DTSD Webinars: Good evening. I'd like to call the July 20, fourth, 2,023. Meeting of the Jerry touch of the School District Board of directors to order and announce 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.
DTSD Webinars: This is a G. Roll call, please.
DTSD Webinars: Mr. Bennett.
Lindsay Drew: here.
DTSD Webinars: Dr. Kat here. This is many. Here, Mr.
DTSD Webinars: Mrs. Schmidt, here, this is here, Mr. Singer, a present one virtually.
DTSD Webinars: and for the record, Mrs. 80.
DTSD Webinars: Please note that Lindsay Drew is participating tonight. Electronically.
DTSD Webinars: Please rise if you are able, and join me for the pledge of allegiance.
DTSD Webinars: One nation, indivisible with liberty and justice for all.
DTSD Webinars: Now have a motion to approve the July 20, fourth, 2,023 Board of Directors agenda. So move Lindsey Cox.
DTSD Webinars: Is there any discussion?
DTSD Webinars: This is a standard voice. Vote all those in favor. Please say I,
DTSD Webinars: any opposed? No
DTSD Webinars: motion passes. Thank you.
DTSD Webinars: Item, 2. Informational and proposals to a President. Communications.
DTSD Webinars: I would like to announce the Board met an executive session prior to this meeting to discuss purchase, or at least a real estate and other informational items.
DTSD Webinars: Item, 2. B 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 if in person, should complete and turn in a registration form.
DTSD Webinars: When your name is announced, come to the microphone. If online, you must have registered individually with your full name and address to be recognized.
DTSD Webinars: Raise your virtual hand for recognition. Once recognized or unmuted, it is only necessary that you identify yourself by providing your full name. This is a reminder that public comment is not a for for personal attacks.
DTSD Webinars: antagonistic behavior, or harassment. Please be advised that you are accountable for any legal ramifications and liability that results from statements that misrepresent the truth.
DTSD Webinars: the same individuals, or disclose personal information that is not a public concern. 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 public comment for the public comment portion of any meeting. I will ask for treasurer, Mr. Rizo.
DTSD Webinars: the please keep time.
DTSD Webinars: This is Aj. Are there any residents or taxpayers in the room who have registered to comment at this time.
DTSD Webinars: Mr. Ayella, any citizens online wish to comment
DTSD Webinars: at this time? There are no hands raised. thank you. We'll move on then to item 2 C.
DTSD Webinars: Miss Miss Carpell, do you have a community correspondence report?
DTSD Webinars: Yes, I do. For the month of June the district received 3 community correspondent submissions, comments, and questions for this month include a question about kindergarten registration, a link to a news article and a request for a high school transcript. And that's all I have.
DTSD Webinars: Okay. Thank you. Anybody, have any questions.
DTSD Webinars: Okay.
DTSD Webinars: moving on to item 2D.
DTSD Webinars: The listed items are on the anticipated August fourteenth, 2,023 board of directors meeting agenda.
DTSD Webinars: they will magically appear on the screen. Maybe
DTSD Webinars: there we go.
DTSD Webinars: Those are the anticipated agenda items for August fourteenth meeting.
DTSD Webinars: moving on to
DTSD Webinars: item number 3. There is no unfinished business. Item, 4. Consent agenda items. The consent agenda contains routinely adopted items and items that normally do not require public deliberations on part of the board.
DTSD Webinars: A board member may pull items which will then be discussed and voted on separately. I have a motion to approve the consent agenda items as listed so moved to Maria at me. Second on a Cronin.
DTSD Webinars: Is there any discussion?
DTSD Webinars: This is a standard voice. Vote all in favor. Please say I,
DTSD Webinars: any opposed? No.
DTSD Webinars: thank you. Cons consent. Agenda items are passed.
DTSD Webinars: We'll be on to item 5 new business. Item 5. A
DTSD Webinars: approval of the 2,023, 2,024 bus stops. Dr. Winslow. The administration recommends the approval of the 2,023, 2,024 bus stops.
DTSD Webinars: I have a motion to approve to approve. The listed bus stops.
Lindsay Drew: This is a standard voice. Vote all in favor, please say aye, aye.
DTSD Webinars: you oppose. No?
