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”.
CONNELLSVILLE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION
NON-VOTING AGENDA PLANNING MEETING
March 11, 2013
8:00 P.M. Public Meeting
1. CALL TO ORDER – PRESIDENT DETWILER
2. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS – February 11, 13, 2013
3. TREASURER’S REPORT
4. SECRETARY’S REPORT
5. PAYMENT OF GENERAL FUND BILLS
6. PAYMENT OF FEDERAL FUND BILLS
7. PAYMENT OF CAPITAL RESERVE FUND BILLS
8. PAYMENT OF CONSTRUCTION FUND BILLS
9. PAYMENT OF CAFETERIA FUND BILLS
10. PRESENTATION
1. John Pappas, Eckles Construction Manager, to give an update on construction projects.
11. PUBLIC COMMENT
12. REPORT OF DEPARTMENTS:
ATHLETICS (Lape, Dolde, Means and Lembo)
1. Request approval for Richard Evans, Junior High Athletic Director, to attend the Pennsylvania State
Athletic Director Association Conference, Hershey, PA, Wednesday thru Friday, March 13 thru
March 15, 2013, at no cost to the district, in accordance with the district travel policy.
2. Request approval to award the bids for spring sports supplies and equipment to the lowest responsible
bidder meeting specifications.
3. Executive session items regarding supplemental contract hirings and volunteer coaches.
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BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS (Means, Lape, Wandel and Omatick)
1. Request approval to award the General Construction base bid and alternates GC1, GC2, GC3, GC4 for
the work at the former Junior High West building, to the lowest responsible bidder meeting bid
requirements and specifications and recommended by Eckles Construction Services, school district
architects, at a total cost of $_______ to be paid from the Construction Fund.
2. Request approval to award the Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning Construction base bid and
alternate HC1 for the work at the former Junior High West building, to the lowest bidder meeting bid
requirements and specifications and recommended by Eckles Construction Services, school district
architects, at a total cost of $_________ to be paid from the Construction Fund.
3. Request approval to award the Plumbing Construction base bid for the work at the former Junior High
West building to the lowest bidder meeting bid requirements and specifications and recommended by
Eckles Construction Services, school district architects, at a total cost of $_________ to be paid from the
Construction Fund.
4. Request approval to award the Electrical Construction base bid and alternate EC1 for the work at the
former Junior High West building to the lowest bidder meeting bid requirements and specifications and
recommended by Eckles Construction Services, school district architects, at a total cost of $_________
to be paid from the Construction Fund.
5. Request approval of the Walter Mucci Construction Co., Inc., change order GC-30, as proposed, for
additions and renovations to the Senior High School at an additional cost of $23,537.00 to be paid from
the Construction Fund, as proposed.
6. Request approval of the Walter Mucci Construction Co., Inc., change order GC-31, as proposed, for
additions and renovations to the Senior High School at an additional cost of $2,806.00 to be paid from
the Construction Fund, as proposed.
7. Request approval of the Walter Mucci Construction Co., Inc., change order GC-32, as proposed, for
additions and renovations to the Senior High School at an additional cost of $14,958.27 to be paid from
the Construction Fund, as proposed.
8. Executive session item regarding custodial position.
CARNEGIE FREE LIBRARY (Dolde and Wandel)
CONNELLSVILLE AREA CAREER & TECHNICAL CTR (Harshman, Martucci, Wandel and Murphy)
1. Request approval of the additions to the 2012-2013 Occupational Advisory Committee Membership List
in accordance with the guidelines of the Pennsylvania Department of Education/Bureau of Career and
Technical Education.
CURRICULUM (Wandel, Carte, Harshman and Stern)
1. Request to approve the revisions to the Manufacturing Production I curriculum, as proposed.
2. Request to approve revisions to the Manufacturing Production II curriculum, as proposed.
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3. Request to approve revisions to the Computer-Aided Drafting and Design (CADD I) curriculum, as
proposed.
4. Request to approve revisions to the Computer-Aided Drafting and Design II (CADD II) curriculum, as
proposed.
5. Request to approve revisions to the Interior/Exterior Design curriculum, as proposed.
6. Request to approve revisions to the following courses, beginning with the 2013-2014 school year:
Basic Materials Application (Open to students in Grades 9 – 12)
Autodesk Exploration (CADD I and CADD II Inventor) – Open to students in Grades 9 – 12
7. Request to approve The Pathway to Engineering Program – Introduction to Engineering Design,
Principles of Engineering, and Engineering Design and Development - through Project Lead the Way, at
an annual cost of $3,000.00, for senior high students, starting with the 2013-2014 school year, as
proposed.
8. Request to approve the revisions to Cisco CCNA Discovery curriculum, as proposed.
9. Request to approve revisions in the Social Studies Curriculum K – 12, beginning with the 2013-2014
school year, as proposed.
