001Uh, Miss Regal, can you please call the role? >> Mr. >> Here. >> Mr. Donald Carpenter >> here. >> Mr. John Ki >> here. >> Mrs. Vivian Demco >> here. >> Dr. Laurel Ericson Parson >> here. >> Mrs. Tracy Magna >> here. >> Dr. Shine Pax, >> I'm present. >> Mr. J. Santos >> also present. >> Fourth president. Mr. Cedric Demar. I'm here. >> Hey, thank you. Uh, may I have a motion to approve the agenda? >> So moved. Second. >> Any questions or comments? All those in favor, please indicate by saying I. >> I. >> Those opposed, the motion is approved. Uh we had an executive session on 6:24 after the meeting regarding personnel and uh today 7:22 personnel technology and uh uh legal. Uh may I have a motion to approve uh the
002minutes for the meeting on June 24, 2020? >> Second. >> Questions or comments? All those in favor, please indicate by saying I. >> I. Those opposed. >> The motion is approved. We have nothing under recognition or presentations. Miss Last report. >> Thank you, Dr. Paxad. Um I just want to give a few updates for the summer months because I know it gets a little slow around here, but we have been um busy hiring our teaching and admin positions, some of which are on the agenda today. and just wanted to let the board and community know that all of our teaching positions except for one LTS, which is a new one um that just came up is uh excuse me, are filled and ready to start the school year. And many of the admin positions, two
003of which are uh approving tonight and are on uh here presently. Um and you'll meet them this evening. Um have been filled. And along with that, there have been many additions from facilities and improvements that have been upgraded. We're waiting for our parking lots to be repaved and um if you are in or nearby the elementary school, the elementary courtyard was just redone. So, the pond is up and running and functional. That hasn't been for quite some time. And um the teachers and admin are working hard to improve that for our students so it can be accessible throughout the year. Um and that's all I have for this evening. >> Okay, great. Um I um there are a couple things. Um, one is I I just wanted to uh I do want to say that
004the superintendent report for me is really important. It's it's um the last couple meetings, we haven't had one. Uh it's important. It gives us a sense of direction. It helps us as board members make informed decisions. It helps the community understand what's going on with the district. Um I need a full report from the superintendent. It's the core of the meeting as far as I'm concerned. it's the executive giving the main report of the meeting. So, I just want to say that I I want to just kind of reiterate that to me it's a really important thing. I'm really glad tonight that there was a superintendence report. Um, and you know, I hope that we have them always. I hope that they're they're informational and they help our community understand where we're going and they
005help us as board members make better decisions. Thanks. >> You said two things. Is there another >> Oh, yeah. Uh yeah, sorry about that. Yeah. Um the um superintendent's evaluation, when do we embark on that? I it is my understanding that we're supposed to start that by the end of June and we're almost at the end of July now. And I don't think that there's any I mean this is a big deal. It takes time. >> If if if uh Mr. uh Deathmar was uh present in person today. He would talk about it at the exact session. Just uh just just reach out to him. I think he has >> organizing it is not for executive session as far as I understand the schedule and so forth. I just sort of like not sure what
006the status is. >> Okay. I mean talking about when we're going to do it is not >> I understand. I don't know the answer. That's why I said that he would be able to tell you what because I know that he was working on it. >> Okay. I I feel like I want I want us to make sure that we do a good one and we can't do it if we don't have time to do it. >> Sure. >> Well, um Bill, this is Cedric. I just want to let you know that we have initiated the process and um we'll get to the to the point where input from all of us board members uh will be uh taken um in in not very not very much additional time. >> Thank you. >> Good. Uh
007courtesy of the floor to visitors on the agenda items. I see none. And next on the agenda is presentation of bills. May I have a motion for that? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Any questions or comments? All those in favor, please indicate by saying I. >> I. >> All those opposed. The motion is approved. Next, we have the treasures report. May I have a motion for that? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Any questions or comments about that? >> All those in favor, please indicate by saying I. >> I. All those opposed, the motion is approved. Uh under uh education we have uh uh an item for uh discussion that's academic and personnel committee meeting summary for July 2nd. Uh the summary is attached to the agenda. Uh and then we have uh the
008agenda items. Uh I I'll I'll read them. Uh item number one is uh conference. Item number two is a textbook adoption. Um item number u uh four is a title three non-public equitable services. So for items number one, two and four may have a motion. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Any questions or comments? >> Yes. I was just wondering they don't want to fly to Pittsburgh. they want to drive and with mileage and all that time and things. >> That was their request. >> Okay. >> As as a Pittsburgger, I can assure you that the flying sometimes um is longer than the driving. >> So, all right. >> Uh I I just want to say that we uh we reviewed the textbooks that are on this at the AMP meeting. I'm not on normally
009on the committee, but I was there for that one. Um, and so, you know, they were made with recommendations of the teachers teaching them. Um, I'll just comment that the AP pre-calculus is, I guess, a newish AP course, and so the textbook doesn't look uh I think it's like some ver I think it's slightly virtual. They're they're doing it on a trial basis. It's not necessarily going to be the permanent one moving forward, but because of of the newness of the course, physical textbooks have not been really offered by the leading textbook companies yet. So, we're kind of like um you know working through that. But just in case someone has their kid and they're like, "You approved a textbook, but I never got a textbook." Right. I know that one was um partially what
010they said is that the the textbook is being developed now. Yes. And uh it's not going to be available by uh August. They are hoping that they would have a textbook available and they can adopt one for the following year. >> Yeah. Right. Right. Yes. Just >> But any other comments? Uh all those in favor please indicate by saying I >> I >> opposed. Uh these three motions were approved. Uh uh now item number four is on policies. The first reading uh policy number 409 827. May I have a motion for those two policies? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Okay. Questions, comments? >> Yes. Um with 409, right? That's what I have sitting here. Um, one of the first questions I have is there's a couple, but certainly I'll take my turns under the
011criteria as appropriate. I I'm not This came yesterday or whenever it came. Um, so I'm not sure the colors what's what's going on, but I'm assuming red is new, green is I mean black is old and I'm not sure. Couple policies were put together and I'm not didn't have time to consider them all, but number um three under there consideration of years of experience. What exactly? I know that was in before. What does that mean? When the criteria for um reassignment on page one that I printed, this could be the years of experience overall teaching or years of experience within the subject area or content area in which the teachers are teaching or employees because um to answer your question, Mrs. Demco, the black um was the old policy. Um, the red was the revision
012that was done after the feedback that was provided at the AM meeting. The green is the attorney uh reviewing it. >> Thank you. >> Yep. And sorry about that. The um 409, 309, and 509 are all combined now. So the um policy that we had reviewed in the AMP meeting was particular to professional employees which was teaching and the 309 409 and 509 is uh are all combined. So that's why the wording of it is now employees because it includes administrative and non-professional. >> Okay. reason for combining them. >> Um PSBA quite a few years ago uh instead of having basically the same policy for 300, 400, 500, um started combining them all just into employees instead of having each one separately into the different categories >> implication for different categories of employees may not