DTSD Webinars: Well, you know what time of year it is when you approve. The bus stops
DTSD Webinars: moving on to Item 5 day
DTSD Webinars: approval of dairy township school district targeted support improvement non-title. I school plan. Dr. Winslow
DTSD Webinars: following completion of the inspection and comment period. The Administration recommends the approval of the Dairy Township School district. Tsi non title. I school plan for the 2,023, 2,024 school year.
DTSD Webinars: They have a motion to to to approve the dairy town of school District Tsi. 9. Title, one school plan
DTSD Webinars: so moved to where you' me. Second Lindsey cock. Is there any discussion?
DTSD Webinars: It's a roll call vote. This is Angie.
DTSD Webinars: Mr. Bennett. Yes.
DTSD Webinars: Dr. Corona. Yes. Ms. Drew.
Lindsay Drew: Yes.
DTSD Webinars: Dr. Cook. Yes, Mrs. Yes, Mrs. Yes, Mrs. Yes, Mrs. Yes, Mr.
DTSD Webinars: Thank you.
DTSD Webinars: Moving on to item 5 C.
DTSD Webinars: Hershey Soccer Club. Permission to submit requests for use of facilities. Dr. Winslow. The Administration recommends the approval of the Hershey Soccer Club to submit requests for the use of facilities effective. July 20, fifth, 2,023.
DTSD Webinars: I have a motion to approve the Hershey Soccer Club request to submit requests for use of facilities. So move Eric Schmidt. Second, Maria mommy. is there any discussion?
Lindsay Drew: This is a standard voice for all in favor, please say aye, aye.
DTSD Webinars: any opposed? No.
DTSD Webinars: okay. The motion passes. Thank you.
DTSD Webinars: Item 5. D acceptance of gift staples, kits. Dr. Winslow. The administration recommends the acceptance of the staples connect gift.
DTSD Webinars: I have a motion to accept the staples, connect gifts.
DTSD Webinars: So move Lindsey cock. Second, Maria, me, is there any discussion?
DTSD Webinars: This is standard voice phone all in favor. Say, I, please
DTSD Webinars: any opposed? No.
DTSD Webinars: Okay. The motion passes on to Item 5 e dre, or physical Therapy Institute agreement. Dr. Winslow.
DTSD Webinars: the administration recommends the approval of the juror. Physical therapy agreement to bring back a second full-time athletic trainer, beginning with the 2,023, 2,024 school year through June thirtieth, 2,026 have a motion to approve the drear physical Therapy Institute agreement.
DTSD Webinars: Second, Lindsey Cock. Is there any discussion?
Lindsay Drew: This is a standard voice phone all in favor. Please say I,
DTSD Webinars: any opposed now
DTSD Webinars: that brings us to item 5 F.
DTSD Webinars: Personnel resignations. Dr. Winslow, the Administration recommends the approval of the listed personnel and resignation. I'm sorry.
DTSD Webinars: What's the wrong one? The Administration recommends the approval of the personnel resignations.
DTSD Webinars: I have a motion to approve personnel resignations.
DTSD Webinars: Second, Eric Schmidt. Any discussion.
DTSD Webinars: this is Lindsay Cup. I just wanted to wish, Mrs. Edin all the best of luck moving forward. My son was lucky enough to have her for kindergarten this past year, and she is a phenomenal teacher, and will be very missed in our district.
DTSD Webinars: Thank you. I just wanted to say the same thing with both of these teachers. These are both
DTSD Webinars: really big losses. I wish them all the best in their next endeavors. But, We will miss them here.
DTSD Webinars: Well, thank you both for your comments.
Lindsay Drew: This is a standard voice. Vote all in favor, please say, aye, aye.
DTSD Webinars: any opposed? No.
DTSD Webinars: hey? The motion carries.
DTSD Webinars: Item 5. G. Personnel. General Dr. Winslow. The Administration recommends the approval of the list of personnel and recognition of any list of transfers.
DTSD Webinars: They have a motion to approve the listed personnel and recognition of any listed transfers. So moved to Maria Mammy, second Lindsey cock.
DTSD Webinars: Is there any discussion?
Lindsay Drew: This is a standard voice out all in favor, please say, aye.
DTSD Webinars: any opposed? No. okay. The motion carries.
DTSD Webinars: This brings us to. Item 6 delegate reports, the capital area intermediate unit report is attached to the agenda. Dr. Cock, do you have anything to add? No, not at this time. Thanks.
DTSD Webinars: The Pennsylvania School Board's Association report is a tax, Dr. Cron. And do you have anything you like to add
DTSD Webinars: that brings us to item. 7 special reports. Are there any board members who would like to give a report?
