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Central Intermediate Unit 10

Board of Directors Meeting

60 Decibel Road, State College, PA 16801

AGENDA / ADDENDUM

May 23, 2019, 6:30 PM

1. Call to Order – President

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Roll Call

4. Adoption of the Agenda and Addendum

A. Motion to adopt the Agenda and Addendum items

5. Recognition of Visitors

6. Public Comment

7. Approval of Minutes

A. Motion to approve the minutes of the April 25, 2018 meeting

8. Communications

9. Announcements

10. Facilities Update

11. Presentation

A. College and Career Readiness Region 3 – Renee McQuown, Curriculum Consultant

12. Executive Session

13. Reports and Recommendations

Administrative Reports

A. Dr. J. Hugh Dwyer, Executive Director

B. Jonathan Rice, Director of Business Services

C. Laurie Castagnolo, Human Resources Manager

D. Karen Krise, Preschool Early Intervention Director

E. Diane Hubona, Director of Curriculum and Innovation

F. Dr. Michele Hammersla-Quick, Director of Special Education and Non-Public Student Services

G. Jenna Witherite, Director of Adult Education and Project Development

H. Daniel M. Berger, Director of Information Technology

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14. Acceptance of the Treasurer’s Reports and Financial Reports

A. Motion to accept the Treasurer’s Report and Financial Report for May 2019

15. Motion to adopt the resolution of the CIU 10 Board of Directors regarding the required IRS 403(b) plan to the

Voya Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company

16. Motion to approve the following budgets – submit and implement:

A. Additional Targeted School Improvement – Funds to assist Keystone Central High School, Sugar

Valley Rural Charter School, and West Branch High School with development of their action plans to

improve their identified areas for Targeted School Improvement – Funds are distributed to CIU10

directly, $26,499.00

B. STEM Camp 2019 – local agreement to manage STEM Camp at Lock Haven University’s Clearfield

Campus – June 17-20, 2019, $4,580.00

2018-2019 Revenue:

State Grant - 7000: 9,335$

Psers & Social Security Reimb. Rev - 7200: 3,164$

Federal Grant - 8000: 14,000$

Total Revenue 26,499$

Expenditures:

Personnel Services Salaries - 100: 15,406$

Personnel Services Employee Benefits -200: 10,928$

Supplies - 600: 165$

Total Expenses 26,499$

2018-2019 Revenue:

Local Revenue - 6000: 2,650$

State Grant - 7000: -$

Psers & Social Security Reimb. Rev - 7800: -$

Federal Grant - 8000: -$

Other Sources - 9000: 1,930$

Total Revenue 4,580$

Expenditures:

Personnel Services Salaries - 100: -$

Personnel Services Employee Benefits -200: -$

Professional & Technical Services - 300: 2,550$

Property Services - 400: -$

Other Purchased Services - 500: 830$

Supplies - 600: 1,200$

Property - 700: -$

Other Objects- 800: -$

Other Uses of Funds - 900: -$

Total Expenses 4,580$

2017-2018 Revenue:

Local Revenue - 6000: 3,625$

State Grant - 7000:

Psers & Social Security Reimb. Rev - 7800:

Federal Grant - 8000:

Other Sources - 9000: 1,775$

Total Revenue 5,400$

Expenditures:

Personnel Services Salaries - 100:

Personnel Services Employee Benefits -200:

Professional & Technical Services - 300: 2,000$

Property Services - 400:

Other Purchased Services - 500: 1,900$

Supplies - 600: 1,500$

Property - 700:

Other Objects- 800:

Other Uses of Funds - 900:

Total Expenses 5,400$

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C. 2019 Family Learning Conference – State funds received from Montgomery County Intermediate

Unit 23 – funds will be used to pay for expenditures of the Family Learning Conference, $16,538.00

