Regular Meetingfebruary 11, 2016

Regular MeetingFebruary 11, 2016

The Regular Meeting of the Johnsonburg Area School District Board of Educationwas held Thursday,February 11, 2016beginning at 7:00 PM. Directors in attendance were D. Allegretto, J. Carnovale, C. Dunworth,S. Grunthaner, S. Launer, A. Leslie, B. Thorwart, R. Wolfe and N. Zimmerman. Administrators in attendance were D. Crotzer, J. Hobbsand K. Wolfe. L. Mahoney, Board Secretary, L. Pura, Payroll/Personnel andP. Calkins, Board Treasurerwere in attendance as well as Solicitor Rick Brown. Media was represented by theJohnsonburg Pressand theRidgway Record.

Agenda review was held at 6:30 PM. At 7:00 PMPresident Thorwartcalled theregular meeting to order followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.

Allegretto moves seconded byDunworthto approve the minutes from the regular meeting held on January 14, 2016as presented. All vote yes. Motion carried.

Allegrettomoves seconded by Dunworthto approve theTreasurer’s Report for General Fund including Disbursements and Revenue for12/15as presented. All vote yes. Motion carried. (Copy inserted in supplemental minutebook.)

Dunworthmoves seconded by Carnovaleto approve the High School Activity Account for 12/15, the High School Athletic Account for 12/15,the Elementary Activity Account for 12/15 and the Cafeteria Account for 12/15as presented. All vote yes. Motion carried. (Copies inserted in supplemental minutebook.)

Allegretto moves seconded by Dunworthto approve the Safety Committee minutes from the meeting held on 01/20/16. All vote yes. Motion carried. (Copy inserted in supplemental minutebook.)

Allegretto moves seconded by Launertoapprove the bills list as presented. Roll Call Vote: Allegretto, Carnovale, Dunworth, Grunthaner, Launer, Leslie,Thorwart,Wolfe, and Zimmerman vote yes. Motion carried. (Copy inserted in supplemental minute book.)

At approximately 7:04 PM, the board entered into executive session for matters of personnel, employment and collective bargaining. At 7:55 PM, the regular meeting was called back to order.

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A. Personnel

Agenda Item 1: Assistant Baseball Coach: Allegretto moves seconded by Dunworth to approve Mr. Justin Horchen as assistant baseball coach with a stipend of $1,500.00, for the 2015 – 2016 School Year, pending completion of the necessary paperwork. Roll Call Vote: Allegretto, Carnovale, Dunworth, Grunthaner, Launer, Leslie, Thorwart, Wolfe, and Zimmerman vote yes. Motion carried.

Agenda Item 2:Assistant Baseball Coach: Allegretto moves seconded by Grunthaner to approve Mr. Corey McCabe as assistant baseball coach with a stipend of $1,500.00, for the 2015 – 2016 School Year, pending completion of the necessary paperwork. Roll Call Vote: Allegretto, Carnovale, Dunworth, Grunthaner, Launer, Leslie, Thorwart, Wolfe, and Zimmerman vote yes. Motion carried.

Agenda Item 3: Assistant Baseball Coach: Launer moves seconded by Allegrettoto approve Mr. Joe Holmberg as assistant baseball coach with a stipend of $1,500.00, for the 2015 – 2016 School Year, pending completion of the necessary paperwork. Roll Call Vote: Allegretto, Carnovale, Dunworth, Grunthaner, Launer, Leslie, Thorwart, Wolfe, and Zimmerman vote yes. Motion carried.

Agenda Item 4: Volunteer Coaches: Allegretto moves seconded by Launer to approve Mr. Frank Ferragine, Mr. Jeff Peterson, Mr. Seth Peterson, and Mr. Wayne Zilkofski as volunteer baseball coaches for the 2015 – 2016 School Year, pending completion of the necessary paperwork.Roll Call Vote: Allegretto, Carnovale, Dunworth, Grunthaner, Launer, Leslie, Thorwart, Wolfe, and Zimmerman vote yes. Motion carried.

Agenda Item 5: Resignation: Launer moves seconded by Dunworth to accept the resignation of Mr. Larry Imhoff as assistant softball coach, for the 2015 – 2016 School year. All vote yes. Motion carried.

Agenda Item 6 Assistant Softball Coach: Launer moves seconded by Allegretto to approve Mr. Mike Sherry as assistant softball coach with a stipend of $1,500.00, for the 2015 – 2016 School Year, pending completion of the necessary paperwork. Roll Call Vote: Allegretto, Carnovale, Dunworth, Grunthaner, Launer, Leslie, Thorwart, Wolfe, and Zimmerman vote yes. Motion carried.

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Agenda Item 7: Assistant Track and Field Coach: Launer moves seconded by Allegretto to approve Mr. Chad Yurchick as assistant track and field coach with a stipend of $2,100.00, for the 2015 – 2016 School Year, pending completion of the necessary paperwork. Roll Call Vote: Allegretto, Carnovale, Dunworth, Grunthaner, Launer, Leslie, Thorwart, Wolfe, and Zimmerman vote yes. Motion carried.

Agenda Item 8: Volunteer Coaches: Launer moves seconded by Grunthaner to approve Mr. John Paul Allegretto and Fr. David Wilson as volunteer boys’ tennis coaches for the 2015 – 2016 School Year, pending completion of the necessary paperwork. All vote yes. Motion carried.

