Monday, June 26, 2017
2 Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
WARREN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
COMMITTEE MEETING
MONDAY, JUNE 26, 2017, 6:00 P.M.
CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES
6820 MARKET STREET, RUSSELL, PA 16345
www.wcsdpa.org
1. Opening Activities
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1.1 Call to Order
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Jun 26, 2017 - 2 Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
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1. Opening Activities
Public Content
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1.2 Public Comment
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Jun 26, 2017 - 2 Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
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1. Opening Activities
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2. Old Business
3. New Business
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3.1 Copyright Permission Request - Warren Public Library
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Jun 26, 2017 - 2 Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
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3. New Business
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Action (Committees)
Recommended Action :
That the Board of School Directors grants copyright permission to the Warren Public Library to make the Warren Dragon High School Yearbooks available to the pubic in an online, digital format.
Public Content
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3.2 Pennsylvania Youth Survey (PAYS) Agreement
Meeting :
Jun 26, 2017 - 2 Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
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3. New Business
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Action (Committees)
Recommended Action :
That the Board of School Directors approves the 2017 Pennsylvania Youth Survey (PAYS) Agreement and authorizes the superintendent to execute the document as requested.
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Executive Summary
- A biennial survey of youth in the 6th, 8th, 10th, and 12th grades administered in the fall of odd numbered years since 1989
- No cost for any Pennsylvania school district or private/charter/parochial/cyber school who wishes to participate!
- Collects information on youth knowledge, attitudes and behaviors towards Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug (ATOD) use and other problem behaviors.
- What our youth know think, and believe about anti-social behaviors.
- What our youth think about their school environment.
- Data from the survey is an essential component of successful grant-writing and can be used to leverage funding and other resources to help meet identified needs.
- Provides prevention partnership opportunities to produce healthy youth development.
- Questions are asked in four domains — Community, School, Family, and Peer/Individual
- Allows schools and communities to see what is happening in all aspects of their youths’ lives.
- Provides a holistic view of the students’ environment including their communities, schools, families, and peers.
- Helps to identify factors that can prevent a child from being ready to learn when they arrive at school each day.
- Surveys are anonymous and confidential — no individual student information can be obtained from the data set.
- In 2015, over 229,000 students across 393 School Districts and “other” schools took part in the PAYS.
- County reports are available for 56 counties (every one that had a minimum of two participating districts).
- District reports are provided directly to school district superintendents or points of contact.
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3.3 System 44 Next Generation License Purchase
Meeting :
Jun 26, 2017 - 2 Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
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3. New Business
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Action (Committees)
Dollar Amount :
$48,000.00
Budget Source :
01-1200-000-00-00-750
Recommended Action :
The Board of Directors approve the System 44 Next Generation License Purchase.
Public Content
System 44 (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) is recommended as the supplemental curriculum to support instruction and learning opportunities for students receiving MTSS Tier III instructional interventions. System 44 integrates seamlessly in the READ 180 Next Generation classroom, with educators providing differentiated instruction for System 44 students during the Small-Group Rotations.
Initial implementation of the WCSD MTSS (ELA) program occurred during school year 2016-2017. During initial implementation, Tier III in grades 4 and 5 required curricular resources to support individualized learning. The WCSD will be in full implementation of MTSS ELA interventions beginning with the 2017-2018 school year. The additional licenses are recommended to the Board of Directors to support implementation of Tier III interventions in grades 6-12.
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3.4 Dewey Cornell Response to Student Threats of Violence Seminar Agreement
Meeting :
Jun 26, 2017 - 2 Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
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3. New Business
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Action (Committees)
Dollar Amount :
$10,000.00
Budget Source :
01-2660/350
Recommended Action :
The Board of School Directors approves the Dewey Cornell Response to Student Threats of Violence Seminar Agreement, as presented.
Public Content
The topic of the workshop will be “Guidelines for responding to student threats of violence.” The workshop will be prepared for an audience of school administrators, principals and assistant principals, school psychologists, school counselors, school resource officers, social workers, school safety and security personnel, and other school staff. Warren County School District may also invite local law enforcement personnel or representatives of other school districts to attend. Additional school districts can be invited to send teams for training at no additional charge, subject to Dr. Cornell’s approval. The Threat Assessment Seminar will occur on Tuesday, August 15, 2017.
