SOUTHERN YORK COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD BOARD MEETING AGENDA April 15, 1999 8:00 P.M. - District Administration Building - Board Room I. Call Meeting to Order II. Pledge to the Flag III. Roll Call IV. The Board of Education to consider approval of the April 1, 1999 meeting minutes. (Information, Mailed with agenda, Action) V. Treasurer's Report; General Fund Report as of March 31, 1999. (Information) VI. Introduction of Visitors and Presentations A. Overview of District Gifted Education Program by Robert Cline, Supervisor of Special Education. B. Overview and Evaluation of District's Reading Recovery Program by David Sherrer, Elementary Supervisor and David Morath, Title I, Reading Coordinator. C. The Board of Education to review additional personnel list for the 1999-2000 school year. (Information, Mailed with agenda, Action) D. Discuss support staff salary compensation plan for 1999-2000. E. Discuss student transportation budget for 1999- 2000. F. Discuss funding options for 1999-2000 budget. G. Present the 1999-2000 budget in tentative form for adoption by the Board of Education and public comment during the May meetings. VII. Student Representative Report VIII. Public Comment IX. Old Business A. Review Bills for Payment. (Information, Mailed with agenda, Action) B. Committee Reports 1. Education a. Share a copy of District Profiles of Student Academic Achievement and Indicators of Quality Education. (Information, Mailed with agenda) b. The Board of Education to consider adoption of the following Susquehannock High School textbooks for the 1999-2000 school year: (Action) 1) Business English: Communicating for Success, by South-Western Publishing Company, 1999 2) Business Law I and II: Law for Business and Personal Use, by South-Western Publishing Company, 2000 3) Trigonometry/College Algebra: Trigonometry, by Houghton Mifflin Company, 1997 4) Precalculus/Trigonometry/Analytic Geometry: Precalculus, by Houghton Mifflin Company, 1997 5) Environmental Science: Environmental Science, How the World Works and Your Place In It (2nd Edition), by J.M.LeBel Enterprises 1995 6) World Cultures: World Cultures: A Global Mosaic, by Prentice Hall, 1999 c. The Board of Education to consider the creation of the following curriculum writing supplemental contracts for projects to be completed by June 30, 1999 @ $20/hour: (Action) 1) Elementary (K-6): a) Vocal Music (K-6), 40 hours b) Instrumental Music - Band (4-6), 25 hours c) Instrumental Music - Strings (3-6), 25 hours 2) Secondary Music (7-12) a) Band (7- 12), 15 hours b) Chorus (7- 12), 15 hours c) Orchestra (7-12), 15 hours 3) Southern Middle School (7-8) a) Mathematics (7), 25 hours b) Mathematics (8), 25 hours c) Music Education (7), 15 hours 4) Susquehannock High School (9-12) a) Mathematics Department (1) Calculus, 25 hours (2) Trigonometry, Analytic Geometry, Precalculus, 25 hours (3) Trigonometry, College algebra, 25 hours (4) Pre-Algebra, 25 hours (5) Geometry (H), 25 hours (6) Geometry (A), 25 hours (7) Computer Programming, 25 hours (8) AP Computer Science, 25 hours (9) Applied Math I, 25 hours (10) Applied Math II, 25 hours (11) Applied Math III, 25 hours (12) Applied Math IV, 25 hours b) Business Department (1) Business English, 25 hours (2) Business Law I and II, 25 hours (3) Consumer Math, 25 hours d. IASA Title VI Update (Information) e. Other items of business 2. Finance and Budget a. Report on the status of the General Fund Budget as of March 31, 1999. (Information) b. Report on tax collections and billings. (Information) c. Report on the financial status of the cafeteria fund as of March 31, 1999. (Information) d. The Board of Education to consider approval of budgetary transfer as needed. (Action) e. The Board of Education to consider award of Industrial Arts bid supplies as needed within the budget. (Action) f. The Board of Education to consider approval of compensation plan for non- bargaining unit support staff. (Action) g. The Board of Education to consider approval of funding options for the 1999- 2000 budget. (Action) h. The Board of Education to consider adoption of the Tentative Budget for 1999- 2000. (Action) i. The Board of Education to consider approval of PLANCON J (Final Accounting) Shrewsbury Elementary School. (Action) j. The Board of Education to review construction fund investment policies. (Information) k. Other items of business. 3. Personnel and Policy a. The Board of Education to consider the following appointments: 1) Patrick A. Ishler, Secondary Instrumental Music Teacher, Step 7(8), Masters Level, effective August 20, 1999. ( Information, Mailed with agenda, Action) 2) Martha Perez, Cook (3.1 hour), Southern Middle School at the rate of $7.20/hour effective April 19, 1999. 3) Stephanie Cross, Cook (2 hour), Southern Middle School at the rate of $7.20/hour effective April 19, 1999. b. The Board of Education to consider approval of a supplemental contract as follows: Patrick A. Ishler, Band Director, Step 4. c. The Board of Education to consider the following addition to the clerk and substitute list for the 1998-99 school year: Mary E. Gott. (Action) d. The Board of Education to consider approval of the following Job Descriptions: (Information, Mailed with agenda, Action) 1) Network Systems Specialist 2) Director of Technology Services e. The Board of Education to consider approval of the following supplemental contracts for instructors of in-service credit staff development courses to be offered @ $20 per hour for the number of hours indicated: (Action) 1) Patti McGonagle, Multi Media Technology, July 26-30, 1999, 12:00-3:30 p.m., 30 hours 2) Amy Kendrick, Multi Media Technology, July 26-30, 1999, 12:00- 3:30 p.m., 30 hours 3) Patti McGonagle, Microsoft Works 4.0, 4.5 for Teachers, June 21-25, 1999, 8:00-11:00 a.m., 30 hours 4) Patti McGonagle, Netscape in the Classroom, June 21-25, 1999, 12:00-3:00 p.m., 15 hours 5) Patti McGonagle, Netscape in the Classroom II, July 26-30, 1999, 8:00-11:00 a.m., 30 hours 6) Kathleen Emdad, Guided Reading - Literacy Instruction for Primary Classrooms, Mondays, August 23- December 13, 1999, 4:00-6:40 p.m., 60 hours. 