DTSD Webinars: I'd like to call the March 27 2,023 meeting of the Dairy Town of School District Board of Directors to order. and announced that this meeting is being live, streamed, and audio recorded.
DTSD Webinars: This meeting is being conducted both in person and virtually. I'd like to request for board members to please state your name when speaking. This is Angie Roll. Call, please.
DTSD Webinars: Mr. Bennett, present Dr. Clarin here. This is true Here, Dr. K. Here this is mammy here, Mr. Roso. Here, Mr. Schmidt.
DTSD Webinars: this is sicker. Here, Mr. Singer. Here 8 president, one absent.
DTSD Webinars: Please rise if you're able to join me for the pledge of allegiance
as well.
DTSD Webinars: Now I have a motion to approve the march 20, seventh, 2,023 board of Directors agenda. So move Lindsay cup. Second, Lindsey Drew.
DTSD Webinars: This is a standard voice. Vote all these in favor, please say Aye, aye, any opposed. No
DTSD Webinars: motion carries. Thank you.
DTSD Webinars: Moving on to item 2 E. Presentation music is in our schools, Mr. Brian Butterbach.
DTSD Webinars: Good evening, Board of Directors, and Good evening Administration. It's my pleasure to be here tonight. My name is Brian Booter Ball, and the High School orchestra director and the 7 eighth Grade works to director at Hershey Middle School. It's my honor to be well alongside Alicia and Brian Lu tonight. They are representing a large body of students at the High School tonight. They are 2 of our students and our 2 students who are elected to the all Eastern orchestra which is coming up in April. And just to give you an idea of that, that
the entire northeastern seaboard.
DTSD Webinars: and out of 52 violin is selected for she has 2 of them which is a a phenomenal, a fun on all feet, and their peers are so proud of them. I'm so proud of them. I I know you're proud of them as well. We're delighted to be here tonight to support music in our schools month. They played a little bit as as you're walking in. Glad you're able to enjoy a little of that, and they do have the Star Spangle Banner free site. If you'd be willing to stand and
DTSD Webinars: stand stand in science for the Star single banner. They greatly appreciate that.
DTSD Webinars: And
DTSD Webinars: Thank you so much for having us tonight. Thank you. Support supporting Alicia and Brian and all the students part of the Hershey music department. We we greatly appreciate it. We hope you can come out to one of our May concerts and thanks again. So much for having us and for all your support throughout the years. Thank you.
DTSD Webinars: Thank you, Mr. Bout. Could they? Yeah, just introduce themselves to us very quickly. Sure.
DTSD Webinars: that'll come to the mic.
DTSD Webinars: Hi. My name is Alicia Sia and I'm. A senior Hershey High school, and i'm so thankful to have been elected to be a part of the all-eastern ensemble, and i'm so grateful to also have this opportunity to perform in front of you guys today.
Thank you.
DTSD Webinars: Hi. My name is Brian Lou and i'm a junior. I heard the High School.
DTSD Webinars: I'm honored to be performing in front of you tonight. Thank you
DTSD Webinars: perfect.
DTSD Webinars: Thank you again, Mr. Buddha. We really enjoy having the students here playing music for us.
DTSD Webinars: moving on to Item 2 B. The students of the month. Recognition. Ms. Wade.
DTSD Webinars: Good evening. It is truly a pleasure for me to be invited to introduce Julius of Pasney and Leo Lu as our students of the month.
DTSD Webinars: I know we have the videos that we'll introduce them, but I first want to say to you, Mom and Dad and and Rio and Julie at home. Thank you for all of the joy that you bring us the fun and and your hard work.
DTSD Webinars: You really have me
DTSD Webinars: doing your best a habit at your sheet, and we notice, and we appreciate it, and we we enjoy you
DTSD Webinars: So first, I think, Julia, will you won't mention Julia first, so we'll introduce her video. But I had. As I was leaving school today, I said, there's some teachers walking in the hall, and I said, Look, I have to present the students of the month tonight, and I have to give the real t like. I have to give a story or something about them.
DTSD Webinars: And they all 3 in the hallway went oh, and i'm like oh, no, no, No, it's too late. They have the students of the month. I thought they were get like dismay, and they're like
DTSD Webinars: These are just the nicest kids. They're just the nicest people. I don't have anything to say about them. I'm like Well, you have to say something and what the teacher said.
