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LOWER DAUPHIN SCHOOL DISTRICT

BOARD OF SCHOOL DIRECTORS
Regular Meeting Minutes
Monday, February 17, 2014




I. CALL TO ORDER
The Lower Dauphin School Board met this evening at 7:00 p.m. in its regular session at
the District Administration Center with President Todd M. Kreiser presiding.

II. OPENING CEREMONY
The meeting was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance.

III. ROLL CALL
Responding to Roll Call were Board Members, Mr. Todd M. Kreiser, Mr. Kevin J.
Busher, Ms. Debra J. Macut, Mr. Keith E. Oellig, Mrs. Laurie N. Reichert, Mr. Eric M.
Samples, and Mrs. Kerry L. Wolfe, as well as Dr. Sherri L. Smith, Superintendent. Also
in attendance was Student Board Representative Ashleigh Simpson. Mrs. Dana A. Barry,
Mrs. Marcela D. Myers and Student Representative, James McDonough were absent.

Staff members present included Dr. Robert Schultz, Assistant Superintendent; Mrs.
Michelle D. Shuler, Business Manager; Mrs. Angela Hepner, Director of Human
Resources; Mr. Andrew McCrea, Director of Pupil Services; Mr. James Hazen,
Community Relations Coordinator; Mr. David Marshall, Supervisor of Operations &
Maintenance; Dr. Kevin White, Director of Information & Technology Services; and Mr.
Todd Neuhard, High School Principal.

Also in attendance was a press representative from The Patriot, the Press & Journal, and
The Sun.


IV. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
It should be noted that public notice was given for this meeting in accordance with Act 84
of 1986. The agenda was submitted for the Board's approval.

Dr. Smith stated there are a few new hirings added to the agenda.

Motion: Mrs. Reichert and Mr. Samples moved to approve the agenda as indicated.

Vote: All seven (7) members approved the motion.



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V. RECOGNITION OF GUESTS AND SCHEDULED SPEAKERS
Dr. Smith welcomed Mr. Randy Kline from Tremco who explained the procurement
process that was used for the middle and high school roofing projects is Keystone
Purchasing Network (KPN). It is a cooperative managed by the CSIU. It is used by about
half of the school districts in Pennsylvania. Lower Dauphin has used it since 2007, with
three or four projects completed through this method.

The middle school project is a replacement roofing project. It is a 20 year old roof, out of
warranty since 2007, and leaking the past 3-5 years. The high school roof is an 18 year
old roof, also out of warranty for about 7 years. It is going to be restored at about 1/3 the
cost of replacement. There is a 12 year warranty on restoration. It is right on the bubble
of replacement verses restoration. It will be able to be restored again in 12 years.
The contractors will be Hauck Services for roof restoration at the high school and David
Maines for the replacement roof of the middle school. Work will begin as soon as the
students are finished. There will be weekly meetings, assuring the projects are on
schedule in time for the students to return in August.

There was discussion on the maintenance agreement which is a prepayment of any
required maintenance for 20 years at the middle school and 12 years at the high school.
It was asked if the maintenance on the sections of the high school roof that are not being
addressed with this restoration could be added in this maintenance agreement instead of
paying for them separately each year. Mr. Marshall will explore that option.


VI. REPORTS

A. DAUPHIN COUNTY TECHNICAL SCHOOL: Mr. Kreiser reported:
They met on February 12 and were given a look at the proposed budget. They
are looking at a 8.4% increase in the budget, of which Lower Dauphins
portion is actually a 1.5% decrease based on daily membership. The increase
is mostly due to retirement (32.8%) and salaries (3.5%), and the addition of
six new positions.
They are looking at moving to one-on-one technology and with implementing
slim clients or chrome books.
They are looking at priorities with the HVAC issues, planning about $238,000
in improvements.
They approved the replacement of four of the five fire hydrants to bring them
up to code.

B. HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE: No Report

C. CAPITAL AREA INTERMEDIATE UNIT: Mrs. Reichert presented a
power point she asked Daran Moran from the CAIU to put together to help
educate the new board members, as well as a refresher for the veteran members.
There are currently 55 budgets, with only the general budget requiring school
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districts vote. A majority of participating districts need to approve it 13/24 and
a majority of the proportionate weighted votes of the school directors (currently
239/477). She reviewed the types of funds which are State, Federal, Special
Revenue Funds, and Enterprise Funds. The budget increase is about 1.34%
increase from last year at 4,927,845. There is no contribution increase from
districts. It has been a flat district contribution for three years.

D. STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES:
Ashleigh Simpson reported:
The musical, Singin in the Rain will be performed on March 6, 7, and 8.
Three students were nominated for an Apollo Award in the fall play, Front.
The play received an honorable mention.
The Nanoline team made qualifications for the National Phoenix Contact
Nanoline contest. They did not make it to the regional competition.
Stephen Slimak and Katie Goerl performed in the 2014 PMEA District Band
Festival. Sarah Rothermel performed in the the 2014 PMEA District
Orchestra Festival. We had eight students participate in the County Orchestra
Festival.
Maggie Mostoller, Mary Kate Skitka, and Devyn Barry were named
Academic All-Americans from the field hockey team.
Nine students just qualified as Microsoft Certified Specialists; nine in Word,
nine in Excel, and 20 in PowerPoint.
In the 2014 Scholastic Art Awards, Devyn Barry, Jenny Cheng, and Angela
Linton received Honorable Mentions, and Anna Shrader, who not only won a
Gold Key and Silver Key, but also won American Visions Nomination. Alicia
Thomasson also won a Gold Key for one of her pieces.
The annual Mini-THON will be held on March 14-15, 2014. Special dress
days are being held at the high school as well as a charity volleyball
tournament on Sunday, February 23.
Five girls, who remain anonymous, placed a total of about 1400 valentines on
everyones locker early the morning of February 17.
In sports spring sports start March 3.
Boys basketball won their first round against CD East in playoffs.
Girls basketball finished 12-10.
Boys swimming were Keystone Division Champions, 7-0; 10-2 overall.
Girls swimming was 5-2 in the Division, 8-4 overall.
Wrestling finished 12-4, with two sectional champions David Wuestner and
Caleb Ware. We also had second place with Lee Cassel and Bailey Shutt.
Falcon Nation was recognized by Penn Live as one of the top most energized
booster student sections.

E. CURRICULUM: Dr. Schultz reported on the Teacher Effective System
which is the new evaluation system put out by Pennsylvania Department of
Education. He reviewed the four part model for a teacher who has a Keystone or
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a PSSA course that they teach. Their evaluation is based on 50% Observation,
15% School Building Data, 15% Teacher Specific, and 20% Elective Data/SLO.

F. LEGISLATIVE: No Report

G. SUPERINTENDENT: Dr. Smith reported:
The Governor presented his 2014-15 budget. The basic education funding is
maintained at flat funding at 5.53 million across the state. He did add in a
Ready to Learn Block Grant of 241 million. For Lower Dauphin it equates to
about $430,000 of new dollars. It comes with a focus of how that money can
be spent based on how you did on the district score of the school performance
profiles. If you scored below a C grade, the monies must be used for getting
ready by third grade, STEM education, or supplemental instructional
education. She thinks the discussion on this grant will be very interesting in
the coming months legislatively. Her personal opinion is shed rather they
push that into basic education subsidy money and allow us to use the dollars
where needed. We have some districts, as example, who need a new roof at
the cost of $800,000 and could use some of that money for that since there is a
moratorium on building and construction at the state. The concern is that
when you put it into a block grant instead of basic education subsidy, you
cant depend on that money year after year. In a grant, the funding can go
away quickly. It would not allow us to hire a new special education or reading
teacher if we needed it, or move kindergarten from half to full time, because
we will not be able to sustain the money from year to year and know for a fact
that the money will be there from year to year. She knows that many
legislators share that opinion. The governor also put in an Expanding
Excellence program at $1 million. He is providing grants to high performing
schools to publish best practices. They want to put $10 million into a hybrid
learning grant and make it competitive. It only allows about 100 districts to
receive funding when all districts could benefit from connectivity in our
most rural districts to expanding hybrid programs. He put 220 million into
special education funding. It is the first increase in six year. It equates to a 2%
increase for all of us. It is based upon categories of services.
Under the govenors statement on PSERS, he is looking at two things under
this budget and then has put out an appeal to the legislators to come up with a
plan to stop the growing increases in the deficit. He is looking at
recommending that new employees being put into a defined benefit program
up to a maximum of $50,000. He did not indicate that this would include
current employees or retirees based on some of the pushback he got last year
and impending lawsuits if he would do so. He is also proposing going from
4% to 2.25% employer contribution with a % increase each year to get back
to 4%. The problem is it just creates a greater deficit. The legislators
understand something needs to happen and that they are running out of time.
Make up days for snow will be added to the end of the year June 9 and June
10. We are running out of options for seniors who will be three days behind
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since they graduate Thursday, June 5. Two days will be rolled into Act 80
days for seniors, and will bring the seniors in for caps and gowns at a date to
be determined.
The technology committee has been meeting this year. Hybrid classrooms are
in our 9
th
and 10
th
grades. One 4
th
grade teacher is also using a hybrid
classroom at Nye. She will be inviting those teachers to present to the board
in March. She invited one or two interested Board members to serve on the
technology committee on February 27, from 8-4 at the DAC.
On March 13-14, courtesy of CAOLA, a workshop is being held that she and
several administrators will be attending to hear great instructors and people
with a lot of experience with hybrid learning and integration of technology.
They will bring back ideas to our technology committee so we can create a 3-5
year plan of where we are taking technology in the district.
She received notification that Senator Mike Folmer is having a Parent Town
Hall Meeting at Lebanon Valley College on February 19 at 6:30 p.m. She has
more details if interested.
Board members were invited to attend the musical. They should call
Mrs. Hagy to request tickets.
She gave a field house update In August 2013, the district put $500,000
towards the project. The Foundation has raised $300,000 in funds. We are
awaiting official paperwork, but we should be receiving $50,000 from the
county, bringing it to a current total of $850,000. Several PTOs are also
raising fund for plaques and such. It is an amazing feat and she is very proud
of our community as always. The final plans should be available in April and
will soon be indicating when we are moving the project forward with some
additional funds expected to follow.



