SOUTHERN YORK COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD BOARD MEETING AGENDA November 16, 2000 7:00 P.M. - District Administration Building, Board Room I. Call Meeting to Order II. Pledge to the Flag III. Roll Call IV. Approval of Board Agenda. (Action) V. The Board of Education to consider approval of the November 2, 2000 Board Meeting minutes. (Information, Mailed with agenda, Action) VI. Treasurer's Report; General Fund Report as of October 31, 2000. (Information) VII. Introduction of Visitors and Presentations A. Public Financial Management and Mette Evans and Woodside will present the results of a bond sale held on November 16, 2000. B. Patti A. McGonagle, Director of Technology Services, to present overview/highlights of District's 2000-01 Digital Grassroots E- Grant application filed with Pennsylvania Department of Education in the amount of $20,000. VIII. Student Representative Report IX. Public Comment X. Old Business A. Review Bills for Payment (Information, Mailed with agenda, (Action) B. Committee Reports 1. Education a. The Board of Education to review and consider approval of the following Music Curriculum Guides: (Information, Mailed with agenda, Action) (1) Susquehannock High School, Concert Band, Grades 9- 12 (2) Susquehannock High School, Marching Band, Grades 9- 12 (3) Southern Middle School, Band, Grades 7-8 b. The Board of Education to consider granting preliminary approval of the following Susquehannock High School 2000-01 Overnight Educational Field Trips: (Information, Mailed with agenda, Action) (1) Journalism Trip to New York, March 13-17, 2001 (2) Band/Orchestra Trip to Toronto, May 10-13, 2001 (3) Earth Science Trip to Florida, May 10-14, 2001 (4) Spanish Trip to Mexico, May 16- 23, 2001 Note: The Susquehannock High School 2001 Senior Class Trip had to be cancelled due to lack of student interest. The 40% class participation goal was not realized when only 14 seniors made a deposit. c. IASA Title VI Update. (Information) d. Other items of business. 2. Finance and Budget a. Report on the General Fund Budget for October 2000. (Information) b. Report on tax collections as of October 31, 2000. (Information) c. Report on cafeteria operations as of October 31, 2000. (Information) d. The Board of Education to consider approval of budgetary transfers as needed. (Action) e. The Board of Education to consider approval of the sale of a general obligation bond, proceeds of which will be used for the Susquehannock High School Addition/ Renovation Project. (Action) f. Other items of business. 3. Personnel and Policy a. The Board of Education to consider the approval of the Personal Assistant position in Shrewsbury Elementary primary Emotional Support classroom for the Pervasive Development Disorder student be continued indefinitely beyond the trial period. Approximate annual cost would be $12,356, which would be paid through IDEA Pass- Through funds. (Action) b. The Board of Education to consider the following appointments, effective November 17, 2000: (Action) (1) Bonnie McAdams, Personal Instructional Assistant, Shrewsbury Elementary School, Primary Emotional Support Classroom, 6.5 hours/day, $8/hour, to be paid through IDEA Pass-Through Funds. (2) Debra McGrew, Friendship Elementary School Cook, 2.5 hours/day at $7.20/hour. (3) Karen Blackburn, Southern Middle School Cook, 4 hours/day at $7.20/hour. c. The Board of Education to consider an increase in the Occupational Therapy Services of 3.5 hours/week at $50/hour, effective November 17, 2000. This cost to be paid from IDEA Pass-Through Funds. (Action) d. The Board of Education to consider approval of the following additions to the substitute lists for the 2000-01 school year: (Action) (1) Custodian; Carol Martin (2) Secretary/Clerk; Valerie Tsakiris (3) Instructional Assistants (a) Rosemarie Colville (Friendship Elementary School and Southern Elementary School) (b) Kathy Schott (Elementary Only) (4) Teacher; Susan Myers e. The Board of Education to consider approval of the following supplemental contracts for the 2000-2001 school year: (Action) (1) Amy Devine, S.A.D.D. Advisor, Step 1. (2) Dawn Marchio, Assistant Cheerleading Coach (Winter), Step 4. f. The Board of Education to consider approval of a salary level change for Laura Stiles from Masters +30 to Masters +45 effective with the 2000-2001 school year. (Action) g. The Board of Education to consider revisions to policy #126, Elementary Class Size. (Information, Mailed with agenda, Discussion for approval at a future board