Minutes
of the
KUTZTOWN AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
Board of Directors Meeting
Tuesday, February 22, 2005, 7:30 p.m.
The Board of Directors of
Kutztown Area School District met for the regular board meeting on Tuesday,
February 22, 2005 at 7:30 p.m., in the library of the Senior High School
pursuant to due notice to board members and the public.
Absent Patricia
Bealer, Kent Dahlquist, Carl Ziegler, Tyler Loeb-Student Representative
Also Dr. Brenda Winkler-Superintendent, Joe
Pugliese-Treasurer, Gretchen Diehl-Secretary,
Present Nick
Lazo, Lu Palmer, Mark Erb, Eric Erb, Lorraine Felker, Matt Smith, Michele
Fragnito, Tom Green, Mick O‘Neil, Judy Lynn Weaver – Patriot, Donna Keglovits,
John Ebner, Renee Mantz, Lauren Mantz, Lou Cottone, Lori Arndt, Kim Slick
Welcome President
Vymazal 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. The meeting was tape recorded.
Approval Motion made by Dale Reppert, seconded by Kay
Churchman, to approve the minutes for
Of
Minutes the January 18, and February 7,
2005 school board meetings.
Roll call vote: Yes 5 No 0 Absent 3 (Bealer, Dahlquist, Ziegler)
Abstain 1
(Yurvati)
Motion carried.
Treasurer’s Motion
made by Dennis Ritter, seconded by William Yurvati, to accept the treasurer’s
Report report of the general account.
Roll call vote: Yes 6 No 0 Absent 3 (Bealer, Dahlquist, Ziegler)
Motion carried.
Ratification Motion
made by William Yurvati, seconded by James Kramer, to ratify for payment
of General the general account bills in the amount of
$271,104.08.
Account Bills Roll
call vote: Yes 6 No 0
Absent 3 (Bealer,
Dahlquist, Ziegler)
Motion
carried.
Approval Motion
made by James Kramer, seconded by Dale Reppert, to approve for payment
of General the general
account bills in the amount of $262,118.13.
Account
Bills Roll
call vote: Yes 6 No 0
Absent 3 (Bealer,
Dahlquist, Ziegler)
Motion
carried.
Approval of Motion
made by Kay Churchman, seconded by James Kramer, to approve for payment
Construction the construction 2004 account bills in the amount of
$2,943.14.
Account Bills Roll
call vote: Yes 6 No 0
Absent 3 (Bealer,
Dahlquist, Ziegler)
Motion carried.
Superintendent’s Report
School Bus Accident, Eagle Point Road, February 18,
2005
An oncoming car swerved to avoid another accident and
moved into the path of a Kraft bus. The bus driver did the right thing by
bearing to the right to avoid the oncoming car. The bus went off the road and
the front axel broke. The bus was carrying 14 secondary students in addition to
the driver. There were 5 occupants in the other vehicles. There were no
life-threatening injuries and the last student was doing well but being kept in
the hospital for observation. The driver of the car was MedEvac’d because of a
broken bone and
heavy traffic on Rt. 222. Dr. Winkler noted it was a
frightening scene. The emergency responders were magnificent and safety was
their first priority. Responses were rapid and included the Kutztown Boro,
Maxatawny Township, Emmaus and Blandon.
Committee EIT Not in attendance tonight due to an EIT meeting.
Reports Pat Bealer
BCTC The
committee met at the end of January. Refinancing of BCTC bonds were
Jim Kramer
discussed. Lisa Greenawald hired as principal of the East Center. She
will
be coming on in a few weeks. The auto
body calendar was available for the board to view.
ECC Spring
coaches to be approved tonight, list in packet. Spring physicals coming up.
Jim Kramer
BCIU Emphasis
newsletter was distributed. Services provided to non-public schools.
Dennis Ritter Next month action will be taken on
BCIU operating budget. Budget packets
distributed by mail.
PSBA
PSBA
Leadership council March 5 and 6 in Hershey – What’s new in Act 72 -
Kay Churchman latest interpretations and what school boards are
doing. All PA legislators invited to
the conference. March 1 and 8
workshops coming up and Spring Legal Roundup.
Policy & Curriculum
January canceled due to bad weather. Next meeting Monday @ 7:00.
Bill Yurvati
Personnel Motion made by Dennis Ritter, seconded by William
Yurvati, to approve the following personnel items:
1. Approval of Lorraine Felker as Assistant Principal of
the high school, effective February 23, 2005 at a salary of $65,000.
