DELAWARE COUNTY INTERMEDIATE UNIT BOARD MEETING. October 3, 2012 AGENDA

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1 DELAWARE COUNTY INTERMEDIATE UNIT BOARD MEETING October 3, 2012 AGENDA 1. Call to Order, Salute to the Flag, and Moment of Silence 2. Roll Call 3. Minutes of September 5, 2012 Meeting 4. Financial Items a. Request approval of the Special Education Financial Report found on page 21 listing total disbursements in the amount of $6,021, and funds available in the amount of $6,924, b. Request approval of the Intermediate Unit Financial Report found on page 41 listing total disbursements in the amount of $3,042, and funds available in the amount of $8,753, c. Request approval of the Federal Projects Financial Report found on page 61 listing total disbursements in the amount of $1,969, and funds available in the amount of $2,299, d. Request approval of the Special Projects Financial Report found on page 76 listing total disbursements in the amount of $930, and funds available in the amount of $10,441, e. Request approval of the Nonpublic School Services Financial Report found on page 84 listing total disbursements in the amount of $332, and funds available in the amount of $361, Communications 6. Comments from the Audience Members of the DCIU Board of Directors receive the agenda and supporting materials in advance of the meeting. They have reviewed the agenda and supporting materials, and have had opportunity to seek clarification on any and all items so that they are fully prepared to vote on the agenda items at the Board of Directors meeting.

2 D.C.I.U. Agenda -2- October 3, Personnel Actions It is recommended that the Board approve personnel actions as listed and authorize the administration to fill vacancies created through resignations, retirements and terminations as soon as practical: (A) Resignations/Retirements/Terminations David Brooker Teacher Assistant Effective Date: August 28, 2012 Resigned Program Alternative Education Claudia Mobley Instructional Assistant Effective Date: July 20, 2012 Resigned Program Head Start Deirdre Williamson Effective Date: August 30, 2012 Resigned Program Head Start Eugenia Simmons Effective Date: October 5, 2012 Resigned Program Head Start Marcia Krobath Secretary Effective Date: January 31, 2012 Retirement, 12 years with DCIU Program Special Programs Carrie Rozea Teacher Effective Date: on or before November 1, 2012 Resigned Program Special Programs Carol Bedrosian Secretary Effective Date: November 30, 2012 Retirement, 11 years with DCIU Program Special Programs

3 D.C.I.U. Agenda -3- October 3, Personnel Actions (B) Appointments Amy Burns Teacher Effective Date: September 24, 2012 Term of Contract: 10 month $44,046 per year Program Early Intervention Patricia Rowe Effective Date: September 6, 2012 Term of Contract: 191 days $26,567 per year Program Head Start Kimberly Casertano Effective Date: September 6, 2012 Term of Contract: 191 days $26,567 per year Program Head Start Colleen Hale Family Service Worker Effective Date: September 6, 2012 Term of Contract: 248 days $34,524 per year Program Head Start Keshia Trusty Term of Contract: 191 days $26,567 per year Program Head Start Chrishante Strickland Term of Contract: 191 days $34,666 per year Program Head Start

4 D.C.I.U. Agenda -4- October 3, Personnel Actions (B) Appointments (continued) Lauren Depue Term of Contract: 155 days $26,567 per year Program Head Start Jacquelyn Butz Term of Contract: 163 days $26,567 per year Program Head Start Shannon Thomas Family Service Worker Term of Contract: 248 days $34,524 per year Program Head Start Joi Brooks Instructional Assistant Term of Contract: 155 days $15,519 per year Program Head Start Holli Wernert-McCarthy Instructional Assistant Term of Contract: 155 days $13,683 per year Program Head Start Carol Stewart Instructional Assistant Term of Contract: 163 days $13,383 per year Program Head Start

5 D.C.I.U. Agenda -5- October 3, Personnel Actions (B) Appointments (continued) William Friedgen Technology Support Technician Effective Date: On or before November 1, 2012 Term of Contract: 12 month $51,802 per year Program Information Technology Laura O Brien Part Time Job Coach Effective Date: September 10, 2012 $12 per hour Program OPTIONS Cynthia Kruse Professional Development Specialist Effective Date: On or before December 3, 2012 Term of Contract: 10 month $56,994 per year Program Quality Schools Diane Messer Professional Development Specialist Effective Date: On or before October 15, 2012 Term of Contract: 10 month $58,973 per year Program Quality Schools Additional/Summer Assignments Kimberly McCann, Teacher to work up to eight hours packing and unpacking, as per the Collective Bargaining Agreement rate, due to the Early Intervention staff move. Nina Krautzel, Reading Specialist, to work up to six hours to provide Literacy Program training, as per the Collective Bargaining Agreement rate, to Haverford School District Special Education teachers. Allison Hefferan and Kristen Palermo, Teachers, to be paid for up to three days to pack/unpack, as per the Collective Bargaining Agreement rate, due to classroom restructuring. OPTIONS ETC Employee at $7.25 per hour: Hunter Marshall Matthew Leighton

