SUPERINTENDENT'S LETTER
April 20, 2006
Among the actions taken by the Board at its meeting last evening were the following:
-- Publicly recognized the following students:
High School Chorus Festivals
Alisa Wisniewski – County and District Chorus
Andrew Rhoads – County and District Chorus
Lauren Lombardo – County Chorus
Paul Bowers – County and District Chorus
Stephanie Brunner – County Chorus
Eric Schneiderhan – County and District Chorus
Jennifer Hope – County, District, and Region Chorus
Alex Duff – County and District Chorus
Michelle Vo – County and District Chorus
Robert Dziuba – County Chorus
Michelle Schmidt – County, District, and Region Chorus
Matthew Johnson – County Chorus
Abbigail Drey – County Chorus
Daniel Honig – County, District, and Region Chorus
Naomi Steiner – County and District Chorus
Christopher Smith – County Chorus
Amy Crabbs – County, District, and Region Chorus
Matthew Flocco – County, District, and Region Chorus
Emily Demchyk – County Chorus
Christopher Thompson – County and District Chorus
Luis Urueta – County, District, and Region Chorus
Tanner McIntosh – County, District, and Region Chorus
Nathan Schlegel – County Chorus
Bree Ann Pasko – District Chorus
Kyle Showalter – County, District, and Region Chorus
Brooke Haughney – District Chorus
Mr. Peter Sunderman, Choral Director, presented these students.
High School Orchestra Festivals
Amy Surti – County, District, Region, and State Orchestra Mallory Hawk – County and District Orchestra
Rory Heim-Rilat – County Orchestra
Caitlin Hennessey – County, District, and Region Orchestra
Matthew Johnson – County Orchestra
Christopher Thompson – County Orchestra
Elizabeth Parks – County Orchestra
Paul Bowers – County Orchestra
Marlee Redford – County Orchestra
Andrew Young – County Orchestra
Jessica Herman – County Orchestra
Mr. Peter Sunderman, Orchestra Director, presented these students.
High School Band Festivals
Jessica Herman – County Band
Kyle Showalter – County and District Band
Michelle Vo – County Band
Tanner McIntosh – County Band
Elizabeth Hatt – County and District Band
Christopher Thompson – County and District Band
Emily Berret – County Band
Becky Ruth – County Band
Stephanie Ketner – County Band
Eric Schneiderhan – County Band
Mallory Hawk – County and District Band
Ben Alaniz – County Band
Caitlyn Hennessey – County and District Band
Paul Bowers – County and District Band
Robert Dziuba – County and District Band
Andrew Young – County and District Band
Amelia Hood – County Band
Amy Crabbs – County Band
Beth Corcoran – County Band
Mike McCloskey – County and District Band, County Jazz Band
Abby Drey – County Band
Mr. David Cooper, Band Director, presented these students.
Jr. High Chorus Festival
Central
Southern
CJ Covell
Shayne McIntosh
Steve Huber
Rachel Rambo
Dara Himes
Michael Elliott
Emilie Tieman
Rachel Keifer
Michael Roman Hannah Seiple
Trevor Flocco
Elyse Himmelberger Erica Wilt
Mary Hughmanick Cory Karr
Mr. Matthew Iovino, Central Choral Director, presented the Central students. Rebecca Thompson
Mr. Matthew Iovino, Central Choral Director, presented the Southern students in the absence of Mrs. Nancy Voigt,
Southern Choral Director.
Jr. High County Band Festival
Central
Southern
Brianne Charnigo
Owen Trexler
Dadia Bliudzius Rebecca Thompson
Rachel Keifer
Erica Wilt
Megan Hullinger Sean Miller
Haley Kragness
Harry Trexler
Eddie Hong
Andrew Miller
Ashleigh Marrella
Aubri Charnigo
Ross Garlow
Carl Tannler
Mr. Jon-Thomas Houser, Central Band Director, presented the Central students.
Mr. Jon-Thomas Houser Central Band Director, will presented the Southern students in the absence of Mr. Ed Luckey,
Southern Band Director.
