Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Special Board Meeting
Central Office
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 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.
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1.5 Reading of the WCSD/PSBA Standards for Effective School Governance and Code of Conduct - Dr. Paul Yourchisin
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We, as members of our local board of education, representing all the residents of our school district, believe that:
Striving toward ideal conditions for effective school board service to our community, in a spirit of teamwork and devotion to public education, is the greatest instrument for preserving and perpetuating our representative democracy. Accordingly, board members should work together in a spirit of harmony, respect and cooperation, despite differences of opinion and personal decisions should be based upon all sufficient facts, we should vote our honest conviction without partisan bias, and we will abide by and uphold the majority decision of the board.
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1.6 Public Comment
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2. New Business
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2.1 Request for Cyber Charter School Student to Attend WCCC - CIT - Dr. Paul Yourchisin
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2. New Business
Recommended Action :
That the Board of School Directors approves the request for a PA Leadership Charter School student to attend the Warren County Career Center as indicated in the attached letter.
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The PA Leadership Charter School, a cyber school, has a student that would like to attend the Warren County Career Center. A letter of approval from the charter school, which also addresses a reduction in the cost to the school district for days of membership, is attached for Board and Administration only as the document contains personal information about the student. The administration is asking for the Board's approval for this to occur.
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2.2 PSERS Payments
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Oct 23, 2012 - Special Board Meeting
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2. New Business
Recommended Action :
That the Board of School Directors approves the electronic funds transfer of PSERS contributions via Automated Clearing House (ACH) Debits for Employee and Employer Contributions and Member Purchases of Service.
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The Public School Employees' Retirement System (PSERS) is requiring electronic submission of funds beginning with the payment that is due February 10, 2013. Completed forms need to be submitted by 10/31/2012.
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2.3 Amendment to QZAB Borrowing Resolution
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Oct 23, 2012 - Special Board Meeting
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2. New Business
Recommended Action :
That the Board of School Directors approves the attached resolution supplementing a resolution enacted June 11, 2012, which authorized the issuance and sale of $32,800,000 maximum principal amount of federally taxable general obligation bonds, Series of 2012 (Qualified Zone Academy Bonds-Direct Subsidy), for the purpose of approving the inclusion of an additional $5,200,000 QZAB allocation; expanding the scope of the uses of proceeds of the bonds; approving a revised maximum amortization schedule; and rescinding all inconsistent resolutions.
3. Closing Activities
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3.1 Adjournment
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