WELLSBORO AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT Reorganization Meeting of the Board AGENDA December 8, 2009 7:00 P.M. Wellsboro High School LGI Room I. Call to Order Pledge of Allegiance II. Roll Call of Members III. Election of Temporary President Voice Vote Temporary President: Todd Coolidge (Temporary President shall be elected from the hold-over membership and preside over the election of the President, Vice-President, and Assistant Secretary. IV. Swearing in of New Board Members Mary Kay Clark, Tioga County Prothonotary V. Election of President Voice Vote President: (After election of officers, the new President shall preside over the remainder of the meeting.) VI. Election of Vice President Voice Vote Vice President: VII. Election of Assistant Secretary Voice Vote Assistant Secretary: VIII. IX. Announcement of any Executive Sessions: December 8, 2009 following Board Meeting; Concerned Resident Issues X. Approval of Agenda Voice Vote (Policy #006.5) XI. *A. Minutes of Previous Meetings Voice Vote (Policy #006.5) Regular Meeting of October 13, 2009; Regular meeting of November 10, 2009; (Attachment XI-A) XII. *A. Financial Reports Voice Vote (Policy #006.5) XIII. *A. Approval of Bills Voice Vote (Policy #006.5) (Add-ons to be handed out at time of Board meeting)
Page Two XIV. Public Comments on Title I, Title VI and other Federal Programs (Policy #006.5) XV. A. Reports (Policy #006.5) 1. Student Representatives 2. Superintendent a. Recognition of High School Girls Cross Country Team b. Review of District Goals 2009-2010 3. Business Manager 4. Administrators 5. Board Members B. Appointments 1. PSBA Liaison: 2. Parks & Recreation Representative(s):, 3. I. U. Representative: 4. Board Committees: Public Relations:, Chairperson; ; Personnel: ; ; ; Budget and Finance:, Chairperson; ; ; ; Buildings and Grounds:, Chairperson; ; ; ; Employee Relations Negotiations/Meet & Discuss:, Chairperson; ; ; Programs & Policy:, Chairperson; ; ; C. First reading of: Policy #237 Electronic Devices (revised) XVI. CONSENT ITEMS 1. ADMINISTRATION AND ORGANIZATION A. Board Work Session and Meeting Location and Time (Policy #006) Consideration of approval that the Board establish the High School L.G.I. Room at 6:00 P.M. as the work session site and meeting time and the High School L.G.I. Room at 7:00 P.M. as the Board Meeting site and meeting time for the Year 2010. *B. Board Meeting Schedule (Policy #006) Consideration of approval to adopt the Board Calendar of Work Sessions and Meetings for Year 2010 as presented. (Attachment XVI-1B)
Page Three 2. PERSONNEL A. Conference Requests: (Policy #433 & 438) Consideration of approval for the following conference requests: 1. Dawn Bergen, high school life skills support teacher, Kate Copp, high school learning support teacher, and Lorraine Tooker, high school emotional support teacher, to attend Transition and Career Assessment Conference, Canton, PA on January 20 and March 23, 2010 (approximate costs of $600 to be paid from IDEA Stimulus Fund Grant) 2. Donna Burrous, high school learning support teacher and Sharon Mohr, high school social studies teacher, to attend Practical Co-Teaching Strategies/Effective Strategies for Working Together in Today s Inclusive Classroom, State College, PA on January 13, 2010 (approximate costs of $499 to be paid from ACCESS Funds) 3. Dawn Bergen, high school life skills support teacher, to attend Training of the Trainers PASA in Williamsport, PA on January 12, 2010 (approximate costs of $157.20 to be paid from building budget) 3. STUDENT 4. OTHER *A. Overnight Field Trip Request (Policy #204) Consideration of approval for the following overnight field trip request: 1. Elizabeth Hoover, high school English teacher, and Sharon Mohr, high school social studies teacher, to take 50-75 Senior Class Students (Class of 2010) to Virginia Beach, VA on April 14-18, 2010. (Attachment XVI-3A-1) B. Request for Extension of Homebound Instruction (Policy #117) Consideration of approval for the extension of homebound instruction request for Student #06 HB 2009-2010 as per her family physician for a period of one month commencing November 24, 2009. *C. Independent Work Study Proposal (Policy #118) Consideration of approval for the following independent study proposal: 1. Kimberly Priset, junior, to take an independent study, PSAT/SAT Prep Course Syllabus, a.5 credit course. Instruction will be provided during the 2009-2010 school year by Mrs. Barbara West, high school math teacher and Mrs. Jill Gastrock, high school English teacher. (Attachment XVI-3C-1) *A. Additions to Substitute List (Policy #405 & 505) Consideration of approval of additions to the 2009-2010 Substitute List as presented (Attachment XVI-4A) Approved Disapproved Amended Tabled Postponed
Page Four XVII. ACTION ITEMS 1. ADMINISTRATION AND ORGANIZATION A. Authorization for School Board Members to Attend NSBA Conf. (Policy #004.7 & 9) Consideration of approval to authorize school board members to attend out of state conferences such as the 2010 NSBA (National School Boards Association) Annual Conference to be held in Chicago, Illinois on April 9-12, 2010 and the Federal Relations Network Conference to be held in Washington, D.C. on February 1-3, 2010. 2. PERSONNEL *A. Resignations (Policy #002) Consideration of approval to accept the following resignations of: 1. Jodi Wieder as High School Volleyball Head Coach, effective November 6, 2009; (Attachment XVII-2A-1) 2. Jeff Zuchowski as Middle School Football Head Coach, effective at the end of the 2009-2010 season; (Attachment XVII-2A-2) 3. Tara Gordon as High School Football and Basketball Cheerleading Advisor effective November 25, 2009. (Attachment XVII-2A-3) Approved Disapproved Amended Tabled Postponed B. Extracurricular Hires (Policy #122) Consideration of approval for the following extra-curricular hires: 1. Stacey Graves-Coolidge as Title 1 Stimulus Math Tutor at the contractual rate of $25.00 per hour; 2. Duane Stocum as High School Wrestling Assistant Coach for the school year 2009-2010 at a salary of $2,762; C. Extra-Curricular Appointments (Policy #910) Consideration of approval for the following extra-curricular volunteer appointments: 1. Duane Hoffman as High School Wrestling Assistant Coach for the school year 2009-2010; 2. Nathan Babcock as High School Boys Basketball Assistant Coach for the school year 2009-2010; 3. Daniel Marple as High School Girls Basketball Assistant Coach for the school year 2009-2010; 3. CURRICULUM *A. Course Approvals (Policy #105) Consideration of approval for the following courses: 1. High School Science Department Request for Change in Required Science Courses Mary Peropat, High School Science Teacher (Attachment XVII-3A-1) 2. Animal Science 3 & 4: Introduction to Veterinary Technology and Large Animal Science Course Proposal - Melanie Berndtson, High School Horticulture/AgScience Teacher (Attachment XVII-3A-2) 3. High School Jazz Band Course Syllabus Morgan Janeski, High School Music Teacher (Attachment XVII-3A-3)
Page Five 4. Food, Finance and Other Real World Basics Course Outline for Food Section Joseph Mercuri, High School Culinary Arts Teacher; Course Outline for Financial Section Christopher Reese, High School Business Education (Attachment XVII-3A-4) *B. Textbook Adoption (Policy #107) Consideration of approval for the adoption of the following textbook: 1. Introduction to Veterinary Science Publisher: Delmar, Cengage Learning (10 th grade) (Attachment XVII-3B-1) XVIII. XVIX. Concerned Resident Issues Adjournment Items of Information: 1. Approved Facility Requests 2. The Board Six Sins That Can Destroy A Board Meeting 3. The Board The Board s Role in Going Green 4. 2009-2010 WASD Winter Sports Schedule 5. Wellsboro Area High School Activity Calendar for December 6. Policy #001 (revised) and Administrative Rule 210-AR inserts 7. Food Service Report of Nutrition Group October 2009