SOUTHERN YORK COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD COMMITTEE-OF-THE-WHOLE MEETING AGENDA May 3, 2001 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. Approval of the April 19, 2001 Board meeting minutes. (Information, Mailed with agenda, Action) VI. Treasurer's Report; Construction Fund as of March 31, 2001. (Information) VII. Introduction of Visitors and Presentation: Overview of District's Professional Education Development Act 48 Plan by John Wright, Patti McGonagle and Brian Cashman, Co-chairpersons of District Act 48 Committee. (Information, Mailed with agenda) VIII. Student Representative Report IX. Public Comment X. Old Business A. Review Bills for Payment (Information, Mailed with agenda, Action) B. Other items of business. XI. Committee Reports A. Education 1. The Board of Education to consider approval of the District's Professional Education Development Act 48 Plan, which under Chapter 4, will become an integral component of the District's Strategic Plan. (Action) 2. Share a report on the District's 2001-02 Staff Technology Mini- Grant Award Winners. (Information, Mailed with agenda) 3. The Board of Education to receive, review and consider adopting at their May 17th or June 7th meeting the following textbooks for use during the 2001-02 school year: (Information, Mailed with agenda) a. Susquehannock High School (9-12) (1) For Health Courses, Grades 9 and 11: Health: A Guide to Wellness, Glencoe McGraw-Hill, 2001, Merki and Merki; Cleary and Flynn (contributing authors) (2) For Industrial Drawing Courses, Grades 10-12: AutoCAD LT98 Fundamentals and Applications, Goodheart-Willcox Publisher, 1999, Ted Saufley b. Southern Middle School (7-8) (1) For Physical Science, Grade 8: Science Explorer: Physical Science, Prentice Hall, 2001 4. IASA, Title VI Update (Information) 5. Other items of business B. Finance and Budget 1. The Board of Education to consider approval of exonerations and refunds. (Action) 2. Update Board of Education on 2001-2002 budget. (Information) 3. Update Board of Education on General Obligation Bond of 2001. (Information) 4. The Board of Education to consider approval of 2001-2002 membership dues for Pennsylvania School Boards Association in the amount of $6,343.39. (Action) 5. Board of Education to review report on ad hoc committee. (Information) 6. The Board of Education to consider a request from the athletic department to use additional revenue to purchase weight training equipment. (Information, Mailed with agenda, Action) 7. Other items of business. C. Personnel and Policy 1. The Board of Education to consider establishing the following supplemental contracts for Curriculum Writing Projects to be completed by June 30, 2001 at $22/hour for the 2001-02 school year: (Action) a. Susquehannock High School (9-12) (1) English 9 Fundamental, Grade 9, 15 hours (2) English 11 Fundamental, Grade 11, 15 hours (3) General Science, Grade 9, 25 hour (4) General Biology, Grades 10-12, 25 hours (5) Biology I, Grades 9-12, 25 hours (6) Biology II, Grades 11-12, 25 hours (7) Physics I, Grades 10-12, 25 hours (8) Physics II, Grades 11-12, 25 hours (9) Earth Science, Grades 10-12, 25 hours (10) Environmental Science, Grades 10-12, 25 hours (11) Library Instruction, Grades 9-12, 15 hours b. Southern Middle School (7-8) (1) English, Grade 7, 25 hours (2) English, Grade 8, 25 hours (3) Library Instruction, Grade 7-8, 15 hours (4) Life Science, Grade 7, 25 hours (5) Physical Science, Grade 8, 25 hours c. Elementary Schools (K-6); Library Instruction, Grades K-6, 30 hours 2. The Board of Education to consider approval of the following change in pay for Pauline Waltemire at $.56/hour shift differential as third shift leader at Susquehannock High School effective February 19, 2001. (Action) 3. The Board of Education to consider the following appointments: (Action) a. Kevin Krebs, substitute maintenance at the rate of $10.25/hour. b. Judith L. Kroh, Susquehannock High School Hall Monitor, from May 4 through June 13, 2001, 6.5 hours a day, at the rate of $9.50/hour. 4. The Board of Education to consider appointment of the Board Secretary for a period of four years 2001-2005)effective July 1, 2001. (Action) 5. The Board of Education to consider the following additions to the substitute teacher list for the 2000-2001: (Action) a. Lynn Kirkpatrick b. Ruth Stevenson 6. Other items of business. D. Buildings and Grounds 1. Requests to use school facilities: (Information) a. Southern Regional Recreation Board, Shrewsbury Elementary School Gymnasium, Wednesdays, June 6, 2001 to August 29, 2001 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. b. Girls' Basketball Parent Club, Susquehannock High School and Southern Elementary School Gymnasiums, June 25 to 29, 2001 from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. c. Southern York County Education