7) Robert Drupp, Integrating Technology into the K-8 Curriculum, July 12-16, 1999, 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m., 60 hours. f. The Board of Education to consider approval of the following affidavit for Home Education for the balance of the 1998-99 school year in accordance with Board Policy #137: Victoria Gerst, Grade 8. (Action) g. Other items of business 4. Buildings and Grounds a. Requests to use school facilities: (Information) 1) Shrewsbury Elementary School PTO, Shrewsbury Elementary School Cafeteria All-Purpose Room, Thursday, April 29, 1999 from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. 2) Susquehannock High School Competition Cheerleaders, Susquehannock High School main or auxiliary gymnasium and mats, Saturday, May 1, 1999 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. 3) Southern Regional Recreation Board, Shrewsbury Elementary School Gymnasium, Wednesdays, June 9 through August 18, 1999 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. 4) Girls' Basketball Booster Club, Southern Middle School Gymnasium, Monday through Friday, June 28 to July 2, 1999 from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. 5) Girls' Volleyball, Susquehannock High School Main Gymnasium, Mondays and Thursdays, beginning on June 28, 1999 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. 6) Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Susquehannock High School main and auxiliary gymnasiums, Sunday, April 18, 1999 from 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. b. Report on water test results for March 1999. (Information) c. The Board of Education to act on bid authorization for renovation/addition projects as recommend by the Buildings and Grounds Committee: (Action) 1) Southern Elementary School 2) Southern Middle School d. The Board of Education to award or reject bids for asbestos removal, Southern Middle School and Southern Elementary School as recommended by the Buildings and Grounds Committee. (Action) e. The Board of Education to approve PLANCON F for submission to Pennsylvania Department of Education as recommended by the Buildings and Grounds Committee. (Action) 1) Southern Elementary School 2) Southern Middle School f. The Board of Education to award bid for Susquehannock High School; Stadium Bleachers to lowest responsible bidder. (Action) g. Share copy of Design Team Meeting #12 meeting minutes. (Information, Mailed with agenda) h Other items of business. 5. Transportation, Health and Safety; The Board of Education to consider approval of the transportation system for the 1999-2000 school year. (Action) 6. Athletics; Share a copy of the Winter Coaches Summary. (Information, Mailed with agenda) X. Reports of Representative Appointments A. Legislative Council B. Area Vocational-Technical School C. Lincoln Intermediate Unit No. 12 1. Share copy of March 2, 1999 LIU Board of Directors meeting minutes. (Information, Mailed with agenda) 2. Share copy of April 6, 1999 Board of Directors meeting agenda. (Information, Mailed with agenda) 3. Share copy of ...by Dawn's Early Light, Highlights of the April 6, 1999 Board Meeting. (Information, Mailed with agenda) D. York Area Earned Income Tax Bureau E. Southern York County Regional Planning Commission F. Southern Regional Recreation Board XI. Secretary's Report A. Board members are reminded to return their financial statements to the Board Secretary by May 1, 1999. (Information) B. Report on P.D.E. approval of PLANCON D for following projects: (Information) 1. Southern Elementary School 2. Southern Middle School C. Pennsylvania Energy Consortium (PENNCON) update. (Information) D. Report that the following resignations have been accepted; 1. James McKinney, Southern Middle School Science teacher effective June 16, 1999 due to retirement. 2. James C. Spang, Southern Middle School English teacher, effective June 16, 1999 due to retirement. XII. Superintendent's Report; The following staff members have been approved to attend the following conferences: (Information) A. Kathleen Yeater, "PA Music Educators Conference," April 14-17, 1999, Valley Forge, PA, at a cost not to exceed $1,090. B. Irene Gerba, "Reading With Strategies (Grades 1 & 2)," April 15, 1999, Lincoln Intermediate Unit No. 12, at a cost not to exceed $15.50 C. Robert Cline, "26th Education Law Conference: Special Education: From Law to Practice," May 14, 1999, Bethlehem, PA, at a cost not to exceed $174.02. D. John Loucks, Workshops in "Photoshop" at Bradley Academy, April 20, 22, 27, 29, May 4, 6, York, PA, at a cost not to exceed $262.38 XIII. Notes A. The Annual School Law Seminar presented by Stock and Leader will be held on Tuesday, April 20, 1999 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Yorktowne Hotel. B. Share a copy of the SHS Newsletter, Spring 1999. (Information, Mailed with agenda) XIV. New Business XV. Adjournment Executive Session: The Board of Education will meet in executive session to discuss the meet and discuss agreement with the administrative team.