program, or that the
home education program is out of compliance with any other provisions of the
Pennsylvania Public School Code, he may submit a letter to the supervisor, by certified
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6175(d)
mail (return receipt requested) requiring that an evaluation be conducted and that an
evaluator’s certification stating that an appropriate education is occurring for the school
year under review, be submitted to the district within thirty (30) days of the receipt of the
certified letter. The certified letter shall include the basis for the superintendent’s
reasonable belief. If required tests have not been administered at the time of the receipt
of the certified letter by the supervisor, the supervisor shall submit the other required
documentation to the evaluator and shall submit the test results to the evaluator with the
completed documentation at the conclusion of the school year. If the certification is not
submitted to the superintendent within thirty (30) days of receipts of the certified letter,
the board shall provide for a proper hearing in accordance with the law.
Hearing Procedures
1. When a hearing is required, the board shall provide for a proper hearing by a duly
qualified and impartial hearing examiner within thirty (30) days.
2. The hearing examiner may not be an officer, employe or agent of the district,
Montgomery County Intermediate Unit or the Department of Education.
3. The hearing examiner shall render a decision within fifteen (15) days of the hearing
except that he/she may require the establishment of a remedial education plan mutually
agreed to by the superintendent and supervisor of the home education program which
shall continue the home education program.
4. The decision of the hearing examiner may be appealed by either the supervisor of the
home education program or the superintendent to the Secretary of Education,
Commonwealth Court or court of common pleas. The home education program may
continue during the time of any appeal.
5. If the hearing examiner finds that the evidence does not indicate that appropriate
education is taking place in the home education program, that program for the child shall
be out of compliance with the requirements of the Pennsylvania Public School Code
regarding compulsory school attendance and home education programs. The student
shall then be promptly enrolled in the district, a nonpublic school or a licensed private
academic school.
6. At such time as the child’s home education program has been determined to be out of
compliance, the supervisor or spouse of the supervisor of the home education program
shall be ineligible to supervise a home education program for that child for a period of 12
months from the date of such determination.
Students with a Disability
Section 1327 of the Pennsylvania Public School Code provides that a home education program
meets the compulsory attendance requirements for students identified as a student with a
disability pursuant to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act only when the program
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addresses the specific needs of the exceptional student and is approved by a teacher with a
valid certificate from the Commonwealth to teach special education or a licensed clinical or
certified school psychologist. Written notification of such approval is submitted with the annual
notarized affidavit.
Transfer of Students in Home Education Programs
1. When a district child or children in a home education program intend to relocate to
another school district within this Commonwealth, the supervisor of the home education
program must apply, by registered mail, thirty (30) days prior to the relocation, to the
superintendent requesting a letter of transfer for the home education program to the
district where the home education program is relocating.
2. The superintendent must issue the letter of transfer thirty (30) days after receipt of the
registered mail request of the home education program supervisor.
3. If the home education program is not in compliance with Section 1327.1 of the
Pennsylvania Public School code, the superintendent must inform the home education
supervisor and the superintendent of the district to which the home education program is
relocating the status of the home education program and the reason for the denial of the
letter of transfer.
4. If the home education program is in hearing procedures, the superintendent must inform
the home education supervisor, the assigned hearing examiner, and the superintendent
of the district to which the home education program is relocating the status of the home
education program and the reason for the denial of the letter of transfer.
5. The letter of transfer must be filed by the supervisor of the home education program with
the superintendent of the new district of residence.
6. In the case of pending proceedings, the new district of residence superintendent shall
continue the home education program until the appeal process is finalized.
Adopted:
NORTH PENN SCHOOL DISTRICT
School Board Policy
6162
INSTRUCTION
Reference: Administrative Regulation #6162
Elementary and Secondary
Instructional Services
[Volunteer Aides] School Volunteers
[In order to provide teachers with more time to teach and allow students to benefit from
the diverse talents and skills within the community, the North Penn School District shall
maintain an active program of school volunteer assistance.
While volunteers shall not be asked to assume the professional responsibilities of the
school staff, carefully selected volunteer aides may be used to help classroom teachers
and other professional employees in the district schools so long as the students
involved are under the general supervision of the teacher or other professional
employee. Under these conditions, a reasonable degree of supervision over the students
may be exercised by the volunteer aide.