Association, Susquehannock High School Cafeteria and Room 109, Wednesday, April 25, 2001 from 3:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. d. High School Softball Team, Susquehannock High School Cafeteria, Tuesday, May 15, 2001 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. e. Southern Regional Recreation Board, Susquehannock High School Baseball Field, March 19 through June 23, 2001 from 9 a.m. to dark on weekends and during the summer months and 5 p.m. to dark on weekdays. f. York Pride AAU Basketball Team, Susquehannock High School Auxiliary Gymnasium, May 14, 21, 29, June 4, 11, 18, 25, July 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30, 2001 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. g. Boys' Basketball Coaching Staff, Susquehannock High School Main Gymnasium, Thursdays, April 19 to July 26, 2001 from 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. with the exception of April 26, May 3, and May 24, 2001. h. Girls' Basketball Coaching Staff, Susquehannock High School Main Gymnasium, June 18, 20, 25, 27, July 2, 9, 11, 16, 18, 23, 25, 30, and August 1, 2001 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. i. Southern Titans Mens Baseball Team, Susquehannock High School Concession Stand on days when they have home baseball games from 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. j. Kiddie Academy, Susquehannock High School Auditorium, Friday, June 1, 2001 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. 2. Share copy of Design Team Meeting No. 6 for Renovations and Additions to Susquehannock High School/District Administration. (Information, Mailed with Agenda) 3. Other items of business. E. Transportation, Health and Safety; 1. The Board of Education to consider approval of the following bus driver for the 2000-2001 school year; Ron Kershner. (Action) 2. Other items of business. F. Athletic and Extracurricular; Other items of business. XII. Reports of Representative Appointments A. Legislative Council B. York County School of Technology C. Lincoln Intermediate Unit No. 12; Share a copy of the following: (Information, Mailed with agenda) 1. Minutes of April 3, 2001 Board of Directors Meeting. 2. Agenda for May 1, 2001 Board of Directors Meeting. D. York Area Earned Income Tax Bureau E. Southern York County Regional Planning Commission F. Southern Regional Recreation Board G. Other items of business XIII. Secretary's Report A. Report on receipt of the following resignations: 1. Timothy Scripko, Head Softball Coach effective at the end of the 2001 season. 2. Anthony Sorice, Varsity Assistant Baseball Coach effective for the 2001-2002 school year. 3. Douglas Truscott, Assistant Varsity Softball coach effective at the end of the 2001 season. 4. Nancy Reed, Elementary Teacher at Southern Elementary School due to retirement effective June 15, 2001. 5. Ronald Jones, Reading Specialist at Shrewsbury Elementary School due to retirement effective June 29, 2001. 6. Pegeen Brown, Kindergarten Readiness teacher effective at the end of the 2000-2001 school year. XIV. Superintendent's Report; The following staff members have been approved to attend the following conferences: (Information) A. Connie Conrad, "Guided Reading and Balanced Literacy Approach: Next Steps for Experienced Practitioners," April 18, 2001, Harrisburg, PA, at a cost not to exceed $197.30. B. Ken Alwine, "American Association of Physics Teachers/PTRA Workshop," April 20, 2001, East Stroudsburg, PA, at a cost not to exceed $298.75, to be reimbursed from Title II, Math/Science Funds. C. Vickie Straney, "Introduction to Reading Workshop, Grades 3-6, Independent Reading, Guided Reading," April 24, 2001, Baltimore, MD, at a cost not to exceed $186.60. D. Earl Yeckley, "Teaching Social Skills in the Classroom," May 3, 2001, Lincoln Intermediate Unit No. 12, at a cost not to exceed $140.18. E. David Morath, "PA Language Framework - Network Meeting," May 8, 2001, Abbottstown, PA, at a cost not to exceed $18.98. F. Marlene Spark, "Woodcock-Johnson III Training Workshop for Spring 2001," June 13, 2001, Capital Area Intermediate Unit #15, at a cost not to exceed $105.25. XV. Note: The parents of the four 8th grade students who passed the Computer Skills Exemption Text administered on April 20, 3001 have all submitted a signed waiver form exempting their child from the required 9th grade Computer Skills course next year. (Information) XVI. Announcement: Official notification has been received from the Pennsylvania School Board Association that the following two District Technology programs "Technology Professional Development for Staff" and "Microsoft Office Users Specialist (MOUS) Program in High School Classrooms" have been selectively chosen to be presented at the annual statewide ConnecTech Conference in Hershey on November 1, 2001. (Information, Mailed with agenda) XVII. Adjournment