REMINDER:
The general public is requested to sign the register at the “Press Table” to address the Board during the “Public Comment” section of the meeting agenda. The Board Policy for “Public
Participation in Board Meetings” is also available at the “Press Table”.
Candidates for employment, on this agenda, were approved subject to verification of the results of physical, TB Test, and drug screenings examinations, required clearances, and all other essential employment requirements under policy 303, 404 and 504, and PDE Regulations.
CONNELLSVILLE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION
NON-VOTING AGENDA PLANNING MEETING
May 11, 2015
8:00 P.M. Public Meeting
1.
CALL TO ORDER – PRESIDENT DETWILER
2.
MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS – April 6, 8, 2015
3.
TREASURER’S REPORT
4.
SECRETARY’S REPORT
5.
PAYMENT OF GENERAL FUND BILLS
6.
PAYMENT OF FEDERAL FUND BILLS
7.
PAYMENT OF CAFETERIA FUND BILLS
8.
PUBLIC COMMENT
9.
REPORT OF DEPARTMENTS:
ATHLETICS (Martucci, Fox, Means and Lembo)
1.
Executive session item regarding supplemental contract hirings.
BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS (Means, Lape, Fox and Omatick)
1.
Executive session items regarding unpaid leaves of absences.
CARNEGIE FREE LIBRARY (Duncan and Wandel)
CONNELLSVILLE AREA CAREER & TECHNICAL CTR (Harshman, Duncan, Wandel and O’Donnell)
1.
Request approval for Ronald Barry, CTC Instructor, and approximately 45 students to attend the PA
State Fire Expo, Harrisburg, PA, Friday, May 15, 2015, at no cost to the district, in accordance with the district student travel policy.
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CURRICULUM (Wandel, Duncan, Harshman and Stern)
1.
Request approval of the Senior High/CACTC Summer School offerings, as proposed.
2.
Request approval of the District Level Comprehensive Plan, as proposed.
FEDERAL PROGRAMS (Mongell, Lape, Martucci and Stern)
1.
Request approval to send a team consisting of an elementary administrator and a kindergarten teacher to the United Way Transition Conference to revise the existing transition plan, Penn State Fayette Eberly
Campus, Friday, May 15, 2015, with all costs to be paid by Federal Funds.
2.
Request approval of the Transition Camp, at an approximate cost of $6000, with all costs to be paid through Title I, as proposed.
FINANCE (Means, Martucci, Wandel and Cunningham)
1.
Request approval to authorize the Business Manager to solicit quotes for the Tax Anticipation Note
(TAN) in an amount to be determined for the 2015-2016 School Year.
2.
Request approval to appoint Arthur J. Gallager Risk Management Service and its representative Michael
Gleason as the broker of record for the Connellsville Area School District for the Workers Compensation
Program.
3.
Request approval to appoint Phil Martell as the voting representative and Cherie Routzahn as the alternate, if needed, for the Connellsville Area School District and the Connellsville Area Career and
Technical Center for the annual IU1 Health Consortium Meeting.
4.
Executive session item regarding treasurer.
FOOD SERVICE (Fox, Means, Mongell and Basinger)
LIAISON (Wandel, Harshman, Duncan and Lujetic)
PERSONNEL AND REVIEW (Lape, Mongell, Fox, Marko and Lujetic)
1.
Request approval to waive return to work after sabbatical for Daniel Laura, Senior High School teacher.
2.
Request approval for Glenda Jordan, West Crawford Elementary School monitor/aide, to take an intermittent unpaid leave of absence, as needed, for the remainder of the 2014-2015 school year.
3.
Executive session items regarding additions to the professional and support professional substitute lists and long-term substitute.
POLICY/LEGISLATIVE (Mongell, Duncan, Harshman and Lujetic)
1.
Request approval of the following revised policies:
448 – Unlawful Harassment
548 – Unlawful Harassment
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RECREATION (Martucci and Fox)
SAFETY AND SECURITY (Martucci, Mongell, Means and Parlak)
SPECIAL EDUCATION (Duncan, Lape, Martucci and Hampe)
1.
Request approval of the agreement between Adelphoi Education Inc. and the Connellsville Area School
District for alternative education services for the 2015-2016 school year, as proposed.
STUDENT SERVICES (Fox, Means, Martucci and Lujetic)
TECHNOLOGY (Harshman, Lape, Wandel and Lujetic)
1.
Request approval of the Blackboard Connect
TRANSPORTATION (Lape, Mongell, Harshman and Lembo)
1.
Request approval of the following additions to the bus/van driver list for the 2014-2015 school year:
Gilbert Knopsnider - E.W. Colborn Bus Lines
10.
PRESIDENT’S REPORT
11.