The superintendent shall maintain supervisory control over the program and shall
provide for the development of administrative guidelines in the implementation of
volunteer service. General administration of the volunteer program in the district shall
be the responsibility of the coordinator of volunteer services. An advisory committee of
community persons and school employees shall assist in the administration of the
program.
The principal (or designee) shall assume the same general authority over volunteers as
in the case with other employees of each school. A community person, known as a
building coordinator, shall work with the principal in recruiting and assigning aides.
Basically, the requirements of a school volunteer are general good health and moral
character, a sincere interest in children, a belief that they can learn, and a genuine desire
to help in the schools. When training is needed it will be provided by the district.]
The board recognizes that community volunteers can make valuable contributions to the
educational program. The use of community volunteers is endorsed by the board,
subject to legal requirements and administrative procedures.
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6162(b)
The board authorizes the selection and use of parents, community members, and others
as volunteers to assist and supplement regular district staff. The board defines a North
Penn School District Volunteer as an adult individual who provides a service to students,
staff or school/district operations without compensation.
Examples of volunteer
activities include chaperoning field trips, assisting at classroom or school events,
reading in classrooms, shelving books in the library and office support with
photocopying.
A volunteer is not considered an employee of the school district. A volunteer shall
receive no wages or other consideration which has a monetary value for the performance
of volunteer services. The volunteer position is not a right, but rather a privilege that is
conferred by the board and the administration. As such, any volunteer position or
volunteer may be eliminated at any time.
Volunteers do not assume the responsibilities of school district staff but may, under the
direction of the school principal(s), teachers, or coaches, provide assistance in an
approved and appropriate school level activity such as tutoring, demonstrating,
chaperoning, monitoring, speaking, reading, athletic activities and similarly appropriate
activities.
Clearance Requirements
Effective immediately, new volunteers must submit the following clearances to the
district for review prior to commencing their volunteer service:

PA Child Abuse History Clearance;

PA State Police Criminal Background Check; and

Either a North Penn School District Volunteer Affirmation or a Report of Federal
Criminal History Record (fingerprinting)
Upon review of the submitted clearance materials, the district will make a determination
as to whether an individual is properly qualified to serve as a volunteer. Volunteers must
obtain and submit updated clearances to the district every 36 months.
Effective July 1, 2015, the only individuals who will be authorized to serve as volunteers
are those whose background clearances have been submitted, reviewed and approved
by the district and anyone who has been approved by the superintendent to serve as a
Provisional Volunteer.
Provisional Volunteers
The board authorizes the superintendent to approve, on a case-by-case basis,
individuals to serve as provisional volunteers without requiring them to submit
background clearances pursuant to this Policy. The superintendent may only approve
provisional volunteers to the extent permitted by law. An individual may not be approved
as a provisional volunteer if that individual’s service as a volunteer will include being
responsible for the welfare of a child, providing for the care, supervision, guidance or
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control of children or having routine interaction with children. Provisional volunteers
who enter a district school as part of their volunteer service shall be required to submit
to all security protocols required of other school visitors and shall be accompanied by
district staff at all times.
Policy:
Adopted: October 18, 1971
Amended:
July 15, 1976
Reviewed: September 19, 1991
Amended: ________2015
NORTH PENN SCHOOL DISTRICT
Lansdale, PA 19446-3960
ITEM NUMBER: ___05-15_________
SUBJECT:
Extended School Care Fees
MONTH / YEAR PRSENTED TO BOARD:
INITIATED BY:
Steve Skrocki
COMMITTEE:
Finance Committee
February 2015
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommend approval to establish the Extended School Care Program fees for the
2015-2016 school year, per the attached fee sheet.
BACKGROUND:
Based upon the costs that will be incurred in the upcoming year (see attachment for the
2015-2016 Extended School Care Fees), the Extended School Care Program needs to
set fees for the 2015-2016 school year. These fees still place us below the competition
in terms of the cost our families pay for their child care services.
The 2015-2016 Extended School Care Program will continue to
offer a hot breakfast program and an afternoon snack, while
including fees for early dismissals on scheduled afternoons. We
will continue to employ a well-trained, qualified and mature staff.