DTSD Webinars: When you're not listening. The teachers say
DTSD Webinars: Julia is such a quiet leader. She's so considerate. She brings
DTSD Webinars: the students together.
DTSD Webinars: and it's such a powerful and kind message.
DTSD Webinars: So I just. I want that once. You know that I'm touched by it.
DTSD Webinars: So, Julia.
DTSD Webinars: Hi! My name is Julia Zipras. Me and I am honored to be recognized as the Hershey High School student of the month.
Okay. I would like
DTSD Webinars: for this recognition as well as our Hershey High School administrative staff.
DTSD Webinars: I would also like to thank my parents for the role that played throughout my high school career. So far for being the role models that they have been, and for their constant support through my academic endeavors, as well as my extracurricular activities
DTSD Webinars: about my high school experience. I've had the opportunity to participate in athletics and in various clubs and organizations, including being a four-year member of the girls volleyball team, a member of the Hershey Community Youth Alliance, National honor, society, link crew, and this year I had the opportunity to
DTSD Webinars: help run this treasure trading post, which is a school store. Since I'm. Taking the accounting 3 chords.
DTSD Webinars: I have also been recognized for my academic success, that school through the Hershey High School, honorable and distinguished, honorable.
DTSD Webinars: Outside of this outside of school I enjoyed spending time playing volleyball for my travel team as well as training, playing sand and grass volleyball during the summers.
DTSD Webinars: I have also been fortunate to have the opportunity to do volunteer work with the Hershey survey the joy of sports foundation, and with the Middle School girls ball involved team
DTSD Webinars: to me. Service means
DTSD Webinars: putting that giving back to your community and helping those
DTSD Webinars: for me. It I really like
DTSD Webinars: how rewarding various voluntary efforts are, including my work with the Food night, Jose sports and Middle School volleyball team and the Mexico valuable team helping them is one of my favorite ways that I've given back to our school of community.
DTSD Webinars: I have had the opportunity to work with the team the past few years, and I'm currently assisting them as they kick off their season this spring.
DTSD Webinars: I really enjoy guiding the younger generation of the in the sport of volleyball, which is a sport that I love, and it's so regarding to watch the skills and just overall attitude towards sports and just our school spirit grow under the guidance of myself.
DTSD Webinars: the middle school coaches and and the other seniors helping out with the team this year.
DTSD Webinars: After I got you a high school, I plan to to attend Mauritan University, where I will be playing division 3 volleyball and measuring in health sciences, with the intent to also pursue a business-related minor.
DTSD Webinars: I'm. Interested in for seeing a korean public sports management in sports rehabilitation. So i'm planning on following a pre-fiscal therapy track through the health sciences. Major.
DTSD Webinars: I would once again like to thank the hershey rotary Cl. For this recognition. I'm tremendously honored to represent my school in this way, and I look forward to finishing out my senior year.
DTSD Webinars: Understand? They have
DTSD Webinars: all right, Leo, your teacher said. You're not so quiet in your leadership.
DTSD Webinars: and and but you are incredibly charming.
DTSD Webinars: And what I was so impressed by is, they said Leo shows up. He's always there. He's the guy who gets it done, and there's not many people in the world who would say, this teenager is reliable
DTSD Webinars: like you don't hear about reliable teenagers. So congratulations. Thank you for all your hard work. I truly want to say how much I enjoyed you conducting the orchestra. That was the first, I think, for us. So congratulations on being student of the month, and thank you for all your hard work.
DTSD Webinars: Oh, it.
DTSD Webinars: ladies and gentlemen, my name is Leo Louie, and I am honored to be recognized as Hershey High School's March student. With a month. I would like to thank the her. She Rotary Club and the various teachers and administrators at her high School for giving me this honor. I'd also like to thank my parents Preston and Joy Lou for their constant support and guidance. Additionally, I congratulate my fellow distinguished scholars from the Milton Hershey School, Middletown Area High School, and my classmate, Julie, is a prize for also being recognized for this great accomplishment.
