Monday, February 13, 2012
Regular Board Meeting
Warren County Career Center
1. Opening Activities
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1.1 Call to Order
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1.2 Pledge of Allegiance
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1.4 Reading of the Mission Statement - Mrs. Donna Zariczny
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The mission of the Warren County School District, where today’s student is our future, is to equip all students with the educational skills necessary to achieve their unique personal potential.
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1.5 Reading of the WCSD/PSBA Standards for Effective School Governance and Code of Conduct - Mr. Jack Werner
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TO PROMOTE STUDENT GROWTH AND ACHIEVEMENT, AN EFFECTIVE SCHOOL BOARD...
Monitors results by: (a) using data appropriately to make informed decisions; (b) ensuring effective practices for evaluation of staff, programs, plans and services; (c) evaluating its own performance; (d) assessing student growth and achievement; and (e) evaluating the effectiveness of the strategic plan.
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1.6 Recognitions & Presentations
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1. All-County Jr. Musical
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1.7 Public Comment
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1.8 Agenda Adoption
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1. Opening Activities
Recommended Action :
That the Board of School Directors adopts the agenda dated February 13, 2012.
Motion & Voting
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Motion by Donna Zariczny, second by Mary Anne Paris.
Yes: Thomas Knapp, Paul Yourchisin, Jack Werner, Donna Zariczny, Mary Anne Paris, Nancy McDanel, John Grant, Arthur Stewart
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1.9 Approval of the Minutes - January 4, 2012
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1. Opening Activities
Recommended Action :
That the Board of School Directors approves the meeting minutes of January 4, 2012.
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1.10 Approval of the Special Meeting Minutes
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1. Opening Activities
Recommended Action :
That the Board of School Directors approves the special meeting minutes of January 16, 2012; January 23, 2012; January 25, 2012 and February 8, 2012.
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1.11 Financial Reports
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Recommended Action :
That the Board of School Directors approves the Financial Reports and authorizes the release of funds in payment of the listing of bills; further, that a copy of presented by submitted for audit.
Motion & Voting
That the Board of School Directors approves the special meeting minutes of January 16, 2012; January 23, 2012; January 25, 2012 and February 8, 2012.
Motion by John Grant, second by Mary Anne Paris.
Yes: Mary Anne Paris, Arthur Stewart, Jack Werner, Paul Yourchisin, Thomas Knapp, Donna Zariczny, John Grant, Nancy McDanel, Michael Zamborik
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1.12 Hearing Officer Report
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1. Opening Activities
Recommended Action :
That the Board of School Directors approves the Hearing Officer's Report dated February 13, 2012, (Cases: J-M).
Motion & Voting
That the Board of School Directors approves the Financial Reports and authorizes the release of funds in payment of the listing of bills; further, that a copy of presented by submitted for audit.
Motion by John Grant, second by Donna Zariczny.
Yes: Michael Zamborik, Paul Yourchisin, Arthur Stewart, John Grant, Nancy McDanel, Thomas Knapp, Mary Anne Paris, Donna Zariczny, Jack Werner
2. President's Statement
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2.1 Reports & Information
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1. I.U.5 - Mrs. Donna Zariczny
2. PSBA Liaison - Mr. John Grant
3. Career Center Advisory - Dr. Paul Yourchisin
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2.2 Important Dates
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2. President's Statement
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2.3 Announcements
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2. President's Statement
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3. Superintendent's Reports and Recommendations
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3.1 General Comments - Mr. Brandon Hufnagel
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3. Superintendent's Reports and Recommendations
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3.2 Goals Update
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3. Superintendent's Reports and Recommendations
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3.3 Informational Report
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3. Superintendent's Reports and Recommendations
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3.4 Committee Reports
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3. Superintendent's Reports and Recommendations
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3. Superintendent's Reports and Recommendations
4. New Business - Consent Agenda
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4.1 Consent Agenda
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4. New Business - Consent Agenda
Recommended Action :
That the Board of School Directors approves the consent agenda.
Motion & Voting
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Motion by Donna Zariczny, second by Mary Anne Paris.
Yes: John Grant, Thomas Knapp, Paul Yourchisin, Mary Anne Paris, Jack Werner, Michael Zamborik, Arthur Stewart, Nancy McDanel, Donna Zariczny
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4.2 Certificated Personnel Report - PACCA - Mr. Jack Werner
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4. New Business - Consent Agenda
Recommended Action :
That the Board of School Directors approves the Certificated Personnel Report.
