March 31, 2014
I. CALL TO ORDER – President Jane Wagner
The Mount Union Area Board of Education met in regular session the evening of
Monday, March 31, 2014, in the Library of the Junior/Senior High School. The
meeting was called to order at 7:06 p.m. by the President, Jane Wagner, with a
moment of silent prayer followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.
II. ROLL CALL OF DIRECTORS
Board Members Present:
Jane Wagner
Andrea Christoff
Gregory Dimoff
Duane Gearhart
Andrew Ketner
Linda McClure
Rexall Secrest
Dolly Ranck
Kurt Wenzel
Also Present Were:
Dr. Brett Gilliland
Curt Whitesel
Amy Smith
Bill Varner
Rebecca Berdar
Gretchen Crouse
Angie Watkins
Matt and Anita Young
Wesley Ray, Jr.
Autumn Fiscus
Dianne Thomas
Frank Miller
Amy Bilger
Mike Hummel
Sandra Snair
Nicky Dountas
Attorney Fred Gutshall
III. ROLL CALL VOTING/MINUTES/EXECUTIVE SESSIONS
Items #1 and Item #2 of Roll Call Voting/Minutes/Executive Sessions were approved
as follows:
1. The Roll Call Voting and Recording Motion was approved as follows:
Approval is granted that as the President of the Board conducts this
meeting, it is not necessary to announce each roll call vote. If,
however, a director or director(s), wish to comment or have his/her
comment or vote specifically recorded, the director(s) shall have
the opportunity to so state.
2. The minutes of the regular meeting of February 24, 2014 were approved as
presented.
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3. President Jane Wagner noted for information purposes that the Mount Union Area
Board of Education held Executive Sessions for student matters and personnel
matters on Monday, March 24, 2014, and prior to the start of the meeting on
March 31, 2014.
IV. TREASURER’S REPORT
1. The Treasurer’s Report for January 2014 and February 2014 were accepted as
presented.
V. BILLS
1. Approval was granted for Item #1a through Item #1d of Bills for the payment of
the bills for March 2014 as listed for the General Fund for a total disbursement of
$1,383,367.74; the Cafeteria Fund for a total disbursement of $83,448.38; the
Scholarship Fund for a total disbursement of $2,650.29 and for the Capital
Reserve Fund for a total disbursement of $2,864.00.
VI. DISTRICT REPORTS
1. The District Office Petty Cash and Student/District Data Reports were accepted as
presented.
VII.
PRESENTATIONS
There were no presentations for March 31, 2014.
VIII. PUBLIC COMMENTS
A member of the public present at a meeting of the Board may address the Board
in accordance with Board’s rules. If a group issue exists, a representative should
be appointed by the group to speak. All presentations will be limited to five (5)
minutes per speaker.
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Each speaker should state their name, address of residence and item(s) on
the agenda to which their comments are directed.
For specific questions, the individual(s) should schedule a meeting for
discussion with the Administration.
The Board may or may not choose to entertain answering any questions.
Speaker’s time will be limited to five (5) minutes.
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At 7:09 p.m. President Jane Wagner opened the floor for public comments. With
no comments being received, President Jane Wagner continued on with the
agenda items.
IX. REPORTS
1. Tuscarora Intermediate Unit #11:
a) Minutes from the Tuscarora Intermediate Unit #11 meeting of February 19,
2014 were given to the board members for their information. No action was
needed on these minutes.
Item #1b through Item #1d of Tuscarora Intermediate Unit #11 were approved as
follows:
b) To approve the recommendation to elect the following individuals to serve as
Tuscarora Intermediate Unit #11 board members to fill new three-year terms
from July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2017:
Amy L. Wagner – Juniata County School District
Linda L. McClure – Mount Union Area School District
Timothy A. Mellott – Southern Fulton School District
c) The Tuscarora Intermediate Unit #11’s General Operating Budget for the
2014-2015 school year in the amount of $3,410,912 was approved as
presented.
d) Authorization was granted for the District to participate in the TIU E-Rate
Consortium for the procurement of Internet Telecommunications for the 20142015 school year as presented.
e) Board members were reminded that the Tuscarora Intermediate Unit #11’s
40th Annual Convention of School Directors is scheduled to be held
Wednesday, April 16, 2014, at 6:30 p.m. at the IU facility.
