Agenda 2014-08-18

YORK SUBURBAN SCHOOL BOARD
REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING
AUGUST 18, 2014- 7:30 PM
RONALD H. PROVARD EDUCATION CENTER

A G E N D A

1. General Business 
   
   Call to Order – Mr. Miller 
   1. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag 
   2. Roll Call
   3. Public Comment
   4. Discussion and Action on Board Minutes. Approval of the Minutes of the Combined Planning Committee and Regular Monthly Meeting of July 21, 2014 and the Special Meeting and Planning Committee Meeting of August 4, 2014. [Public Comment; Approval as submitted/corrected]
2. Financial Reports – Mrs. Clancy  [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; Public Comment; Roll Call Vote]
   1. Approval of Financial Reports as of July 31, 2014 [File for audit]
      1. Treasurer’s Report (All Funds)
      2. Condensed Board Summary Report – General Fund Revenue
      3. Condensed III Board Summary Report – General Fund Expenditures Report
      4. Condensed III Board Summary Report – Capital Projects, Capital Reserve, Food Service 
      5. Fund Accounting Check Summary Report – General Fund, Food Service, Capital Projects
      6. Student Activity Account Summary 
3. Board President’s Report – Mr. Miller
   1. Executive Session.  The Board met in Executive Session on July 21, 2014 following the Combined Planning Committee and Regular Monthly Meeting and on August 4, 2014 prior to the Special Meeting and Planning Committee Meeting for the purpose of discussing personnel and/or legal issues.
4. Committee Report – Mr. Miller
   1. Personnel Committee – Ms. Shaffer
      1. [Consent Agenda:  You have before you the Personnel Report which includes resignation, employment, substitute teachers, guest teachers and volunteer coach. 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; Public Comment; Roll Call Vote]
      2. Resignation
         1.  Recommend Board approval of the resignation of Margaret Flannelly, Elementary School Counselor at Yorkshire Elementary, effective August 4, 2014.
         2. Recommend Board approval of the resignation of Tracey Smith, Instructional Support Aide at Yorkshire Elementary, effective August 8, 2014.
      3. Employment

         1.  

            Name	Christine L. Forney
            Education	Hempfield High School, Diploma; Millersville University, B.A. in Psychology/Sociology; Millersville University, M.Ed. in Counselor Education
            Certification	Elementary School Counselor K-6
            Contract	Professional Contract
            Salary	$65,150 – M.S. + 15 – Step 2
            Assignment	Elementary School Counselor
            Building	Yorkshire Elementary
            Effective	2014-2015

         2. Recommend the employment of Jessica Bobb as Assistant Field Hockey Coach at the salary of $2,239 which represents Step 1 of the Extracurricular Salary Schedule.

         3. Recommend the employment of Billie Jo Evans as a Custodian effective August 19, 2014 at the hourly rate of $12.87, pending clearances.

         4. Recommend the employment of Jacob Henning as a Custodian effective August 19, 2014 at the hourly rate of $12.87.

         5. Recommend the appointment of Kathy Pavoncello as Director of York Suburban Middle School Band Front for the 2014-2015 school year at the salary of $600.

         6. Recommend employment of Angie Adams as a School Counselor at the Middle School at MS + 15/Step 10.  Mrs. Adams was incorrectly approved at MS/Step 10 at the July 21, 2014 Board Meeting.

      4. 2014-15 Substitute Teachers
         

         THADDEUS	ABBOTT	TOWANDA	LEMON-MCKIE
         REGINA	ADAMS	KIMBERLY	LENTZ
         JEANNE	ADDISON	SANDRA	LOEFFELHOLZ
         AMY	AHLBRANDT	BRADLEY	MARCH
         LEIGH	ARNOLD	BRENDON	MCGIRR
         ELIZABETH	ARZT	DANA	MCGURK
         KELLI	BARRON	MICHELLE	MCLAIN
         HEATHER	BEAVERS	LYDIA	MERRICK
         SILVIA	BENSON	KAYLA	MEYERS
         JOHN	BESORE	CRYSTAL	MILLER
         S. LOUISE	BETTERMAN	MARK	MILLER
         MICHELLE	BEYER	JANE	MISNER
         WESLEY	BLYMIRE	MATTHEW	MUEHLEISEN
         TERESA	BOLLIS	MORGAN	OBERLANDER
         CHERYL	BOWMAN	DAPHNE	OHL
         PATRICIA	BRAME	S. ELAINE	PETERMAN
         ANN	BROOKS	JOHN	PHILLIPS
         LAUREN	BUPP	SUSAN	PUGLESE
         EMILY	CLARK	STEPHANY	REIHART
         SHANNON	COX	MARK	RHINE
         KRISTA	DEARDORFF-WOLFE	PATRICIA	RINKEVICH
         SUSANN	DECOWSKY	MARY	ROBISON
         CHRISTINE	DERFLER	CHRISTA	ROEDER
         JULIA	DUNN	ROXANNE	ROTZ
         R. MICHAEL	DUTTERA	SUSAN	RUBY
         HELEN	ETNER	KELSEY	RUCH
         JESSICA	FAUTH	NAZAKAT	SABRIYEVA
         BRITTANY	FISHEL	MARJORIE	SCHAFFER
         KARA	FOX	DANIELLE	SHAFFER
         MICHAEL	FROCK	TIMOTHY	SHAFFER
         MEGAN	GARBRICK	TARA	SHULTZ
         JENNY	GILBERT	KAREN	SIMON
         KELLEY	GOODYEAR	BRIANNA	SITES
         ALICIA	GRIM	DARRYL	SMELTZER
         SANDRA	GROVE	CATRIONA	SMITH
         ABBEY	GUTEKUNST	DEIDRE	SMITH
         MAXWELL	HALTERMAN	MARK	SMITH
         KATHI	HAMMELS	JUSTIN	SOWERS
         TRACEY	HANEGRAAF	MARGARET	STALEY
         CAROLYN	HARTMAN	JENNIFER	STOUGH
         RHADA	HARTMANN	DAVID	STRINE
         BENJAMIN	HILT	EMILY	SUNDAY
         KELSEY	HOLDEN	MICHAEL	TERWILLIGER
         MARCI	HOLLOWAY	GREGORY	TOMEVI
         ELIZABETH	HOWIE	LEANN	TREMBLY
         NANCY	HUTTEL	PANAGIOTA	TSIPANITIS
         DANIELLE	IERLEY	ANGELA	TSOUKALOS
         LEIF	JOHNSON	TRACEY	WAGNER
         SARAH	JOHNSON	KATHI	WENTZ
         BRODERIC	KEENER	AMY	WHITESEL
         LINDA	KEENER	MICHELLE	WILLIAMS
         KATIE	KINNAN	STACEY	WINTER
         EMILY	KOHLBUS	JENNIFER	WIVELL
         MEGAN	KOTZMAN	AMY	WRITER
         KAYLA	KREBS	JAMES	YASHUR
         TIMOTHY	LAW	CARRIE	YOUNG
         COLLEEN	LAWRENCE	ELLEN RAE	ZEIGLER
         VICTORIA	LEHR	LAUREN	ZORTMAN
         CHRISTIN	LEIK

