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...

Act Ethically

• Never use the position for improper benefit to self or others
• Act to avoid actual or perceived conflicts of interest
• Recognize the absence of authority outside of the collective board
• Respect the role, authority and input of the superintendent
• Balance the responsibility to provide educational programs with being stewards of community resources
• Abide by the majority decision

1. Alternative Education Program

Financial Reports

Executive Summary

1. IU5 - Mr. Paul Mangione

2. PSBA Liaison - Mrs. Marcy Morgan

3. Career Center Advisory - Mrs. Elizabeth Huffman, Mr. Michael Zamborik

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The transfer will reclass account 324 to 360 due to a change in PDE's Chart of Accounts.

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Executive Summary: This is notification of the purchase of a plasma cutter using ARC matching grant funding for the Warren County Career Center.  The purchase exceeds $20,100.00.  That is per policy 4105.  The previous sentence notwithstanding, the Board hereby delegates to the Superintendent or his/her designee teh authority to purchase supplies costing less than $20,100.00.

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I.  Scope of Policy and Definition of Fraud

This Policy applies to any fraud involving District employees, outside support organizations, vendors, contractors, volunteers, and/or outside agencies doing business with the District and any other persons or parties in a position to commit fraud against the District.

For purposes of this Policy, the term fraud includes, but is not limited to, a person knowingly misrepresenting the truth or concealing a material fact in order to benefit himself/herself or another person or to induce another to act to his/her detriment. Examples of fraud include, but are not limited to:

1.   Falsifying, forging, or unauthorized altering of, any documents including, but not limited to:

a.   Claims for payments or reimbursements – including, but not limited to: submitting false claims for travel, allowable expenses, hourly work, medical claims, or overtime.

b.   Requests for permission to be absent from work including, but not limited to: requests for sick, bereavement, and other types of leaves of absence.

c.   Files (both physical and electronic forms), photographic or audio records, or accounts belonging to the District.

d.   Checks, bank drafts, or any other financial documents.

e.   Student records.

f.    Personnel records.

g.   Board minutes or other Board records.

h.   Business office records.

i.    Maintenance records.

j.    Fire, health and safety reports.

k.   Any other District record.

2.   Accepting or offering a bribe, gifts, promises, or other favors under circumstances indicating the gift or favor was intended to influence an employee’s decision-making.

3.   Disclosing to other persons the purchasing/bidding activities engaged in, or contemplated, by the District in order to give any entity, person or business an unfair advantage in the bid process.

4.   Causing the District to pay excessive prices or fees where justification is not documented.

5.   Unauthorized destruction, theft, tampering, inappropriate use, or removal of records, furniture, fixtures, or equipment.

6.   Using District equipment or work time for any outside private business activity.

7.   Failing to inform the District of material changes (such as marital status, age of children, etc.) that impact a spouse’s or child’s eligibility to be covered under an employee’s health insurance benefits or other benefits provided by the District to the employee. 

II.  Reporting and Investigation Alleged Fraud

Any potential fraud detected or suspected shall be reported immediately (within 24 hours) to the Superintendent or his/her designee, who shall then initiate an investigation regarding the potential fraud.  To the extent possible, the District will maintain the confidentiality of the identity of a person who reports potential fraud under this Policy, with the understanding that the identity of a reporter will be disclosed if required by law or as a part of due process.    

III.  Employee Acknowledgement

All current employees shall be required to sign a statement indicating they have read and understand this Policy.  All new employees shall be required to sign a statement indicating they have read and understand this Policy as part of the hiring process. 

IV.  Consequences for Violating this Policy

Any employee who violates this Policy shall be subject to disciplinary action, which may include termination, pursuant to the District’s employee discipline policies, procedures and/or practices. As applicable, violations by an employee may also be reported to the Pennsylvania Department of Education pursuant to the Educator Discipline Act and/or the Pennsylvania Ethics Commission.

Any volunteer who violates this Policy may be subject to adverse actions which may include, but are not limited to, termination as a volunteer, denial of any facility use requests, and/or exclusion from District property for a period of time determined appropriate by the Superintendent or his/her designee.

Any violation of this Policy by a contractor or vendor may result in adverse actions which may include, but are not limited to, a termination of services and any applicable contract, a prohibition against visiting District employees, and/or the contractor/vendor being ineligible for, or an unqualified bidder for, any future contracts to be awarded by the District. 

Any violation of this Policy by any other person or an outside group or agency (not a contractor or vendor), or any member thereof, may be subject to adverse actions which may include, but are not limited to, a termination of any work or services provided to the District, denial of any facility use requests, and/or exclusion from District property for a period of time determined appropriate by the Superintendent or his/her designee.

The Superintendent or designee may report any incident involving a violation of this Policy to any law enforcement agency having jurisdiction where the incident occurs.  

Adoption Date         - January 14, 2019 

Revised                    -       

Practice                    -       

Legal Reference       - 65 Pa.C.S.A. §1101, et. seq., 24 P.S. § 2070.1a, et. seq.

Cross Reference       - Policy 2025, 4135, 5002, 7135, 9646, 11401, & 11410

Executive Summary

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The purchase of the Broadcast Studio for Warren Area High school was approved at the November 5, 2018, board meeting.  This is the agreement for signature.  It has been reviewed by the solicitor.

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