September 24th, 2018, a meeting of the Derry Township School District
Board of Directors to order and announce that this meeting is being audio recorded.
Mr. Friends, Roll Call.
Mr. Abel Here.
Dr. Cronin.
Dear Ms..
Drew, here is Haverstock.
Miss Mary.
Dr. Shore, You're the singer here.
Mr. Singer.
Here. Miss Stoner Here.
Eight present, one absent.
And I'd like to announce that Mrs., however sick, has an excused absence.
Please rise if you are able, and join me for the Pledge of Allegiance
presently to the flag
of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands.
One nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty
and justice for all.
May I have a motion to approve the September
24th, 2018 Board of Directors agenda so May 2nd?
Lindsay and Teri, is there any discussion
here?
This is a standard voice vote.
All those in favor say aye. Aye.
All those opposed say no, kid and motion carries.
I would like to announce the board met in executive session prior to this meeting
to discuss consultation with attorneys and other professional advisors
agency business if conducted in public, would violate a lawful privilege
or lead to disclosure of confidential information.
This is an opportunity for residents
and taxpayers to address the board on matters related to the agenda.
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and state your name and address for the record
to provide other residents with an opportunity to speak.
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is limited to 5 minutes of speaking time once recognized and limited to
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which can be found at the sign in table prior to the meeting prior to speaking.
Those wishing to present private concerns or questions needing follow up
outside the board meeting
are asked to fill out a comment card which can be found at the podium.
Completed cards may be turned into members of the administration to facilitate
a reply. Are there any citizens or taxpayers
who would like to come forward at this time?
Okay.
Seen none.
Standing Committee Report.
The Finance Committee met today.
Mr. Singer, do you have a report?
Yes, thank you.
The Finance Committee reconstituted itself
today for the first time and I guess about three years.
And we started with just Mike
giving us a little bit of background on the history of the Finance Committee,
its dissolution and now the interest in and starting up again, just the state.
A couple of things at the onset of the committee assumes that
that the board as a whole will retain the responsibility to review and approve.
I shouldn't say we assume
the board will retain their responsibility
to review and approve the overall budget.
That's not going to change.
We hope as a finance committee to work with Mike to dig into things
a little deeper with the extra time and focus
that will have that will better inform the overall board's
information gathering and decision making process.
So that's the goal.
A couple of things to share
from today's meeting.
First of all, the board, the full board will receive the budget
calendar at the first full board meeting in October.
So you'll have a full budget calendar that Mike has put together
that lays out the timeframes and the tasks
that have to be completed between now and June 30th.
The Finance Committee will meet in October
and November
and will be provided with five year
budget projections
that that each year that passes there, they're updated.
So we'll be able to really dig into
and examine closely the projections
with the idea of determining
by our November 26th meeting
whether or not we can recommend
to the board that we will need to seek exemptions
from the Act one index
or whether we all will opt out of the Act
when index is 2.3% for the 1920 school year.
And Mike or any of the other board members, committee members,
please correct me if I'm getting anything wrong.
So by November 26th, will will come back
with some recommendations based on our in-depth look
as to whether or not we can live
within the index for the 1920 school year or
that will will opt out
by the first meeting in January.
The board will need to make its decision
on whether we're going to seek exceptions or opt out.
And by the second meeting in January,
if we're ready to do it, we will be passing a resolution
on either seeking exemptions or opting out.
The action at the last board meeting in January will
either be to approve a resolution to opt out or something
that we consider within the annex or approve a preliminary proposed budget.
Okay.
So they wouldn't say a resolution or pass a resolution.
If we were going to go above the index,
we would just go about the process of starting the approval process.
Right.
Otherwise, we'll have a preliminary proposed budget for review by the board.
Okay.
Efforts.
A couple of things we talked about that we want to focus on in the next
couple of months is to make sure
we solicit ideas from the from the board on their priorities
and priorities that they may have that they want factored into the budget process
and also any implications to the early warning we can get
from a human resources sources point of view on any personnel
implications or human resource implications,
implications for additional staff and so forth.
The committee goals will be forthcoming.
We'll discuss them further at our next meeting and when we have them
ready, bring them forward to the full board for their approval.