17. Motion to Approve the Following Policies Upon Second Reading:

A. 100.1 Strategic/Comprehensive Planning

B. 331 Job Related Expenses – will repeal/replace Policy 4133

C. 806 Child Abuse

D. 916 Volunteers

18. Psychology Internship Agreements

A. Motion to approve the Employment Contract Predoctoral School Psychology Internship for the

Central Intermediate Unit 10 – approval to contract with Alicia V. Fischer as a School

Psychology Intern at a salary of $39,633 – At the March 28, 2019 meeting the Board approved the

employee offer of $47,633 which will be retracted upon acceptance of intern offer

B. Motion to approve the Predoctoral Internship Agreement between The Pennsylvania State

University and The Central Intermediate Unit 10 – approval of the agreement for training and

supervision of school psychologist intern, Alicia Fischer, for the 2019-20 school year

2019 Revenue:

Local Revenue - 6000: 14,914$

State Grant - 7000:

Psers & Social Security Reimb. Rev - 7200: 1,624$

Federal Grant - 8000:

Total Revenue 16,538$

Expenditures:

Personnel Services Salaries - 100: 11,793$

Personnel Services Employee Benefits -200: 3,701$

Professional & Technical Services - 300:

Property Services - 400:

Other Purchased Services - 500:

Supplies - 600: 200$

Property - 700:

Other Objects- 800: 844$

Other Uses of Funds - 900:

Total Expenses 16,538$

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C. Motion to approve the Supervisor Agreement between Central Intermediate Unit 10 and Dr.

Jessica K. Dirsmith, NCSP - approval to supervise as agreed to for the predoctoral school

psychology intern, Alicia Fischer, for the 2019-20 school year, $8,000 (42 weeks at $95.24 an

hour)

D. Motion to approve the Memorandum of Understanding Between Central Intermediate Unit 10

and Tri-County Education Association - approval to hire a school psychology intern position for

the 2019-2020 school year

19. Educational Audiologist

A. Motion to approve the Educational Audiologist Contract with Leslie Purcell from Penn State's

Educational Audiology Clinic for up to four hours a week at $50.00 per hour

20. Old Business

21. Clarification of Items on Consent Agenda

22. New Business – Consent Agenda Items (next page)

A. Motion to approve the Consent Agenda (Attachment) Note: All matters taken under this section are

considered to be routine and action will be taken with one motion. If discussion is desired, that item will be

removed from the Consent Agenda and considered separately.

23. Items Removed for Separate Consideration (if applicable)

24. Closing Activities

25. Next Meeting: June 27, 2019 – CIU 10 – Clearfield County (West Decatur)

26. Motion to Adjourn

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Central Intermediate Unit 10

Board of Directors Meeting

60 Decibel Road, State College, PA 16801

CONSENT AGENDA / ADDENDUM

May 23, 2019

1. Personnel Items

Substitute / Temporary

A. Margo Castagnolo – Temporary Classroom Assistant/Aide - Preschool/Early Intervention at

Matternville – Hourly Rate $9.00 - Effective May 21, 2019 – initial approval by way of Policy

003 - Board Procedures – Functions – Executive

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Change of Assignment

B. Rachael Taverno – Full-time Speech Therapist - Special Education in Centre County to Full-

time Itinerant Preschool/Early Intervention Speech Therapist in Centre County - Effective July 1,

