October 11, 2010 Regular Meeting - Westmont Hilltop School District
October 11, 2010 Regular Meeting - Westmont Hilltop School District
October 11, 2010 Regular Meeting - Westmont Hilltop School District
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REGULAR MEETING<strong>October</strong> <strong>11</strong>, <strong>2010</strong>The <strong>Regular</strong> monthly meeting of the Board of Education was held in the BoardRoom located in the Middle <strong>School</strong> at 7:00 pm on the above date with the followingmembers present: Mr. Mitchell G. Azar, Mrs. Phyllis G. Forman, Dr. Kamal V. Gella,Mr. Robert A. Gleason, Dr. Gary S. Kramer (entered at 7:05 pm), Mrs. Diana L.Schroeder, Mrs. Leah Spangler, Mr. Joseph W. Veranese, and Mr. George P. Wolfe.Others present at the Board table were Dr. Susan J. Anderson, Mr. Steven D.McGee, Mr. Gregory T. Sanford, and Attorney James C. Munro, II.Present in the audience were Mr. Matthew Thomas, Mrs. Nicole Kuzmiak, andMr. Edward Benning.Mr. Azar presided.Minutes of the September 13, <strong>2010</strong> <strong>Regular</strong> meeting were presented forapproval. On a motion by Dr. Gella, seconded by Mrs. Spangler, the minutes wereunanimously approved.Minutes of the <strong>October</strong> 4, <strong>2010</strong> Board Discussion meeting were presented forapproval. On a motion by Mr. Gleason, seconded by Mrs. Spangler, the minutes wereunanimously approved.Dr. Gella moved, Mr. Veranese seconded and the following payments werepresented for approval:Payments disbursed - $273,430.59Payments to be disbursed - $456,747.68Payments from the Food Service Fund - $35,959.39
The payments were approved with seven yes votes and one abstention by Mrs.Spangler on check numbers 54771 and 54888.Mr. Gleason reviewed the Treasurer’s Report for September. Mrs. Schroedermoved, Mr. Wolfe seconded, and it was unanimously approved to accept theTreasurer’s Report for September as submitted and that a copy be appended to theseminutes.Mr. Gleason moved, Mr. Wolfe seconded and the tax collection reports forSeptember were unanimously approved as presented.Mr. Wolfe moved, Mr. Gleason seconded and the Comparative Budget Report forSeptember was unanimously approved.Dr. Kramer entered the meeting at this time (7:05 pm).Mrs. Schroeder, Chairperson of the Curriculum Committee reviewed the resultsof the Pennsylvania Youth Survey.Mr. Gleason, Chairperson of the Finance/Property Committee reported that acommittee meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday, <strong>October</strong> 26, <strong>2010</strong>. He alsoreported that the district has received a FEMA grant for reimbursement of expensesincurred for snow removal during the <strong>2010</strong> winter storm.A discussion was held regarding board members participation in board meetingsby telephone. Mr. Munro stated that there are no provisions in district board policy thataddress this matter. Mr. Munro will review this issue; however, it was the consensus ofboard members present to prohibit participation by telephone conference.Mr. Gleason moved, Mrs. Schroeder seconded and the following support staffresignation was unanimously accepted:Estelle MilliganTeacher’s Aide, Middle <strong>School</strong>Effective <strong>October</strong> 1, <strong>2010</strong>
