Minutes
of the
KUTZTOWN AREA
SCHOOL DISTRICT
Board of
Directors Meeting
Monday,
November 17, 2008, 7:30 p.m.
The Board of Directors of Kutztown Area
School District met for the regular board meeting on Monday, November 17, 2008
at 7:30 p.m., in the library of the Senior High School pursuant to due notice
to board members and the public.
Also Robert
R. Gross III, Joseph Pugliese, Nick
Lazo, Rikki Clark, David Miller, Jim Orwig,
Present James Brown, Matthew Link, Karen Connaghan, Rebecca
Beidelman, Jennifer McAteer, Howard Breithaupt, Barbara Richard, Joann Buffum,
Karen Ramos, Jon Stutzman, Fay Rothenberger, Steve Rothenberger, Gordon
Konemann, Beth Stump, Tom Sterner, Loretta Sterner, Jessica Sterner, Brittni
Treichler, Kaitlyn Sterner, Heather Stutzman, Joan haring, Terry Guers, Jim
Ryan, Melissa Blatt, Donna Keglovitz, Barry Mengel, Dawn Mengel, Kerri Schegan,
Karen Ashman, Kay Fritz, Casey Trexler, Gail M. Greth, D.J.
Welcome President Vymazal welcomed guests
and opened the meeting with a moment of silence
and Pledge of Allegiance
to the flag. He asked everyone to sign
the attendance book and mark the topic of comment next to his/her name. He requested that anyone wishing to speak on
an agenda item please raise his/her hand to be recognized. The meeting was
tape-recorded.
Swearing in of
Michael Ramos, the Board’s newly appointed member, by Gail M. Greth, D.J.
Approval Motion made by Pat Bealer, seconded by
Dennis Ritter, to approve the minutes
Of Minutes of the October 20, 2008 and November 3,
2008 school board meetings.
Roll
call vote: Yes 9
No 0
Absent 0
Abstain 1 (Ramos)
Motion carried.
Treasurer’s Motion made by Dennis
Ritter, seconded by Pat Bealer, to accept the treasurer’s
Report report of the
general fund.
Roll
call vote: Yes 9
No 0
Absent 0
Motion
carried.
Ratification Motion made by Pat
Bealer, seconded by Jo Stevens, to ratify for payment the
of General general
account bills in the amount of $315,148.11.
Account Bills Roll call vote: Yes 9 No 0
Absent 0
Motion
carried.
Approval Motion made by Pat
Bealer, seconded by Dan Walter to approve for payment
of General the general
account bills in the amount of $435,796.50.
Account Bills Roll call vote: Yes
9 No
0 Absent
0
Motion
carried.
Supt’s Mr.
Gross officially honored Don Vymazal on behalf of the Pennsylvania School
Boards
Report Association for making Honor Roll on his twelve (12)
consecutive years as a Board Director.
Mr. Gross and the Board
recognized and congratulated the FFA team on their amazing accomplishment of
winning a Silver Emblem at the National Competition in Indiana in October. Individual team members, Brittni Treichler,
Kaitlyn Sterner, Casey Trexler, Heather Stutzman, and Amelia Mengel were also
recognized.
Committee EIT Ms. Bealer reported
that there was a change made to include only one (1) tax
Reports Pat Bealer collector per county.
She also reported that there was a 2%
earned income increase from
July-August 2007 to July-August 2008.
BCTC Mr. Ritter reported that
they are currently working to sell the house the students
Dennis Ritter built
through bidding.
ECC Ms. Stevens reported the number of
participants for winter sports has slightly
Jo Stevens increased from last year.
BCIU No report.
Carl Ziegler
PSBA
Ms.
Bealer reported that mineral resources were recently reintroduced into the
Pat Bealer platform.
A web-conference will be broadcasted
regarding how the federal economic crisis
will effect our public schools.
Policy & Curriculum Mr. Walter
reported that the committee is currently reviewing sample
Dan
Walter policies for naming district facilities. They are also updating our current petty
cash policy.
There was also a large
discussion on class ranks.
Personnel Motion made by
Pat Bealer, seconded by Jo Stevens, to approve the following personnel items:
1.
The resignation of Karen Connaghan
as Director of Information Technology, effective January 5, 2009.
2.