Our short term work is pretty much defined for us for the next couple of months,
and this by no means eliminates opportunities for the full board
to ask questions and participate
along the way.
Give us guidance, suggestions,
information you'd like to see that you haven't seen, that, that type of thing.
So we're really here to try to go, at least in the first few months, to try
to dig in and become as knowledgeable and expert as we can on your behalf.
But you will all share in any final decisions on the on the budget.
Thank you.
Thank you. Anything to add? Please do so.
Anything and
okay.
The General Services Standing Committee met also today. Mrs.
Mimi, do you have a report? I do. Thank you.
We were given a very thorough presentation
from Steve Bell, the director of Transportation,
on the topic of seatbelts in large school busses.
We currently do not have seatbelts in our school busses,
and according to Steve, that is a federal law
that at a federal level they have made a decision
that it's a state level choice.
Any board member
that wants to read that presentation, it was really it was very, very detailed.
It was very good.
And then we also discussed the the concession stand.
And we had a plan from an architect on the concession stand and
the committee seemed to
be very happy with the design.
One specific member agreed
that was everything that she wanted.
Scott Govern was here and Mark Anderson, everyone was here to talk about it.
So at the next board meeting, we will be
recommending to approve
that we're able to go to the next level,
which would be a schematic design for my understanding of where the
the more the structural
and the systems of the
how the actual concession stand would be put together.
So we would recommend approving that at the next meeting.
And also, Mr.
Enerson
gave us a little presentation
on purchasing a used HVAC van that we will be bringing forward
to the full board at the next meeting for recommendation on that as well.
And he showed in his
presentation, he had it well documented as to why he needed it.
There's pictures attached of what they're currently using,
which isn't great, and what the new used van looks like.
And then we also got an update
on the landscape master plan.
Does anybody have any questions on that?
Any of that
now? No. Okay.
Thank you very much.
Student representatives report.
Mr. Grassi and Mr. Mangia.
Good evening, Madam President.
Board directors and public
today for the school year is going pretty well.
So far.
We've regressed in the student involvements in activities
that have been happening in the school.
Our blended classes are starting and teachers are starting
to see their students every other day.
Our sports teams are continuing to play hard
and many of our clubs are also getting into the preparations
for their events and their competitions that they want to go to.
And we also have more opportunities.
Such as Homecoming.
Yeah, and homecoming preparations are going full steam ahead.
We are preparing for the football game and parade on Friday,
May 28th, and the games against Red Land and we also come preparing
for the dance
in the high school cafeteria, which is a change
from the usual gym location this year.
And that is on Saturday, the 29th.
It's been very hard to find some teacher chaperons this year
because it is the same day as a high octane Penn State game.
So hopefully we'll have enough.
So this coming week, we also
actually this week, we actually have had different
themed days every day where the students in high school dress up.
So today we've had we had college T-shirt day, tomorrow's
today we have a hat day on Wednesday, Blue and Orange
Spirit Day on Thursday and Friday is homecoming theme day
and tickets are also on sale during lunch. Now,
we also had the opportunity bring
in the Special Olympics to our high school and we had many students
from the high school volunteer to help out with the activities that we had planned.
So the high school students were mostly involved with games
and activities to sort of keep the athletes moving around.
So they participated in a lot of it.
And the volunteers also assisted with the clean up and the set up
of the event and Carly Carrasco, who's our alternate member of this board,
told us that there was a dance party at the end, and she said
that she really enjoyed the event, that she when she saw the smiles
and the smiles of the athletes and made her experience a lot better.
Two weeks ago, we
also remembered the September 11th terror attacks.
Terrorists attacks at the high school.
Specifically, we remember the loss of Derry Township
High School grad Michael Horrocks.
Many of the students from across the district took time out of their days
to go down to the memorial, where a bunch of his friends had set up a little
memorial to him and a lot of classes
from even the high school, from middle school, elementary school.
Got to meet some of his friends and hear about his story
the past two weeks.
On Fridays,
we had some pretty awesome football games, events happening two weekends ago.
Specifically, we had our Minnesota organization have a gold out
so students would wear a yellow or gold t shirts in support of Don.
And that night we also had our first victory against Mechanicsburg.
So we were all very excited for that.
