SOUTHERN YORK COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD BOARD MEETING AGENDA March 15, 2001 7:00 P.M. - District Administration Building, Board Room There will be an executive session from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. to discuss legal matters. 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 March 1, 2001 Board Meeting minutes. (Information, Mailed with agenda, Action) VI. Treasurer's Report; General Fund Report as of February 28, 2001. (Information) VII. Introduction of Visitors and Presentations 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 consider authorizing the Administration to petition the Pennsylvania Department of Education for approval of the following two early dismissal dates under Act 80 during the 2001-02 school year: (Action) (1) Friday, May 3, 2002 (2) Wednesday, June 5, 2002 b. IASA, Title VI Update (Information) c. Other items of business. 2. Finance and Budget a. Report on the General Fund Budget for February 28, 2001. (Information) b. Report on tax collections and billings. (Information) c. Report on cafeteria operations as of February 28, 2001. (Information) d. The Board of Education to consider approval of budgetary transfers as needed. (Action) e. The Board of Education to consider approval to contract with Official Payments Corporation to provide a service bureau that provides collection of taxes with four major credit cards. (Information, Mailed with agenda, Action) f. The Board of Education to review budget guidelines given to the administration in advance of the preliminary budget to be presented on March 29. (Information, Mailed with agenda) g. The Board of Education to establish York Area Earned Income Tax budget for Southern York County School District at $1,586,000 for calendar year 2001. (Note: This represents a 4% increase from 2000, and is for cash flow purposes only.) (Action) h. The Board of Education to consider approval of the Lincoln Intermediate Unit No. 12 Budget for the 2001-2002 school year. (Information, Mailed with agenda, Action) i. Other items of business. 3. Personnel and Policy a. The Board of Education to consider approval of the appointment of Emigdio Mendez, District Safety & Security Officer at the salary of $10.70/hour effective March 19, 2001 pending receipt of proper paperwork. (Action) b. The Board of Education to consider approval of the following supplemental contracts for the 2000-2001 school year: (Action) (1) Pam Ebersbach, Proctor for Exemption Test for Computer Skills course, 5 hours @ $22/hour. (2) Pamela Molyneaux, Proctor for Exemption Test for Computer Skills course, 5 hours @ $22/hour. (3) Eric Sterner, Assistant Junior High Track Coach, Step 1. c. Communities That Care request. (Information, Mailed with agenda, Discussion) d. The Board of Education to consider authorizing the Board Secretary to respond favorably to Shrewsbury Elementary P.T.O. request for acknowledgement of affiliation. (Information, Mailed with agenda, Action) e. Other items of business. 4. Buildings and Grounds a. Report on water test results for February 2001. (Information) b. Requests to use school facilities: (Information) (1) PA Starz Girls Fast Pitch Association, Shrewsbury Elementary School Cafeteria, Sunday, March 25, 2001 from 12:45 p.m. to 6 p.m. (2) Girls Soccer Booster Club, Susquehannock High School Auxiliary Gymnasium, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, February 26, 27, 28, 2001 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. (3) Warriors Soccer Camp, Shrewsbury Elementary School Soccer Fields with access to restrooms on Monday through Friday, August 6 to 10, 2001 from 7:30 a.m. to 12 noon and August 5, 2001 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. (4) Spoutwood Farm Center, Inc., Susquehannock High School Parking Lot on Saturday and Sunday, May 5 and 6, 2001 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. (5) Southern Regional Recreation Board, Shrewsbury Elementary School multi-media room on Monday through Friday, June 18 to August 10, 2001 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. and June 14 and 15, 2001 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. (6) Southern Regional Recreation Board, Shrewsbury Elementary School art room, double classroom, gymnasium, and single room on Monday through Friday, June 18 to August 10, 2001 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. and June 14, 2001 from 12 noon until 8 p.m. c. Report on March 8, 2001 Buildings and Grounds Committee meeting. (Information) d. Share copy of Design Team Meeting No. 5 for Renovations and Additions to Susquehannock High School/District Administration. (Information, Mailed with Agenda) e. The Board of Education to consider adopting a resolution requesting variance from PDE’s "20 Year Rule" for renovation projects as it applies to Susquehannock High School. (Information, Mailed with agenda, Action) f. Other items of business. 