DTSD Webinars: I had the privilege of being a part of many organizations provided at Hershey. Most not only the music programs I've been playing in the orchestra ensemble and singing with the Hds choirs since freshman year, and I have the honor to serve as the rehearsalator for concert orchestra present for choir and the President of Triumph Music Honor Society. This year
I represented her, she with Fried at the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association District, 7 at Central Regent orchestra festivals For past 2 years. I also served as the Associate concert master of the Harrisburg Symphony, Youth, orchestra.
DTSD Webinars: I make regular appearances, seeing the National Anthem with the Hershey choir quartet, and I have the honor of playing the processional and the her she's with the hersey string quartet at the 2,000 and 22 National, Our Society, Daniel E. Lewis Chapter Induction Ceremony
DTSD Webinars: outside of Music I'm a Senior Class Representative, and a corresponding secretary of the student Counsel at her High School. Remember the Hhs math team where we've been competitive in various regional math compositions, such as placing Second and the Buk now University, John Gold Math competition, and third at the Dickinson College, and just elastic math competition.
DTSD Webinars: I run cross-country for 4 years and was recognized with a go to a word, and you've advocacy. I'm a fourth year delegate with the her Shei delegation in the Y.M.C.A. Pennsylvania used in government, where I served as a committeeship pod leader and a tenant that Y and Ca. Conference on national affairs. Twice
DTSD Webinars: I constantly make sure to get back to the communities and organizations that have supported me in competitive mathematics. I volunteer and help coach the Hershi Middle School math counts, frequently reminding myself of my mathematical roots through cross country. I've also been able to set up and volunteer for the penitent day a wonderful risk for great calls for the last 4 years
DTSD Webinars: by being a link for leader and a member of the National Honor Society, trying a music, honor, society, and the move Alpha Theta math on society. I heard you High School I participating in many outreach and Commute Service project that benefited both Hhs students and the her community, such as tutoring opportunities.
DTSD Webinars: various musical recitals, and so much more
DTSD Webinars: I plan to pursue aerospace engineering in college. I aspire to have a career in the aviation feel added by being a pilot or being an aerospace engineer through my education and experiences at high school, I hope to make meaningful connections and contribution to the society. In my journey of life.
DTSD Webinars: I would like to thank my parents, my teachers in the Rotary Club again. And lastly, I would like to thank you for listening. It is an honor
DTSD Webinars: congratulations to Julia and to Leo. and congratulations to their to their parents.
DTSD Webinars: Mr. Singer, if I could just add to Mr. Lou, because I've not had the opportunity to meet him before, but was able to witness the guest conducting at the music concert a week or 2 ago, and was just
DTSD Webinars: completely blown away at how talented and confident you were, but also that through your leadership, to see the students initiate a fundraising aspect of that evening and think outside of just our own community, and want to help other students who had been affected, and whose music education was
DTSD Webinars: negatively impacted by a fire. I believe it was. It was just really inspiring. And to see, you know what these, what all the students and students of the month and just across the district do is great. But I wanted to call that to the attention because I had the privilege of seeing you in person a week or 2 ago. So congratulations and thank you.
DTSD Webinars: Thank you, Mr.
DTSD Webinars: Okay, Moving on to agenda. Item: 2, c. President communications. I'd like to announce. The Board met in executive session
DTSD Webinars: prior to this meeting, for consultation with attorneys or other professional advisors
DTSD Webinars: moving on to agenda. Item: 2D recognition of citizens. This is an opportunity for residents and taxpayers to address the Board on matters related to the agenda
DTSD Webinars: citizens wishing to speak should come to the microphone or raise their virtual hand.
DTSD Webinars: Those present in the room may register by completing a form located near the sign-in sheet, providing their full name and address.
DTSD Webinars: If attending virtually, you must have registered individually with your first and last name and address to be recognized. But once you recognized or unmuted, it is only necessary for you to identify yourself by providing your full name.
DTSD Webinars: This is a reminder that public comment is not a forum for personal attacks, antagonistic behavior, or harassment.
DTSD Webinars: Please be advised that you are accountable for any legal ramifications and liability that results from statements that misrepresent the truth to fame individuals, or disclose personal information that is not of public concern
DTSD Webinars: to provide other residents with an opportunity to speak each speaker during the public comment portion is limited to 5 min of speaking. Time, once recognized and limited to one opportunity to address the Board during each of the public comment periods.
DTSD Webinars: If necessary, the Board may set a maximum time for the public comment portion of any meeting.