013be the same. So, uh I there is there is a reason to have them separate. I I don't I don't mind them uh being combined as long as they have the nuances that uh they need to have. But uh any other uh questions or comments? >> Yeah, please. >> Uh on um objectives? Um there's a couple things. One one is the just for just a typographical thing with the I think the where it says high motivation. I think there there's a hyphen needed there. Um I think that's what is meant. I didn't write this. I wouldn't use that phrase high motivational. But um but there should be a hyphen there right there. And then I don't think you need a comma um on objective five with after the word smooth. um the I mean the
014but then a more substantive issue I with um well I don't know if substantive is quite the right >> I understood you >> but um to consider the the wishes and welfare of employees I just I I think it's important I I like what's in there I I worry that um it's a bit trit you uh the way it's worded um I mean anybody could say they consider the okay yeah I considered them you know what I mean it doesn't to me seem very to have much depth to it and at the very least I would just want to say that that would be something that we would want to de to definitely take really seriously you know I think there's there's something to be said for having um a revised policy but really I
015think the other policy probably would have been just fine um on you know um I think it was it was the it was the way it was sort of um carried out you know so this is just with regard to that wishes and I'm just sort of like reflecting on what you were saying uh this is instead of wishes uh I I actually sort of like like uh saying something about the professional development and uh welfare of employees would that uh I don't know that's really narrow I mean that's not really the point I was making you know I mean the point I'm making is that >> to is is is to have an an item that says to consider the wishes and welfare of the employees. Of course, that's so important. I mean, isn't
016that perhaps the central complaint that we had a month ago was people feeling they their wishes that or that their um welfare and wishes had not been considered enough. So, if that's if that is the case, this particular item is one I'm really paying attention to. And in that in that in that what I'm just saying is that um just merely having it there that is certainly not going to ensure that we will consider the wishes and welfare of the employees with the depth that it deserves. And I just all I'm saying is that okay we've got this item. I don't know I we probably can't change the wording but we really really really need to be genuine about the way that we implement that policy. You know that's that's what I'm saying. I think
017it needs to be acknowledged on the record. You know, we need to say it to the community. Hey, we understand that this is just a line item. It could easily just be done in a really pro-formal way, but we're going to really try to make sure that that is not the way it it >> but it's it's now there. So, I'm just saying that that's the first part of you were talking about uh you know saying something publicly. Now this is not only said publicly but it is uh now uh you know enshrined in the in the policy right that we will vote on >> there are things enshrined in our policies that don't end up >> but what I'm saying is that compared with this is like I I thought you are asking for
018a lower bar than this you know like no >> acknowledging something you know publicly this is more than acknowledgement from my perspective I think like it's uh already in writing but I I I I'm we may be sort of like talking about nuances. >> I mean, I think it's a good item. I just think that we need to really uh uh you know, the spirit of it is really important. That's that's what I'm saying. >> I just ask so about uh the notice of teaching assignments list. There's five bullet points there and bullet point number one is provide teachers with written notice of assignments by May 15th. Um is that a substantial change from current practice? Is that providing every teacher with their written notice of assignment by May 15th? >> That that would be
019that every teacher would be getting it. >> Okay. So that's different from current practice. >> That is different from current practice. >> Okay. >> Is okay. >> Also thank Oh, sorry. I I just I just with regards to that I I wanted to say that um you know some of these may not be known until uh you know several months after May 13th. I mean this is uh this actually looks a little >> definitive for me. I I don't uh mind it but I'm just uh not sure if I for example high school I think my understanding is that we don't know who's going to be teaching what yet, right? Or at least some of them. So, >> we're going to change. >> We are going to say it again. >> This says we're going
020to change. >> So, we would have the whole high school schedule done before May 15th for the next year. Yeah, I'm saying that that is a commitment that I'm not sure if it's I don't know why it wasn't done before, but I've always assumed that there's a reason that uh you know May 14th 15th you wouldn't have all of this sort of like uh figured out and part of it is uh probably the students and availabilities and the the the requests and you know all the rest of the stuff. So >> the process for scheduling would have to would have to start earlier than it has in the past. it would be putting uh the strain on administrators both at the middle school and the high school um to get the request in and have
021that schedule completed by that time. This language that was placed in the policy only memorializes what has been discussed at the committee meetings and what the feedback was from board members and community and our staff. So, anything that's on here obviously can be changed, but this was something that was suggested and um from all stakeholders at one point or another that this process needed to start earlier and there was no reason why that teachers should be giving notices after getting notices throughout the summertime. So, this is something that can be obviously discussed here if we decide to change that. >> No, I just Yeah, I just wanted to make sure I understood what this was. >> Yeah, me too. I just don't like it. And here's the thing. This is the uh the the implication
022of this the implication of this is that uh students have to choose the classes that they want to take while they're still taking the prerequisite classes and they don't know how well they are doing. So uh I mean one can say you know what it would be actually the best for Dr. casky to know what a uh freshman will take not only in ninth grade but also 10th and 11th and 12th grade and they can send it and commit to it and then he will know all of the things you know for the next three years and you can schedule it. Clearly that is now how uh things work, right? So uh you want to also sort of like let the students uh have time to uh see how they're doing in these classes that
023they're taking now and uh make their requests at an appropriate time. And I think this sort of like makes a commitment that would sort of like make it almost impossible. >> What's the current deadline for students to pick classes? >> I don't know. This year was later uh due to my arrival in January. We pushed everything back. But uh what I'd like to do and I like to follow is that uh the board usually gets a look at the program of study in November or December. Uh after the board approves the program of study, program of study goes out to everybody. uh we would do the selection of classes or the uh requests for classes early uh probably in February or March somewhere around that time. Uh once we do that then we'll get back
024the request and we can start to build the schedule. Uh you know what I have done and you could ask the department chairs as I met with the department chairs um I asked for them to get input from their teachers on what the top three courses they would like to teach would be. Uh we did that and we tried our best to stick with that when building the schedule and I told the department chairs and the teachers if uh if anything would change uh if they would need to teach something else due to the way the schedule panned out or laid out uh I would contact the department chair and I would contact the teacher directly and that's what we have done. The hard part about uh getting the schedule done before the end of
025the year, and this even goes back 20 years when I was a high school principal doing it back then, is that you have things that come up during the school day. There are a lot of things that come up. You cannot just sit back, close your door, and work on the high school schedule to make it the best that it can be because you're always interrupted. You're not going to always have, you know, two or three eyes on it building it. And uh you know that's why I advocate for giving administration a little bit of a time you know in June and uh you know in June basically to uh to construct the schedule. I would say that we could uh have the schedule done for July 1 and get uh things out to the