This past weekend we met our organization,
had purple shirts being sold at lunches
for to raise awareness of suicide prevention and mental health.
And so that's what happened this past Friday.
And we also had the elementary and middle school and high school bands
all come together at halftime and perform a song altogether.
It was really cool experience.
I think the crowd really loved it and I'm pretty sure we sounded pretty good to.
I would also like to congratulate some of the high school seniors this year
who have been recognized as National Merit Scholarship semifinalists.
They are Juan Bouie, Lavern, Pataki, J.T.
Mullins, Smith, Ramesh and Maddie Barto.
And if you don't know that National Merit Scholarship is shockingly a scholarship
for high school students who have had great potential and are showing
the potential to perform exceedingly well at the collegiate level,
I'd like to list the best of luck to all my classmates in filling out yet
another application and we'd
just like to thank you at this time and feel free to ask any questions.
Okay. Thank you.
Does anyone have any questions?
Okay, great.
Thank you very much.
The listed items are on the proposed October
8th, 2018 Board of Directors meeting Agenda.
Okay.
And Unfinished Business
Approval of Architect Agreement Granada Roof Exterior Project.
Mr. McFarland.
The administration recommends the Board approve the agreement
with warehouse to provide architect and engineering services for the Granada
Roof Exterior Project in a total amount of $168,000,
plus up to $9,000 in reimbursable expenses.
May I have a motion to approve the Granada Roof Exterior
project Agreement with warehouse so moved
Second, Maria and Lindsay,
is there any discussion?
Okay, this is a standard voice vote.
All those in favor say I.
All those opposed say now.
Okay, The motion carries
the consent agenda items, adoption of items of routine nature,
and those that normally do not require
public deliberations on the part of the governing board.
A member may pull items which will then be discussed and voted on separately.
Yes, I would like
to pull three items from the consent agenda, all under the subset of approval
of 30 day review of policy,
specifically policy 006 meetings
Policy 246 School Wellness and Policy 309 Assignment and transfer.
Okay.
Can I have a second on that second.
Okay. So we will
now be voting on the consent agenda,
agenda items, but not voting on 006 meetings,
256 to 46 School wellness and 309 assignment and transfer.
Hey, may I have a motion to approve the consent agenda items listed
less the three policies I just mentioned.
So move to second.
Hey, Lindsey and Maria, is there any discussion?
I just had a question about the requests for payment.
Is that an oven for one of the cafeterias?
Yes, it is. Okay.
Thank you,
panel discussion.
This is a standard voice vote.
All those in favor say I oppose, say no
motion carries.
Now we're going to vote separately on the three
policies.
May I have a motion to approve
oh six policy called medians
So moved it move it to 30 day review.
Okay, Maria, I would move to propose
an amendment before proceeding
with the 30 day review Vote
Amendment First Amendment first.
Okay.
Do I need a second for that?
Well. Oh, disaster. Okay.
So in this
in the proposed changes for 30 day review,
I just wanted to call attention to under
page three
on page three under the order of business for regular meeting shall be as follows.
In the red line
text under number letter H new business.
We've removed approval of Finance report, but that did not
find a home anywhere else.
And so I proposed to amend
Section G consent agenda to include
approval of finance reports so that that is reflected
in policy.
So can you read them?
Oh, okay.
That was the motion.
Second,
is there any discussion
that wasn't
it was due to the motion was to amend something
to sub paragraph to consent agenda
to now read consent agenda hyphen board of directors
meeting minutes agreements request for use of school facilities,
The announcement of staff conferences, comma approval of finance reports.
Is that correct?
Yes. Okay.
Is there any discussion on that motion?
Okay.
All those in favor say I, I,
all those opposed say no.
Okay.
The motion carries so that policy will go to 30 day review
as amended.
Okay.
So, yeah,
May I have a motion to approve 246 school wellness
for a 30 day review?
I would move to delay action for 30 day review on
policy 246 School Wellness
and send it back to Policy Committee specifically referencing
the section.
Sorry, it's
under new tuition guidelines
subset non sole competitive foods number two
classroom parties and celebrations letter states that classroom parties
and celebrations with food
and beverages shall be limited to no more than four per year in each classroom,
and letter D indicates food celebration shall not occur
until 30 minutes after the last.