10. Request to approve changes to Graduation Requirements in social studies for the graduating Class of
2016, as follows:
3.5 units (U.S./PA History, 1 unit; Modern U.S. History, 1 unit; American Political and Economic
Systems, 1 unit; social studies elective, .5 unit)
11. Request to approve changes to Graduation Requirements in social studies for the graduating Class of
2017 and beyond, as follows:
3.5 units (American Political and Economic Systems, 1 unit; Modern U.S. History, 1 unit; social
studies electives, 1.5 units)
12. Request to approve the revised Social Studies Scope and Sequence, as proposed.
13. Request to approve revisions to the current Interactive Programming curriculum to include STEM Fuse GAME:IT, at an annual cost of $499, beginning with the 2013-2014 school year, as proposed.
14. Request to approve revisions to the following courses beginning with the 2013-2014 school year:
Music & Art in Our Lives (Open to students in Grade 9)
Music Composition (Open to students in Grades 9 and 10)
Comprehensive Musicianship (Open to students in Grades 9 and 10)
Music Technology (Open to students in Grades 9 and 10)
Earth and Space Science (Open to students in Grades 10 - 12)
Anatomy and Physiology (Open to students in Grade 10)
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15. Request approval for Adrianne Jordan-Egnot, Senior High School Librarian, to attend the 2013
Pennsylvania School Librarians Association Conference, Hershey, PA, Thursday thru Saturday, May 2
thru May 4, 2013, at a reimbursement cost of $200.00, in accordance with the Conference Travel
Reimbursement Guidelines, and approximately $200.00 for one substitute for two days, in accordance
with the district travel policy.
16. Request approval for Jude Gore, Elementary Band teacher, to attend the 2013 PMEA Annual
Conference, Bayfront Convention Center, Erie, PA, Wednesday thru Saturday, April 17 thru April 20,
2013, at no cost to the district, in accordance with the district travel policy.
17. Request approval of the agreement between the Private Industry Council of Westmoreland/Fayette, Inc.
and the Connellsville Area School District, for the Pre-K Counts Partnership of Fayette, as proposed.
FEDERAL PROGRAMS (Mongell, Lape, Means and Stern)
1. Request approval to continue with full-day kindergarten for the 2012-2013 school year and to
supplement teacher salaries using Title I Federal Funds.
2. Request to approve the participation of Michael Doppelheuer, Emily Wright, Emily Durst, Melinda
Orczeck in the Title IIB: MSP Program.
FINANCE (Wandel, Dolde, Mongell and Cunningham)
FOOD SERVICE (Dolde, Harshman, Mongell and Clawson)
1. Request approval to operate summer food programs at the following elementary school locations:
Bullskin Township, Dunbar Township, South Side, Springfield Township, Zachariah Connell
LIAISON (Means, Carte, Wandel and Lujetic)
PERSONNEL AND REVIEW (Carte, Lape, Martucci, Marko and Lujetic)
1. Executive session items regarding additions to the support professionals and professional substitute lists,
return to work waiver and an intermittent unpaid leave of absence.
POLICY/LEGISLATIVE (Mongell, Harshman, Lape and Lujetic)
1. Request approval of the following revised policies, as proposed:
302 – Employment of Superintendent
308 – Employment Contract/Board Resolution
312 – Performance Assessment of Superintendent
313 – Evaluation of Administrative Employees
RECREATION (Dolde and Martucci)
SAFETY AND SECURITY (Martucci, Mongell, Dolde and Parlak)
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SPECIAL EDUCATION (Martucci, Mongell, Carte and Hampe)
1. Request approval of the letter of agreement between Centerville Clinics, Inc. and the Connellsville Area
School District for partial hospital program, as proposed.
STUDENT SERVICES (Carte, Wandel, Means and Lujetic)
1. Request approval for Mick Lilley, Nicole Painter, Melissa Stoots, Chuck Michael, Bullskin Township
Elementary School staff, and approximately 60 students to take a field trip to Gettysburg, PA, Friday,
May 24, 2013, at no cost to the district, in accordance with the district student travel policy.
2. Request approval for Jon Eutsey (Henry Molinaro’s substitute) and one student to participate in the
PMEA Region 1 Chorus, Moon Township High School, Thursday thru Sunday, March 21 thru March
23, 2013, at an approximate cost of $500.00 for substitute, registration, lodging and transportation, in
accordance with the district student travel policy.
3. Request approval for Melinda Orczeck, Junior High teacher, and approximately 2 students to participate
in the Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science State Meet, Penn State University, State College, PA,
Sunday thru Tuesday, May 12 thru May 14, 2013, at an approximate cost of $1,200.00 for one substitute
for two days, registration, lodging and travel, in accordance with the district student travel policy.