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Jr. High County Orchestra Festival
Central
Southern
Erica Wilt
Rachel Keifer
Jordan Lilarose Ross Garlow
Alanna Herman
Carl Tannler
Eddie Hong
Andrew Miller
Samantha Graybill
Nicole Gillotti Rebecca Thompson
Mr. Jerry Laboranti, Jr. High Orchestra Director, presented these students.
-- Accepted, with gratitude the following donation:
Two (2) basketball nets ($1.99 each) from the Van Reed Athletic Association for the use in the Shiloh Hills gym.
-- Ratified/approved the following:
a. Conference Requests
Michael Fitzgerald and Jeremy Geeza, Dreamweaver I & II, BCIU, 4/18 & 4/25/06
George Mack, Pennsylvania Economy League Breakfast (PEL) Program, 4/19/06, Inn at Reading.
Mildred Nawa, Health in Balance: Treatment and Prevention of Childhood Obesity, Berks Visiting Nurses’
Association, Wyomissing, 4/21/06.
Al Trivellini, Spring Counselors’ Meeting, Berks Career & Technology West Campus, Leesport, 4/21/06.
Carol Reid and Jeffrey Werner, PSBA New Board Member Workshop – “Your Role in Budget and Finance”,
BCIU, 4/25/06.
Randolph Blatt, II and Thomas Ott, 36th Annual Convention of Berks County School Directors (Past School
Directors’ Recognition Dinner), Twin Valley Elementary Center, 4/27/06.
Kathleen Nallo, 8th Annual Kutztown University Children’s Literature Conference, 4/28-4/29/06.
Drs. Lawrence Mussoline and Rudy Ruth, “Democracy as Education”, Lehigh University, 5/3/06.
Ann Yawornitsky, Berks Region Access Meeting, Moselem Springs, 5/10/05.
Cindy Cifrese and Karen Good, Bridge Training on Fundamentals of Math, BCIU, 5/11/06.
Teresa Lubas , Deborah Masters, and Julie Wilcheck, 42 nd Annual Reading Conference, Bloomsburg University,
5/18-5/19/06.
Dr. Lawrence Mussoline, 10th Annual Berks County Community Service Awards, Wyndham Reading Hotel, 6/1/06.
b. Field Trip
Spring Ridge Pre-First students (15), Lisa Frank, and three chaperones (TBD), Phoebe-Berks Village,
Wernersville, 5/8/06.
c. Participation
Sarah Jarusinski Committee for Transforming School Counseling, Harrisburg, 4/24 & 5/8/06.
Central Jr. High Select Chorus (25) and Matt Iovino, Reading Hospital Volunteer Honor Luncheon, 4/27/06.
Southern Junior High School English students (26) and Marci Yousaitis, Pen Pal Project, Whitfield at
Green Valley, 6/2/06.
--Ratified/approved the SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT as follows:
a. Childbearing/Childrearing Leave of Absence
Michele Zawilla, Student Assistance Program Coordinator, beginning on or about 8/21/06 and
ending on or about 9/18/06.
b. Unpaid Leave of Absence
Carrie Mogel, 3rd Shift Custodian, Southern Junior High School, 6/9/06 to 7/28/06.
c. Deceased
Amelia Amadio, Monitorial Aide, Spring Ridge, 38 years of service, eff. 4/10/06.
d. Resignations
Anna McGuire, Monitorial Aide, Lincoln Park, eff. 10/13/05.
Cathleen Reed, Monitorial Aide, Lincoln Park, eff. 12/22/05.
Linda Blimline, Part-time Custodian, Shiloh Hills, eff. 3/29/06.
Monique Harvey, Monitorial Aide, Shiloh Hills, eff. 4/10/06.
Donna Aulenbach, Bus Driver, eff. 4/28/06.
Maritza Quinones, Bus Driver, eff. 3/22/06.
e. Changes in Status
Bonnie Kleinsmith from Long-Term Substitute Teacher to Job Coach/MSI, High School, 29.5 hrs./wk., retroactive
to 1/26/06.
Scott Hagy, from Job Coach/MSI, High School, to Learning Support Instructional Assistant, Central Jr. H.S.,
29.5hrs./wk., retroactive to 1/26/06.
Amy Rothermel, from Elementary Itinerant Special Education Teacher, to Learning Support Teacher at
Green Valley, beginning 2006-2007 school year.