The end of the last lunch period.
I'm requesting to move this back to policy and delay action,
because I think that
this is something that is a little bit too specific for policy as a whole,
and that I would ask the policy committee to review and
look to provide
the authority for the specific building
level administration's discretion on
when celebrations may occur and what
the limit would be.
Second, the motion to move policy to 46 back to the Policy
Committee for review and potential revision.
Okay.
Is there any discussion?
Hey, all those in favor say I,
i all those opposed say no.
Okay, so policy to 46 school wellness
will be moved back to policy for potential revisions.
Hey, may I have a motion to approve
policy 309 assignment and transfer for 30 day review?
I move to delay action entirely for 30 day review of policy
309 assignment and transfer for several reasons.
The first being there I found an inconsistency in the requested
change of language
within the policy.
The current proposed striking is to remove the line
and when such assignments involved a transfer from one building to another
or a position requires a certificate or credentials other than that required
for the employee's present position to be struck.
And at the end of the policy, there is a line also stating
this policy shall not prevent reassignment of an employee
during the school year for good cause, as determined by the board.
I think that that is
not creating a consistency amongst the policy.
If it's looking to go back to just within the administration's
authority for any transfers.
I also feel that given the confusion around transfers,
both in the policy and the administration and board's authority
for approving transfers
either between buildings or within certificates
earlier this year in relation to the teacher transfer
that was discussed and voted on in June,
along with the volume of public
comment received, the board meeting
as well as the community feedback form.
I think that it is premature to remove this language
given all of those reasons
and would request that we do not take any action
at this time and leave the policy as it states
currently.
Is there a second?
Second, Right.
Is there any discussion?
So I did want to discuss this
because you made a motion to delay it and not send it back to policy.
You made a motion not just not to amend it, to leave it.
I would like it to move forward because it's violating school code.
And we know that well, it's not violating school code.
School code does
not specifically have a provision requiring school boards to approve,
but there is precedent set by other by SBA
as well as other school districts that allow for that.
So we're not violating school code by requiring a board vote.
We're going above and beyond. Right.
It doesn't say that we have to do that.
So by adding it, we're doing something more.
So it makes sense for us in a school code.
Wouldn't it make sense for us to clean it up and make it match what we do,
what our procedures?
Well, that's where I feel the confusion was through the whole process
of the last transfer, is that our policy was that the assignments
would be to be approved by the board.
The way that we proceeded up until realizing
that we were acting outside of policy prior
conflicted with that.
So if we were going to be following what our policy and procedure would be,
it would be to leave it as is.
The proposed changes are to change policy,
to align with how it was done right,
but you're not proposing to move it back.
The Policy Committee I'm not at this time and it's not indicative of mistrust
in the administration, in
and I want to be,
you know, very clear about that because I do think that the administration
is who knows best
for making the suggestions for those transfers,
given that because of the way the process has been
not followed as per policy for some time,
and specifically with this large event, I just feel that
we to change it now
would
kind of wash the board's
hands of, you know, following our own policy
that we weren't following previously. Right.
So I am in favor of changing this policy because I would like it to more mirror
what we're supposed to be doing and not do above and beyond.
So if we did change its policy and it goes a 30 day review
and then we adopted,
we were going to change how we vote at the board meetings because we we need
we can recognize transfers,
we don't need to approve them. And I thought
that was kind of the understanding that the board doesn't want to
approve transfers, just recognize them
so we can change this policy back to mirror what?
Well, I think that when we thought we didn't have authority
to do the transfers,
that's when we made the changes to the language in the board meetings.
So we were operating under the assumption that the board did not have the authority
to approve transfers and it was administration's authority.
And so we requested the change in the way that personnel general is read to see
that we were recognizing because we weren't operating within authority,
we then found out that we do have the authority as per policy.
But do we want that authority?
I thought like I don't need that authority as a board member.
That's the question. I think that's on the table.
We can approve that.
That's above and beyond what's required of school code.
And that and we found that out after we investigated it.
So I'm in favor of this going through.
I feel like given the confusion and the
opposition that
was spoken by by members of the community for this,
that I would like to see it stay as is for the time being
until
the future, when
we've gone through more transfer processes.
