Northwestern Lehigh School District

6493 Rte. 309, New Tripoli PA 18066

SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
District Administrative Conference Room
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 7:30 p.m.

**Finance Committee Meeting for Whole Board @ 5PM

A. Agenda
1. Call to Order

2. Opening Exercises

3. Roll Call
Roll Call Camille Bartlett Todd Hernandez Sally Schoffstall
Pr/Ab Willard Dellicker Donald Link Gregory Snyder
*arrived late Paul Fisher, Jr. Darryl Schafer William Towne

4. Approval of Agenda

Moved: Seconded: Vote: Aye, Nay

5. President will welcome guests and provide for comments

6. Approval of Minutes, as attached, for February 16, 2010

Moved: Seconded: Vote: Aye, Nay

7. Personnel action, as attached

Moved: Seconded: Vote: Aye, Nay

8. Elementary and Main Campus construction project report

9. Presentation of LCTI Budget for 2009-2010

Approval of Lehigh Career & Technical Institute General Fund budget

resolution for the 2010-2011 school year. LCTI’s total member district share
budget with debt service is $17,978,225.00. Northwestern Lehigh School
District’s share includes net operating costs of $820, 952.14, plus capital
costs of $5,270.12, and total debt service costs of $179,340.97 for a total
District share of $1,005,563.23, a 3.6% increase over the 2009/2010
amount. The Academic Center total member district cost for 2010-2011 total
is undetermined. However the projected per pupil cost is $2,959.00.
Northwestern Lehigh School District’s share is estimated to be $35,508.00
based on projected student enrollment of 123 students.

Moved: Seconded: Vote: Aye, Nay

10. Discussion on the refinancing of 2005 GOB issue—Scott Shearer of PFM

B. Curriculum/Building Issues
1. High School FLIC Student presentation on trips abroad
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2. Presentation of Middle School academic achievement data

C. Policies
1. Approval of Policies 210.1, 216.1, 218.1, 218.2, 219, 221, and 810

Moved: Seconded: Vote: Aye, Nay

D. Facilities
1. Approval of PDE Form 3074c to apply for the mandate waiver of advertising
and bidding requirements to resolve the boiler exhaust problem at
Weisenberg Elementary.

Moved: Seconded: Vote: Aye, Nay

E. District Finances
1. Update on development of 2010-2011 Budget

2. Approval of settlement agreement for student #9174 for the amount of

$29,400 plus attorney fees (maximum of $5000).

Moved: Seconded: Vote: Aye, Nay

3. Approval of the following contracts to be paid from Student Activity Funds:

• Trans-Bridge Lines, Bethlehem PA, for transportation services for
National Honor Society fieldtrip to Baltimore Inner Harbor on April 24,
2010 in the amount of $1,682.00
• Pennsylvania Youth Theatre, Bethlehem PA, for NWE Kdg and WEIS
Second Grade fieldtrips to see Pinocchino 2010 on May 11 and May 18,
2010 in the amounts of $678 and $657.75

Moved: Seconded: Vote: Aye, Nay

4. Approval of 2009/2010 budget transfers as attached

Moved: Seconded: Vote: Aye, Nay

5. Approval of exoneration of 2009-2010 Lowhill Township interim real estate

tax for Parcel # 11-545825472096-1 (Richard P Solga) in the amount of
$2,099.93 as property not completed

Moved: Seconded: Vote: Aye, Nay

6. Approval of refund of 2009-10 Weisenberg Township real estate tax for

parcel #24-544636284343-1 (Scott A Gradwell) in the amount of $797.95
due to razed building

Moved: Seconded: Vote: Aye, Nay

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7. Receive the following Reports for February:

a. Budget Report
b. Revenues Report
c. Treasurer’s Report
Fund 10 General Fund
Fund 22 Capital Reserve Fund
Fund 31 2009 Note
Fund 33 2008A General Obligations Bond (GOB)
Fund 50 Food Service Fund
d. EIT Report
e. Activity Fund Report
f. Comparison of Prior Year to Current Year Budget to Actual Expenditures
by Object Report

Moved: Seconded: Vote: Aye, Nay

8. Approval of the following Bills as listed for payment:

a. Fund 10 General Fund
b. Fund 22 Capital Reserve Fund
c. Fund 31 Construction & Renovation Fund 2009 Note
d. Fund 33 2008A General Obligations Bond (GOB)
e. Fund 50 Food Service Fund
f. Fund 51 Tiger Concessions

Moved: Seconded: Vote: Aye, Nay

F. Other Reports
1. Federal Programs Report

2. Foundation Report

3. Transportation Report

4. Food Service Report

5. Safety & Security Report

6. Strategic Plan Report

7. Enrollment Report

8. NWL Digital Academy Report

9. Committee Reports as follows:

a. Intermediate Unit
b. Lehigh Valley Workforce Investment Board
c. Legislation
d. Recreation Commission
e. Lehigh Career & Technical Institute
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10. Old Business

11. New Business

12. President will offer courtesy of the floor for public comment

13. Communications/Notes for the Board from Paul Fisher, Secretary

14. Report from Superintendent Meixsell

a. Administrative/Building Sharing
b. Board Member Sharing
c. Committee Meetings—
Finance, 3/16/10@6pm, Sm Conf Rm
Policy, 4/5/10@7am, Sm Conf Rm
Buildings & Grounds, 4/7/10@4pm, Brd Rm
Public Relations, 5/13/10@5pm, Sm Conf Rm
Personnel, 4/14/10@6pm Rothrock Lib. Rm AC105
d. Other

G. Adjournment

Moved: Seconded: Vote: Aye, Nay

H. Additional Information

 Included in Board Member Packet