I'd like to call the April 11th,
2022 meeting of the Derry Township School District Board of Directors to order
and announce that this meeting is being live streamed and audio recorded.
This meeting is being conducted both in-person and virtually.
I'd like to request four board members to please state your name when speaking.
Mrs. A.G. Brokaw.
Mr. Bennett.
President. Dr. Cronan here.
Ms.. Drew near misses many here.
Mr. Ezell here, Mrs.
Schmidt here.
Mr. and Mrs. Ficker here.
Mr. Singer. Zero. Eight present.
Please rise if you are able, and join me for the Pledge of Allegiance.
I pledge allegiance to the flag.
Of the United.
States of America,
for which it stands.
One nation under God, indivisible.
With.
Liberty and justice for all.
I'd like to have a moment of silence in memory of Dr.
Lewis, Kip Shaw.
Thank you.
Our hearts are broken
at the loss of a board colleague and a dear friend.
I met Kip about 15 years ago when he and my husband
started coaching Nate and our son Chris as soccer players.
It was obvious right from the start that Kip was one of a kind.
We then served on the board together and he represented the perfect combination
of logic, compassion and student first mentality.
His passing leaves a huge void, but his life had an immense impact.
Our prayers continue to be with Stephanie, Nate and Maggie,
and our memories are of a great friendship and a life well lived.
Thank you.
This is Terry Singer.
Just wanted to offer my deepest condolences to Dr.
Shaw's family.
I and we I know will miss him
as a valued and respected colleague.
And I do want to thank him for making me up
my game as far as attire.
He was a extremely snappy dresser and
motivated
me to to try to improve my attire through the years.
And I still have a ways to go.
I know that we'll miss a kip.
I would also just like to express
my condolences to Steph and Nate and Maggie
Before I was a colleague with Kip here on the school board.
He was Maggie's dad.
Our children have shared a really special,
sweet friendship for over a decade, and so
my heart is just with them.
There was no secret.
Kip and I did not always see eye to eye on board issues.
But despite our differences, I have always had
the deepest respect for his,
his knowledge for him
as an individual, as a colleague, for the ability.
We had to leave things in the boardroom and have conversations about our kids
as soon as we left.
And most of all, I think what I've learned from his him is perspective.
I'll always kind of carry with me the response.
When you ask Kip how he was doing, he would say, I'm blessed.
And it was something that stood out.
It is something I have heard so many people reference in memory of him
over the last few days.
And when you think about the ability to say that
when you were fighting
such a long, hard journey that he was on, it really speaks to who he was
as an individual and hope to see this community
continue to lift up his family
because they are
just in our hearts. So.
Kip will be missed and it's been a privilege to serve with him.
This is Eric Schmitt.
It was an honor to know Kip,
not only as a fellow board member, but also as a friend.
I will miss him terribly,
and I will do my best to continue to honor
his work here on the board and to be by his example.
This is Kathy Zwicker.
Kip's presence on the board will be sorely missed.
He always showed up for his school board duties, well-dressed, his briefcase
and his signature phrase. I am blessed.
He took his school board member role very seriously.
He always did his homework.
He always read all the policies.
He always read all the minutes and details.
And he kept us on his toes.
Whenever I talk to him about his wife
and his two kids, Maggie and Nate, his face would light up.
They were the light of his life.
My heart goes out to his family, his friends and his colleagues because he
was truly an icon in Hershey.
So this is Mike Rizzo.
I just wanted to also say my condolences to the Shaw family.
Very hard to hear
the, you know,
the last couple of weeks and how he was doing so.
So Kip was there when I joined the school board back
at the end of last year and really helped walk me through the processes
and all the situations that occur in the boardroom.
So I appreciated that very, very much
because it is a tough situation to to come into as an individual.
So thanks to him, I appreciate that greatly.
Robert Bennett
like to also extend my condolences to the.
Shore family for their loss of Kip.
He was kind like my go to.
Guy for school board stuff,
although I didn't get to spend a lot of time with him with his short
tenure, his impact on my view of the school board and governance.
Well,
we'll definitely have a long time impact on the way I do business here
in the school board, and I thank him for that.
This is Maria.
Me, I think of all of the things that we have to deal with at school board.
This is quite possibly the worst that we've ever, ever had to face.
I have nothing but great things to say for him.
So much respect.
It will be a huge void to this board.
Just the way you could disagree with him,
but he just it just nothing really seemed to faze him.
And he just always
it was just a great person overall, personally,
when I would run into him and he's just a huge
it's a huge loss to the community, a huge losses district.
And my heart is just absolutely broken for his family.