4. Request approval of the 2013-2014 school calendar, as proposed.
TECHNOLOGY (Harshman, Means, Carte and Jaynes)
TRANSPORTATION (Lape, Martucci, Harshman and Lembo)
13. PRESIDENT’S REPORT
14. INFORMATION ITEMS PER BOARD POLICY, CONTRACT, STATURE, ETC.
A.
Nicole Painter, Mick Lilley, Melissa Stoots, Bullskin Township Elementary School teachers, and
approximately 60 students will be taking a field trip to East Park, Connellsville, PA, Thursday, May
16, 2013, at no cost to the district, in accordance with the district student travel policy.
B.
Nicole Painter, Mick Lilley, Bullskin Township Elementary School teachers, and approximately 60
students will be taking a field trip to the Water Festival, Fayette County Fairgrounds, Thursday, May
23, 2013, at no cost to the district, in accordance with the district student travel policy.
C.
Hannah Bosnic and Vicki Jordan, Junior High Learning Support teachers, and approximately 8
students will be attending a vocational training at Red Lobster, Uniontown, PA, Tuesday, April 30,
2013, at an approximate cost of $275.00 for two substitutes and transportation, in accordance with the
district student travel policy.
D.
Benjamin Haines, Junior High music teacher, and approximately 80 students will participating in the
Performing Arts Consultants (PAC) musical adjudication festival, West Mifflin, PA, Saturday, May 4,
2013, at no cost to the district, in accordance with the district student travel policy.
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E.
Henry Molinaro, Dane Shultz, and Debbie Luczka, and approximately 110 musical cast members,
participated in a musical preview at the Connellsville Junior High, Friday, March 1, 2013, at an
approximate cost of $200.00 for transportation, in accordance with the district student travel policy.
F.
Gayle Cuneo, Junior High music teacher, and approximately 100 students will participate in the AllStar Chorus “World Tour”, Clifford N. Pritts and Zachariah Connell Elementary Schools, Wednesday,
May 15, 2013, at an approximate cost of $500.00 for one substitute and transportation, in accordance
with the district student travel policy.
G.
Ronald Barry, CACTC instructor, and approximately 26 students will be taking a trip to the UPMC
pre-hospital services cadaver lab, Uniontown Fire Department Social Hall, Tuesday, March 5, 2013, at
no cost to the district, in accordance with the district student travel policy.
H.
Ronald Barry, CACTC instructor, will be attending the IUP Protective Services Instructor Professional
Development workshop, Parkway West CTC, Oakdale, PA, Thursday, April 18, 2013, at an
approximate cost of $100.00 for one substitute, in accordance with the district travel policy.
I.
Nicole Dowden, LouAnn Fabian, Dunbar Township Elementary School teachers, and Life Skills
Support classes will be taking a field trip to the CACTC to see the Zoo Mobile presentation and Rock
Starz, Friday, April 5, 2013, at no cost to the district, in accordance with the district student travel
policy.
J.
Julie Glover, Geri Karinchak, Patty Wandel, Dunbar Borough Elementary School teachers, and
approximately 54 students will be taking a field trip to the Pittsburgh Zoo, Friday, April 19, 2013, at
no cost to the district, in accordance with the district student travel policy.
K.
Amanda Gorecki, Holly Stuller, Connellsville Junior High teachers, and approximately 30 Student
Council members will be attending the PASC District 4 Spring Conference, Double Tree Hotel,
Washington, PA, at an approximate cost of $200.00 for two substitutes for one day, in accordance with
the district student travel policy.
L.
Diana Bruno, Junior High Guidance Counselor and approximately 15 ROX Group members will be
visiting the Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Tuesday, April 2, 2013, at no cost to the district, in
accordance with the district student travel policy.
M.
Trina Snyder, Southside Elementary School teacher, and approximately 47 students will be taking a
field trip to Carnegie Science Center, Pittsburgh, PA, Friday, March 22, 2013, at no cost to the district,
in accordance with the district student travel policy.
N.
Melanie Brashear, Southside Elementary School teacher, and approximately 49 students will be taking
a field trip to Carnegie Science Center, SportsWorks and Planetarium, Pittsburgh, PA, Friday, March
22, 2013, at no cost to the district, in accordance with the district student travel policy.
O.
Heidi Culver, Gena Ansell, Dunbar Borough Elementary School teachers, and approximately 35
students will be taking a field trip to State Theatre, Uniontown, PA, Tuesday, April 30, 2013, at no
cost to the district, in accordance with the district student travel policy.
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P.
Ruth Scott, Senior High School teacher, and approximately 80 students will be taking a field trip to
Hofbrauhaus and University of Pittsburgh Cathedral of Learning, Friday, April 5, 2013, at no cost to
the district, in accordance with the district student travel policy.
Q.