The resignation of Howard
Breithaupt as Supervisor of Facilities and Grounds, effective December 1, 2008.
3.
The approval of Matthew Cullen as
Technology Student Association (TSA) advisor at the Middle School for
2008-2009, effective August 25, 2008 at a salary of $841.
4.
The approval of Sallie Sandler as
PA Math League advisor for 2008-2009, effective August 25, 2008 at a salary of
$315.
5.
The approval of the following Open
Records Officers:
General Contact Robert
Gross
Personnel Barb Richard
Financial Joseph Pugliese
Student Nick
Lazo
Medical Brenda
Loeb
6.
The approval of the following
substitute teachers for 2008-2009, effective November 18, 2008 at the approved
substitute teacher rate of $100 per day for days 1-20 and $110 per day for days
21-45:
Sallie Miller
Sharon Wiley (Guest Teacher)
Joseph Thomas (Guest Teacher)
Kimberly S. Moyer (effective October 20, 2008 due to emergency substitute
coverage)
7.
The approval of Connie Carver as a
substitute aide for 2008-2009, effective November 10, 2008 at the approved substitute
aide hourly rate of $9.40.
8.
The approval of the following
winter coaches and salaries for 2008-2009:
Boys Basketball
Assistant High School Coach Michael Diehl $1,208.50
Assistant High School Coach Taylor
Grim $1,208.50
Girls Basketball
Head Middle School Coach Brooke Roberts $2,368
Assistant Middle School Coach Robert
Smith $2,258
9.
The approval of Mark Gordon as a
Krapf driver for 2008-2009, effective November 18, 2008.
Roll call vote:
Yes 9 No 0 Absent 0
Motion carried.
All Personnel were Approved Pending
the District's Receipt of All Mandated Credentials
Postage Motion made by Pat Bealer, seconded by Dan Walter, to approval a
60-month lease with
Machine ITS Mailing Systems, Inc, effective
December 1, 2008 for an IM440 mailing machine at a
Rental monthly cost of $170.30 for months 1-12,
and $225.00 per month for months 13-60.
This lease replaces an existing machine at a cost of $230.00 per month.
Roll
call vote: Yes 9 No 0
Absent 0
Motion
carried.
Van Purchase Motion
made by Pat Bealer, seconded by Al Darion, to approve giving the Superintendent
authorization to purchase a used or new van at a cost not to exceed $20,000
from the General Fund. This van
replaces Van #5, which is 13 years old and has 183,000 miles. It no longer passes inspection. The replacement van will be used for the
delivery of district wide mail, by the Athletic Department, Maintenance Department,
and other programs as needed.
Roll call vote: Yes 9 No
0 Absent 0
Motion carried.
Student Motion made by Pat Bealer, seconded by Jo
Stevens, to grant approval for student #102604,
Vacation student #104769, and student #104104
permission for two (2) additional days over the allotted
Request five (5) day absence during the 2008-2009
School Year. These students will be out
from November 24, 2008 – December 5, 2008.
Roll call vote: Yes 2 (Stevens,
Vymazal) No 6 Absent 0 Abstain 1 (Ramos)
Motion not carried.
Student Motion made by Pat Bealer, seconded by
Carl Ziegler, to grant approval for student #102592
Vacation permission for four (4) additional days
over the allotted five (5) day absence during the 2008-
Request 2009 School Year. This student will be out on December 12,
2008, February 12-17, 2009, and March 16-20, 2009.
Roll call vote: Yes 7 No
2 (Ritter, Walter) Absent 0
Motion carried.
Course Motion made by Al Darion, seconded by
Jasper Ho, to approve the requirement for a student
Failure in grades 6-8 to continue to the next
grade level, the student must successfully pass the
grade’s
mathematics and language arts/English courses.
Roll call vote: Yes 3 (Darion,
Ho, Ramos) No 6
Absent 0
Motion not carried.
Discussion Facilities
Financing – RBC Dain Raucher
Items
Executive Motion
made by Dennis Ritter, seconded by Jasper Ho, to adjourn for executive session
at
Session 10:14
p.m.
Motion carried unanimously.
Adjournment
Motion made by Dennis Ritter, seconded by Carl Ziegler, to
adjourn the meeting at 10:27 p.m.
Motion carried unanimously.
Respectfully
submitted by,
Rikki
L. Clark
School
Board Secretary