Thank you, everyone, for your comments.
Moving on now,
I have a motion to approve the April 11th, 2022 Board of Directors agenda.
So moved Maria Mimi.
Second, Mike Rizzo. Is there any discussion?
This is a standard voice vote.
All in favor.
Say I opposed no
motion carries.
I would like to announce the board met in executive session prior to the meeting
to discuss consultation with attorney and other professional advisors.
This is now an opportunity for residents
and taxpayers to address the board on matters related to the agenda.
Citizens wishing to speak should come to the microphone or raise their virtual hand
once recognized are unmuted.
Please state your full name and address for the record
to provide equal opportunity.
Each speaker is limited to 3 minutes.
If necessary, the board may set a maximum time for the public comment portion
of any meeting and ask for Treasurer Mercieca to please keep time.
Are there any residents or taxpayers who would like to comment at this time?
Do you have a question?
Debbie Wallace.
349 Yorktown Road.
As a community member, I just wanted to take a moment to honor
KIPP for the decades of service to this community,
and then more so for being the loveliest
man I have ever met.
Grace, kindness, patience.
He will be sorely missed as a community member
and as a friend.
Thank you.
I don't see a hand any hands raised virtually.
Okay.
Standing Committee reports The Curriculum Council
and General Services committees both met today.
I provide report for curriculum council.
It was noted during Curriculum Council that the next meeting
there will be informational presentations one on the Arena math program
and to a new road to graduation program process.
The new business.
We approved two Spanish textbooks as well as an English
textbook for
the 12th grade college prep course.
When culture goes pop called Little Fires everywhere.
All three books will go on to the next meeting for their first reading.
There were also course revision recommendations by the middle school,
including sixth grade cocoa course, sixth grade digital literacy course,
the seventh grade family consumer science course, the
and then these some sorry, seventh and eighth grade family consumer
science course and the eighth grade digital literacy course.
Basically, the components of the current advisory
class will be added into these courses
for for a combined
course curriculum.
Two interventions per grade per cycle will will still remain
for students who need special attention in whether it be academic, social
or emotional learning aspects.
The next meeting for the Curriculum Council will be on May 9th at 4 p.m..
Anything to add
the rest of the Curriculum Council? Yes.
Mr. Rizzo.
Do you have a General Services report?
I do. Thank you.
Today, the General Services met as an additional meeting
on April 11th here with unfinished business.
We Ms.. Purcell talked about
and explained the enrollment study,
and we will not be pursuing that at this time.
It is a situation where we can come back to it if needed.
At this time with our LPs, we will be looking to them to to review
the warehouse study and understand what
what should happen coming in the future.
But basically, as we as we look at it today, even with the Weston
development, we don't feel that the
the enrollment will go up significant enough to cause major concerns.
Again, if we do see something that it comes at us.
Shortly we can quickly get
into the enrollment study and understand
the situations regarding new students.
Dr. Winslow also mentioned that basically the enrollment for this year
in kindergarten in the elementary is pretty much similar to past year.
So we're not seeing an uptick in enrollment either
at that at that school.
The for new business, we did talk about county funds of Dauphin County.
We has approved funding for
of approximately $250,000 to the school district
and this was approved last week and will be
is coming from the gaming funds that were provided to the county.
There is a list of of topics
or areas that will be that these funds will be used for.
Some of them have already been identified as far
as upkeep of some of the athletic fields.
Both baseball and softball.
So we're hitting both men's and women's sports.
And there's a there's an additional list of opportunities
that are currently being batted out to be able to utilize some of those funds,
one of which would be the memorial field
parking lot to be able to pay that and also to do some mitigation
on the stormwater runoff there at that at that facility.
So those things are still in flux right now until we get the bids back.
So but there's approximately,
I would say, $90,000 still remaining that that can be used.
So somewhere in that ballpark, that information is on the
the list of projects is on
the General Services Committee, meaning
committing many committee meeting agenda.
Thank you.
I'll get that out and then you can go on and look at that, look at that attachment.
And in the last piece that we talked about was the capital Reserve.
So Ms.. Purcell, along with Dr.
Winslow, has put together a spreadsheet on capital items
that are currently underway and those that are being considered
for the final budget here in June. So
nothing of huge major concern.
There's a lot of things that are going on, obviously in in a facility the size.
A couple of things that are pertinent that we do have to to address
are a couple sinkholes in the containment areas in the back side,
kind of towards Pebble Beach area.
And the rope
the rope course.
So they'll be they're looking to address that now that's underway.
And in addition to that,
there is an additional crack at one of the beams for the middle school
that once we replace that from the emergency repair, this was also
put underway to do the analysis and we'll wait for that that to come back.
