Bucks County Schools

Intermediate Unit Board Minutes October 17, 2007 Page 6

BUCKS COUNTY SCHOOLS

INTERMEDIATE UNIT NO. 22

Doylestown, Pennsylvania

The Bucks County Intermediate Unit Board of Directors met at its regularly scheduled meeting, after notice was duly given to the newspapers and to the public as required by law, October 16, 2007 at 7:05 p.m. in the Board Room, Intermediate Unit Office, 705 N. Shady Retreat Road, Doylestown, Pennsylvania. The meeting began with the pledge of allegiance by Patricia Rosinski’s severe language support class at Valley Elementary School followed by roll call.

ATTENDANCE:

Members Mrs. Carol Downs (Central Bucks)

Mrs. Arlene Gordon, Vice President (Pennsbury)

Mr. Peter Belmonte (Bristol Township)

Mrs. Marie Brzezinski (Centennial)

Mrs. Carol Clemens (Palisades)

Mr. Robert Heath Jr. (New Hope/Solebury)

Mr. John Hill (Bristol Borough)

Ms. Patty Sexton (Council Rock)

Members

ABSENT: Mr. Peter Eisengrein (Morrisville)

Mrs. Maryann Groninger (Bensalem)

Mrs. Joan Kulesza (Pennridge)

Dr. Robert Leight (Quakertown)

Dr. William Spitz (Neshaminy)

Executive Director Dr. Barry J. Galasso

Assistant Executive Directors Dr. Lawrence Martin

Mrs. Carole Smith

Treasurer Mrs. Wendy L. Macauley

Secretary Ms. Andrea L. DiDio

MINI REPORTS

Mrs. Carole Smith presented the mini report for Special Education.

Dr. Lawrence Martin presented the mini report for Programs and Services.

GOOD NEWS

Dr. Barry Galasso shared various items of good news.

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION None

Upon a motion by Mr. Peter Belmonte, seconded by Mr. Robert Heath and passed by unanimous vote, the Board approved items #1 through 24

APPROVAL OF BOARD MINUTES

The Board approved the minutes of the Intermediate Unit Board meeting held on September 18, 2007

APPROVAL OF TREASURES REPORT

The Board approved the Treasurer’s Report, for the period of July 1, 2007 to September 30, 2007.

APPROVED BILLS FOR PAYMENT

The Board approved the bills for payment for September 2007.

APPROVED GENERAL FUND & SPECIAL REVENUE FUND TRANSFERS

The Board approved the General Fund & Special Revenue Fund Transfers for the period of September 2007 in the amount of $375,339.00.

APPROVED BUDGET REVISIONS

The Board approved the revision of the Title II Math-Science budget for the period of July 1, 2006 to September 30, 2007 in the amount of $73,949.00.

The Board approved the revision of Federal Special Education Budget – IDEA Section 611 (Part B) for the period of July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2008 in the amount of $17,561,905.00.

The Board approved the revision of Title I Service to Delinquent Institutions budget for the period of July 1, 2007 to September 30, 2008 in the amount of $256,787.00.

APPROVED BUDGET

The Board approved the Family Friends grant budget for the period of July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2008 in the amount of $42,202.000.

APPROVED PRIVATE PROVIDER & ADDITIONAL SERVICES CONTRACTS

The Board approved the Private Provider for additional services for the period of July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2008 and July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2007 in the amount of $232,924.00.

Contract:

Eastern Seals of Southampton, PA $232,924.00

APPROVED LEASE SPACE

The Board approved to enter into a lease with the Centennial School District for one (1) preschool classroom for the period of September 14, 2007 through June 30, 2008, and year-to-year thereafter until terminated by either party in the amount of $17,083.00 annually.

The Board approved the addendum to extend the term of the lease agreement with Pennco Institutes, Inc., for the period of April 1, 2008 through June 30, 2008 in the amount of $3,000.00.

APPROVED SPECIAL EDUCATION CONTRACT – IN COUNTY

The Board approved the Special Education Service Contract with Centennial School District for the period of July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008 in the amount of $2,172,139.00.

APPROVED SPECIAL EDUCATION CONTRACT – OUT-OF-STATE

The Board approved the Special Education Service Contract with Hopatcong Borough Schools in New Jersey for the period of July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008 in the amount of $29,520.00.

APPROVED SPECIAL EDUCATION CONTRACT – OUT-OF-COUNTY

The Board approved the Special Education Service Contract with Out-of-County Districts for the period of July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008 in the amount of $276,061.00.

2007-08

District Contract

Cheltenham Twp. School District $68,862

Hatboro-Horsham School District $35,099

Spring Ford Area School District $35,099

Upper Dublin School District $67,935

Upper Moreland Twp. School District $69,066

Total: $276,061

APPROVED SPECIAL EDUCATION CONTRACT – OUT-OF-COUNTY

The Board approved the Special Education Service Contract with Out-of-County York School District for the period of July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007 in the amount of $34,077.00.

APPROVED CONTRACTS FOR TITLE I NON-PUBLIC

The Board approved the 2007-2008 Title I Nonpublic District Contracts for the period of July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2008 in the amount $315,848.52.

