Northwestern Lehigh School District

6493 Rte. 309, New Tripoli PA 18066

SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
District Administrative Conference Room
Wednesday, April 21, 2010, 7:30 p.m.
Executive Session for Personnel held 4/14/10 @5PM
Executive Session for Personnel held 4/14/10 following the Board Meeting
Executive Session for Personnel 4/21/10@ 6PM
A. Agenda
1. Call to Order

2. Opening Exercises

3. Roll Call
Roll Call Camille Bartlett Todd Hernandez Sally Schoffstall
Pr/Ab Willard Dellicker Donald Link Gregory Snyder
*arrived late Paul Fisher, Jr. Darryl Schafer William Towne

4. Approval of Agenda

Moved: Seconded: Vote: Aye, Nay

5. President will welcome guests and provide for comments

6. Approval of Minutes, as attached, for March 9 and March 16, 2010

Moved: Seconded: Vote: Aye, Nay

7. Personnel action, as attached

Moved: Seconded: Vote: Aye, Nay

8. Elementary and Main Campus construction project report

9. Approval of borrowing resolution for refinancing of General Obligation Bonds

Series of 2005

Moved: Seconded: Vote: Aye, Nay

B. Curriculum/Building Issues

C. Policies

D. Facilities

E. District Finances
1. Approval of Gorman & Associates, P.C. as District auditor for 2009/2010
school year in the amount of $21,850 (including single audit fee) and
additional services at a rate of $72 per hour

Moved: Seconded: Vote: Aye, Nay

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2. Approval of extension of the contract with Waste Management or collection of

trash and recycling for the 2010-2011 school year at the same rates as the
2009-2010 school year

Moved: Seconded: Vote: Aye, Nay

3. Approval of agreement with Bureau of Education and Research to provide

special education training on managing the behavior of students diagnosed
with Asperger’s Disorder on May 11, 2010 in the amount of $4,680 to be paid
from ARRA IDEA B Funds

Moved: Seconded: Vote: Aye, Nay

4. Approval of disabled veteran’s exemption from all real estate property taxes
for Jane Wright, 7396 Buck Hill Court, New Tripoli PA effective July 1, 2010
as approved by Pennsylvania Veterans’ Commission and County of Lehigh
Board of Appeals

Moved: Seconded: Vote: Aye, Nay

5. Approval of bid award for Pennsylvania Education Joint Purchasing Council

paper bid in the amount of $14,375.20 ($25.67 per case)

Moved: Seconded: Vote: Aye, Nay

6. Approval of agreement with Milestones Achievement Center, Allentown PA, to

provide special education and related services for student #40018 at a rate of
$175 per day with related services at an hourly contracted rate of $125/hour

Moved: Seconded: Vote: Aye, Nay

7. Approval of agreement with Linda J. Fusco, Esquire, Newtown PA, to provide

six (6) sessions of staff development regarding IEP development for the
remainder of the 2009-2010 school year. total cost of agreement not to
exceed $6000 to be paid from ARRA IDEA funds

Moved: Seconded: Vote: Aye, Nay

8. Approval of agreement with Gettysburg National Military Park for Cyclorama,

Film and Museum, and Battlefield Guides for 8th Grade Fieldtrip on May 3,
2010 in the amount of $1,628.00 to be paid from Student Activity funds

Moved: Seconded: Vote: Aye, Nay

9. Receive the following Reports for March:

a. Budget Report
b. Revenues Report
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c.Treasurer’s Report
Fund 10 General Fund
Fund 22 Capital Reserve Fund
Fund 31 2009 Note
Fund 33 2008A General Obligations Bond (GOB)
Fund 50 Food Service Fund
d. EIT Report
e. Activity Fund Report
f. Comparison of Prior Year to Current Year Budget to Actual Expenditures
by Object Report

Moved: Seconded: Vote: Aye, Nay

10. Approval of the following Bills as listed for payment:

a. Fund 10 General Fund
b. Fund 22 Capital Reserve Fund
c. Fund 31 Construction & Renovation Fund 2009 Note
d. Fund 33 2008A General Obligations Bond (GOB)
e. Fund 50 Food Service Fund
f. Fund 51 Tiger Concessions

Moved: Seconded: Vote: Aye, Nay

F. Other Reports
1. Federal Programs Report

2. Foundation Report

3. Transportation Report

4. Food Service Report

5. Safety & Security Report

6. Strategic Plan Report

7. Enrollment Report

8. NWL Digital Academy Report

9. Committee Reports as follows:

a. Intermediate Unit
b. Lehigh Valley Workforce Investment Board
c. Legislation
d. Recreation Commission
e. Lehigh Career & Technical Institute

10. Old Business

11. New Business

12. President will offer courtesy of the floor for public comment
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13. Communications/Notes for the Board from Paul Fisher, Secretary

14. Report from Superintendent Cressman

a. Administrative/Building Sharing
b. Board Member Sharing
c. Committee Meetings—
Executive Session for Personnel, 4/21/10@6pm, Sm Conf Rm
Policy, 5/3/10@7am, Sm Conf Rm
Buildings & Grounds, 5/5/10@4pm, Brd Rm
Public Relations, 5/12/10@5pm, Sm Conf Rm
Personnel, 5/12/10@6pm, Sm Conf Rm

G. Adjournment

Moved: Seconded: Vote: Aye, Nay

H. Additional Information

Included in Board Member Packet