Minutes
of the
KUTZTOWN AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
Board of Directors Meeting
Monday, December 16, 2002, 7:30 p.m.
The Board of Directors of
Kutztown Area School District met for the regular board meeting on Monday,
December 16, 2002 at 7:30 p.m., in the library of the Senior High School
pursuant to due notice to board members and the public.
Absent Donald
Meyers
Also Brenda Winkler-Superintendent, Nickolas
Sosik-Treasurer, Gretchen DiehlÐSecretary, Present
Geri
Miller, Lu Palmer, Mark Erb, Eric Erb, Nick Lazo, Michele Fragnito, Celeste
Brown,
Tom Green, Barbara Richard, Leroy Merkel, Rebecca
Crow, Eric Veronikis-The Patriot,
Merav Bushlin-Reading Eagle, David Bullock, Adam
Bullock, Nora Bullock, Jacob
Bullock, Randy Wert, Kirsten Wert
Welcome President
Vymazal welcomed guests and opened the meeting with a
moment
of silence and Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. He asked that everyone signs the attendance book and marks
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.
Approval Motion made by Kent Dahlquist, seconded by Patricia
Bealer, to approve
Of Minutes the
minutes of the November 18, December 3 reorganization and December 3,
2002 workshop school board meetings.
Roll
call vote: Yes 7 No 0 Absent 1 (Meyers)
Abstain 1
(Ritter)
Motion carried.
TreasurerÕs Motion
made by Dennis Ritter, seconded by Carl Ziegler, to accept
Report the treasurerÕs report of the general account.
Roll
call vote: Yes 8 No 0 Absent 1 (Meyers)
Motion carried.
Ratification Motion
made by James Kramer, seconded by Kent Dahlquist, to ratify for
of General payment the general account bills in the amount of
$25,400.46.
Account Bills Roll
call vote: Yes 8 No 0 Absent 1 (Meyers)
Motion
carried.
Approval Motion
made by Kent Dahlquist, seconded by Dennis Ritter, to approve for
of General payment the general account bills in the amount of
$220,736.96.
Account Bills Roll
call vote: Yes 8 No 0 Absent 1 (Meyers)
Motion carried.
Approval of Motion
made by Patricia Bealer, seconded by Dale Reppert, to approve for
Construction payment the construction account bill in the amount
of $1,372.51.
Account Bills Roll
call vote: Yes 8 No 0 Absent 1 (Meyers)
Motion carried.
SuptÕs á Dr. Winkler
honored two students for being recognized as National Merit Commended
Report Students.
Adam Bullock and Kirsten Wert scored in the top 2.8% of 1.2 million students
that took PSSA tests. This honor qualifies the students for renewable
scholarships.
á Elementary winter concerts were wonderful. KES/MAX
concert was standing room only. Principals and Dr. Winkler are receiving very
good feedback from parents and community.
á ESL Monitoring took place last week. The monitor was
impressed with what Kutztown has accomplished. However, as expected, the two
ESL aide positions are not adequate to comply with state mandates. The district
will be forced to add an ESL teacher and pull ESL students out of regular
English classes where they are having success.
á PSSA incentive awards were reported for 2002.
Kutztown received some money for attendance and test score increases. Dr.
Winkler commented that the district already fairs very well in these two
categories the big jump was within the last two years. Money is only for increases
not top performance.
Committee EIT Cautions to watch spending.
Reports Pat Bealer
BCTC Meeting
was held last week.
Jim Kramer
ECC Meeting
was cancelled.
Jim Kramer
BCIU Rededication
of River Chase facility was a nice affair. Activities for
Dennis Ritter
children were available including Santa visit.
PSBA
Reading
Eagle retirement benefits article made public aware of retirement
Carl Ziegler plan for state including high increases to burden
district budgets and taxpayers.
Policy & Curriculum Meeting
held. Policies and job descriptions on previous agenda.
Bill Yurvati
Personnel Motion made by Carl Ziegler, seconded by Dennis
Ritter, to approve the following
personnel
items #1-9:
1. Approval of Tom Green as Integrated Pest Management
Coordinator effective January 1,
2003.
2. Ratification of Darlene Surak as full-time (35 hours/week, 10
months/year) nurseÕs aide effective December 18, 2002 at a rate of $11.00 per
hour.
3. Approval of Gordon Konneman as part-time (10 hours/week, 10
months/year) lunch room monitor effective December 17, 2002 at a rate of $8.25
per hour.
4. Approval of the following substitute teacher effective
December 17, 2002 for School Year 2002-2003 at the current substitute teacher
rate:
Marilyn
McMillen Biology Seton
Hill/St.Vincent College
5. Ratification of Tammy Snyder as part-time cafeteria worker
effective December 3, 2002 at the current starting cafeteria rate.
