Minutes
of the
KUTZTOWN AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
Board of Directors Meeting
Monday, November 18, 2002, 7:30 p.m.
The Board of Directors of
Kutztown Area School District met for the regular board meeting on Monday,
November 18, 2002 at 7:30 p.m., in the library of the Senior High School
pursuant to due notice to board members and the public.
Absent Don
Vymazal
Also Brenda Winkler-Superintendent, Nickolas
Sosik-Treasurer, Gretchen DiehlÐSecretary, Present
Geri
Miller, Mark Erb, Eric Erb, Nick Lazo, Celeste Brown, Tom Green, Barbara
Richard,
Cindy
Parks-OÕNeil, Lorie Zimmerman, Dave Rothermel, Eric Veronikis-The Patriot, Dave
Stutzman, Brenda Loeb, Karl Foerster
Welcome Vice-President
Ziegler welcomed guests and opened the meeting with a
moment
of silence and Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. He asked that everyone signs the attendance book and marks
their concern next to their name.
He requested that anyone wishing to speak on an agenda item please raise
his/her hand to be recognized.
Approval Motion made by Kent Dahlquist, seconded by Dennis
Ritter, to approve
Of Minutes the
minutes of the October 21 and November 4, 2002 school board meetings.
Motion carried unanimously.
TreasurerÕs Motion
made by Dennis Ritter, seconded by Donald Meyers, to accept
Report the treasurerÕs report of the general account.
Roll
call vote: Yes 8 No 0 Absent 1 (Vymazal)
Motion carried.
Ratification Motion
made by Donald Meyers, seconded by Patricia Bealer, to ratify for
of General payment the general account bills in the amount of
$32,836.01.
Account Bills Roll
call vote: Yes 8 No 0 Absent 1 (Vymazal)
Motion
carried.
Approval Motion
made by Kent Dahlquist, seconded by Donald Meyers, to approve for
of General payment the general account bills in the amount of
$293,356.36.
Account Bills Roll
call vote: Yes 8 No 0 Absent 1 (Vymazal)
Motion carried.
SuptÕs Dr. Winkler congratulated all the students in the Oklahoma production. Music and voices
Report were
wonderful. Wednesday night was senior citizen night, free with cookies served,
a yearly tradition. Friday night was sold out, Saturday almost sold out as
well. A visiting Superintendent attended. His district has also picked Oklahoma
as its musical. It was outstanding!
Veterans Day programs were held last week.
KES Ð Erica Yurvati organized the assembly for a bronze scouting badge
requirement. Lieutenant Brin spoke about being stationed overseas this
summer. Students collected over 700 names of friends and family members
in the armed forces.
ALB
Ð invited and introduced veterans at their assembly. Fifth grade created
a
video. ÒNot a dry eye in the house.Ó
Student housing Ð private developer is going ahead
with plans for student housing next to the Kutztown Elementary School. The
borough saw no legal reasons to disapprove the plan. The developer is
attempting to get a waiver to allow additional housing across Normal Avenue.
English as a Second Language Program has been
mandated. Kutztown is one of the districts selected for monitoring. It will
take place the first week in December.
PSSA scores for last yearÕs 8th grade were
highest in the Lehigh Valley. Mr. Lazo noted the addition of a new 8th
grade reading course was a great help. Albany scores improved 110 points last
year and the high school was tied for third.
Committee EIT No Meeting.
Reports Pat Bealer
BCTC Special
meeting to vote and approve Act 93 was held. Salaries were
Jim Kramer comparable to county averages. Open house
was successful. Attendance of
about
5000 people for each dedication/open house.
ECC Met
last week. Minutes were in the packet. Items on the agenda tonight
Jim Kramer include cross country coach and use of
facilities.
BCIU No
meeting was held. Addition in renovations at river chase facility.
Dennis Ritter
Open house scheduled for December 15. All school boards are invited
to have a meeting at the facility so members can see it
first-hand.
PSBA
Local
meeting held. Minutes in the packet.
Carl Ziegler
Policy & Curriculum Mode of
distribution for fundraisers and flyers will remain a PrincipalÕs
Bill Yurvati decision.
HS building renovation Ð no recommendations yet. WLVT agreement
to be sent to solicitor for review. Pest Management
policy on the agenda for 2nd
reading
and adoption. Student travel abroad policy to be written and discussed
at
a future meeting.
Personnel Motion made by Kent Dahlquist, seconded by Dale
Reppert, to approve the following
personnel
items #1-13:
1. Approval of contract between Dr.
Geraldine Miller, Assistant Superintendent, and the Kutztown Area School
District as previously distributed effective July 1, 2002 through June 30,
2005.
2. Approval of the child rearing and Family
Medical Leave for Andrea Stern commencing on March 5, 2003 or the expiration of
approved, applicable sick leave. Ms. SternÕs absence is planned from January
13, 2003 through March 31, 2003.
