BOARD BRIEFS

The Fairview Board of School Directors held a public Board meeting on May 23, 2007, and took action on the following matters:

·         Accepted the minutes of the Board meetings held on April 23, 2007, and May 7, 2007.

·         Approved Budgetary Transfers for 2006/07.

·         Approved Bills Payable through May 18, 2007.

·         Approved the Treasurer’s Report for April 2007 as well as the Capital Reserve Report, the Cafeteria Report, District Retirement Benefit Account, and the high school and middle school activity accounts.

·         Approved the Lease Agreement between the Fairview School District and the Fairview School Foundation for the concession stand.

·         Approved the request to compensate the Real Estate Tax Collector for the collection of installment payments at a cost per installment payment of $4.20.

·         Approved awarding the HVAC contract to Building Controls & Services, Inc. at a total cost of $343,822 beginning July 1, 2007, and continuing through June 30, 2013, with the option of purchasing one additional year at a cost of $38,480.

·         Approved amending the 2006/07 budget to include special education extraordinary expense funds of $8,286.28, and further approved the purchase of technology equipment not to exceed $5,000 to purchase wireless equipment for the Fairview Middle School (FMS) learning support classroom, and also to support the purchase of SRA reading mastery and corrective reading programs not to exceed $3,286.28.

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

·         Based upon the recommendation of the Administration, 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 8, 2007. 

·         Approved amending the 2006/07 budget to include additional summer school revenue and expenditures, and to approve the purchase of the A+nywhere Learning System from Point, Click, Learn.

·         Approved an Extended School Year (ESY) special education teacher and an ESY special education para-educator for the ESY program.

·         Approved the Adopt an Artist 8^th Grade Trip for 2007/08 to Rochester , New York on June 3, 2008, at no cost to the District.

·         Reviewed the First Reading of Policy #217 – Graduation Requirements.

·         Approved service provider evaluations and appointments as follows:

a.         The Quinn Law Firm be appointed as Board Solicitor

b.         The Knox Law Firm be appointed as Labor Counsel
c.         Dr. K. D. Andryc, D.D.S., be appointed as the District dentist

e.         Thomas Turner, M. D., and Mark Leone, M. D., be appointed as District doctors

f.          Charles D. Harris be appointed as Treasurer to the Board

g.         HBKW be appointed as Insurance Broker of Record for insurance and other employee benefit matters

h.         Hart, McConahay, and Martz be appointed as Broker of Record for the District’s liability bond, worker’s compensation, and property insurance programs

i.          Berkheimer Associates, collection of EIT and OPT

• Approved depositories/signatories as follows:

Larry D. Kessler, Superintendent:  General Fund, Cafeteria, District Retirement Benefit Account, Capital Reserve          

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

Edward A. Barnes, Business Manager/CFO:  Payroll, General Fund, Cafeteria, District Retirement Benefit Account, Capital Reserve, Middle School Activity Account

James Breckenridge, Board President:  General Fund, Cafeteria

Sam Signorino, High School Principal:  High School Activity Account

Kathryn A. Umpleby, Board Secretary:  General Fund

Paul Krasinski, Assistant Business Manager:  General Fund, Cafeteria, Payroll, District Retirement Benefit Account, Capital Reserve

National City - Cafeteria

PNC Bank – Payroll, General Fund, Capital Reserve, District Retirement Benefit Account

INVEST, Mellon Bank, Citizens Bank, First National Bank, Northwest Savings, National City Bank, Pennsylvania Local Government Investment Trust

(PLGIT), and Pennsylvania School District Liquid Asset Fund (PSDLAF) – Investment Accounts (all funds)

• Approved that the General Fund Budget for the 2007/08 fiscal year, in the amount of $19,341,000, be adopted.  Said budget will be financed in part by a Real Estate Tax of  17.24 mills (1.724 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 second class township Municipality Code as amended.  The Occupational Privilege Tax is authorized under Act 511. 
• Approved that the firm of Felix & Gloekler, P.C. be appointed as the local auditors for the 2006/07 year-end audit.
• Approved that George Joseph, Esq., and the law firm of Quinn, Buseck, Leemhuis, Toohey & Kroto, Inc. be employed as District for the 2007/08 fiscal year. 
• Approved the purchase of technology equipment in an amount not to exceed $100,000, and further to appoint Sun Trust as the lessor for a four-year lease that will provide funds to pay off the current Laurel Capital lease and to provide additional funding not to exceed $100,000.  Additionally, approved the bid for technology purchases, which includes personal computers ($607.95), LCD flat panel monitors ($149), wireless adaptors ($168), CDRW drives ($22), and dual video cards ($45) from Expert Computer.
• Approved amending the 2006/07 budget to include Dual Enrollment/RCI grant funds in the amount of $27,870.68, and further, to approve payments to the Northwest Tri-County Intermediate Unit #5 for Fairview School District students and payments to private school students with the total of both payments not to exceed $27,870.68. 
• Approved the following Facility Use requests:

a.         Fairview Parks & Recreation – April 23 - June 7, 2007, Monday through Thursday from 3-4 p.m. for private swimming lessons -okay unless there is a need to use the pool by school(s) coaches or programs from 2:15-3:45 p.m.

b.         Fairview Parks & Recreation Summer 2007 schedule per the attached-all fees waived

c.         FHS Marching Band – FMS   driveway - June 12, July 7, August 4, and                             September 1, 2007, from 9-11 a.m. for can recycling - all fees waived

• Approved Standard Stationery as supplier and Quill, Direct Advantage, and Kurtz as alternate suppliers of the office and classroom supplies for orders placed through the 2007/08 fiscal year per the catalog discount bid analysis.
• Approved awarding of bids for office/classroom supplies for 2007/08.
• Approved hiring a third summer groundskeeper.
• Approved renewal of the agreements for the Athletic Trainer and the Technology Technician for the 2007/08 fiscal year.
• Approved the following job descriptions:

a.         Elementary Principal

b.         Middle School Principal

c.         High School Principal

d.         Speech-Language Pathologist

e.         Extended School Year (ESY) Special Ed Teacher

f.          Extended School Year (ESY) Special Ed Para-Educator

• Approved ticket prices for athletic events remain the same for 2007/08.
• Approved the list of personnel matters as well as a substitute list.

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 “commendables” 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:

June 11, 2007 - Committee of the Whole followed by Small Committees

June 25, 2007 – Committee of the Whole followed by Public Board Meeting