2019

Resignation

C. Maryjoy Gregory – Full time Deaf/Hard of Hearing Teacher/Speech Therapist – Special

Education - Effective June 7, 2019

D. Judith Westley – Temporary Part-time Classroom Assistant – Preschool/EI – Matternville –

Effective May 10, 2019

E. Marianne Taylor – Part-time Instructor – Development Center for Adults – Centre County –

Effective June 7, 2019

F. Jeri Webster – Full-time Administrative Assistant – Clearfield County Site – Effective

June 27, 2019

Additional Hours

G. Additional Summer Hours – Preschool Early Intervention Staff:

Preschool Summer Services June Rate July/Aug rate

Scott Burfield (vision) (1 PS student) 59.72 61.49

Adrianne Burfield (1 PS student) 37.45 38.57

Amanda Simcoe (hearing) (3 PS students, 4 IT students) 39.71 40.90

Ingrid Gilpatrick (hearing) (1 PS student, 1 IT student) 56.91 58.61

Allison Berry (hearing) (3 PS students, 3 IT students) 38.55 39.71

Jen Witkamp (vision/O&M) (1 IT student) 55.70 57.35

Wage Increases

H. 2019/2020 Wage Increases for Personal Care Aides and Classroom Assistants, Communication

Facilitators, Interpreters, Educational Interpreters, Physical Therapy Assistants, and Certified

Occupational Therapy Assistants of $0.50 per hour

I. 2019/2020 Support Staff Salaries and Benefits

1. Salary Augmentation: The greater of A, B, or C:

A. 3% of average of 2019-2020 support staff salaries

(not to include longevity amounts)

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B. 3% of individual 2019-2020 support staff salary

(not to include longevity amount)

C. Minimum of $1,000 up to a Maximum raise of $1,500.00 for the 2019/2020 fiscal

year

2. Longevity Increments

a. 5 years - $200

b. 10 years - $100

c. 15 years - $100

d. 20 years - $100

e. 25 years - $100

f. 30 years - $100

g. 35 years - $100

3. Payment of Sick/Personal Days Upon Retirement: $50 per day – Maximum 180 days

4. Severance Pay: $60 per year – Maximum 35 years

Note: Support Staff shall be defined as all administrative assistants, instructional support

staff, budget/billing assistants, maintenance and technical support personnel that are not

part of any other contractual agreement.

J. Development Center for Adults (DCA) rate increases – effective July 1, 2019 – DCA employees

must have a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree – DCA employees are all part-time, short shift

positions with no benefits

Staff

Increase

Rate

Greg Minarchick $ 20.50

Faith Gilmore $ 21.50

Lynne Glass $ 18.00

Adam Uncapher $ 18.00

Eve Shellenberger $ 20.00

Jessica Martz $ 18.00

Scott Mato $ 20.00

Marianne Taylor $ 21.50

Rob Getz $ 22.50

Delbert Welsh $ 21.00

Theresa Miller $ 21.00

Thomas Weller $ 20.50

Nanci Rommel $ 19.00

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2. School Year Substitutes 2019/2020

A. 2019/2020 Substitute Teacher Rate $95.00 per day (less than 20 consecutive days see Policy

4141.1)

B. 2019/2020 Substitute Classroom Assistant/Aide for Bridge Classroom Rate, $10.00 per hour

C. 2019/2020 Substitute Classroom Assistant/Aide for Preschool Rate, $9.50 per hour

D. Rox Ann Mason – Preschool - Substitute Classroom Assistant/Aide, $9.50 per hour

E. Rox Ann Mason – Bridge Classroom - Substitute Classroom Assistant/Aide, $10.00 per hour

F. Fayeanna Tarner – Bridge Classroom – Substitute Classroom Assistant/Aide $9.50 per hour

G. Wendy Brubaker – Bridge Classroom – Substitute Classroom Assistant/Aide $10.00 per hour

3. Summer Conference Staff

Family Learning Conference Staff – 2019 Family Learning Conference to be held June 21 and 22, 2019 –