Dana Stepanic and Michelle Basinger, Clifford N. Pritts Elementary School teachers, and
approximately 31 students to take a field trip to Pittsburgh Zoo, Thursday, May 23, 2013, at no cost to
the district, in accordance with the district student travel policy.
R.
Leanne Kurpiel and Mandy Lynn, South Side Elementary School teacher, and approximately 41
students will be taking a field trip to Carnegie Science Center, Pittsburgh, PA, Wednesday, March 27,
2013, at no cost to the district, in accordance with the district student travel policy.
S.
Ulysses R. Winn, Senior High School JROTC Instructor, and approximately 40 students will be
participating in the League Raider Competition, Slippery Rock University, Saturday, March 23, 2013,
at an approximate cost of $300.00 for transportation, in accordance with the district student travel
policy.
T.
Marilee McFadden and Gayle Cuneo, Junior High music teachers, and approximately 9 students will
be participating in the District Chorus, Elizabeth Forward High School, Friday, April 26, 2013, at an
approximate cost of $200.00 for two substitutes for one day, in accordance with the district student
travel policy.
U.
Amy Brooks, Springfield Township Elementary School teacher, and approximately 30 students to take
a field trip to Carnegie Science Center, Friday, March 22, 2013, at no cost to the district, in accordance
with the district student travel policy.
V.
Stacy Sipe, Jamie Lambie, Springfield Township Elementary School teachers, and approximately 37
students will be taking a field trip to Carnegie Museum of Natural History, at no cost to the district, in
accordance with the district student travel policy.
W.
Lori Sutton, Erin Applebee-Ansell, Diana Butts, Dunbar Township Elementary School teachers, and
2nd grade classes, will be taking a field trip to Old Bedford Village, Bedford, PA, Wednesday, May 1,
2013, at no cost to the district, in accordance with the district student travel policy.
X.
Kelly Cunningham, Junior High Life Skills teacher, and approximately 14 students will be
participating in a community-based activity, Amvets, Uniontown, PA, Thursday, March 21, 2013, at
an approximate cost of $100.00 for transportation, in accordance with the district student travel policy
Y.
Kelly Cunningham, Junior High Life Skills teacher, and approximately 14 students will be
participating in a community-based activity, Nemacolin Woodlands Resort, Farmington, PA, Friday,
March 15, 2013, at an approximate cost of $250.00 for transportation, in accordance with the district
student travel policy.
Z.
Kelly Cunningham, Junior High Life Skills teacher, and approximately 14 students will be
participating in a community-based activity, bike trail, Connellsville, PA, bike trail, Connellsville, PA,
Monday, April 22, 2013, at an approximate cost of $100.00 for transportation, in accordance with the
district student travel policy.
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AA. Kelly Cunningham, Junior High Life Skills teacher, and approximately 14 students will be
participating in a community-based activity, Amvets, Uniontown, PA, Thursday, May 9, 2013, at an
approximate cost of $100.00 for transportation, in accordance with the district student travel policy.
BB. Crystal Jozefick, CACTC Life Skills teacher, and approximately 11 students will be participating in a
community-based activity, Rock Starz, Connellsville, PA, Wednesday, March 27, 2013, at an
approximate cost of $100.00 for transportation, in accordance with the district student travel policy.
CC. 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:
1. Daily Courier will be using the Junior High East auditorium for a spelling bee, Wednesday,
February 27, 2013, 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Group Charges:
2. CAHS Musical will be using the Senior High School cafeteria for in-house meals, Monday thru
Friday, February 18 thru March 6, 2013, 4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. and cast party on Sunday, March
10, 2013, 3:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
3. Premier Dance Center will be using the Senior High School auditorium for dance rehearsal,
Wednesday, May 15, 2013, 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. and recitals on Saturday, May 18, 2013, 11:00
a.m. to 11:00 p.m. and Sundays, May 19, 2013, 1:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Group Charges:
4. Normalville United Methodist Church will be using the Springfield Township Elementary School
for an Easter egg hunt, Sunday, March 24, 2013, 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
5. Skills USA will be using the CACTC gym area for a Spring Fling Dance, Friday, March 15, 2013,
6:45 p.m. to 9:45 p.m.
6. Falcon Band will be using the Senior High School for a band banquet, Friday, April 5, 2013, 3:00
p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
7. Senior High Girls Basketball will be used the Senior High School cafeteria for a banquet, Friday,
March 1, 2013, 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
8. Kids and Company will be using the Senior High School for a dance rehearsals, Thursday and
Friday, May 30 and May 31, 2013, 2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. and recitals Saturday, June 1, 2013,
12:00 noon to 10:00 p.m. and Sunday, June 2, 2013, 12:00 noon to 6:00 p.m.
9. Connellsville Soccer Club will be using the Falcon Stadium for training classes on Friday, March
22, 2013, 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday, March 23 and March 24, 2013, 9:00
a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Group Charges: $45 per hour
15. ADJOURN
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