Agenda 2024-03-18

York Suburban Board Of School Directors
Regular Monthly Meeting
March 18, 2024 – 7 p.m.
Location: York Suburban High School Cafeteria

A G E N D A

  1. General Business
    1. Call to Order – Mrs. Schroeder, Board President
      1. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag
      2. Roll Call
      3. A reminder to please silence your cell phones during the meeting.
      4. Public Comments
        1. All comments and questions will be addressed to the President. Board and staff members will not normally respond to comments or questions during the meeting unless recognized by the President for this purpose. Comments will be limited, at the discretion of the President, to five minutes or less.
      5. Discussion and Action on Board Minutes
        1. Approval of the minutes from the planning committee meeting conducted on March 11, 2024. [Approval as submitted/corrected]
  2. Treasurer’s Report – Mr. Desai
    1. Consent Agenda: Would any Board member like any of these items considered separately or are there any questions on any of these items? If not, the chair moves approval of the below-mentioned items. [Roll Call Vote]
      1. Approval of the February 2024 Financial Reports. [File for audit] 
        1. Treasurer’s Report
        2. General Fund Revenue Report
        3. General Fund Expenditure Report
        4. Summary Reports
          1. Capital Project, Capital Reserve, Food Service
        5. Check Summary Reports
          1. General Fund, Food Service, Capital Project, Capital Reserve
        6. Student Activities Fund Revenue Report
        7. Student Activities Fund Expenditure Report
        8. Student Activity Check Summary 
  3. Board President’s Report – Mrs. Schroeder
  4. Student Board Representative Report – Sophia Scalet
  5. Superintendent’s Report – Dr. Krauser
    1. Focus Topics
      1. Music In Our Schools Month – Mrs. Ashley Markey
      2. Project Planning and Design Update – Mr. Seth Wentz of Crabtree, Rohrbaugh, & Associates
    2. The Administration recommends Board approval of the YSSD K-12 Guidance Plan. [Motion; Discussion; Roll Call Vote]
    3. A donation of $1,000 was received from the York County Alliance for Learning to the EMT Program for the 2024-25 school year.
  6. Business Office Report – Mrs. Ciaciulli
    1. Consent Agenda: You have before you the Business Office Report. Would any Board member like any of these items considered separately or are there any questions on any of these items? If not, I ask that a motion be made to approve the below-mentioned items. [Motion; Discussion; Roll Call Vote]
      1. The administration recommends that the board approve the educational services contract with LearnWell at the rate of $55.25 per hour of instruction for 10 hours a week.
      2. The Administration recommends Board approval of the Real Property Tax Exemption Certificate for parcel #46-000-05-0060.00-00000 under the Pennsylvania State Veterans’ Commission for Real Estate Tax Exemption effective July 1, 2023, with a face amount of $2,676.59.
    2. The Administration recommends that the board accept Barbacane, Thornton & Company’s proposal to serve as the district’s local auditor for a three-year term beginning with the June 30, 2024 fiscal year. [Motion; Discussion; Roll Call Vote] 
    3. The Administration recommends the Board approve the 2024-25 health insurance premium rates as listed below. These rates reflect a total premium increase of 10.3% for ChoiceBlue. The employee’s contribution for medical insurance will be 10% of the total cost of the medical coverage to the employer. [Motion; Discussion; Roll Call Vote]

