Board Work Session AGENDA 7:00 p.m. Wattsburg Area Elementary School I. Call to Order Dr. Andy Pushchak, Board President A. Pledge B. Roll Call: Mr. Eric Duda Dr. Bill Hallock Mrs. Nancy McNally Mr. Josh Paris Mr. Marty Pushchak Mrs. Brenda Sandberg Mr. Aaron Snippert Mrs. Amanda Thayer-Zacks Dr. Andy Pushchak II. III. IV. School Reports Guest and Citizen Comments A. All visitors will be recognized and directed by the Board President. B. Visitors that have requested to be on the agenda are limited to 10 minutes. C. Visitors not on the agenda must sign the visitor s log and are limited to 5 minutes. Superintendent s Report Mr. Ken Berlin V. Business Administrator s Report Mrs. Vicki Bendig A. Treasurer s Reports General Fund: $3,480,141.56 Capital Projects Cafeteria Report B. Bills Exhibit A1 Checks Already Written: $83,560.78 Exhibit A2 General Fund Bills Exhibit A3 Checks Already Written Exhibit B Cafeteria Bills Exhibit B1 Cafeteria Checks Already Written Exhibit C Capital Project Fund Bills Exhibit D SHS Activity Fund Report Exhibit E Special Revenue Report VI. Legal Advisement Dr. Andy Pushchak LA 1 (I) Tax Claim Refund To approve the refund the amount of penalty, interest and costs associated with late payment of parcel 44-014-036.0-002.00, 13343 Doolittle Road in the amount of $238.09 as outlined. VII. Finance Mr. Marty Pushchak
Page 2 VIII. Building and Grounds Mr. Aaron Snippert B 1 (I) Facility Use Request To approve District 10 PIAA Volleyball to use SHS Gymnasium and Boys /Girls Locker Rooms on Tuesday, November 1 st and Thursday, November 3 rd 3:30 9:30 PM and Saturday, November 5, 2016 from 11:30 AM 5:00 PM. No cost to the requestor. B 2 (I) Snow Removal Services To award the snow removal agreement for the 2016-2017 school year to May Bucket Truck Service at the cost of $36,500. IX. Personnel Mrs. Brenda Sandberg P 1 (I) Kelly Substitute Additions To approve the following additions to the Kelly Educational Staffing Substitute List: o Connor Baughman o Asha Graeb o Benjamin Powers o Kylee Bennett o Caitlin Hollarn o Catherine Schwab (RN) o Theresa Blazek o Madeline Jobczynski o Ashely Szkoda o Sarah Bull o Katelyn Kosterman o John Theim o Bryan Campbell o Alexa Luczak o Annette Utegg o Joanne DeCario o Amy O Donnell o Bethany Vergotz o Heather Dyke (RN) o Kelly Pavlic o Sean Whaling o Jeannie Gonzalez o Krista Piganelli o Aaron Wilkinson P 2 (I) Service Personnel Substitute List for the 2016-2017 School Year To approve Mitzi Ramsay as an addition to the Service Personnel Substitute List for the 2016-2017 school year. P 3 (I) Resignations To approve the following resignations: o Branden Balkovic, Custodian Supervisor effective September 16, 2016. o Stephanie Robinson, Cafeteria Aide effective August 22, 2016. P 4 (I) Appointments To approve the following appointments: o Long-Term Substitutes: i o Amy Heslop at WAMS September 8, 2016 through December 9, 2016 at Masters Step 1, $42,593 o Robert Altadonna as long-term substitute teacher at WAMS anticipated August 26, 2016 through November 1, 2016 at Bachelor, Step 1, $41,493 o Amy Bahl as long-term substitute school nurse through January 19, 2017 at Bachelors, Step 1, $41,493. o as cafeteria aide, class C, 3.25 hours/day, 180 days/year at the rate of $11.56/hour effective September 20, 2016. o as Custodial Supervisor and to approve the Supervisor & Manager Agreement effective 2016.