VII. ITEMS FOR BOARD ACTION
By notice of the President, the following action items suggest a roll call vote. You will be
recorded as voting in the affirmative for the motion unless you say "nay" or "I abstain".
Board Members are further advised that they must publicly announce and disclose the
nature of any conflict of interest before the vote on the matter is taken and file the
appropriate form with the Secretary of the Board.

A. CONSENT CALENDAR

1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Copies of the minutes of the regular meeting held January 20, 2014 were
forwarded in advance to all members of the Board of Directors.




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2. FISCAL ITEMS

a. BILLS
The bills for January which were presented for Board approval are
chargeable against the funds and accounts indicated. The list of
bills recommended was provided prior to the regular meeting.

(1) General Fund Acct. $ 2,583,932.03
Including tow payrolls amounting to $1,282,051.69
And five Highmark medical wires totaling $356,893.12

(2) Activity Account $ 15,771.77

(3) Athletic Account $ 32,832.63


(4) Cafeteria Account $ 123,412.38

(5) Construction Account $ 25,768.30

(6) Capital Reserve Account $ 22,217.02

(7) Capital Contingency Account $ 0.00


b. TAX EXONERATIONS

Real Per Capita
Municipality Estate 511 & 679 Occup. 511

Conewago $ 0.00 $ 11.00 $ 550.00
East Hanover $ 0.00 $ 11.00 $ 825.00
Hummelstown $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 2,200.00
Londonderry $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 275.00
South Hanover $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 825.00

TOTAL $ 0.00 $ 22.00 $ 4,675.00








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3. SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATIONS ON PERSONNEL
ISSUES:

a. ADDITIONS/DELETIONS TO THE PROFESSIONAL
SUBSTITUTE LIST

The following individuals were recommended:

PROFESSIONAL
ADDITIONS:
Amy Colpo
Elementary Pre-K, Special
Education
Todd Gies Math
Stephanie Goodling Elementary
Julie Kuntz Art

Emergency Certified
Christine Madsen



b. EMPLOYMENT - SUPPLEMENTAL

1. Ken Kulina Baseball - HC $6,451.00
2. Ron Collier Baseball - 1st Asst. $3,783.00
3. David Frascella Baseball - Asst. $3,064.00
4. David Gourley Baseball - Asst. $2,639.00
5. Richard Vickroy Lacrosse - B - HC $5,358.00
6. Ben Cooper Lacrosse - Asst. - B $2,937.00
7. Natalie Kratzer Lacrosse - G - HC $4,561.00
8. Stacy Garber Lacrosse - Asst. - G $2,937.00
9. Jennifer Kastelic Soccer - G - HC - JH $2,376.00
10. Roy Gesford Soccer Asst. - G - JH $2,412.00
11. Mike Rowe Soccer - B - HC - JH $1,959.00
12. Damon Kaylor Soccer - Asst. - B - JH $1,966.00
13. Steve Alcorn Softball - HC $5,359.00
14. Kate Farber Softball - 1st Asst. $2,674.00
15. Dan Ebright Softball - Asst. $2,221.00
16. Richard Seachrist Softball - Asst. $2,221.00
17. Peggy Long Tennis - B - HC $3,506.00
18. Charles Nelson Tennis Asst. - B $2,186.00
19. Greg Miller Track - HC - HS $6,200.00
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20. John Butler Track - 1st Asst. - HS $3,354.00
21. David Dickson Tract Asst. - HS $3,505.00
22. Robert Hooten Track Asst. - HS $3,505.00
23. Steve Grubb Track Asst. - HS $3,437.00
24. Joanna Swartz Track - Asst. - HS $2,457.00
25. Michael Masorti Track - HC - JH $3,087.00
26. Barry Lopatic Track - Asst. - JH $2,502.00
27. Mark Beaver Track - Asst. - JH $2,105.00
28. Mary Dell Track - Asst. - HS $1,707.00
29. David Machamer Volleyball - B - HC $5,294.00
30. Doug Baker Volleyball Asst. - B $3,241.00
31. Michelle McGowan Outdoor Ed - Londonderry $564.00
32. Pamela Waters Outdoor Ed - East Hanover $564.00