Michelle Greenawalt from Learning Support Teacher, Cornwall Terrace, to Elementary Itinerant Special
Education Teacher district-wide, beginning 2006-2007 school year.
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Joseph Marchesano, Van Driver to Bus Driver, 20 hrs./wk. at $12.00/hr., eff. 4/11/06.
Denise Paulson, Hourly Elementary Computer Teacher, Whitfield, to Daily Substitute High School Business,
eff. 4/27/06, to the end of the school year.
f.
Teacher Transfers
Linda Schmitz, Lower Heidelberg Kindergarten, half-time to Green Valley Kindergarten, full-time, eff. 8/24/06.
Mary Ann Reed, Lower Heidelberg, Grade 1 to Green Valley, Grade 1, eff. 8/24/06.
Michelle Ward, Spring Ridge, Grade 1 to Green Valley, Grade 1, eff. 8/24/06.
Stacie Golemo, Lower Heidelberg, Grade 2 to Green Valley, Grade 2, eff. 8/24/06.
Kamille Warkala, West Wyomissing, Grade 2 to Green Valley, Grade 2, eff. 8/24/06.
Bryn Sensenig, Shiloh Hills, Grade 2 to Green Valley, Grade 2, eff. 8/24/06.
Tara Kauffman,Whitfield, Grade 5 to Green Valley, Grade 3, eff. 8/24/06.
Cynthia Kohl, Lower Heidelberg, Grade 4 to Green Valley, Grade 4, eff. 8/24/06.
Mary Glassic, Lower Heidelberg, Grade 3 to Green Valley, Grade 4, eff. 8/24/06.
Scott Easteadt, Lower Heidelberg, Grade 5 to Green Valley, Grade 5, eff. 8/24/06.
Belinda Fabrizio, Spring Ridge, Grade 5 to Green Valley, Grade 5, eff. 8/24/06.
Deborah Kerschner, Lower Heidelberg, Grade 6 to Green Valley, Grade 6, eff. 8/24/06.
Melissa Harris, Spring Ridge, Grade 6 to Green Valley, Grade 6, eff. 8/24/06.
Tim Fick, Spring Ridge, Grade 6 to Green Valley, Grade 6, eff. 8/24/06.
Lenore Lasowecky, West Wyomissing, Lincoln Park, & Lower Heidelberg, IST, to Green Valley, IST, eff. 8/24/06.
Ellen Chen, West Wyomissing, Lincoln Park, & Lower Heidelberg, Counselor to Green Valley, Counselor, eff. 8/24/06.
Kathleen Nallo, West Wyomissing, Lincoln Park, & Lower Heidelberg, Librarian, to Green Valley, Librarian, eff. 8/24/06.
Kristen Hook, West Wyomissing, Lincoln Park, & Lower Heidelberg, Phys. Ed., to Green Valley, Phys. Ed., eff. 8/24/06.
g. Appointments (effective date of receipt of all documents)
1.) Support Staff
Nicole Hogan, Skills Development Tutor, Southern, 15 hrs./wk. eff. 5/1/06 until the end of the 2005-2006
school year.
Ann Lebo, Substitute School Security Guard, Cornwall Terrace, eff. 4/10/06.
David Ricker, Substitute Bus Driver, eff. 4/12/06.
Rick Pfleger, Substitute Van Driver, eff. 4/20/06 for training purposes.
Crystal Hook, Substitute Van Driver, eff. 4/20/06 for training purposes.
Elaine DeCarlo, Substitute Van Driver, eff. 4/20/06 for training purposes.
Michele Fegley, Autistic Support Instructional Assistant, West Wyomissing, 29.5 hrs./wk., eff. 4/20//06.
Jeanean Vath, Itinerant School Nurse, West Wyomissing, 18 hrs./wk., eff. 8/16/05.
Jeff Lengle and Nixa Rodriguez to complete psychological evaluations previously assigned to
Brandie Arnold beginning 4/3/06 and ending when evaluations are completed.
2.) Emergency Substitutes (eff. 4/20/06)
Nealie Leslie, Elementary and Secondary
Peter Sharadin, Elementary and Secondary
Joan Levering, Elementary
3.) Day to Day Substitute (eff. 4/20/06)
Kelly Knapper, Secondary English
h. Child Care Program
Employment
Teresa Amoroso, Assistant Supervisor, Senior High Center, 24 hrs./wk., eff. 4/7/06.