Dr. Gella moved, Mrs. Spangler seconded and the following Family MedicalLeave request was unanimously approved:Courtney Weaver20<strong>11</strong>/2012 school yearDr. Gella moved, Mrs. Forman seconded and it was unanimously approved toaccept the candidacy of Mr. Jonathan Rutlege for the Fulbright Teacher ExchangeProgram for the 20<strong>11</strong>/2012 school year.Dr. Gella moved, Mrs. Schroeder seconded, a roll call vote was taken and thefollowing support staff appointment was unanimously approved:Danielle MillerTeacher’s Aide, Middle <strong>School</strong>Effective <strong>October</strong> 12, <strong>2010</strong> (pending clearances)Mr. Gleason moved, Mr. Wolfe seconded, and the following volunteerappointments were unanimously approved:1. Anthony BattagliaJr. High Boys’ Basketball2. David DornSoftball (pending clearances)Dr. Gella moved, Mr. Wolfe seconded, a roll call vote was taken and the followingextra-curricular appointments were unanimously approved:1. Diane RughLanguage Club Advisor, High <strong>School</strong> @ $797.00Effective <strong>2010</strong>-20<strong>11</strong> school year2. Michael ThomasSADD Advisor, High <strong>School</strong> @ $797.00Effective <strong>2010</strong>-20<strong>11</strong> school year3. Debra TaczanowskyEnglish Department Head @ $1,351Effective <strong>2010</strong>-20<strong>11</strong> school year
Mr. Wolfe moved, Dr. Gella seconded and the following conference requestswere unanimously approved:1. Julie Miller, Linda EckenrodeNon-Violent Crisis InterventionRichland IU8September 20 and 21, <strong>2010</strong>2. Nicole KuzmiakCambria County Secondary <strong>School</strong>s’ Principal AssociationAdmiral Peary Vo-TechSeptember 21, <strong>October</strong> 19, November 16, <strong>2010</strong>;February 15, March 15, April 19, May 4, 20<strong>11</strong>3. Claudia Christner, Dr. Eugene Kupchella, Brian Moore,Debra Taczanowsky, Matthew ThomasUniversity of Pennsylvania Literacy Network Course #1Altoona, Bellwood and TyroneSeptember 23, November 14, <strong>2010</strong>;January 13, February 15, April 14, 20<strong>11</strong>4. Dana McCreeryJosten’s Yearbook TrainingUniversity of Pittsburgh at JohnstownSeptember 29, <strong>2010</strong>5. Lindsey ManzukFirst Year Teacher InductionEbensburg and Altoona<strong>October</strong> 2, December 14, <strong>2010</strong>;January 13, April 19, 20<strong>11</strong>6. John WoodPSU STEM Teacher AcademyPenn State University<strong>October</strong> 20, <strong>2010</strong>7. William Aurandt, Angela Sloan, Debra Taczanowksy,Suzanne Updyke, Ashley WashburnExpository Writing InstituteAligning Standard and Refining Writing InstructionPittsburgh<strong>October</strong> 25 and <strong>October</strong> 26, <strong>2010</strong>; May 20, 20<strong>11</strong>8. Garrett SidorFirst Year Teacher Induction<strong>October</strong> 26, November 16, <strong>2010</strong>;January 4, March 10, April 18, 20<strong>11</strong>
9. Elizabeth RutledgeFirst Year Teacher Induction<strong>October</strong> 27, December 14, <strong>2010</strong>;January 13, March 17, April 19, 20<strong>11</strong>10. Brian Parrish, Jonas Mehall, Joshua Rearick,Sherry Treece, Deborah DonahueSustainable Energy EducationIU8 Altoona<strong>October</strong> 27, <strong>2010</strong><strong>11</strong>. Beth Stem, William Aurandt, Tom Mitchell, Joan Ponzurick,Carrie Mourey, Teresa Mrozowski, Melissa Rzasa, Peggy Antolik,Ted BenningSAP Networking DaySt. Francis University<strong>October</strong> 28, <strong>2010</strong>12. Victoria SaylorSecond Year Teacher InductionEbensburg<strong>October</strong> 28, <strong>2010</strong>13. Lee Ann GreenPAEA Pittsburgh Conference<strong>October</strong> 29, <strong>2010</strong>14. Evan Cornell, Mark Yonko, Lori PetyakPrometheanIU8 AltoonaNovember 3, <strong>2010</strong>15. Jan LaytonClara Barton ForumUPJNovember 3, <strong>2010</strong>16. Diana SmealCamsom Fall <strong>Meeting</strong>Pennsylvania Highlands Community CollegeNovember 4, <strong>2010</strong>17. Cindy McCombie, Patricia BuchkovichAdopted ESL Students; Critical Issues in Teachingand Counseling, IU8 RichlandNovember 8, <strong>2010</strong>