DTSD Webinars: I will ask for treasurer, Mrs. Sicker, to please keep time.
DTSD Webinars: Are there any residents or taxpayers who would like to comment at this time?
DTSD Webinars: Nobody in the room showing interest, Mr. Ayle, Anybody online
DTSD Webinars: at this time I do not see any virtual hands raised.
DTSD Webinars: Okay, thank you.
DTSD Webinars: We will move on to agenda. Item 2. E standing committee reports.
DTSD Webinars: The General Services and Finance Committee committees met today, Mr. Rizzo, do you have a general services report? I do thank you, Mr. Sicker or Mr. Singer. Sorry about that.
DTSD Webinars: So at 40'clock today we met for General Services Committee. It's the every 2 month session couple of things that we it really wasn't a a large meeting today. It's relatively brief. We had a section where we talked about some updates on current activities
DTSD Webinars: with the general services, and also Miss Purcell give an update on the capital plan.
DTSD Webinars: So today one thing with the concession stand. Conversations are continuing at this point in time. There's still some completion in wording of the contract that they're working on right now with the
DTSD Webinars: the the general contractor, and then we'll move beyond that for for a financial evaluation with number 2, the retention area or the sinkhole mediation that we have right now. Questions are Comp. Are due by the thirty-first for the rfp
DTSD Webinars: from right, and they have a 4 contractors currently in for the Rfp. They'll they'll begin our
DTSD Webinars: i'm sorry.
DTSD Webinars: or contractors that have come to the school to look at the the retention area to understand the scope of work, and those questions are due to the 30 first, then April. First digital open for that Rfp.
DTSD Webinars: All of the bids will be posted to pen bid, which is a new process that we're working with. Therefore all of the the
DTSD Webinars: the individual contracting groups that put in an Rfp. Will have the capability of looking at the questions that were asked by the other the other companies this way everything's answered, questions are are known and answered at the same time to all affected parties.
DTSD Webinars: So this is a new process, and we're hoping that this process may be beneficial for us in the future. So
DTSD Webinars: The third item here is Rfp. For the architect, for elementary school. There are 5 total our Rfps that are in, and we're looking to try and get down to 3 to make it a little bit more palatable when it comes to interviews. The next step is that the Board and the Administration will be looking at
DTSD Webinars: of the Rfps and doing an evaluation, and and looking over how many of those individuals that will want to bring in for a board review, and we'll do that. That's due for 6 April sixth. For that information to be compiled.
DTSD Webinars: The fourth item, there is traffic study. Again. The traffic study is really just ideas and solutions for the front of the building, you know. Can we change the the timing of the light? Can we move
DTSD Webinars: in direct traffic in different directions. Right now. It's not intended to be a a large capital project to to do any of these steps. It's really just looking at. What can we do to mitigate that that
DTSD Webinars: congestion at the High school and in the other schools at the time of
DTSD Webinars: the parents coming in and the parents leaving. So right now we're looking to bring that to the April AD hoc meeting with some recommendations to some ideas, and then we'll take that to the next general Services meeting, which would be in in March, May. So as an external services meeting. Okay.
DTSD Webinars: realistically, is Dr. Winslow. I mentioned that we're looking at probably a 3 to 5 year project to really
DTSD Webinars: understand and and try to improve the flow. It could go faster. It could go longer. It just really depends on what what options are brought to the AD. Hoc Committee
DTSD Webinars: in a memorial field. Right now the Memorial feel repaving. Both the softball field and memorial field is currently with Dairy township for review, and we'll be brought forward once we have clearance to start working on that Rfp.
DTSD Webinars: And then with Ms. Purcell on the capital plan. She presented a preliminary kind of. I would say, back in the napkin idea where some of the costing was going through a couple of key items there, the beam in the basement. She has identified it. $60,000.
DTSD Webinars: That is really kind of a ballpark at this point. They're waiting to spring to be able to reevaluate that, and then we'll look and see and revisit it, to see if we we actually have to go in and repair that being right now, it's not a safety hazard, it's not. They did some mediation with the other beam
DTSD Webinars: but they need time for to settle and be able to re-evaluate it effectively, and then storm water management.
