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Regular Board Meeting Minutes (7/19/2012)

Hazleton Area School District

Regular School Board Meeting Minutes

6:00 P.M., Thursday, July 19, 2012

Hazleton Area Career Center – Large Group Instruction Room

A. Call to Order by Board President Earley: 6:03 P.M.

B. Pledge of Allegiance & Moment of Silence

C. Attendance Roll Call

School Director Present Absent

Bonomo X

Childs X

Earley X

Hahn X

John X

Mehalick X

Wallace X

Yanac X

Yenkevich X

Administrator Present Absent

Francis X. Antonelli X

Anthony Ryba X

Robert Krizansky X

Donald Bayzick X

Solicitor Slusser X

Student Representative Present Absent

Megan Malone X

Dr. Childs arrived at 6:04 P.M.

D. Announcement of Executive Sessions held as follows:

July 11, 2012 started at 7:20 P.M. and ended at 8:45 P.M. – Regarding Personnel

with the following persons present: Anthony Bonomo, Steve Hahn, Clarence

John, Robert Mehalick, Mary Yanac, Carmella Yenkevich, Dr. Francis X.

Antonelli, Anthony Ryba, Robert Krizansky, and Don Bayzick. Rocco Petrone

arrived at 7:43 P.M. regarding the Building Project and Baseball Coach portion of

the meeting. Fred Barletta arrived at 8:15 P.M. regarding the Baseball Coach

portion of the meeting.

July 17, 2012 started at 8:17 P.M. and ended at 11:09 P.M. – Regarding

Personnel with the following persons present: Anthony Bonomo (left the meeting

at 9:45 P.M.), Dr. Robert Childs, Brian Earley, Steve Hahn, Robert Mehalick,

Mary Yanac, Carmella Yenkevich, Robert Wallace (left the meeting at 10:10

P.M.), Dr. Francis X. Antonelli, Anthony Ryba, Robert Krizansky, and Don

Bayzick

E. Public Announcements and Recognition:

Dr. Antonelli recognized Bruce Fisher for earning his Eagle Scout ranking which

is the highest rank in Boy Scouts.

Mr. Bayzick recognized Julia Franzosa who won the PIAA State Championship

for the javelin competition.

Mrs. Barletta announced that our FBLA students attended the 2012 National

Leadership Conference in San Antonio, Texas from June 27 to July 3, 2012 and

recognized our students for their accomplishments. Hannah Levine won first

place for Public Speaking at this event.

Dr. Antonelli recognized our Broadcasting students who worked the cameras and

control room for tonight’s meeting: Chris Rodriguez, Francis Tapia, Joseph

Klemas, and Bryan Beato


F. Public Comment and Questions Directed at the Board on Agenda Items Only:

Pat Cannon commented on Agenda Item #27.

Mary Bast commented on Agenda Item #58.

Vicki Mackin commented on Agenda Item #60.

G. Approve Board Meeting Minutes (APPROVED)

Regular Board Meeting – June 28, 2012

The following vote includes agenda item(s): G

Motion: Hahn

Second: Bonomo

Vote: Voice

School Director “Yes” Votes “No” Votes Abstain Absent

Bonomo X

Childs X

Earley X

Hahn X

John X

Mehalick X

Wallace X

Yanac X

Yenkevich X

H. Treasurer Report for June 2012 (APPROVED)

The following vote includes agenda item(s): H

Motion: Hahn

Second: Bonomo

Vote: Voice


Bonomo X

Childs X

Earley X

Hahn X

John X

Mehalick X

Wallace X

Yanac X

Yenkevich X

PRESENTATIONS

Anti-Bullying Policy Presentation by Mr. Frank DeAndrea

Alternative Education Presentation (Vision Quest) by Lou Kassa

Curriculum and Instruction

APPROVE ITEMS 1-7 WITH ONE MOTION

1 – Recommend Board approve the following students to do observations:

(APPROVED)

Leighsha Crosley-Bloomsburg 40 Hours

2 – Recommend Board approve the appointment of Mrs. Lisa Klemas as a non-paid

volunteer to serve as an assistant to the Hazleton Area HS Color Guard starting in


August 2012 and continuing through May 2013 pending clearances.