026parents, teachers and uh students at July 1st. But the problem is that we can't wait until May 15th to know what personnel we have and what personnel we don't have or we're going to have a tough time building that schedule, you know, for less than a month. >> I'm not sure if I understood that last part. So, uh, if the goal is to let everybody know by July 1st, this seems to sort of like push that to May 15th, uh, but by by which time you would have, uh, uh, to to let people know what classes they are teaching, which means that, uh, you you you you will have sort of like to to have your schedule all figured out. Well, the the problem is is that the way it is now, the personnel and
027the determination of where the personnel is needed and where the personnel will be districtwide, that happens before May 15th. And then, you know, the uh superintendent, we we basically let we let the teachers know this is where your base is going to be based on this need, whether it be the middle school, elementary school, or the high school. Uh that happens on May 15th. that has to be pushed back earlier uh for people to you know to realize that and the problem there is that you guys are dealing with approving a budget and uh you know seeing uh what expenditures we need what expenditures we can you know do without and it it's very difficult if we don't know say April 15th I'll just pick my birthday if we don't know April 15th uh the
028personnel that we definitely have or the personnel that we can hire over the summer then you know it's we really difficult to give the teachers by May 15th you know their specific schedules. >> So when would the students have to submit their requests by in that timeline? uh sometime in uh February >> and what >> and that would be like the beginning of the second semester and then we would have to in the end and it happens every time in in the summer if a student doesn't successfully uh complete a course or complete a prerequisite then we have to go back in change that request to a different request >> and what date do they did they do this year what date did the students turn it in this year >> I would have to
029look I would have to look but I do believe it was sometime in April So, as as the policy's written right now, this is a unique high school issue, right? Because like middle school and and elementary school is like a lot clearer, right? Because it's just like you're a kindergarten math, you're a kindergarten teacher, you're a third grade math teacher or something like that, right? But as written as it is right now, high school teachers on May 15th will be given like you're a high school math teacher, but they won't be given their specific class. Is that my understanding? The policy as it is >> being presented. >> That's correct. As written, that's what you're Yes. Okay. I just make >> Yes, that is the clarification to what Dr. Cow >> Yeah. Yeah. I just
030Okay. Yes. >> So, they will know by May 15th that they are a high school math teacher. They will not necessarily know the specific class they'll teach. >> Correct. >> Okay. So, so that that's uh what you just said, you can extend that to other uh buildings also, right? You can say that a uh seventh grade math teacher also will be will know that they are a math teacher. They just don't know whether they're going to teach like this math or that math, right? >> Correct. >> And I just I just don't know what's the when you say written notice of assignment, what does assignment mean? Assignment means specifically what's class or assignment mean what like building and department >> building department certificate. >> So but that's that has to be sort of like somehow
031reflected here unless it is an ITC. >> No, it's not because that's probably what we understand it to be and not what someone from the public would necessarily read it. But we can gladly add that information. I would justific that up so it's >> Yeah. >> Isn't May 15th in the teacher contract? It is where it is reflected in the CBI. Yes. May 15th is the day. And number three kind of covers, you know, unexpected need for transfer. I mean, who signed up for courses, those kind of things >> that would cover that, right? >> Yes. >> Excuse me one second. I I looked it up and uh the last day for teachers at the eighth grade level and our high school level to input course recommendations for the students was March 30th and online
032registration opened up for the students working with their counselors on April 3rd and we took the month of April to get that done prior to then uh building the schedule. that would happen earlier under this new policy >> if we needed to have the exact courses that teachers are teaching by May 15th. Yeah. >> Doesn't sound like it's not saying >> it doesn't sound like we do that. >> Yeah. Okay. >> No. Okay. >> There needs to be some clarification of the language so that it wouldn't mean that. >> Okay. >> No, this year also started later than it would traditionally. >> Yes. It started later. >> So, uh Mr. Carpenter, do you have any suggestions about uh like addition here? >> I would just clarify what assignments means and in the >> how do
033we how do we do that because I I can't do this on the block. So somebody has to just a uh a language that then Mr. uh the general can uh write down and uh add to the the policy and then we go full time. I would say building department and you could put certificate assignments. I would just like clarify what you're going to send. >> So, so before the sentence the building principal shall and after the following year period then you say assignment means building department and certificate. >> We could also define I don't know Mr. Fitzgerald, we could also define assignment at the beginning of the policy as we do >> or if we define assignment up up front so we can then >> and you can make sure that every time you
034use assignment you're using it correctly. >> It's based on the definition. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. that if you if you if you add that definition at the beginning then uh that uh red part when such assignment involves a transfer from one building to super then that makes sense but it has to sort of like be uh read and uh written by someone who kind of like doesn't look just at the red parts but also >> Yeah. Yeah. So you have to make sure that every use of the word assignment now matches it and if it doesn't match it if it means course then you have to change it to course or something like that. Yeah. I was just gonna add I'm just gonna I I spoke to Dave. Um I'm gonna work with Dave
035and with Jenny to see if it's viable to keep all employees within this or it should be a teacher specific policy. Mo most of this is teacher driven um specifically to the assignment and and and to some of the jargon within it. So we we'll we'll we'll look at it. It doesn't slow down the process of modifying it, but it may be an easier read if we know we're just dealing with teachers exclusively. So we'll we'll look into that between now and >> well that does say teaching assignments. >> Correct. But >> it's now all employees. I'm employees are so different in definition. I I >> why I just I >> I when you when you mentioned that I I I I concur with that. So we'll we'll look to see if it's if it's
036viable to maybe bifurcate within this policy or just have a separate separate. >> So if you say that you know for teachers and principles this or >> you could have 409.1 and point2 right? you could like >> I mean if at the end of the day if you end up with two policies they are just like four or nine but then you already have the two >> the just just to make it clear why this this issue is occurring the PBS PBSBA is giving best practices for how you write your policies and they have standard policies and there's interlinking between those policies but we have a specific local issue that we have a labor contract that affects this policy and that's why there's this like that's why there's this difference between the standard here >>
037and and I I would said unlike other employees um there's more fluidity in terms of where a teacher may be placed based on multiple certifications based on need that you may not have with say your your support staff groups or even your act 93 groups so that there may be a need for it to be a separate we'll look into that though >> just just a uh ju uh just just an observation I mean do do we want on May 15th to uh have a uh conversation with let's say and I'm just uh transportation uh staff and say that uh you know next year you will be running uh routes uh 25 right uh because that is the assignment so this is like and we probably don't right or with the janitorial staff and say
038that you are in charge of uh you know high school not middle school or so forth this is I I think uh I think that sort of like that May 15 thing is more of a just teacher thing and I think we should not uh you know kind of like you mix up everything that would have some negative consequences >> and that's more just of of cleanup for kind of readability. It won't be substantive. >> Okay, good. So, u I have a few. >> Yes, so do I. >> Go ahead, Jay. We didn't have a chance. >> So, speaking of language differences, I also noticed that on page two where it says transfer where vacancy exists. The first item here says vacancies shall be announced to all faculty members. I'm also seeing on page three