18. Mary Jane BassiClassroom for the Future 21 st Century Teaching andLearning Boot Camp, HersheyNovember 9, 10, <strong>11</strong>, <strong>2010</strong>19. Sam Brunatti, Nicole Kuzmiak, Ted Benning, Kellie Cover,Susan Fuschino, Kristen Page, Diane Kinback, Amy Tokarsky,Matthew Lohr, Hollis Hall, Kelly Stiles, Courtney Weaver,Jeffrey Papcun, Heather Thomas, Teresa MrozowskiPVAAS Consultation for <strong>School</strong> <strong>District</strong>sIU8 AltoonaNovember 18, <strong>2010</strong>20. Lisa FreidhoffEssential Readings on FluencyIU8 AltoonaJanuary 20, 20<strong>11</strong>21. Mark Yonko, Steve LindbergPETE&C ConferenceFebruary 14, 15, 20<strong>11</strong>22. Elizabeth Rutledge, Deanna CesarioPETE&C-Pennsylvania Educational TechnologyExpo and ConferenceHersheyFebruary 14, 15, 16, 20<strong>11</strong>Dr. Gella moved, Mrs. Schroeder seconded and the following field trip/activityrequests were unanimously approved:1. Middle <strong>School</strong> Soccer ClubSoccer GamePenn State University<strong>October</strong> 15, <strong>2010</strong>2. Grade FiveEnvironmental ScienceSt. Michael<strong>October</strong> 19, <strong>2010</strong>3. High <strong>School</strong>/Middle <strong>School</strong> Music StudentsCounty Band AuditionsForest Hills High <strong>School</strong><strong>October</strong> 28, <strong>2010</strong>
4. High <strong>School</strong> BandIUP Honors AuditionsIndiana<strong>October</strong> 30, <strong>2010</strong>5. Grade TwoPasquerilla Performing Arts CenterRainbow Fish PerformanceNovember 2, <strong>2010</strong>6. High <strong>School</strong> Physics ClassSTEM Professions DayUniversity of Pittsburgh at JohnstownNovember 4, <strong>2010</strong>7. Music Students, High <strong>School</strong> and Middle <strong>School</strong>Performance of The Pittsburgh SymphonyPittsburghNovember 9, <strong>2010</strong>8. Middle <strong>School</strong> Chorus (15-18 Students)Cambria County Chorus Festival<strong>Westmont</strong> <strong>Hilltop</strong> High <strong>School</strong>November 16, <strong>2010</strong>9. Seventh and Eighth Grade ChorusSenior Citizen Appreciation Dinner<strong>Westmont</strong> <strong>Hilltop</strong> High <strong>School</strong>November 19, <strong>2010</strong>10. High <strong>School</strong> Theater ClubDrama Competition, Peters Township High <strong>School</strong>November 20, <strong>2010</strong>Susquehanna UniversityDecember 10, <strong>11</strong>, <strong>2010</strong><strong>11</strong>. High <strong>School</strong> Concert Band<strong>District</strong> Band AuditionsNorthern Cambria High <strong>School</strong>November 21, <strong>2010</strong>12. Forensics, Speech Congress (5-10 Students)Somerset High <strong>School</strong>November 17, <strong>2010</strong>13. Forensics, Speech Congress (5-10 Students)Rockwood High <strong>School</strong>December 21, <strong>2010</strong>
14. Forensics, Speech Congress (5-10 Students)January 10, 20<strong>11</strong>15. Forensics, 3 rd <strong>Regular</strong> Meet (26-30 Students)Conemaugh Township High <strong>School</strong>January 19, 20<strong>11</strong>16. Forensics, <strong>District</strong>s (25-28 Students)February 4, 20<strong>11</strong>17. Forensics, Regionals (24-26 Students)February 28, March 2, 20<strong>11</strong>18. Forensics, States (10-15 Students)Susquehanna UniversityMarch 24, 25, 26, 20<strong>11</strong>19. Forensics, Nationals (5-8 Students)Washington, D.C.May 27-30, 20<strong>11</strong>Future meetings were scheduled as follows:Board Discussion <strong>Meeting</strong> - November 1, <strong>2010</strong> - 6:30 pm<strong>Regular</strong> <strong>Meeting</strong> - November 8, <strong>2010</strong> - 7:00 pmThere being no further business to come before the Board at this time, on amotion by Mr. Gleason, seconded by Mrs. Forman, the meeting was adjourned.Gregory T. Sanford,Board Secretary
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