It's not been a practice
of the administration to make large number of transfers in the past.
And so that's probably why this hasn't come up.
And until then I feel that to to just change it
now of following the amount of,
you know, confusion and
disappointment by some community members would be
shortsighted of us
and neglecting requests from constituents.
Did you have something to add?
I have a comment, if that's okay.
Yeah, go ahead.
Now, I'm just giving the the
difference of opinion regarding this.
Maybe it maybe it does warrant having it tabled for further discussion.
Just an idea so we can share thoughts on it.
Yeah.
Okay, Cap,
I just want to be clear on what the motion is.
So the motion is to not approve the policy as provided
by the Policy Committee and presented to the board.
That's the motion, correct? Correct.
Then the policy stands without revision.
But I am open to the idea
of delaying action for today and referring it back to Policy Committee.
But because it came from policy committee in this form,
then I would ask that we either have the discussion now or move it, move it
to an unfinished business at a later date where we could have a full board
discussion about the policy revision requests.
Because if it just goes back to Policy Committee right now,
any policy approved it to go forward with this revision.
So I think what's on the table for the for for my understanding
board members needed decide do you as a board want to approve
initial transfers and initial payment and transfers?
Are you do you just want to approve initial assignments?
Because that's the let's
what which was required by school COBRA just cleaning up our policy to match that.
So by by approving what Lindsay is amending
the policy stands for now without edits.
So we will approve initial assignments, hire new hires and transfers.
We will continue to do that between buildings or outside of certificate.
Yes. And I had gotten the idea that the majority, the board
did not want to be approving transfers that when we had those discussions.
So that I just want to be clear on what you're
you're going to be policy committee or when we
I thought we had those discussions several
people said I don't want to be approving transfers.
This isn't I didn't think we were supposed to be doing that when we.
So that's what I think.
We only felt like that because we were put in a situation
where we had to make a choice without having the fear
and that that choice could come up again, saying the same thing.
I know that large scale transfers don't happen a lot, but
in looking at it from the perspective of
when the last transfer happened,
the teachers were notified in late October, November, early November,
and it was not presented to the board until for a recognition
of the transfer until May.
And then we took action at the end, I believe it was
maybe the May 21st, towards the end of May, you know, meetings.
So there was a lot of time that passed between that.
Had we been following the policy and had that understanding,
the board would have been involved and had that presented to us
in a very different way, under a different timeline
that would have,
you know, maybe lessened the amount of confusion.
But I think by removing the board from it completely, it also
removes the public's ability to
have any meaningful comment
on those placements and transfers.
So any further discussion.
So I,
I don't see any harm.
And, and
given given Leslie's comments
that I think are very helpful
that that the policy committee would take a second look.
I mean I know it's been through the policy committee once
which of of which I'm a member and it came to the board but I,
I and I want to make sure you wouldn't have any problem with Lindsey,
that we would kind of reorganize those within the policy committee
for the two to take your comments over the policy committee.
Take a second look at this language.
This if does need revisiting, particularly your comment that there seems to be some
you know, you saw some inconsistency with the language in the policy itself.
So I, I would I would I would certainly welcome the opportunity for the policy
committee to take a second look with fresh eyes, given your comments,
which means we could we could, you know, vote tonight
and then put it back in for the policy committee.
But that wasn't her motion. That's a that's a different motion.
That's a different matter.
Saying I would amend that motion.
That motion with the agreement of the second could be withdrawn.
And in the new motion proposed to move this back to the policy committee.
Right.
So as part of discussion for the current motion
to remove, I'm saying that I would be fine with amending my motion to include
going back to the policy Committee
so long as we have the understanding
that the discussion being had here is taken into consideration
when the policy committee revises it, because if it were to come back
for approval for a 30 day review with just the same change and change
on the end of it, then I would again bring on the request to delay action.
That's fair enough. Well, so then the
can I make a friendly
amendment to your A motion
or do I just need to amend the emotion
to delay action and send it to policy?
There's a motion on the floor that has been seconded.
That motion needs to either be voted on
as stated or can be withdrawn by the person
who made the motion with agreement of the person who seconded the emotion.
Then that person can make a new motion.