DTSD Webinars: Oh, this the the work for the storm manage management
DTSD Webinars: fees! Which was getting ahead of time to to look at. What are we going to do with the sinkhole? Remediation kind of double from where we were with the original original quote. So
DTSD Webinars: Miss per cells is following up to make sure that there are any errors in that in that costing there is a outline of them in there for high school flooring to be refinished again. This is a is a surfaces. Mr. Anderson brought up a very heavily used floor.
DTSD Webinars: so they're looking to have that refinished over the summer, and I believe it might be on the consent agenda today. I'm not.
DTSD Webinars: So. That's what we can say. Yeah.
DTSD Webinars: right? So that'll be there for the approval, and it's it's just a special process to be able to put the hardness into the floor and get that that for back up to to stuff.
DTSD Webinars: And then there's a a line item as well. For 1.9%
DTSD Webinars: increase to start to build the funding for elementary in the future. So that's a proposal at this point in time. That's not set. It's just a kind of a you know.
DTSD Webinars: This is where Miss Purcell feels that that should land in, and it'll be coming in at around $750,000 to start to build that that funding.
DTSD Webinars: and that's all. I have.
DTSD Webinars: Thank you very much. Mr. Rizzo. Does anybody have anything to end? Or does anybody have any questions for Mr. Rizzo? I don't have a question for Mr. Rizzo, but I would just like to point out and thank
DTSD Webinars: Mrs. Mrs. Purcell for this
DTSD Webinars: that you gave us. That is incredibly detailed, and has a bunch of information on it, and I know I mean in the 8 years that I've served on this board. We've never had anything like this that
DTSD Webinars: is like high level, but it really kind of brings it down for everybody to understand. So her proactive approach.
DTSD Webinars: because it's her effort of keeping us all on the same page. I just wanted to make sure that she's recognized for that, and how much it is appreciated it, because this is so easy to.
DTSD Webinars: and it's so nice to see it all.
DTSD Webinars: and have it all laid out for us. So I appreciate that. Thank you, because I know this is like
DTSD Webinars: I can't even imagine how long this took you to do.
DTSD Webinars: Thank you, miss me. Anybody else have a question or anything to add. Thanks again, Mike. Mrs. Sick, or do you have a finance report? I do thank you. The Finance Committee took most of the meeting today to review the draft proposed final but Budget for the 2,324 school year.
DTSD Webinars: We started by looking at the pentame of State subsidy funding we did have an increase in our State funding last year for the 2,023 school District
DTSD Webinars: Governor Shapiro's budget is very robust predicting more a lot more this year.
DTSD Webinars: but no one thinks that this will actually happen, because there's a lot that has to go through for now, and things could be reallocated.
DTSD Webinars: So we are predicting in the budget to. We are budgeting 10% over last year for base basic education funding and 4 and a half percent over last year for special education.
DTSD Webinars: which is under actually what is proposed by the governor, so we think it will be possibly be paired back. If you remember the timing of this, we approve our final budget, and then the State approves their budget. So it's always kind of a game for us to play, and then I know Mrs. Purcell, you know, keeps in contact with other local business managers, goes to conferences and
DTSD Webinars: talks to everybody to see how everyone's feeling about how the budget will shake out in the end. And that's how we get our budget proposal. There's also a new school-based mental health proposed
DTSD Webinars: allocation in the Governor Shapiro's budget for 135,000 that would be given to us. But there's no guidance on that, so far as either.
DTSD Webinars: We're getting some updates on our tax roll from the county. Right now we have 2.1, 2 billiondollars of a taxable base, and we do expect that to increase slightly so that could change to the numbers in our proposed budget in the next month.
DTSD Webinars: We do know that we are building a new elementary school for our second through fifth graders. Eventually, so the budget does include a 1.9% tax increase. If you recall the previous Finance Committee presentations.
DTSD Webinars: it it would be in the district's best interest to plan a 1.9 tax increase over the next 4 years in order to be able to be fiscally responsible to afford our new elementary school. So that is in this proposal.
DTSD Webinars: because of that 1.9 tax increase that does set aside, then ha! $750,000 to be transferred in as a fund transfer to a capital reserve fund for the elementary school build. And that's what Mr. Rizzo was referencing in the capital plan that $750,000 that will be transferred over
DTSD Webinars: the draft proposed. Budget does also include the normal 1 million dollar cap fund transfer that we do every year to to transfer to our cap fund to maintain our build buildings and grounds and our property.
