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Fairview School Board Briefs For April 22, 2002

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.

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·                    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!

 


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