Minutes
of the
KUTZTOWN AREA
SCHOOL DISTRICT
Board of
Directors Meeting
Monday,
December 15, 2008, 7:30 p.m.
The Board of Directors of Kutztown Area
School District met for the regular board meeting on Monday, December 15, 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, Rebecca Beidelman, Peter
Miller, Barbara Richard, Randy Burch, Rita Schwalm, Lisa Fluck, Donald
Kerchner, Richard Deskie, Tom Cansisano, Joann Buffum, Donna Keglovits, Ann
Dietrich, Kristen Berk, Melissa Leiby, Bruce Graff, Michele Graff, Lisa Ott,
Roz Ferenty, Charlene Sheetz, Melissa Blatt, Faith Wanner, Jane Kriss, Kurt
Kanaskie, Abby Claypoole, Tom Capparell, Claire Kempes, Terry Guers, Natalie
Way Loskosky, Joan Haring, Michele Diehl, Sara Brown, Jessica Almond, Renee
Parella, Rachael Hill, Judy Heffley, Kerri Schegan, Beth Stump, Eric Diehl,
Melissa Meyer, Cecilia Holt, Craig Cartalie, Kelly Ryan, Jennifer Ide, Karen
Ashburn, Carl Goode
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.
Approval Motion made by Pat Bealer, seconded by
Jo Stevens, to approve the minutes
Of Minutes of the November 17, 2008 and December 2,
2008 school board meetings, and the December 2, 2008 Reorganization Meeting
with attachments.
Roll
call vote: Yes 8
No 0
Absent 1 (Darion) Abstain 1 (Ritter)
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 1 (Darion)
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 $396,323.58.
Account Bills Roll call vote: Yes
8 No
0 Absent
1 (Darion)
Motion
carried.
Approval Motion made by Pat
Bealer, seconded by Jo Stevens to approve for payment
of General the general
account bills in the amount of $375,480.89.
Account Bills Roll call vote: Yes
8 No
0 Absent
1 (Darion)
Motion
carried.
Supt’s No
Report.
Report
Committee EIT No report.
Reports Pat Bealer
BCTC No report.
Dennis Ritter
ECC Ms. Stevens reported Connect Ed did a test
out, which was relatively successful.
Jo Stevens
BCIU Mr. Ziegler reported the approval of
the 2009-2010 budget, which represents
Carl Ziegler
a zero percent increase for contributing
schools.
PSBA
Ms.
Bealer reported that the Governor is pushing for mandatory graduation
Pat Bealer competency
assessments that will be unfunded for school districts.
She also reported that the budget
has been pushed back since they are looking
at a 1.6 billion dollar
deficit.
Policy & Curriculum Mr. Walter
reported that Mr. Gross presented the Keystone Awards
Dan
Walter from the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
The committee discussed
the use of buildings as possible polling areas, however
there is a security
concern.
There was also a large
discussion on class ranks. The
committee is currently
learning towards an
alternative, pending additional information from the
administration.
Personnel Motion made by
Carl Ziegler, seconded by Pat Bealer, to approve the following personnel items:
1.
The approval of Barbara Richard as
Assistant to the Superintendent for Human Resources and District Services,
effective December 16, 2008, at a salary of $65,000, an increase of $6,900 from
her current salary of $58,100.
2.
The approval of Cynthia Meyer as
Director of Information Technology, effective January 6, 2009 or on agreed upon
release date from current employer, at a salary of $84,250. This is an Act 93 administrative position.
3.
The approval of Linda Piper as a
preferred support staff substitute for 2008-2009, effective December 15, 2008,
at the approved hourly rate of $10.10.
4.
The approval of Kelsey Tothero as
twirling coach at the Middle School for 2008-2009 at a salary of $526.
5.
The approval of Jeff Saadi as
assistant boys basketball coach at the Middle School for 2008-2009 at a salary
of $2,204.
6.
The approval of the following
substitute teachers for 2008-2009, effective December 16, 2008, at the approved
substitute rate of $100 per day for days 1-20 and $110 per day for days 21-45:
Rachel Chambers (guest teacher) Lucas Morgan
Sarah Richter Rebeka
Schaeffer
7.
The approval of Bonnie Hedegard as
a Krapf driver for 2008-2009, effective December 15,
2008.
Roll call vote:
Yes 8 No 0 Absent 1 (Darion)
Motion carried.
All Personnel were Approved Pending
the District's Receipt of All Mandated Credentials
Farmstead Motion made by Dennis Ritter, seconded by Pat Bealer, to approve a
reimbursement of
Exclusion $184.48 to the taxpayer, PIN
#45-5436-00-44-3217, for property located in Greenwich
Payment Township. This reimbursement represents the farmstead tax relief exclusion
for the 2008 tax year. The exclusion
was not included by the Berks County Assessment Office in the list of
exclusions submitted to the school district for the reimbursement calculation
on the July tax bills.
Roll
call vote: Yes 8 No 0
Absent 1 (Darion)
Motion
carried.
Bus Route Motion made by Pat Bealer, seconded by
Dan Walter, to approve the attached revised Revision bus route for 2008-2009, effective
December 15, 2008.
Roll call vote: Yes 8 No
0 Absent 1 (Darion)
Motion carried.
Senior Class Motion made by Pat Bealer, seconded by Jo
Stevens, to approve a senior class trip to New
Trip York City on Wednesday, June 3, 2009 per the attached itinerary
and student cost schedule. The school
district will not incur any cost for this trip.
Roll call vote:
Yes 8 No 0 Absent 1 (Darion)
Motion carried.
Conference Motion made by Dennis Ritter, seconded by
Pat Bealer, to approve the conference request
Request for Amy Russo to attend the PA
Educational Technology Expo and Conference to be held February 9-11, 2009
in Hershey, PA, at a cost of $443.00.
Roll call vote: Yes 8 No
0 Absent 1
(Darion)
Motion carried.
Disposal of Motion made by Pat Bealer, seconded by
Dan Walter, to approve the disposal of Van #5
Van #5 (vin #1FBHE31H3NHB50966) through a public
sale.
Roll call vote: Yes 8
No 0 Absent 1 (Darion)
Motion carried.
HS Stage Motion made by Pat Bealer, seconded by
Dan Walter, to award the Stage Rigging/Curtain
Riggings Replacement Contract for the Kutztown
Area High School to the lowest responsible bidder, Pittsburg Stage, Inc., at a
cost of $66,571. Funds to pay for this
work will come from the Construction Fund.
Roll call vote: Yes 8
No 0 Absent 1 (Darion)
Motion carried.
Discussion Telephone
Service Cost Review – Utilitech, Inc.
Items Education
Center – Relocation Options
Full-Day
Kindergarten Options
Elementary Reconfiguration Options
Public The
following community members stated their questions, comments, and concerns on
the
Comment Education Center relocation options: Cecilia Holt, Kurt Kanaskie, Randy Burch,
Eric Diehl, Michele Diehl, Craig Cartalie.
The following community
members stated their questions, comments, and concerns on full-day kindergarten
and elementary reconfiguration options:
Melissa Leiby, Craig Cartalie, Kevin Leiby, Kelly Ryan, Kurt Kanaskie,
Jennifer Ide, Faith Wanner, Roz Ferenty, Karen Ashburn, Renee Parella, Abby
Claypoole, Dana Ide, Carl Goode.
Pat Bealer left at
10:31 p.m.
Adjournment
Motion made by Jo Stevens, seconded by Dennis Ritter, to
adjourn the meeting at 11:08 p.m.
Motion carried unanimously.
Respectfully
submitted by,
Rikki
L. Clark
School
Board Secretary