(APPROVED)

3 – Recommend Board approve the proposed HASD Mission, Vision, and Belief

Statements. Committee Members: Dr. Frank Antonelli, Don Bayzick, Robbie

Wallace, Rocco Petrone, Phil Latella, Jeanne Conahan, Deb Yanuzzi, Jaime Watt,

Debbie Shemansky, Sarah Richards, Mary Malone, and Anya D’Amato.

(APPROVED)

4 – Recommend Board approve the HAHS School Level Plan. (APPROVED)

5 – Recommend Board approve the Heights-Terrace School Level Plan. (APPROVED)

6 – Recommend Board approve the West Hazleton El./Middle School Level Plan.

(APPROVED)

7 – Recommend the Board approve payment to the United Children’s Home in ten

monthly payments of $1,376.50 to contract with a third party vendor to provide

services to students of the institution. This will be paid from funding the United

Children’s Home receives through Title I funds, Neglected & Delinquent allocation.

(APPROVED)

The following vote includes agenda item(s): 1-7

Motion: Hahn

Second: Mehalick

Vote: Voice


Bonomo X

Childs X

Earley X

Hahn X

John X

Mehalick X

Wallace X

Yanac X

Yenkevich X

Dr. Childs asks if Agenda Items #35 & 36 could be voted on at this time for

Board purposes. (There were no objections to this request.)

Finance

35 – Recommend Board approve the revision of the Homestead Resolution for year

2012- 2013. (APPROVED)

The following vote includes agenda item(s): 35

Motion: Hahn

Second: Mehalick

Vote: Voice


Bonomo X

Childs X

Earley X

Hahn X

John X

Mehalick X

Wallace X

Yanac X

Yenkevich X


36 – Recommend Board approve the Tax Resolution for year 2012-2013. (APPROVED)


Motion: Mehalick

Second: Wallace

Vote: Voice


Bonomo X

Childs X

Earley X

Hahn X

John X

Mehalick X

Wallace X

Yanac X

Yenkevich X


8 – Recommend Board approve the purchase of the following equipment for the HACC

to be paid for with Perkins Funds at these “not to exceed” amounts: (APPROVED)

Haas MM2 Super Mini Mill 2 - $50,000.00 - HACC Precision Machine &

Welding SimSpray Training Bay - $26,000.00 - HACC Automotive & Diesel

Technology 2 Simon & Susie Basic Care Simulators - $3,160.00 - HACC Nurse

Assistant Deluxe Blood Pressure Simulator - $3,390.00 - HACC Nurse Assistant

3 training vehicles $20,000.00 - Automotive Technology

Total $102,550.00

9 – Recommend Board approve the following allocations of Title I and Title III Federal

Funding: (APPROVED)

a. Adding Read 180 to Grades 4, 5, and 6 at Hazleton Elementary/Middle

School, Freeland Elementary/Middle School, McAdoo

Elementary/Middle School.

b. Upgrading Read 180 Stages B (Grades 6, 7, & 8) and C (Grades 9-12)

to Next Generation at Hazleton Elementary/Middle School, Freeland

Elementary/Middle School, McAdoo-Kelayres Elementary/Middle

School, and Hazleton Area High School. (Heights-Terrace

Elementary/Middle School and West Hazleton Elementary/Middle

School have been updated through School Improvement Funding.)

c. Renewing Technology Plans for all schools for System 44 and Read

180.

d. Adding Book Flix to Grades K-2 at each Title I Elementary/Middle

School.

e. Providing Professional Development for all System 44 and Read 180

teachers.

f. Purchasing additional licenses for Scholastic Reading Inventory as a

universal screener for all students in Grades 3-8.

g. Purchasing additional licenses for System 44 for ESL students.