3. Approval of Joyce Esser as long-term
substitute 6th grade teacher during Andrea SternÕs absence beginning
approximately January 13, 2003 through March 31, 2003 at a rate of $80 per day
(days 1-20), $90 per day (days 21-45) and the balance at Step 1, BachelorÕs
column (tenured) as per the KASD/KATA contract.
4. Approval of the following substitute
teachers effective November 19, 2002 for School Year 2002-2003 at the current
substitute teacher rate:
Brian Welsh Guest
Teacher Penn
State University
Leroy Seeds Guest
Teacher Park
College (MO)
5. Ratification of Donna Hinkle as high
school computer lab aide effective November 11, 2002 at a rate of $9.25 per
hour.
6. Ratification of Erica Frederick as a
full-time secondary floating substitute with individual benefits at a rate of
$97 per day effective November 19, 2002 through May 30, 2003.
7. Acceptance of the resignation of Lori
Ackerman, lunch room monitor, effective November 22, 2002.
8. Permission to hire a lunch room monitor
with ratification at a future board meeting.
9. Acceptance
of the resignation of Sandra Adams, part-time cafeteria worker, effective
November 7, 2002.
10. Acceptance
of the resignation of Linda Arndt, part-time cafeteria worker, effective
immediately due to failure to return to work.
11. Permission
to hire 2 part-time cafeteria workers to fill vacancies with ratification at a
future board meeting.
12. Approval of
Sallie Sandler as Head Coach of Volleyball for School Year 2002-2003 at a
salary of $4,175 as per the KASD/KATA contract.
13. Approval of Leroy Merkel as a van and bus driver for
School Year 2002-2003.
Roll call vote: Yes 8 No 0 Absent 1 (Vymazal)
Motion carried.
Motion made by James Kramer, seconded by Dale Reppert
to approve Mark Hardenbrook as Head Coach of Cross Country for School Year
2002-2003 at a salary of $2,740 as per requirements for new extra duty
positions under the current KASD/KATA contract.
Roll call vote: Yes 7 No 1 (Yurvati) Absent 1 (Vymazal)
Motion carried.
Conference Motion made by James Kramer, seconded by Kent
Dahlquist to approve the conference
Requests
request for Gary Miklus and
softball coaches to attend the ÒBe The Best You AreÓ softball
clinic
to be held January 9-11, 2003 in Cherry Hill, NJ at a cost of $400.
Roll call vote: Yes 6 No 2 (Meyers, Ritter) Absent 1
(Vymazal)
Motion carried.
Revised Bus Motion made by Patricia Bealer, seconded by William
Yurvati to approve the attached
And Van revised bus and van routes for School Year
2002-2003.
Routes Roll
call vote: Yes 8 No 0 Absent 1 (Vymazal)
Motion carried.
Young Writers/ Motion made by William Yurvati, seconded by Dennis
Ritter to approve a $20.00 scholarship
Young to
be paid by the district for Kutztown Area School District students who attend
the Young
Readers
Readers/Young Writers
program at the Kutztown Elementary School in Summer 2003.
Roll call vote: Yes 8 No 0 Absent 1 (Vymazal)
Motion carried.
Integrated Motion made by Donald Meyers, seconded by William
Yurvati to approve the second
Pest Mgt. Reading and adoption of attached Policy #716 Ð
Integrated Pest Management.
Policy Roll
call vote: Yes 8 No 0 Absent 1 (Vymazal)
Motion carried.
Public Comment Cindy Parks-OÕNeil - Cross country
coach as a paid position
Discussion Items Greenwich-Lenhartsville Elem. Corrosion Control
Feasibility Study
GWC Water Motion made by Donald Meyers, seconded by Dennis
Ritter to not do a feasibility study
Remedy required by the Dept. of Education and to instead
have water tested and corrected as soon as
possible.
Motion and second withdrawn.
Further discussion assumed that credible testing
companies would follow PDE regulations and advise the district to do a-
feasibility study first. PDE deadline for study is January 1st.
Administration will get more information and have it available for discussion
at the December 3rd meeting.
Discussion Items (cont.) Custodial Coverage for Weekend Activities
Weekend Motion made by Donald Meyers, seconded by Dennis
Ritter to set a $20 fee for community
Activity Fee organizations for each weekend use (non-rentals) of
district buildings to cover cost of
additional
custodial cleanup.
Roll call vote: Yes 6 No 2 (Dahlquist, Yurvati) Absent 1 (Vymazal)
Motion carried.
Discussion Items (cont.) Food Service Starting Rate
Mr. Dahlquist left at 8:52 p.m.
Executive
Motion made by Patricia Bealer, seconded by William
Yurvati to have the board meet
Session for
an executive session to discuss personnel Ð administration evaluations at 9:04
p.m.
Roll call vote: Yes 8 No 0 Absent 1 (Dahlquist)
Motion carried.
The
board reconvened at 9:54 p.m.
Adjournment Motion
made by William Yurvati, seconded by Patricia Bealer, to adjourn the
meeting
at 9:55 p.m.
Motion
carried unanimously.
Respectfully
submitted,
Gretchen
A. Diehl
School Board Secretary