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North Allegheny Board of School Directors Board Meeting Wednesday, June 26, 2013 AGENDA 5:15 EXECUTIVE SESSION 7:00 REGULAR MEETING 2013-2014 Budget Presentation Speakers (Agenda Items) Voting Items Approval of 2013-2014 General Fund Budget Speakers (Non-agenda Items) • All Board members were in attendance. In addition, District Solicitor, Mr. Muscante; the Superintendent’s Executive Council with the exception of Dr. Andreyko and Ms. Gaetano; and Mrs. Ryan were in attendance. At the beginning of the meeting, Mrs. Grosheider announced that the Board held an Executive Session on Thursday, June 20, and prior to this meeting for the purposes of interviewing administrative candidates. There will be no Executive Session following this meeting. She reviewed the Board calendar, the Board approved the minutes and then Mrs. Grosheider called the one speaker who had signed up in advance to the microphone. SPEAKERS ON VOTING ITEMS: The following resident came forward to address the Board. Chris Disque – Mr. Disque intended to clarify the platform of the candidates who ran in the recent primary. He summarized his understanding of that platform and his recommendations relative to the direction this Board should take with reference to the 2013-2014 Budget. ** *** ** Mrs. Grosheider took a moment following the speaker to acknowledge that this would be Dr. Miller’s last Board meeting and to thank him for his 17 years of service to the North Allegheny School District. “He is and has been the consummate professional at North Allegheny,” she said. “Our loss is truly Pine 1 Richland’s gain….I want him to know that we all wish him the very best of luck at Pine Richland and to thank him on behalf of all of us on the Board and across the District. We know he will do an outstanding job as he moves on in his career.” Those in attendance rose to honor Dr. Miller with a standing ovation. ** *** ** Mrs. Grosheider then asked that two voting items would be moved to the front of the meeting. SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT ADDENDUM II I. ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT The Board approved the appointment of Dr. Robert Scherrer to the position of Assistant Superintendent, at an annual salary of $145,000 (pro-rated). The effective date of appointment is August 1, 2013. He will be commissioned for a period of 5 years. Dr. Scherrer began his teaching career at Baldwin High School in Pittsburgh, PA as a Secondary Teacher in 1996, then transferring to the Woodland Hills School District in Pittsburgh, PA to become the Assistant Principal of Woodland Hills East Junior High School in 2002. In 2003, Dr. Scherrer became the Assistant Principal of Peters Township High School in McMurray, PA. In 2004, Dr. Scherrer became the Co-Principal for Curriculum and Instruction at Woodland Hills High School in Pittsburgh, PA and in 2007, became the Principal of Allderdice High School in Pittsburgh, PA. Dr. Scherrer has been the Principal of the Pittsburgh Science & Technology Academy 6-12, which is part of the Pittsburgh Public School System, since 2009. Dr. Scherrer received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Education from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 1996 and Master of Education in Business Education from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 1999. Dr. Scherrer completed his Secondary Principal’s Certification from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 2001, his Superintendent’s Letter of Eligibility from the University of Pittsburgh in 2007 and his Doctorate of Education in Administrative and Policy Studies from the University of Pittsburgh in 2009. II. ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL – CARSON MIDDLE SCHOOL The Board approved the appointment of Mr. Daniel O’Rourke to the position of Assistant Principal, Carson Middle School, at an annual salary of $100,000 (pro-rated). The effective date of appointment is July 22, 2013. Mr. O’Rourke began his teaching career at Ringgold High School in Monongahela, PA as a High School Social Studies teacher in August 2007, then transferring to Upper St. Clair School District in Upper St. Clair, PA to become an 8 th Grade Social Studies Teacher in August 2008. Mr. 2 O’Rourke completed his Administrative Internship at South Fayette Middle School in the South Fayette School District and Pleasant Valley Elementary School in the Peters Township School District in 2012. Mr. O’Rourke was also an Undergraduate Assistant Baseball Coach at Ohio University in Athens, OH, the Head Varsity Baseball Coach at Ringgold School District, the Assistant Varsity Baseball Coach and Strength and Conditioning Coordinator for the Upper St. Clair Varsity Baseball team. Mr. O’Rourke received his Bachelor of Science degree in Integrated Social Studies Education from Ohio University in 2006 and has a projected completion date for his Master of Education in School Leadership from the University of Pittsburgh for the Fall of 2013. Mr. O’Rourke obtained his Pennsylvania K-12 Principal’s Certificate during the Summer of 2012. 