2. Huntingdon County Career & Technology Center:
a) The minutes of the Huntingdon County Career & Technology Center meeting
of February 11, 2014 as presented.
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President Jane Wagner recognized and acknowledged the success of the following
Mount Union students participating in the Skills USA Competition at the
Huntingdon County Career & Technology Center:
b) Request from the Huntingdon County Career & Technology Center’s Joint
Operating Committee to recognize the following MU students:
District 7 Skills USA Competition – January 24, 2014
1st Place:
Kendra House – Health Occupations Knowledge Bowl
Blake Kissiel – Health Occupations Knowledge Bowl
Elizabeth Lane – Health Occupations Knowledge Bowl
Christian Weller – Health Occupations Knowledge Bowl
Zoe Morris – Medical Assisting
2nd Place:
Paige Atherton – Action Skills
Michaela McBeth – Medical Math
3rd Place:
Zach Glunt – Carpentry
Brooke Staley – Job Skill Demonstration Open
Ryan Goshorn – Prepared Speech
Also Competing:
Miya Raison – Basic Health Care
Gabrianna Morder -- Extemporaneous Public Speaking
Hunter Atherton – Job Skill Demonstration A
Dylan Rogers – Teamworks
X. GENERAL
1. Discussion about the School Calendar for the 2013-2014 school year.
Superintendent Dr. Brett Gilliland reviewed the three options being considered for
the changes/make-up days for the 2013-2014 school year calendar:
Option #1 – No change to the calendar as originally approved and make-up days
as already approved and as amended calendar is written.
Option #2 – To add 24 minutes to the school day at the discretion of the
administrators to add where they saw fit, half days on April 16, May 9 and June’s
last day would become full days for students; option to allow two Act 80 days on
June 5 and 6 with students ending the school year on June 4th with graduation on
June 3rd.
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Option #3 – Change to the calendar converting Act 80 days with the adding of 24
minutes to the school day from April 7 to June 6, 2014; the half days on April 17
and June 6 would become full days; the half day on May 9 would remain a half
day; students/teachers last day would be June 6th and graduation would be June
5th.
It was approved to approve Option #3 for change to the 2013-2014 school year
with the adding of 24 minutes to the school day from April 7 to June 6, 2014; the
half days on April 17 and June 6 would become full days; the half day on May 9
would remain a half day; students/teachers last day would be June 6th and
graduation would be June 5th.
Prior to the actual voting on the item and in response to a question raised about
what the extra 24 minutes will be used for:
Mr. Frank Miller explained the time will be used for extra math tutoring
and to help students in need and how the teachers schedules and time
would be worked throughout the school day and by the specialists (Art,
Music, Physical Ed, etc.).
Mr. Curt Whitesel and Ms. Amy Smith indicated that the minutes will be
added to each period throughout the day, the bell schedule can be adjusted
for the change in minute, the HCCTC agreed to keep our students two full
days, feed them there, to provide needed instructional hours there for our
HCCTC students.
Items #2 through Item #11 of General were approved as follows:
2. Recommendation to declare the listing of computers and technology equipment of
no value to the District and to accept the quote from School Tech Supply in the
amount of $4,597 for trade-in allowance for the Cash for Clunkers Program for
these items as presented.
3. Recommendation to approve the following as authorized individuals to pick-up
Food Service Bags for the Cafeteria Department for the 2013-2014 school year:
Tracy Roles
Heather Worthy
Karen Harshbarger
Curtis Whitesel
Karen Barrick
Autumn Fiscus
Lonya Semple
Deb Lear
Julia Covert
Dean Endres
Amy Moore
Marian Benson
Brett Gilliland
Debbie Price
Tina Werner
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4. Recommendation to add the following individuals to the Listing of Drivers for
District vehicles effective for the 2013-2014 school year pending receipt of
necessary paperwork:
Sandra Snair
Anita Young
5. Recommendation to renew the Referral, Communication, & Transfer Agreement
between the District and Home Nursing Agency effective for the 2014-2015
school year as presented.
6. Request from the Tax Claim Bureau of Mifflin County pursuant to Real Estate
Tax Sale Law §5860.627 to approve or disapprove the offer in the amount of
$275.00 received on property Map Number 21, 23-0108-000 in Wayne Township
currently placed in the “repository for unsold properties”. (Note: This is the
same property presented for approval at our February meeting. The Mifflin
County Commissioners declined the original offer of $100 for the property. A
higher offer has been made and the process needs to be reconsidered.)
