001Let's bring this uh June 11th meeting to order. Salute to the flag. I aliance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. U roll call. Mr. Colin Miss Curry excuse excuse Mr. D'Angelo here Mr. Polyffrico here Mr. Pollo here Mr. Smith here Mr. Stiltner here Miss Paggleon here and Mr. Chickleti accused um Mr. Chug. Yes. Thank Thank you, Madam President. The uh board met in executive sessions tonight starting at 6:30. That executive session ended just before this meeting started. All six board members who are present here tonight were present there along with myself, Dr. Davis, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Gatau. Uh the items discussed wereformational personnel and collective bargaining. And then uh that was the uh
002that's my report. Thank you, Mr. Um number four, approved the agenda with set addendum. Hey, I motion that we approve agenda with set them or table items. We have a second. Second. Jeff second. Second. Motion carries. Oh, I'm sorry. We have All in favor? All in favor? I Okay, there you go. Okay. Uh reports. Dr. Davis. Yes. I'll make some comments and then I'll read uh Dr. Bowser's report. Uh I'd like to thank everyone for being at the graduation last night. Um I'm little horse as you see. Uh but it was a tremendous night. Uh even after um going inside which is not new to us here. Thank you board members. But the adjustment made by our students came in with their shoulders out and handh held high. Um packed as always. But just the
003amount of money and uh um awards uh that our uh young men and young uh ladies uh produced out of this class of 2020 2025 was tremendous. um uh if he wasn't there uh it it just put a great shine uh on the Bristol Burough School District and I know uh good news don't sell a lot of newspapers but at the end of the day things are happening um within our school district uh with the type of staff we have from administrative staff and uh and the support staff and the secretaries and everybody joining together uh to continue to fight and and and do what they need to do to move uh this district forward. Uh I enjoyed myself. Uh and for those who were there last night, I know you also enjoyed yourself. Um
004Dr. Bowser reports federal programs update title one and title four outrageous gifted enrichment and STEM. We are working on our schoolwide plan for next year. Our title our title four funds continue supporting our STEM gifted enrichment and outrageous programs. Our students delivered an outstanding performance in their final outrageous showcase. We held our kindergarten and sixth grade promotion ceremonies this week and the students did a wonderful job. We wish our sixth graders much success in the middle school as they embark on this exciting new chapter. Um tomorrow our sixth graders will be headed u baron new weather keep your fingers crossed to uh Dorny Park and the report madam chair. Oh thank you Dr. Davis um Mr. Mazzy. Yes thank you um I would like to say uh a few things here. I want to congratulate
005uh staff from the high school in retirement retiring Donald Lar Roza, Sama Bruther, Joanne Mazaki, and Laura Cleba on their retirement and thank you for your service to our school district. I also like to congratulate all the elementary staff who are retiring also this year. Thank you also for your service. I want to thank my staff. Uh, yesterday was a trying day, but you know, through the whole year and they don't get enough accolades or attention. But I want to thank Beth, Laura, Ann, Debbie, Miss Joe, Miss Spade, Miss Daly, our nurse, all the custodians, all the maintenance workers, the cafeteria staff, and all the teachers for a wonderful school year this year. I also want to thank Dr. Davis and the school board for their support for this year. I really appreciate your support.
006Um, I want to mention, but I don't have it written down here, but um, last week we had the sixth grade move up uh, from the elementary to the high school. It was a great uh, experience for our sixth graders coming up to our middle school. Um, they took a tour for about an hour or so with our 29 um, uh, students who were uh, taking them on a tour through the school in different small groups. um and they had a lot of questions. They were very curious. Uh the tour ended with a little treat in the cafeteria from our cafeteria staff and then then we dismissed. But it was a great experience and um just want to thank everybody for a great year. Thank you. I have a quick question. Do you know the
007number of the kids that are graduating from here that will and how many are actually going over to the middle school? You mean number of sixth graders? Yes. I do not. Okay. Thank you. Yeah. Um public participation. No one is in the audience. Let's go to item number six. The take out is a no. Take out is a no. No public. I said no public. Yeah. No one's here. Um motion for routine. Okay. Let me get started. Jane. Uh item six, routine monthly business. Madame President, I motion to approve the minutes for April 3, May 1, and May 28, 2025. I also motion to approve the list of bills for May and June 2025. And I motion to approve the treasures report for April and May 2025. Second. All in favor? I I uh any
008opposed abstensions? Motion carries. Okay. Number seven. Item seven under new business. And this will be a roll call vote. Uh I motion to adopt the final budget for the 2025 2026 school fiscal year in the amount of 27 million287,520. Second question. Any questions? Just want to make a quick comment. I just want to make a quick comment that uh nothing's really changed from the budget I presented you in May. There's no millage increase in this budget. Um all the figures I provided to you in May are still the same. So my question is what are you hearing from Harris? There's still nothing new yet. The main thing they're trying to tackle is cyber. That's they're trying to lower the rate. That would absolutely help us. We're paying close to 13,000 for a regular ed student.