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4.3 Support Personnel Report - PACCA - Mr. Jack Werner
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4. New Business - Consent Agenda
Recommended Action :
That the Board of School Directors approves the Support Personnel Report.
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4.4 Athletic Supplemental Contracts PACCA - Mr. Jack Werner
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4. New Business - Consent Agenda
Recommended Action :
That the Board of School Directors approves the Athletic Supplemental Contracts.
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4.5 Co-Curricular Supplemental Contracts PACCA - Mr. Jack Werner
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4. New Business - Consent Agenda
Recommended Action :
That the Board of School Directors approves the Co-Curricular Supplemental Contracts.
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4.6 License Agreement - City of Warren - PACCA - Mr. Jack Werner
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Feb 13, 2012 - Regular Board Meeting
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4. New Business - Consent Agenda
Recommended Action :
That the Board of School Directors approves the License Agreement with the City of Warren for Tennis.
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4.7 Facility Agreement - Lakewood YMCA - PACCA - Mr. Jack Werner
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4. New Business - Consent Agenda
Recommended Action :
That the Board of School Directors approves the Facility Agreement with the Lakewood YMCA.
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4.8 Bus Drivers - PACCA - Mr. Jack Werner
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4. New Business - Consent Agenda
Recommended Action :
That the Board of School Directors approve the list of bus drivers.
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4.9 Unique Need - Cooperative Education - PACCA - Mr. Jack Werner
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4. New Business - Consent Agenda
Recommended Action :
That the Board of School Directors approve an application for unique need for Mr. Dan Passmore based upon the needs of the District.
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4.10 Articulation Agreement with Erie Business Center - CIT - Dr. Paul Yourchisin
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Feb 13, 2012 - Regular Board Meeting
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4. New Business - Consent Agenda
Recommended Action :
That the Board of School Directors approves the articulation agreement with Erie Business Center.
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Warren County School District has maintained an articulation agreement with the Erie Business Center for the past five years to allow students to receive credit for courses completed in high school. This is an update based upon our recent curriculum changes in the business education program. This agreement allows our students to receive credit toward the completion of a diploma or degree at the Erie Business Center without cost to the student if the student meets or exceeds the minimum grade expectations.
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4.11 Safe Schools Targeted Grant - CIT - Dr. Paul Yourchisin
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4. New Business - Consent Agenda
Recommended Action :
That the Board of School Directors instructs the administration to develop and submit a Safe Schools Targeted Grant application for a pilot project to train staff in the use of positive behavior supports, de-escalation techniques, and other appropriate responses to student behavior.
Public Content
Please see attachment.
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4.12 United States Tennis Association Middle States Program - CIT - Dr. Paul Yourchisin
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4. New Business - Consent Agenda
Recommended Action :
That the Board of School Directors instructs the administration to apply to the United States Tennis Association for a grant of up to $3,000 to provide tennis equipment for an afterschool program at Sugar Grove Elementary School and/or Eisenhower Middle/High School.
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Please see attachment.
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4.13 Permission for Warren Area High School to participate in an Upward Bound Grant - CIT - Dr. Paul Yourchisin
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4. New Business - Consent Agenda
Recommended Action :
That the Board of School Directors approves Warren Area High School's participation in an Upward Bound grant submission developed by Jamestown Community College, with the understanding that the remaining three high school facilities in the District be considered should a spot in the program come open at a later date.
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Jamestown Community College (JCC) is applying for an Upward Bound grant to span the 2012-13 to 2016-17 academic years. Upward Bound offers fundamental support to participants in their preparation for college entrance. The program provides opportunities for participants to succeed in their precollege performance and ultimately in their higher education pursuits. Upward Bound serves high school students from low-income families and high school students from families in which neither parent holds a bachelor's degree. The goal of Upward Bound is to increase the rate at which participants complete secondary education and enroll in and graduate from institutions of post-secondary education.
JCC is inviting Warren Area High School as one of the ten (10) high school partners it plans for it's Upward Bound program. As a partner, qualified WAHS students will be able to take advantage of the following grant opportunities:
1) Academic-year, school based tutoring (coordinated through Chautauqua Striders.
2) A six-week summer program focusing on strengthening skills in mathematics, laboratory science, foreign language, composition, and literature.
3) Advice and assistance in college and career exploration.
4) Assistance in preparing for college entrance exams.
5) Information on the full range of college financial aid programs.
6) Assistance in completing college admissions and financial aid applications.
7) Exposure to cultural events.
