March 23, 2015 Opening Public To Be Heard Minutes Approved Invited Guests Executive Session Conferences/ Workshops/ Field Trips Mentor Teacher The regular meeting of the Slippery Rock Area School District was held on Monday, March 23, 2015 in the Middle School Library at 7:40 p.m. Members present: Mrs. Karen McDowell, Mr. Matt Pyle, Rev. Michael Scheer, Mrs. Heather Scott, Mrs. Polly Shaw, Mr. Mark Taylor, Mrs. Diana Wolak Members absent: Mrs. Melissa Allen, Mr. Greg Angerett Others present: Superintendent Dr. Alfonso Angelucci, Assistant Superintendent Dr. Patricia Kardambikis, Food Service Director Kyle Suerth, Business Manager Paul Cessar, Solicitor Mike Hnath None On a motion by Mr. Taylor, second by Rev. Scheer, and unanimously carried, the Board approved the Board Meeting Minutes of February 09, 2015 and February 23, 2015, Operations Meeting Minutes of February 23, 2015, and Educational Programming Meeting Minutes of March 09, 2015. None Mrs. Shaw said prior to this meeting, the Board met in Executive Session for purposes of Personnel and Litigation Issues from 7:00 7:35 p.m. On a motion by Mr. Taylor, second by Mr. Pyle, and unanimously carried, the Board approved conferences, workshops, and field trips as per attached lists. On a motion by Mr. Taylor, second by Mrs. Scott, and unanimously carried, the Board approved Angela Mastrean as mentor teacher for Elijah Christy for the second semester of the 2014 2015 school year and the first semester of the 2015 2016 school year. 2014 2015 On a motion by Mr. Taylor, second by Mrs. Scott, and unanimously carried, Substitute List the Board approved the following to the 2014 2015 substitute list: Professional Kyle Jones Stephani Damato Athletics/ Track Volunteer Midwestern Intermediate Unit E Rate Letter Consortium On a motion by Mr. Taylor, second by Mrs. Scott, and unanimously carried, the Board approved Kiley Fletcher as a track volunteer. On a motion by Mr. Pyle, second by Mr. Taylor, and unanimously carried, the Board approved Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV E Rate Letter of Agency for the 2015 2016 school year.
2015 2016 On a motion by Rev. Scheer, second by Mr. Pyle, and unanimously carried, the Consolidated Board approved 2015 2016 Consolidated Federal Programs Application through Federal Application Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV. Board Policies On a motion by Mrs. McDowell, second by Mr. Taylor, and unanimously carried, #214, #707/ the Board approved the final reading and adoption of the following: Final Reading 1. Board Policy #214 Class Rank 2. Board Policy #707 Facility Use Memorandum of On a motion by Mr. Pyle, second by Rev. Scheer, and unanimously carried, Understanding/ the Board tabled Memorandum of Understanding with Slippery Rock Area Slippery Rock Area Education Association to extend the student instructional day during the Education Association 2015 2016 school year by five minutes per day. 2015 2016 On a motion by Mrs. Wolak, second by Mrs. Scott, and unanimously carried, School Year the Board approved 2015 2016 school year calendar as amended. Calendar Slippery Rock On a motion by Mr. Taylor, second by Rev. Scheer, and unanimously carried, the Municipal/ Board approved Easement Agreement with Slippery Rock Municipal Authority Easement Agreement at no cost to the District. Adagio Health HIV Presentation On a motion by Rev. Scheer, second by Mr. Taylor, and unanimously carried, the Board approved Adagio Health HIV presentation to Grade 6 students. Dr. Kardambikis said the HIV lesson presentation is a requirement of the PA Health/Physical Education Standards. 2015 Faithful On a motion by Mrs. McDowell, second by Mr. Taylor, and unanimously carried, Performance Bonds the Board approved Faithful Performance Bonds for 2015: Employee 2015 Annual Amount Premium Paul O. Cessar, Board Secretary, Business Manager $50,000.00 $175.00 Denise E. Houpt, Assistant Board Secretary $30,000.00 $105.00 John Osborne, Athletic/Activities Director $40,000.00 $140.00 M. Kathleen Kramer, Accounts Payable $50,000.00 $175.00 Kathy E. Lawson, Secretary to Business Manager $50,000.00 $175.00 Leslie A. Mahood, Benefit Coordinator $50,000.00 $175.00 Maribeth K. McCarl, Compensation Analyst $50,000.00 $175.00 Pamela K. Raisley, Athletic/Activities Secretary $40,000.00 $148.00 Mike Hufnagel, Treasurer $20,000.00 $120.00 Diane Snyder, Assistant Business Manager $50,000.00 $175.00 Merle J. Whitmer, Activities Director $20,000.00 $100.00 Valerie A. Adamosky, Food Service Manager $20,000.00 $ 70.00 Anita Prelec, Food Service Production $20,000.00 $ 70.00 Traci Foster, Food Service Manager $20,000.00 $ 70.00