      5. 2014-15 Guest Teachers
          

         KATHLEEN BARNHART

         MATTHEW BEAVER

         DIANE BEEGLE

         DAISY BRANIN

         LORI CARDONE

         BETSY DUNKEL

         JAMES GILES

         KATHLEEN HALL

         SUSAN HUTH

         ELIZABETH MIALKI

         HILLARY NELSON

         ANGELA PESSOGNELLI

         KIMBERLY SHAFFER

         JOHN SORENSON

         JUDY STEWART

         JAN TRATTNER

         MICHAEL WILLIAMS

         SAMANTHA ZEIDERS

         CARA BETH ZORTMAN

      6. Volunteer Coach for Fall 2014-15
         Jeremy Blount – Football

          

5. Superintendent’s Report – Dr. Merkle
   1. Student Enrollment Report
   2. Debt Profile and Financing Review 
   3. Teacher Opening Day 
6. Business Office Report – Ms. Mason
   
   1. Food Service Department
      1. Food Service Marketing Plan
   2. 2013-14 Tuition Rate Information
      Background information – The tuition charge(s) are based on the  District’s annual financial report and child accounting attendance reports submitted by the Chief School Administrator of the School District for the preceding school year which ended June 30, 2013. The charges have been calculated in accordance with the provisions of Section 2561 of the PA Public School Code of 1949, as amended.
      
      1. Elementary rate is $11,744.95
      2. Secondary rate is $11,804.80
         The administration recommends approval of the 2013-14 tuition rates as referenced above. [Motion; Discussion; Public Comment; Roll Call Vote]
   3. 2014-15 Bus Routes and Bus/Van Drivers. The administration recommends approval of the 2014-15 Bus Routes and Bus/Van Drivers. [Motion; Discussion; Public Comment; Roll Call Vote]
   4. Refund/Real Estate Tax Exemption Request. The administration recommends correcting and amending the Board action taken on May 20, 2013 regarding a refund/real estate tax exemption request for the First Church of Christ, Scientist by issuing a refund of $1,564.00 based on the following background:
      1. Beginning in approximately January 2013, the property opened for use as a church. It was the intention of the parties that from January 2013 forward, the Church would be exempt from property taxes.
      2. In May 2013, the District issued a refund of $2,809.04 to the Church for taxes paid from July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013. The refund amount was in error because it should have been only for January 2013 forward.
      3. A tax bill was issued for the 2013-2014 fiscal year, and the Church paid $3,202.61 for the 2013-14 school taxes.
      4. To correct the erroneous refund of $2,809.04 for 2012-2013 taxes and the erroneous payment of $3,202.61 for 2013-2014 school taxes, a refund of $1,564.00 should be made to the Church.
      5. The refund of $1,564.00 is calculated by subtracting $1,638.61 (representing a proration of the $2,809.04 refund for the time period of July 1, 2012 through January 2013 when the Church opened for services) from the erroneous payment of $3,202.61 in 2013-2014 taxes.
      6. In exchange for the refund of $1,564.00, the Church has agreed it will not seek any further refunds or exonerations for the time period prior to June 30, 2014.
         [Motion; Discussion; Public Comment; Roll Call Vote]
   5. Plancon Part H for Valley View Elementary School 
7. Student Board Representative Report – Miss Renjilian
8. Committee Reports Continued – Mr. Miller
   1. Communications Committee Report – Mrs. Schroeder

      The Communication report is provided. 

   2. Additional Committee Reports
9. Lincoln Intermediate Unit Board Report – Mr. Sears
   The highlights of the LIU Board Meeting of August 5, “…by Dawn’s Early Light”, is provided.
10. York Adams Academy Report – Mrs. Freireich
11. York Area Tax Bureau Report – Ms. Mason
12. York County School of Technology – Mrs. Schroeder
13. Recognition of Visitors
14. Committee Meeting Schedule
    July to December
15. Public Comment
16. Adjournment

    There will be an Executive Session immediately following the meeting.