039it was stricken that vacancies shall be publicized to all employees. What is the difference between announced and publicized in this context? >> It probably came from there to there. So they wanted to put it under uh a uh transfer when vacancy exists section which previously there wasn't a section. It was just a simple sentence but now there's a procedure there. >> But there is a difference in language between announced and publicized. >> Mr. Brun is the expert in that. It may be a difference without distinction or >> well okay let me let me give you an example. I can announce to the board that uh you know I I my birthday is tomorrow. It's not but I can announce it. But if I give out a piece of paper saying to everybody, "Tomorrow's my birthday,"
040there's a big difference in in that communication pattern. >> Yeah. I I think what uh what happens and you know this I think these are there's a there's a certain uh uh procedure for publicizing this. So or announcing this >> any of the vacancies are announced through the system that we use um through P school. So it goes out internally. If there's an internal vacancy, it goes out to only the internal candidates. It will then open up to the external candidates on a set date that we have. Um so that way somebody from the outside can get onto the website. Otherwise, it would just be an internal vacancy that's then only visible to the employees within the district. So it's like an internal versus external. So rather than worrying about whether it says announced or
041publicized, we could say something like to all all faculty members using district communication. >> Like you could add on a sort of a end to that clarifying how it's going to using internal district communications or something. >> Does that system automatically alert them or do they have to go into the system to look? >> It emails it. >> Okay. >> Yeah, it gets sent through the email. It announces a job post any job posting and then they can click on a link and it takes you into the system to apply. >> Yeah. So maybe we just clarify that's using district you know don't say the specific program because we could change but like >> internal communications would be fine. >> Yeah. >> Um I also had another question here under uh I believe criteria on
042the second page up towards the top. Uh number two, I've noticed that uh the changing student population within school districts have been stricken as one of the criterias for uh movement. And you know, my question is, is there a purpose for that? Are we using less data to understand where we need teachers in the district? >> I'm sorry, Mr. Santos, what was the where were you looking? at the top of the second page. Number two, changing student population within school districts, district schools. >> That's the one that is stricken. >> Correct. It's been stricken. So, I I was wondering what data are we using to better adjust the, you know, nature of our need for different teachers in different areas. I I understand that there's criteria, but I I would like to see more data
043behind that criteria. >> Do you want it specifically stated into the policy? uh that that would be that would be preferable. >> I think you could put it into the first criteria because the first criteria talks about needs of the students and academic programs. So to me that would mean that if the population is decreasing that need would be less teachers in there. So maybe you could if you want a specific statement maybe it could just be added into that first criteria >> to be added there as another item specifically right. I mean sure. So >> I like that's a little redundant because needs of the student in proacademic program mean if they're changing then the other changing >> specifically talking about population uh >> correct >> change which is more of a uh >>
044data driven >> all of them hopefully are data but one is sort of like like headcount right the other one is uh sort of like more nuanced about that you know this student you know needs this that student needs that and they could be the same age and you know both of them are the difference in my mind there being a qualitative versus quantitative understanding of what the needs are. >> I think that I'm not >> Yeah, I think that I I I I understand your point, Jay. I actually think I I actually think that it leads to a broader point which is that this you there's the criteria is sort of a value >> statement for the district. It's it's like saying that these are our values that we use for the criteria. And
045so, um, while it is absolutely true that needs of the students probably covers almost anything I could think of, it might be worth just like clarifying the values, right? Like just maybe being a little more descriptive in terms of what those values are like population, class size or things like that. Yeah, my suggestion would be not maybe the values can be listed. I wouldn't define I allow those values to be defined by by the board over time. In other words, I I think if you define it specifically here, that then seeds really to the policy what what that is when it could change. You I agree you might need to make a data-driven decision in terms of what is or what defines needs of a student in an academic program. I'm not so sure this
046would be the the location for that. However, I think this would be the criteria that will be used, but that would be housed somewhere else other than this policy in terms of what that data is and how to justify what Mrs. Velocity or the administration would do in terms of transfer. >> I mean, and correct me if I'm wrong, I I think it would protect us, the board and the administration in terms of being able to rationalize a why as to, you know, the purpose of a move or the purpose of particular uh courses being created. Please say and I if I may I I'm going to go actually one step further than that and you know say something about the uh impact of that on the on the budget also. So these are sort
047of like the two important factors uh uh you know that need to be considered and uh you know the uh the the changing student population is uh clearly sort of like driving many of these decisions that uh would otherwise you can just kind of like I'm going to say buy yourself out of it right in in a way and do you want to say that you have to kind of like consider this right as opposed to uh that being implicit >> correct? I I totally agree and and and apologies. I I did have one more comment here under criteria. I noticed also that number nine uh on the same page towards the top was stricken which states provide the board a public update and summary of the transfers and assignments prior to the school year
048in which the transfers are to be effective. Now does that mean that the board will no longer have any sort of public uh acknowledgement of these changes? >> The board still has to approve them. later on in the policy. >> We will I understand that >> the timeline's changing though, so that point has to change no matter what. >> I I I would just like to see it written. >> Yeah. Yeah. There is the uh Mr. Carpenter, where is the uh >> under authority, isn't it? Board shall approve the initial assignment of personnel and when such assignments involve a transfer. >> Yeah. Yeah. But that's a particular type of transfer. So uh this is uh I I think uh I think having that I I agree is good and you know the timeline is also
049good and then with I think I think we should all know that that is the time that we are expecting this not later than that and not necessarily sooner than that. >> It's in notice of teaching assignments five. It could be added more explicitly elsewhere but it says uh the assignment only becomes official when it is approved by the board at the time the assignment is set to begin. So that's that's >> the language. >> That's the language there. >> The thing is we we have multiple or we have our new definition of assignment which isn't very granular. >> Correct. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Obviously. So we've already decided that that would be uh building certification and I'm sorry there was another department and I don't think that that answers the the full question which
050is something that you know we had prior discussed which was that there could be transfers from one grade level to another grade level and that could also be a significant impact to a teacher's uh position. um not so much certification but training uh mental health um their pocket right there are a lot of different scenarios there from just moving one grade level to grade level so I think that assignment might need to be a little bit broader if we're going to you know do right by all stakeholders one thing about this for the uh board approval and I don't have a particular about this but I just want to make sure that I understand this. So this is uh are we saying that uh until an employes assignment is not board approved a uh u
