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Fairview School Board Briefs For May 22, 2002

·                    Accepted the minutes of  the  public board meeting held on 4/22/02

 

·                    Accepted the minutes of the special board meeting held on  5/13/02

 

·                    The treasurer’s report for  April, 2002, was approved

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·                    Bills payable and payroll for  May, 2002, were approved

 

·                    Sally Gearity  was reappointed as board  representative to the Intermediate Unit #5 for a three-year term from 7/1/02-6/30/05

 

·                    Dennis Thompson was reappointed as board representative to the Fairview Parks & Recreation Authority for a five-year term which expires 12/31/06

 

·                    Approved the settlement of the National City Bank assessment appeal

 

·                    Awarded the bid for asbestos removal at GMS to Chippewa Hazardous Waste at a cost of $102,999

 

·                    Approved the submission of  Plancon  F for the final design for the GMS renovations project to the Pennsylvania Department of Education for their approval

 

·                    Approved summer school for 2002 with courses and fees

 

·                    Approved the high school diploma list

 

·                    Approved the ECA, Student/Staff/Parent and Transportation handbooks for 2002/03

 

·                    Approved the music program proposal for the realignment and assignment of music department staff

 

·                    Approved the Industrial Arts Pilot Proposal

 

·                    Presented the government mandated policy on  Internet Safety & Use for the first reading

 

·                    Approved the list of extended field trips for 2002/03

 

·                    Approved the administration to conduct a Middle States Evaluation during the 2002/03 and 2003/04 school years

 

·                    Approved the administration to contract with the I.U. Cyber Education Service for the 2002/03 school year to provide Cyber School Service as needed  for the district with yearly tuition at approximately $3,000 per student per year with a service to be piloted for a l0th grade writing assessment (Vantage) and to review possible online courses for our middle school gifted students

 

·                    Submitted Act 80 days for 2002/03 for PDE approval

 

·                    Approved the General Fund Budget for 2002/03 fiscal year in the amount of $15,464,000

 

·                    Approved the Capital Reserve Fund budget with budgeted expenditures of $50,000, Capital Projects Fund with budgeted expenditures of $10,296,230, Medical Trust Fund with budgeted expenditures of $114,300, and the Food Service Fund with budgeted operating expenses of $442,241

 

·                    Approved the contract with the I.U. #5 for special education services for 2002/03 for $140,061.19

 

·                    Approved the renewal of trade magazines districtwide through EBSCO in an amount not to exceed $5,000 for the 2002/03 school year

 

·                    Approved the 2002/03 school lunch prices as follows:  $1.70 at FES, $1.85 at GMS and FHS and the adult price at $2.50

 

·                    Approved tuition rates for 2002/03 as follows:  K - $2,800, Grades 1-8 - $5,600 and Grades 9-12 at $4,000

 

·                    Approved the retainer agreement with the Quinn Law Firm in the amount of $30,000 for 2002/03

 

·                    Approved the purchase of computer hardware and software from Expert Computers, Inc.

 

·                    Approved the art, science, and I.U. #5 bids for classroom/office supplies for 2002/03

 

·                    Approved the facility requests for Lake Erie Fanfare and the Fairview Basketball Camp

 

·                    Approved the revised Fairview Parks & Recreation Authority 2002 Summer Schedule

 

·                    Rejected the bids received on the lift station project

 

·                    Approved the purchase of two buses from M. A. Brightbill Body Works, Inc. at $53,238 each for a total of $106,476

 

·                    Approved the Administrative Evaluation Policy 313 and the Wage and Salary Policy 328

 

·                    Appointed the Quinn Law Firm as Board Solicitor

 

·                    Appointed the Knox Law Firm as Labor Counsel to the Board

 

·                    Appointed K. D. Andryc, D.D.S., as the district’s dentist

 

·                    Appointed J. G. Hrinda, M.D., Mitchell Humphrey, D.O., Thomas Turner, M.D., and E. Wickramasinghe, M.D., as district doctors

 

·                    Appointed Charles D. Harris as Treasurer to the Board

 

·                    Appointed HBKW as Insurance Broker of Record for insurance and other employee benefit matters

 

·                    Appointed Hart McConahy and Martz as Brokers of Record for the district’s liability, bond, worker’s compensation, and property insurance programs

 

Authorized the administration to obtain surety bonds in the amount of $1,000,000 for the following:  Superintendent, Controller, FHS Principal, GMS Principal,  FES Principal, Board Secretary, Treasurer, and Asst. Controller

 

·                    Approved the signatories for the district’s accounts

 

·                    Approved the depositories for the district’s accounts

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·                    Approved  the ECA ticket prices for 2002/03

 

·                    Approved the Athletic Trainer’s agreement for 2002/03

 

·                    Approved the cheerleading job description

 

·                    Approved option #2 for the GMS soccer program

 

·                    Approved the Athletic Hall of Fame Program Proposal at a cost of approximately $300

 

·                    Approved the 2002/03 security list for extracurricular events

 

·                    Approved the administration to pursue securing a three-year grant to obtain a full-time Sheriff Resource Officer (SRO)

 

Amended the budget motion to include a statement to express the millage rate of 166 mills in dollars and cents as $16.60 on each $100 of assessed valuation of taxable property

 

·                    Approved the personnel matters as recommended by the superintendent

 

·                    If anyone wishes more information on the items mentioned in Board Briefs, please call the Board Secretary at 474-2600, ext. 6211.

 

UPCOMING MEETINGS:

 

June 10,  2002, 6:30 p.m., FES – Committee of the Whole followed by small committee meetings

 

June 24, 2002, 7:30 p.m., FES – Public Board Meeting

 

 

THE PUBLIC IS WELCOME TO ATTEND ALL MEETINGS!

 

 

 


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