2013-2014 BUDGET PRESENTATION: Mr. Hopkins gave a brief presentation of the Final Budget of $131,323,918 for 2013-2014. He detailed the changes in revenue and expenditures from the Preliminary and Proposed Final Budget presentations to tonight’s Final Budget numbers. He also explained the rationale used by his department to arrive at the adjusted millage computation following re-assessments. It included plans for an appeals reserve and the evaluation of new construction across the District. Mr. Hopkins estimates that the adjusted millage will place North Allegheny as seventh lowest in Allegheny County for 2013-2014. ** *** ** The Board took the following action on these items in the monthly Board folder. CURRICULUM REPORT I. DISPOSAL OF TEXTBOOKS The Board approved declaring textbooks as unnecessary and unused for the purpose of disposal for the following departments: BCIT, Science, and Social Studies. For Information Based upon the approved purchases of new textbooks following their departments’ curriculum reviews and a textbook evaluation process, existing textbooks were evaluated to determine whether they had any potential resale value. The textbooks have a range of copyright dates from 1996-2004. 3 FINANCIAL REPORT I. ACCOUNTS PAYABLE APPROVAL LISTS The Board approved the following accounts payable lists: A. Supplemental Accounts Payable list dated May 2013, in the amount of $8,064,676.28. B. Accounts Payable list dated June 2013, in the amount of $119,190.81. C. Supplemental Capital Reserve Fund Accounts Payable list dated May 2013, in the amount of $60,727.80. D. Supplemental Technology Fund Accounts Payable list dated May 2013, in the amount of $0.00. E. Supplemental 2000 NASH/Newman Stadium Construction Fund Accounts Payable list dated May 2013, in the amount of $0.00. F. Supplemental CMS/IMS Construction Fund Accounts Payable list dated May 2013, in the amount of $0.00. G. Supplemental Cafeteria Fund Accounts Payable list dated May 2013, in the amount of $480,026.55. II. RESOLUTION: LEVY - PER CAPITA TAX The Board approved enactment of the resolution submitted by the Solicitor relative to the levy of the per capita tax. III. FACSIMILE SIGNATURES The Board approved the use of the three-signature facsimile plate (President, Secretary, and Treasurer) for all authorized depository accounts and also recommends that duly elected officers be authorized to execute resolutions and signature cards as required by the depositories. IV. WORKERS COMPENSATION INSURANCE The Board approved the Highmark proposal for Workers’ Compensation Insurance Coverage for 2013-2014 at a cost of $436,098. ($496,271 in 2012-2013) V. REVIEW OF SURETY BOND COVERAGE The Board approved the minutes reflecting that the surety bond coverage as listed below has been 4 formally reviewed and approved for the 2013-2014 school year. Background Information: The Board is required to review the adequacy of surety bond coverage annually and take action indicating that this review has, in fact, transpired. The Secretary of the School District is bonded for $25,000, the Treasurer is bonded for $10,000, Bradford Woods, Franklin Park and Marshall Township delinquent real estate tax collectors are each bonded for $5,000, and a $500,000 blanket bond is in force on all employees of the School District who have control over accounts, or authority to issue purchase orders. In the past, the state auditors have indicated these amounts and coverage to be sufficient, but the annual review is required. VI. BUDGETING & TRANSFERS - Subsequent to 6/30/13 The Board authorized all necessary budget transfers resulting from year-end adjustments and local independent audit reclassification subsequent to June 30. VII. ELECTION OF TREASURER The Board elected Michael T. Hopkins as Treasurer of the North Allegheny School District for the 2013-2014 fiscal year, effective July 1, 2013. VIII. TEMPORARY INVESTMENT AUTHORIZATION The Board authorized the Treasurer and Director of Finance of the School District to receive quotations and execute temporary investment agreements with banks, savings institutions, or other financial organizations, as may be authorized for said purpose by law of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Said organization required to maintain 100% surety in the form of pledged Federal Securities, FDIC, FSLIC, or a combination thereof. Said organization shall agree to provide quarterly collateral security reports and confirmation of account balances, as required by our auditors. IX. THE INFORMATION EXCHANGE PROGRAM (PERSONAL INCOME TAX) The Board authorized the filing of an application to secure the Pennsylvania Personal Income Tax Data for the year 2012, and further authorizes duly elected officers and administrators to execute the following required forms: (1) Information Request Authorization; (2) Section 356 Agreement and (3) Memorandum of Understanding. For Information: Use of this data is restricted to earned income tax collectors and the school official directly involved in earned income tax collection. X. STUDENT ACCIDENT INSURANCE – 2013-2014 The Board accepted the proposal from Goodwin & Gruber Agency for student accident insurance coverage for policy year 2013-2014.

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