BOARD BRIEFS

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

May 25, 2005, and took action on the following matters:

·        Accepted the minutes of  the  April 25, 2005, public board meeting

·        Approved the budgetary transfers, bills payable and payroll through  5/23/05

·        Approved the treasurer’s report for April, 2005

·        Read a resignation letter from a housekeeper at the high school and a retirement letter from the coordinator of buildings and grounds.

·        Recognition of Visitors: Mel Sundin re: policy and Alan Woolslare re: random thoughts, and William Flower re: Act 72 and his disappointment that the board will not support it.

·        Approved the 2005/2006 Budget in the amount of $17,867,000 .  Said budget will be financed in part by a Real Estate Tax of 16.26 mills ($1.63 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 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.   The budget is available for public viewing at the district’s Central Administration Building.

·        Approved the reappointment of Richard Unkle as board representative to I.U. #5 for a term beginning July 1, 2005, through June 30, 2008.

·          Approved the reappointment of Janet J. Lunik as board secretary for a term of four years beginning July 1, 2005, until June 30,2009, at an annual salary of $5,000.

·        Approved the appointment of Jim Phillips as the board’s representative to the Fairview Parks & Recreation Authority to fill the remaining term of David Wallwork, which ends December, 2006.

·        Approved the District’s Act 72 Resolution to opt out of Act 72.

·            Approved the field trip request for Mr. Ferrare to take the 8^th grade class of  2005/06 on their annual trip to Washington, DC, on February 17-19, 2006, at no cost to the district

·        Approved the Student Handbooks for the three school for the 05/06 school year

·        Approved summer library hours at all three schools with the same hours as the summer of 2004 and not to exceed $l,000 in costs per building

·        Approved summer school 2005

·        Approved Title 1 program for Fairview Elementary School as per the attachment

·        Approved the high school diploma list be approved with the understanding that the students listed have met the graduation requirements as set by the Commonwealth of PA and the Fairview School District by June, 10, 2005

·        Approved Policy 122 – Extracurricular Activities and Policy 123 – Interscholastic Activities

·        Approved the purchase of technology equipment for 2005/06 at a cost not to exceed the amount of new funds available through refinancing the existing technology lease, and with debt service not to exceed the level currently in the budget of $109,544.  The list of recommended technology purchases in the amount of $99,956 will be prioritized and reduced to match the available funds.

·        The board waived application of AP 2l7.5 with regard to college courses taken by students through the Regional Choice Initiative, Erie County Academy for Advanced and Collegiate Studies, for the 2004-05 school year.  This will enable the grades received by students enrolled in those college courses to be used in the calculation of class rank at Fairview High School.

·        Approved the purchase of the recommended K-12 Language Arts textbooks in the amount of  $216,808.34 as reviewed at the Committee of the Whole meeting on 5/9/05.  The purchase of these books will be funded by $100,000 from the Capital Reserve Fund, with the balance from the 2005/06 General Fund as follows:  $100,000 for new curriculum, $12,325.96 from the block grant, and $4,482,38 from the special education ACCESS money

·        Approved the contract for special education services with I.U. #5 for 2005/06 in the amount of $247,980.45 including the elementary autistic class.

·        Approved the renewal of the trade magazines districtwide for 2005/06 with the total cost not to exceed $4,000

·        Appointed signatories and  depositories for 2005/06 as well as the appointments of solicitors, insurance brokers, physicians, dentists, as per School Code of PA – supplemental School Code positions

·        Approved the technology lease with SunTrust that maintains the annual debt service of not more than $l09,544 over four years to refinance the existing (Laurel Capital) lease and provide funding for computer equipment for 2005/06

·        Approved facility use requests for the Lake Erie Fanfare to use the high school facilities on July 7 with rental fees to be paid, the Township Supervisors to hold a public meeting at FHS on June 1  with rental fees waived, and for board sanction for the Class of 1985  to tour the high school on Friday, July 1, 2005, at 7:30 p.m. at no cost

·        Waived the requirement of Policy 610 regarding the time table for awarding custodial and general classroom supply bids, and further, to award the bids for office/classroom/custodial supplies to those companies listed on the attachment for 2005/2006

·        Waived the requirement of Policy 610 regarding the time table for awarding fall activity supply bids, and further, to award the bids for fall/winter/spring activity supplies to those companies listed on the attachment for 2005/06

·        An executive session was held earlier this evening for a support staff disciplinary discussion.  The board approved the suspension of a bus driver effective May 26, 2005, pending the driver’s right to a hearing.

·        Approved the personnel matters listed in the Board Attachment Book at the Central Administration Building.  The list of commendables  as well as the board remarks and president’s remarks are also in the Attachment Book available for public viewing.

Note:  The district’s policies are located on the district website.

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

UPCOMING MEETINGS:

Monday,  June 13, 2005, 6:30 p.m., Fairview Middle School

Monday, June 27, 7:30 p.m. there will be the regular monthly public board meeting at FMS.

THE PUBLIC IS WELCOME TO ATTEND ALL MEETINGS!

(The list is on the website.)