Northwestern Lehigh School District

6493 Rte. 309, New Tripoli PA 18066

SCHOOL BOARD MEETING

District Board Room

Wednesday, July 20, 2011, 7:30 PM

I. OPENING PROCEDURES

Call to Order A. Opening Exercises B. Roll Call

Roll Call Pr/Ab Camille Bartlett Willard Dellicker Christopher Ford Todd Hernandez Donald Link Michael Marich Darryl Schafer Sally Schoffstall Gregory Snyder

C.Approval of Agenda
Moved: Seconded: Vote: Aye, Nay

D. President will welcome guests and provide for comments

E. Approval of Minutes, as attached, for June 8 and June 15, 2011

Moved: Seconded: Vote: Aye, Nay

II.

PERSONNEL ACTION, AS LISTED

A. RETIREMENTS/RESIGNATIONS: 1. Recommendation to accept the resignation for retirement for Sharon Metzger, Head Cook, effective October 1, 2011, after more than 27 years of service to the District. 2. Recommendation to accept the resignation for retirement for Bruce Hunsinger, Custodian, effective October 7, 2011, after more than 10 years of continuous service to the District. 3. Recommendation to remove Ruth Marcon from the District Substitute Secretary list, effective July 8, 2011, per her request. B. APPOINTMENTS/NEW EMPLOYEES: 1. Appointment of Marc Dobbs, Orefield, PA, to the position of Elementary Principal at Weisenberg Elementary School, effective July 1, 2011, at an annual salary of $89,177. Mr. Dobbs comes to us from East Penn Area School District with more than 20 years of School District experience as an elementary teacher and also a middle school Guidance Counselor. He attended Penn State University where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education. He then received his Masters Degree in Education and School Counseling from Lehigh University. He received his Principal Certificate from Penn State University and completed his Administrative internship at Lower Macungie Middle School. 2. Appointment of Donald Allen, Walnutport, PA, to the position of Assistant High School Principal, effective date to be determined, at an annual salary of $82,540.00 prorated for the 2011-2012 school year. Mr. Allen comes to us from Northern Lehigh School District with 5 years of Assistant Principal experience, and over 20 years experience as an educator. He attended Kutztown University where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Secondary Education/Social Studies. He received his Masters Degree in Secondary Education from Indiana Wesleyan University and his Masters in Educational Leadership from Wilkes University.

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Appointment of Nicole Cummings, Macungie, PA, to the position of Accounts Payable Clerk, effective July 18, 2011, at a salary of $31,316.40 prorated for the 2011-2012 school year. Recommendation to approve the following teachers for the elementary Summer Reading Program, pending receipt of required paperwork at a rate of $31/hour, not to exceed 44 hours: a. Northwestern Elementary- Trish Brinley, Marisa Bartholomew and Krista Sell b. Weisenberg Elementary- Mary Kemmerer, Amanda Wilson, Amanda Rau and Michelle Kosalko c. Substitutes for Summer Reading Program- Amanda Williams and Autumn Barna Recommendation to add Amanda Williams to the District Substitute Teacher list, effective the beginning of the 2011-2012 school year, at $90/day. Recommendation to add the following as a Class F substitute van drivers, effective July 23, 2011 at $15.69/hr: a. Lori Brensinger, New Tripoli, PA b. Kimberly Antolick, Neffs, PA

C. OTHER ACTIONS: 1. Approval to grant tenure to the following professionals, after completion of three (3) years of satisfactory service to the District per Administrative recommendations, effective June 30, 2011: a. Matthew Kitz, Weisenberg Elementary b. Duran Porrino, High School c. Michelle Slack, Northwestern Elementary 2. Recommendation to approve the attached extracurricular positions for the 20112012 school year. See Attachment A. 3. Approval of Dawn Everett to be re-assigned to the position of Head Cook at the Middle School, at a rate of $16.79/hr., for 5 hours per day, effective August 22, 2011. 4. Approval of Susan Fatzinger to be re-assigned to the position of Head Cook at the High School, at a rate of $17.29/hr., for 5.5 hours per day, effective August 22, 2011. 5. Recommendation for the following rates for Tiger Concessions staff for the 20112012 school year: a. Regular staff - $8.50 per hour b. Supervisor staff - $14.00 per hour 6. Recommendation of Dina Coffin to the position of Tiger Concessions Supervisor for the 2011-2012 school year. 7. Recommendation of Wanda Miller to the position of substitute Supervisor for Tiger Concessions for the 2011-2012 school year. 8. Request for approval for student teaching experience at Weisenberg Elementary School for the following individuals from Muhlenberg College from October 31, 2011 through December 15, 2011: a. Allison (Groenendyk) Defrain with Joanna Reisteter, Grade 2 b. Deb Kressley with Jennifer McDonald, Grade 4 c. Chintan Meta with Donna Shay, Grade 4 9. Recommendation to add classification for David Najarian as a Class D substitute bus driver, effective June 22, 2011, at $16.44/hr. David has successfully passed his CDL requirements and is currently a Class F substitute van driver. 10. Recommendation to add classification for James Reppert as a Class D substitute bus driver, effective June 28, 2011, at $16.44/hr. James has successfully passed his CDL requirements and is currently a Class F substitute van driver. 11. Recommendation to change classification for Dennis Kern, from a Class C driver to a Class D driver, effective June 30, 2011. His Class D substitute bus driver rate will be $16.44/hr. 12. Approval to rescind the resignation of Rebecca Johnson, Technology Support Partner, effective June 17, 2011. 13. Any additional personnel action