DTSD Webinars: Okay. Dr. Winslow, do you have a superintendent's report?
DTSD Webinars: I'm just very brief. We are gearing up for the 2023 24 school year. new teachers will join us on August seventh. Our full staff will join us on August fourteenth, and the students will be back on August 20 first.
DTSD Webinars: which is, that goes as fast as the rest of the summer has gone, will be tomorrow. So we are looking very forward. doing lots of work this summer, getting ready for the new school year. And yeah, it's very exciting.
Thank you.
DTSD Webinars: Thank you. It is, it is hard to believe that taking it back on back to school. So item 7 C. Board President's report, I do not have a report.
DTSD Webinars: 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 file the same guidelines as outlined at the initial public comment portion of our meeting.
DTSD Webinars: I will ask board treasurer and Mr. Rizzo to please keep time. Mrs. Age, are there any residents of taxpayers in the room who have registered to comment at this time
DTSD Webinars: there are we have Kevin Ferguson.
DTSD Webinars: Good evening. My name is Kevin Ferguson. Excuse me.
DTSD Webinars: these meetings are fast in the summer. so the last meeting I was not able to make.
DTSD Webinars: but the board voted on the bids that were submitted for the concession stand.
DTSD Webinars: and prior to the vote those bids were described as being close to the $250,000 that was put aside
DTSD Webinars: for that project.
DTSD Webinars: and there was no discussion on those bids at all, just just a straight up vote.
DTSD Webinars: but the it in I might be missing something here, but the the bids that were posted on the school district's web page. For that meeting
DTSD Webinars: there were 2 bids, one for the general construction and one for the mechanical construction combined.
DTSD Webinars: Those bids total, $346,000.
DTSD Webinars: $250,000 was budgeted.
DTSD Webinars: The bids totaled $346,000 for a concession stand for the convenience of the fans at a sporting event.
DTSD Webinars: $346,000 isn't anywhere close to $250,000.
DTSD Webinars: How does this board justify spending $346,000 on a concession stand for the convenience of fans of the sporting event.
DTSD Webinars: Why was there no discussion at all about the fact. How do you justify having a budget of 250, which I think is is extraordinary in itself, for for a concession stand.
DTSD Webinars: How do you justify having the bids come in $96,000 over budget
DTSD Webinars: and nobody says anything.
DTSD Webinars: There's no explanation. There's no questioning it.
DTSD Webinars: There's no discussion as we. Where are we going to find this 96,000? What what department is that going to come from?
DTSD Webinars: 346,000? How do you justify not having a discussion on that before the vote given the opportunity? Is there any discussion before the vote? It was just crickets for like 5 s. Nobody said anything.
DTSD Webinars: How do you justify all that?
DTSD Webinars: There, there's so many different ways
DTSD Webinars: that you could better spend $346,000 in a session stand
DTSD Webinars: for the enjoyment of the fans that that attend the sporting event.
DTSD Webinars: Now, I've already talked about the fact that this this School Board has not committed any money at all to the construction of the swimming pool for your boys and girls swimming no money at all? Did you commit
DTSD Webinars: to that pull no money at all has been committed to maintaining that pool. That's for the athletes. No money at all.
DTSD Webinars: 346,000 for a concession stand for fans
DTSD Webinars: now, indirectly, by not committing any money to the construction of that project. you don't have ownership of that that at all. You rent the water space.
DTSD Webinars: so the the the township has no motivation at all to allow the swim team to put up a record board or any banner on all the numerous accomplishments that that program is done.
DTSD Webinars: $0
DTSD Webinars: for the swimming pool for your high school swimming team. Very accomplished program.
DTSD Webinars: No money was contribute to the construction of that pull. That competition pull. The
DTSD Webinars: only exists for 2 reasons, and one of them is because that's the the home of Hershey High School swimming, and it has been since the sixties, and you committed no money for that
DTSD Webinars: but $346,000 for a concession stand.
DTSD Webinars: and the high school uses that field for competition. What in in the fall and spring?
DTSD Webinars: Not that that makes a difference, but that just adds onto the the craziness of it, in my opinion.
DTSD Webinars: But how do you justify that? Thank you for the time.
DTSD Webinars: Okay, thank you, Mr. Ferguson.