-- Granted permission to waive tuition for Robert Sowa, Grade 8, Southern Junior High School and Sean R. Sowa, Grade 5,
Shiloh Hills, until 5/16/06 whose parents moved from the district on 4/3/06.
-- Approved the Elementary Summer Library Program beginning July 10, 2006, to July 21, 2006.
-- Approved the Elementary Summer Enrichment Program beginning July 10, 2006, to July 27, 2006.
-- Approved the Secondary Summer School Program beginning June 26, 2006, to July 28, 2006.
-- Granted permission for the Reading Pops Orchestra to use the Spring Ridge Elementary School for a rehearsal and
possible concert on Sunday, June 25, 2006, from 1:30 to 4:00 p.m.
-- Approved the annual support staff picnic to be held on Saturday, June 10, 2006, at Shearer’s Grove.
-- Awarded contracts to low bidders, according to specifications, for the following:
Fall Athletic Supplies
Sportsman’s – Johnstown, PA
$18,691.50
Coplay Sporting Goods – Coplay, Pa
584.00
Collins Sports Medicine – Raynham, MA
402.50
Henry Schein, Inc. – Melville, NY
2,412.47
Riddall/All American – Elmyria, OH
7,150.28
Longstreth Sporting Goods – Parker Ford, PA
849.35
The Socceer Stop – Wyomissing, PA
1,101.30
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Glorgi Sports – Lancaster, PA
Efinger Sporting Goods Co. – Bound Broad, NJ
Passon’s Sports – Jenkintown, PA
Medco Supply Co. – Tonawanda, NY
Gopher Sport – Owatonna, MN
Elementary Art Supplies
Nasco – Fort Atkinson, WI
Kurtz Bros. – Clearfield, PA
Sax Arts & Crafts – New Berlin, WI
Dick Blick Art Materials – Allentown, PA
Standard Stationery Supply Co. – Wheeling, IL
Elgin School Supply Co., Inc. – Chico, CA
Pyramid Paper Co., Inc. – Tampa, FL
Ceramic Supply – Lodi, NJ
National Art & School Supplies – Rahway, NJ
Secondary Art Supplies
Nasco – Fort Atkinson, WI
Kurtz Bros. – Clearfield, PA
Sax Arts & Crafts, New Berlin, NJ
Dick Blick Art Materials – Allentown, PA
Standard Stationery Supply Co. – Wheeling, IL
Elgin School Supply Co., Inc. – Chico, CA
Pyramid Paper Co., Inc. – Tampa, FL
Ceramic Supply – Lodi, NJ
National Art & School Supplies – Rahway, NJ
381.25
1,079.40
832.88
3,188.25
191.08
$36,864.26
$3,085.65
4,241.12
3,788.64
291.50
115.92
1,377.04
402.38
662.50
1,704.18
$15,668.93
$3,069.90
4,650.53
3,622.83
1,791.23
148.29
652.14
2,338.19
854.48
579.36
$17,706.95
-- Approved to adjust the support staff salaries up to the first quintile of the salary band as stated by the PSBA salary
classification study.
-- Approved Charlene Keller as Transportation Coordinator effective start date to be determined.
-- Approved Mary Ann Bare, Dispatcher/Secretary, to receive additional monetary compensation for increased duties
due to the vacancy of a Transportation Coordinator, eff. 3/10/06.
-- Approved to add one Emotional Support Instructional Assistant position at Southern Junior High School, 25 hrs./wk., eff. 4/20/06.
-- Approved the Spring Elementary Intramural Staff beginning April 18, 2006, to May 26, 2006:
Ann Stufflet
CT
Ken Kerschner
SL
TBA
LH
John Rechel
SR
Stevel Strobel
LP
Joanna Timtishin
SR
Caryn Conner
SL
Susan Zimmerman
WW
Kathy Melnyk SL
-- Final reading and adoption of Policy #246 – Student Wellness.
-- Second reading of Policy #011 – Board Governance/Standards Code of Conduct.
Enrollment Update – As of April 12, 2006, the total district enrollment is 5,658 students. This is an increase of 49 students
Since the third day of school.
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