Total $441,534.50

10 – Recommend Board approve the purchase of 45 HP Elite Book 2760p tablet PC’s for

DIBELS next implementation for grades K-2 at a cost of $48,600.00 to be paid from


Title I funds. (Purchased from COSTARS State Contract) (Integra One)

(APPROVED)

11 – Recommend Board approve the following to be paid through the Race to the Top

Grant: (Purchased from COSTARS State Contract) (Integra One) (APPROVED)

a. $42,600.00 - 30 laptops for principal to collect classroom walk-

through data

b. $31,530.00 - 30 LCD projectors for teacher training on the new

Teacher Effectiveness Instrument

c. $12,340.00 Substitute salary and benefits for teacher training

d. $12,100.00 Printing and copying

e. $19,500.00 Materials for teacher trainings

f. $45,400.00 Principal and teacher resources to implement new Teacher

Effectiveness Instrument and Principal Effectiveness Instrument

g. $3,000.00 Renewal of Teachscape license

Total is $166,470.00

12 – Recommend Board approve the payment of $234,630.00 to Step By Step Learning,

LLC for services rendered during the 2012-2013 school year. This will be paid from

Title funds. (APPROVED)

13 – Recommend Board approve payment of the Distinguished Institution Title I funds

awarded to the United Children’s Home. Funds will be used to provide a Summer

Program for the students of the institution. The program will be held June 11

through August 16, 2012 - 10 weeks, (4-day weeks, 3 hour days) with two

Bachelor level instructors. Total Title I award $5,000.00 to be paid prior to 9-30-

2012, as invoices are submitted. (APPROVED)

14 – Recommend Board accept the donation of the DA Harman, HF Grebey and HHS

memorabilia to the Greater Hazleton Historical Society. The HHS memorabilia will

be placed in HEMS. (APPROVED)

15 – Recommend Board approve the request of Bloomsburg University to provide 150

hour practicum experience for Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania education

majors commencing in January 2013. Specific dates will be established

collaboratively between the university and the school district. All students

participating will be in the professional phase of their program of study and will

have necessary clearances. A university supervisor will be present for each day of

the practicum experience and will be responsible for making placements directly

with the building principals. (APPROVED)


Motion: Mehalick

Second: Hahn

Vote: Voice


Bonomo X

Childs X

Earley X

Hahn X (X) 10 & 11

John X

Mehalick X

Wallace X

Yanac X

Yenkevich X


Special Education


16 – Recommend Board approve the following contract renewal for special education and

regular education for the 2012 – 2013 school year. (Pending Attorney Slusser’s

approval) (APPROVED)

A - Children’s Service Center B - Milford E. Barnes Jr. School

Of Wyoming Valley, Inc. $98.00/day

Partial Hospitalization Program

17 – Recommend Board approve to change the delivery of ESL instruction for middle

school students from a pull-out to a content-based program which mirrors the high

school ESL program. (APPROVED)

18 – Recommend Board approve Aaron Eichhorst to work the Special Education ESY

program. Candidate must have proper clearances as per HASD policy. Funding

through LIU 18 for the 2011 – 2012 ESY Program. (APPROVED)

19 – Recommend Board approve contract with Commercial Maintenance Associates to

clean the Early Intervention building located at 751 N. Church St., Hazleton, PA at

$50/per day. (Pending Attorney Slusser’s approval) (APPROVED)


Motion: Hahn

Second: Bonomo

Vote: Voice


Bonomo X

Childs X

Earley X

Hahn X

John X

Mehalick X

Wallace X

Yanac X

Yenkevich X

FYI - West Hazleton Fire Company will be doing a demonstration during the Special

Education ESY Program at the HAHS campus with a fire engine parked in front of the

schools.

Nutrition

20 – Recommend Board approve the cafeteria transfers- new hires as listed below. These

are all open positions and rate is based on the HAESPA contract. (APPROVED)

Location

Job

Classification

Shift

Hours

Recommendations

FEMS

Part-Time

9:45 a.m.-2:30

p.m.

4.75

Theresa Sturm

9th Grade

Center

Part-Time 9:15 a.m.-1:30

p.m.

