SOUTHERN YORK COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD

BOARD MEETING

AGENDA

February 17, 2000

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 February 3, 2000 Board meeting minutes. (Information, Mailed with agenda, Action)

V. Treasurer’s Report; General Fund as of January 31, 2000. (Information)

VI. Introduction of Visitors and Presentations.

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. The Board of Education to consider granting preliminary approval to the Southern Middle School Eighth Grade Class for an overnight educational field trip currently being planned for Williamsburg, VA in May 2001. (Information, Mailed with agenda, Action)

b. IASA, Title VI Update (Information)

c. Other items of business.

2. Finance and Budget

a. Report on the General Fund Budget as of January 31, 2000. (Information)

b. Report on tax collections and billings. (Information)

c. The Board of Education to consider approval of budgetary transfers as needed. (Action)

d. Share copy of correspondence from Assessment Office of York County reference clean & green reductions. (Information, Mailed with agenda)

e. The Board of Education to consider approval to solicit bids for FES TV Studio. (Action)

f. Other items of business.

3. Personnel and Policy

a. The Board of Education to consider the appointment of Mary M. Bare as Instructional Assistant in the Emotional Support Room at Shrewsbury Elementary School at $7.95/hour, effective February 22, 2000. (Action)

b. The Board of Education to consider approval of the following supplemental contracts for the 1999-2000 school year: (Action)

(1) Randy Edgar, Assistant Track Coach, Step 1.

(2) Darryl Engler, Musical Theatre Musical Director, Step 5.

(3) Kevin Krebs, Assistant Varsity Baseball Coach, Step 1.

(4) Douglas Truscott, Assistant Girls Softball Coach, Step 1.

c. The Board of Education to consider approval of Jennifer R. Imhoff, a language interpreter, at $21 per hour on an as-needed basis. (Action)

d. The Board of Education to consider approval of the proposed school calendar for the 2000-01 school year. (Information, Mailed with agenda, Action)

ISSUES:

(1) January 15th as a school day

(2) Monday after Thanksgiving, November 27th

(3) Avoiding use of Good Friday

(4) Graduation Date

e. The Board of Education to consider approval of revised job description and position evaluation of Director of Operations (Combined position of Superintendent of Buildings & Grounds and Transportation Director). (Information, Mailed with agenda, Action)

f. The Board of Education to consider approval of a pilot program for elementary school staffing for the 2000-2001 school year. (Information, Mailed with agenda, Action)

g. The Board of Education to consider approval of the following Secretary/Clerk and Instructional Assistant substitute for the remainder of the 1999-2000 school year; Kelly Mills. (Action)

h. Other items of business.

4. Buildings and Grounds

a. Requests to use school facilities: (Information)

(1) Southern Regional Recreation Board, Shrewsbury Elementary School playground, outdoor water sprocket, and 3 classrooms, June 12 to August 25, 2000 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. and June 8 and 9, 2000 from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m.

(2) Friendship Elementary School PTO, Friendship Elementary School all-purpose room and kitchen, Tuesday, March 14, 2000 (inclement weather date of March 15, 2000) from 2:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

(3) Warrior Wrestling Booster Club, Susquehannock High School cafeteria, Sunday, March 5, 2000 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

(4) Girls Scout Troop 458, Shrewsbury Elementary School, Library/Media Center, Wednesday and Thursday, March 15 and 16, 2000 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

(5) Susquehannock High School Student Council, Susquehannock High School Auditorium, Monday, April 17, 2000 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Wednesday, April 19, 2000 from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m.

(6) Southern York County Regional Planning Commission, Susquehannock High School Auditorium, Thursday, March 9, 2000 from 6:30 p.m. to 11 p.m.

b. Report on water test. (Information)

c. Share copy of Construction Conference Report No. 17 for Alterations and Additions to Southern Middle and Southern Elementary School. (Information, Mailed with agenda)

d. Share copy of Reynolds Construction Management, Inc. monthly report No. 7 for Alterations and Additions to Southern Middle and Southern Elementary School. (Information, Mailed with agenda)

e. Other items of business.

5. Transportation, Health and Safety

a. The Board of Education to consider approval of the following bus drivers for the 1999-2000 school year. (Action)

(1) Barbara J. Cramblitt

(2) Carroll E. Nace

b. Other items of business.