State and county subsidized child care clients are accepted in both the summer camp and
the before and after care Extended School Care programs.
DATE PREPARED:
January 15, 2015
2015-2016
North Penn Extended School Care Program
Monthly Fees
2 days per week
3 days per week
4 days per week
5 days per week
Before School Care
2nd child
3rd child
$117.00
$105.00
$82.00
$148.00
$133.00
$104.00
$180.00
$162.00
$126.00
$212.00
$191.00
$148.00
After School Care
2nd child
3rd child
$153.00
$138.00
$107.00
$195.00
$176.00
$137.00
$237.00
$213.00
$166.00
$279.00
$251.00
$195.00
Before & After School Care
2nd child
3rd child
$205.00
$185.00
$144.00
$261.00
$235.00
$183.00
$317.00
$285.00
$222.00
$373.00
$336.00
$261.00
* Parents selecting a two, three or four day fixed schedule must specify days of attendance at the time of registration. No additional fees
will be incurred for early dismissals which fall on your child's regularly scheduled afternoons.
* Fees are based on a 180 day school calendar. Care is billed in 9 equal payments, September-May and at one half the
monthly fee in June.
* Families requiring a flexible schedule will be assessed a monthly administrative fee of $20, per child. An additional fee of $10.00 per day will be
assessed to those whose flexible afternoons fall on early dismissal days. Flexible families must submit their schedules to the Extended School
Care Office by Friday at noon for the upcoming week.
* The option to purchase additional days of care will be offered to any parent whose child is an Extended School Care Program participant, on
a space available basis, with a minimum of 5 business days notice. An additional morning can be purchased at a rate of $15.00, an afternoon
at $20.00, a morning and afternoon at $26.00, an early dismissal afternoon at $28.00 and a morning and early dismissal afternoon at $29.00.
Inservice day care will be offered at a rate of $33.00 per day.
2014-2015 Child Care Rate Survey
Before Care
5 days
4 days
After Care
3 days
2 days
5 days
Before and After School Care
4 days
3 days
2 days
454/month
5 days
4 days
3 days
Sibling Discount
Schools
Served:
Comments:
10% for 2nd child
GN, KNP, NW
6:30AM-6:00PM, snow, early dismissal
and holidays included, pm snack. $40
for days off
2 days
Kid's Unlimited 2015 Price
379/month
Kindercare - North Wales* 2014 Prices
333/month
333/month
250/month
201/month
303/month 303/month
227/month
182/month
587/month 587/month
443/month
352/month
10% for 2nd child
10% discount for Merck
BP, GN, GS, ING,
NW, WF
6:30AM-6:30PM, brk/lunch/snacks on
full days,$85 registration fee, addt'l
charge for holidays/snow days $35,
hourly $15
Kindercare- Lansdale* 2014 Prices
549/month
549/month
413/month
330/month
549/month 549/month
413/month
330/month
606/month 606/month
455/month
364/month
10% for oldest child
BP, HAT, KNP,
KLP, OP, WF
6:30AM-6:30PM addl't $20 for snow &
holidays, reg fee $85 ($150 per family)
La Petite Academy - 40 Foot Road* 2014
Price
349/month
349/month
296/month
239/month
451/month 451/month
383/month
311/month
549/month 549/month
466/month
371/month
10% for 2nd child
HAT, ING, NASH,
OP, WF
addl't $10 for snow days, 6:30AM6PM, $125 reg. fee ($190 for a family),
includes am/pm snack and lunch on
full days.
430/month
+40
transportation
310/month
+ 40
transportation
10% for 2nd child
225/month +
40 transportation
GN, GS, KNP, NWL pm snack, $100 registration fee, 7am6pm
none
BP, GN, GS, ING,
snow/holidays & in-services $ 40 day
KNP, NW, OP, WF, addt'l fee, 6:30AM-6:00PM, $50
YK
annual registration fee.
Malvern School - N. Wales *2014 Prices
North Penn YMCA 2014 Prices
255/month
North Penn Extended School Care
9 equal monthly payments Sept-May/50% of
fee in June
208/month
North Penn Extended School Care
Proposed 2015-16
212/month
549/month
385/month
+ $40
transporration
315/month
176/month
180/month
146/month
114/month
148/month 117/month
* Prices are based on weekly fees x 36 weeks/9.5 months, obtained in a December 2014 telephone survey.