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Moved:

Seconded:

Vote: Aye, Na

III.

CURRICULUM/BUILDING ISSUES A. First reading of the following curriculum documents: Individual visual arts curriculum for grades K-8, Drawing/Painting (2 levels), Ceramics & Crafts (2 levels), 2-D Design (2 levels), 3-D Design (2 levels) Grades 6-8 Technology Education, Computer Literacy, and Family Consumer Sciences Accounting (2 levels), Advanced Computer Applications, Applications of Technology, Business Law, Early Childhood Education, Food Preparation, 21st Century Reality Check, Junior Seminar, Relationships, Technology Education, Tiger TV Production (2 levels), Web Page Design, and Communications AP Physics, AP Biology, and AP Chemistry Algebra I and Algebra III B. Report on Preliminary PSSA Results for the 2010-11 school year C. Approval of Memorandum of Understanding between Pennsylvania State Police, Bethlehem and Northwestern Lehigh School District
Moved: Seconded: Vote: Aye, Nay

D. Approval of nine Memorandum of Understanding with local facilities for emergency evacuation sites as defined in the Districts Emergency Management Plan
Moved: Seconded:

Vote: Aye, Nay

IV.

POLICIES A.Second reading and final approval of Policy 204 Attendance and Policy 232 Student Decision Making
Moved: Seconded: Vote: Aye, Nay

V. VI

FACILITIES None DISTRICT FINANCES A. Approval of Carbon Lehigh Intermediate Unit Special Education Services Agreement for the 2011-2012 school year
Moved: Seconded: Vote: Aye, Nay

B. Approval of resolution to appoint Berkheimer to collect Earned Income Tax for the term commencing January 1, 2012 through June 30, 2014
Moved: Seconded: Vote: Aye, Nay

C. Approval of resolution to accept the resignation of Heidelberg/Lynn Earned Income Tax Bureau as tax collector of Amusement Tax, Local Services Tax, and Earned Income Tax effective January 1, 2012
Moved: Seconded: Vote: Aye, Nay

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D. Continuation of contract with Invo Healthcare Associates, Inc. for Professional Services (Speech and Language Therapy) to service the Middle School, High School and select Out-of-District placements for the 20112012 School Year for $66/hour for a maximum of 30 hours/week.
Moved: Seconded: Vote: Aye, Nay

E. Receive the following Reports for May 2011: 1. Budget Report 2. Revenues Report 3.Treasurers Report
Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund 10 22 31 33 50 General Fund Capital Reserve Fund 2009 Note 2008A General Obligations Bond (GOB) Food Service Fund

4. EIT Report 5. Activity Fund Report 6. Comparison of Prior Year to Current Year Budget to Actual Expenditures by Object Report
Moved: Seconded: Vote: Aye, Nay

F.

Approval of the following Bills as listed for payment: 1. Fund 10 General Fund 2010-11 & 2011-12 2. Fund 22 Capital Reserve Fund 3. Fund 31 Construction & Renovation Fund 2009 Note 4. Fund 33 2008A General Obligations Bond (GOB)none 5. Fund 50 Food Service Fundnone
Moved: Seconded: Vote: Aye, Nay

VII.

OTHER REPORTS A. Foundation Report B. Committee Reports as follows: 1. Intermediate Unit 2. Legislation 3. Recreation Commission 4. Lehigh Career & Technical Institute

VII.

OLD BUSINESS

VIII. NEW BUSINESS IX. COMMUNICATIONS A. President will offer courtesy of the floor for public comment B. Communications/Notes for the Board from Donald Link, Secretary C. Report from Superintendent Wright D. Administrative/Building Sharing

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E. Board Member Sharing F. Committee Meetings A Personnel Committee Meeting was held July 12, 2011 at 7AM. Personnel, 7/20/11@6:30 PM, Conf. Rm Finance, 8/11/11@6 PM, Conf. Rm Personnel, 8/17/11@6 PM, Conf. Rm Policy, 8/1/11@7 AM, Conf Rm Buildings & Grounds, 8/3/11@4 PM, Conf. Rm

X.

ADJOURNMENT
Moved: Seconded: Vote: Aye, Nay

XI.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

* Discussed in Committee Meeting Included in Board Member Packet