2. Ratification of Jesse Whitehouse as full-time
secondary mathematics teacher effective as soon as he is available but not
longer than 60 days, salary to be set at $36,880 per Step 3, Bachelor’s column
(non-tenured) of the KASD/KATA contract.
3. Acceptance of the resignation of Sharon Leuchak,
elementary school nurse, effective February 14, 2005.
4. Permission for the administration to hire an
elementary school nurse with ratification at a future board meeting.
5. Rescind John Ebner’s request for educational
sabbatical leave during School Year 2005-2006.
6. Approval of John Ebner to take an unpaid child
rearing leave during School Year 2005-2006.
7. Approval of John Ebner to take an educational
sabbatical during School Year 2006-2007 per documentation received and approved
by Dr. Winkler.
8. Acceptance of the resignation of Gina Koinski,
cafeteria worker, effective February 11, 2005.
9. Approval of Maria Luna, cafeteria worker, effective
February 22, 2005 at the starting rate of $7.60 per hour.
10. Approval of the following guest teachers effective
January 19, 2005 for School Year 2004-2005 at the current substitute teacher
rate.
Jeffrey Koegel Denise
Nowotarski Sheila
Slimmer Susan Hemig
11. Approval of the following Spring coaches for School
Year 2004-2005:
Soccer Assistant Angelo Corrado 2,618
Assistant Shawn Rennie 2,618
Assistant Kelly Murdock 2,618
Volunteer Hugh
Smith 0
Track & Field Assistant Tim Haas 2,397
Assistant Kelley Neyhart 2,397
Assistant Randy Wert 2,397
Volunteer Shelby Brett 0
Volunteer Brett Cook 0
Volunteer Jason Moore 0
Volunteer Lynmarie
Schroeder 0
Softball Assistant Kevin Conrad 2,397
Assistant Dwayne Scheidt 2,397
Assistant Kathy Schlenker 2,397
Volunteer Jeffrey Ebling 0
Volunteer Angela Lutz 0
Volunteer Dave Loeb 0
Volunteer Wynn Greiss 0
Volunteer Amanda
Behney 0
Volleyball Volunteer
Robert
McGuiney 0
Baseball Assistant Todd O’Neil 2,397
Assistant Scott Scheidt 2,397
Assistant Alan Angstadt 2,397
Volunteer Brent Krick 0
Volunteer Dave Zwoyer 0
Volunteer Luke Bricker 0
Volunteer Brad Sechler 0
Volunteer Duane Fegely 0
Volunteer Ryan Scheidt 0
Volunteer Bart Fenstermacher 0
Volunteer Jason Henley (college intern) 0
Volunteer Brad Kutz (college intern) 0
Roll call vote: Yes 6 No 0 Absent 3 (Bealer, Dahlquist, Ziegler)
Motion carried.
All Personnel are Approved Pending the
District's Receipt of All Mandated Credentials
Bond Sale Motion
made by William Yurvati, seconded by James Kramer, to approve the minimum
Savings savings threshold as $300,000 for the proposed bond
sale as presented by Greg Ewing of
Threshold Parker-Hunter
and Peter Edelman of Stevens and Lee.
Roll call vote: Yes 6 No 0 Absent 3 (Bealer, Dahlquist, Ziegler)
Motion carried.
Bond Sale Motion
made by James Kramer, seconded by Dennis Ritter, to approve the attached
Resolution Resolution setting forth the Kutztown Area School
Board’s intent to issue a series of General
Obligation Bonds, Series of 2005, in the aggregate
principal amount of not to exceed $23,675,000, to finance the refunding of the
School District’s Series of 1999 Bonds and authorizing the acceptance of a Bond
Purchase Proposal from RBC Dain Rauscher for the purchase of the Series of 2005
Bonds.
Roll call vote: Yes 6 No 0 Absent 3 (Bealer, Dahlquist, Ziegler)
Motion carried.
Discussion Act
72
Executive Motion
made by Dennis Ritter, seconded by William Yurvati, to enter into an executive
Session session to discuss legal matters at 9:02 p.m.
Motion carried unanimously.
The Board reconvened at 9:21 p.m.
Adjournment Motion
made by William Yurvati, seconded by Dale Reppert, to adjourn the
meeting
at 9:21 p.m.
Motion
carried unanimously.
Respectfully
submitted by,
Gretchen
A. Diehl
School
Board Secretary