There's no emergency there.
That's just a something that we may need to address either this year or next year.
And that'll be determined through the study.
Anything to add from
the General Services Committee?
I'd like to just add something really quick.
I've been on the General Services Committee for six and a half years,
and this worksheet that Cheryl handed us today
is just incredibly organized.
I think the work that her and Dr.
Winslow have have done, I'd like to just recognize them
that they have done to get their arms around the general services
because it has so many different facets to it.
I think that this worksheet looks simple, but I can imagine that
it was a lot of time and effort and energy on Cheryl's part,
so I'd like to thank both of you.
I feel like we are very organized at the moment and
we have some method to our madness.
So thank you both very much for getting us in. Mr..
So that's also added to the to the agenda, correct?
Your spreadsheet for Capital? Yes.
So if anybody wants to review that, that's also attached to the agenda.
All right.
Thank you, Mike.
And thanks to General Services,
because even though we were still doing many things during COVID,
it seems like so many things were kind of in a holding pattern.
And it's just nice to kind of be back on track
doing what the district needs in terms of
the grounds and the building.
So thank you very much.
Mrs. Karp.
How do you have a community correspondence report?
I do.
Okay.
For the month of March,
the district received 25 community correspondence submissions.
Comments and questions
from this month included a question about the website and social media.
Three questions about the school calendar, a concern about Dauphin
County Tech transportation.
One question about high school curriculum, recognition of a high school
student athlete.
Five Comments regarding a previous board meeting.
One concern about a middle school library book.
A suggestion about the memorial field parking Our quest for tech help.
And one question about high school how passes.
That's it.
Thank you to Ms..
Oladipo and Mr. Grant.
Do you have a report? Yes, we do.
Good evening, everyone.
On that very early Sunday morning, the high school's band, orchestra
and marching band went to Orlando, Florida
for a performance clinics and to be in a parade.
They'll be singing the whole week in Orlando,
and we wish them all the best in the parade.
Next week from the 21st, the 24th, the U.S.
Government Club
will also be going on their annual model conference in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
We wish them the best of luck.
Sophomore and junior prom will be Saturday, April 30th.
Zima is going to be in my in pairs and it's going to be such a fun night.
So we hope that y'all have fun.
And we would also like to extend a big congratulations to Matt Schmidt,
who is now the high school principal.
We know that you'll do great things in your. Position
for. The student representatives, as well as the rest of Hershey High School
would also like to extend our sincere congratulations to Nicholas, Monique
and Lisa Wang for earning the Student of the Month awards.
In addition, we'd like to honor the Chosen ten for last month at Shea Adam,
Katie Barrett, Wesley Bates, Tran Y made it.
Maddie Copeland. Lauren Cribbs.
Theodore. Joey. Demetrio.
Cassie Poletti.
John Potter. Jamison. Stanley.
Over the past weekend, HHS held its annual walk for clean water.
This has been an honored tradition since 2016 when it was first held.
We had a great turnout this year
and hope to continue this tradition in the upcoming years.
To conclude with one and to extend our sincerest condolences to Dr.
Shaw's family and friends, as well as all that knew him.
Although we were only able to know him a short time as representatives,
he will be truly missed by all of us and the community.
Thank you.
Listed items are on the anticipated April
25th, 2022 Board of Directors Meeting Agenda.
Pandemic Update Dr.
Winslow.
Thank you, Dr.
Cronin.
We currently have over a two week period of time, 14 days.
We have eight cases positive.
We continue to keep our website updated and I really don't have anything further
to report.
We're very happy with where things continue to be, but I'll be happy
to answer any questions the board members may have.
Thank you.
The consent agenda contains routinely adopted items and items
that normally do not require public deliberations on the part of the board.
A board member may pull items which will then be discussed and voted on separately.
May I have a motion to approve the consent agenda items as listed?
So move to Maria. Mimi Second.
Mike Rizzo. Is there any discussion,
as is the standard voice vote?
All in favor, say I any opposed?
Say no.
Motion carries
you business
approval of the SIU 2022 23 General Operating budget. Dr.
Winslow The administration recommends the approval of the 2022 23 Capital Area
Intermediate Unit General Operating Budget, Derry Township School District's
contribution to the General operating budget is estimated
to be $51,804.35.
May I have a motion to approve the 2022 2023 C.A.R.E.
General Operating budget So move. Lindsey Drew.
Second Maria.
Mimi, is there any discussion?
This is a standard voice vote. All in favor.
Say I right?
Any opposed? Say no.
The motion carries approval proposed a donor recognition plaques.
