January Board Meeting Dates: January 12, 2015 Board Appreciation Dinner 5:30 P.M. High School Faculty Lounge

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1 Neshannock Township School District Memo To: From: Members of Professional Staff Dr. Terence Meehan Date: January 16, 2015 Re: Highlights of January 15, 2015 Board Meeting January Board Meeting Dates: January 12, 2015 Board Appreciation Dinner 5:30 P.M. High School Faculty Lounge January 12, 2015 Committee Meeting 6:15 P.M. LGI Room January 15, 2015 Board Meeting 7:00 P.M. LGI Room Board Committee Meetings: January 13, 2015 Curriculum Committee 11:30 A.M. Superintendent s January 15, 2015 Building and Grounds Committee 6:00 P.M. LGI Room February Next Month s Dates: February 2, 2015 Athletic Committee 6:00 P.M. LGI Room February 3, 2015 Curriculum Committee 11:30 A.M. Superintendent s February 4, 2015 Policy Committee 11:00 A.M. Superintendent s February 5, 2015 Budget and Finance Committee 6:00 P.M. Superintendent s February 9, 2015 Committee of the Whole 7:00 P.M. LGI Room February 12, 2015 Board Meeting 7:00 P.M. LGI Room 1

2 Approved the Agenda with the following additions: 1. Staff Development and Field Trips # 16 Kindergarten to New Castle Playhouse 2. Staff Development and Field Trips # 5 Kim Heim, One Student to District 5 Jazz Band 3. Use of School Facilities New Castle School of Trades Graduation 4. Athletics Gymnastics 5. Staff Development and Field Trips # 12 Brenda DeVincentis 6. Staff Development and Field Trips # 18 Gregg Micsky Engineering Day Announcement Executive session was held on January 12, 2015 for personnel reasons. Presentation - Thursday 7:00 PM - ABM Building Solutions Eric Petrzaio Approved ABM to do a feasibility study. Lancer Pride and Promise - Thursday Elementary Science Lab Stephanie Corrette-Bennett Approved the minutes of the December 2, 2014 and December 4, 2014 Board Meetings. Curriculum None Personnel Approved Sandra Gwin as a full-time bus driver effective January 5, Clearances are on file. Approved Crystal Ball-Basinger as a full-time bus driver effective January 12, Clearances are on file. Approved the following student teachers: Student Teacher Cooperating Teacher College Term Madison Labon L. Conti Edinboro 01/21/ /13/2015 Alia Davis E. Oprean Edinboro 03/18/ /07/2015 Ashley DeVito B. Bakuhn Edinboro 03/18/ /07/2015 Accepted the resignation of Deborah Zuzow as interim transportation supervisor effective January 9, Athletics Accepted the resignation of Jeff Iorio as Assistant Girl s Soccer Coach effective immediately. Approved Maria DeLuca, Maria Sommerfeld, and Brooke Monico as an independent gymnastics team for They will be coached by parent Joni DeLuca. The district will provide warm-up suits for the gymnastics team. 2

3 Staff Development and Field Trips Approved the following staff development and field trips: 1. Malynda Nichols Slippery Rock University Health and P.E. Department Review Slippery Rock University Slippery Rock, PA December 16, 2014 No Cost to the District Slippery Rock to reimburse for substitute 2. Kimberly Heim and One Student Pennsylvania Music Educators Association District 5 Band Festival Greenville Jr/Sr High School Greenville, PA January 8-10, 2015 General Budget Registration: $ Substitute: $ Transportation: $ Total: $ Sarah Wells and Eight Students Region 1 and 6 TSA Regional Leadership Conference PA Technology Student Association Pittsburgh Technical Institute (PTI) Oakdale, PA January 14, 15, 2015 General Budget Substitute: $ Transportation: $ Total: $ Kimberly Heim and Eight Students Lawrence County Elementary All-Star Band Lincoln Jr/Sr High School Ellwood City, PA January 20, 27, 29, and 30, 2015 (Evening Competition) General Budget Registration: $ Substitute: $ Transportation: $ Total: $ Kimberly Heim and One Student Pennsylvania Music Educators Association District 5 Jazz Band Slippery Rock University Slippery Rock, PA January 30-31, 2015 General Budget Registration: $ Transportation: $ Total: $ Cynthia Welker and Mock Trial Team Mock Trial Competition Butler Co. Courthouse Butler, PA February 3, 4, and 5 (if needed), 2015 General Budget Transportation: $75.00 Total: $ Jennifer Joy and French Club Paris 66 Everyday French Cuisine Pittsburgh, PA February 3, 2015 French Club and General Budget Meal: $21.40 per student Transportation: $ Total: $ Fourth Grade Teachers and Students Pittsburgh Symphony Chamber Concert - Scottish Rite Cathedral New Castle, PA - February 10, 2015 General Budget Concert: No Cost Transportation: $80.00 Total: $