DTSD Webinars: Mr. Ferguson. If if you did want to learn more, there's a I believe there's a form on the desk that you could fill out indicating,
DTSD Webinars: if you did want to learn more, or have learn more about that decision and conversations that might have taken place about it. I think there's a an inquiry form on the table over there
DTSD Webinars: isn't there? I think it's on the stand here.
DTSD Webinars: I think it's on the stand.
DTSD Webinars: It's not something we would be talking about here, back and forth with you. But it's something that you could express an interest in and learning more about what we W. What we're what we're.
DTSD Webinars: Oh, okay, so that would have been a discussion I I would have expected would have been had during the the public meeting when the bids were presented for a vote. I mean, I can learn about this.
DTSD Webinars: but I would have expected to learn about that. The meeting, Mr. Ferguson. This this is Maria Mammy over here we've and I'm not expecting you to know this, but we've been talking about the concession stamp for many years. We've had a lot of discussions in general services. so I think. Unfortunately, when it got to that point, it just looked like you, said crickets. But I mean, we have had hundreds of hours of discussions and an open transparent, but I would be more than happy to meet with you with Dr. Winslow and Cheryl
DTSD Webinars: to really go through all of the things that you just, I mean, there's an we can have a discussion about every point that you basically touched on. So if you leave your email. Maybe we could set up a time to meet. Yeah, I've tried that before. Does it work? We can do it. Tried it before it didn't work. but would you be open to trying it again? I'm sorry. Would you be open to meeting?
DTSD Webinars: I of course I'm open to? Yeah. I put in the effort. But the bids were just presented at that meeting last month.
DTSD Webinars: and they came in $96,000 over budget. So that's nothing that you could have talked about before him because they were just presented that night. That's that's the the really phenomenal part here is that $96,000 over budget already an extraordinary 250, and no discussion. That would have been something really that should have happened that discussion that night.
DTSD Webinars: It's a public meeting, but I'll I'll be more happy to touch Base with you and
DTSD Webinars: thank you. Okay, thank you.
DTSD Webinars: Dave weaver. So 6 weeks ago I was here. I tried to speak and was told, I gotta wait till the non agenda items are discussed, and then at the end of the meeting I can talk
DTSD Webinars: So the board proceeded to spend an hour and a half
DTSD Webinars: talking about a roller, skating, rank or roller ice rink.
DTSD Webinars: and then another 45 min
DTSD Webinars: talking about reprimanding a School Board members for some actions none, none of which
DTSD Webinars: over 2 h, none of which had anything to do with the public education of our students. Nothing.
DTSD Webinars: So you expect the public to sit through
DTSD Webinars: all the Bs to get to wait, to say their point. It's an incredible detriment to public
DTSD Webinars: interaction case in point. I came back a month ago
DTSD Webinars: and tried to avoid the
DTSD Webinars: extra air.
DTSD Webinars: and was late. The meeting was over.
DTSD Webinars: So that's my first point. Second point is, 6 weeks ago I was here talked about retrofitting this building, or at least considering retrofitting this building
DTSD Webinars: for use in as part of, or in conjunction with.
DTSD Webinars: the building project that's already been discussed, proposed, approved. I'm not sure what status it is.
DTSD Webinars: and I'm here again
DTSD Webinars: to encourage the Board to do that, and if this board doesn't want to do it, I would encourage them to not proceed with such a huge project when a 75% new board
DTSD Webinars: is coming in. So you're going to saddle a new board with an incredible amount of debt.
DTSD Webinars: and I was also told that there was a study done 7, 8 years ago, whatever
DTSD Webinars: that.
DTSD Webinars: provided all the reasons not to use this building. I requested a copy of it. I haven't received that
DTSD Webinars: Mr. I have the copy for you. You didn't leave me your address. This building was good enough for
DTSD Webinars: a gym to be here for many years.
DTSD Webinars: It was good enough for Penn state health to have offices here for many years, good enough for Covid Center.
DTSD Webinars: but for some reason it's off limits
DTSD Webinars: to be considered for any aspect of this building project to reduce costs. Address the issue. I mean. It's a wonderful building.
DTSD Webinars: And
DTSD Webinars: you know, I I said it before, and I'm just waiting for the board to.
DTSD Webinars: you know. Provide me with some information.
DTSD Webinars: Yeah, thank you.
DTSD Webinars: Mr. Weaver, did you leave your address this time? So I can mail you the study
got it far.
DTSD Webinars: Okay, thank you. Thank you.