those paid hourly not to exceed twelve hours

Name Position Amount

Dawn Moss Facilitator $1,800

Cherie Neely Facilitator $1,800

Lindsey Christie Personal Care Aide $22.50 per hour

Ariel Rachau Personal Care Aide $22.50 per hour

Brittany Coder Personal Care Aide $22.50 per hour

Becky Kelly Personal Care Aide $22.50 per hour

Loretta Macquire Personal Care Aide $22.50 per hour

Brenda Davidson Personal Care Aide $22.50 per hour

Maryann Gilbert Personal Care Aide $22.50 per hour

Molly Gilbert Personal Care Aide $22.50 per hour

Brooke Redfern Personal Care Aide $22.50 per hour

Haylee Hayward Personal Care Aide $22.50 per hour

Abbey Black Personal Care Aide $22.50 per hour

Kassandra Wilson Personal Care Aide $22.50 per hour

Jody Caprio Personal Care Aide $22.50 per hour

Dan Caprio Personal Care Aide $22.50 per hour

Trey Butterworth Personal Care Aide $22.50 per hour

Michael Salvanish Personal Care Aide $22.50 per hour

Tara Reed Personal Care Aide $22.50 per hour

Sarah Sanderson Personal Care Aide $22.50 per hour

Morgan Sherwood Personal Care Aide $22.50 per hour

Lori Amin Personal Care Aide $22.50 per hour

Natalie Barbush Personal Care Aide $22.50 per hour

Kellen Moss Personal Care Aide $22.50 per hour

Paula Sherman Personal Care Aide $22.50 per hour

Grace Sherman Personal Care Aide $22.50 per hour

Chelsea Butterworth Personal Care Aide $22.50 per hour

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Sarah Orichosky Personal Care Aide $22.50 per hour

Molly Quick Personal Care Aide $22.50 per hour

Nadine Glass Personal Care Aide $22.50 per hour

Debbie Jabco Personal Care Aide $22.50 per hour

Nick Jabco Personal Care Aide $22.50 per hour

Max O’Brien Volunteer

4. Extended School Year (ESY)

A. Central Intermediate Unit 10 Staff:

Employee Service List of Districts

Providing Services To June Hourly

Rate

July/Aug Hourly Rate

Jill Biedermann

Speech and Language Therapist

Young Scholars 60.06 60.06

Stephanie King

Speech and Language Therapist

Soaring Heights - Clearfield, Bellefonte Area

SD 42.12 43.39

Amy Lezzer Speech and Language Therapist

St. Francis Non-Pub 58.31 58.31

Allison Berry

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Teacher

Philipsburg-Osecola; Soaring Heights -

Clearfield 38.55 39.71

Ingrid Gilpatrick

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Teacher

Penns Valley 58.61

Amanda Simcoe

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Teacher

Bald Eagle 40.90

Andrea Nickell

Teacher Penns Valley Bridge

Program at Bellefonte Elem

38.57

Wendy Brubaker

Paraprofessional Penns Valley Bridge

Program at Bellefonte Elem

9.50 10.00

Kara Thorp Teacher Moshannon Valley Bridge

Program 33.27

Mindy Strong

Paraprofessional Moshannon Valley Bridge

Program 11.00

Maria McClatchey

Social Worker MV/PV Bridge Program 35.28 36.34

Brooke Johnson

Communication Facilitator

Keystone Central TBD

Michelle McGraw

Interpreter Bald Eagle 30.00

Amanda Ammerman

Physical Therapist

Sugar Valley Rural Charter School, Keystone

Central, Bald Eagle 53.16 54.75

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Adrienne Burns

Physical Therapist Assistant

Philipsburg-Osceola TBD

Adrianne Burfield

Teacher of the Visually Impaired

Keystone Central, Penns Valley, Philipsburg-

Osceola 37.45 38.57

Amy Flick Physical Therapist

Soaring Heights Clearfield/State College, Moshannon Valley, West

Branch, Penns Valley, Bald Eagle, Bellefonte,

Young Scholars, Philipsburg-Oscola, State

College

63.63 65.53

Scott Burfield

Teacher of the Visually Impaired

Clearfield, Curwensville 61.49

Carrie Kephart

Teacher of the Visually Impaired

West Branch, Bald Eagle 39.14

Robin Laine Foltin

Certified Occupational

Therapy Assistant

Soaring Heights Clearfield 21.50 TBD

Valarie Miceli

Occupational Therapist

Penns Valley Bridge Program, Soaring Heights

Clearfield, Bellefonte 53.55 55.15

Sonia VanHorn

Occupational Therapist

Bellefonte, Soaring Heights State College

58.35

B. Bellefonte Area School District ESY

Staff Member Service Rate per Hour (July/Aug)