051library teacher last year is not a library teacher. In other words, this is a uh this sort of like requires an affirmative vote regardless of whether there's a change or not. And uh I'm not sure if I understand the rationale of that. I'm okay with it. If you say that, you know, 160 people, you know, would have to be approved every year for their assignment or else it says that it's tenative. Uh >> uh Mr. if it's Gerald could probably correct me if I'm understanding this uh question. This policy deals with the assignments and the transfers. So, this includes the initial assignments as well. So, if somebody's hired, it's also that the person is not actually set to begin in that assignment until it is officially approved. If we're talking in transfers, which is what
052I think are talking about, that would also have to be board approved under this new >> Yeah. >> You know, I say that that this is like that that happens at the time of hiring. So, uh and anyway, I wouldn't call that assignment. I would call that initial assignment. So with the definition of the assignment that we just like we were we were talking about again I I I think I think somebody has to sort of like uh read this through and make sure that the words are used correctly because uh uh you know otherwise like for example this item number five here is it look like a totally different piece that that number five would have to be modificate modified to reflect that in the event of the the notice of assignments reflects a
053transfer as defined by the policy, then the board would have to approve it. Whereas, if somebody's, you know, in in a position during 2425 and they're going to be in the exact same position 2526, we're not approving that. >> So, we're only approving the initial assignment of somebody who's being hired for the first time. So, >> either initial assignment or transfers at >> correct only two. Yes. And it says that up top, but that needs to be clarified. Correct. So, uh, anything else that want to share right now? >> Um, I think that's it for now. I know that we're going to have more readings and that'll give one more time to digest. >> Yes. I have five things and I'm not going to give up my time again. >> All right. Page one. Um,
054and I when we had the meeting, I heard this one and I just wrote down considerations of the employees extracurricular contributions in their current position because they spoke about that. They spoke about transfers that were made and then we lost this extracurricular and that extracurricular etc. because the person was moved from building to building. >> Is that a crit? You're you're saying addition additional >> criteria >> consider you know that they they are making above and beyond commitment to that building by doing um other extracurricular activities in there. >> That's a very good point you make. I also recall that as a point of contention. um page two in the middle where it's um staff members who are interested in and certified to fill a vacancy sub could sh submit a a request. Can that
055be every school year so that it's not like I submitted a request two years ago and now all of a sudden you're going to pull it out and I may have changed. Is that an every every school year type of thing? >> This is done every school year. >> Okay. it will also be under this policy in a different manner. So this will be officially through the system in which we use not through a Google form or through uh informal requests that are being made to principles or >> Yeah. Um do we have a what is a human resources generalist? I don't know what that is. >> That is we do have a human resources generalist. That's uh Mrs. Movich. So she is Yeah. >> I was like what is that? Um the last page
056um back to the assignments. Do we know what it exactly says? I because I do not what it exactly says in the teacher contract that they will know their assignments by May 15th. And if it doesn't explicitly say what they meant by assignments, do we have an intent of the language? So, so this was uh uh this this was something that at the time that the uh the CDA was uh was approved there was a language in this policy which said that uh transfers are uh building and certification and uh in the CBA there is no additional definition of that uses the word transfer which was sort of like referring to the policy. And if you recall last year uh we uh changed this policy and we took that uh out of it. So we
057were sort of like in the last year we were in this uh peculiar situation where uh in the contract had the reference to transfer without that being defined. And uh that definition has to be the definition that existed at the time that the CBA was uh was approved which is I think what uh you see here uh uh under authority uh at >> you want me to read it? Can I read it >> please? Okay. So uh this is uh item number four on page 10 of the I don't know what it's called. Agreement. I was going to say CBA, but um the board recognizes that it is desirable in making assignments where vacancies exist to consider the interest and aspirations of its employee. Requests by employees for transfer to a different class building or
058position shall be made in writing. The application shall set forth the reasons for transfer, the school grade or position sought and the applicant's academic qualifications. The board and/or administration shall act upon such request within a reasonable time after receipt thereof. Where such vacancy in fact exists with respect to filling such vacancy, final judgment rests with the board. Every effort shall be made to notify employees of involuntary transfers of position by May 15th of each school year. If an involuntary transfer of position is made with less than 30 days notice to begin the position, the employee shall be granted time up to 21 hours during the school day with a substitute and or at the extra day extra pay rate. >> Yeah. So that last part that you uh you read uh is uh what was
059added to the last CBA. And at the time the this this policy 409 had u this uh language the first uh red part that you see here in the in the in the current document that we have was a part of this and last year we took it out and you know I think this year minimum thing that you have to do is put it back in which is sort of like defines that. So, so I guess the if if I'm if we're describing the situation correctly, uh the the building department certification was not only what was board policy when this agreement was made, but is also the past practice since this agreement has s been signed. >> Yeah. In the in the interim years of this sign, that is the practice of the district.
060Yeah. Okay. I have one more question. >> Nope, I'm not I'm not giving up my >> You won't get a word. This is the last one. >> Um in number two, we're um provide conferences for transfer teacher, etc. Um to offer means of administrative support. Can we have training in there? I'd like to see if they're moving into, let's say, another grade level. I'm gonna have to go where I know um and they've had training in a specific program that they have to teach, etc., that that teacher gets that training. I'm just concerned about that. You know, if we're moving into a position, are they getting all the training that they need? >> You want that specifically added? >> I I I'm not a policy person, so I don't know. I think you could say
061um training as applicable because it might not be necessary for everybody. >> Correct. Thank you, >> Mr. Brun. >> Um we're where it says that uh vacancies shall be announced all faculty members under uh the transfers where a vacancy exists. that h how would how does that how would it be announced? I'm just I'm just trying to understand the practical uh aspect. Would it be posted somewhere like would it be visible prominently posted? Um I was trying to understand what that means by announced. >> Yeah, that that's the point that Jay was asking. There's a system that apparently the school uses. I don't know how it looks like but any vacancy uh is posted there. If it's internal it goes into to all of the staff and if it's a external vacancy it goes to
062the staff and also gets uh posted on LinkedIn and other places. >> Okay, that's that's what I thought. I just double check it with that. >> Okay. So uh my my suggestion is that we do not take action on this uh until we have a we have a uh we have a language that is u uh more consistent. So I'm going to leave it up to uh Mr. Preferald and uh Mr. >> Can I just as a procedural since we uh debated a lot table it now? Yeah. about what's happening. Um, I'm not sure if anyone's suggestions were in conflict with anyone else's, right? There was no competing proposals. >> No. >> Okay. >> I I think I I would agree with you. The only thing is that this is, you know, some of these
063has to sort of like be written so that you can read it and then have a have an opinion about >> Yeah. No, no. I'm just saying we gave a lot of suggestions but we didn't make any action and so if there were any competing suggestions then we would have to adjudicate that. >> We will do that when we respond. >> But if if there are no competing ones we can just table it and move on. Yeah. >> You didn't see any competing? >> I don't think there was I was just asking to make sure that that that was the case. >> Okay. So uh uh can somebody uh make a motion to table this? >> I motion to table policy 409. Well, we should split. Okay, whatever. >> Yeah, I second that motion. >>
