001to 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. >> I apologize to everybody out there that we're late. >> Mr. Lego, could you please take roll call? >> Yes, sir. Mr. President, Mr. Dying, >> here. >> Dr. Klein, >> present. Mr. Chass here is absent this evening. Mr. Leonard >> here. >> Mr. Matarazzo >> here. Mr. Ne here. >> Mr. Petrusi >> here. >> Mr. Stovar >> here. >> You have a qu Mr. President. >> Thank you Mr. Le. You're welcome. Uh, special reports. Uh, yeah. Wu number seven, Mr. Leonard. >> Okay. There were no meetings in July for either IU or or um either So, I won't have any reports till September. >> All right.
002Thank you, uh, Mr. Leonard. Uh, executive session. Tonight, the board met for executive sessions on August 4th at the 5:45 p.m. to discuss personnel and attorney confidential legal matters. >> Uh, information, Dr. Harris. >> All right. Thank you, Mr. Neck. Probably should have done the first one prior to the start of the meeting, but as you know, one of our coaches passed away of our ninth grade team suddenly, unexpectedly. Um TJ Dro, so we're going to just have a moment of silence for his honor memory. >> Thank you. >> And also we don't have any updates as you know. a house fire today in Timber Ridge report. It does impact some of our students. So, as we get more information, if we're doing a collection or any updates on the status, we will pass it
003out. >> And today we have two visitors that normally they ask us the questions, >> but we get to ask them the questions, so they're in the other seat now. um over the years and I've been this is my 18th year here and I have to say um it was an honor for the person who covered mo most of my press for about 90% of it to be Georgia boring and her sunship. I have to say I have never had a classier newspaper reporter. Um I always felt that Georgia was very fair. She was honest and she was committed to getting as much pictures of our students and much PR of our students out there to the public. If there was something we were doing in the school, you just tell Georgia that earlier years
004she came out with Chip or even later years we had a sense. But we were very fortunate to have a lot of public publicity for our children because I have to tell you that goes a long way. One time when my son or one or two times were pictured from a group event or they were doing something, I still have those pictures and each one displayed it at the graduation that they made the paper. And what an honor and what a gift that was because it really means something for the kids and their families. So as a father, I also thank you for providing the opportunity for my kids and today I know we can say a tons about you. But is there anything from the board? Does anyone want to share something? >> I
005personally like to say thank you very much Georgia and family over the years. You were the most fair, honest, square reporter affiliate I ever dealt with. one toward the end towards the middle or end of my career I even wanted to talk to because anytime you told him something that is what happens in newspapers many times not all the time you were always very accurate very good you were the best I mean and you failed good job >> going to be a terrible act of falling it was devastating when the word was the paper had sold we would have a pen I was like, you got to be can't happen and truly grateful that it's going to continue and I'll say continue your legacy because you'll still be identified with that. >> Y keep within
006the family and so glad that you're you're still with us. I think >> it's a highlight. Every Monday I go to where I get my every Monday that's what I look forward to going and picking up and the you put so many with Colleen. You guys have put so many pictures of Pen Trafford activities. Other school districts have been envious. I know that. >> Yes. >> Really easy for you to do this. >> Yes. >> So you say Chip is still going to be actively involved and he may come to our meetings and so forth. >> I watch your meetings if I can't attend them. >> Well, I mean, but you still recording You guys did an excellent job. >> Fair. >> And I have to say that's that's a benefit of us going online
007because when you have multiple meetings, you can always catch us um later on the next day. >> You all were everywhere. I see you at the fall festival. I see you at the different school activities and always very easy to talk to. I've always enjoyed seeing Georgia. I didn't talk to Chip. I talked to Georgia many times. >> Like I said, all the news up to date and always appreciated. And I do always remember you was telling me and my little boys um at that time they were little. They're always my little boys. But um you started when you was four helping your dad roll newspaper. >> Six. Okay. >> Six years old. And you may or may not remember my years working for Murray back when you guys are always good there too. >>
008You're always accurate and good. So how many years total was it then? >> So 78 years. Okay. >> Doesn't make any difference. Where's the headquarters? Hold on. Congratulations. >> Uh I I had suggested to Matt all the way back in June when we first heard uh that news that we should honor you guys somehow. the amount of time that you guys have put into the community, whether it be Pen Trafford or Franklin, is amazing. And uh I'm very proud that you guys um cover both of the areas as long as you guys did. It's it's it's such a legacy. I'm glad that will continue your, you know, from your from your dad and your your family. It's it's very nice that it's got a a happy ending. Not too many things have a happy end