      All Active Employees

      Single Coverage

      $664.59

      2-Party Coverage

      $1595.02

      Family 

      $1875.22

      Retirees

      Single Coverage

      $702.10

      2-Party Coverage

      $1685.02

      Family 

      $1981.05
    4. Informational
      1. February 2024 Dining Report
  7. Academic Standards & Curriculum Committee Report – Dr. Sullivan
  8. Communications Committee Report – Mrs. Freireich
  9. Personnel Committee Report – Mr. Robinson
    1. Consent Agenda: You have before you the Personnel Report. Would any Board member like any of these items considered separately or are there any questions on any of these items? If not, the chair moves approval of the below-mentioned items. [Roll Call Vote]
      1. Employment
        1. Recommend the board approve Yadeliz Peguero Rodriguez, full-time Personal Care Assistant (PCA) at York Suburban Middle School for the 2023-2024 school year, at $13.80/hr as represented in the YSESPA agreement. This offer is contingent upon successful completion of all new hire requirements.
      2. Resignations/Retirements
        1. Recommend the Board accept the resignation of Courtney Ilgenfritz, full-time Personal Care Assistant (PCA) at Indian Rock Elementary School effective March 11, 2024.
      3. Volunteers
        1. Kelsey Palatucci
        2. Rebecca Meekins
      4. Whitsons Food Service
        1. Brenda Youngman- Lead Cook
  10. Property & Finance Committee Report – Mr. Desai
    1. Consent Agenda: The following Property and Finance Committee recommendations are presented to the Board for consideration. [Motion; Discussion; Roll Call Vote]
      1. The Property and Finance Committee recommends the approval of the renewal contract for Whitsons Culinary Group as the Food Service Management Company for the 2024-25 fiscal year.
      2. The Property and Finance Committee recommends the approval of the 2024-25 food service budget, including all planned allocations of $2,273,396. 
      3. The Property and Finance Committee recommends accepting the point of sales platform from Primero Edge at a total cost not to exceed $6,765.00.
      4. The Property and Finance Committee recommends approving a Food Service Administrative Assistant Position funded by the Food Service Fund.
  11. Lincoln Intermediate Unit Report – Mrs. Freireich
    1. LIU Joint Operating Authority Report 
  12. York Adams Academy Report – Mrs. Freireich
  13. Legislative Update – Mr. Robinson
  14. York Adams Tax Bureau Report – Mrs. Ciaciulli
  15. York County School of Technology Report – Mrs. Schroeder 
  16. Recognition of Visitors
  17. Upcoming Events
  18. Board Meeting & Committee Meeting Schedules
  19. Public Comments
    1. All comments and questions will be addressed to the President. Board and staff members will not normally respond to comments or questions during the meeting unless recognized by the President for this purpose. Comments will be limited, at the discretion of the President, to five minutes or less.
  20.  Board Comments / Recognitions
  21. Adjournment

Submit a Public Comment

Public comments for this meeting may be made in person or submitted electronically using the form at the bottom of this page. Electronic correspondence submitted using a method other than the form on this page will not be considered public comment.

Form submissions will be shown below and automatically shared with the Board of School Directors for its members to read and consider. Submissions will also be included in the meeting’s minutes, but they will not be read aloud at the meeting or shown on screen unless it is necessary to do so in order to accommodate a disability.

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York Suburban School District does not moderate electronically submitted public comments prior to them appearing on this page. However, the District reserves the right to remove any comments that are egregiously offensive or fail to meet the requirements outlined in Board Policy #903.

8 Comments

  1. Dawn Bentivegna on March 18, 2024 at 9:44 pm

    i pray that the little girl who came to the school board to ask for a counsler meeting get one ASAP!!



    • Alicia Spagnola on March 18, 2024 at 6:02 pm

      Test



      • Cortney Hendrickson on March 18, 2024 at 5:04 pm

        Today between 9:11am and 12:42pm there seems to have been a policy change. The first couple of written public comments didn’t have the full addresses and then at 12:42pm – it then was switched and became required to have your full address to make public comment. Meaning writing your full address became a required fill in the blank field, along with a new field asking if you are a York Suburban resident or not. I don’t recall that being there before.

        My comment is more of a question. Was there a policy change and if so can you Madam President please clarify and speak to what got changed between 9:11am and 12:42pm today, so the public can know of such changes.

        Also, are such policy changes voted on by the board or can they just be changed or added to on the fly like today seems to have been ?