Then I would like to withdraw my original motion.
Second,
and then I then move to
to delay action
for 30 day review of policy number 309 assignment and transfer
and refer back to Policy Committee for additional revision
or review before coming back to the full board.
Second, Okay.
Is there any discussion on the new motion?
Again, just
for consistency, I would ask the Policy Committee,
when it comes back to you to to review those and also to take into consideration
that I am not opposed to that language being removed at another time.
I just feel like given the history and the way that the transfers
were handled this past spring, that it should
remain in place as is for the foreseeable future.
And you you made a comment about one of the lines this policy shall not prevent
reassignment of an employee during the school year for good cause,
as determined by the board is the as determined by the board.
The problem will
to me,
it's not the problem because I'm recommending keeping the board
the board's action in the policy completely.
What I where I think the inconsistency is, is that if the request is was made
by administration to
change the policy, to remove the board's approval for assignment
transfers within the across buildings or the certificate.
But that line was also, you know, not taken into consideration
then it still leaves some board action for for a transfer at some given time.
Right.
Well, I just since we're still in the discussion phase,
I agree to move it back to policy, but I still want
the second paragraph amended and then that line amended.
So I'm still in favor of amending this policy to correct it and remove transfers.
I still want us just to approve if that's the minimum requirement of code.
So that's a discussion we can have at policy.
And I appreciate that you are willing to amend your amendment
to put it back to policy, and I'd be happy to come to the, you know,
Policy Committee when that's on the agenda and speak during the comments section.
Okay. As to why any other discussion,
all those in favor
I why all those opposed say now.
Okay so the policy 309 assignment
and transfers being referred back to policy committee
that's good a new business
approval
of water treatment services are Al Clarke Enterprises.
Mr. McFarland.
Thank you.
The administration recommends the board approve the one year agreement with Oral
Clarke Enterprises for water treatment in the amount of $9,430,
effective July one, 2018 to June 30th, 2019.
May I have a motion to approve the one year agreement with our Al Clarke
Enterprises for water treatment services So moved Second.
Okay, Maria and Lindsey, is there any discussion?
This is a standard voice vote.
All those in favor say aye.
All those opposed
the motion carries.
May I have a motion to approve the listed resignation?
I'm so moved.
Second, Maria
and Lindsey has any discussion.
Okay. This is a standard voice vote.
All those in favor say I others.
Those opposed by
the motion carries personnel.
General. Mr. McFarland.
Thank you.
The administration recommends the approval of the listed personnel.
May I have a motion to approve personnel, General.
So moved
Maria second and Lindsey, Is there any discussion?
This is a standard voice vote.
All those in favor say i, i, i.
Others opposed no to the motion carries delegate reports.
Dauphin County Tax Association Report. Dr.
Shah, I have nothing to add to the synopsis
which was circulated with the meeting packet.
Okay. Thank you.
Are there any questions?
SBA Delegate report.
Mrs. Steiner.
Yes, I attached to report.
I just wanted to make a couple highlights, though.
Attended for, for the general public.
I attended a JULIN
seminar, a webinar
on Julian Vaping and e-cigarettes,
and I just wanted to highlight that one in five
students have tried Jolene
Jules Deliver a high Dose of Nicotine about 50 milligrams
in one pod that's equivalent to one pack of cigarets.
It's highly addictive, especially for the adolescent brain,
and the kids don't
feel a burning in their lungs the same way they would
if they were smoking a regular cigaret.
The pods come in all these fun candy like flavors
and so the kids are smoking them without any
without understanding the long term health implications.
FDA has sort of been behind the ball on this,
but they recently are trying to play catch up
and they declared that teenage e-cigarette use as an epidemic
and it has surged 75% in the past year.
PSB is is not going to wait for state legislation.
They're looking to update policies to include
all non-approved nicotine delivery devices.
So those should be coming from them,
from the SBA to update some of our policies.
And if parents are listening to this
and have no idea what I'm talking about, I encourage you all to Google it.
It's dual j u u l
that is the one that is marketed most heavily to teenagers
and look it up and have conversations with your kids.
Thank you.
I think one of the biggest misconceptions is that it wasn't a nicotine
product.
I never thought it was until I read that presentation.