Agenda Item 9: Leave of Absence: Allegretto moves seconded by Dunworth to approve a leave of absence for Mrs. Kayla Clopp, effective May 9, 2016 for the remainder of the 2015 – 2016 School Year. Roll Call Vote: Allegretto, Carnovale, Dunworth, Grunthaner, Launer, Leslie, Thorwart, Wolfe, and Zimmerman vote yes. Motion carried.

Agenda Item 10: Summer Workers: Dunworth moves seconded by Grunthaner to grant approval to advertise for summer workers. All vote yes. Motion carried.

Agenda Item 11: Certified Van Driver: Allegretto moves seconded by Carnovale to approve Mr. James Russell as a certified van driver for the 2015 – 2016 School Year, pending completion of the necessary paperwork. All vote yes. Motion carried.

Agenda Item 12: Volunteer Coach: Dunworth moves seconded by Allegretto to approve Ms. Cody Anderson as a volunteer JH volleyball coach for the 2015 – 2016 School Year, pending completion of the necessary paperwork. All vote yes. Motion carried.

Agenda Item 13: Resignation: Dunworth moves seconded by Allegretto to accept the resignation of Mrs. Colleen Lovell as part time cafeteria worker, effective February 16, 2016. All vote yes. Motion carried.

Agenda Item 14: Substitute List: Dunworth moves seconded by Launer to add Mrs. Colleen Lovell to the substitute custodial aide list, for the 2015 – 2016 School Year, pending completion of the necessary paperwork. All vote yes. Motion carried

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Agenda Item 15: Instructional Aide Position: Launer moves seconded by Allegretto to grant permission for Mr. Dennis Crotzer; Superintendent, to appoint a candidate to fill an instructional aide position, effective February 23, 2016, with formal approval at the March meeting. Roll Call Vote: Allegretto, Carnovale, Dunworth, Grunthaner, Launer, Leslie, Thorwart, Wolfe, and Zimmerman vote yes. Motion carried.

Agenda Item 16: Individual Student Aide: Zimmerman moves seconded by Carnovale to dissolve the individual student aide position effective February 23, 2016.

Roll Call Vote: Allegretto, Carnovale, Dunworth, Grunthaner, Launer, Leslie, Thorwart, Wolfe, and Zimmerman vote yes. Motion carried.

B.Education and School Activities

Agenda Item 1:District Wrestling: Dunworth moves seconded by Launer to grant permission to participate in the District 9 Wrestling Tournament in Clearfield, PA on February 26 – February 27, 2016. Roll Call Vote: Allegretto, Carnovale, Dunworth, Grunthaner, Launer, Leslie, Thorwart, Wolfe, and Zimmerman vote yes. Motion carried.

Agenda Item 2: Regional Wrestling: Launer moves seconded by Grunthaner to grant permission to participate in the Regional Wrestling Tournament in Sharon, PA on

March 4 – March 5, 2016. Roll Call Vote: Allegretto, Carnovale, Dunworth, Grunthaner, Launer, Leslie, Thorwart, Wolfe, and Zimmerman vote yes. Motion carried.

Agenda Item 3:Kindergarten Act 80 Day: Dunworth moves seconded by Allegretto to grant permission for an Act 80 day on Tuesday, March 22, 2016 for kindergarten only.

Roll Call Vote: Allegretto, Carnovale, Dunworth, Grunthaner, Launer, Leslie, Thorwart, Wolfe, and Zimmerman vote yes. Motion carried.

Agenda Item 4: Policies: Presented for the second reading are the following policies:

Policy No. 203.1, Section: Pupils, titled HIV Infection

Policy No. 819, Section: Operations, titled Suicide Awareness, Prevention, and Response

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Agenda Item 5: 2016 – 2017 School Calendar: Allegretto moves seconded by Zimmerman to approve the 2016 – 2017 School Year calendar. Roll Call Vote: Allegretto, Carnovale, Dunworth, Grunthaner, Launer, Leslie, Thorwart, Wolfe, and Zimmerman vote yes. Motion carried. (Copy inserted in supplemental minutebook.)

Agenda Item 6: Regional Wide Area Network and Internet Consortium Services Agreement: Dunworth moves seconded by Allegretto to approve the Regional Wide Area Network and Internet Consortium Services Agreement with the Seneca Highlands Intermediate Unit 9 for a total monthly cost not to exceed $2,500.00 from July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2018.Roll Call Vote: Allegretto, Carnovale, Dunworth, Grunthaner, Launer, Leslie, Thorwart, Wolfe, and Zimmerman vote yes. Motion carried. (Copy inserted in supplemental minutebook.)

Agenda Item 7: Bus Drivers: Carnovale moves seconded by Launer to add Mr. Ray Allegretto, Ms. Michelle Ronneberg, Mr. Donald Shaffer, and Mr. George Olewinski to the certified bus driver list for the 2015 – 2016 School Year, pending completion of the necessary paperwork. All vote yes. Motion carried.

During Public Comment, several employees read prepared statements in regard to their opposition to the possibility of outsourcing the food service program. One community member expressed his opinion in regard to the problems he experienced with management companies as a USDA inspector. One member of a neighboring district asked the board to consider the possibility of a vocational technical center in our communities.

At 8:43 PM, Allegretto moves seconded by Launer to adjourn the meeting. All vote yes. Motion carried.

Read and approved this______day of ______, 2016.

Lisa J. Mahoney

Board Secretary