6. Ratification of Melissa Tukovits as part-time cafeteria worker
effective December 4, 2002 at the current starting cafeteria rate.
7. Acceptance of the resignation of Tyson Scott, Asst. Boys
Basketball Coach, no duties performed.
8. Approval of the following coaches and salaries for School Year
2002-2003:
Amy
Walton Assistant
Cheerleading Coach $1,592
Chris
Pachuta Assistant
Boys Basketball Coach $2,774
Dave
Yoder Volunteer
Wrestling Coach $0
9. Approval of the following Van Lear drivers for School Year
2002-2003:
Douglas
Shears Ruth
Shears Kathy
Smith
Randy
Crossley Deborah
Mohler Cheryl
Tobias
Dennis
Seliciano Thomas
Boyer Carey
Boyer, Jr.
Deborah
Chambers Harold
Endy Donna
Wilde
Melissa
A. DeLong
Roll
call vote: Yes 8 No 0 Absent 1 (Meyers)
Motion carried.
Cafeteria
Motion made by Carl Ziegler, seconded by Kent
Dahlquist to approve the proposed
Salary starting
rates and pay scale for district cafeteria employees effective December 16,
2002.
Adjustments Roll call vote: Yes 7 No 1 (Bealer)
Absent 1 (Meyers)
Motion carried.
Job
Motion made by William Yurvati, seconded by Patricia
Bealer to approve the attached
Descriptions job descriptions for Assistant Superintendent and
District Technology Coordinator.
Roll
call vote: Yes 8 No 0 Absent 1 (Meyers)
Motion carried.
Revised Bus Motion
made by James Kramer, seconded by Dennis Ritter to approve the attached
And Van revised
bus and van routes for School Year 2002-2003.
Routes
Roll
call vote: Yes 8 No 0 Absent 1 (Meyers)
Motion carried.
Vo-Tech Motion made by James Kramer, seconded by Kent
Dahlquist to approve Barry Mengel
Authority as the Kutztown Area School District representative
to the Berks County Vocational Technical
Representative School
Authority for a term of 3 years, effective January 1, 2003 Ð December 31, 2005.
Roll
call vote: Yes 8 No 0 Absent 1 (Meyers)
Motion carried.
Policies Motion
made by William Yurvati, seconded by Carl Ziegler to approve the second reading
and adoption of attached revised Policy #006 Ð Meetings.
Roll
call vote: Yes 8 No 0 Absent 1 (Meyers)
Motion carried.
Motion
made by Patricia Bealer, seconded by Dennis Ritter to approve the first reading
of attached new policy #204.1ÐStudent Travel Abroad.
Roll
call vote: Yes 8 No 0 Absent 1 (Meyers)
Motion carried.
Motion
made by William Yurvati, seconded by Kent Dahlquist to approve the first
reading of attached new policy #801-Public Records.
Roll
call vote: Yes 8 No 0 Absent 1 (Meyers)
Motion carried.
Executive
Motion made by Dennis Ritter, seconded by James Kramer
to have the board meet
Session for
an executive session to discuss personnel Ð administration evaluations at 8:35
p.m.
Motion carried unanimously.
The
board reconvened at 8:36 p.m.
Discussion Item Facility Request
Facility Motion made by Kent Dahlquist, seconded by William
Yurvati to waive $20.00 custodial
Request fees for March 1-2, 2003 for Rebecca Crow because it
relates to a community project needed
for
her girl scout gold award.
Roll
call vote: Yes 8 No 0 Absent 1 (Meyers)
Motion carried.
Executive
Motion made by Dennis Ritter, seconded by James
Kramer to have the board meet
Session for
an executive session to discuss personnel Ð administration evaluations at 8:44
p.m.
Motion carried unanimously.
Mrs.
Bealer left prior to 9:06 p.m.
The
board reconvened at 9:06 p.m.
Yearly Salary Motion made by Dennis Ritter, seconded by Kent
Dahlquist to approve the salary increases
Adjustment of $3,500.00 for Dr. Brenda Winkler, Superintendent,
and $3,000.00 for Nickolas Sosik, Jr.,
Business
Manager, for Fiscal Year 2002-2003.
Roll
call vote: Yes 7 No 0 Absent 2 (Bealer,Meyers)
Motion carried.
Mr.
Ziegler said they both faired well in the evaluation process and the board
should
have approved the increases on a more timely basis.
Adjournment Motion
made by James Kramer, seconded by Dennis Ritter, to adjourn the
meeting
at 9:08 p.m.
Motion
carried unanimously.
Respectfully
submitted,
Gretchen
A. Diehl
School Board Secretary