064That's okay. You know, Mr. Robert. So, uh all those uh in favor of that motion, please indicate by saying I. >> I. >> So, uh that motion is approved, which means that policy 409 is uh is tabled. Uh how about policy 827? Anyone has any uh comments about that policy or any questions? Mr. Bonberry, can you just tell us quickly what's the reason for the revision of that policy and what the revisions are? Um the reason for the revision is we had uh our title one federal audit and they're saying that our policy was not in compliance because it had to have the language that a superintendent or design shall report in writing to the federal awarding agency or pass through entity any potential conflict of interest related to a federal award in accordance with
065the federal awarding agency policy. And then the other changes were just minor changes that PSBA um updated um for the regs. >> Any uh questions or comments about that policy. So if not, let's uh move that. All those in favor, please indicate by saying I >> I so that part of the motion is approved. And I know why you were squirming that was okay, right? >> One motion and two. It was one motion and you didn't. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Good. So, we are finally out of education. So, uh under personnel, we have um uh a few items. Item number one is high school principal. May I have a motion for that? >> So, moved. >> Second. >> Uh any questions or comments? >> What? >> Yes. I I do want to know for and
066I know that I'm it relates for all of the other items on the list here 2 through 16. We have gone through the appropriate motions to that these candidates to put out a position. the the normal process was followed is my question for 2 through 16. >> That's correct. And for item number one, it it's my understanding that we did not post the position and we did not go through serious, you know, several rounds of >> that's incorrect. The position was posted >> position. Okay. Apologies there. But we did not have any other interviews other than with Dr. Klauskey. Uh, we did not have interviews for the high school principal position. Dr. Kaskkey interviewed for the assistant superintendent position. >> Okay, that that was my question. >> Any other questions? >> Uh, yeah. No, I
067just want to say that um this is a this is moving someone from an interim position to taking the position. Um, there were uh surveys given out to all of the employees which came back overwhelmingly positive. Those were anonymous. Um uh there was also an interview for the assistant superintendent where I think um high marks were given by all interviewees. >> That's great. >> Um for Dr. Kusky. So um I just want that every every data that we've received in terms of doing this due diligence came back very positive and uh both administration and faculty by all measures uh appear to uh really like and like working with Dr. Casky. So, I'm very happy to support this motion. >> Yes. >> Um, yeah, it Dr. Cowsky, I um this is a really important position in
068our our district. Um, I'm okay for me to address him directly. >> Yeah. >> No. >> Is it or or isn't it figurative? You can look at me and say whether >> I'm telling you the Robert's rules, but you're I'm >> Okay. Yeah. >> Um well, this is a really important position. We need somebody who is going to commit and to be passionate about, you know, teaching or or or being the principal at the high school. um my hope is that you will absolutely fall in love with our district and um that you will stay and that you will um make things better at the high school, you know. Um I feel like that's what our public wants, you know, that's what our community wants. They want stability and they want excellence, you know, um
069at at a reasonable price. Um, so I just I I'm I I have a really I you know I I have a good feeling about this appointment. Um um you know to me that seems like a lot of money. Um, and I feel like I want to see our community, you know, pleased with what they're with what we're what we're doing, you know. Um, we're we're putting a commitment behind somebody, you know. Um, and I think this kind of thing needs to be said, you know. Um, Dr. Cowsky is a man sitting over there, you know. Um, he has a heart. I hope his heart is beating, you know, and beating strong, you know, for for Silicon Valley. >> That's all I got. >> Okay. Thank you. I u I I second everything you said,
070uh Mr. Bro, >> any uh anyone else? >> I I'd also like to say that I have full faith and uh acknowledge uh Dr. Kazk's glowing reviews. Uh I don't think that the question here is whether or not we want him in the district. I think the question is you know how long can we have him in the district and can he stay for a while and if that is the case then I am definitely supportive of this decision. >> So the the more welcoming we are to Dr. Cassie on his appointment the chances of him staying here is longer or larger. >> H yes. Okay, great. Uh with with that, all those in favor, please indicate by saying I >> I those opposed. >> No. >> Uh I note uh one. No, Miss Regal,
071please. Um Dr. Cassie, congratulations and uh what my colleague said here, I uh I I agree with them. I second that. And uh um lots of uh hopes uh here for uh your success which means uh success for all all of our kids uh and our uh parents and our community and uh our teachers and staff. So um congratulations. >> Can I say something? >> Yes, please. >> Well, first of all, thank you very much. I appreciate this and uh I appreciate the opportunity you gave me when I was interim principal. uh it really uh re reignited the the the fever that I have for public education and doing what's in the best interest of kids and doing what's in the best interest of uh staff in the community. Uh it's not all me. It's
072a team effort at the high school. You have great teachers at the high school who uh usually are there and stay there for a long long time and they are dedicated to their craft. They're dedicated to the kids and um you know it'll be a cooperative effort to make the high school the best that it can be. But I generally thank you for the opportunity you gave me interim and uh thank you for giving me this opportunity to take over and do my best. So thank you. >> Great. Um the personnel part of the agenda this time is is very good. So u item number two is uh communication specialist. May I have a motion for that? So moved >> second. >> Okay. Questions or comments? >> Um well, I'm just really grateful that we
073have this person being hired. I um I it's important, you know, um so many times what we hear from from the community is, you know, better communication, better communication. Um which is understandable, too, you know. And this person, I I don't know who they are, but um I I made my feelings known about what I hoped we would get, you know, and I I I'm confident this person will be, you know, uh able to do that. And um you know, I'm I'm really excited about um that we've got a professional coming to help us uh speak to the community and and also to hear the community. >> So, uh Mr. Brun, I I I I I get that you don't uh watch uh local news maybe. So, uh >> Oh, yeah. No, I definitely >>
074neither uh nei neither neither do I. So, uh I uh I I talked with one of my uh friends after I saw the name and uh >> I read it. >> I I I mentioned and they said, "Oh, uh she's on TV all the time and she's here. braces here and uh she will come and say a few words maybe if she wants that's she let's wait until we vote. So uh things say thank you or say something but uh any other questions or comments? >> One quick question at a high level. Could could we hear what the role will entail? You know what? When she gets up to say thank you, maybe she will address that also as part of the communication uh herself, right? Well, >> we'll hear that communication then. >> Okay,
075great. So, uh with that, all those in favor, please indicate by saying I. >> Those opposed. The motion is approved. Congratulation. Grace and if you want to come and say anything. >> You know what? I figured uh of all people who could be uh in this position, it's a fair game to ask you to come to the podium. I wouldn't do that to others. >> Yeah. Thank you. Thank you guys all for having me up here. And thank you, Mr. Brun. I hope I said that correctly for your kind words. Um you may you may recognize me and if you don't, that's totally okay. News, you know, everybody gets their news from different places, but I most recently in the Lehigh Valley was at WFMZ. I loved that station. I became very much embedded in
