Board of School Directors Meeting NEW HOPE-SOLEBURY SCHOOL DISTRICT 180 West Bridge Street New Hope, PA 18938

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1 Board of School Directors Meeting NEW HOPE-SOLEBURY SCHOOL DISTRICT 180 West Bridge Street New Hope, PA November 17, :30 PM District Office Conference Room Per Policy all Board of School Directors meetings are audio recorded. I. CALL TO ORDER II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE III. ROLL CALL IV. STUDENT REPORTS UES Student Representatives: Cole Hildebrandt, Jake Masino, Makenna Urbanek, Amy Tao, Deepesh Mukherjee MS Student Representatives: Ben Dupont, Jake Jacquemot Student Representatives: Leigh Ferro, Olivia Knable V. SCHOOL DIRECTOR INTERVIEWS - R. Brent Alderfer - John J. Capriotti - Scott H. Kelley Public Comment Board Discussion Action Item It is recommended that the Board of School Directors appoint as School Director, effective November 17, 2014 through December, Oath of Office

2 VI. SUPERINTENDENT S REPORT * VII. BOARD COMMITTEE REPORTS - Board Committee Reports Community Engagement Committee Mrs. Weisbrot Curriculum Advisory Committee Mrs. Deussing/Mrs. Keyes Facilities Committee Mr. Adar Finance Committee Mr. Dougherty Policy Committee Mrs. Atkinson Special Education Committee Mrs. Deussing - Board Liaison Reports Bucks County Intermediate Unit Mrs. Weisbrot MBIT Mrs. Atkinson PSBA Liaison Mr. Harraka VIII. OLD BUSINESS Discussion/Information Items - Refunding & Restructuring General Obligation Bonds Dr. Boccuti, Mr. Dougherty, Project Financial Team IX. NEW BUSINESS Discussion/Information Items - Student Data Report Educational Leadership Team - Draft School Board Meeting Schedule * - Dr. Boccuti, Mr. Perrone Board Discussion (Agenda Items Only) Public Comment (Agenda Items Only) 2

3 Action Items A. Review and Approval of Minutes 1. It is recommended that the Board of School Directors approve the October 20, 2014 Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Board of School Directors.* B. Finance 1. It is recommended that the Board of School Directors approve the Treasurer s Report and the Financial Report for September, 2014.* 2. It is recommended that the Board of School Directors approve and ratify the following list of bills totaling $712, * General Fund Checks Between Meetings for Ratification Check Number Totaling - $ Officials Checks for Approval Check Numbers to Totaling - $3, General Fund Checks for Approval Check Numbers to Totaling - $708, It is recommended that the Board of School Directors approve the General Fund ACH, Wire and Procurement Card Transactions from October 1, 2014 through October 31, 2014, total net transactions of $1,615, * 4. It is recommended that the Board of School Directors approve the attached budgetary transfers for the fiscal year and that they be made part of the permanent minute book. * 5. It is recommended that the Board of School Directors approve the following student educational services agreement in the form presented to the Board: - Educational Services Commission of Morris County for Student No for the school year in the amount of $59,633, plus $99/hr. Therapy Services, and $26,504 for Personal Aide Services. 3

4 6. It is recommended that the Board of School Directors of the New Hope- Solebury School District authorize the Administration to work with Public Financial Management, as Financial Advisor, Robert W. Baird & Co. as Senior Managing Underwriter, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC as Co- Managing Underwriter, Wisler Pearlstine, LLP as Solicitor, and Dinsmore & Shohl LLP, as Bond Counsel in conjunction with the issuance of General Obligation Bonds for the purpose of refunding and restructuring the District s General Obligation Bonds, Series of 2009 and Series A of 2009, as well providing funding for a portion of the District s Campus Revitalization Project in the approximate amount of $2,400,000, the total of which combined General Obligation Bonds shall not exceed $10,000, It is recommended that the Board of School Directors approve an Agreement with the Bucks County Intermediate Unit #22 for part-time consultant services for the period of November 18, 2014 through June 30, * C. Personnel 1. It is recommended that the Board of School Directors ratify/approve the following personnel actions, contingent upon meeting all requirements of law and district policy: RESIGNATIONS POSITION EFFECTIVE Riva, Nancy Librarian UES 1/5/15 Banta, Jeri School Counselor UES 11/25/14 LEAVES POSITION EFFECTIVE Guertler, Mary Admin. Assistant IMS District Office 10/1/14-11/4/14 Diakon, Sally Health/PE Teacher 4/ /30/14 Extended to 1/26/15 Brown, Jennifer Elementary Teacher Grade 1 LES 11/14/14-3/26/15 Revised 11/6/14-3/26/15 Finchen, Wendy Instructional Assistant 9/11/14-12/11/14 Revised 9/11/14-11/14/14 4