Lauren Barrickan Teacher $47.77

Pat Beneford Paraprofessional $14.37

Courtney Bierly Paraprofessional $14.37

Linda Brandt Paraprofessional $16.89

Charlene Casborne Paraprofessional $13.47

Brenda Davidson Paraprofessional $16.89

Trina Davidson Paraprofessional $14.07

Renee Eger Paraprofessional $16.89

Brenda Eicholtz Paraprofessional $14.37

Pam Fike Paraprofessional $15.55

Regina Fornicola Paraprofessional $13.51

Rachael Griel Paraprofessional $34.59

Cindy Harter Paraprofessional $15.40

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Loretta Maguire Paraprofessional $14.37

Sandy McClincy Paraprofessional $14.37

Renee McNichol Speech & Language Therapist $46.42

Rita Purnell Paraprofessional $16.99

Jeff Rager Teacher $43.03

Leise Reeder Paraprofessional $14.37

Brenda Rogers Teacher $50.71

Paula Sherman Paraprofessional $15.40

Jennie Spicer Paraprofessional $15.21

Ashely Sterbank Teacher $40.83

Amanda Storeman Paraprofessional $14.37

Holly Williams Teacher $48.97

Amy Wilson Teacher $40.83

5. Out of Unit Travel

A. Michelle Shirk – Principal of Student Services – 2019 PA Educational Leadership Summit –

August 4-6, 2019 – Pocono Manor, PA, $1,580.40 (includes registration fee of $379.00)

B. Jill Owens – Educational Interpreter – 2019 Educational Interpreter Summer Institute – July 9-

10, 2019 – Harrisburg, PA, $466.25 (no registration fee)

C. Dawn Moss – Restorative Practices Train the Trainer – July 22-24, 2019 – Bethlehem, PA,

$2,500.00 (includes registration fee of $1,900.00)

D. Ryan Gill – Educational Consultant – Crisis Prevention (CPI) Two-Day Renewal – July 11-12,

2019 – Williamsport, PA, $1,199.00 (includes registration fee of $989.00)

E. Dr. Michele Hammersla-Quick – Director of Special Education – Special Education Leadership

Conference – July 22-25, 2019 – Bedford Springs, PA, $938.40 (includes registration fee of

$225.00)

F. Lee Keegan – Special Education Supervisor - Special Education Leadership Conference – July

22-25, 2019 – Bedford Springs, PA, $845.00 (includes registration fee of $225.00)

G. Michelle Shirk – Special Education Supervisor - Special Education Leadership Conference –

July 22-25, 2019 – Bedford Springs, PA, $864.10 (includes registration fee of $225.00)

H. Cathy Kaltenbaugh – Special Education Supervisor – Special Education Leadership Conference

– July 22-25, 2019 – Bedford Springs, PA, $868.00 (includes registration fee of $225.00)

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6. Contracts and Agreements

Revenue:

A. Capital Area Intermediate Unit – Amendment to original PIIC Agreement – CIU 10 to receive

an additional $1,500.00 for three additional days of services

B. Montgomery County Intermediate Unit 23 – CIU 10 to receive funds from MCIU to organize

and operate the 2018 Family Learning Conference on June 21 and 22, 2019 – expected cost and

reimbursement from MCIU, $14,913.95

C. West Branch Area School District - CIU 10 to receive payment from West Branch Area School

District for the 2019/2020 Central Intermediate Online Learning Association (CIOLA)

membership, $7,500.00

D. Harmony Area School District - CIU 10 to receive payment from Harmony Area School

District for the 2019/2020 Central Intermediate Online Learning Association (CIOLA)

membership, $5,000.00

E. University of Pennsylvania – Agreement for CIU 10 to offer University of Pennsylvania's Penn

Literacy Network graduate-level courses – CIU 10 will retain $200.00 per registrant for the 4.5

graduate credit course – CIU 10 will retain $50.00 per registrant for the mini 1.5 graduate-level

courses

Disbursement:

