The mission of the Warren County School District is to educationally empower all students to think critically and solve problems through a rigorous curriculum that will provide them with the skills necessary to graduate and pursue a career of their interest.

Principles for Governance and Leadership

Pennsylvania school boards are committed to providing every student the opportunity to grow and achieve.  The actions taken by the Board ultimately have both short and long-term impact in the classroom.  Therefore, school directors collectively and individually will...

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• Utilize appropriate data to make informed decisions
• Use effective practices for the evaluation of the superintendent
• Assess student growth and achievement
• Review effectiveness of the comprehensive plan

1. Woodson Award - Pennsylvania Association of School Retirees

​2. National Finalist Read180 - Mr. Glenn Smith/Ms. Grace King

3. FBLA/Skills USA - Mr. James Evers

4. Journalism Award - Ms. Crystal Howe

5. All State Band - Mr. Mark Napolitan

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1. IU5 - Mr. Paul Mangione

2. PSBA Liaison - Mrs. Marcy Morgan

3. Career Center Advisory - Mrs. Marcy Morgan, Mr. Michael Zamborik

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Executive Summary: This transfer is to align the budget with expenses.

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The administration proposes that the Warren County School District again serve as the sponsor for the Summer Food Service Program in 2017, running open sites at both Beaty Warren Middle School and the Rouse Children's Center in Youngsville.

The cafeteria and kitchen at Beaty Warren Middle School will be a full-service site offering breakfast and lunch meals, as well as preparing meals for delivery to City of Warren Playground sites. The Rouse site will be served by the kitchen at Youngsville High School, which will only prepare lunches for pickup by Rouse staff.

Open sites provide any school-aged child ages 18 or younger a meal at no cost to themselves. The administration will be monitoring meal participation numbers, and will be ready to make alterations to the meal programs should they prove necessary.

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Sweet, Stevens, Katz & Williams LLP (“SSKW”) will provide the following services to the Warren County School District (“District”) during the 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 school years: (1) telephone and electronic mail advice and opinions concerning special education, NCLBA compliance, student services, and student civil rights issues to the administrator or administrators designated by the District as the contact; (2) electronic mail opinions and advice, policies, guidelines, forms and worksheets, handouts and outlines, and other material of universal applicability or interest will be shared with the SSKW pool counsel community; and (3)members-only access to our pool counsel “resource room” library of past opinions at www.sweetstevens.com.

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The Achievement Center will provide a Behavior Specialist Consulting (BSC) with Applied Behavior Analysis experience to systemically apply interventions based on ABA learning theory to support the facilitation of interventions directly with children identified with Autism.  The BSC will also consult & train teachers to implement specific interventions, collaborate with special education case managers, and support parent inquiries.   

The Achievement Center will provide a BSC to support the facilitation of group and individual social counseling session, as well as plan behavioral interventions tailored to support individual needs for students in the Western Attendance Area Autistic and Emotional Support Program.  The service is necessary to ensure continuous social and behavioral interventions are available to students with disabilities.   

The Achievement Center will provide a BSC to support the facilitation of group and individual social counseling session, as well as plan behavioral interventions tailored to support individual needs for students in Warren Area Elementary Center and Beaty Warren Middle School Autistic and Emotional Support Programs.  The service is necessary to ensure continuous social and behavioral interventions are available to students with disabilities.   

DEFINITIONS

For purposes of this policy, the following terms shall have the following meaning: 

Confidential information shall mean information not obtainable from reviewing a public document or from making inquiry to a publicly available source of information.

Conflict of interest shall mean use by a public official or public employee of the authority of his office or employment or any confidential information received through his holding public office or employment for the private pecuniary benefit of himself, a member of his immediate family or a business with which he or a member of his immediate family is associated. The term does not include an action having a de minimis economic impact or which affects to the same degree a class consisting of the general public or a subclass consisting of an industry, occupation or other group which includes the public official or public employee, a member of his immediate family or a business with which he or a member of his immediate family is associated.

De minimis economic impact shall mean an economic consequence which has an insignificant effect.   