7. Approval of the minutes of the Occupational Advisory Committees Meetings for
the Agriculture Program and the Business Program and approval of the Board
response to the Agriculture Program Committee’s recommendations as presented.
8. Recommendation to accept the proposal from Effective Software Products, Inc.
for Application Software package and services for the 2014-2015 school year in
the amount of $9,100.
9. Consideration of the request from Mr. James Berry for the District to participate
in the EnerNOC Energy Management Agreement and Emergency Load Response
Program as presented.
10. Request from Statewide Tax Recovery for exoneration from delinquent per
capita/resident taxes for the following individual(s):
Marcia N. Bowser – Wayne Twp. 2013 – Non-Resident
11. The Mount Union Area Board of Directors directs that the Superintendent and the
central administration team:
1) Study the professional district staffing needs based upon instructional program
requirements and student enrollment;
2) Determine the minimum professional district staffing needs for the upcoming
school year based upon the forgoing studies;
3) Make recommendations to the board during April and/or May 2014 based
upon the considerations set forth in the Public School Code, concerning
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whether any professional or temporary professional employee position should
be maintained, added, reduced or eliminated during the 2014-2015 school
year;
4) If a recommendation is made for elimination or reduction of positions,
implement the established procedures through termination of specific
temporary professional employees, suspension of specific professional
employees or demotion of specific professional employees, obtaining such
approvals from the Department of Education that may are required for the
alteration or curtailment of educational programs;
5) Notify any temporary professional and professional employees who may be
affected by the recommendation; and
6) Consult with and work with district legal counsel to insure the correctness and
completeness of the process.
Note: General Item #12 on the proposal from NRG Building Services was added and
acted on later in the meeting. (See page 19 of the minutes and page 14 of the
agenda.)
XI. PERSONNEL
Prior to the voting on the Personnel Section items, President Jane Wagner added
information to page 8 of the agenda with an additional name to Item #9 for
Gameworkers and additional Item #10a and Item #10b and the wording of pending
receipt of paperwork and clearances on Item #10b as listed on the yellow addenda
agenda.
President Jane Wagner noted Item #1 of Personnel was for information purposes as
follows:
1. For Information:
a) The first day for Mrs. Naomi Woods in the part-time, para-educator 5 ½ hours
aide position was February 25, 2014.
b) Mrs. Jeri Minnick Dukes has successfully completed her probationary period
effective March 19, 2014 as full-time Payroll Clerk.
c) Mr. Brian Kritzer extended his paternity leave of absence through March 28,
2014 with the understanding he will continue to use accumulated sick,
personal and emergency leave days to cover the period of the leave and will
notify the District Office of his return date once determined.
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Items #2 through Item #7 of Personnel were approved as follows:
2. a)
Request from Mrs. Elece Mentzer for an extended leave for maternity
purposes beginning approximately May 27, 2014 through the end of the
current school year with the understanding she will be using accumulated
sick-leave days to cover the period of the leave and she will notify the
Administrative Center of her return date once determined.
b) Recommendation to name Mrs. Alisha Starr as a long-term substitute to be
paid at the rate of $90/day to fill the maternity leave vacancy of Mrs. Elece
Mentzer.
3. Request from Mrs. Amy Moore for a leave of absence for travel from April 14
through April 18, 2014 with the understanding she will be using two personal
days and 1 ½ days without pay to cover the period of the leave.
4. a) Request from Ms. Mary Ann Kurey for a medical leave starting May 5, 2014,
through the end of the current school year with the understanding she will be
using accumulated sick-leave days to cover the period of the leave and she
will notify the District Office of her return date once determined.
b) Recommendation to name Ms. Alicia Pollock, 218 Hoover Road, Robertsdale,
PA 16674 as long-term substitute for Ms. Mary Ann Kurey effective May 5,
2014 through the end of the school year to be paid at the rate of $90/day.
5. Request from Mrs. Marian Benson for a Family Medical Leave (FMLA)
beginning March 28, 2014 with the understanding the period of the leave will be
without pay and she will notify the District Office of her return date once
determined.