5 Cathers, Charles Horn, Jennifer Miller, Jacqueline Chase, Joanne.5 Health/PE Teacher Elementary Teacher Grade 1 LES APPOINTMENTS POSITION REASON EFFECTIVE SALARY BENEFITS Williams, Terry Cook 5.5 hrs./day Food Services Resignation- Peters- Strickland 11/10/14 $13.77/hr. Step 0 No Leave- Diakon 8/26/14-11/30/14 Extended to 1/26/15 Leave-Brown 11/7/14-3/26/15 Instructional Assistant UES Replacement Anticipated - Bereck 8/26/14-3/31/15 Instructional Assistant MS Transfer- Penn 11/11/14-1/6/15 $49,145 (prorated) B, Step 0 Yes (prorated) $52,277 (prorated) B, Step 2 No No Change $15.01/hr. Step 2 Yes No REASSIGNMENTS/ TRANSFERS FROM TO EFFECTIVE SALARY English Teacher $97,641 MS 11/6/14- (prorated) Penn, Erica 1/5/15 M, Step 12 Rauscher-Charney, Margaret Hess, Mara Romano, Jennifer Rigney, Brett Instructional Assistant MS Cook 5.5 hrs./day Food Services.5 Health/PE Teacher Secondary School Counselor Evening Custodian Operations Lead Cook Food Services 10/29/ Health/PE Teacher Increased to cover.5 Leave-Diakon Elementary School Counselor UES Leave-McGinnis Resignation-Banta Technology Support Specialist IT Replace-Sobotka Revised 9/18/13-1/26/15 12/1/14-1/26/15 11/10/14- TBD $16.73/hr. Step 0 No Change No Change Benefit Eligible $20.78/hr. Step 1 Benefit Eligible 5

6 2. It is recommended that the Board of School Directors appoint the following per diem substitutes, effective November 18, 2014: Brussock, Susan Capriotti, Tara Kinsley, Carmel Instructional Assistant RN School Nurse RN School Nurse 3. It is recommended that the Board of School Directors ratify/approve the following EDR contracts for the and school year: Name EDR Activity Stipend Athletics Val Maugle Track & Field JV Winter $ Rick Fedele Basketball Varsity Boys $ Glen Ockenhouse Basketball JV Boys $ Yona Rose Basketball 8 th Grade Girls $ Rory Yerkes Basketball 7 th Grade Girls $ District Suzanne Redfield Mentor (Haferl) (prorated) $ Maria Tzemintimpi Mentor (Wyckoff) (prorated) $ LES Gina Ortiz Jump Rope Club $ UES Amanda Condello Homework Club $ MS Renee (Meka) Chuma Math Counts $ It is recommended that the Board of School Directors approve an Addendum to the Agreement with S4Teachers LLC, d/b/a Source4Teachers to provide substitute services for Instructional Assistants and Administrative Assistants. * 6

7 D. Policy & Program 1. It is recommended that the Board of School Directors approve the following new/revised/deleted policies: * E. Plant & Equipment Revised Policy 203 Immunizations and Communicable Diseases Policy 336 Personal Necessity Leave Policy 337 Vacation Policy 338 Sabbatical Leave Policy Compensated Professional Leaves Policy 339 Uncompensated Leave Policy 341 Benefits for Part-time Employees Policy 342 Jury Duty Policy 343 Paid Holidays Policy 610 Purchases Subject to Bid Policy 611 Purchases Budgeted Policy 913 Non-school Organizations/Groups/Individuals New Policy 347 Workers Compensation Transitional Return-to-Work Program Policy 829 Electronic Signatures Deleted Policies 336, 436, 536 Policies 337, 537 Policies 338, 438 Policies 338.1, Policies 339, 439, 539 Policies 442, 542 Policy 541 Policy It is recommended that the Board of School Directors authorize the Administration to work with the Solicitor to prepare and issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) for construction management of the Campus Revitalization Project. Let it further be resolved that the cost for construction management has been built into the architect s cost estimate of the project and the recommended proposal will be brought to the Board for formal approval. 7

8 X. PUBLIC COMMENT (Non-Agenda Items) XI. BOARD DISCUSSION XII. ADJOURNMENT UPCOMING MEETING DATES Policy Committee Wednesday, November 19, :00 PM District Conference Room Board of School Directors Meeting Monday, December 1, 2014 Reorganization 6:30 PM District Conference Room Curriculum Advisory Committee Tuesday, December 2, :30 PM District Conference Room Finance Committee Wednesday, December 3, :30 PM District Conference Room Board of School Directors Meeting Monday, December 15, :30 PM District Conference Room INFORMATION ITEM * - Revised Open Records Fee Structure - Enrollment Report November 2,