076the community here. I live in Bethlehem, my husband and I. Um, but prior to that, I spent about a decade um, doing journalism at different TV stations throughout Pennsylvania. I left the news industry briefly to go work for the government where there were uh, in my interview process, I was explaining there were a lot of crises all the time. So, it's I'm I'm excited to go into a role where I feel like I can address the crises and be a strong voice when they happen, but also kids and staff and teachers. You guys all have amazing and incredible things you're doing. And I really want to highlight that on social media, on the website. I want to bring so much love to that website because I think it's an awesome place where we can really,
077really shine. And I I really can't wait to do that. and I can't wait to learn more about the Sen Valley family and I am all ears to any suggestions you guys may have. So, I can't wait to meet you all and get to know you all in the coming weeks. >> Great. Yeah, welcome to Sen Valley and congratulations. >> Congratulations. >> Thank you so much. >> So, uh next item is item number three, director of athletics and student activities. May I have a motion for that? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Okay, questions or comments? So again uh seems like we are u locked out u and uh Mr. Johnston is uh has agreed to uh take this position. It's a very important position. Uh lots of contact with uh families and uh and
078kids and uh a lot of adults also uh uh who are interacting with the with the school district and uh uh I'm fully supportive of uh his appointment. So uh with that uh all those in favor please indicate by saying I >> I >> all opposed uh the motion is approved. Congratulations uh Mr. Johnson you know I again athletic directors can also come to the podium. >> It's a big part of it. >> I love you for this opportunity. I I am genuinely excited about this. This is where I actually started on my administrative journey. Um, I have been an athletic director in two other school districts as well as a building principal, a high school principal for a while. Um, so I am seasoned in this end and I truly understand what it takes
079to do this role and be successful with it. Um, you know, was let me reiterate. The idea of teamwork is critical, pardon, the idea we're dealing with sports and such, but it is an opportunity for all of our students beyond just the classroom to learn who they are and who they can become and get themselves prepared. So, this role is really exciting for me and I'm going to be joining a pretty great team over here. Um and and man, I got a lot of questions for you. I'm eager to get started. So I will be here bright and early tomorrow morning. I thank you all for this opportunity here. Okay. >> Okay. Great. Thank you very much and congratulations. Welcome to soccer. >> Thank you. >> Okay. So u next we have uh item number
080four, account payable clerk. Item number five, a special education teacher. Item number six, speech and language long-term substitute. Item number seven, social studies long-term substitute. Item number eight, English long-term substitute. Item number nine, bus driver. Item number 10, para profofessionals. Item number 11, curriculum writers. Item number 12, mentors. Item number 13, 202526, athletic coaches. Item number 14, 202526, day-to-day substitute teachers and um item number 15, resignations. Uh may I have a motion for those items? Items uh 4 through 15. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Any questions or comments about any of those? >> The special education teacher, is that to replace someone that has left or is that a new a new position? number five >> that it's a replacement of someone that has left. >> Thank you. >> Anything else? Anyone else? >>
081Wanted to say go ahead, Mr. >> Are we looking more so into substitutes due to any sort of lack of full-time roles? when somebody is uh you talked about long-term substitute, right? >> Correct. >> Yeah. Long-term substitute happens when uh someone who uh holds the job is temporarily away for family medical leave or something else and then there needs uh to be a substitute for them for that. >> That's fair. Thank you. Uh yeah, I just wanted to say thank you to all of the people who have taken uh these additional uh responsibilities, curriculum writers, mentors, and uh also uh the athletic uh coaches uh and welcome the new uh folks to the to the district. Uh with that, all those in favor, please engage uh by saying I >> I. >> All those opposed,
082those motions are approved. Uh next we have uh facilities. >> So this comes with a lot of uh regret but uh the last item under personnel is retirement item number 16. I have a motion for that. >> So move. Nobody wants to do it. >> They almost cooperated but >> okay. So this is for retirement of um of Judy and I think we all knew that this day will come one day but uh I was hoping that it wouldn't be anytime soon. >> I know that. >> Any questions or comments? >> There's no second point of order. There's no second point of order motion. I thought no I didn't say anything. So yeah, so the motion hasn't been seconded. They can't be discussed. >> I guess facilities is next. >> Yeah, facilities is next. >>
083I'll second the motion. >> The the only thing I will say is um Judy has worked with me since 2011. She came over. I stole her from the elementary school. Um she's probably regretting that ever since she came over in 2011. But Judy has been an integral part of the business office. Has kept me in line and things straight there. and she will really be missed from the business office. It's going to be a hard person to replace. So, >> well, he she's she's an impossible person to replace. So, u I'll um I'll say that I have known her for as long as I've had any dealing with the with the district and uh uh every time I have uh had the pleasure of uh seeing her, it has made uh my day a better
084day. You have made me a better person. And Judy, thank you very much uh for for uh for all you've done for this uh for this school. U uh Judy's a a mother of kids who went here, a community member, uh she always uh reminds me, a taxpayer and uh uh has uh uh been uh having her uh hands in a lot of the good things that have happened here for uh for for a long time. and uh you know beyond and above that is uh the you know the really good uh genuinely good person that you are. So uh well I I'll miss you uh I'm just heartened that this is this is this is not no but this is this is not happening uh for uh yet for for a few more months.
085So uh we we are saying all of these things but we have the uh advantage of having you here uh until January. So um >> uh 5 minutes 17 days, 19 hours and 35 minutes. >> Plenty of meetings to rescend. >> So uh wi with that u all those in favor please indicate by saying I >> I opposed. The motion is approved. Um and uh yeah congratulations Rudy. >> Thank you. Uh next under facilities we have the facilities committee meeting summary from uh July 9th and um an agenda item there is the action item is approval of the attached list of surplus and obsolete items. May I have a motion for that? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Any questions or comments? >> Um does this include the list the the fiction weed? Is that
086one of these? >> Yes. >> Mhm. >> Okay. Yes. >> I'm sorry. Can you clarify? >> Yes, it is. >> Does this Sorry. Does this include the the weeding out of uh old fiction? >> Okay. >> Yes, it is part of the list. Yes. >> Okay. Uh I Yeah, I wanted to uh I I had a a request on that and a comment. Um um I know that um the librarian uh To me, this seems like a really very valid list with a lot of um we'll be losing such great titles as Fat Boy versus the Cheerleaders. >> Oh boy, >> that one will be gone forever. And then uh what's the other one I kind of stood out for me? Way of the Rat volume one. So, that one is gone for the ages
087at Son, but but there are a few that I I just would ask if um uh the librarian would would at least just um take note of and and just to make sure that that um for example, some of these are there's there's doubles apparently and they're trying to reduce the number, but there are a few that I I think really ought to be reconsidered. Um one is the um and I'm I'm gonna name them. I'm gonna name them all. Okay. So, just for the record, um if you have a list, uh I'm I'm going to say this that you can check them off if and really I I respect what the librarian decides, but there's some of these that I I wish would would possibly be stricken off the list. You know, one is
088the 50s by Dave by Hal Habberstam. That's a histo that's a classic of history. That's a book just that we should have, you know. Um there is the Obama's wars by Bob Woodward. Bob Woodward's importance is, you know, he's an important person. I don't always agree with them, but I, you know, he's he he's important, you know. Um um there is some lesserk known ones like the burglar who like to quote Kipling um by Lawrence Block. Lawrence Block is he's huge. He's so important, you know, could be a double. Um there's Barnaby Rudge uh and um the uh Life Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewood, the Charles Dickens books. Uh unless we have doubles, those would really be good ones that we should have in our district um on the shelf. Uh The Reavers by William Faulner.