6. Approval to add the following names to the District’s Substitute Aide Listing
effective for the 2013-2014 school year pending receipt of necessary background
clearances and pending interview process:
Catherine Bunting, 14032 Wrangletown Road, Mount Union, PA 17066
Michele Grove, 142 Mostoller Drive, McVeytown, PA 17051
7. Approval to add the following names to the District’s Substitute Teacher Listing
effective for the 2013-2014 school year pending receipt of necessary background
clearances, certification and pending interview process:
Salvatore Lascari, 8954 Standing Stone Road, Apt. 6, Huntingdon, PA 16652,
graduate of Clarion University of PA and Jones International University, Social
Studies.
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Lori Krause, 7478 Country Hills Drive, Huntingdon, PA 16652, IU Guest
Teacher Program, graduate of Ashford University, Social Science with Education
Concentration. Approval should be with the understanding that she will be used
only when a PA Certified individual is unavailable.
Tiffany Mistretta, 108 West PA Avenue, Mount Union, PA 17066, IU Guest
Teacher Program, graduate of Penn State University, Science and Business
Management and extensive training in Agriculture. Approval should be with the
understanding that she will be used only when a PA Certified individual is
unavailable.
Heather Spillane, 9154 Homestead Road, Huntingdon, PA 16652, IU Guest
Teacher Program, graduate of University of South Florida, Psychology and
Criminology. Approval should be with the understanding that she will be used
only when a PA Certified individual is unavailable.
Jennifer Young, 24 Maple Street, Mount Union, PA 17066, IU Guest Teacher
Program, graduate of Saint Vincent College, Psychology. Approval should be
with the understanding that she will be used only when a PA Certified individual
is unavailable.
The following individuals were approved to be named to the Special Education
teaching positions as follows:
8. Special Education teaching positions:
a) Recommendation to transfer Ms. Christine Stevens to the full-time Special
Education Emotional Support teaching position at the elementary level to
remain at the present salary and step of the salary scale effective April 9,
2014.
b) Recommendation to name Ms. Sarah Stiver, 9 West John Street, McVeytown,
PA 17051 to the full-time Special Education Autistic Support teaching
position at the elementary level on the 1st Step of the Bachelor’s salary scale at
$33,000.00 with the understanding the days worked and salary will be prorated for the 2013-2014 school year and with benefits effective April 9, 2014.
c) Recommendation to name Ms. Stacy Coffman, 17622 Shatzer Road, Spring
Run, PA 17262 to the part-time Special Education teaching position at the
elementary level for 5/8s of a day on the 1st Step of the Bachelor’s salary
scale at $33,000.00 with the understanding the days worked and salary will be
pro-rated for the 2013-2014 school year effective April 9, 2014.
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d) Recommendation to name Ms. Tara Donahue, 11480 Spring Avenue, Mount
Union, PA 17066 to the part-time Special Education teaching position at the
elementary level for 5/8s of a day on the 1st Step of the Bachelor’s salary
scale at $33,000.00 with the understanding the days worked and salary will be
pro-rated for the 2013-2014 school year effective April 9, 2014.
e) The remaining part-time teaching position will not be filled at this time.
Prior to the actual vote on the motion, board member Mrs. Linda McClure
commented that she did not have anything against or to her knowledge know any of
these individuals but she had concerns about creating these many positions at one
time; in light of the budget and going forward we are going to run into issues.
Items #9 and Item #10 of Personnel were approved as follows and as presented on the
yellow addenda agenda:
9. Approval of the following individuals to serve as Game Workers and
Firepolice/Security for the 2013-2014 school year:
Gameworkers
Kelvin Abrashoff
Laurie Aurand
Sonja Boozel
Randy Crowder
Tammy Fisher
Timothy Hicks
Jeff Hoover
Brian Kritzer
Sue Lear
Tessa McCormick
Bob Prough
Dayton Shugarts
Mary Anna Sieber
Chris Stevens
Molly Thompson
Anita Young
Cindy Aurand
Marc Aurand
Jeff Brown
Lisa (Morgan) Drake
Renee Goodling
Iva Hinton
Mike Hummel
Kathryn Kritzer
Barbara Maurer
Garnett Moore
Brooke Rhone
Janet Shugarts
Patricia Smith
Phyllis Storey
Brenna Varner
Matt Young
Courtney Aurand
Marian Benson
Todd Clewell
Jeff Detwiler
Charlie Hicks
Maureen Hockenberry
Miranda Koontz
Dave Lear
Jared McConkey
Rob Ohawk
William Shives
Mark Sieber
Heather Snair
Lorenn Schouppe-Wright
Corey Wertz
Holly Fortney
Firepolice/Security
Joan Green
Janet Shugarts
Dennis Hicks
Terry Rogers
Charlie Hicks
Bob Young
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10. a) Recommendation to grant approval for the Administration to use recent
graduates from surrounding colleges as substitute teachers for the month of
April and May 2014 with the understanding they will have proper educational
certification from the State and a letter of verification from the college.
b) Recommendation to add the following to be April 2014 graduate to the
District’s Substitute Teacher Listing pending receipt of necessary paperwork
and clearances: (This individual has performed her student teaching in the
District.)