meeting) h. The Board of Education to consider the appointment of the following individuals as instructors for the 2001 Spring Student Enrichment Program, at a salary of $22/hour, unless otherwise noted. (Action) * = New Class + = New Instructor (1) Heather Walker, Spanish Seminar for Elementary Students, 18 hours (2) Karin Mitchell, German, 8 hours * (3) Karin Mitchell, Crafts for Fun, 8 hours (4) Crystal McGee, Plants in the Greenhouse, 14 hours (5) Karen Christas, Bowling (Monday), no salary (6) Karen Christas, Bowling (Thursday), no salary (7) Jason Nesselrodt, Fundamentals of Full Court Basketball, 20 hours (8) Mary Beth Gemmill, Gym and Playground Games, 14 hours (9) Janet Heathcote, Oceanography Trip, $10 per participant i. The Board of Education to consider approval of the following instructors and courses for the 2001 Spring Term Adult Education Program at a salary not to exceed $20 per hour: (Action) * = New Class + = New Instructor (1) Jonathan Gnau, Over 35 Basketball (Monday), 20 hours (2) Jonathan Gnau, Over 35 Basketball (Thursday), 20 hours (3) Daniel Jesse Mays, Basic Golf (Monday), 12 hours (4) Daniel Jesse Mays, Basic Golf (Thursday), 12 hours (5) John Lyons, Co-Ed Volleyball, no salary (6) William Harman, Latin Dance, 8 hours (7) William Harman, Ballroom Dance Continued, 20 hours (8) Karin Mitchell, German Conversation, 14 hours *+ (9) Linda Huber, Beginning Autoharp, 12 hours (10) Thomas Kerrigan, American History, 24 hours (11) John C. Manley, 55 Alive, 8 hours, no salary (12) Brian Broberg, Financial Workshop for Individual Investors, 10 hours, no salary (13) David K. Brosend, Understanding Your Retirement Plan Distribution or 401(k) Rollover, 1 hour, no salary (14) David K. Brosend, College Planning 101, 1 hour, no salary (15) David K. Brosend, Understanding Mutual Fund -Step Ahead, 1 hour, no salary (16) David K. Brosend, Bulls, Bears, and the Markets, 1 hour, no salary (17) Edward Scheiner, So you Want to Buy or Sell a House, 12 houurs (18) Calvin Osman, Home Landscape Design and Plan Selection, 20 hours (19) Calvin Osman, Home Landscape Maintenance, 6 hours (20) Calvin Osman, Home Pond Construction, 6 hours (21) Calvin Osman, Perennial Garden Design, 10 hours * (22) Karin Mitchell, Introduction to Word Processing and Spreadsheets, 12 hours (23) Walter Cerkan, Introduction to the Internet, 10 hours (24) Walter Cerkan, Introduction to Windows 95, 12.5 hours * (25) Lisa Ridenour, Baking Perfect Pies, 10 hours * (26) Lisa Ridenour, Cake Decorating-Beyond the Basics, 10 hours j. The Board of Education to consider the creation of the position of a Part-Time District Technician, $11/hour, 4 hours/day for the balance of the 2000-01 school year, at a cost not to exceed $8,000, to be paid out of Technology Budget. (Action) k. The Board of Education to consider approval of a revised Act 80 Request to the Pennsylvania Department of Education based on a proposed change in the bell schedule at Susquehannock High School. (Information, Mailed with agenda, Action) l. Other items of business. 4. Buildings and Grounds a. Requests to use school facilities: (Information) (1) Shrewsbury Assembly of God, Shrewsbury Elementary School all-purpose room and music rooms, Saturday, December 9, 2000 from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. and Sunday, December 10, 2000 from 12 noon until 10 p.m. (2) Basketball Coaching Staff, Susquehannock High School Main Gymnasium, Sunday, November 5, 2000 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. (3) Basketball Coaching Staff, Susquehannock High School Main Gymnasium, Sunday, November 12, 2000 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. (4) Senior Parents, Room 138 at Susquehannock High School, November 14, 2000 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. (5) Education Fund of Southern York County, Room 125 at Susquehannock High School, Mondays, December 11, 2000, January 8, February 12, March 12, April 9, and May 15, 2001 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. b. Water test report for October 2000. (Information) c. Share copy of Construction Conference Report No. 36 for Alterations and Additions to Southern Elementary and Southern Middle Schools. (Information, Mailed with agenda) d. Other items of business. 5. Transportation, Health and Safety; Other items of business. 