Minutes
of the
KUTZTOWN AREA
SCHOOL DISTRICT
Board of
Directors Meeting
Monday, August
18, 2008, 7:30 p.m.
The Board of Directors of Kutztown Area
School District met for the regular board meeting on Monday, Monday, August 18,
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, Barb Richard, Rikki Clark, David Miller
Present James Brown, Jennifer McAteer, Howard Breithaupt,
Peter Miller, Matthew Link, Rebecca Beidelman, Mick O’Neil, James Orwig, Karen
Connaghan, Leroy Merkel, Elizabeth Sica, Arabell Elliot, Lucy Williams, Gordon
Koneman, Heather Mengel, Ann Dietrich, Melissa Blatt, Dawn Starolis, Joan
Haring, Bonnie Yurvati, Erica Yurvati, Joyce Sturtevant, Fay Rothenberger,
Steve Rothenberger, Carolyn Wasser, Donna Wasser, Kay Fritz, Nikki Yergey,
Steve Fritz, Karen Austin, Liz Wessner, Melissa Ziegler, Andrea Sanders,
Melissa Nolt, Judy Gaffney, Joann Buffum, Donna Keglovits, Pam Heid
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 their concern next to their 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.
Approval Motion made by Pat Bealer, seconded by
Dan Walter, to approve the minutes
Of Minutes of the July 21, 2008 and August 4, 2008
school board meetings.
Roll
call vote: Yes 8
No 0 Absent 0
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 8
No 0 Absent 0
Motion
carried.
Ratification Motion made by Pat
Bealer, seconded by Al Darion, to ratify for payment the
of General general
account bills in the amount of $433,131.62.
Account Bills Roll call vote: Yes
8 No 0
Absent 0
Motion
carried.
Approval Motion made by Pat
Bealer, seconded by Al Darion to approve for payment
of General the general
account bills in the amount of $306,820.57.
Account Bills Roll call vote: Yes
8 No 0
Absent 0
Motion carried.
Ratification Motion made by Pat
Bealer, seconded by Carl Ziegler, to ratify for payment the
of
Construction construction account bills in the amount of $19,419.58.
Account Bills Roll call vote: Yes
8 No 0
Absent 0
Motion carried.
Approval Motion made by Pat
Bealer, seconded by Al Darion, to approve for payment the
of Construction
construction
account bills in the amount of $99,656.65.
Account Bills Roll call vote: Yes
8 No 0
Absent 0
Motion carried.
Supt’s President
Vymazal recognized the National History Day winners for their national
Report achievements.
Carolyn Wasser, Jayna Snyder, and Erica Yurvati were present to accept
their Board Resolutions recognizing their National History Day achievements.
Mr. Gross stated that
the Allentown Morning Call featured reviews on PSSA scores for Lehigh,
Berks, Northampton, and Monroe Counties’ school districts. Kutztown faired very well with the other
schools and will continue to improve its level of success.
Committee EIT No report.
Reports Pat Bealer
BCTC No report.
Carl Ziegler
ECC Ms. Stevens reported that Mr. O’Neil
presented the number of students participating
Jo Stevens in fall sports.
There were also discussions on
putting athletic information on the
district website and the concern with dog activity on the sports
fields.
BCIU No report.
Dennis Ritter
PSBA
Ms.
Bealer reported that the chairman was asked to resign. The new chairman
Pat Bealer will act
quickly and vigorously on initiating the Graduation Competency Assessments.
Policy & Curriculum No Report
Dan
Walter
Personnel Motion made by
Pat Bealer, seconded by Carl Ziegler, to approve the following personnel items:
1.
Resignation of Dave Guiles as a
volunteer football coach at the High School, effective August 11, 2008.
2.
Resignation of Elizabeth Moerder
as a part-time art teacher at Albany Elementary, effective August 1, 2008.
3.
Resignation of Catherine Weber as
a special education aide, effective August 12, 2008.
4.
Resignation of Jody Baxley as a
sixth grade teacher at the Middle School, effective August 18, 2008.
5.
Approval to change the status of
Guy Herring from assistant boys soccer coach at the Middle School to head boys
soccer coach at the Middle School for School Year 2008-2009 at a salary of
$2,311.
6.
Approval of Dawn Starolis as a
full-time emotional support teacher at the High School, effective August 19,
2008 at a salary of $51,375 per Step 3, Master’s +36 column (non-tenured) of
the KASD/KATA contract.
7.
Approval of Kimberly Moyer as a
half-time (.5) gifted teacher at the High School, effective August 19, 2008 at
a pro-rated salary of $22,000 per Step 1, Bachelor’s column (non-tenured) of
the KASD/KATA contract.
8.
Approval of Sheryl Henry as a
certified special education inclusion aide at the High School, effective August
25, 2008 at the approved hourly rate of $10.70.
9.
Approval of Betty Parks as a
non-certified special education student-assigned aide at the Middle School,
effective August 25, 2008 at the approved hourly rate of $9.50.
10. Approval of the following part-time (4.5 hours/day) cafeteria employees,
effective August 25, 2008 at the approved hourly rate of $8.45:
Crystal Hampton High School
Wendy Rosko Middle
School
Melanie Nowacki Middle School
11. Approval of
the following individuals as Krapf bus drivers for School Year 2008-2009:
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Ronald Angstadt Dale Bailey Cheryl Bennecoff Donna Biegler Susan Boyer William Brobst Robert Butcavage Jean Butkus Deb Chambers |
Charles DeBoeser Vicki Foscone Mark George Richard Haag William Hanthorne Paul Hedegard Ronald Heffner Barb Hottenstein Tara Jacoby |
Melanie Kehl Trish Kehl James Keller Howard King Dennis Kintzer Jackie Kirkhoff Colleen Lichtenwalner Dimas Martinez Gene Miller Jean Werley |
Sandy Narducci Esther (Nina) Rivera Rod Sutliff Lois Timberman Gerald Trate Sharon Trout Peggy Weil Carol Whitehouse Paul Yerrick Angela Zettlemoyer |
12. Approval of the attached support staff substitute list for School Year
2008-2009 at the approved substitute hourly rate of $8.35 for cafeteria, $9.35
for maintenance/custodial, and $9.40 for clerical/classroom
aide.
