Minutes
of the
KUTZTOWN AREA
SCHOOL DISTRICT
Board of
Directors Meeting
Monday,
September 15, 2008, 7:30 p.m.
The Board of Directors of Kutztown Area
School District met for the regular board meeting on Monday, Monday, September
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, Barb Richard, Rikki Clark, David Miller
Present James Brown, Jennifer McAteer, Howard Breithaupt,
Peter Miller, Matthew Link, Rebecca Beidelman, James Orwig, Karen Connaghan,
Joann Buffum, Gina Koinski, Melissa Blatt,
Joan
Haring, Jacob Waters, Fay Rothenberger, Andrea Sanders
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 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 August 18, 2008 and September 2,
2008 school board meetings.
Roll
call vote: Yes 7
No 0 Absent 1 (Stevens)
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 7
No 0
Absent 1 (Stevens)
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 $406,868.96.
Account Bills Roll call vote: Yes
7 No 0 Absent 1 (Stevens)
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 $366,989.60.
Account Bills Roll call vote: Yes
7 No 0 Absent 1 (Stevens)
Motion
carried.
Supt’s Mr.
Gross stated that one of the highlights of the school year is acknowledgment of
our
Report student accomplishments in visual arts and the
“Traveling Art Show,” which would be
presented tonight.
He is very proud of our fine arts department, faculty, and students for
all their hard work.
Bryan Hartman, chairman
of the Fine Arts Department, introduced Donna Hill, Elementary art teacher, who
presented the Elementary artwork of Alyssa Shuman, Justin Renninger, Wyatt Wolf
and Erika Matrone. Alyssa, Justin, and
Wyatt were in attendance to receive their award.
Kristen Tuerk, Middle
School art teacher, presented the artwork of Brad Miller, Bradley Schapell, and
Briana DeLong. Bradley and Briana were
in attendance to receive their award.
Committee EIT Ms. Bealer reported that she
received the September distribution, and revenues
Reports Pat Bealer are
generally up. Still no decision has
been made regarding Act 32.
BCTC Pastor Ritter reported there was a
lot of back-to-school business taken
Dennis Ritter care
of.
ECC No report.
Jo Stevens
BCIU Mr. Ziegler reported they are still
detailing budgets.
Carl Ziegler
PSBA
Ms.
Bealer reported that they are looking into the idea of taking oil reserves into
Pat Bealer consideration when calculating property taxes.
Policy & Curriculum Mr. Walter
reported that there was a discussion on Policy 204
Dan
Walter Attendance and extending the amount of time needed for vacation
requests.
Personnel Motion made by Pat Bealer,
seconded by Jasper Ho, to approve the following personnel items:
1.
Resignation of David Jacobs as a
custodian at the High School, effective September 19, 2008.
2.
Resignation of Elizabeth Dorney as
a special education aide at the High School, effective August 13, 2008.
3.
Resignation of Andrea Salsano as a
RtI aide at Greenwich-Lenhartsville Elementary, effective September 3, 2008.
4.
Ratification of Jamie James as a
non-certified emotional support aide (35 hours/week) at the High School,
effective September 18, 2008 at the approved hourly rate of $9.50.
5.
Approval of Kimberly Moyer as a
certified RtI aide at Greenwich-Lenhartsville Elementary, effective September
30, 2008 at the approved hourly rate of $10.70.
6.
Approval of Lois Long as a Senior
Volunteer Tax Exchange Program applicant for School Year 2008-2009, effective
September 16, 2008.
7.
Approval of Angela Sakach as a
guest teacher 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.
8.
Approval of Denise Yerger as a
cafeteria employee substitute for School Year 2008-2009 at the approved
substitute cafeteria employee hourly rate of $8.35.
9.
Approval of James Prato as a Krapf
bus/van driver for School Year 2008-2009.
10. Approval of Kelly Dyak as a long-term substitute teacher for Erin Tenney,
learning support teacher at the High School, effective September 12, 2008
through January 15, 2008 or the end of the second quarter, at the approved
long-term substitute teacher rate of $100 per day for days 1-20, $110 per day
for days 21-45, and the remainder at Bachelor’s degree, Step 1 (non-tenured)
per the KASD/KATA contract.
11. Approval of Lisa White as a resource person for Kelly Dyak, effective
September 12, 2008 at a pro-rated salary of $127.
12.
Approval of
Lauren Duca as a non-certified substitute aide for School year 2008-2009
at the approved non-certified
substitute aide hourly rate of $9.50.
Roll call vote:
Yes 7 No 0 Absent
1 (Stevens)
Motion carried.
All Personnel were Approved Pending
the District's Receipt of All Mandated Credentials
District Motion made by Al Darion, seconded by Dennis
Ritter, to table the motion to approve the price
Physician increase from Blandon Medical Group, Blandon, PA ,
previously approved District Physicians for School Year 2008-2009, from $10.00
to $15.00 per student exam and from $60.00 to $90.00 per employee physical.
Roll call
vote: Yes 7 No 0
Absent 1 (Stevens)
Motion
tabled.
Conference Motion made by Carl Ziegler, seconded by
Jasper Ho, to approve the conference request for
Requests Robert R. Gross III to attend the
National Conference on Education/AASA to be held February 18-22, 2009 in
San Francisco, CA at a cost of $2,542.
Roll call vote:
Yes 7 No 0 Absent
1 (Stevens)
Motion carried.
Discussion Communicating Task Force Recommendations to Community
Items Facility Usage Fee Policy
Information and Sample Policies
Committee Meetings as Voting Meetings
Student Achievement/Grading Committee Meeting
Dates
Animal Ordinancy Signage
Motion made by Pat Bealer, seconded by Jasper Ho, to
approve six (6) animal ordinance signs to be purchased at an approximate cost
of $100.00 each and to be placed on the district
property.
Roll call vote: Yes 7 No 0 Absent 1 (Stevens)
Motion carried.
Public Barb Richard stated that on Sunday, the BCIU held a
golf tournament to benefit the National
Comment Cancer Society. She was pleased to announce that Kutztown Area School
District was
represented by two teams of four.
Pastor Ritter expressed his concern and
disappointment that our band wasn’t present at the
home football game on Saturday.
Adjournment
Motion made by Pat Bealer, seconded by Jasper Ho, to adjourn
the meeting at 9:22 p.m.
Motion carried unanimously.
Respectfully
submitted by,
Rikki
L. Clark
School
Board Secretary