|
The Fairview Board of School Directors held
its regular public meeting on
April 22, 2002, and took action on the
following matters:
·
Accepted the minutes of the public board
meeting held on 3/18/02
·
Accepted the minutes of the special board meeting
held on 4/6/02
·
The treasurer’s report for March, 2002, was
approved.
·
·
Bills payable and payroll for April, 2002, were
approved
·
Approved the submission of Plancon Part F –
Construction Documents – Phased Bidding for the lift station
modifications for the GMS project to the PDE
·
Authorized the administration to expand the YMCA
program at FES at no cost to the district offering a pre-K
program
·
Approved the purchase of foreign language
textbooks grades 5-12 at an estimated cost of $46,095 and
approved the revised curriculum
Approved the
purchase of social studies textbooks grades 9-12 at an estimated
cost of $34,429 and approved the revised curriculum
·
The new policy relative to Electronic
Communication & Technology was presented for the first
reading. It will be posted in all buildings for staff input.
·
Approved revised Policy 618 relative to Student
Activity Funds
·
Approved the revised Policy 609 relative to
Investments
·
Approved the 2002/2003 Tentative Budget in the
amount of $15,674,000. Said
budget will be financed in part by a Real Estate Tax of 167
mills 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 PA, as amended January, 1971.
The OPT is authorized under Act 511.
·
Approved the Erie County Vo-Tech School operating
budget for the 2002/2003 school year with costs to the Fairview
School District of $159,013 for secondary tuition
·
Approved the awarding of bids for winter and
spring athletic supplies, office/classroom/custodial supplies
and the discount and catalog bids for 2002/03
·
Approved to not prepare the actuary report for the
sumemr of 2002 and beginning in 2003 to order the report every
other year unless significant changes are made to
post-retirement benefits
·
Approved to amend the budget to include the
$11,154 from the PSSA grant and to spend this grant award as per
the attachment
·
Approved facility requests from Mr. Lightner,
Misery Bay SCCA and the Erie Saints
·
Approved the revised AP 707 relative to Use of
Facilities
·
Approved the revised administrative procedure
431.c relative to Anticipated Expenses
·
Approved Policy 210 relative to Pupil’s Use of
Medications
·
Presented for first reading were Policies 3l3 and
328 pertaining to Administrative Evaluation, Wage, and Salary
·
Approved the one-time activity fee at $45 per
student at FHS and $25 per student at GMS for school year
2002/2003
·
Approved to lease property to the Fairview School
Foundation, with the understanding that the Foundation will
construct tennis courts thereon at its sole expense during the
term of the lease, and with the further understanding tht the
property, including the tennis courts, will be returned to the
District at the termination of the lease.
Further moved board approval to authorize the board
president and secretary to executive the Lease Agreement, as
prepared by the solicitor, with the Fairview School Foundation
for this purpose with the contingency that the legal description
be provided by Laird. Finally,
moved board approval for the submission of PDE Form 3074© for
Non-Reimbursable Work Not Subject to Advertising or Bidding
Requirements, relating to the construction of the tennis courts
by Fairview School Foundation.
Highlighted Kudos:
To the Academic Decathlon Team and Beth Holmes
The district
received a Merit Award from SchoolMatch and the American
Society of Business Officials (ASBO) award for an
outstanding budget.
Upcoming meetings:
May 13, 2002, 6:30
p.m., FES – Committee of the Whole followed by small committee
meetings
May 22, 2002, 7:30
p.m., FES – Public Board Meeting
THE PUBLIC IS
WELCOME TO ATTEND ALL MEETINGS!
|