089You can't we can't we can't get rid of that book. Um uh The A Maggot by John Fos. That's a that's a that's a big one. Uh, The Vicor of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith. Um, classic. Um, Bat Boy in the T. No, forget that one. Uh, >> if >> you want to if you want to just email me directly, I'd be more than happy to go over to go through them all right now. >> Community to know what's there and hopefully encourage uh hopefully encourage parents to encourage their parents, their children to check these books out, you know. the So, here's the here's the dilemma. Uh, in uh in about a few minutes when you vote on this, then um you know, these are sort of like going to be out of circulation. So, uh
090>> always add them back in. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. But this is a I'm just saying that uh uh you you may have some you may say that all of these are doubles or triples and whatever and we just want to sort of like make room in which case, you know, we are all going to be good. But uh so I I I don't want to sort like say uh much more unless uh you know you if you have something to to say explain about you know so how these books are uh uh sort of like have ended up on the list uh so that uh you know everybody >> most of them are are are you know they seem like absolutely I understand a twilight era >> but I I don't I don't think
091I don't think this is and Mrs. Sams will uh will correct me. I don't think the inclusion or exclusion of books in this based on the explanation here is based on a review of uh the content, right? It's purely based on whether they have been circulated or not, right? Whether people have checked them out or not, right? Is that correct? >> That's the basis. But there are award winners. Yeah. Award winners books that are included in curriculum obviously and on the AP list, but those are the big ones that I would, you know, I had to double check the list. It took a lot of, you know, cross referencing, going back and forth because I started with the books that were published before 10 years ago that the ones not nothing that's been published in
092the last 10 years and then ones that haven't been checked out in the last 5 years is my starting point. And then after that, I go through the award winners and then like I said, books on the AP list because even those don't get circulated very much and some of those are old too. So, but yeah, I'm definitely willing to second, you know, have another set of eyes. That's totally fine. >> Yeah. Is there uh can I ask Mark is is there a way to I mean is it possible just to send a list? >> I'll answer that. So this is one thing that we can do which is probably the uh the cleanest way of doing it is to exclude uh that part from the from what we are going to vote on. You
093can amend the motion that was just made and you can say that the books let's uh you know delay of them in the surplus obsolete for two more weeks and uh during that time you can uh you know work with uh Mrs. Sams and other and you know see what uh >> just a suggestion >> that's all. >> Great. Yeah. I mean the more eyes the better. It's it's so hard to >> Yeah. Absolutely. >> So So did I miss some? >> Mr. Boon, you would like to introduce an amendment to remove from the list the the books. >> That's what I saw Don seemed to be nodding too if that seems okay. >> Okay. Is there a second for that? >> Second. >> All right. Great. >> Good. So, uh >> Okay. So, you
094have to vote on that. >> Vote on the amendment. Yeah. >> Comments about uh the amendment. If not, all those in favor, please indicate by saying I. >> I. >> Opposed. So uh now we have a motion which includes all of the obsolete uh list except then the books. So uh any other questions or comments about that? >> Thank so the reason for the removal is based off of the time in which they were published. >> Technically we've removed the books from the issue. >> The books are now no longer >> books are not part of this. >> We can talk about that in two weeks. So you you can reserve your comments and in two weeks, you know, come bring it because it's going to be back on the list on on the on
095the agenda potentially a uh a modified version of the the list, but uh that that is the appropriate time to talk about it. Cool. Because as of now, it's as if they don't exist on our agenda. >> What books we burn? >> What books? Yeah. >> Uh okay. >> Okay. Good. So u uh uh so now we are dealing with the amended motion. All those in favor please indicate by saying I >> I opposed. So that motion is approved. U moving on to finance. There is the finance committee meeting summary from July 9th which is attached to the agenda. Item number one is uh 202526 colonial intermediate unit 20 contracts. Item number two is high school gym divider replacement. Item number three is high school food service steamer. Item number four is district copers and
096item number five is Brett Denovi and associate agreement. May I have a motion for items number one through five? >> So move. >> Second. >> Any questions or comments? Uh Miss Velocity, can you just tell us what those uh u IU contracts are? Um >> these are contracts that usually come at the beginning of each year. So you'll see them again and you have seen them before. So these are all the services that we contract with the IU. One is um school based access services, transportation cost, um translation, psychiatric evaluations, nurses for field trips, um homebound and feeding evaluations, and then we have the child find evaluations for the private and non-public schools that are done through the IU and uh communication done for students who need it in IU classrooms or within the district.
097>> We are not approving anything that is associated with any kids, right? You're just basically saying that if we use the IU for this particular service, then the relevant contract will govern that interact. >> That's correct. >> Good. So, uh any other questions or comments? Uh all those in favor, please indicate by saying I. >> I. >> All opposed. Uh the motions are approved. Uh we are into community updates. Helertown Lower Sen Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Kante, >> nothing to report. >> Uh, Sen Valley Foundation. Miss Magna, >> no updates. >> No update on the uh NCC Bethlehem Votech, Mr. Demar Demco, any >> No updates. No bey also there's there is no update. The meeting was um uh almost a month ago and um there's nothing to uh to report back. Uh PSBA representatives,
098Mr. Carpenter and uh Mr. Santos, any >> the um the quarterly PSBA rep meeting was sometime in the last two weeks. I forget exactly which day it was. Um so the you'll forgive me if uh I have not updated my state level uh legislature information since that meeting but as of that meeting and when I attended it the budget was not passed yet. Um the PSBA main focus was on cyber charter reform. That is um uh trying to get past a fixed price that districts would pay for cyber charter schools as opposed to the current situation >> in nonsp special ed. Yeah, that's right. Um the uh the budget's held up by education uh skill gains and uh and Medicaid issues because of larger larger Medicaid issues. Um there is there there are some districts
099that are filing and joining lawsuits over charter schools and the payment. So that was uh mentioned on the uh on the call. Um uh almost every district has passed the resolution for cyber charter reform including this one. Um uh and that includes that's part bipartisan. So like all across the state. So this is a big issue for them and they're that's their main focus um in uh right now. Um there's also been a ruling um that they made note of um in federal court that um parental optouts based on religion have been strengthened due to a federal court case, but that PA already had stronger optouts than most states. So it does not really affect PA, but nationwide there is a change. So um yeah, those are the updates from the quarterly meeting. So I
100I heard that uh that cyber charter um uh piece has been removed at least from the draft of the uh budget that they were considering. I don't know whether you or Mr. Santos or Mr. Fitzgerald knows anything about >> No, I not what I saw it was one of these call for action emails that said that uh in the draft that uh the committee was considering they have apparently removed that. So uh >> it's it's possible. I like I said I haven't I don't have updates since the meeting. So >> thanks. >> You have anything to add or >> I think Mr. Carpenter pretty much covered it all. >> Uh new business uh or old business? I see um nothing. Citizens inquiries and comments. Anyone? Well, I see none. Uh announcement. The future meetings are
101August 12th and August 26, 7:00 the same meeting.