5. Transportation, Health and Safety; a. The Board of Education to consider approval of the following bus drivers for the 2000-2001 school year: (Action) (1) John Rohrbaugh (2) Marcus Ruff (3) Robert Sauder b. Other items of business. 6. Athletics and Extra Curricular; Other items of business. XI. Reports of Representative Appointments A. Legislative Council B. York County School of Technology C. Lincoln Intermediate Unit No. 12; Share copy of by Dawn's Early Light, Highlights of the LIU Board Meeting, March 6, 2001. (Information, Mailed with agenda) D. York Area Earned Income Tax Bureau E. Southern York County Regional Planning Commission; Share copy of the following meeting minutes: (Information, Mailed with Agenda) 1. February 7, 2001 meeting 2. March 6, 2001 meeting (draft) F. Southern Regional Recreation Board G. Other items of business. XII. Secretary's Report A. Report on receipt of the following resignations; 1. Rebekah Baughman, Elementary Teacher effective June 13, 2001. 2. Theresa James, Reading Specialist effective at the close of the 2000-2001 school year. B. Report on Outside Children Living with District Residents. (Information) C. Distribute ethic statement forms for filing with the Board Secretary by May 1, 2001. (Information) D. Share copies of following correspondence: (Information, Mailed with agenda) 1. Letter from Jonathan Miles 2. Letter from Michael R. Wright XIII. Superintendent's Report A. The following Penn State/York student teachers have been administratively approved to work with the cooperating teachers for the period from August 21 through December 7, 2001: (Information) 1. Scott Butler, with cooperating teacher Jennifer Trout, Southern Elementary School/Grade 3. 2. Allison Hogeman, with cooperating teacher Linda Wolpert, Southern Elementary School/Grade 1. 3. Elizabeth Gerber, with cooperating teacher Sue Barnhart, Southern Elementary School/Grade 2. 4. Rebecca Long, with cooperating teachers Julie Acierno, Elementary School/Art for the first 8 weeks from August 21 through October 19, 2001 Jeff Becker, Susquehannock High School/Art for the second 8 weeks from October 22 through December 7, 2001. B. Bryan Bortner, Susquehannock High School Alternative Education Teacher, was administratively approved to participate in an administrative internship in conjunction with Western Maryland College and John Wright, Southern Middle School Principal, as on-site supervisor for the balance of the 2000-01 school year, with the possibility of extending through June 30, 2001. (Information) C. The following staff members have been approved to attend the following conferences: (Information) 1. Traci Kann and Ray Lingenfelter, "Bullying Prevention Program," February 27, 2001, Lincoln Intermediate Unit No. 12, at a cost not to exceed $20.70, to be reimbursed from Drug Free School Funds. 2. William Murphy, "PA Staff Development Council, Spring Institute 2001: New Directions in Staff Development: Process, Content, Context," April 5-6, 2001, Hershey, PA, at a cost not to exceed $202.80 3. Scott Rohrer, "Center for Safe Schools," March 5-7, 2001, Lancaster, PA, at a cost not to exceed $109.70, to be reimbursed from Drug Free School Funds. 4. Wendy Hewitt, "Counselor Information Day," March 6, 2001, West Chester, PA, at a cost not to exceed $51.75. 5. Rosa Baer, "PHEAA Mentor Workshop," March 9, 2001, Elizabethtown, PA, at a cost not to exceed $34.50. 6. Norma Conley and Lynda Howell, "ACCESS Power Library 2001 Training," April 3, 2001, Hershey, PA, at a cost not to exceed $79.00. XIV. Notes A. Share copy of letter to Parents of Grade 8 Students from John Wright, Southern Middle School Principal, reference Computer Skills Competency Test to be administered on Saturday, March 24, 2001, 9:00- 11:00 a.m., Susquehannock High School, Room 207, to exempt Grade 8 students from the Grade 9 required course in Computer Skills. (Information, Mailed with agenda) B. Share a copy of letter from the Erickson Retirement Communities, signed by Jeffrey & Diane Jacobson, residents of the district with two children attending elementary schools, who wish to contribute up to $5,000 to be used for security measures at Shrewsbury Elementary School. (Information, Mailed with agenda) C. Share copy of Shrewsbury Elementary School PTO Newsletter. (Information, Mailed with agenda) XV. Announcements XVI. New Business XVII. Adjournment