4.25 Karen Riccuitti



Motion: Hahn

Second: Mehalick

Vote: Voice


Bonomo X

Childs X

Earley X

Hahn X

John X

Mehalick X

Wallace X

Yanac X

Yenkevich X

Technology

21 – Recommend Board approve the Hybrid Learning Services agreement as presented.

Approval would be contingent upon receiving grant funding specific to this project.

All costs outlined in the agreement would be funded by the awarded funds.

(APPROVED)

FYI - Hybrid Learning training conducted by Harrisburg University is being

offered to Ken Briggs through IU 18 as part of the Hybrid Learning Initiative.

The training runs for 5 days beginning Monday, July 17 and ending July 25. The

first 3 days would be particularly beneficial to the implementation of the High

School hybrid programs offered this school year. This is a request for verbal

approval to allow Ken to attend the first 3 days of this training. The only cost to

the district would be travel and lodging.


Motion: Mehalick

Second: Bonomo

Vote: Voice


Bonomo X

Childs X

Earley X

Hahn X

John X

Mehalick X

Wallace X

Yanac X

Yenkevich X

Student Activities, Athletics and Extra Curricular

22 – Recommend Board appoint Rob Schoener as Boys Head Soccer Coach. (Salary

$3,728.00) (APPROVED)


Motion: Hahn

Second: Mehalick

Vote: Voice



Bonomo X

Childs X

Earley X

Hahn X

John X

Mehalick X

Wallace X

Yanac X

Yenkevich X

23 – Recommend Board approve the attached list of Annual Requirements as an

attachment to the Booster Organization Policy. (APPROVED)


Motion: Yenkevich

Second: Mehalick

Vote: Voice


Bonomo X

Childs X

Earley X

Hahn X

John X

Mehalick X

Wallace X

Yanac X

Yenkevich X

Clarence John left the meeting at 6:45 P.M. after voting on Agenda Item 23.

24 – Recommend Board approve the following revision to the Booster Club policy:

(APPROVED)

The head coach or club advisor should have an active role in his/her

respective Booster/Support organization and the decision-making process

of the Booster/Support Club. S/He should be involved in the structure of

the organization’s agenda for meetings and actively participate in the

meeting. If the head coach/advisor cannot attend, a representative from the

coaching/curriculum staff should attend. At the first meeting of the

athletic season or school year, the head coach, club advisor or president

shall be responsible for distributing copies of this policy and the Annual

Requirement list to all officers of the organization.


Motion: Yenkevich

Second: Mehalick

Vote: Voice


Bonomo X

Childs X

Earley X

Hahn X

John X

Mehalick X

Wallace X

Yanac X

Yenkevich X



25 – Recommend Board reinstate the following clubs following compliance with the

Booster Club Policy: (APPROVED)

A - HAHS Swim Team E - Lady Cougar Softball

B - Water Polo F - Bowling

C - Girls Soccer G - Hazleton El/Middle PTA

D - Heights-Terrace Cheerleading

26 – Recommend Board approve the resignation of Scott Shamany, HAHS Varsity

Assistant Football coach. (APPROVED)

27 – Recommend Board appoint the following HAHS Football coaches:

(Three salaried positions each split by two coaches) (APPROVED)

A - Marty King $2,205.50 (split salary)

B - Carl Gentelesco $2,205.50 (split salary)

C - Ron Heller $2,205.50 (split salary)

D - Thomas Major $2,205.50 (split salary)

E - Jeff Weed $2,205.50 (split salary)

F - Jason Weston $2,205.50 (split salary)

28 – Recommend Board appoint the following unpaid assistant coaches: (APPROVED)

A - Matthew Drumheller

B - Daniel Gavio

C - John Kluck

D - John Monfilleto

E - Ron Moscovich

F - Scott Shamany

G - Robert Williams


Motion: Hahn

Second: Mehalick

Vote: Voice


Bonomo X

Childs X

Earley X

Hahn X

John X

Mehalick X

Wallace X

Yanac X

Yenkevich X

Brian Earley left the meeting at 6:46 P.M. after voting on Agenda Items 25-28.