DTSD Webinars: and it's important to note that we do that cap fund transfer as well to maintain our excellent bond rating with the snps when they rate us for bonds, and that is very important. Now, as we will be going to Bond to build a new elementary school
DTSD Webinars: overall, though the budget, the proposed budget includes a 3% tax increase. So it's at 1.9 plus another, 1 point, one to balance the budget on other expenses.
DTSD Webinars: We went over some other issues related to that. We do know that salary and benefits is increasing. We have the 3 combined contracts at a act 93 and hespa that all include salary increases that have been negotiated. Contracts
DTSD Webinars: we do have an a 7.7% in health care benefits
DTSD Webinars: that's actually down from last year. That was a 12% increase. Usually we trend around 5, so that budget does include that increase.
DTSD Webinars: We're keeping tuition the same that that seems to have leveled out at the same for charter schools. Mrs. Purcell has had conversations with all of the departments on their budgets, try to keep them flat or below.
DTSD Webinars: It also includes a fund transfer from the trust fund at either 1.7 or 1.8 million. That number will be finalized soon as well, because that is an average over 5 years, and the the executor of the Trust gives us that numbers in the next few days, so we'll know that definitely for next Month's Finance Committee.
DTSD Webinars: We were able to also review the expenses by departments. There's one sheet that shows expenses by each building, and shows expenses by each department.
DTSD Webinars: We were able to ask questions about that as well. And all these attachments are in the Finance Committee agenda.
DTSD Webinars: So, just as a reminder in May, we approve a proposed final budget. The Finance Committee did have some final conversations that
DTSD Webinars: while the proposed draft final budget does include a 3, we hope that next meeting, you know, we can talk about trying to pair that down and look over the details of the expenses to see where we land.
DTSD Webinars: Okay, that concludes my report.
DTSD Webinars: Thank you, Mr. Sicker. Is anybody anybody else on finance, of anything to add? Or does anybody have any questions.
DTSD Webinars: hey? We'll move on. Thank you again to agenda. Item: 2 f student representatives report
DTSD Webinars: representatives, Aziz, Forster or Patel. Do you have a report?
DTSD Webinars: We do. This is Aisha Patel, and to go back to music, we Hhs had 7 string musicians qualify and participate. At this Year's Pm. A region Orchestra, Elise, Alicia.
DTSD Webinars: Claire, Tan, and Emma Star, all qualified for all state orchestra. There were 3 band musicians that qualified and participated in the Pmi region band this past weekend, and Jesse Mullins and Thatius Vandal, who qualified for all state band.
DTSD Webinars: and Today was the official first day of the fourth quarter, which is officially the last quarter for our High School seniors.
DTSD Webinars: There was the best Buddies event celebrating the 321 day, with music, dancing, musicians, and base painting, and so much more.
DTSD Webinars: First grade took a field trip to the Oaks Museum to learn more about the different animal habitats from Africa and North America.
DTSD Webinars: Okay, this is Olivia Forster speaking this past week the swim team competed in the Piaa swim championship in Florida. Also, Hhs students participated in the John Gold Mathematics competition at Bucknell University. The High School
DTSD Webinars: robotics team ranked number one in middle mid atlantic
DTSD Webinars: districts, and now qualified for the mid-atlantic championship the middle school math counts team competed in the Pennsylvania State math counts competition
DTSD Webinars: hey? Everyone representative of these here
DTSD Webinars: to start off on. She, Paul, who is a freshman, was a senior grand champion for science, for at the capital area of science engineering Fair, and our project was really interesting. It was a memory, assistive facial recognition device for dementia patients.
DTSD Webinars: We had some scholastic key winners from the Middle School for art. I don't know their names, but it can address to all of you. Who did.
DTSD Webinars: You know the elementary school had a food sampling day to to introduce them to new foods and new tastes, and we're full on to. We're. We've really sprung in this spring sports now, so come out and check it out. The campus or the school campus is always a buzz for student activities.
DTSD Webinars: The I'm. On the boys tennis team are currently 3 now. So
DTSD Webinars: that's good. Thank you.
DTSD Webinars: Okay, Thank you very much.