District employee shall mean any individual employed by the District who is responsible for taking or recommending official action of a nonministerial nature with regard to contracting or procurement, administering or monitoring grants or subsidies, planning or zoning, inspecting, licensing, regulating or auditing any person, or any other activity where the official action has an economic impact of greater than a de minimis nature on the interests of any person.  The term shall not include individuals who are employed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or any political subdivision thereof in teaching as distinguished from administrative duties.

Financial interest shall mean any financial interest in a legal entity engaged in business for profit which comprises more than 5% of the equity of the business or more than 5% of the assets of the economic interest in indebtedness.

Honorarium shall mean payment made in recognition of published works, appearances, speeches and presentations and which is not intended as consideration for the value of such services which are nonpublic occupational or professional in nature. The term does not include tokens presented or provided which are of de minimis economic impact.

Immediate family shall mean a parent, spouse, child, brother or sister.

Business with which he/she is associated shall mean any business in which the person or a member of the person's immediate family is a director, officer, owner, employee or has a financial interest.

Prohibition

The Board prohibits Board Members and District employees from engaging in conduct constituting a conflict of interest, as defined in this policy. 

Disclosure of Financial Interests

No Board member shall be allowed to take the oath of office or enter or continue upon his/her duties, nor shall he/she receive compensation from public funds, unless he/she has filed a statement of financial interests as required by law.  The District Solicitor and District employees shall file a statement of financial interests as required by the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act.

Standards of Conduct

The District maintains the following standards of conduct covering conflicts of interest and governing the actions Board members and District employees engaged in the selection, award and administration of contracts.

1.  No Board Member or District employee may participate in the selection, award or administration of a contract supported by a federal award if he/she has conflict of interest, as this term is defined above. 

2.  The District shall not enter into any contract with a Board Member or District employee, or his/her spouse or child, or any business in which the person or his/her spouse or child is associated valued at $500 or more, nor in which the person or spouse or child or business with which associated is a subcontractor unless the Board has determined it is in the best interests of the District to do so, and the contract has been awarded through an open and public process, including prior public notice and subsequent public disclosure of all proposals considered and contracts awarded.  In such a case, the Board member or employee shall not have any supervisory or overall responsibility for the implementation or administration of the contract. When advertised formal bidding is not required, an open and public process shall include public notice of the intent to contract for goods or services, a reasonable amount of time for potential contractors to consider whether to offer quotes, and post-award public disclosure of who made bids or quotes and who was chosen.

3.  Any Board member who in the discharge of his/her official duties would be required to vote on a matter that would result in a conflict of interest shall abstain from voting and, prior to the vote being taken, publicly announce and disclose the nature of his/her interest as a public record in a written statement to be attached to the Board minutes.

4.  No Board Member or District employee shall accept an honorarium.

5.  Board members and District employees shall not solicit or accept anything of monetary value, including a gift, loan, political contribution, reward or promise of future employment, based on any understanding of the Board Member or District employee that the vote, official action or judgment of the Board Member or District employee would be influenced thereby.

Organizational Conflicts

An organizational conflict may exist when, due to the District’s relationship with a subsidiary, affiliated or parent organization which is a candidate for award of a contract in connection with federally funded activities, the District may be unable to be impartial in conducting a procurement action involving such a related organization.

In the event of a potential organizational conflict, the potential conflict shall be reviewed by the Superintendent or his/her designee to determine whether it is likely the District would be unable to be impartial in making the award.  If such a likelihood exists, this shall not disqualify the related organization; however, the following measures shall be applied:

1. The organizational relationship shall be disclosed as part of any notices to potential contractors;

2. Any person involved in the activities of the related organization shall be excluded from the selection and award process;

3.  A competitive bid, quote or other basis of valuation shall be utilized; and

4.  The Board shall determine that contracting with the related organization is in the best interests of the District. 

Reporting Conflicts of Interest

Any alleged conflict of interest of a District employee shall be reported to the Superintendent.  If the Superintendent is the subject of the alleged conflict of interest, the alleged conflict of interest shall be reported to the Board President.

Any alleged conflict of interest of a Board Member shall be reported to the Board President.  If the Board President is the subject of the alleged conflict of interest, the alleged conflict of interest shall be reported to the Superintendent. 

No retaliation shall occur as a result of a good faith report of an alleged conflict of interest.