6 D.C.I.U. Agenda -6- October 3, Personnel Actions (C) Unpaid Leave of Absence Dana Ester Program Assistant Effective Dates: August 16 through October 12, 2012 Program Project ELECT Michele Carpenter Health Technician Effective Dates: September 6 December 6, 2012 Program Head Start (D) Transfer/Change of Status Shawnae Wallace from Long Term Substitute Bus Monitor to Part Time Bus Monitor $10.69 per hour Program Head Start (E) Contract Renewal Dr. Lawrence O Shea Executive Director Effective Date: November 19, 2012 Term of Contract: Four-year $196,691per year with annual increases equal to the statewide Act 1 index 8. OTHER ITEMS Request approval of the following items. All contracts are subject to review and approval of the solicitor. A. SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATION SERVICES (1) Contract with Ridley School District for DCIU Reading Specialist, Christina Fox, to provide Wilson Reading instruction to five students during the school year at the rate of $108 per hour. Cost to District not to exceed $24,570. (2) Contract with Haverford School District for DCIU Reading Specialist, Nina Krautzel, to provide training for Special Education Teachers during the week of August 20, 2012 at the rate of $108 per hour for 6 hours. Cost to District not to exceed $648. (3) Contract with Peggy Cellucci, Independent Consultant, to provide up to 10 hours of consultation to facilitate the development and implementation of a social skills curriculum with adjudicated Title 1 youth at the Delaware County Juvenile Detention Center from September 10 through December 2012 at a rate of $50 per hour for 10 hours. Cost to DCIU not to exceed $500.

7 D.C.I.U. Agenda -7- October 3, 2012 A. SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATION SERVICES (continued) (4) Contract with Linda Barbato of the Brandywine Group for Professional Development for Nonpublic School staff to support the provision of Equitable Participation services to students, starting September 10, 2012 through June 14, 2013 at the rate of $100 per hour for up to 100 hours at a cost to DCIU not to exceed $10,000. B. EARLY INTERVENTION (1) Contract with Dr. James Ciancicilli to provide an independent psycho-educational evaluation requested by a parent in response to evaluation done by DCIU Early Intervention for an EI student from September 2012 through June 2013at a cost not to exceed $2,000. Funds will be transferred from contracted services. (2) Contract with Kristy Hack, DPT, a self-employed physical therapist to provide physical therapy services to students in the Early Intervention and/or school-aged programs, services at a rate of $75 per hour. Services will begin immediately, and the contract will be renewed annually as needed. (3) Change a.2 FTE Early Intervention physical therapy position to a.4 FTE position to enable staff to conduct physical therapy evaluations and supervision of physical therapy assistants from September 1, 2012 through June 30, Cost will be $22,000 to be paid through the EI budget. (4) Approval for Michelle Kozakowski, Widener University student, to complete Level III fieldwork assignment from October 22 through December 21, 2012 pending receipt of clearances. C. SPECIAL EDUCATION: SCHOOL AGE SERVICES (1) Enter into an agreement between West Chester University and DCIU to provide teachers/therapists for practicum students from September 2012 through May Eighteen DCIU staff have volunteered. There is no cost to DCIU. (2) Contract with Christina M. Costello, an independent physical therapist to provide physical therapy services to school-aged students on a part-time basis. These services will be accessed when staff therapists and existing contracts are unable to cover existing physical therapy needs. Cost will be $80 per hour and will be paid from the OT/PT school-aged budget. (3) Contract with the PA Leadership Charter School for OPTIONS services for a student from September 17, 2012 to June 30, 2013 at the following rates: Employability Skills hrs at $46.12 per hour $10, Job Development & Coaching 150 hrs at $59.40 per hour $8, Travel Instruction 12 hrs at $ per hour $1, Total tuition not to exceed: $20, (4) Continue to provide ACCESS data input services for the Chichester School District at a cost to the district of $3.93 per transaction.