DTSD Webinars: Moving on to agenda. Item 2. G. The listed items are on the anticipated
DTSD Webinars: April 11, 2,023 board of directors meeting agenda. You can see them up on the screen
DTSD Webinars: moving on to agenda. Item 3. There is no unfinished business agenda. Item 4. The consent agenda contains routinely adopted items and items that normally do not require public deliberations on part of the board.
DTSD Webinars: The Board member may pull items which will then be discussed and voted on separately.
DTSD Webinars: Now have a motion to approve the consent agenda items as listed. So moved Lindsey drew it. Second. Where I am, Emmy, is there any discussion?
DTSD Webinars: Is this a standard voice? Vote all those in favor say, aye, aye, any opposed? No motion carries. Thank you.
DTSD Webinars: Moving on to agenda. Item 6
DTSD Webinars: delegate reports that I miss.
Yeah.
DTSD Webinars: yes. too many pages ahead. Agenda. Item Number 5, new business
DTSD Webinars: 5. A personnel resignations. Dr. Winslow.
DTSD Webinars: The administration recommends the approval of the personnel resignations.
DTSD Webinars: Now I have a motion to brew the to approve the personnel resignations. So move Lindsey Cock. Second Maria Emmy.
DTSD Webinars: Is there any discussion
DTSD Webinars: is a standard voice. Vote all in favor, say, aye, any opposed. No
DTSD Webinars: motion carries. Thank you
DTSD Webinars: onto items. Agenda. Item 5 B personnel, General Dr. Winslow. The Administration recommends the approval of the listed personnel and recognition of any listed transfers.
DTSD Webinars: I have a motion to approve the listed personnel and recognition of any listed transfers. So moved to Maria Mummy. Second Lindsey Cook. Is there any discussion?
DTSD Webinars: This is a standard voice. Vote all in favor, say, aye, aye, any opposed. No
DTSD Webinars: motion carries
DTSD Webinars: now to item Number 6 delegate reports.
DTSD Webinars: The Dolphin County Tax collection report is attached. Mr. Rizzo, do you have anything to add
DTSD Webinars: Yeah, just one comment. I know. If I took over for Mr. Singer here Tax collection, Dolph County Tax collection committee was set up. I believe it's Act 32 is something that is required
DTSD Webinars: by the State.
DTSD Webinars: and the one thing that it's not a long meeting. It's not a very
DTSD Webinars: riveting meeting, but it's something that needs to occur. So anyone, if it's not me going forward, just remember that they do need a quorum to be able to vote, to pass a lot of these resolution. So again it's takes you longer to drive there than the meeting. The meeting is long.
DTSD Webinars: but it it's important to the committee in in the State as well. or to the county. I'm sorry.
DTSD Webinars: Thank you. So I have.
DTSD Webinars: Thank you, Mike, and thank you for Thank you for attending.
DTSD Webinars: It's been a delegate assignment for a few years now, and i'm not sure that that we've ever had anyone who was intended. So we really appreciate your
DTSD Webinars: You're attending
DTSD Webinars: the capital area intermediate unit report is attached. Dr. K. You have anything to add. I do not thank you, Thank you.
DTSD Webinars: The Pennsylvania School Board's Association report is attached. Dr. Cronin.
DTSD Webinars: do you have anything you'd like to add?
DTSD Webinars: Thank you. Moving on to agenda? Item: 7 special reports. Are there any Board members who would like to give a report.
DTSD Webinars: This is Lindsey Kuck, and I just wanted to say that I participated in that sampling day that our student reps were talking about, and I met a lot of the staff members who kind of helped out in different capacities in the cafeteria. I was in the Ecc. Cafeteria, and I met Mr. Scott Scott Harmon, who.
DTSD Webinars: I know. I think it's back in January, one educator of the year through the Hershey Lines Club, and I can completely see why he's phenomenal and the kids just love him. But I thought it was really neat that our students had the opportunity, and even our youngest kindergarteners and first graders could give some feedback
DTSD Webinars: from like if they like the meal, and there were surveys, and they felt like they had a say, and some men upcoming menu changes, and it was really neat. And I just, I think, food services for offering that for the students.
DTSD Webinars: you know. Thank you for sharing that Dr. Cook, Any other Board members have a report.