INFORMATION ITEMS PER BOARD POLICY, CONTRACT, STATURE, ETC.
A.
Patrick Maloy, Network Administrator, resigned effective upon receipt of resignation letter.
B.
Daniel Laura, Senior High School teacher, will be retiring effective June 5, 2015 and the Board
Secretary will send him a letter of appreciation for his years of service.
C.
Mandy Lynn, South Side Elementary School teacher, will be taking a Family & Medical Leave absence beginning April 22, 2015 for the remainder of the 2014-2015 school year.
D.
Vicki Snyder, Senior High School nurse, will be taking a sabbatical leave of absence for the 2015-2016 school year.
E.
John Cavanaugh, Junior High Football Asst. Coach, resigned effective immediately and the position will be posted.
F. William Shipley, CTC Instructor, and approximately 8 students attended Columbia Gas Career Day,
Greensburg, PA, Thursday, April 16, 2015, at no cost to the district, in accordance with the district student travel policy.
G. Geri Karinchak and Brandy Leasher, Dunbar Borough Elementary School teacher, chaperones Karen
Clark, Jody Mangus and Brooke Shoemaker, and approximately 28 students will be taking a field trip to Laurel Caverns, Hopwood, PA, Friday, May 15, 2015, at no cost to the district, in accordance with the district student travel policy.
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H. Beverly Keffer, Shelley Murphy, Lori Heinbaugh, Keri Cook, Jennise Rock, Megan Adams, Eileen
Salatino, Dunbar Township Elementary School staff, chaperones Rose John and Amber Fike, and approximately 69 students took a field trip to Earth Day movie, Carmike Cinema,
Greensburg, PA, and lunch at Paint Room, Connellsville, PA, Friday, April 17, 2015, at no cost to the district, in accordance with the district student travel policy.
I. Mary Ann Hensel, Melissa Farrell, Stacey Bonadio, Pam Kosinski, South Side Elementary School staff, and approximately 42 students will be taking a field trip to Wild Animal Show, Nemacolin
Woodlands Resort, Thursday, May 21, 2015, at no cost to the district, in accordance with the district student travel policy.
J. Chuck Michael, Mick Lilley, Nicole Painter, Missy Stoots, Debbie Craig, and Amy Nicholson,
Bullskin Township Elementary School staff, and approximately 60 6 th
grade students will be attending the Civil War Festival, Friday, May 29, 2015, at no cost to the district, in accordance with the district student travel policy.
K. Chuck Michael and Bullskin Township Elementary School staff and K-5 students will be attending the
Civil War Festival at different times, as scheduled, Friday, May 29, 2015, at no cost to the district, in accordance with the district student travel policy.
L. Hannah Hearn, Dari Gilpin, Karen Shandorf, Jodi Curry, Maureen Foreman, Lori Richter, CTC staff, and approximately 7 students took a field trip to PNC Park Tour and Jerome Bettis Grille 36,
Pittsburgh, PA, at no cost to the district, in accordance with the district student travel policy.
M. Jerry Matthews, Tom Niswonger and Sonia Bentley, CTC staff, and approximately 30 students took a field trip to Carpenter’s Training Center Open House, Pittsburgh, PA, Friday, May 8, 2015, at no cost to the district, in accordance with the district student travel policy.
N. Carol Rock, Marcy Witt, Stacey Traynor, Melissa Farrell, South Side Elementary School teachers, and approximately 46 students will be taking a field trip to Geyer Theater, Scottdale, PA and Washington
St. Park, Connellsville, PA, Wednesday, May 13, 2015, at no cost to the district, in accordance with the district student travel policy.
O. Nicole Painter, Mick Lilley, Debbie Craig, Amy Nichelson, Karen Mulac, Bullskin Township
Elementary School staff, and approximately 52 students will be taking a field trip to East Park for a stream study, Wednesday, May 20, 2015, and a rain date of Friday, May 22, 2015, at no cost to the district, in accordance with the district student travel policy.
P. Nicole Painter, Mick Lilley, Debbie Craig, Amy Nichelson Bullskin Township Elementary School staff, and approximately 52 students will be taking a field trip to water festival, Fayette County
Fairgrounds, Connellsville, PA, Thursday, May 21, 2015, at no cost to the district, in accordance with the district student travel policy.
Q. Nicole Painter, Mick Lilley, Amy Nichelson, Debbie Craig, Karen Mulac, Bullskin Township
Elementary School staff, and approximately 52 students will be taking a field trip to Mountain Pines
Resort for a swim party, Tuesday, June 2, 2015, at no cost to the district, in accordance with the district student travel policy.