Page 3 P 5 (I) Tuition Reimbursement To approve the tuition reimbursements as outlined. P 6 (I) Conference Requests To approve the following conference requests: o Janice Pelensky to attend Northwest PA School Counselors Association Meetings in Erie County during the 2016-2017 school year. No cost to the District. o Kyle Forte, Patty Gomersall, and David Knight to attend SAP Training October 12th, 13th and 19, 2016 in Edinboro, PA. Cost $1,913.70. Funding from SHS Professional Development. o WASD teachers to attend various Regional In-Service training sessions on October 10, 2016 with permission from their building principal with a total cost not to exceed $300/building. Funds from Professional Development. o Dorene Johnston to attend Access PA/Power Library E Resources Training on Tuesday, September 20, 2016 in Edinboro, PA. Cost $68. Funds from Substitute Account. o Mary Beth Hengelbrok to attend Educational Technology Integrator Network on September 30 th and December 2, 2016 and March 3 rd and May 11, 2017 at various locations within the IU5 Area. No cost. o Mary Beth Hengelbrok to attend 2017 PETE & C Conference in Hershey, PA, February 11 through February 16, 2017 in Hershey, PA. No cost to District. o Steven O Donnell to attend Financial Responsibility on September 26, 2016 in Edinboro, PA. Costs $104.30. Funds from Professional Development. o Tim Malinowski to attend PHEAA Financial Aid Workshop on September 26, 2016 in Erie. No Cost. o Tim Malinowski to attend Penn State Counselor Workshop on October 27, 2016 in Erie. No cost. o Cecilia Polumbo, Todd Talbot and Julie Canter to attend Science Olympiad Coach s Clinic on October 29, 2016 in State College Pa. Cost $820.68. Funds from Professional Development. o Robert Hammer to attend Suicide Prevention Conference on September 20, 2016 in Erie, PA. Cost $40.00. Funds from Special Education. o Janice Pelensky to attend Ethics in the Helping Profession on November 4, 2016 in Erie, PA. Cost $40. Funds from Professional Development. o Meredith Gourley to attend the Association of School Psychologists of Pennsylvania & Pennsylvania State University, October 19-20, 2016 in State College, PA. Cost $509.68. Funds from Special Education. o Vincent DiMichele to attend NW PA School Counselors Association Gender Identify & Expression on September 22, 2016 in Edinboro, PA. No cost. o Leslie Drumm and Elizabeth Garcia to attend TDA & Close Reading and Writing Best Practices Grades 3-8 on October 4 th & 13, 2016 in Edinboro, PA. Cost $48.60. Funds from Special Education. P 7 (I) Leave Requests To approve Intermittent Family Medical Leave of Absences for Sandra Paulsen effective September 15, 2016 and for Karen Bayhurst effective September 6, 2016 according to the WASD/WESPA Local 2 Collective Bargaining Unit Agreement.
Page 4 X. Policy Mrs. Nancy McNally XI. XII. XIII. Curriculum Dr. Bill Hallock Technology Mr. Josh Paris Transportation Mr. Eric Duda T 1 (I) Transportation Requests To approve the transportation requests as outlined. T 2 (I) Durham Drivers To approve the following additions to the 2016-2017 Durham Bus Drivers: o Ronald Orlowski o Kelly Pattison o Susan Thompson o Dennis Williams XIV. Athletic/Extra-Curricular Mrs. Amanda Thayer-Zacks AE 1 (I) Athletic Resignations To approve the following athletic resignations o Tamra Smith, 1 st 6 th grade cross country coach effective August 15, 2016. o Skyler Abbey, assistant cheerleading coach effective August 26, 2016. AE 2 (I) Athletic - Appointments To approve the following athletic appointments for the 2016-2017 school year: o Noah Runser, as football other assistant, Step 1, $2,342. o Annette May as assistant cheerleading coach, Step 1, $985. AE 3 (I) Extra-Curricular Appointment To approve Christopher Langer-Williamson as the 2016-2017 SHS Dramatics Director, Step 1, $2,111. Ben Stepnowski as the 2016-2017 Audio Visual Director, Step 4, $1,993. AE 4 (I) Marching Band Appointment To approve Michael Hibbler as percussion instructor for the 2016-2017 school year at the salary of $960. AE 5 (I) District Volunteers To approve the following additions to the district volunteer list: o Palma Amann o Timothy Gregory o Jason Patterson o Brian Farrell o Danielle Loper o Mitzi Ramsay o Kayla Gabbard o Michael Loper o Kimberley Wisniewski XV. Miscellaneous
Page 5 XVI. XVII. XVIII. XIX. Erie County Technical School Mr. Eric Duda Northwest Tri-County Intermediate Unit Dr. Andy Pushchak Board Correspondence and Dialogue Adjournment i Pro-rated for the 2016-2017 school year