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2006-2007 School Board Agendas

Unless otherwise noted, all Committee and Regular Board Meetings are held in the Board Room, Gauntlett Center, West Chester Pike Entrance, Newtown Square, PA 19073 In an effort to ensure ample time for public comment at school board meetings, the Marple Newtown School District is reminding the community to register to speak before board meetings.Community members can request to speak during the school board's public comment period by writing to the board secretary by 3 p.m. prior to the day of the board meeting. The board secretary, Joseph Driscoll, can be reached at the district's administration offices at 40 Media Line Road in Newtown Square, 610-359-4277 (email jdriscoll@mnsd.org). Speakers will be given up to three minutes during the public comment period. The board meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month at the Gauntlett Center off Media Line Road.The district's guidelines for public comment at board meetings are outlined in a policy that was adopted in May 1997. With interest in speaking at meetings increasing, the district wanted to remind the community of the need to register to be on the agenda prior to a meeting. Copies of the district's policy are available from the district administration and will be attached to each board meeting agenda.

REGULAR BOARD MEETING -- Tuesday, September 25, 2007, 7:30 p.m. Gauntlett Center

A G E N D A

1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER

2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

3. ROLL CALL

____ Carpenter ____ DeLuca ____ Galbraith ____ McGinley ____ Moldoff ____ Partridge ____ Shapiro ____ Shin ____ Sokorai

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4. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA

MOTION: To accept the agenda, as presented.

5. PUBLIC COMMENTS (Agenda Items Only)

6. WE ARE PROUD OF OUR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS

National Merit Semifinalists

7. COMMENDATIONS

2007 Bob D. Schiller Memorial Cancer Research and Support Award

8. SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT

9. STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES’ REPORT

10. SECRETARY’S MINUTES

MOTION : To approve the minutes of the August 14, 2007 Work Session and August 28, 2007 Regular Meeting and have them made a permanent part of the record.

11. OTHER REPORTS

12. CURRICULUM, INSTRUCTION AND TECHNOLOGY

12.01 Policy Revisions

MOTION: To approve the second reading of revised Board Policy No. 233, Suspension and Expulsion, as presented.

13. HUMAN RESOURCES AND POLICY

13.01 RESIGNATIONS

CLASSIFIED

MOTION : To approve the following classified resignations, items 1 through 5.

  1. Nancy Campo – Theme Editor
    Paxon Hollow
    Effective: August 31, 2007
    Reason: Personal
  2. Stacey Diskin – Special Education Assistant
    Paxon Hollow
    Effective: August 31, 2007
    Reason: Personal
  3. Lore Augustine – Technology Assistant
    Culbertson Elementary
    Effective: September 14, 2007
    Reason: Personal
  4. Maureen Busa – Non-Instructional Assistant
    Worrall Elementary
    Effective: September 5, 2007
    Reason: Personal
  5. Darlene Siter – Hall Monitor
    High School
    Effective: August 30, 2007
    Reason: Personal

13.02 REASSIGNMENTS

CLASSIFIED

MOTION : To approve the classified reassignments, items 1 through 4.

  1. Allen Dreyer
    From: Part-time Custodian-Operations
    To: Full-time Custodian-Operations
    Salary: $13.18 per hour
    Effective: September 4, 2007
    Reason: Replaces Joe Ericson (Resigned)
  2. Karim Diarra
    From: Part-time Custodian-Operations
    To: Full-time Custodian - Operations
    Salary: $13.18 per hour
    Effective: September 4, 2007
    Reason: Replaces Ann Winterbottom (Reassigned-Head Custodian)
  3. Kathryn Kane
    From: Bus Aide – Transportation
    To: Bus Driver-Transportation
    Salary: 16.53 per hour
    Effective: September 1, 2007
    Reason: Replaces Mark Greenwood (Resigned)
  4. Lisa Massaro
    From: Health Room Assistant – Paxon Hollow
    To: Special Education Assistant – Paxon Hollow
    Salary: $13,577.00
    Effective: September 5, 2007
    Reason: Replaces Stacey Diskin (Resigned)
13.03 POSITION CREATION

MOTION : To approve the creation of one (1) special education assistant position to meet the needs of student IEPs effective the 2007- 2008 school year.

13.04 APPOINTMENTS

PROFESSIONAL

MOTION : To approve the professional appointment, item 1.