Investigations

Investigations of alleged conflicts of interest shall be conducted in consultation with the District’s Solicitor and in accordance with applicable state and federal laws and regulations.  No person being investigated for an alleged conflict of interest shall be involved in conducting the investigation or reviewing its results.

Compliance with Federal Agency Policies and Reporting to Federal Agencies

The District shall comply with any policy for federal awards established by the federal awarding agency.  If an alleged violation of this policy pertains to a federal award, the Superintendent or his/her designee shall report in writing to the federal awarding agency or pass-through entity in accordance with federal awarding agency policy.  In the event an investigation determines a violation of this policy has occurred and the violation pertains to a federal award, the Superintendent or his/her designee shall report the violation in writing to the federal awarding agency in accordance with that agency’s policies.

Corrective and Disciplinary Actions

If an investigation results in a finding that an alleged conflict of interest constitutes a violation of this policy, corrective action shall be implemented, and documented, in an effort to ensure such conduct ceases and will not recur. 

Violations of this policy may result in disciplinary action up to and including discharge, fines and possible imprisonment.  Disciplinary actions shall be consistent with Board policies, procedures, applicable collective bargaining agreements and state and federal laws.

Adoption Date         -     May 8, 2017

Revision Date          -    

Review Date            -    

Legal Reference       -     65 Pa.C.S.A. §1101, et. seq.

                                    51 Pa. Code §15.2

                                    2 C.F.R. §200.112

                                    2 C.F.R. §200.318

Cross Reference       -     Policy 4203

This policy, and its associated administrative procedures, are intended to integrate the District’s standard purchasing procedures enumerated in Policies 4101, 4105, 4110, 4125, and 4130 with additional requirements applicable to procurements that are subject to the federal Uniform Grant Guidance regulations and/or U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) regulations governing school food service programs.

The table below lists the various applicable thresholds in the procurement process. Review thresholds annually to guarantee accuracy, updating the policy as necessary.

The dollar thresholds referenced above shall automatically be modified pursuant to 24 P.S. § 7-751, the consumer price index set forth at 24 P.S.§ 1-120, and 48 C.F.R Subpart 2.1 without the need to amend this Policy. 

Purchase Methods

When a request for purchase of equipment, supplies or services has been submitted and approved,  the procurement method used relies on the type of purchase and the total cost of the purchase.  The Superintendent or his/her designee shall develop an administrative procedure outlining how the cost thresholds for determining when the quote or formal bidding procedures required by state law must be modified when making purchases for federally funded purposes to which the Uniform Grant Guidance or USDA regulations apply, so as to comply with both state and federal requirements.  The Superintendent or his/her designee is further (i) directed to develop administrative procedures with respect to allowable costs, cash management, and sub-recipient monitoring when making purchases for federally funded purposes to which the Uniform Grant Guidance or USDA regulations apply; and (ii) authorized to develop any additional administrative procedures deemed necessary by the Superintendent or his/her designee.

Adoption Date      -        __________, 2017

Revised               -       

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Legal Reference    -     2 CFR §200.318-200.325

7 CFR §210.16, 210.19, 210.21, 215.14a,  and 220.16

48 C.F.R. Subpart 2.1

24 P.S. §1-120

24 P.S. §5-504

24 P.S. §5-508

24 P.S. §5-521

24 P.S. §6-607

24 P.S. §6-609

24 P.S. §7-751

24 P.S. §8-807.1

62 Pa. C.S.A. §4601, et. seq.

Cross Reference    -    Policy 4101, Policy 4105, Policy 4110, Policy 4125, and Policy 4130

Members of the Board, Superintendent, administrators, and other personnel employees (“school officials”) shall be allowed the per mile reimbursement as established by the current negotiated agreement, with professional and non-professional staff for all approved trips or other authorized travel for the District, in addition to other necessary expenses for toll, hotel, meals, etc.

Professional and non-instructional personnel attending conferences or meetings approved by the Superintendent shall be reimbursed at the rate established above.

Reimbursement for use of private cars for school business or for transportation to educational meetings, having pre-approval, is made at the rate established above.

The Board, Superintendent or Director of Business Services may authorize that advance payments be made by the proper officer of the District upon presentation of estimated expenses to be incurred, to be followed by a final itemized, verified statement of such expenses actually incurred upon return from such conventions, and a refund be made to the District of such funds remaining or an additional payment made to meet the verified expenses actually incurred.