Facilities & Capital Projects

29 – Recommend Board approve __________________ for HVAC preventative

maintenance & repairs on AHU, coolers and freezers at a cost of _____________.

(We are having the (3) companies that put in a proposal, give us a presentation); will

have a company for July 19, 2012 Board meeting.

(REMOVED FROM AGENDA)



30 – Recommend Board approve BIA revised proposal for AHU at Hazleton Area High

School. Cost is $9,600.00. (APPROVED)

31 – Recommend Board approve Lobar - Allowance Adjustment #18 for freezer

modifications for the McAdoo-Kelayres building project in the amount of

$9,742.72. (APPROVED)

32 – Recommend Board approve Lobar - Allowance Adjustment #19 for addition of

white marker boards into a folding partition for the stage multi-purpose room for the

McAdoo-Kelayres building project in the amount of $337.29. (APPROVED)

33 – Recommend Board approve Lobar - Allowance Adjustment #20 for additional under

wall and behind wall drainage pipe to deal with unforeseen spring water for the

McAdoo-Kelayres building project in the amount of $19,250.00. (APPROVED)

34 – Recommend Board approve Lobar - Allowance Adjustment #21 for additional

demolition and prep work required to relocate electrical panels in the kitchen area

for the McAdoo-Kelayres building project in the amount of $4,236.56.

FYI - Remaining allowance amount is $122,945.28 (APPROVED)


Motion: Hahn

Second: Bonomo

Vote: Voice


Bonomo X

Childs X

Earley X

Hahn X

John X

Mehalick X

Wallace X

Yanac X

Yenkevich X

Finance


37 – Recommend Board approve the surplus / disposal list for July 2012. (APPROVED)

38 – Recommend Board approve the following bids on properties from the Carbon

County Tax Claim Bureau on the Repository for Unsold properties: (APPROVED)

A - Steinmetz, Charles & Margaret - Parcel 125A-5-A14.01 - $869.55 –

Beaver Meadows Borough

B - Kancir, Dean A. & Joan M. - Parcel No. 125A-5-A14 - $952.17 –

Beaver Meadows Borough

39 – Recommend Board approve Attorney Edward McNelis to sign the stipulation for

Norfolk Southern Corporation tax appeals. (APPROVED)

40 – Recommend Board approve the Johns Manville Tax Assessment Appeal as

recommended by Attorney McNelis: (APPROVED)

Be It Hereby Resolved, that the Board of Directors of the HASD hereby

stipulates to the settlement of the real estate tax assessment appeal filed to

No. 16412 of 2009 in the Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne County

concerning the property owned by Johns Manville International, Inc.


located in Hazle Twp., Luzerne County, PA (PIN 26-T7S7-001-010-000).

The property shall have the following assessment for the tax years of

2010, 2011, 2012 and thereafter until changed or modified in accordance

with the Laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania:

LAND $ 650,000

IMPROVEMENTS $2,850,000

TOTAL $3,500,000

41 – Recommend Board appoint James Henry as Safety Administrator to replace Fred

Mariano. (APPROVED)

42 – Recommend Board approve option #2 (UGI IS #2 Extended Term Pricing

Agreement – Transportation Service Option) for natural gas with UGI Utilities, Inc.

for the Hazleton Area School District (7/1/2012–6/30/2013). (APPROVED)

43 – Recommend Board approve the agreement with Schutt Reconditioning for Football

Equipment. (APPROVED)

44 – Recommend Board approve the Schuylkill County Tax Claim Bureau Private Tax

Sale for the following property: (APPROVED)

Parcel No. 19-13-0300.000 - (Cove Village)

Bid Amount $1,250.00 - Arthur R. Fuehrer

45 – Recommend Board approve the donation from Giant A+ Plus Rewards Program for

the following schools: (APPROVED)

A - Arthur Street El. School - $20.42

B – Heights-Terrace El./Middle School - $2,021.96


Motion: Hahn

Second: Bonomo

Vote: Voice


Bonomo X

Childs X

Earley X

Hahn X

John X

Mehalick X

Wallace X

Yanac X

Yenkevich X

46 – Bills (ALL APPROVED)

A - Sweet, Stevens, Katz & Williams – Legal Services – Attorney Evans – Invoice No.