009They're trying to cut it to eight. So, every kid would be a $5,000 savings and they're trying to do more with special ed. All right. Thanks. How many kids do we have in the cyber cyber? About 60 that are out of district that are not within our program right there. Thank you, Chris. Um, Mr. D'Angelo. Yes. Mr. Polyico. Yes. Mr. Perolo. Yes. Yes. Mr. Smith, yes. Mr. Stilton, yes. And Miss Paggle, yes. Good job, Christian. Motion carries. Okay. B. Item B, also a roll call vote. Approve the resolution on the taxi anticipation note, trans note/loan as presented, the taxi anticipation note as presented, and terms and conditions of Penn Community Bank related to the TR note, and to authorize the school board president, secretary, and any other school board officers, school district officials, administrators, or
010agents or their design to execute and deliver any and all documentation as may be necessary to close upon the tax anticipation note. Second second just going to make a quick comment here. Um this is basically a cash flow thing. So what the district's doing is we're borrowing from July and paying it back in November. Um the main issue with this is is the boiler project. So we received a grant for that funding but that you have to spend the money first and then receive the grant money back and that takes time. So this is to augment that difference in time. I just have one question Mr. Trudeau did you write that motion? My colleague Mr. Hower did but was that the just so you know is that the suggestion of uh the suggestion of the
011bank uh council as well? I understand. But listen, him and I will cross paths one day before the next school year starts is all I got. All right, Mary. I'm good. You okay? Roll call, please. Roll call. Mr. D'Angelo? Yes. Mr. Polyico? Yes. Mr. Pollo? Yes. Mr. Smith? Yes. Mr. Stilner? Yes. And Miss Pagleon? Yes. Motion carries. All right. Item C. approved the resolution to levy real estate tax at a rate of $15.40 per $100 of assessment, which equals 154 mills. Second. We have a second. Second, Al. Good job, Al. All in favor? Any questions? Any questions? Oh, any questions? All in favor? I motion carries. Next. Okay. Item D. Approve to reenact the resolution to levy real estate transfer tax at 1%, amusement tax at 1% and occupational privilege tax at $52. We have
012a second. Second. All in favor? I I motion carries. Item E, approve the attached homestead rebate resolution. Second. I'll just stay before Mr. D'Angelo gets on my case. Um the homestead is um for any homeowner that owns a home can uh get $525.14 off their tax bill with the increase of uh property tax allocation this year. All you would have to do is fill out paperwork through uh Annabono Laracy and submit it before April 1st of next year to receive it for the following year. That's for homeowners. Something you need to do every year. So here here's my follow system. Yeah. Here's my follow-up question. If you if we know we pretty much everybody does, but there's a percentage. Could we get from either Anna or the county the people that haven't filed for it?
013We could, right? because then we can reach out to them, you know, and I'm sure it's not a lot. But my point is, you know, next time you're getting those numbers. Most new homeowners don't know. That's exactly right, but I don't think it's that many because like, you know, when the house changes hands, the real usually makes them do that, but just try to find out how many and we can reach out to them. No problem. Thank you. Okay. All in favor? I? Motion carries. All right. Let's move on to uh item um F. Approve the budget transfers for the 2024 2025 fiscal year as per attached. You have second Jeff. All in favor? I motion carries. Item G. Item G. Approve the school safety and security report as per PA school code section 1309B.