274/month 234/month
350/month
192/month
151/month
279/month 237/month 195/month 153/month
366/month 311/month
256/month
373/month 317/month 261/month
201/month
10% & 30% 2nd & 3rd
child
All schools
10% & 30% 2nd & 3rd
205/month child
All schools
includes E. Dis/hot bkfst, addt'l $32 for
holidays, 7AM-6PM
per diem rates: $15 am,
$20 pm, $26 am/pm
Holiday Care: $32
NORTH PENN SCHOOL DISTRICT
Lansdale, PA 19446-3960
ITEM NUMBER: _06-15___________
SUBJECT:
Extended School Care Summer Camp Fees
MONTH / YEAR PRESENTED TO
BOARD:
INITIATED BY:
Steve Skrocki
COMMITTEE:
Finance Committee
February 2015
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommend approval to establish the Extended School Care’s summer
camp program price at $245.00 per week for the 2015 year. (Pro-rated
for the week of June 29- July 3, 2015.)
BACKGROUND:
Based upon the costs that will be incurred in the upcoming year the Extended
School Care Program needs to set the fees for summer camp for 2015.
Camp will be offered from 7:00am – 6:00pm,
Monday through Friday, from June 15th– August 7th,
excluding July 3th. Camp will be offered in eight, one
week sessions at Bridle Path and Gwyn Nor
Elementary Schools. The program will include arts
and crafts, recreational activities, open swim, a
weekly field trip, breakfast, lunch and an afternoon
snack.
State and county subsidized child care clients are accepted in both the
camp and the Extended School Care programs.
DATE PREPARED:
January 14, 2015
2014-15 Summer Camp Rate Survey
Highpoint* (2014 price)
Camp
5 days
424/week
4 days
424/week
3 days
318/week
2 days
212/week
Sibling
Discount
1 day
106
Additional
Fees
Swim lessons.
Hours
7:00AM-6:00PM
Includes:
recreational swimming, laser
tag, rope courses, sports, arts
and crafts, zipline
Hopwood Day Camp* (2015 price)
360/week
10% off 2nd child
30% off ext hours
BucksMont Indoor Sports Center* (2015 price) 299/week
Kindercare - Lansdale* (2014 price)
254/week
Kindercare - N. Wales* (2014 price)
263/week
North Penn YMCA* (2014 price)
210/week
229/week
263/week
One time trip to amusement park parents pay $10 registration
fee/week. Fees are due in full by
5/15.
6:30AM-5:30PM
swimming 3x/day, bi-weekly
trip, pm snack
Trips $10.00, lunch $6.00 per day.
$50 deposit due at the time of
registration.
7:30am-6:00pm
sports, games, swimming, arts
and crafts
187/week
150/week
75/week
10% off 2nd child
$375 per summer activity fee
6:30AM-6:30PM
brkfst, lunch, snacks, trips
198/week
158/week
79/week
10% off 2nd child
$400 per summer activity fee
6:30AM-6:30PM
brkfst, lunch, snacks, trips
$15 off 2nd child
$30 membership fee
6:30AM-6:00PM
swimming/trip alternate weeks
Rainbow Express * (2015 price)
220/week
must buy in 2
week
sessions
Kids Unlimited - N. Wales* (2014 price)
200/week
North Penn Extended School Camp
2014 Rate
237/week
Proposed 2015 NPESC camp fees:
245/week
*Prices include extended hours and are based on a telephone survey conducted in December 2014.
Must join Lansdale Pool. $105
resident/$175 non-resident rate for
youth membership.