Students enter the program through an application process and must have completed the 8th grade, be between the ages of 13 and 19, and have a need for academic support in order to pursue a program of postsecondary education. All students must be either from low-income families or be potential first-generation college students. The program requires that two-thirds of the participants in a project must be both low-income and potential first-generation students. The remaining one-third must be either low-income, first-generation college students, or students who have a high risk for academic failure.
While the student and his/her parents will complete the Upward Bound program application and make participation commitments on their own, we will need each school's commitment to provide: assistance identifying eligible students within the school; mechanisms for the Upward Bound program to communicate with prospective and current program participants (ex: newsletters, Parent Portals, materials distributed to students in schools, presence at open houses, etc.); facilities for the Upward Bound program to meet/work with prospective and current program participants (ex. meeting room, computer lab for tutoring); a designated liaison to facilitate connections among Upward Bound personnel, participants, and parents; and access to participants' academic progress reports with consent provided by participants and their parents.
Warren Area High School was approached as the largest high school in the district. WCSD administration has stated its interest in making Upward Bound services available to students in the other district high schools as well. JCC has indicated that such an invitation could be made if any other school that has been invited turns down the invitation to participate.
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4.14 Beacon Light Agreement - FIN - Mr. John Grant
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4. New Business - Consent Agenda
Recommended Action :
"That the Board of School Directors approves the agreement with Beacon Light Behavioral Health Systems and approves making the effective date of the agreement retroactive to December 6 , 2011."
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The Beacon Light Program (in Custard City location) provides intensive educational and special education services within a therapeutic classroom setting to address the significant needs of special education students. The agreement provides an outline of these intensive services provided at the alternate location.
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4.15 Resolution Regarding Exemption From Paying A Participation Fee - FIN - Mr. John Grant
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Feb 13, 2012 - Regular Board Meeting
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4. New Business - Consent Agenda
Recommended Action :
That the Board of School Directors approves the Resolution Regarding Exemption From Paying A Participation Fee.
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4.16 Resolution for Charter School Funding and Accountability Reform - FIN - Mr. John Grant
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4. New Business - Consent Agenda
Recommended Action :
That the Board of School Directors approves the resolution urging its elected officials to support any legislation that relieves the financial burden on school districts created by charter schools and directs the Board secretary to forward a copy of this resolution to the District's state legislators.
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4.17 Budget Transfers - FIN - Mr. John Grant
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4. New Business - Consent Agenda
Recommended Action :
That the Board of Directors approves the attached budget transfers.
5. Items Removed for Separate Action
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5.1 Students Outside WCSD Attending YEMS - CIT - Dr. Paul Yourchisin
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5. Items Removed for Separate Action
Recommended Action :
That the Board of School Directors approves the continued attendance of these two students at Youngsville Elementary School for the remainder of the 2011-2012 school year.
Motion & Voting
That the Board of School Directors approves the continued attendance of these two students at Youngsville Elementary School for the remainder of the 2011-2012 school year.
Motion by Thomas Knapp, second by Nancy McDanel.
Yes: Arthur Stewart, Paul Yourchisin, Donna Zariczny, Michael Zamborik, John Grant, Nancy McDanel, Jack Werner
No: Thomas Knapp, Mary Anne Paris
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5.2 Redi-Check Review for BWMS Renovation (WCSD Project #1103) - PPF - Mrs. Donna Zariczny
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5. Items Removed for Separate Action
Recommended Action :
That the Board of Directors approves a contract to Redi-Check International in the amount not to exceed $20,500 for a inter-disciplinary review of the architectural, structural, demo, electrical, HVAC, plumbing, technology, life safety and food services drawings and specifications, for the project know as the Beaty Warren Middle School Renovations, PDE Project #3639, (WCSD Project #1103).
Motion & Voting
That the Board of School Directors approves the continued attendance of these two students at Youngsville Elementary School for the remainder of the 2011-2012 school year.
Motion by Donna Zariczny, second by Jack Werner.
Yes: John Grant, Arthur Stewart, Jack Werner, Paul Yourchisin, Donna Zariczny, Nancy McDanel, Michael Zamborik, Mary Anne Paris, Thomas Knapp
6. Future Business for Committee Review
7. Other
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7.1 GRANT: TANF Youth Program for SAMHS JETS Team Competition
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Feb 13, 2012 - Regular Board Meeting
Recommended Action :
That the Board of School Directors authorizes the administration to submit an application to the Venango Training and Development Center for a 2011-2012 TANF Youth Program Grant in the amount of $1,000 to support JETS teams at Sheffield Area Middle/High School.
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Please see attachment.
8. Closing Activities
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8.1 Public Comment
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8.2 Executive Session
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8.3 Adjournment
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