The Superintendent or his/her designee is vested with the authority to grant or deny approval for conferences, meetings and the like and to authorize payment/reimbursement for same; the authority to make approval is limited to the restrictions of the annual budget adopted by the Board.  The Superintendent or his/her designee shall have no authority to approve any conference or other item not allocated for in the budget.  The Superintendent is directed authorized to establish procedures for the accounting of all expenditures for conferences and the like and to establish a procedure that will provide for the monitoring of the quality and usefulness of the conferences, etc., to ensure the appropriate educational objectives are derived therefrom.

Travel Allowances related to Federal Grants

When a travel allowance relates to a federal grant, the District shall reimburse school officials for travel costs incurred in the course of performing services related to official business as a federal grant recipient.  For purposes of this provision, the term “travel costs” shall mean the expenses for transportation, lodging, subsistence, and related items incurred by employees and school officials who are traveling on official business as a federal grant recipient. 

School officials shall comply with applicable Board policies and administrative procedures established for reimbursement of travel and other expenses. The validity of payments for travel costs for all school officials shall be determined by the Superintendent or his/her designee.  Additionally, the following guidelines shall apply: 

1.  Travel costs shall be reimbursed in accordance with the District’s travel reimbursement policies and administrative procedures.

2.  Mileage reimbursements shall be at the rate as for other District travel reimbursements.

3.  Actual costs for meals, lodging and other allowable expenses shall be reimbursed only to the extent they are allowable under the guidelines governing the federal award being charged, are reasonable, and do not exceed any applicable per diem limits. 

4.  All travel costs shall be submitted with an itemized, verified statement prior to reimbursement.  No advance payments are permitted.  In addition, if the costs are charged directly to the federal award, documentation must be maintained justifying that:

A.  Participation of the individual is necessary to the federal award. 

B.  The costs are reasonable and consistent with the District’s established     policy. 

Adoption Date         -     September 13, 1999

Revision Date          -     May 8, 2017

Review Date            -    

Legal Reference       -     2 C.F.R. §200.474

                                   24 C.F.R. §516.1

It shall be the general policy of the District to assist and encourage each student to progress in a continuous growth pattern of academic achievement in harmony with his/her normal social and emotional development.

Most students will require the normal allotted time to progress through the nine-year kindergarten/middle curriculum. 

In arriving at the decision for either acceleration or retention of students, there should be a combined view of the teachers, principal, and others. 

Retention

For children in jeopardy of retention, a minimum of three (3) school conferences between such interested persons shall occur to reach a combined view.  The first conference must occur before the end of the second full week in March and parents/ guardians of children in jeopardy will be invited to those conferences.  Results obtained from various tests and class work assignments will be important factors in the decision.  It will be the building principal’s responsibility to make the final determination. 

Concurrent with a recommendation to retain, a plan to insure proper remediation during the next school year is to be developed by teachers, administrators, counselors and the parents of the involved student.

Acceleration

The District believes all students should be challenged and supported to reach their full potential.  For many advanced learners, this can best be achieved by affording them access to curriculum, learning environments, and instructional interventions more commonly provided to older peers in order to meet their unique, academic needs.

The District may use acceleration strategies in two categorized areas.

1.  Whole-grade acceleration:  The practice of assigning a student to a higher grade level than is typical for his/her age on a full-time basis for the purpose of providing access to appropriately challenging learning opportunities.

2.  Individual subject acceleration:  The practice of assigning a student to a higher grade level for a particular subject or subjects than is typical for his/her age for the purpose of providing access to appropriately challenging learning opportunities in one or more subject areas.

Any student may be referred for acceleration through a written request to the building level principal.  Grade level and subject level acceleration shall only be considered when the needs of the student cannot be met through classroom differentiation, and the student is performing at least two years beyond grade level expectations and is showing readiness two years above the assigned instructional level. 

The Superintendent or his/her designee is authorized to develop administrative procedures associated with this policy. 

Adoption Date         -     November 8, 1999

Revision Date          -     January 8, 2007, ___________, 2017

Review Date            -    

Legal Reference       -     24 PS 15-1531

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