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3.5 Apple IPad Purchase- Update - CIT - Mr. John Werner
Meeting :
Jun 26, 2017 - 2 Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
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3. New Business
Preferred Date :
Jun 26, 2017
Absolute Date :
Jun 26, 2017
Dollar Amount :
$340,640.00
Budget Source :
Technology Equipment
Recommended Action :
That the Board of School Directors approves the UPDATED quote from Apple to purchase 46 ten packs of IPads for $310,040 and to purchase accessories necessary for deployment from Connection under the COSTARS contract for $30,600 for Elementary, READ180, Library and Special Education classrooms.
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Executive Summary
The Technology Department collected requests for IPads from all departments and consolidated them into one bulk order.
The district will be adding the majority of these IPads into elementary classrooms, with smaller deployments in READ180 classrooms, Libraries, and the Special Education Department.
Apple has provided the quotes for 46 ten packs at $310,040.
Quotes for protective cases, carts and accessories necessary for the deployment were provided by Connection under the COSTARS contract for $30,600.
UPDATE: Apple has changed their quote to a newer model. Apple stops selling older IPads when newer models are available. A new IPad release occurred in between the time that we had the purchase request completed.
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3.6 Sungard- Performance+ Renewal
Meeting :
Jun 26, 2017 - 2 Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
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3. New Business
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Action (Committees)
Preferred Date :
Jun 26, 2017
Absolute Date :
Jul 31, 2017
Dollar Amount :
$29,993.60
Budget Source :
Technology Maintenance Account- '17-'18 budget
Recommended Action :
That the Board of School Directors approves the proforma from Sungard to renew licensing for PerformancePlus for the 2017-2018 school year for $29,993.60.
Public Content
Executive Summary
Performance Plus, is a tool for the teaching staff. There are two components to this product. One is software for curriculum mapping which allows us to align our curricula both vertically and horizontally. In addition, it provides opportunities to identify appropriate topics for cross-curricular planning. Curriculum which is input into the system is searchable and can be aligned with resources, materials, and standards. Teachers will be able to share lesson plans and resources easily between buildings and classroom. The second component of this product is related to assessment. Student scores for PSSA, 4-Sight, District assessments and any other testing data that we would like to include are housed in one place. This data is then accessible to the classroom teachers who can use this information to plan lessons and guide instruction based upon the strengths and weaknesses of the individual students in their classrooms.
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3.7 District Web Site Upgrade- Blackboard
Meeting :
Jun 26, 2017 - 2 Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
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3. New Business
Type :
Action (Committees)
Preferred Date :
Jun 26, 2017
Absolute Date :
Jul 31, 2017
Dollar Amount :
$12,600.00
Budget Source :
Technology 7 Year Plan- '17-'18 Budget- Web Site Upgrade
Recommended Action :
The Board of School Directors approve the quote from Blackboard for $12,600 to migrate our district web page to their new platform, and provide administrative training to operate the new content management system.
Public Content
Executive Summary
Blackboard is our current vendor for the District’s web site providing storage, access, website administration tools for the creation of websites as well as features that facilitate real-time communication. The district has been notified that the current platform will be retired on December 31, 2017.
Blackboard will work with the district to migrate all active content to the new platform, and provide administrative level trainings.
The tentative completion date is late August to correspond to the beginning of the school year.
Funding will be provided from the Technology 7 year plan.
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3.8 Planned Instruction - Computer 7, Computer 8, Computer 9 - CIT - Mr. John Werner
Meeting :
Jun 26, 2017 - 2 Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
Category :
3. New Business
Type :
Action (Committees)
Dollar Amount :
$19,000.00
Recommended Action :
That the Board of School Directors approves changes to Planned Instruction - Computer 7, Computer 8, Computer 9 as presented.
Public Content
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3.9 Planned Instruction - Personal Keyboarding - Mr. John Werner
Meeting :
Jun 26, 2017 - 2 Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
Category :
3. New Business
Type :
Action (Committees)
Recommended Action :
That the Board of School Directors approves changes to Planned Instruction - Personal Keyboarding, as presented.
Public Content
Subject :
3.10 2017-2019 The Meadows Psychiatric Center Agreement
Meeting :
Jun 26, 2017 - 2 Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
Category :
3. New Business
Type :
Action (Committees)
Recommended Action :
The Board of Education approves the 2017-2019 The Meadows Psychiatric Center Agreement, as presented.