Dr. Winslow.
The administration recommends
the approval of the proposed donor recognition plaques.
And just to give this a little bit of context, this is from our last
General Services meeting in regards to the proposed roller hockey rink
working majority sports.
Now, I have a motion to approve the proposed donor
recognition plaques, so move to Kathy Zwicker.
Second, Mike Rizzo.
Is there any discussion?
Did they pick one or is it up to their discretion?
It's just those photos.
It'll be one of those type plaques once we know.
Okay.
So, yeah, the three it was the three options on the first page,
either on the side of the rink, a rock or a stone
or into the into the ground.
So we're basically saying choice sports can pick whichever option they like.
They will come.
They will come to us with their proposal, and then we'll, we'll take those.
The three that they proposed, I didn't have any objection to.
They were all right in esthetic of the district. Okay.
I just
yeah, I just wanted a clarification, but thank you.
Do you want us to send them to us?
No, they're here. I know which ones they are.
They came to General Services.
I didn't know if they picked one that they were going to go with.
Like, I was was wondering if we were actually, you know, I think.
I think it was. I'm sorry. I thought it was dependent.
This is Mike Rizzo.
Dependent based upon when the facility would be placed
and where it would be placed so that they could
then choose where the best spot was to put the plaque.
Got it. Thank you.
This is standard voice vote. All in favor.
I guess I just want to have some clarification, too.
This is this is Terri Singer.
So tonight my understanding is where there's
what's
being considered is the approval of the three options that that
any one of the three options that the administration presented
and that there was no no plan for any additional
coming back to the board for, oh, we want this one.
Will you approve that?
That that was my understanding, correct.
That's also my understanding.
And I think it can be any of those.
But I think the when it's decided upon what plaque it's going to be,
it still has to come back to General Services.
Am I correct, just to make sure that there's no safety concerns?
No, it's it's once it's through here, we're good.
That was a misunderstanding on my part.
This is a standard voice vote.
All in favor. Say I any oppose, Say no.
Motion carries
personnel, resignations. Dr.
Winslow, The administration recommends the approval of the personnel resignations.
May I have a motion to approve the personnel resignations?
So moved Merriam me second.
Mike Rizzo.
Is there any discussion?
This is a standard voice vote.
All in favor.
Say I any opposed? Say no.
Motion carries. It's not discussion.
But if I just may say Martha Bailey's my mom
and she's retiring as a paraprofessional this year.
50. Your mom.
Personnel General. Dr.
Winslow, the administration recommends the approval of the listed
personnel and recognition of any list transfers.
May I have a motion
to approve the listed personnel in recognition of any list of transfers?
So moved. Maria, about me.
Second, Lindsay Drew, is there any discussion?
This is a standard voice vote on favor.
Say I any opposed say no.
Motion carries
delegate reports.
The SIU report is attached.
Mrs. Schmitt, do you have anything to add?
No, not at this time.
And the SBA report is attached.
I have nothing to add to that.
Special reports, board member reports.
Are there any board members who would like to give a report?
I do.
Robert Bennett, as part of the team reviewing the.
Board officer position of president, we have not objectively found any policy
and or board operating guidelines that have been violated by Dr.
Cronan.
Thank you.
I appreciate that.
Any other board member reports
superintendent's report.
Dr. Winslow.
Thank you.
Dr. Cronan.
While it is extremely difficult to discuss.
Already this evening,
it is important for us to note that there is a vacancy left on the board by Dr.
Shaw, and there is a time limit for filling that vacancy.
And so I wanted to share this evening that
the board will seek
to fill the vacancy within the designated 30 days.
Information for how to apply to do
so will be on the website by the end of business tomorrow.
The deadline to apply with a cover letter and resume will be April 22nd
to give the board opportunity to determine whether or not
a special meeting will need to be scheduled
or if this will be able to happen on the April 9th standard meeting.
So I thank you for that.
May 9th, Gosh, times went way too quickly.
And on a happier note,
I did participate in the Walk for Clean water yesterday.
My husband and I came over thinking we were walking two miles.
It turns out it is 3.7, five miles.
And we did get seated on significance in the middle of it,
but also very good perspective in having to recognize that
that is the distance that some people have to walk
multiple times a day in order to get clean water for their families.
So very proud of our students
for organizing that kind of event to help put wells in places to prevent
that kind of walk and to provide clean water for people all over the world.
Thank you.
Board Presidents Report.
I missed that wall for clean water this year,
but I do remember vividly the very first one.
We were, unfortunately out of time.