Ashley Henderson, 4892 State Route 103 North, Lewistown, PA 17044, to be
April 2014 graduate of Western Governor’s University, Mathematics 7-12
XII.
USE OF FACILITIES AND FUND-RAISING ACTIVITIES
Items #1 through Item #8 of Use of Facilities and Fund-Raising Activities were
approved as follows:
1. Superintendent Dr. Brett Gilliland granted pre-approval of the following requests
for Use of Facilities and Fund-Raising Activities due to the dates of the events
and/or activities being prior to our March board meeting:
a) Request from Mrs. Shelia Goshorn on behalf of the Mount Union-Kistler PTO
for use of the Mount Union-Kistler Elementary to hold Talent Show practices
on Tuesdays from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on March 11 and March 18, 2014.
b) Request from the Mount Union-Kistler PTO to hold a fund-raiser of selling
donuts from March 6, 2014 through March 17, 2014 with the proceeds being
used for those parents/students K-6 attending the New York City trip and with
the understanding the details of the activity will be cleared with the building
administrator and approved by the Wellness Committee.
c) Request from Mr. Corey Wertz and Mount Union Wrestling to host a
Wrestling Clinic with Ken Chertow at the High School (Auxiliary gym) on
March 25, 2014 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
2. Request from the Mount Union Band Boosters for use of the High School
Facilities and Cafeteria to hold its Annual Banquet on May 27, 2014 from
5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. with the understanding the Band Boosters will cover costs.
3. Request from Mrs. Marsha Kyper and Mr. Rick Kane on behalf of the
Community Summer Band for use of the High School facilities as a rain location
for the outdoor concert scheduled for Tuesday, July 29, 2014, from 6:00 p.m. to
8:30 p.m.
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4. Request from Mr. Corey Wertz and Mount Union Wrestling for use of the High
School Cafeteria to hold a pizza party on April 2, 2014 from 6:30 p.m. to
9:00 p.m.
5. Request from Mr. Tyler Woodward on behalf of the Butch Woodward Memorial
Committee for use of the High School gymnasium to hold a Volleyball
Tournament on May 16, 2014 from 4:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. with the
understanding the group will cover costs involved with use of the facilities.
6. Request from Mr. Joe Barrett on behalf of the Kiwanis of Mount Union for use of
the high school athletic field to hold the Annual Kiwanis Easter Egg Hunt on
April 12, 2014 (raindate April 19) from 8:00 a.m. to noon.
7. Request from Mr. Matt Young and the Mount Union Football Booster Club to
hold a Golf Tournament as a fund-raiser to be held at the American Legion
Country Club on Sunday, May 4, 2014, with the proceeds being used for
equipment for players for the 2014 season and with the understanding the details
of the activity will be cleared with the Building Administrator.
8. Request from Mr. Bob Wydock on behalf of the Track Booster Club for
permission to have a concession stand at the home track meets effective for the
2013-2014 school year
XIII. FIELD TRIPS AND CONFERENCES
Items #1 through Item #33 of Field Trips and Conferences were approved as follows
and as presented on the yellow addenda agenda and with the understanding the dates
for the DelGrosso’s trips will be determined:
1. Dr. Brett Gilliland granted pre-approval of the following requests for Field Trips
and Conferences:
a) Request from Mr. Leonard Snyder to attend the Microsoft Spring EES
Meeting to be held in Pittsburgh on March 25, 2014 with costs to the District
being for mileage ($173.60), parking garage ($10.00) and turnpike tolls
($12.60).
b) Request from Mr. Donald Love to accompany sevens students from the
Advanced Wood Tech II class to Mountainside Wood Products, Peachey’s
Wood Products on March 19, 2014 with costs to the District being for use of
the school van for the trip. (This field trip was originally on the spreadsheet
approved at our May 20, 2013 meeting. This approval sets the date and costs
for the trip.)