014Second. Anyone? Second. Second. Second. All in favor? I. Item H. Okay. Item H. Approve the attached agreement between Johnson Lauren Lawn Care LLC and the Bristol Burough School District effective March 1, 2025 to February 28, 2029. Have a second. Second. Yes. All in favor? I. Motion carries. Uh personnel. Okay. Item A. You can say it's listed below if you want. I can. Yeah. Is it? Okay. And I may I may take you up on that. Uh item A. Approve the appointment of the following for the ESY extended school year. Teachers, district assistants, PCAs, and nurse. rate of pay as per the master agreement pending all clearances and it would be uh let me read them. ESY teachers Roco Perolo, Mike Angelo, Barb Bannon, Nate Eddings, Rachel Cortez, Kimberly Pazino, and Abigail Malone. ESA's Lori Young,
015Kayla McCausland, Amanda Baines, Christina Rodriguez, Leah Vitali, Felicia Williams, Yolanda Williams, Val Stilner, Wanda Wheeler, Amy Trap, Carolyn Kilbride, Britney Rivera, Carl Stempion, Joe Malone, Sheila Alicia, Ed Gallagher, Ariana Gonzalez, the nurse Carolyn Dailyaly and the speech therapist is Ashley Necraz. I have a second. Second. Jeff. All in favor? I uh any uh abstain here. Mr. Stone is abstaining on the one uh individual listed under ESY8. This is how to Oh yes. And yeah, Mr. Po is too. So, so it's it it passes 501 for the uh for the teachers and ESY aids with with Mr. PLO abstaining on the one for the teachers. It passes 501 for all the teachers and all the aids except one for the uh Mr. the abstension of Mr. Stner. So, just want to make sure that that and
016then for the nurse and the speech, they're both yes. Yes. Just ask you a question. Is that is it really necessary when they're when they're included in a group like that? No, they only abstain from those one votes on on this. They don't have to abstain from the whole thing. No, just one individual. You do have to do that though. Even though they're all saying, it's the right thing to do. Yeah. Okay. I thought we had that. Okay. Discussion a few years ago. Item B, approve to hire the attached supplemental positions for the 2025 2026 school year. Have a second. Second. Yeah. Motion C. I'm sorry. And you stand. All in favor? Did you get a second on that? Yeah. Second. Oh, I I I did it. Jeff second. Okay. All in favor? I I
017motion carries. C. Item C. I' approved to hire Hannah Biddley Memire as elementary teacher prek through four at bachelors step one with benefits as per the master agreement effective the 2025 2026 school year. I have a second second. Any questions? Any questions? All in favor? I motion carries. Item D. Item uh D approved to hire Ann Plansky Wolfinger as the guidance high school secretary effective September 1, 2025. Second. Yes. Second. All in favor? I. Motion carries. Item E, accept the resignation of Samantha Peterson, fourth grade elementary teacher, effective June 2025. Second. Jeff. Second. All in favor? I motion carries. Item S. Item S, accept the resignation of Deborah Georgatovich, elementary autistic support teacher, effective June 2025. Second. Jeff second. Any questions? All in favor? I. Motion carries. Item G. Item G. Approve to advertise for
018an elementary teacher prek through four certification salary and benefits as per the master agreement effective 2025 2026 school year. Second. Jeff second. Thanks Jeff. Any questions? All in favor? I. Motion carries. Item H. Approved to advertise for an elementary autistic support teacher special education certification salary and benefits as per the master agreement effective the 2025 2026 school year. Second. Jeff second. Any questions? All in favor? I. Motion carries. Uh I just do have one question on both of them. So you you you got the you taking applications now, right? Because they're going to be hard. Yeah, you know this one is difficult. Yeah, this one's going to be hard. Okay, I'm sorry, Mary. Item I, accept the resignation of Ashley Burke Necraz, speech language pathologist, effective 20 June 2025. I have a second. Second, Jeff,
019any questions? All in favor? I. Motion carries. Item J. Item J, accept the resignation of Mana Rodriguez personal care aid effective June 2025. Second. Second. Any questions? All in favor? I. Motion carries. Item K. Approve to hire Asia Bernard as health and physical education teacher. And I I imagine this is a long-term sub. Yes. at at bachelor's step one as per the master agreement effective the 2025 2026 school year pending clearances second Jeff second any questions all in favor I motion carries um public particip participation no one's here so no public participation information and discussion the next public board meeting is Thursday, August 21st, 2025. I have a motion for adjournment. Can I can I say one thing before we go? I don't know if you guys heard uh Jeffrey Fiser passed away earlier today.
020And uh man, what what a great what a great guy. What a great family. He was he was really an accomplished musician. But what he did is many years ago, he gave his life up to running a food bank. and he's been running the food bank for as long as I can remember. And uh I went to high school with his wife, Helen, Helen Stout. But uh his his mother was a a teacher here at Bristol. His father was my ba one of my many basketball coaches. And uh his brother John was a renowned uh opinion writer and editor at the Courier Times. But uh plea please keep Helen and all the Fisher family in your prayers. Thank you. Um motion for adjournment. So move second. Oh yeah.