F. Sweet, Stevens, Katz and Williams (SSKW), LLP – Special Education – Purchase provides

access to SSKW attorney staff as are available and are acceptable to CIU 10 as well as two half-

day professional development opportunities – this resource provides telephone and online access

to up-to-date information regarding special education, ESSA Every Student Succeeds Act

compliance, student services and student civil rights issues, $9,000.00

G. Riverview Intermediate Unit 6 – Riverview Intermediate Unit 6 will provide Physical Therapy

services one day to CIU 10 at Soaring Heights Clearfield – April 25, 2019 through May 30, 2019

– Services will be provided at the rate of $633.11 a day – An increase of 6% will be added to

account for increases in salary and benefit costs – Initial approval by way of Policy 003 - Board

Procedures – Functions – Executive

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H. Hoonuit - Act 89 Services - Subscription service with Hoonuit for 3 years, CIU 10 will pay

$1,493.50 per year. This will give all CIU 10 employees access to a variety of online professional

learning opportunities, including school safety, digital citizenship, information security,

instructional design, social and emotional learning, and software applications among other

topics. Total disbursement over three years is $4,480.50

Agreements:

I. Bucks County Intermediate Unit 22 – Agreement for Bucks County Intermediate Unit to

provide overall coordination of the Computational Thinking in Action (CTiA) program, including

acting as a liaison with the University of Pennsylvania and all lntermediate Unit partners. Meet all

requirements of the PAsmart Advancing Grant to ensure procurement of grant funds – CIU 10

will receive funds from BCIU in order to provide training and guidance to Glendale Area School

District for the CTiA Program - $2,500.00 (to be received from Bucks County Intermediate 22)

7. Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Courses

A. Registration fee of $275.00 for participants – CIU 10 receives $75.00 and listed vendor receives

$200.00

8. Transportation Contracts

No. Contractor Driver Code Amount/

day Effective

1. Stauffer’s Transportation Change 7L $114.42 4/5/19

2. Stauffer’s Transportation Change 20G $115.25 4/9/19

3. Stauffer’s Transportation Change 38E $55.41 4/2/19

4. Randy Fink Change 2G $215.26 4/23/19

5. Randy Fink Change 3B $106.48 4/2/19

6. Randy Fink Change 3C $150.84 4/15/19

7. Randy Fink Change 4C $99.83 4/23/19

8. Randy Fink Change 6C $87.09 4/1/19

9. Randy Fink Change 6D $174.70 4/18/19

10. Randy Fink Change 11D $149.92 4/23/19

11. Randy Fink Change 12D $84.03 4/15/19

12. Randy Fink Change 23D $101.37 4/29/19

13. Stauffer’s Transportation Change 21F $208.60 4/16/19

14. Stauffer’s Transportation Change 13F $97.27 4/1/19

15. Stauffer’s Transportation Change 6G $157.63 4/2/19

16. Stauffer’s Transportation Change 28F $162.96 4/8/19

17. Stauffer’s Transportation Change 29A $152.96 4/15/19

18. Stauffer’s Transportation Change 34E $68.85 4/17/19

19. Stauffer’s Transportation Change 36C $47.46 4/8/19

20. Stauffer’s Transportation Change 37E $146.77 4/2/19

Course Instructor Course # Course Title Dates

Stein Business 20130037-10

The Teacher’s Toolbox Series: Gangs and School

Violence July 30 - August 30, 2019

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21. Stauffer’s Transportation Change 37F $155.01 4/12/19

22. Stauffer’s Transportation Change 40B $92.62 4/18/19

23. Stauffer’s Transportation Change 44E $85.92 4/11/19

24. Stauffer’s Transportation Change 45C (mom) $76.05 4/26/19

25. Stauffer’s Transportation Change 45C.1 (dad) $90.07 4/26/19