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R. Amy Rummel, Denise Shearer, Connellsville Township Elementary School staff, and approximately
17 students will be taking a field trip to Yough Lanes, Connellsville, PA, Wednesday, May 20, 2015, at no cost to the district, in accordance with the district student travel policy.
S. John Hamman, CTC Instructor, and approximately 8 students will be attending WCCC for a college credit course, Mt. Pleasant, PA, Tuesday, May 26, 2015, at an approximate cost of $100.00 for one substitute, in accordance with the district student travel policy.
T. Jeff McWilliams, CTC Instructor, chaperone Vicki McWilliams, and approximately 50 students will be taking a field trip to Strip District, Pittsburgh, PA, Tuesday, May 12, 2015, at no cost to the district, in accordance with the district student travel policy.
U. Sarina Hoover, Lauren Parsons, C.N. Pritts Elementary School teachers, and approximately 24 students will be taking a nature walk on trail, Monday, May 11 or rain date of Tuesday, May 12, 2015, at no cost to the district, in accordance with the district student travel policy.
V. Dr. Justin Guess, Senior High School gifted teacher, and approximately 15 students will be participating in the Fayette County’s Children’s Watershed Festival, Dunbar, PA, Thursday, May 21,
2015, at an approximate cost of $180.00 for one substitute and transportation, in accordance with the district student travel policy.
W. Anissa Stafford and Nikki Painter, Bullskin Township Elementary School staff, and approximately 15 students will be attending student council lunch, Bud Murphy’s, Connellsville, PA, with a date to be determined in May or June 2015, at no cost to the district, in accordance with the district student travel policy.
X.
Rachael O’Nell, Brenda Henry, C.N. Pritts Elementary School staff, and chaperones Stephanie Emert-
Brown, Lisa Schultz, Melissa Knopsnider, Carla White, will be taking a field trip to Naugle’s Sawmill,
Champion, PA, Friday, May 15, 2015, at no cost to the district, in accordance with the district student travel policy.
Y. Linda Eicher, Beth Wagner, Megan Nulph, Bonnie Basinger, West Crawford Elementary School staff, and approximately 50 students to plant flowers at the memorial near McDonalds, Connellsville, PA,
Friday, May 15, 2015, at no cost to the district, in accordance with the district student travel policy.
Z. Dr. Justin Guess, Senior High School gifted teacher, and approximately 5 students will be participating in the State Envirothon Competition, University of Pitt Johnstown, Tuesday and Wednesday, May 19 and May 20, 2015, at an approximate cost of $300.00 for one substitute and transportation, in accordance with the district student travel policy.
AA. Amy Witt, South Side Librarian, along with staff and chaperone Mrs. Conn and approximately 175 students will be taking a field trip to East Park, Monday, June 1, 2015, at no cost to the district, in accordance with the district student travel policy.
BB. The following Buildings and Grounds uses are scheduled, subject to each individual/group providing the district with a certificate of insurance as appropriate, in accordance with the district Utilization of School District Facilities Policy:
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1.
Connellsville Junior High Interact Club will be using the Junior High gym, cafeteria, room 14, lawn for Sydney’s Shake-a-thon, Saturday, May 30, 2015, 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
2.
Spanish Honor Society will be using the Senior High School auditorium for induction ceremony, Tuesday, April 28, 2015, 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
3.
Connellsville Pony and Colt League will be using the Trotter Field for baseball games April thru June 2015.
4.
Connellsville Recreation Board will be using the Senior High School swimming pool
Wednesdays and Thursdays, June 24, 25, July 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, 23, 29 and 30, 2015, 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Group Charges
5.
Bullskin Lioness Club will be using the Bullskin Township Elementary School multi-purpose room during election, Tuesday, May 19, 2015, 6:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
6.
Connellsville Youth Basketball will be using the West Crawford Elementary for basketball,
Mondays and Wednesdays full gym and Tuesdays and Thursdays half gym, October 19, 2015 thru March 17, 2016, 5:45 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
7.
John Woodruff Running Club will be using the Falcon Stadium for a 5K, Wednesday, July 8,
2015, 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
8.
Falcon Band will be using the Senior High School auditorium for a band concert, Thursday,
May 28, 2015, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
9.
Falcons Abroad will be using the Senior High School Room 121 for parent meeting for students, Thursday, May 21, 2015, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
10.
Automotive Technology & Collision Technology will be using the CTC lobby and parking lot for car and bike show, Friday, May 15, 2015, 2:25 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
11.
Beth Jenkins Dance Zone will be using the Junior High School for dance rehearsals on
Thursday, June 18, noon to 10:00 p.m. and Saturday, June 20, 1:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. and rehearsals on Friday, June 19, 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. and Sunday, June 21, 2015, 4:00 p.m. to
10:00 p.m. Group Charges
12.
ADJOURN
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