4. POLICY AND PROGRAM ISSUES

a. HOMEBOUND INSTRUCTION

It was recommended that homebound instruction be provided for
two students based on medical certification.

END OF CONSENT CALENDAR


Motion: Mrs. Reichert and Mr. Samples moved to approve the
consent calendar as recommended.

Vote: All seven (7) members approved the motion.


B. FISCAL

1. TREASURER'S REPORT
It was recommended that the Board approve the treasurer's report for the
month of January. The treasurer's report was provided prior to the regular
meeting.

Motion: Mrs. Reichert and Ms. Macut moved to approve the
treasurer's report for the period of January 1, 2014 to January 31, 2014 as
presented.

Vote: All seven (7) members approved the motion.
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2. ROOFING CONTRACT

a.

Weatherproofing Technologies, Inc.
a Subsidiary of Tremco Incorporated

Middle School Ballasted Roof Replacement $1,143,756.24

20 Year Maintenance Agreement

$73,840.00


High School Roof Restoration $928,023.00

12 Year Maintenance Agreement $82,714.00

Motion: Mr. Oellig and Mr. Busher moved to approve the roofing
contract as presented.

Vote: All seven (7) approved the motion.


3. CAPITAL AREA INTERMEDIATE UNIT PROPOSED 2014-15
GENERAL OPERATING BUDGET

A copy of the proposed 2014-15 CAIU budget was presented for approval.

Motion: Mrs. Reichert and Ms. Macut moved to approve the
proposed 2014-15 CAIU budget as presented.

Vote: All seven (7) members approved the motion.



C. PERSONNEL

1. RESIGNATION ADMINISTRATIVE

a. Steven Szobocsan, Assistant Principal, Middle School.
Effective: TBD. Reason: Personal.

Motion: Mrs. Reichert and Mr. Samples moved to accept the
resignation of the individual as presented.

Vote: All seven (7) members approved the motion.




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2. RESIGNATION PROFESSIONAL

a. Linda R. Breisch, School Nurse, Londonderry Elementary School.
February 21, 2014. Reason: Personal.

Motion: Mrs. Reichert and Mr. Samples moved to accept the
resignation of the individual as presented.

Vote: All seven (7) members approved the motion.


3. RESIGNATION CLASSIFIED HOURLY

a. Amanda Carpenter, Instructional Aide, East Hanover Elementary
School. Effective: March 21, 2014.

b. Monique D. Portser, Emotional Support and Autistic Support Aide,
Conewago Elementary School. Effective: February 3, 2014.
Reason: Personal.

Motion: Mrs. Reichert and Ms. Macut moved to accept the
resignation of the individuals as presented.

Vote: All seven (7) members approved the motion.


4. EXTENSION OF CHILD REARING LEAVE

a. Kristin Fackler, Classroom Teacher, East Hanover Elementary
School. Effective: March 31, 2014 through the end of the 2013-14
school year.

Motion: Mrs. Reichert and Mr. Samples moved to approve the
extension of child rearing leave as presented.

Vote: All seven (7) members approved the motion.


5. EMPLOYMENT PROFESSIONAL

a. Morgan K. Hockenbrock, Long-term Substitute, Classroom
Teacher, Londonderry Elementary School. Effective:
Approximately March 4, 2014 through the end of the 2013-14
school year. Salary: $43,008 prorated.

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b. April E. Kricher, School Nurse, Londonderry Elementary School.
Effective: March 4, 2014. Salary: $45,363 prorated.

c. Pamela S. Waters, Long-term Substitute, Classroom Teacher, East
Hanover Elementary School. Effective: March 31, 2014 through
the end of the 2013-14 school year. Salary: $43,008 prorated.

Motion: Mrs. Reichert and Ms. Macut moved to approve the
employment of the individuals as presented.

Vote: All seven (7) members approved the motion.