6. Athletics and Extra Curricular; Other items of business. XI. Reports of Representative Appointments A. Legislative Council; PSBA County Fall Legislative meeting will be held on November 30, 2000 at the York Suburban Middle School beginning at 7:00 p.m. RSVP to Deb Kuntz at 848-2814 by November 24th. (Information) B. York County School of Technology C. Lincoln Intermediate Unit No. 12; Share a copy of ...by Dawn's Early Light, November 7, 2000. (Information, Mailed with agenda) D. York Area Earned Income Tax Bureau E. Southern York County Regional Planning Commission F. Southern Regional Recreation Board G. Other items of business. XII. Secretary's Report A. Report on receipt of the following resignations: 1. Kathy Schott, Cook, effective October 27, 2000. 2. Deb Miller, Personal Instructional Assistant, effective November 8, 2000. B. The Board of Education will conduct their annual reorganizational meeting on Thursday, December 7, 2000. The Board of Education will fill the following offices/positions for the 2000 year. (Information) 1. President 2. Vice-President 3. PSBA Legislative Council Representative 4. York Area Earned Income Tax Bureau Representative 5. York Area Earned Income Tax Bureau Representative Alternate 6. Southern York County Regional Planning Commission Representative 7. Southern Regional Recreation Board Representative 8. York County School of Technology Representative 9. York County School of Technology Authority Representative (5 year appointment) C. Report on Outside Children Living with District Residents. (Information) D. Share copy of letter from Emily Wills reference addition of a middle school band director. (Information, Mailed with agenda) XIII. Superintendent's Report; The following staff members have been approved to attend the following conferences: (Information) A. Robert Drupp, "Math Web 2000: Assessment Benchmarks for Success," October 30-November 17, 2000, on Website, at a cost not to exceed $20. B. Karen Miller, "Envirothon Coaches Meeting - 3rd & 4th Grade," November 8, 2000, York, PA, at a cost not to exceed $13. C. Janet Heathcote, "Envirothon Coaches Meeting - 5th & 6th Grade," November 9, 2000, York, PA, at a cost not to exceed $13. D. Rosa Baer, Wendolyn Hewitt, Tony Sorice, and Dee Stauffer, "Student Assistance Program Update Training," November 16, 2000, Lincoln Intermediate Unit No. 12, at a cost not to exceed $532.83, to be reimbursed out of LIU #12 Safe and Drug Free School Funds. E. Shelley Drahusz, "Classroom Management and Effective Teaching of Children with Emotional and Behavioral Problems," November 16, 2000, Harrisburg, PA, at a cost not to exceed $133.25. F. Jean Lippy, "Depression in Children and Adolescents: What Really Works," November 17, 2000, York, PA, at a cost not to exceed $10. G. Amy Burgess, Sharon Fassnacht, and Linda Phillips, "2000 PSAHPERD Convention," November 30-December 2, 2000, Lancaster, PA, at a cost not to exceed $395.25. H. Teresa Weaver, "Your Schools, Your Money & SAM," December 5, 2000, Hershey, PA, at a cost not to exceed $144.75. I. Rosa Baer, "Penn State York Counselor's Day," December 5, 2000, York, PA, at a cost not to exceed $10.40. J. Janet Heathcote and Judy Romer, "Welcoming Winter Workshop X, Classroom Strategies for Teaching the Lessons of the Holocaust," December 7-8, 2000, Harrisburg, PA, at a cost not to exceed $235. K. Dana Stepanic, "Using Literacy Centers to Enhance Your Reading and Writing Program," December 8, 20000, Harrisburg, PA, at a cost not to exceed $157.20. L. Bob Schnetzka, "US All-Star Track & Field and Cross Country Clinic," December 14-15, 2000, Atlantic City, NJ, at a cost not to exceed $279, to be paid out of the Athletic Fund. M. Sue Barnhart and Linda Wolpert, "Effectively Using Guided Reading: Help All Your Students Become Better Readers," January 3, 2001, New Cumberland, PA, at a cost not to exceed $288.89. N. Jennifer Appler, "Writing in the Primary Grades," February 27, 2001, Lancaster, PA, at a cost not to exceed $148.50. XIV. Notes XV. Announcements A. American Education Week will be observed within the Southern York County School District with building and classroom visitations on Thursday, November 16th, and Friday, November 17th. Parent- Teacher Conferences will be conducted after school and the evenings of November 20th and 21st. This year's theme is "Children-Teachers-Parents Helping Students Achieve." (Information, Mailed with agenda) B. The Community Technology Advisory Committee Meeting will be held Wednesday, December 6, 2000, 7:00 p.m. in the Southern Elementary School Library Classroom. (Information) XVI. New Business XVII. Adjournment Executive Session: There will be an executive session to discuss land acquisition.