BOARD BRIEFS

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

May 24, 2006, and took action on the following matters:

·                    Accepted the minutes of  April 24, 2006, and May 8, 2006

·                    Approved the budgetary transfers

·                    Approved the Treasurer’s Report for April, 2006

·                    Approved the bills payable and payroll through May 19, 2006

·                    Accepted the  resignation letter from  Sheila Brugger

·                    Approved the list of service providers for 2006/07 per School Code of PA

·                    Approved the 2006/07 Budget in the amount of $18,569,000.  Said budget will be financed in part by a Real Estate Tax of 16.745 mills ($1.67 per $100) of assessed value of real property levied under authority of the Public School Code of 1949, as revised, an Occupational Privilege Tax of $10 per person, and a 1% Income Tax levied under the School Code of Pennsylvania, as amended, and a 1% Realty Transfer Tax levied under the second class township Municipality Code as amended.  The Occupational Privilege Tax is authorized under Act 511.

·                    Approved the board resolution authorizing the issuance of General Obligation Bonds, Refunding Series of 2006, for the purpose of an advance refunding of a portion of the School District’s General Obligation Bonds, Series B of 2001

·                    Approved the Tiger Pride Recognition Program, which is financially supported by the three school booster groups, at no cost to the district except time/labor performed by our maintenance crew for some installation

·                    Approved to hire Erik Kincade as Director of Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment, at a salary of $92,000 for the 2006/07 school year with fringe benefits provided in accordance with the Administrative Compensation Plan.  Any time worked during June, 2006, will be paid at the daily rate of $353.85.

·                    Approved the high school diploma list with the understanding that the students listed have met the graduation requirements as set by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the Fairview School District by June 9, 2006

·                    Approved the IDEA Notice of Adoption of Policies, Procedures and Use of Funds by a School District per the attachment

·                    Approved to conduct a high school and middle school summer school program at Fairview High School

·                    Approved the job description for an elementary teacher for the extended school year program and to post this job description

·                    Approved the Wellness Policy (to be posted on the district web site)

·                    Appointed the firm of Felix & Gloekler, P.C. as the local auditors for the 2005/06 year-end audit at an annual rate of $13,300

·                    Approved to lease from Pitney Bows the DM500 mail machine with attachments and software at a cost of $173 per month for a 60-month period effective June 1, 2006

·                    Approved the signatories and depositories for the district accounts

·                    Appointed Laurel Capital as lessor to refinance the existing Laurel Capital Technology Lease with annual debt service not to exceed $112,629 (option #3) over a four-year period with a rate of 4.486% and to provide funding for technology equipment for the 2006/07 school year per the attached analysis and proposal

·                    Approved to purchase technology equipment in an amount not to exceed $100,000 using the technology lease proceeds as per the attached schedule

·                    Amended the 2005/06 budget to add revenue of $4,904.88 from the Pennsylvania Special Education Extraordinary Expense Fund and further, to approve budgeted expenditures in the same amount to be used for assistive technology equipment

·                    Approved to purchase two 72 passenger buses from Blue Bird Bus Sales of Pittsburgh in the amount of $64,760 each for delivery after June 30, 2006, and to be paid from the 06/07 General Fund Budget

·                    Approved to amend the 2006/07 I.U. #5 budget to include $92.09 as the Fairview School District’s share to provide for a teacher for the vision impaired program

·                    Approved the list of personnel matters as well as the substitute lists

If anyone wishes more information on the items above, or to speak at a public board meeting, please call the Board Secretary at 474-2600, ext. 9-6211.  All back-up materials including “kudos” are available for public view at the Central Administration Building from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m.

A list of all the committee meetings and public board meetings is shown on the district’s website at www.fairviewschools.org.   The district’s policies are also on the district website. 

UPCOMING MEETINGS:

Monday, June 12, 2006, Committee of the Whole meeting followed by a special board meeting for personnel and general business and then the small committee meetings - FMS

Monday, June 26, 2006, 7:30 p.m. public board meeting at FMS