77835 – $203.50

B - Attorney Edward McNelis - Legal Services - Invoice No. 10287 - $2,069.46

C - Spillman Farmer Architects - McAdoo-Kelayres El./Middle School - QSCB 2010 –

5-1-2012 to 5-31-2012 - Invoice No. 26136 - $398.17

D - PPL - McAdoo-Kelayres El./Middle School - QSCB 2010 - Service 6-2012 - $63.66

E - Andrews & Beard – Legal Services - Attorney Carl Beard - Invoice No. 319174 -

$30.00 - Invoice No. 319175 - $75.00 - Invoice No. 319176 - $30.00 –

Invoice No. 319177 - $180.00- Invoice No. 319178 - $540.00 –

Invoice No. 319179 - $225.00 - Invoice No. 319180 - $60.00 - Invoice No. 319181 -

$855.00

F - Alfred Benesch & Company – HAHS Water Leakage Repairs – GOB 2010- Invoice

No. 54741 - $102.00


G - Crabtree, Rohrbaugh & Associates Architects - GOB 2012 - 6-1-2012 to 6-30-2012 -

CanDo Building Project No. 2400 - Invoice No. 13 - $64,313.09 – 6-1-2012 to

6-30-2012 – HASD / Bishop Hafey Building – Project No. 2448 –

Invoice No. 11 - $72,772.02

H - Lobar, Inc. - General Construction - McAdoo-Kelayres Project - Payment

Application No. 17 - QSCB 2010 - $131,846.30

I - Yannuzzi, Inc. - HVAC - McAdoo-Kelayres Project - Payment Application No. 12 -

QSCB 2010 - $57,105.45

J - Yannuzzi, Inc. - Plumbing - McAdoo-Kelayres Project - Payment Application No. 9 –

- QSCB 2010 - $2,850.00

K - General Fund - Monthly - $155,960.77 - Weekly - $542,590.73 - Activities -

$6,023.71 – Athletics - $1,752.37 - Cafeteria - $46,206.44 - Tax Refunds -

$17,290.51


Motion: Hahn

Second: Bonomo

Vote: Voice


Bonomo X

Childs X

Earley X

Hahn X

John X

Mehalick X

Wallace X

Yanac X

Yenkevich X

FYI

Treasurer Report Budget Report Student Activities

Investment Report Rental Requests

PDE Letter - McAdoo-Kelayres El./Middle School - PlanCon I Approval

Superintendent’s Agenda


47 – Recommend Board approve the attached list of conferences. (APPROVED)

48 – Recommend Board accept the resignation of Jessica DeBalso, Speech Language

Pathologist, Arthur Street Annex effective 8/24/12. (APPROVED)

49 – Recommend Board accept the resignation of Molly Davis, Math Teacher, Hazle

Building 9th Grade center effective 7/16/12. (APPROVED)

50 – Recommend Board accept the resignation of Kara Persun, Step by Step

Paraprofessional, Drums Elementary/Middle School effective 7/10/12.

(APPROVED)

51 – Recommend Board approve a Leave of Absence for Mary Lynn Hartz,

Paraprofessional, Hazleton Elementary/Middle School from 9/3/12 to 1/2/13.

(APPROVED)

52 – Recommend Board deny HAESPA Grievance No. 060412. (APPROVED)

53 – Recommend Board appoint Richard Tihansky, Welding Instruction, Hazleton Area

Career Center, salary $38,899, effective 8/27/12. (APPROVED)

54 – Recommend Board approve a request from the Class of 1972 to tour Hazleton

Elementary/Middle School (Castle) on 8/11/12 at 1:00 PM. (APPROVED)


55 – Recommend Board approve the Pennsylvania Youth Tobacco Survey 2012 (YTS) to

be conducted during late September through November 2012 by the Pennsylvania

Department of Health for Hazleton Area High School and Heights-Terrace

Elementary/Middle School. (APPROVED)


Motion: Hahn

Second: Bonomo

Vote: Voice


Bonomo X

Childs X

Earley X

Hahn X

John X

Mehalick X

Wallace X (X) 52

Yanac X

Yenkevich X

56 – Recommend Board approve the Hazleton Area School District Differentiated

Supervision Plan for the new PDE Teacher Evaluation System.

