School Board Members Present Hatboro-Horsham School District Board of Directors Action Meeting Administration Building Monday, May 11, 2015 School Board President, Russel Bleiler, James Greenhalgh, Robert Gockley III, Margaret Lotter, Marian McCouch, Louis Polaneczky and Mark Opalisky, and Thomas Hagan. Also in attendance were Superintendent, Dr. Curtis Griffin, Assistant Superintendent, Dr. Monica Taylor; Director of Business Affairs, Robert Reichert and Solicitor Jack Dooley. Also in attendance were Assistant Director of Business Affairs Carin Kajari, Director of Human Resources, Linda Gloner, Jeannie Hagan, Director of Community Outreach and Communications, Lea Boggs of HHEA, Crooked Billet Principal, Kelli Sendel and Crooked Billet first grade teacher, Beth Traczykiewicz. Area resident Lynn Davis was also in attendance. School Board Members Absent Eric E. Coombs, School Board Vice President. Opening of Meeting The meeting was called to order at 7 :06 PM by President Dr. Russel Bleiler. Dr. Bleiler announced that there would be a Work Session held following the Action Meeting and an Executive Session held immediately following the Work Session for legal and personnel matters. Public Comment There was no public comment Recognitions Dr. Monica Taylor introduced Beth Traczykiewicz, First Grade Teacher at Crooked Billet, who was recognized on Wednesday, May 6th at the MCIU, as an exemplary educator in Montgomery County with the Freedom Credit Union Voices of Inspiration Award. She then introduced Crooked Billet Principal Kelli Sendel who expounded on all the reasons that Beth had been selected to receive this award. Below is a summary: For the past 13 years Ms. Traczykiewicz has been teaching 1st grade at Crooked Billet Elementary School. Families often comment on her communication skills and the time she takes to get the best out of each child. A consummate "team player", Mrs. Traczykiewicz consistently volunteers to be part of the team to implement new district initiatives, helping to incorporate these new standards or protocols at the school. In addition to her academic contributions, she is active with the Student Council and helped coordinate the celebration of Hatboro's 300th Anniversary at
Crooked Billet. Ms. Traczykiewicz is being recognized for her consistent devotion of time and energy beyond her class requirements. The entire student body has benefited from her bringing new and innovative ideas to Crooked Billet. Minutes A. Approval of Minutes April 20, 2015 The motion was made and seconded to approve the minutes from the April 20, 2015 School Board Action Meeting. (Opalisky, McCouch, all ayes) Human Resources Reports/Action Items Items A, B, C and D - Support Staff, Certified Staff, Extra-Curricular Staff, and Administrative Staff Items Director of Human Resources, Linda Gloner introduced Joseph Crowe, the Human Resource Committees recommendation for Director of Operations, replacing Mr. Dennis Stinson, who is retiring. Mr. Crowe has over 14 years of progressive operational leadership experience. He has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and a Master of Science in Strategic Leadership. Joe has worked at Neumann University since 2004 and has been promoted several times and is currently the Director of Facilities. Joe s operational and project management and problem solving experience will provide him with the skills that he needs to lead our operations department. The motion was made and seconded to approve Items A-D with one Consent Agenda Vote (McCouch, Greenhalgh, all ayes). Special Services Action Items A. Student Requiring Tutoring Instruction E.T., Middle School, Grade 8, 2 hrs. daily, effective 4/13/2015 to end of school year. B. Student Requiring Homebound Instruction D.D., Grade 9, Effective 5/7/2015, 2 hrs. per week for remainder of school year. The motion was made and seconded to approve Items A & B with one consent agenda vote (Polaneczky, Opalisky, all ayes).
Business Office Action Items A. PDE-4605 Residences Mr. and Mrs. B.F., parents of M.F., 11th grade, who was placed at Valley Youth House, 800 N. York Rd., Warminster, effective 3/2/2015 Ms. D.H., parent of S.H., 11th grade, who was placed at Pyramid Healthcare, 2705 Old Bethlehem Pike, Quakertown, effective 4/16/2015 Mr. S. Walburn, parent of N.W., 7th grade, who was placed at MCC Warwick House, Warminster, effective 4/17/2015 B. Preliminary Budget Presentation: 2015-16 Robert Reichert, Director of Business Affairs presented a preliminary 2015-16 General Fund budget. The Administration continues to work to bring the budget in line with the index, and is confident to meet or exceed these targets by final budget adoption in June. C. 2015-16 Preliminary Budget Proposal The District will be approving the preliminary budget within the Act 1 established index of 1.9%. Currently the % increase in the projected budget is 3.47% with the projected revenue increase being 2.16%. This leaves a shortfall of $1,208,779. With the proposed increase in taxes, the average increase for a Hatboro resident would be $60.65 and for Horsham would be $89.19 annually. D. Limekiln-Simmons Extension of Option Agreement The District continues to work with the Township on developing an alternative agreement regarding the future of the Limekiln-Simmons property. Due to the fact that the current agreement requires District action by May 19, 2015, we have crafted a one year extension agreement to give us sufficient time to complete the alternative agreement. E. Food Services Breakfast and Lunch Pricing Per Federal regulations, Section 205 "Equity in School Lunch Pricing" stipulates that we must maintain a certain level of pricing when we receive Federal dollars for free and reduced meals. The rationale is that the Federal payments should not subsidize paid meals. Based on the established formula we will need to raise lunch pricing by 5 cents at all schools. Breakfast and milk pricing will remain unchanged.
F. Bus Bid Approval The approval to purchase two additional buses was reviewed by the Facilities Committee and approved by the Board this past January. E. Armory Building Abatement Bid Approval Bids for the armory building abatement were received on May 6, 2015. D Huy Engineering along with the District's abatement consultant from Eagle Environmental performed a bid review to ensure that Prism was a responsible bidder with a proven track record. Based on their anlaysis and background checking, they are recommending that we award to Prism as the low responsible and responsive bidder. The motion was made and seconded to approve Items A and C-E with one consent agenda vote (Opalisky, Greenhalgh, all ayes). Reports/Action Items A. Facilities Committee Report Dr. Curtis Griffin Dr. Griffin gave a brief update on the Hallowell project, indicating that once the decision is made on PLA or non-pla, the bidding process can begin. B. Policy Committee Report Marge Lotter Mrs. Lotter presented the below policies for approval by the School Board. They were presented for review at the April 20, 2015 Board Meeting and posted on the District website. Policy 104 - Programs, Nondiscrimination in Employment & Contract Practices Policy 105.2 - Programs, Exemption from Instruction Policy 122 - Programs, Extracurricular Activities Policy 123 - Programs, Interscholastic Athletics Policy 123.1 - Programs, Concussion Management Policy 123.2 - Programs, Sudden Cardiac Arrest Policy 124 - Programs, Alternative Instruction Courses Policy 137.1 - Programs, Extracurricular Participation by Home Education Students Policy 227 - Pupils, Controlled Substances The motion was made and seconded to approve all of the above listed policies with one consent agenda vote (Greenhalgh, Opalisky, all ayes). Old Business There was none. New Business - There was none.
Announcements - There were none. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned by Dr. Bleiler at 7:25 PM. Robert A. Reichert Secretary