13. Approval of the attached teacher substitute list for School Year
2008-2009 at the approved substitute teacher rate of $100 per day for days 1-20
and $110 per day for days 21-45.
14. Approval of the following extra-duty assignments for School Year
2008-2009:
Mentors:
Pam Ashman for Amy Russo (Elem. Computers) $600
Scott Heiter for Brooke
Roberts (MS Fitness and Wellness) $600
Heather Oppman for
Jennifer Nattress (GES Learning Support) $600
Danielle Berger for Dawn Starolis (HS Emotional
Support) $600
Resource People:
Karen Neas for
Justin Detweiler (HS Business LTS) $300
David Drummer for Kourtney Buck (HS Physical
Science) $300
Department Chairs:
Language Arts Toni Koller $1630
Math Sallie
Sandler $1630
Science David
Drummer $1630
Social Studies Tom Sally $1630
Elementary (Content) Louise
DeMatteo $1630
Elementary (Language
Arts) Louise DeMatteo $1630
Business/Vocational Karen
Neas $1630
Fine Arts Bryan Hartman $1630
Foreign Languages Marta
Schunk $1630
Special Education Danielle
Berger $1630
15. Permission to hire an emotional support classroom aide at the High
School and ratify at a future board meeting at the approved hourly rate.
Roll call vote:
Yes 8 No 0 Absent 0
Motion carried.
All Personnel are Approved Pending the
District's Receipt of All Mandated Credentials
Athletics Motion made by Pat Bealer, seconded by
Dan Walter, to approve the extension of the attached
Agreement Athletic Services Agreement with St. Joseph Medical Center for
School Year 2008-2009.
Roll call vote:
Yes 8 No 0 Absent 0
Motion carried.
403(b) Plan Motion made by Dennis Ritter, seconded by
Dan Walter, to approve the adoption of the
Adoption attached 403(b) Plan Document Resolution
and Third Party Administration and 403(b) Consulting Agreement
Roll call vote: Yes 8 No
0 Absent 0
Motion carried.
Conference Motion made by Pat Bealer, seconded by Al
Darion, to approve the conference request for
Requests Howard Breithaupt to attend the Facilities
Management Conference to be held October 1-2, 2008 in Grantville, PA at a
cost of $459.03.
Roll call vote: Yes 8 No
0 Absent
0
Motion carried.
Motion made by Pat Bealer, seconded by
Carl Ziegler, to approve the conference request for
Jennifer McAteer to attend the PAESSP
2008 Conference to be held October 19-21, 2008 in Pittsburg, PA at a cost
of $677.00.
Roll call vote: Yes 8 No
0 Absent
0
Motion carried.
MS Band/ Motion made by Pat Bealer, seconded by Jasper Ho, to approve the
dates of the Middle
Choral
Trip School band and choral trip to Cleveland,
OH to May 10-14, 2009 instead of the previously
approved dates of May 7-10, 2009.
Roll
call vote: Yes 8 No 0 Absent
0
Motion carried.
Employment Motion made by Al Darion,
seconded by Pat Bealer, to approve the Employment Agreement
Agreement for Nicholas Lazo, Jr. at a salary of $110,000 per year,
retroactive to July 7, 2008. Contract
term is July 7, 2008 through July 6, 2013.
Roll call vote: Yes 8 No
0 Absent 0
Motion carried.
MS Tech
Lab Motion made by Dennis Ritter, seconded by Pat
Bealer, to approve the Dell Computer three (3)
Lease year lease for the Kutztown Area Middle
School Technology Lab at an annual cost of $8,097.08
with a $1.00 buyout at the end of the
lease.
Roll call vote: Yes 8 No 0 Absent
0
Motion carried.
Bus
Routes Motion made by Pat Bealer, seconded by Carl
Ziegler, to approve the attached bus and van
2008-2009 routes for School Year 2008-2009 and to
allow the Director of Transportation and/or designee to make any necessary
changes to the existing routes as deemed appropriate throughout School Year
2008-2009, including the additional and deletion of routes as necessary.
Roll call vote: Yes 8 No
0 Absent 0
Motion carried.
Discussion Field/Property
Signage
Items Web Advertising and Space Rental
PSBA Voting Delegates
Full-Day Kindergarten Presentation
FFA National Convention
Motion made by Al Darion, seconded by Dennis Ritter,
to approve eighteen (18) FFA students
to attend the FFA National Convention and
their four (4) day absenteeism due to the trip.
Roll call vote: Yes 7 No 1 (Vymazal) Absent 0
Public Beth
Sica expressed her concern on the class size increase of third grade at
Kutztown
Comment Elementary. Jim Orwig explained that a teacher was moved
to Greenwich Elementary to split a class size of 36. Arabell Elliot reiterated the concern on the third grade class
size.
Executive Motion
made by Pat Bealer, seconded by Jasper Ho, to adjourn for executive session at
9:42
Session p.m.
Motion carried unanimously.
Adjournment
Motion made by Pat Bealer, seconded by Al Darion, to adjourn
the meeting at 11:17 p.m.
Motion carried unanimously.
Respectfully
submitted by,
Rikki
L. Clark
School
Board Secretary