6. Athletics

X. Reports of Representative Appointments

A. Legislative Council

B. Area Vocational-Technical School

C. Lincoln Intermediate Unit No. 12

D. York Area Earned Income Tax Bureau

E. Southern York County Regional Planning Commission

F. Southern Regional Recreation Board

XI. Secretary’s Report

A. Receipt of Annual Report of State Public School Building Authority. (Information)

B. Receipt of Annual Report of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System. (Information)

C. Report on receipt of the following resignations:

1. Clarence Kline, Custodian, due to retirement, effective March 31, 2000.

2. Charles Glatfelter, Custodian, effective February 1, 2000.

D. Share copy of correspondence from Southern Regional Recreation Board reference Athletic Field Conference. (Information, Mailed with agenda)

XII. Superintendent’s Report

A. The following has been administratively approved; Liz Treffinger, Towson University Sports Management intern, with Robert Bryson, Athletic Director, for 120 hours during February, March and April 2000. (Information)

B. The following staff members have been approved to attend the following conferences: (Information)

1. Stacey Pope, Georgia Draucker, Stella Lyons, Roberta Heisler, and Melissa Taylor, "1999-2000 Educate America Orientation Session," February 1, 2000, Lincoln Intermediate Unit No. 12, at a cost not to exceed $37.70.

2. Eric Myers, "PA Volleyball Association," February 4-5, 2000, State College, PA, at a cost not to exceed $324.60, to be paid out of the Athletic Fund.

3. Phyllis Hildebrand and Beverly Glatfelter, "Effectively Using Guided Reading: Help All Your Students Become Better Readers," February 11, 2000, Harrisburg, PA, at a cost not to exceed $277.50.

4. Stacey Pope, "1999-2000 Educate America - Language Arts," February 23, 2000, Lincoln Intermediate Unit No. 12, at a cost not to exceed $14.63.

5. Georgia Draucker and Stella Lyons, "1999-2000 Educate America - Math," March 1, 2000, Lincoln Intermediate Unit No. 12, at a cost not to exceed $31.20.

6. Stacey Pope, "Using the Internet as an Effective Science Teaching Tool," March 2, 2000, Camp Hill, PA, at a cost not to exceed $191.50, to be reimbursed from the Title II, Math/Science Fund.

7. Irene Gerba and Lorraine Kulbicki, "Current, Best Strategies for Enhancing Your Second Grade Reading and Writing Instruction," March 6, 2000, Harrisburg, PA at a cost not to exceed $335.55.

8. Kristina Osborn and Jodie Sauers, "1998-99 Educate America - Refining Anchor, Science," March 14 and April 26, 2000, Lincoln Intermediate Unit No. 12, at a cost not to exceed $39.

9. Karen Siddall, "Learning Disabilities, Differences and Interventions in Education and Counseling," March 15, 2000, Harrisburg, PA, at a cost not to exceed $148.75.

10. Janice Kump, "Increasing Your Effectiveness as a Special Education Teacher," March 20, 2000, Philadelphia, PA, at a cost not to exceed $224.

11. Gerilyn Smith, "What’s New in Children’s Literature," March 21, 2000, Harrisburg, PA, at a cost not to exceed $140.38.

12. Shane Good, "Working Successfully With Difficult Students," March 22, 2000, Harrisburg, PA, at a cost not to exceed $148.50

10. Roberta Heisler and Melissa Taylor, "1999-2000 Educate America - Social Studies, Primary," March 22, 2000, Lincoln Intermediate Unit No. 12, at a cost not to exceed $29.25.

11. Pegeen Brown, "Enhancing the Literacy Development of Your Preschoolers and Kindergartners," March 23, 2000, Harrisburg, PA at a cost not to exceed $156.63.

12. William Murphy, "PA Staff Development Council - Spring Institute 2000," March 30-31, 2000, Hershey, PA, at a cost not to exceed $158.

13. Kristy Anelli, "The Assistant Principal: Leading Safe and Effective Schools in the Real World; 13th Annual Conference - PASSP," April 2-4, 2000, Harrisburg, PA at a cost not to exceed $337.50.

14. Donna Shick, "Lessons and Techniques for Motivating Reluctant Writers," May 5, 2000, Harrisburg, PA at a cost not to exceed $148.50.

15. Stacey Pope, 1999-2000 Educate America - Language Arts," June 13-16, 2000, Lincoln Intermediate Unit No. 12, at a cost not to exceed $58.50.

16. Georgia Draucker and Stella Lyons, "1999-2000 Educate America - Math, Primary," June 13-16, 2000, Lincoln Intermediate Unit No. 12, at a cost not to exceed $124.80.

17. Roberta Heisler and Melissa Taylor, "1999-2000 Educate America - Social Studies, Primary," June 27-30, Lincoln Intermediate Unit No. 12, at a cost not to exceed $117.

18. David Pearlman and Kevin Krebs, Athletic Field/Sports Turf Workshop, Tuesday, March 14, 2000, Manheim Township Parks & Recreation, Lititz, PA, at a cost not to exceed $118.

XIII. Notes

A. Share a copy of the summary report on Parent/Teacher Conferences held on February 2 and 3, 2000. (Information)

B. Share a copy of the Report on Student Attendance Summary for Second Marking Period 1999-2000, as well as Ten-Year History. (Information)

C. Share a copy of updated District’s School Crisis Management Assessment Checklist. (Information)

XIV. Announcements

XV. New Business

XVI. Adjournment