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Executive Summary
The 2017-2019 Meadows Psychiatric Center Agreement with Warren County School District establishes cooperative efforts to ensure continuity of care is provided to clients in the District, relevant to psychiatric information to each individual to whom they mutually provide services.
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3.11 2017-2018 BAYADA Nursing Service Agreement
Meeting :
Jun 26, 2017 - 2 Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
Category :
3. New Business
Type :
Action (Committees)
Budget Source :
01 2440 000 00 00
Recommended Action :
The Board of Directors approves the 2017-2018 BAYADA Nursing Service Agreement, as presented.
Public Content
Bayada Home Health Care will provide nursing care services to students in Warren County School District.
WCSD primary resource for staffing nursing care services for students will be a WCSD Certified School Nurse and/or Medical Assistant Aide. Kelly Services will remain the secondary source to staff nursing services when WCSD Certified School Nurse or Medical Assistant Aide is unavailable. WCSD will utilize Bayada as a tertiary support to staff nursing care services in the District. All nursing care services are directed by active student medical plans and/or Nurse office staffing needs.
Subject :
3.12 2017-2018 IU5 Special Education Programs and Services Agreement
Meeting :
Jun 26, 2017 - 2 Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
Category :
3. New Business
Type :
Action (Committees)
Dollar Amount :
$219,994.51
Budget Source :
01-1200-000-00-00-803, 804, 808/322
Recommended Action :
The Board of Education approves the 2017-2018 IU5 Special Education Programs and Services Agreement, as presented.
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The Northwest Tri-County Intermediate Unit (I.U.) agrees to provide consortia special education programs and bundled services according to the attached contract(s). The services provided include programs within the district and/or the I.U. special education consortium. In addition, the I.U. will provide administrative support to these programs and services.
Subject :
3.13 iRead Tier III K-2 Intervention
Meeting :
Jun 26, 2017 - 2 Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
Category :
3. New Business
Type :
Action (Committees)
Dollar Amount :
$56,187.04
Budget Source :
01-1200-000-00-00-000/750
Recommended Action :
The Board of Directors approves the iRead Tier III K-2 Intervention materials, as presented.
Public Content
iRead (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) is recommended as the supplemental curriculum to support instruction and learning opportunities for students receiving MTSS Tier III instructional interventions grades Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd.
iRead is the new, digital foundational reading program designed to close the achievement gap early, and place all K-2 children on a predictable path to reading proficiently by Grade 3. iRead provides targeted, explicit instruction and systematic practice in phonological awareness, alphabet knowledge, phonics, decoding, word recognition, syntax, fluency, and morphology.
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3.14 GRANT: 2017-18 Carl D. Perkins Secondary Local Plan
Meeting :
Jun 26, 2017 - 2 Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
Category :
3. New Business
Type :
Action (Committees)
Preferred Date :
Jun 26, 2017
Absolute Date :
Jun 26, 2017
Dollar Amount :
$77,038.00
Budget Source :
01-1390-800-24-07-189
Recommended Action :
SUGGESTED MOTION: That the Board of School Directors instructs the administration to submit a Perkins Secondary Local Plan Grant application to support academic, career, and technical programming at the Warren County Career Center in the 2017-18 school year.
Public Content
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3.15 GRANT: 2017-18 Title II, Part A Plan
Meeting :
Jun 26, 2017 - 2 Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
Category :
3. New Business
Type :
Action (Committees)
Preferred Date :
Jun 26, 2017
Absolute Date :
Jun 26, 2017
Dollar Amount :
$219,241.00
Budget Source :
Title IIA
Recommended Action :
SUGGESTED MOTION: That the Board of School Directors instructs the administration to develop and submit a Title II, Part A application to the Pennsylvania Department of Education to provide and support a variety of professional development activities for district staff during the 2017-18 school year.
Public Content
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3.16 GRANT: 2017-18 Title I, Part A Plan
Meeting :
Jun 26, 2017 - 2 Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
Category :
3. New Business
Type :
Action (Committees)
Preferred Date :
Jun 26, 2017
Absolute Date :
Jun 26, 2017
Dollar Amount :
$1,365,843.00
Recommended Action :
SUGGESTED MOTION: That the Board of School Directors instructs the administration to develop and submit a Title I, Part A application to the Pennsylvania Department of Education to provide educational support to eligible students in the Warren County School District for the 2017-18 school year.