6:30am-6:00pm
2 weekly trips, swimming 3x
sold in 2 week
per week, snacks. Sold in 2
sessions/10 hours week sessions only.
of care day
6:30AM-6:00PM
2 snacks/trip alternate weeks
10% off 2nd child
7:00AM-6:00PM
swimming 3x a week, weekly
trip, breakfast, lunch, pm
snack
10% off 2nd child
7:00AM-6:00PM
swimming 3x a week,
weekly trip, breakfast, lunch,
pm snack
NORTH PENN SCHOOL DISTRICT
Lansdale, PA 19446-3960
Informational Sheet
ITEM NUMBER: __07-15__________
SUBJECT:
Delinquent Real Estate Tax Collection
MONTH / YEAR PRESENTED TO BOARD:
INITIATED BY:
Stephen Skrocki
COMMITTEE:
Finance Committee
February 2015
RECOMMENDATION:
Ratification of the submission of the delinquent real estate and interim taxes to the
Montgomery and Bucks County Tax Claim Bureaus.
BACKGROUND:
Unpaid real estate tax balances for school tax bills issued July 1, 2014 were turned over to
the Montgomery and Bucks County Tax Claim Bureaus for delinquent collection by
January 15, 2015.
For the 2014-15 tax bill year there were 573 parcels unpaid totaling $2,288,164.61 at the
face amount.
The breakdown follows:
MUNICIPALITY
Hatfield Borough
Hatfield Township
Lansdale Borough
Line Lexington
Montgomery Township
North Wales Borough
Towamencin Township
Upper Gwynedd Township
# PARCELS
11
118
117
3
149
14
82
79
TOTAL:
573
$ AMT LIENED
$
23,867.94
$
530,107.62
$
507,147.71
$
7,685.71
$
668,946.49
$
33,959.67
$
244,645.86
$
271,803.61
$
2,288,164.61
The individual lists are available in the Business Office and online at the District Website
under School Economics 101.
DATE PREPARED:
February 13, 2015
DMJ G:\Business Office\_DirBusiness\BoardOfDirectors\InfoSheets\2014-15\2014-15TaxLiens.docx
2/13/2015 9:30 AM
NORTH PENN SCHOOL DISTRICT
Lansdale, PA 19446-3960
INFORMATIONAL SHEETS
ITEM NUMBER: ____08-15_____
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SUBJECT: 2014-15 ASSIGNMENTS - EXTRA DUTY
MONTH/YEAR PRESENTED TO BOARD: February 2015
INITIATED BY: Dr. Diane Holben
COMMITTEE:
Board Leadership
RECOMMENDATION: Recommend approval of additions and changes to extra duty and department
chair assignments for the 2014-15 school year.
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BACKGROUND:
GROUP
EXPERIENCE
SALARY
3
F
$4, 114.00
5
3
3
3
3(½)
C
A
A
A
A
$5, 815.00
$3, 024.00
$3, 024.00
$3, 024.00
$1, 618.00
B
$3, 236.00
A
$ 2,014.00
A
$3, 024.00
A
$ 1,512.00
RECOMMENDATIONS
Michael Renzi – Head Coach, Softball – 9
PF
NPHS
Heather Mellow – Head Coach, Girls Lacrosse
Chris Young – Assistant Coach, Girls Lacrosse
Mary Ward – Assistant Coach, Softball
Jennifer Conrad – Assistant Coach, Softball
Charles Carr – Assistant Coach, Boys Lacrosse
EXTRA DUTY
CHANGES
PD
FROM: Cathy Hibbs – Head Coach, Lacrosse - 9
TO: Jenna Hoffman – Head Coach, Lacrosse – 9
FROM: Jenna Hoffman, Assistant Coach, Lacrosse
– 7/8
TO: Cathy Hibbs, Assistant Coach, Lacrosse – 7/8
PF
NPHS
Date Prepared:
February 12, 2015
3
2
FROM: Kari Anderson – Head Coach, Softball –
7/8
TO: Jill Conti – Head Coach, Softball – 7/8
3
FROM: Mike Tappen – Assistant Coach, Boys
Lacrosse
TO: Tim Seibert – Assistant Coach, Boys Lacrosse
3(½)
GROUP
EXPERIENCE
SALARY
EXTRA DUTY
CHANGES
NPHS
FROM: Chad Gunzenhauser – Assistant Coach,
Baseball
TO: Kevin Harris – Assistant Coach, Baseball
3
D
$3, 675.00
FROM: Kevin Harris – Assistant Coach, Baseball
TO: Patrick Brett – Assistant Coach, Baseball
3(½)
3(½)
B
$1, 618.00
FROM: Mike Tappen – Assistant Coach, Boys
Lacrosse
TO: Tim Seibert – Assistant Coach, Boys Lacrosse
3(½)
A
$1, 618.00
FROM: William Bartle, Dept. Chair Health/PE
TO: Jonathan Fluck, Dept. Chair Health/PE
-
0
$1, 262.00
Renee Womack, Assistant Coach – Girls’ Basketball
4
B
$4, 114.00
UNITS
EXPERIENCE
STIPEND
0.5
0
DEPT. CHAIR
CHANGES
NPHS
RATIFICATION
NPHS
INTRAMURAL
Walton Farm
FROM: Patti Melchior, Math 24 Club
TO: Jeannine Bria, Math 24 Club
$
105.00
NORTH PENN SCHOOL DISTRICT
Lansdale, PA 19446-3960
INFORMATIONAL SHEETS
ITEM NUMBER: _09-10______
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SUBJECT: Grant Funding for Extended School Care Program
MONTH/YEAR PRESENTED TO BOARD: February 2015
INITIATED BY: Dr. Diane Holben
COMMITTEE: Education/Community/Policy
RECOMMENDATION: Recommend approval to apply for support grant funding from the Pennsylvania
Department of Public Welfare’s Keystone Stars Program in the amount of $2365.00.
