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

May 19, 2003, and took action on the following matters:

·                    Approved the minutes of the public board meeting  held on April 28, 2003

·                    Bills payable and payroll for May, 2003, were approved

·                    Approved the Treasurer’s Report for April, 2003

·                    Approved the YMCA Program for pre-K, day care, and after-school care

·                    Approved the Regional Choice Initiative Agreement

·                    Approved the name change of Garwood Middle School to Fairview Middle School

·                    Approved the high school project bid awards as follows:

For General Construction to Eriez Construction in the amount of $1,200,000

For HVAC Construction to Scobell Co., Inc. in the amount of $169,626

For Plumbing Construction to Scobell Co., Inc. in the amount of $199,010

For Electrical Construction to Bay Harbour Electric in the amount of $327,000

For Science Equipment to Moran Scientific Systems, Inc. in the amount of $123,672

            Total construction costs are $2,019,308 to be paid from the Capital Projects Fund

·                    Approved AP 810.9 regarding bus discipline

·                    Approved the guidance counselor job descriptions

·                    Approved the high school diploma list

·                    Approved summer school classes, tuition and fees

·                    Approved the revised Student/Staff/Parent contract and handbooks for FES, FHS, and FMS

·                    Approved extended field trip requests

·                    Approved the list of expenses from the Fairview High School PSSA Improvement Grant award of $26,260

·                    BE IT RESOLVED: That a Tentative General Fund Budget for the 2003/2004 fiscal year in the amount of $16,025,000 be adopted

·                    (THIS TENTATIVE BUDGET IS ON DISPLAY IN ALL BUILDINGS)

·                    Approved the order of 121 computers from Expert Computers at a cost of $739 each for a total of $89,419 and further to order eight HP2300N printers from E Plus Technologies at a cost of $882.77 each for a total of $7,062.16.  Computers and printers combined total of $96,481.16 to be financed by a lease through Laurel Capital

·                    Approved the Erie County Vo-Tech School operating budget for the 2003/2004 school year with costs to the Fairview School District of $158,704 for operations

·                    Approved the Quinn Law Firm retainer agreement for $32,000 for 2003/2004

·                    Approved facility requests from American Legion Baseball and Fairview Girls’ Softball Association

·                    Approved the LERTA application for Windsor Beach Technology

·                    Approved the purchase of potters’ wheels, splash pans, potters’ stools, a piano and fitness equipment for Fairview Middle School at a cost of $40,009.50 to be paid from the Capital Projects Fund

·                    Approved the following Supplemental School Code Positions:

Quinn Law Firm – Board Solicitor

Knox Law Firm – Labor Counsel

K. D. Andryc, D.D.S. – district dentist

Drs. Humphrey, Turner, Leone, and Wickramasinghe – district doctors

Charles D. Harris – Treasurer

HBKW – Insurance Broker of Record for insurance and other employee benefit matters

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

·                    Per School Code, appointed the following signatories:

Larry Kessler, Supt., for General Fund, Cafeteria, District Retirement Benefit Account, Capital Reserve, Capital Projects

Charles D. Harris, Treasurer, for Payroll, General Fund, Cafeteria

Edward A. Barnes, Controller, for Payroll, General Fund, Cafeteria, District Retirement Benefit Account, Capital Reserve, Capital Projects

Robert R. Rodak, Board President, for General Fund, Cafeteria

Sam Signorino, FHS Principal, for High School Activity Account

James K. Logue, FMS Principal, for Middle School Activity Account

Janet J. Lunik, Board Secretary, for General Fund

Paul Krasinski, Asst. Controller, for General Fund, Cafeteria, Payroll, District Retirement Benefit Account, Capital Reserve

·                    The following were appointed as depositories: PNC Bank, National City Bank, INVEST, Northwest Savings, Citizens Bank, First National Bank

·                    Approved the administration to advertise and hold a sale to dispose of used items no longer needed or used

·                    Awarded the bid for the carpet at FES to Tom Baumann & Sons Carpetworld in the amount of $87,586 to be paid from the Capital Projects Fund

·                    Approved the list of personnel matters which can be viewed at the Central Administration Office from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m.

Please note that the district’s policies are located on the district website. 

The list of personnel matters and the list of commendables are on file in the district’s Central Administration Building for public information.

If anyone wishes more information on the items mentioned above, or wishes to speak at a board meeting,  please call the Board Secretary at 474-2600, ext. 6211.

UPCOMING MEETINGS:

Monday,  June 9, 6:30 p.m., FES, Committee of the Whole Meeting followed by special public board meeting followed by small committee meetings

Monday, June 23, 2003, 7:30 p.m., Public Board Meeting at FES

THE PUBLIC IS WELCOME TO ATTEND ALL MEETINGS!