        I remember when there was a time when stating your township was all that was asked of a person for in-person public comment or written public comment. I personally prefer the township only, due to having had the unfortunate and uncomfortable experience of Mr Richard Robinson, a school board member taking my address after I stated it at various meetings during public comment and then sending me a inappropriate post card attempting to intimidate me. He also did this to another member of the community as well. I think for the protection of YS community members a full address should not be required. I feel that the same is true of you as school board members. I certainly wouldn’t suggest you as board members need to have your home addresses listed on the district website or stated when you speak at school board meetings. So, I ask that you don’t require that of the YS community either. I encourage you all to consider if you would be comfortable stating your home address each time you speak(in person or written ) to announce to everyone where you live ? If your answer is no or you have any hesitation, I ask that you please make a point to respect the privacy of the YS community especially in light of what happen to me and another YS resident when a school board member crossed the line and to more importantly prevent that from happening to someone else in the future.

        Finally, for the benefit of the entire community please take a moment to clarify why there was a sudden change made to the requirements of submitting written public comment today between 9:11 am and 12:42 pm. I think when so many people are confused about the school renovations and the tax implications it’s important to clear up something as easy as this, to show you truly do care about being clear and transparent with the YS community. Thank you in advance and I trust you will make time to clear this up tonight during the meeting. Please also consider an important privacy/safety discussion and change at the next school board meeting, to allow for those making a public comment to only need to state their township of residence verses their full address.

        Thank you for your time and consideration.

        • Street Address (Optional) - 1585 S Wyndham Dr


      • Betty Moriah Trembly on March 18, 2024 at 2:05 pm

        I would like to see a better break down of the costs involved in the new project. Is there a document that details the cost and not generalize amounts? Also, is there a list of contractors being considered for the work to be completed. If not, will it be made available so the residents can see the choices and the final bid amounts before a vote is cast on who to choose? Will we see alternatives to raising the money for this project? We would also like a more detailed explanation of how the tax increase work and will it be reduced once the project is complete?

        • Street Address (Optional) - 295 Cortleigh Drive


      • Bernadette Whittaker on March 18, 2024 at 12:42 pm

        Correction to my comment and question..above …do you have pictures of the INSIDE of the school showing the need to justify knocking down the entire school..
        Thank you

        • Street Address (Optional) - 106 Lisa Lane


      • Erick Hartman on March 18, 2024 at 9:11 am

        720 Woodberry Rd.
        I along with the majority in this district strongly oppose the current plan for the new intermediate building and the closure of Indian Rock Elementary. We have read the boards answers to the most common questions on your website, and it leaves us with more questions than answers. I ask of the board, to have please have a Q&A round table discussion with your taxpayers to openly discuss the actual length of your proposed tax increases and loan schedules. We are hearing conflicting financial numbers that are very concerning and we deserve to know the truth. There are many of us older residents who would lose our homes due to the proposed increase, not to mention the loss of property value. Does the board not care about us older residents??? Please, for the sake of all of us to stay in our homes, rethink this overbearing proposed plan just to keep up with the Jones, Ie Dallastown & Central. We are neither of them, nor do we need to be like them, we are York Suburban!!!!!



      • Bernadette Whittaker on March 18, 2024 at 2:05 am

        Are there any photos of the I side of the school that you can show all of us that would warrant knocking the entire school down and putting up another one.
        Also parents with 3rd 4th and 5th grade children do not want them on a lengthy bus ride..high schoolers yes grade schoolers no. The traffic from Indian rock area to east york at school bus traveling times would be ridiculously long for those kids.



      • Karen Lane on March 15, 2024 at 8:02 pm

        Related to the proposed tax increases for the new building and the potential to lease Indian Rock. If the building is to be leased, the current repairs and maintenance will need to be completed in order for the building to be leased. Why not spend the money on the repairs and allow the children to continue to learn in the building instead of over spending for a new unnecessary building? The potential of displacing the older contingent of your constituents is obviously overwhelming and frankly unfair. With the increase of taxes not only will the value of homes in the district decrease but potential home buyers will begin looking at other school districts that are more affordable. I propose maintaining the current buildings and concentrate your efforts on our teachers to keep them motivated and striving for the excellence that our district has embodied through the years.