2007-2008

District Contracts

Bensalem $38,856.00

Bristol Borough $37,893.50

Bristol Township $154,193.00

Centennial $41,444.01

Central Bucks $9,005.00

Council Rock $18,752.00

Palisades $6,794.01

Quakertown Community $8,911.00

Total: $315,848.52

APPROVED CONTRACTS & PURCHASES

The Board approved the contracts and purchases for the period of October, 2007 in the amount of $264,087.00.

Contracts Budget Amount

Mary Jane Breen IDEA $18,000.00

Kathryn Callum Special Education $34,650.00

Margaret Fesnak Special Education $64,680.00

Margaret Gottschalk Special Education $14,410.00

Tina Haig Special Education $34,650.00

Kathleen Nowak Special Education $47,628.00

Marianne Trisch Special Education $34,650.00

Cool Beans Special Education $14,600.00

Leck Inc. Preschool $819.00

Total: $264,087.00

APPROVED COPYRIGHTING

The Board approved the authorization to approve funding for the copyrighting process of the Art on the Move Curriculum materials for the period of 2001-2008 and year-to-year thereafter in the amount of $1,500.00 to $2,000.00.

APPROVED PARTICIPATION

The Board approved the authorization of the Bucks County Intermediate Unit No. 22 administration to participate in the PAIUnet initiative pending the outcome of the competitive telecommunication services procurement process and the e-Fund grant application.

APPROVAL OF LEASE

The Board approved two (2) leases Bizhub 250 copiers from Konica-Minolta Business Solutions for the period of 36 months in the amount of $8,645.04.

APPROVAL OF CLEANING SERVICE

The Board approved the cleaning services for Early Childhood Services Program at Salem United Church of Christ (Freeman Hall) for the period of October 2007 through September 2008 (then month-to-month thereafter) in the amount of $3,639.60.

APPROVAL OF LIFE SKILLS ACTIVITIES ACCOUNTS

The Board approved the submission of report from Life Skills Workshops Activity Accounts for the period of April 1, 2007 through June 30, 2007 in the amount of $11,071.17

APPROVAL OF TRANSPORTATION CONTRACTS

The Board approved the transportation contracts listed below of pupils to county operated or state approved Special Education classes in accordance with the Department of Education regulations and as provided by the Special Education Budget.

CB #01 168.70 06/25/07 CB #02 145.00 06/25/07

CB #02 (REVISION) 195.00 07/16/07 CB #03 265.10 06/25/07

CB #04 145.00 06/25/07 CB #05 315.65 07/02/07

CB #06 270.00 07/02/07 CB #07 215.00 07/02/07

CB #08 145.00 07/02/07 CB #09 145.00 07/02/07

CB #10 200.00 07/05/07 CB #11 145.00 07/09/07

CB #12 228.70 07/16/07 CB #13 197.62 07/09/07

CB #14 243.16 07/09/07 CB #15 272.08 07/09/07

CB #16 262.44 07/05/07 CB #17 197.62 07/10/07

CB #18 195.21 07/02/07 CB #19 212.08 07/02/07

CB #20 195.00 07/11/07 CB #21 145.00 07/09/07

CB #22 298.84 06/28/07 CB #23 231.36 07/09/07

CB #24 225.00 07/09/07 CB #24A 80.00 07/09/07

CB #25 145.00 07/02/07 CB #26 145.00 07/05/07

CB #27 183.16 07/10/07

FS 1S 384.61 07/02/07 FS 2S 413.91 07/02/07 FS 3S 192.21 07/02/07

FS 4S 242.89 07/02/07 FS 5S 184.84 07/03/07 FS 6S 433.44 07/02/07

FS 7S 492.03 06/29/07 FS 8S 394.38 07/09/07 FS 9S 256.07 07/09/07

FS 10S 374.85 07/09/07 FS 11S 355.22 07/09/07 FS 12S 413.91 07/09/07

FS 13S 291.74 07/09/07 FS 14S 173.23 07/09/07 FS 15S 306.49 07/02/07

FS 16S 306.49 07/02/07 FS 17S 301.51 07/02/07 FS 18S 261.87 07/09/07

FS 19S 202.26 07/09/07 FS 20S 213.87 07/02/07 FS 21S 384.61 07/09/07

FS 22S 208.06 07/09/07 FS 23S 404.14 07/09/07 FS 24S 184.84 07/09/07

FS 25S 286.96 07/09/07 FS 26S 345.55 07/09/07 FS 27S 443.20 07/02/07

FS 28S 355.32 07/02/07 FS 29S 345.55 07/02/07 FS 30S 394.38 07/09/07

FS 31S 365.08 07/02/07

APPROVED VARIOUS PERSONNEL ITEMS

The Board approved various personnel items (a to e).

COMMITTEE REPORTS

None

BOARD SHARING

The Board shared various items of news from each of their districts.

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

Mr. Jack Brady provided all Board members with a legislative update and handout.

OLD BUSINESS None

NEW BUSINESS Dr. Galasso presented to the Board his initiatives for the 2007-2008 school year.

INFORMATION ITEMS None

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION None

Upon a motion by Mr. Heath, seconded by Ms. Clemens and passed by unanimous vote, the Board adjourned the meeting.

NEXT MEETING

The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Bucks County Intermediate Unit Board of Directors is Tuesday, November 20, 2007, at 7:00 P.M.

ADJOURNMENT

The meeting adjourned at 8:13 P.M.

Andrea L. DiDio Board Secretary

Bucks County Intermediate Unit

Board of Directors