009anymore. But I want to I'm glad to get to congratulate you both in purp and in in person, you know. So congratulations. I'm glad it continues and you guys have a lot to be proud of. >> Yep. >> And my final question >> I'd like to go on. I'll discuss this for the first board member and also travel record member chip and your papers all and I say this all the time at public meeting has always been very fair and all the 28 auctions super supportive. We could have never made thousands and thousands of thousands of dollars without your paper and I'm glad you're still in existence. Thank you. >> And I still remember the title of your last auction. Remember going going gone. >> That's true. >> What was your favorite story in all
010these years? 8 78 whatever years. How many? >> What stands out as your highlight of your all everything you covered? What was >> said next? What was your most challenging moment? Well, >> I wish you have a very long, happy, healthy retirement. >> Well, you're going to get a good gift because this is going to be a short meeting. So, let's see if we can do it in a couple minutes. Dr. Oh, you give more information. I had something I wanted to throw out. >> No, you're going. >> I just want to give a shout out, a high five to our custodians and maintenance people. Mrs. Izzy and I are both uh school walkers >> and we see all that they do. You and when you come back to school don't realize things that have
011been scrubbed, polished, waxed. It's it's amazing. And it's embarrassing, but you know, they're turning desks upside down to scrape gum off the tables in our high school. Wonder why we don't want kids chewing gum. but they're doing so much and they really need to be recognized and thanked for a wonderful job both custodians and maintenance do here. So, I just want to pass that on. >> I would turn it over to Mr. Deicking for recognition of visitors, but we do not have any here tonight. So then next week under athletics and extracurricular um we're going to have you approve employee of all athletics and yearround extracurricular personnel and we're going to have you approve the volunteer coaches. Under budget and finance we're going to ask you to approve the contribution to area libraries. Adopt a
012resolution of the dissolving um dissolution of petarch. Under buildings and grounds and safety we're going to approve substitute custodians. Under employee relations, negotiations, transportation, we're going to ask you to approve the bus drivers and monitors as we do every year. Under food service, we're going to ask you to approve the cafeteria personnel. Adopt the free and reduced lunch program resolution. Approve the milk supplier. Under personnel and curriculum as an action item saw that is that correct, >> Mr. Saw that name. >> Um, thank you. Uh, Mr. Costk, >> Mr. Mr. I threw you off. >> All right. Move to employ the following personnel. New employment is continued upon the receipt of all necessary documentation and the acceptance of act 34, 151, and 114 waiverss from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania within 30 days as listed. >>
013I have a second. >> Second. >> Question being called for. This will be a roll call vote. All in favor of the motion say I. >> I. >> Oppos? No. Motion has carried. >> That's all. Mr. President, >> they said next week we're doing the designation. Next week, we're going to ask you to approve to designate the official raiders, approve staff assignments, approve the student handbooks, approve the substitute teachers and support personnel, approve personnel agenda, issue professional contracts, approve educational service agreement, and approve the media access position, medical access physician. Under policy, public relations, legislative title two, we're going to tenatively approve board policies and admin regulations under taxes, insurance, and census. We're going to approve the award award athletics, sports insurance. And that is all I have. All right. With that being said, uh
014have a motion to >> before we had stated that there was stuff here in UPMC. I don't see anything. >> Jim, do you have what UPMC view? Unfortunately, I I I left it here after the meeting and I it's not here that uh next year starting now UPMC will be our trainers. It won't be through Independence be through UPMC. There won't be many adjustments to be quite honest. It's going to be a smooth transition. We'll have the same trainers. Uh Matt and Colleen will still be the trainers except they will be employed now by UPMC, not by Excel. and um had a nice meeting today and it seemed like it'll be a very easy transition. So very happy for them and they're happy to be with us. >> And you said once they passed out
015I can see and give a copy to the board because I know you you told us earlier it was last on the table two pages and I I I would like >> they were laid here. >> Okay. >> Carrie has it. >> I would like Carrie know that we need it for next week. >> Yes, please. >> Okay. >> Motion motion say I >> I me Many jerks.