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c) Request from Mr. Johnny Himes to attend the 2014 MacAdmins Conference
to be held at Penn State – State College July 9 to 11, 2014 with costs to the
District being for registration ($400.00) and mileage ($144.48).
d) Request from Mr. Rick Kane to accompany members of the High School
Band to participate in the PRIDE Telethon to be held in Huntingdon on
March 22, 2014 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. with costs to the District being
for use of the van with the hitch and bus transportation. (Note: This field trip
was originally on the spreadsheet approved at our May 20, 2013 meeting.
This approval sets the date and costs for the trip.)
e) Request from Mrs. Cynthia Brightbill to accompany her 5th grade class to the
Shirley Home on March 13, 2014 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. as Community
Service with the costs for bus transportation being covered by the Shirley
Township PTO.
2. A correction is needed for the 4th grade field trip to the State Museum in
Harrisburg on April 11, 2014 which was approved at our February 24, 2014
meeting. The approval needs corrected to reflect that the PTO/CTOs will be
covering the transportation costs for the field trip.
3. Request from Mrs. Sandy Snair on behalf of the Mapleton-Union Elementary K-6
Staff and Students to attend the Jaffa Circus in Altoona on April 14, 2014 as its
Reward Field Trip with costs for the trip being covered by the Mapleton-Union
Elementary.
4. Request from Mr. Josh Hicks on behalf of the Mapleton-Union Elementary Staff
and Students to hold an Activities Night and Food Sales fund raiser on April 24,
2014 at 6:00 p.m. in the school cafeteria with the proceeds from the event being
used to pay for classroom materials or student behavior awards. Admission to the
event will be free to parents and students. Funds will be raised through the sale of
baked goods and other food items.
5. Request from Mr. Frank Miller and the Mount Union-Kistler PTO for students
from the Mount Union-Kistler Elementary to go to DelGrosso’s to be determined
with costs for the trip being covered by the Mount Union-Kistler PTO.
6. Request from Mrs. Dawn Holesa and the Shirley Township PTO for students
from the Shirley Township Elementary to go to DelGrosso’s to be determined
with costs for the trip being covered by the Shirley Township PTO.
7. Request from Mr. Frank Miller and Mrs. Angie Watkins and the Mapleton-Union
CTO for students from the Mapleton-Union Elementary to go to DelGrosso’s on
May 28, 2014 with costs for the trip being covered by the Mapleton-Union CTO.
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8. Request from Mrs. Sheila Goshorn on behalf of the Mount Union-Kistler PTO for
Mount Union-Kistler Elementary families and students to take a New York City
trip on April 5, 2014 with costs being covered by the group and/or participants.
9. Request from Mrs. Gretchen Crouse to accompany nine members of the Select
6th Grade Band to the PMEA Band Fest to be held at Central Mountain Middle
School on April 25, 2014 with costs to the District being for bus transportation to
the event, registration ($180.00) and mileage with the understanding that the
students will return home with their parents.
10. Request from Mrs. Gretchen Crouse to accompany six members of the Select 5th
Grade Chorus to the PMEA Chorus Fest to be held at the Glendale High School
on May 2, 2014 with costs to the District being for use of the school van for the
trip and registration ($138.00).
11. Request from Ms. Nancy Corson on behalf of the Drama Club to sponsor a trip on
May 10, 2014 to the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Philadelphia Zoo with
costs for the trip being covered by the participants. (See pink attachment)
12. Request from the Mount Union Band Boosters and Mr. Rick Kane to accompany
members of the High School Band to Raystown Resort as their end-of-year trip on
June 28, 2014 with costs being covered by the Band Boosters.
13. Request from Mr. Rick Kane to accompany members of the High School Band to
participate in the Mount Union and Mapleton Depot Memorial Day Parades to be
held on May 26, 2014 with costs to the District being for bus transportation and
the van with the hitch. (Note: This field trip was originally on the spreadsheet
approved at our May 20, 2013 meeting. This approval sets the date and the costs
for the trip.)
14. Request from Mr. Rick Kane to accompany members of the Indoor Competition
Band to participate in the following competitions with costs to the District being
for bus transportation and van with the hitch: (Note: Indoor Competitions were
originally listed on the spreadsheet approved at our May 20, 2013 meeting. This
approval sets the dates and costs for the trips.)