DTSD Webinars: Okay, Dr. Winslow, do you have a Superintendent's report?
DTSD Webinars: I do. Mrs. Anna Gobble was nominated for, and has been selected as the Pennsylvania Assistant principal of the year.
DTSD Webinars: It's very impressive, and we're very, very proud of her, and she's very deserving of the award, and she is as a winner of this. She then becomes a part of the national contest for
DTSD Webinars: assistant principal, for at the national level so very exciting.
DTSD Webinars: Just a couple of reminders. Kindergarten Onsite registration is April seventeenth, through the nineteenth. Please see the website for times. Those are those registrations are in the evening, and pre registration is open right now
DTSD Webinars: and then coming up.
DTSD Webinars: and before that we have spring recess that starts April fifth. That is because we did not have any snow days. would have liked a big snow day myself, but we didn't get one, so it is nice to have that spring break that starts on April fifth goes through April, tenth.
DTSD Webinars: and district offices will be closed on the seventh and the tenth as a standard holidays.
DTSD Webinars: and the next board meeting, then, is on April eleventh.
DTSD Webinars: It is not on Monday, the tenth that's on Tuesday, the eleventh.
DTSD Webinars: and that concludes my report. Thank you very much. Dr. Winslow.
DTSD Webinars: moving on to item 7 C Board President's report as noted earlier during the General Services and Finance Committee report outs.
DTSD Webinars: we'll be continuing the exploration and planning for possible construction of a new elementary school. and to that end, following the request for proposal process that was mentioned earlier.
DTSD Webinars: We'll be having architect interviews on April eleventh. So if there are anyone listening.
DTSD Webinars: anyone reading the minutes, we'd like you to know we'll be having a
DTSD Webinars: architect interviews on April the eleventh. Right here in this room
DTSD Webinars: you can register to participate virtually online or or come in person
DTSD Webinars: moving on to agenda. Item: 8 recognition of citizens. This is an opportunity for residents and taxpayers to address the Board on matters related to the agenda or matters of district governance, not on the agenda.
DTSD Webinars: Those who speak, are asked to follow the same guidelines outlined at the initial public comment portion of our meeting. I will ask for treasure and Mrs. Sicker to please keep time. Are there any residents and or taxpayers
DTSD Webinars: who would like to comment at this time?
DTSD Webinars: Yes. hi! My name is Anne Za, Pr. Me and I'm. Here for 2 purposes. My daughter Julia was recognized as student of the month and sick today, and asked me to come and just say thank you.
DTSD Webinars: and I. I just want to say thank you to the Board for the collaboration and partnership with the rotary was my first.
DTSD Webinars: and we've been part of the school system since 2,001, and it was just nice to see the recognition and the talent across the different schools. So what a great honor! And it's a judic that I would encourage you to continue. The second reason why i'm here is because i'm the chair of the Joy of Sports Foundation, and I wanted to say Thank you. A few weeks ago we are invited to kind of summarize the journey of the fundraising efforts for the
DTSD Webinars: outdoor Multi- ho hockey rink, and that's an effort that's been underway for several years, and it transcends to superintendents multiple compositions of the School Board as well as the Joy Sports Board.
DTSD Webinars: So we were honored and appreciative to have that opportunity to kind of give you that journey, and I met with Dr. Winslow and we Cheryl last week, and they graciously gave me an update on the cost of that project, and I shared that we are likely to have a future public discussion, and I just wanted to say Thank you. We appreciate that the dialogue continues
DTSD Webinars: so. Thank you. Thank you, Mrs.
DTSD Webinars: I don't see anybody else in the room to Ms. Rail. Anybody Virtually at this time there are no virtual hands raised.
DTSD Webinars: Okay, with no hands raised. Then we'll pursue, proceed to agenda. Item number 9 adjournment.
DTSD Webinars: The next public board of Directors meeting will be held on Tuesday, April eleventh, and just note that it's different because of the holiday Dr. Winslow just mentioned. It'll be on Tuesday, April eleventh, 2,023, starting at 7 pm
DTSD Webinars: Please refer to the district website to register for virtual attendance as the meeting draws closure. I have a motion to adjourn this meeting. So moved to Maria, Mammy Second, Lindsey drew all in favor. Aye, anybody opposed
DTSD Webinars: call the meeting to close. Thank you.