4 9. Lori Brunette, Lina Busin, and Approximately Spanish 3 and 4 Students Spanish Omnimax Presentation Forces of Nature - Carnegie Science Center Pittsburgh, PA February 11, 2015 Club and General Budget Registration: $12.00 Paid by Spanish Club Student Meals: $Paid by Spanish Club Student Substitute: $ Transportation: $ Total: $ Kim Heim and One Student Pennsylvania Music Educators Association Region 1 Band Festival Hickory High School Hermitage, PA February 11-13, 2015 General Budget Registration: $ Transportation: $ Total: $ Christina Denton and Colleen Schaller 2015 SLP Round Table Avalon Country Club Sharon, PA - February 13, 2015 Special Education Budget Transportation: $19.04 Total: $ Brenda DeVincentis Counselor Boot Camp New Castle, PA - February 13, 2015 No Cost to the District 13. Danielle Norge and Four Students Calcu-Solve Tournament of Champions Duquesne University Ballroom Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA February 17, 2015 No Cost to the District 14. Tracy McCalla and Cole Smith FBLA State Officer February 20-21, 2015 Hershey Lodge Hershey, PA General Budget Lodging: $ Transportation: $ Total: $ Alissa Smith-Sumner, Amy Clark, and Angela Anderson Pennsylvania Association for Middle Level Education February 22-24, Penn Stater State College, PA General Budget Substitutes: $ Registration: $ Lodging: $ Meals: $ Transportation: $ Total: $1, Amy Clark and Halee Sikorski Socratic Seminar Introductory Workshop Sheraton Station Square - Pittsburgh, PA March 3, 2015 General Budget Registration: $ Substitutes: $ Transportation: $ Total: $ Shawn Lucas and Eleven Students Rotary of Grove City Ethics Symposium Grove City Rotary Grove City College Grove City, PA March 4, 2015 General Budget Transportation: $ Total: $ Kindergarten Teachers and Students New Castle Playhouse New Castle, PA March 5, 2015 Registration paid by PTO Transportation Paid by District - General Budget Registration: $5.00 per Student Paid by PTO Transportation: $95.00 Total: $

5 19. Gregg Micsky and Approximately 15 Students Engineering Day Ellwood Quality Steel New Castle, PA - March 6, 2015 General Budget Transportation: $ Total: $ Tracy McCalla and Cole Smith FBLA State Officer April 12-14, 2015 Hershey Lodge Hershey, PA General Budget Lodging: $Paid by PA FBLA Transportation: $ Total: $ Sixth Grade Teachers and Students Sports Works Carnegie Science Center Pittsburgh, PA May 7, 2015 Registration paid by PTO Transportation Paid by District - General Budget Registration: $8.00 per Student Paid by PTO 22. Fifth Grade Teachers and Students Carnegie Science Center Pittsburgh, PA May 12, 2015 Registration paid by PTO Transportation Paid by District General Budget Registration: $12.00 Per Student Paid by PTO 23. Fourth Grade Teachers and Students Heinz History Center Pittsburgh, PA May 13, 2015 Registration Paid by PTO Transportation Paid by District General Budget Registration: $6.00 Per Student Paid by PTO 24. Third Grade Teachers and Students Heinz Field and Gateway Clipper Pittsburgh, PA May 19, 2015 Registration Paid by PTO Transportation Paid by District General Budget Registration: $15.00 Per Student Paid by PTO Motion by Second by Voice Vote Voting Results Approved the following Use of School Facilities Princeton Review SAT Practice Tests January 21 and January 28, 2015 Princeton Review SAT Prep Course Admission Charge $ See Attached Dates New Castle School of Trades Graduation July 19 and December 15, 2015 Charge $ per date plus auditorium video technician hours Approved the second reading of the following policies: Board Issues Revised Policies 227 Controlled Substances/Paraphernalia 804 School Day The following policies were separated into two policies 235 Student Rights and Responsibilities Surveys 5

6 Approved the first reading of the following policies: Revised Policies 246 Student Wellness Transportation for Child Care New Policy 810.2B Transportation Video/Audio Recording Approved the agreement for payroll services with Carbis Walker and the Neshannock Township School District for the year ending December 31, The cost will be $1, per month. Approved First Commonwealth as the depository for the tax collector. Approved a request to establish a student activity organization Neshannock High School Technology Student Association (NHS-TSA). See Attached Information. Approved the immediate retention of First Student for the purpose of assuming responsibility for the management, supervision, and operation of the District s bus garage. First Student shall be retained immediately at the daily rate of $ per day subject to the District s and First Student s exclusive negotiation and execution of a mutually acceptable service contract, which shall have a term not to extend beyond the 2014/2015 school year and fees not to exceed $1, per week plus mechanics fee of $65.00 per hour plus parts as needed. 6