March 1, 2014 – Windber
April 12, 2014 – St. Mary’s
April 5, 2014 – Westmont
April 26, 2014 -- Tyrone
15. Request from Mr. Rick Kane to accompany members of the Indoor Competition
Band to the East Coast Indoor Championships to be held in Wildwood, New
Jersey from April 30 to May 4, 2014 with costs to the District being for vans, gas
and substitutes. (Note: This field trip was originally on the spreadsheet approved
at our May 20, 2013 meeting. This approval sets the dates and the costs for the
trip.)
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16. Request from Mr. David Steel on behalf of the Mapleton Depot American Legion
Post 322 for participation of the High School Band in its Memorial Day Parade to
be held on May 26, 2014 beginning at 9:00 a.m. and in its Halloween Parade on
October 15, 2014 beginning at 6:00 p.m.
17. Request from Mrs. Anita Young to accompany five to eight students from the
Gifted Program to the Huntingdon County Conservation – Lower Trail in
Williamsburg on April 8, 2014 with costs to the District being for use of the
school van for the trip.
18. Request from Mrs. Anita Young to accompany five to eight students from the
Gifted Program to the Whitaker Center on Thursday, May 8, 2014, with costs to
the District being for use of the school van for the trip and with the class or group
covering the $22/student costs.
19. Request from Mrs. Anita Young to accompany six to eight students from the
Gifted Program to Penn State University College of Agricultural Sciences on
April 22, 2014 for career exploration/college visit with costs to the District being
for use of the school van for the trip and with the understanding the group will
cover cost for lunch and other expenses.
20. Request from Mrs. Anita Young to accompany six to nine students from the
Gifted Program to an Altoona Curve game (career exploration – Turf
Management) on May 22, 2014 with costs to the District being for use of the
school van for the trip and with the understanding the group will cover costs for
their own tickets and food.
21. Request from Mrs. Susan Hendricks and Ms. Molly Thompson (College Advisor)
to accompany college bound students to Shippensburg University to tour and
attend an information session on April 2, 2014 with costs for bus transportation
(Joan Long) to be paid directly by Shippensburg University.
22. Request from Mrs. Susan Hendricks and Ms. Molly Thompson (College Advisor)
to accompany college bound juniors to Penn State Altoona Campus to tour and
attend an information session on April 14, 2014 with the costs for bus
transportation being covered by the College Advising Corp.
23. Request from Ms. Nancy Corson and Ms. Lauren Shugarts on behalf of the
National Honor Society for members to attend the Rockhill Trolley Museum on
April 5 and 6, 2014 to help clean the trolleys as part of the NHS’s community
service with costs to the District being for use of the school van for the trip and
with the understanding that some of the students will be providing their own
transportation and only half of the students go on each day.
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24. Request from Mrs. Lane Forgy and Mrs. Suzanne Brown to attend the Wild
About Peregrines Workshop to be held at the Rachel Carson State Building in
Harrisburg on April 8, 2014 with costs to the District being for substitutes and
mileage ($100.80).
25. Request from Mrs. Glenette Heaster and Mrs. Renee Goodling to attend the
Cambria-Somerset Council for Education of Health Professional, Inc.’s 34th
Annual Cambria County Child Abuse Awareness Workshop to be held on
April 29, 2014 in Johnstown with costs to the District being for substitutes,
mileage ($100.80) and registration $55/each ($110.00).
26. Request to participate in the Spring SAP Day Training to be held at the Tuscarora
Intermediate Unit #11 on May 14, 2014 with costs to the District’s Professional
Development funding for registration $10/each ($60.00) from:
Susan Hendricks
Glenette Heaster
Joan Coraor
Brian Kritzer
Sue Stratton
Bambi Guentner
27. Request from Mrs. Laura Renninger to attend the PA STEM Vision Conference:
from Classroom to Career to be held at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center
in Pittsburgh May 8 to May 9, 2014 with costs to the District’s KtO funds for
substitute for May 9th, mileage ($153.44), lodging/meals $100/day ($200.00) and
parking.
28. Request from Ms. Tessa McCormick and Ms. Renae Suchan to attend the Penn
State Sports Camps (Coaches Clinic) on the afternoon of April 25, 2014 with
costs to the District being for half-day substitute for Ms. McCormick, registration
$125/each ($250.00), mileage ($52.64) and meals.