Amelia L. Stewart, Food Service Manager $20,000.00 $ 70.00 Robin M. Thompson, Food Service Production $20,000.00 $ 70.00 Cindy Kendall, Food Service Manager $20,000.00 $ 70.00 Slippery Rock Area On a motion by Rev. Scheer, second by Mr. Taylor, and unanimously carried, School District/ the Board approved a contract between Slippery Rock Area School District and Lifesteps, Inc., Lifesteps, Inc., for services provided to individual student from April 28, 2015 Contract through June 30, 2015. 2015 2016 On a motion by Mr. Taylor, second by Mr. Pyle, and unanimously carried, the Midwestern Board approved 2015 2016 Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV General Operating Intermediate Unit Budget totaling $4,075,793.00. Budget 2015 2016 On a motion by Rev. Scheer, second by Mr. Taylor, and unanimously carried, Butler County Area the Board approved 2015 2016 Butler County Area Vocational Technical School Vocational Technical proposed budget totaling $4,911,776.00. School Budget Transportation Financial s On a motion by Mrs. McDowell, second by Mr. Taylor, and unanimously carried, the Board approved one way (afternoon) bus transportation for two homeless students to New Wilmington from Slippery Rock at a cost of $100/day. Wilmington Area School District will transport the students in the morning. On a motion by Mr. Taylor, second by Rev. Scheer, and unanimously carried, the Board approved the following financial reports: 1. Treasurer s for month ending February 28, 2015 General Fund, First National Bank of PA................. $11,197,862.02 Capital Reserve Fund.....................................475,121.90 Activities Fund dated February 2015......................... 47,954.69 Athletic Fund dated February 2015.......................... 38,422.84 Food Service Fund First National Bank..................... 399,834.86 2. Bills & Claims: General Fund.......................................... $399,106.85 Manual checks dated February 2015....................... 765,319.92 Activities Fund dated February 2015............................778.14 Athletics Fund dated February 2015......................... 22,260.43 Food Service Account..................................... 69,560.30 Superintendent Dr. Angelucci publicly congratulated Rebecca Crawford, High School math teacher, in achieving a Master s of Science and Education Degree from Duquesne University. Dr. Angelucci announced the following: Retirements Sandra Christley Food Service High School 27 years of service Pamela Pastrovich Special Education High School 18 years of service
Resignations Diane Neal Food Service/High School Bonnie Ethredge Cafeteria Monitor/Area Elementary School Jenna Copper English Teacher/High School Kindergarten Registration Moraine Elementary School Tuesday, March 24, 2015 Area Elementary School Wednesday, March 25, 2015 Dr. Angelucci thanked Board members who participated in the (PSBA) Pennsylvania School Board Association training survey. Results of the survey will be forthcoming along with the scheduled date for training. Assistant Superintendent Dr. Kardambikis reported on the following: 1. MyMath Pilot Programs are beginning in the K 5 grades (one classroom per grade in each building). 3. Classroom visits on the MyMath Pilot Program at Montour School District in grades 3 4 is scheduled for Tuesday, March 31, 2015. 4. Dr. Kardambikis and Dr. Angelucci are scheduling meetings with administrators to review building schedules for the 2015 2016 school year. Secretary At the March 09, 2015 Board meeting, Mr. Cessar reported on software subscription proposals for Financial and Student Management through Tyler Technology and the Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV who will serve as the host site. Mr. Cessar said outsourcing to Tyler Technology would provide the District with additional capabilities such as online registrations, better communication with parents, and writing reports. The Midwestern Intermediate Unit will be maintaining their software for two more years but there will be no more software development. First year fees with Tyler Technology will be $111,462 for training and data conversion. If Board approved, the Student Management Software Program will be implemented for the beginning of the 2015 2016 school year and the Financial Management Software Program by January 01, 2016. Dr. Angelucci said some school districts within the Midwestern Intermediate Unit have already gone to Tyler Technology Software. On a motion by Mr. Taylor, second by Mr. Pyle, and unanimously carried, the Board approved contracts with Tyler Technology and Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV for software lease, contingent upon approval by the Solicitor and the Business Manager. Operations Mr. Taylor reported the Operations met and discussed the HVAC system at Moraine Elementary School. The two units that run the school are both outdated and need replaced in the near future. The Operations is seeking Board approval to solicit proposals for the design and evaluation of the HVAC system at Moraine Elementary School and to prepare bid documents.
On a motion by Mr. Taylor, second by Mr. Pyle, and unanimously carried, the Board approved to solicit proposals for the design and evaluation of the HVAC system at Moraine Elementary School. Athletics Mrs. McDowell reported the Athletics received an update from Athletics/Activities Director John Osborne on the following: 1. Equipment for the stadium track has been ordered except for the hurdles. 2. Spring sports began on Monday, March 02, 2015. 3. The Slippery Rock 2015 Spring Sports Schedule Calendars will be distributed to school buildings this week. Educational Programming Adjournment Rev. Scheer said the Educational Programming will meet on Monday, April 13, 2015 in the Middle School Library at 6:00 p.m. On a motion by Rev. Scheer and second by Mr. Pyle, the meeting was adjourned at 8:25 p.m. Paul O. Cessar, Board Secretary