8 D.C.I.U. Agenda -8- October 3, 2012 D. ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION (1) Permission for West Chester University students, Alexa Pezick, Jenn Maffei, Danielle Zimmerman, Alex Yotter, Carmel Bradley, Patrice Jones, Briana Young and Emily Simasek, to observe in elementary emotional support classes at Collingdale Community School from September 10 to December 7, 2012 at no cost to DCIU. (2) Permission for West Chester University students, Gabby Mendek, Jen Dougherty, Katie Crawford, Melissa Bologno, Allie McKenna, and Sarah Russel, to observe in secondary emotional support classes at The County Alternative High School from September 10 to December 7, 2012 at no cost to DCIU. (3) Contract with Lower Merion School District for a student to attend the Extended School Year Program at Marple Education Center at a rate of $3,625. E. HEAD START (1) Purchase meals from Ridley School District for 18 school days in the month of September for 20 Head Start students at each location, Eddystone and Woodlyn Elementary schools at a cost of $1,350 per location. This will be paid from the funds received from CACFP. (2) Agreement to Purchase Meals from Ridley School District for the Program Year for Head Start at Eddystone Elementary and Head Start at Woodlyn Elementary at a cost of $13,050 for 20 children and 174 school days at each location. This will be paid from the funds received from CACFP. (3) Purchase meals from Southeast Delco District for 16 days in the month of September for 40 Head Start students at Southeast Delco Kindergarten Center at a cost of $3,040. This will be paid from the funds received from CACFP. (4) Purchase meals from Southeast Delco District for the Program Year for 40 Head Start students at Southeast Delco Kindergarten Center at a cost of $40,104. This will be paid from the funds received from CACFP. (5) Approval of the lease between Ridley School District and Delaware County Intermediate Unit for DCIU Head Start to utilize space at Eddystone Elementary School and Woodlyn Elementary School from August 1, 2012 to July 31, 2015 at annual rate of $1. (6) Approval of the lease between Southeast Delco School District and Delaware County Intermediate Unit for DCIU Head Start to utilize space at the Kindergarten Center from August 6, 2012 to August 5, 2017 at an annual rate of $1.

9 D.C.I.U. Agenda -9- October 3, 2012 F. QUALITY SCHOOLS (1) Memorandum of Understanding with the Marple Newtown School District to host Reading Olympics in spring (2) Contract with Linda Barbato of the Brandywine Group for Professional Development from September 18, 2012 through June 30, 2013 for Reading Apprenticeship training related to the Keystones to Opportunity grant at a rate of $100 per hour in an amount not to exceed $3,000. (3) Agreement between Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) and DCIU to offer consortium pricing to Delaware County schools and districts for NWEA products, including licenses for Measures of Academic Progress (MAP ) assessments in Math, Reading, Language Arts, and Science and MAP for Primary Grades (MPG) assessments as well as training and professional development beginning October 4, (4) Contract with Penn Center for Educational Leadership for DCIU to offer professional development services on October 5, 2012 at St. Katherine of Siena School at a cost of $800. (5) Continuation of the contract with K-12 Aventa for on-line coursework July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013 at no cost to DCIU. G. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (1) Renew Maintenance Contract for Lightspeed Internet filter from Integra Business Center, Inc in an amount not to exceed $8,000 per COSTARS. (2) Purchase fifty Latitiude E5430 laptops from Dell to replace computers per Technology Plan in an amount not to exceed $48,750 per COSTARS. (3) Purchase two cargo vans from Pacifico Marple Ford, LLC per COSTARS: H. BUSINESS E-250 Cargo Van with Ladder Racks $22, E-250 Cargo Van with Ladder Racks and Bins $22,506 These vans are replacements for two vehicles that will be taken out of service. There are no items. I. HUMAN RESOURCES There are no items.

10 D.C.I.U. Agenda -10- October 3, 2012 J. FACILITIES (1) Contract with MM Architects, Inc. for the development of a master facilities plan for DCIU at their published hourly rate schedule in amount not to exceed six percent of the construction cost. These fees will be rolled into the architectural fees for any resulting construction and/or renovation projects. (2) Sixty-month lease with Ikon for 2 Ricoh replacement copiers - MPC4502 for TCA at a cost not to exceed $ per month per the State Bid. Cost includes buy-out of current lease, parts, labor, service and supplies. (3) Sixty-month lease with Ikon for a Ricoh replacement copier - MPC5502 for Executive Office at a cost not to exceed of $ per month per the State Bid. Cost includes buy-out of current lease, parts, labor, service and supplies. (4) Forty-eight month lease with Ikon for a Ricoh copier - MPC3002 for new program Girl s Preparatory Classroom at DCA at a cost not to exceed $ per month per State Bid. Cost includes parts, labor, service and supplies K. OFFICE OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR There are no items. 9. Legislation 10. Other Business 11. Next Meeting Date November 7, Adjournment