Right, Because it's it's vaping.
So people think that it's not like there's not something actually burning
or smoking is the equivalent of smoking a cigaret.
It's the equivalent of smoking a pack of Cigarets Awesome.
Yeah.
I thought that the PowerPoint presentation that you attached was very helpful.
It was really, it was really good pictures of everything and yeah, and the devices,
the joint devices look like they can come in the shape of pens.
They look like mostly USB drives, so they're really easy to conceal.
And the technology has been transforming to to make it easier to detect.
So I will just say that that is also on the public
agenda so people can see the presentation as well.
Thank you.
Yeah, that's one of the reasons why I want to attach it.
So thank you. I appreciate that.
Okay.
Mr. Singer, do you have an athletic Hall of Fame report?
Yes, there was
an announcement that was included in the board brief that everyone receives.
And there's also an attachment to the agenda announcing
that Hershey High School will be inducting
its 14th Hall of Fame class
on Friday, September 28th,
beginning at 1030 in the morning at the Hershey Italian Lodge.
Tickets are $25 and can be purchased in advance
through our athletic office by calling Linda O'Connor.
And they can also be purchased at the door.
If you're a board member and have not had the chance to go
and I've been to the last two or three in there of
very moving events
from a family point of view for those being inducted.
And we also invite 35 students
from from the high school to be to be there as well.
So they get to participate.
So far my understanding is that
John Abell,
Donna Cronyn and myself are going so that it was interesting
going to call into O'Connor athletic office and purchase your tickets.
Thank you.
Okay.
Thank you for your reports.
Are there any board members who would like to give a report?
I just wanted to comment and thank
all of the
residents who applied for the citizen advisor positions will be going through
those applications, and each committee will be making the recommendation
for the fulfillment of those positions.
But it was just really encouraging to see the volume of applications we received
and to see that there are so many individuals
that want to take part and serve the school district in that way.
Thank Mr. Able.
Did you know?
Madam President, I submitted a written report
for the Hershey All things diversity.
There are less.
The last session was on was empowering young women.
It's pretty self-explanatory report that I drew from the district website.
But these are a series of sessions they're going now for a couple of years.
They're down at the Hershey story.
This last one was a packed house, a very engaged audience.
A lot of questions, a lot of comments.
So I encourage folks to come out there.
I think they're just extremely on lightning.
I've been to a couple.
Now, the next one I think is very interesting will be on November
14th on unconscious bias.
So that's it. Hey, thank you very much.
Any other board member report?
Okay, Mr.
McFarlane, Superintendent's report.
Thank you.
I will just echo Mr.
Gavaskar's, Congratulations to our five semifinalists
for the National Merit Scholarship Competition.
That's a great honor.
And then on Tuesday, October 9th, members of the House of Representatives Education
Committee will be visiting the Hershey High School Library, our Learning Commons,
as part of their official committee business.
Specifically, we'll be talking to numerous teachers, administrators and students
to learn more about the ways an effective library
and librarian impact the school community in a positive way.
So we're excited with that honor for them to be coming.
And it's a lot of the innovative things that have been happening
within our library and with our high school librarian.
So that is my report.
Okay. Thank you. And board president report.
I just want to thank all the board members for your RSVP is about
going to the SBA conference this October and also
will be having a fall board retreat sometime this fall.
So we need to send out dates for that.
And we also need to figure out topics.
So ideas are welcome.
I will probably
set that up in October-November.
Usually it's an evening five 3830 So if you have any concerns, questions
or ideas, just call me or email me.
I don't know if you remember, we did the spring retreat and similar to
that was the fall one last year at the bond financing was.
Yes, that was a bond workshop.
Okay.
Recognition of citizens.
This is an opportunity for residents of 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 come to the microphone
and follow the same guidelines
outlined at the initial comment portion of our meeting.
Are there any residents and or taxpayers who would like to
come forward at this time?
None.
Okay.
The next public Board of Directors meeting will be held October 8th,
starting at 7:00, and the District Office
Board of Directors room may have a motion to adjourn this meeting.
So moved.
Maria second.
Tricia All those in favor say I, I, I'm all that opposed.
Say no.
Take. The meeting is adjourned at 749.