Public Content
Subject :
3.17 Letter of Agreement with MCPc for Office 365 End User Training on June 19-20, 2017 - Mr. John Werner
Meeting :
Jun 26, 2017 - 2 Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
Category :
3. New Business
Type :
Action (Committees)
Dollar Amount :
$4,500.00
Budget Source :
Technology Training 01 2818 000 00 00 000 / 324
Recommended Action :
That the Board of School Directors approves Letter of Agreement with MCPc or Office 365 End User Training on June 19-20, 2017, as presented
Public Content
Subject :
3.18 Second Harvest of NW PA - Student BackPack Program Operation
Meeting :
Jun 26, 2017 - 2 Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
Category :
3. New Business
Type :
Action (Committees)
Preferred Date :
Jun 26, 2017
Absolute Date :
Jun 26, 2017
Recommended Action :
SUGGESTED MOTION: That the Board of School Directors approves agreements with the Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest Pennsylvania for the operation of the Second Harvest BackPack Program in the following schools: Eisenhower Elementary, Sheffield Elementary, Warren Area Elementary, and Youngsville Elementary Middle School.
Public Content
Subject :
3.19 Second Harvest of NW PA Student Food Pantry Agreement
Meeting :
Jun 26, 2017 - 2 Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
Category :
3. New Business
Type :
Action (Committees)
Preferred Date :
Jun 26, 2017
Absolute Date :
Jun 26, 2017
Budget Source :
Donations and Grants
Recommended Action :
SUGGESTED MOTION: That the Board of School Directors approves an agreement with the Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwestern Pennsylvania to operate and provision student food pantries in each Warren County School District high school and Beaty Warren Middle School.
Public Content
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3.20 Memorandum of Understanding - Bureau of Career and Technical Education Assistance Program - CIT - Mr. John Werner
Meeting :
Jun 26, 2017 - 2 Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
Category :
3. New Business
Type :
Action (Committees)
Recommended Action :
That the Board of School Directors approves the Memorandum of Understanding Between the Warren Area Vocational Technical School and the Bureau of Career and Technical Education for Participation in the BCTE Technical Assistance Program and authorizes the Superintendent and Director of the Warren County Area Vocational Technical School to execute the document as requested by the BCTE.
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Executive Summary
This MOU allows WCCC students to benefit from TAP by receiving NOCTI testing free and for Math support. TAP will provide a math expert to come to the WCCC and evaluate our Math needs. They will provide us with a suggested plan for improving and bring in a consultant four times next year to meet and discuss math concepts with staff members.
Subject :
3.21 WCEA Memorandum of Agreement - Achievement Center - CIT - Mr. John Werner
Meeting :
Jun 26, 2017 - 2 Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
Category :
3. New Business
Type :
Action (Committees)
Recommended Action :
That the Board of School Directors approves the WCEA Memorandum of Agreement - Achievement Center, as presented.
Meeting :
Jun 26, 2017 - 2 Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
Category :
3. New Business
Public Content
4. Informational Items
Subject :
4.1 School-Wide Title Presentation
Meeting :
Jun 26, 2017 - 2 Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
Category :
4. Informational Items
Public Content
Subject :
4.2 Professional Development Opportunities 2016-2017
Meeting :
Jun 26, 2017 - 2 Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
Category :
4. Informational Items
Public Content
Subject :
4.3 Staffing Item Update for 2017-2018
Meeting :
Jun 26, 2017 - 2 Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
Category :
4. Informational Items
Public Content
Subject :
4.4 Virtual Academy Marketing
Meeting :
Jun 26, 2017 - 2 Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
Category :
4. Informational Items
Public Content
Meeting :
Jun 26, 2017 - 2 Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
Category :
4. Informational Items
Public Content
5. Other
Meeting :
Jun 26, 2017 - 2 Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
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6. Closing Activities
Subject :
6.1 Next Meeting - July 31, 2017, following PACCA
Meeting :
Jun 26, 2017 - 2 Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
Category :
6. Closing Activities
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Subject :
6.2 Adjournment
Meeting :
Jun 26, 2017 - 2 Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee
Category :
6. Closing Activities
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