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BACKGROUND:
Support grants are currently available from the Department of Public Welfare to child care centers who
participate in the Keystone Stars Program, Pennsylvania’s program to improve the quality of child care. This
voluntary program recognizes regulated child care providers who exceed state health and safety standards.
The funding will be used to purchase supplies and materials and to replace consumable and worn equipment.
Based on the Extended School Care enrollment at each elementary building, the district is eligible to apply for
and receive $2365.00 for the program at Hatfield Elementary.
DATE PREPARED: 2/4/2015
NORTH PENN SCHOOL DISTRICT
Lansdale, PA 19446-3960
INFORMATIONAL SHEETS
ITEM NUMBER: 10-15
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SUBJECT: Bridle Path Basketball Group – Facilities Use Proposal
MONTH/YEAR PRESENTED TO BOARD: February 2015
INITIATED BY:
Thomas Schneider
COMMITTEE: Support Services
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommend approval to allow the Silver Bullets Basketball Group use the Bridle Path gymnasium to play
basketball through the 2014/2015 school year in accordance with School Board Policy 1330.
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BACKGROUND:
Policy 1330, Use of Facilities and Equipment, establishes the process and procedures how outside groups are
able to use or rent North Penn facilities. This policy establishes seven (7) different classes of use definitions.
These classes range from district sponsored groups, local governmental groups, nonprofit groups, for profit
commercial groups and a class for all other groups. The class for all other groups, Class 7, does not outline
fees and requires that the Board of School Directors to approve the use and establish the fee for the group.
We have been requested to bring forth to the Board a request from a group of residents to use the Bridle Path
gymnasium on Saturday mornings (when available) at a rate of $25.00 per evening for the period starting
March through June. The group has provided a liability insurance policy quote and is willing to provide a
certificate of insurance and a list of all persons partaking in the facility use.
The Administration and the Support Services Committee have reviewed and recommended approval of this
request.
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NORTH PENN SCHOOL DISTRICT
Lansdale, PA 19446-3960
INFORMATIONAL SHEETS
ITEM NUMBER: 11-15
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SUBJECT: Energy (Electricity) Transaction Confirmation
MONTH/YEAR PRESENTED TO BOARD: February 2015
INITIATED BY: Tom Schneider
COMMITTEE: Support Services
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommend ratification of the electricity transaction with Direct Energy Business for electricity
supply for all current North Penn School District accounts, as listed.
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BACKGROUND:
On January 20, 2015 electricity supply was locked with Direct Energy Business for the quantities and months
listed below:
Electricity Procurement

50% of the electricity for summer 2015 – April 2015 to October 2015 at $0.0555/kWh
The initial 50% of electricity was locked on September 11, 2014 at a price of $0.06513/kWh which provides a
blended price for the summer of $0.0603/kWh which is well below PECO’s utility benchmark of
$0.1087/kWh.
The Administration and the Support Services Committee have reviewed and recommend ratification of
these transactions.
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