  1. Scott Wanner - .6 LTS Social Studies Teacher
    BS- Social Studies; West Chester University: Certification: Social Studies; 0 yrs experience.
    Marple Newtown High School
    Salary: $23,083.38 per year
    Effective: September 10, 2007
    Reason: Replaces Michael Karpyn (on special assignment as Technology Coach)

CLASSIFIED

MOTION : To approve the classified appointments, items1 through 3.

  1. June Eicholz – Non-Instructional Assistant
    Russell Elementary
    Salary: $9.12 per hour
    Effective: September 4, 2007
    Reason: Replaces Eileen Kratz (Reassigned-Special Education Assistant)
  2. Tracy Donnell – Non-Instructional Assistant
    Culbertson Elementary
    Salary: $9.12 per hour
    Effective: September 4, 2007
    Reason: Replaces Annie Bradly (Reassigned to Non-Instructional Office Assistant)
  3. Lauren Quinn – Non-Instructional Assistant
    Loomis Elementary
    Salary: $9.12 per hour
    Effective: September 18, 2007
    Reason: Replaces Karen Chetty (Resigned)

13.05 ACTIVITY CONTRACTS

MOTION : To approve the appointment of personnel to activity contracts for the 2007-2008 school year as attached. The amount of each contract is in accordance with the present MNEA negotiated agreement.

13.06 TUITION REIMBURSEMENT

Informational item, as attached. (These reimbursements are in accordance with MNEA Contract .)

13.07 POLICY REVISIONS

MOTION : To approve the first reading of revised Board Policy 303.1, Nepotism [Administrative Employees] as presented.

MOTION : To approve the first reading of revised Board Policy 404.1, Nepotism [Professional Employees], as presented.

MOTION : To approve the first reading of revised Board Policy 504.1, Nepotism [Classified Employees], as presented.

14. BUDGET AND FINANCE

14.01 Bills for Payment

MOTION : To approve and authorize payment of General Fund bills in the amount of $1,668,017.26, Capital Fund-RFB bills in the amount of $74,773.90 and Food Service bills in the amount of $44,475.00.

14.02 Transfers and Monthly Reports

MOTION : To approve the monthly financial reports for July 2007 and the Treasurer’s Reports for July 2007.

 Informational item monthly financial reports for August 2007.

14.03 Fiber Optic Cable Agreement

MOTION: To approve the agreement between Marple Newtown School District and the Delaware County Intermediate Unit to provide Marple Public Library with two (2) strands of unused fiber optic cable.

14.04 Music Equipment Bid

MOTION: To reject low bids on items 3, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, and 18 as permitted by the bid documents and that were non-responsive and failed to meet the standard of quality specified in the music equipment bid.

MOTION: To award item numbers 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 12, 14, 17, 19, and 20 in the amount of $21,600.00 as follows:

Taylor Music $8,664.00

NEMC $8,642.00

Washington Music $4,294.00

MOTION: To approve the purchase of items from the music equipment bid that received no bids or were non-responsive.

14.05 Delaware County School District Joint Purchasing Board

MOTION: To approve the Delaware County School District Joint Purchasing Board Resolution.

14.06 Act 1 Index Resolution

MOTION: To adopt the resolution as presented pursuant to Section 311 of Act 1 limiting the increase in the rate of tax for the 2008-2009 fiscal year to no moré than the index of 4.4% established by the Pennsylvania Department of Education for the School District.

15. FACILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION

15.01 Facilities

MOTION : To approve for hire Professional Roof Services, 9 Fairview Avenue, Middletown, DE 19709 to produce a Roof Maintenance/Replacement Plan for the District at a cost of $10,500.

MOTION : To authorize the Administration to approve certain change orders in connection with the high school locker room renovation project in accordance with the following process:

  • any change order in the amount of $1,000 or less requires the written approval of the project architect and the Director of Operations;
  • any change order in an amount in excess of $1,000 but less than or equal to $5,000 requires the written approval of the project architect and the Superintendent of Schools; and
  • any change order in an amount in excess of $5,000 requires approval of the Board of School Directors via official action.

16. DELAWARE COUNTY INTERMEDIATE UNIT REPORT

17. LEGISLATIVE REPORT

18. BOARD PRESIDENT’S REPORT TO THE BOARD

19. COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE

20. COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD

21. ADJOURNMENT

PUBLIC MEETINGS

Tuesday

October 9, 2007

Work Session

7:00 p.m.

Tuesday

October 23, 2007

Regular Meeting

7:30 p.m.

PLEASE NOTE : Work Sessions and Regular Board Meetings are held in the Board Room at the Gauntlett Center.