(REMOVED FROM AGENDA)

57 – Recommend Board approve Brian Jacobs, HAHS teacher, to do an internship at

HAHS with principal and vice principals at the high school. The required thirty

hours over twelve weeks during the fall semester. (APPROVED)


Motion: Hahn

Second: Yenkevich

Vote: Voice


Bonomo X

Childs X

Earley X

Hahn X

John X

Mehalick X

Wallace X

Yanac X

Yenkevich X

58 – Recommend Board abolish the position of Warehouse Assistant. (APPROVED)


Motion: Hahn

Second: Childs

Vote: Voice



Bonomo X

Childs X

Earley X

Hahn X

John X

Mehalick X

Wallace X

Yanac X

Yenkevich X

59 – Recommend Board approve a settlement agreement with student No. 79806 as per

Attorney Beard’s recommendation. (APPROVED)


Motion: Hahn

Second: Bonomo

Vote: Voice


Bonomo X

Childs X

Earley X

Hahn X

John X

Mehalick X

Wallace X

Yanac X

Yenkevich X

60 – Recommend Board approve the Severance Agreement between HASD and Fred

Mariano. (APPROVED)


Motion: Childs

Second: Yanac

Vote: Voice


Bonomo X

Childs X

Earley X

Hahn X

John X

Mehalick X

Wallace X

Yanac X

Yenkevich X

61 – Recommend Board approve the following paraprofessional appointments based on

their position selection due to the elimination of their positions: (APPROVED)

A. Deborah Machey - 6 ½ hour - McAdoo-Kelayres Swim/Building Aide

B. Loraine Hischar - 6 ½ hour - Heights-Terrace Special Education Aide

C. Margaret Debalso - 6 ½ hour – McAdoo-Kelayres Mid. School

Special Education Aide


D. Jean Kokiko – 4 ½ hour - Heights-Terrace Swim Aide


Motion: Hahn

Second: Bonomo

Vote: Voice


Bonomo X

Childs X

Earley X

Hahn X

John X

Mehalick X

Wallace X

Yanac X

Yenkevich X

62 – Recommend Board approve the following paraprofessional voluntary furloughs

based on the elimination of their positions: (APPROVED)

A. Anne Christopher

B. Tracy Bowman


Motion: Hahn

Second: Yenkevich

Vote: Voice


Bonomo X

Childs X

Earley X

Hahn X

John X

Mehalick X

Wallace X

Yanac X

Yenkevich X

BOARD COMMENT

Hahn commented on high school scheduling and asked how many students are

going to be in each of these schools, HAHS, HACC, and the 9th

Grade Center.

Lori Herman answered, 800 students in the Career Center’s Vocational Program

and 180 students for the 9th

Grade Center.

Dr. Childs asks Solicitor Slusser if he found out if all students are required to take

PSSA tests.

Slusser answered yes to his question, stating that all students attending public

schools, including Cyber and Charter school students are indeed required to take

PSSA tests.

Dr. Childs commented that the temperature of the pools needs to be increased, he

commented on the HTEMS pool situation, and teacher evaluations.

PUBLIC COMMENT ON ANY ITEM

Vicki Mackin commented that the Special Education students diploma #35.

Mary Bast commented on the abolishment of the Warehouse Assistant position,

Agenda Item #58, Fred Mariano’s duties and the hiring freeze.


Rich Reznick commented on the 7th

and 8th

grade boys and girls basketball

programs.

Motion to Adjourn

Motion to adjourn: (APPROVED)

The following vote includes motion to adjourn: (7:55 P.M.)

Motion: Bonomo

Second: Mehalick

Vote: Voice


Bonomo X

Childs X

Earley X

Hahn X

John X

Mehalick X

Wallace X

Yanac X

Yenkevich X

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