29. Request to attend the Tuscarora Intermediate Unit #11’s workshop, “Student
Learning Outcomes for Administrators,” to be held at the IU on April 14, 2014
from Mrs. Dianne Thomas, Dr. Brett Gilliland, Ms. Amy Smith and Mr. Frank
Miller with costs to the District being for mileage and meals.
30. Request from Mr. Lenny Snyder to attend the Tech Talk Live Conference to be
held at the Intermediate Unit #13 in Lancaster May 6 – 8, 2014 with costs to the
District’s technology budget for mileage ($142.24), registration ($225.00) and
lodging/meals ($100.00).
31. Request from Mr. Matt Fiscus to accompany students to participate in the Safety
Driving Competition to be held on April 23, 2014 with costs to the District being
for a substitute and use of the school van for the trip. (Note: This field trip was
originally approved at our May 20, 2013 meeting on the spreadsheet for the 20132014 school year. This sets the date and costs for the field trip.)
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32. Notification from Mrs. Tammy McKnight that the following dates have been
established for the Junior High Girls’ Basketball fund-raisers previously
approved:
a) Marianna Sale delivery date of May 6, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. with use of the
cafeteria to sort the orders.
b) Bake Sale/Tag Day at Appleby’s Drug Store on Saturday, May 17, 2014.
33. Request from Mrs. Anita Young to attend the “English as a Second Language:
Supporting English Language Learners,” to be held at IU #10 on May 15, 2014
with costs to the District being for registration ($40.00) and mileage ($59.36).
XIV. PRINCIPALS’ REPORTS
1. Secondary Principals’ Reports
Mr. Curt Whitesel introduced first year teachers – Mike Hummel and Matt Young
– attending the board meeting as part of the Teacher Induction Program.
Ms. Amy Smith commented the Junior High is completing the PSSA and
Keystones testing.
2. Elementary Principals’ Reports
Mr. Frank Miller introduced first year teacher – Nicky Dountas – attending the
board meeting as part of the Teacher Induction Program.
3. District-wide Administrators’ Reports
Mrs. Dianne Thomas introduced Mrs. Anita Young, ESL/Gifted teacher for the
District.
4. Technology Director’s Report
Dr. Brett Gilliland noted the reclaiming materials action taken earlier on the
unused computers and technology equipment and the proposal from School Tech
Supply for trade-in allowance.
5. Superintendent’s Report
Dr. Brett Gilliland noted that experienced teachers – Mrs. Amy Bilger,
Mrs. Gretchen Crouse, Mrs. Angie Watkins and Mrs. Sandra Snair – were present
at the meeting as well as the first year teachers.
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Mrs. Autumn Fiscus noted that she is continuing to work on gathering numbers
for the budget for the 2014-2015 school year and the workshop in April will be a
session for discussion of the budget.
Mr. Bill Varner, Supervisor of Maintenance, asked the Board to consider
accepting the proposal from NRG Building Services for heating controls at the
Shirley Township and Mapleton-Union Elementary Buildings.
As a result of this request, General Item #12 was added to the agenda:
12. The recommendation to accept the proposal from NRG Building Services for
heating system controls for the Shirley Township Elementary and the MapletonUnion Elementary in the amount of $17,500.00 was approved.
Superintendent Dr. Brett Gilliland asked for the members of the Personnel Committee
to remain after the adjournment of the meeting in order to try to schedule a date to
hold a Personnel Committee meeting.
XV.
INFORMATION ITEMS
Dr. Brett Gilliland reviewed the following Information Items with the Board noting
that the workshop session on April 21st would be for budget discussion for the 20142015 school year:
1. Thank you received from the Mount Union High School Chorus.
2. April Meetings:
a) Workshop – Monday, April 21, 2014, at 6:30 p.m. in the High School Library
for budget discussion for the 2014-2015 school year.
b) Regular Board – Monday, April 28, 2014, at 7:00 p.m. in the library of the
Junior/Senior High School with an Executive Session being held at 6:00 p.m.
prior to the start of the regular session.
3. Notification from PSBA Leadership Development Committee (formerly the
Nominating Committee) regarding the upcoming April 30 deadline for submitting
nominations for one of the PSBA offices.
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XVI. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 7:48 p.m.
Deanna Lee Wagner
Board Secretary
March 31, 2014