6. EMPLOYMENT CLASSIFIED

a. Keith R. Klingler, Custodian, Middle School. Effective: TBD.
Hourly Rate: $12.45.

b. Scott A Simonetti, Grounds Custodian, Middle School. Effective:
February 24, 2014. Hourly rated $12.67

Motion; Mrs. Reichert and Mr. Samples moved to approve the
employments as presented.

Vote: All seven (7) members approved the motion.


7. EMPLOYMENT CLASSIFIED HOURLY

a. Dorothy Arvey, Instructional/Recess Aide, Nye Elementary
School. Effective: February 18, 2014. Hourly rate: $9.45.

b. Charles W. Despot, Crossing Guard/Part-time Custodian, Nye
Elementary School. Effective: TBD. Hourly rate: $12.35.

c. Candace J. Reinbold, Paraeducator, Conewago Elementary School.
Effective: February 18, 2014. Hourly rate: $10.50.

Motion: Mrs. Reichert and Mr. Samples moved to approve the
employment of the individuals as presented.

Vote: All seven (7) members approved the motion.



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8. APPOINTMENT OF CENSUS TAKERS FOR 2014

It is recommended the Board appoint census takers at the rate of $12.00 per hour
for new, $12.50 per hour for returning census takers, and .56 cents per mile.

a. Barbara Carlton* 200 Townsend Dr., Apt. 3, Hummelstown
b. Carolyn Devine 73 Oak Ln., Hershey
c. Christel Dippery* 212 N. Landis St., Hummelstown
d. Denise Ebner 82 Jacobs Creek Dr., Hershey
e. Diane Hoffman* 914 S. Meadow Ln., Palmyra
f. Melissa Hoffman* 914 S. Meadow Ln., Palmyra
g. Roger Hoffman* 914 S. Meadow Ln., Palmyra
h. Pattie Holley* 7809 Appleby Rd., Harrisburg
i. Cheryl Holt* 323 Meadow Ln., Hershey
j. Leslie Moyer 286 W. High St., Hummelstown
k. Carole Stoltz* 235 N. Duke St., Hummelstown
l. A. Donald Tanberg 20 Sweet Arrow Dr., Hummelstown
m. Jaime Witmer* 7405 Sleepy Hollow Rd., Harrisburg

Motion: Mrs. Reichert and Ms. Macut moved to approve the
employment of the individuals as presented.

Vote: All seven (7) members approved the motion.


D. POLICY AND PROGRAM ISSUES

A proposed 2014-2015 school calendar is presented for approval. The calendar
includes 180 student days and 9 (8 scheduled) teacher in-service days.

Motion: Mr. Busher and Mr. Samples moved to approve the 2014-2015
school calendar as presented.

Vote: All seven (7) members approved the motion.


E. OTHER

Dr. Smith thanked Dr. Schultz for his work on covering the snow day while she
was away.



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VIII. INFORMATION ITEMS

A. DATES FOR BOARD MEMBERS' CALENDARS

March 3, 2014 7:00 p.m. Work Session
March 17, 2014 7:00 p.m. Regular Board Meeting
March 24, 2014 6:00 p.m. Board Training
Budgeting in an Act 1 Environment

B. ADVISEMENTS

1. VOLUNTEER COACHES

a. Ron Gourley, Jr. Baseball
b. Matthew Umberger Baseball
c. Spencer Patton Baseball
d. Larry Thomas Lacrosse - B
e. Adam Thomas Lacrosse - B
f. Josh Thomas Lacrosse - B
g. Alex Kamp Lacrosse - B
h. Max Hauck Lacrosse - B
i. Scott Livengood Lacrosse - B
j. Brett McCoy Lacrosse - B
k. Jordan Dodson Lacrosse - G
l. Laura Dupler Lacrosse - G
m. Megan Etter Lacrosse - G
n. Carolina Deaven Lacrosse - G
o. Sara Keene Lacrosse - G
p. Sarah Slimak Lacrosse - G
q. Laura Kastelic Soccer - G
r. Kerri Diamond Soccer - G
s. Jennifer Alger Softball
t. Lori O'Neal Track
u. Caroline Weir Track
v. Sam Pence Track
w. Matt Shuey Track
x. David Hollen Track
y. Jake Kreider Volleyball
z. Tyler Cogan Volleyball
aa. Heidi Stine Volleyball

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C. DISTRIBUTIONS


IX. ADJOURNMENT

Motion: Mrs. Reichert and Ms. Macut moved to adjourn at 8:17 p.m.

Vote: All seven (7) members approved the motion.



An executive session followed this meeting for the purpose of discussing two personnel and a
real estate issue.

Respectfully submitted,



Sharon K. Hagy
Board Secretary