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DTSD Webinars: that would be great. Thank you.
DTSD Webinars: Mrs. Ag. Anyone else in the room that wanted to comment.
DTSD Webinars: Yes, we have Kirsten Mckinney.
DTSD Webinars: Hi, I this is my first board meeting, so I apologize if
DTSD Webinars: if I kind of misty
DTSD Webinars: So my my daughter was in kindergarten this past year. and There was an incident on her school bus.
DTSD Webinars: involving the ipads Now, at first I'd like to say that, you know I'm really grateful that they have the students have them available. I think they're a great idea. I think they're a great learning tool.
DTSD Webinars: but the incident that occurred on the school bus were
DTSD Webinars: inappropriate pictures were taken of my daughter on this, in the on in her assigned seat on the school bus.
DTSD Webinars: And they were.
DTSD Webinars: They were with these ipads and I guess I assumed
DTSD Webinars: that there were safeguards on the ipads that They were somehow being monitored, or something would block this from happening.
DTSD Webinars: the the
DTSD Webinars: police have been involved all that. But I I now that we're getting into the next school year.
DTSD Webinars: she's gonna be riding the bus again every all these old, and it was a child who who used the ipads to take pictures of my daughter
DTSD Webinars: my 5 year old
DTSD Webinars: and I'm concerned. I I want to know kind of what what
DTSD Webinars: can be put in place to protect not only my kid, but but other kids.
DTSD Webinars: you know that that's been kind of on my mind, and I contacted the school. I talked to the principal. I've talked to the the the police were involved.
DTSD Webinars: And kind of all I was just told was, the school will provide lessons to students about avoiding peer pressure. but it's the parents responsibility to monitor the ipad. The parents. Responsibility to, you know.
DTSD Webinars: Teach the kids, you know, private areas or private areas and stuff like that. But
DTSD Webinars: my concern is.
DTSD Webinars: you know.
DTSD Webinars: what what can we do to protect my my kid and other kids going in for next year? These ipads are a great tool. They're wonderful, but but there's can there be safeguards added to them, or
DTSD Webinars: I mean even the school bus? When this issue was brought up the footage that would have shown it on the school bus was already deleted. Unfortunately. So I I guess it's just. It's been a really concerning issue. It's.
DTSD Webinars: you know, and I just
DTSD Webinars: I kind of feel like I've sort of talked to everyone again. This is kind of the last resort, because I just feel like nothing's still in place to protect my daughter and other kids from this happening again.
DTSD Webinars: So I don't know if it's just. This is meetings just to bring this to your attention.
DTSD Webinars: I I really love some answers. I'm just
DTSD Webinars: again. This is a huge concern. I I thought my biggest worry sending her to kindergarten was, you know, she missed the bus, or something, or you know, making friends. I never imagined
DTSD Webinars: that this particular issue would have occurred, and especially not with another
DTSD Webinars: older students. So
DTSD Webinars: really just looking for some guidance, or at least bringing it to your attention that maybe something a policy can be put in place. so I I don't know if this gets I I again. I'm sorry this is my first meeting. I don't know if
DTSD Webinars: this is something that would be added to an agenda meeting for next time, or kind of how this works.
DTSD Webinars: I can. I'd be happy to give you a call. How would you like? Sure, I'd really appreciate that? Thank you. Yeah, you bet. Would. Thursday be okay? Yeah. I just know my whole schedules open up there. So yeah, I can. if I can meet with you, maybe after just to make sure what time? Absolutely, I very much appreciate that. Thank you absolutely.
DTSD Webinars: Thank you.
DTSD Webinars: Mrs. Ag. Anyone else in the room that wanted to speak. Not at this time.
DTSD Webinars: Mr. Ayella. Anyone online who would wish to speak.
DTSD Webinars: At this time there were no hands raised. Okay.
DTSD Webinars: so we're moving toward the end of the meeting here. Is there anything else for the good of the order.
DTSD Webinars: If not, we're moving onto item 9, adjournment. The next public board of Directors meeting will be held on August fourteenth, 2,023, starting at 7 pm.
DTSD Webinars: Please refer to the district website to register for virtual attendance as the meeting draw us closer. I have a motion to adjourn this meeting
DTSD Webinars: all those in favor
DTSD Webinars: anybody opposed.
DTSD Webinars: Okay, the meeting is adjourned. Thank you very much. Have a good evening.