But the first one, I was amazed at the amount of participation
and the enthusiasm of the students involved and how
they really literally took to heart the fact that they were walking what what,
what these mostly women had to do on a daily basis or more often. So.
So kudos off.
Kudos to our students for the many, many
community service activities that they're engaged in.
I also want to say that I really appreciate the committee's time.
Bob, thank you for reading that time.
They talk and speaking with me regarding my presidency.
I really appreciate that a lot.
I know it took a lot of time
when you guys were very busy with school board and other things.
I also recognized that I no longer
have full support of my presidency any longer.
I no longer have Maria Mike's support, but there now is likely five
board members who would like to have a change in leadership style at this time.
So in support of their majority, I would actually like to make a motion
to accept my resignation as board president.
Somebody, please.
Anybody. So moved. Cathy Zwicker.
Thank you.
Secondly, Robert Bennett,
any discussion?
That's right.
That's what I have to say next.
This is a standard voice vote.
All in favor.
Say I, I any oppose, say no.
The motion carries.
So I now would like to ask for nominations for a temporary president.
Are there any nominations?
I'd like to nominate Dr.
Cronyn.
You don't need a second. Okay.
Is there any discussion,
any additional nominations?
Is there any discussion?
Okay.
Seeing none will close nominations.
Mrs. A.G.
Broke says, okay, we'll do a standard voice vote on this.
All in favor, say I oppose.
Say no motion carries.
I will now accept nominations for president for the ensuing
year.
I'd like to nominate Lindsey Drew.
Need 22nd choice.
We don't need second.
Are there any other nominations?
A hearing?
None. The nominations are closed.
Is there any discussion?
This will be a roll call vote, Mrs.
A.G.. Roll call vote.
Mr. Bennett.
Is is one person or.
I'm sorry, each board
member should stay the specific nominee for who they are voting for.
Lindsey Drew.
Dr. Lindsey.
Drew.
Ms.. Drew. Lindsey. Drew.
Mrs.. Many. Lindsey Drew.
Mr. Roso.
Lindsey. Drew. Mrs. Schmidt.
Lindsey Drew is a sicker Lindsey.
Drew.
Mr. Singer.
Lindsey Drew eight for Lindsey Graham.
Congratulations, Ms.. Drew. Well.
I left your note.
Right. You.
Thank you, Dr.
Cronin,
for your time as president for the years we've worked together.
I value your contributions to this board and district,
and I appreciate you very much as a colleague.
This board was recently reminded of the quote
from Robert Frost that sometimes the only way out is through.
And with that, I appreciate all of you respect you greatly
despite our differences and am committed to moving forward as a united board.
Serving in this role with integrity and transparency
and working together to fulfill our collective duties
as a board, it's vital to keep our students as our focus,
as we look to the future together.
I look forward to doing that with all of you and appreciate the service
and opportunity that we have to work together.
So with that,
we'll move on to the 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.
Those who speak are asked to follow the same guidelines outlined
at the initial public comment portion of our meeting,
and I will ask Board Treasurer, Mrs.
Sikka, to please keep the time.
Are there any residents or taxpayers who would like to comment at this time?
We'll begin with the audience.
Yeah, and surprisingly,
302 McCorkle Road, Hershey.
I just want to say thank you for approving the recognition,
the proposed recognition for the St Roller hockey rink.
I believe it's going to be an incredible addition, one
for the curriculum and two for youth throughout the community.
We will conform to what is on campus and it will be tastefully done
and it absolutely will not be a safety hazard.
So we appreciate the flexibility that you've given us.
Second, I too want to acknowledge Kip Shore.
Dr. Scholl is just an incredible talent, humble individual.
He was a member of Joyous Sports and
he just left an indelible impression on the community.
He'll be missed.
Something you.
Is there anyone else in person
seeing?
None.
Any participants online who would like to participate in public comment?
Now would be the time to please raise your hand.
I do not see any hands raised,
so we will close public comment at this time.
I also just need to add in the item
for authorization of signature change for newly elected president.
May I please have a motion that the Derry Township School
District Board of School Directors approved the provision of signature
authorization on file with designated depositories
to include the signature of the newly elected President.
So moved Kathy Sicker second. Maria Mimi.
Is there any discussion?
This is a standard voice vote.
All those in favor say I.
I any opposed
motion carries?
Is there anything else for the good of the order?
The next public Board of Directors
meeting will be held on April 25th, 2022, beginning at 7 p.m..
Please refer to the District website to register as the meeting draws closer.
Please have a motion to adjourn the meeting.
So move to Miriam. Amie
Second.
Kathy Zucker.
All in favor, please say I any opposed?
The meeting adjourned at 7:34 p.m..