The Fairview Board of School Directors held its regular public meeting on

March 18, 2002, and took action on the following matters:

·                    Accepted the minutes of  the  public board meeting held on 2/25/02

·                    Accepted the minutes of the special board meeting held on 3/11/02

·                    The treasurer’s report for February, 2002, was approved.

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

·                    Approved the I.U. #5 2002/03 General Operating Budget of $386,569 and further, to approve the district contribution to Educational Services for $8,ll3.5l, and Instructional Media & Technology Services for $29,358.33 for the fiscal year July 1, 2002, through June 30, 2003

·                    Authorized the administration to obtain two automatic external defibrillators from the state at no cost to the district and to train staff in their use

·                    Approved the FHS administration to recommend students to participate in a joint Biology Enrichment Project pilot program offered by Gannon University as per the attachment.  This program will be a pilot program for the remainder of the 200l/02 school year and evaluated at the end of the program

·                    Approved Policy 217 -  high school graduation requirements

·                    Approved the expenditure of up to $5,000 to support a comprehensive assessment of the career and technical continuum in Erie County including the Erie County Technical School

·                    Policy 6l8 pertaining to student activity funds was presented for the first reading and will be posted in all buildings for staff input

·                    Policy 609 relative to investments was also presented for first reading and will be posted

·                    Approved the budgetary transfers included in the board packets

·                    Approved  the administration to develop specifications and to advertise and receive bids for technology equipment, to order technology equipment not to exceed $105,000 based on the Technology Committee’s recommendation and contained in the budget, and further, to maintain the technology lease payment at no more than $116,000 per year over 4.5 years

·                    Approved facility requests from Flag Little League and Erie Youth Soccer

·                    Presented Policy 707 pertaining to use of district facilities for the first reading to be posted in all buildings for staff input

·                    Approved the list of personnel matters and substitute addendums

·                    Policy 210 – Pupil’s Use of Medications – presented for first reading and posted in all building The administrative intern policy was approved.

·                    The public is invited to attend all board meetings – upcoming meetings:

SPRING BREAK MARCH 25 – APRIL 1  - SCHOOL 
RESUMES APRIL 2

Upcoming meetings:

April 6 – Committee of the Whole for Budget & Finance at 8:30 a.m. at FES and Board Vacancy Interviews beginning at 10:00 a.m. at FES

April 8 – Committee of the Whole , 6:30 p.m. at FES