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ROSE TREE MEDIA SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF SCHOOL DIRECTORS Legislative Agenda October 24, 2019 7:30 p.m. I. Call to Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call II. Approval of Minutes A. Legislative Meeting Minutes of September 26, 2019 III. Presentations and Awards A. None IV Educational Presentation A. Flipgrid: Amplifying Student Voice in the Classroom (And Out) – Mr. Aaron Goldfarb and 5th grade Media Elementary School students: Josiah Yiadom, Phoebe Woo, Jaylyn Barbee, Katie McCafferty, Lily Kauffman, Siena Drummond, Ty Cohen, Robert Whitehouse, and Taline Palandjia V. Reports A. Student Liaison Reports B. Board Liaison Reports C. Committee Highlights and Reports D. School Reports E. Superintendent’s Report F. Solicitor’s Report G. President’s Report There will be an executive session of the School Board for matters of personnel at 6:30 p.m. prior to the Legislative Meeting of November 21, 2019, at Penncrest High School. The Legislative Meetings are recorded on tape. VI. Scheduled Presentations (Limited to Five Minutes Each) A. RTMEA – Sean Hobdell Agenda 1 October 24, 2019 VII. Unscheduled Presentations (Limited to Three Minutes Each) District residents and taxpayers wishing to address the School Board are encouraged to do so at this time. Written items are strongly suggested. Speakers should state their name and address for the record before commenting. Comments are limited to three minutes. The School Board may suspend the public comment period after a reasonable amount of time. Profanity, shouting or personal attacks will not be permitted. Please note that the public comment period is intended to provide an opportunity for citizens to address the Board; however, it is not an opportunity to participate public debate or question and answer dialogue. Questions or concerns will not be addressed publicly by the Board during this Legislative meeting; therefore, contact information should be provided to the Administration so that the School District can follow-up with citizens’ concerns following the meeting. A. Rose Tree Media Residents VIII. Old Business A. Policies 1. Policy 004 Membership – See Attachment A 2. Policy 808 Food Service – See Attachment B IX. New Business A. Human Resources 1. Terminations a. Professional b. Non-Instructional 2. Nominations a. Professional 1. Homebound Instructors – See Attachment C #’s 2 & 3 b. Non-Instructional 3. General a. Class Change b. Unpaid Leave of Absence c. Supplemental Contracts 1. Club Sponsors – See Attachment D 2. SLMS Winter Athletic Contracts – See Attachment E 3. PHS Winter Athletic Contracts – See Attachment F #’s 4 – 15 Agenda 2 October 24, 2019 IX. New Business 3. General (cont’d) d. Transfers e. Other 1. Dr. Peter Christie Medical Exams – See Attachment G 2. MOU between RTMSD and RTMEA – See Attachment H #3. B. Overnight Trips 1. Penncrest High School Band - Radnor, PA 2. Penncrest High School Music Department – District 11 Host 3. Penncrest High School Band – Upper Darby High School 4. Penncrest High School Music Department – District 11 Host 5. Penncrest High School Band – Sun Valley High School 6. Penncrest High School Choir – New York, NY 7. Penncrest High School Music Department – Pocono Pines 8. Springton Lake Middle School – Huntingdon, PA C. Policies 1. Policy 333 Professional Growth Guidelines – First Read and Review - See Attachment I D. 2019 – 2020 Calendar Update X. Finance A. Purchasing 1. None B. General 1. Change Orders 2. Budgetary Transfers 3. Scrap Vehicles 4. Media Borough Cooperative Recreation Agreement 5. Capital Projects 6. All Around Entertainment Contract 7. Pocono Valley Agreement 8. JMW Entertainment Group Contract 9. MTI Contract – Penncrest 10. MTI Contact – Media 11. Overdrive Agreement 12. Arden Theatre Company Agreement – Ratification 13. Vertiv Services, Inc. Agreement 14. Timothy School Contract - #0884 15. Timothy School Contract - #1298 16. Valley Forge Educational Services Contract 17. Keystone Freedom Academy, LLC Contact 18. Samantha Winokur, Psy.D., LLC Contract 19. Elwyn Davidson School Contracts (8) 20. Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health Contract Agenda 3 October 24, 2019 X. Finance C. Financials for September 2019 D. Bill Lists for September 2019 XI. Addendum A. Human Resources 1. Terminations a. Professional 2. Nominations a. Non-Instructional b. Classification Change c. Supplemental Contracts XII. Adjournment ANNOUNCEMENT There will be an executive session of the School Board for matters of personnel at 6:30 p.m. prior to the Legislative Meeting of November 21, 2019, at Penncrest High School. The Legislative Meetings are recorded on tape. Agenda 4 October 24, 2019 EXCELLENCE Rose Tree Media School District TODAY 308 North Olive Street Media, Pennsylvania 19063-2493 FOR TOMORROW Telephone: 610-627-6136 Fax: 610-627-6136 www.rtmsd.org Eleanor DiMarino-Linnen Vanessa R. Scott, Ed. D. Superintendent Director of Management Services To: Members of the Board of School Directors Eleanor DiMarino-Linnen, Superintendent From: Vanessa Scott, Board Secretary Date: October 18, 2019 Subject: Minutes of the September 26, 2019 Legislative Meeting I. Call to Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call ____________________________________________________________________________ Board Members in Attendance: Students: Jaclyn Clancy Arianna Fowler James Cunningham Paige Goldberg Susan Henderson-Utis Jeffrey Koenig Absent: Theresa Napson-Williams Lindsay Allison William O’Donnell Elizabeth Schneider Kristin Seale Absent: Robert Kelly Also in Attendance: Ron Baldino, Maintenance and Operations Thomas Haupert, Dir. Human Resources Gail Boettcher, Interim Schl Board Secretary Thomas Kelly, Esq., Solicitor Casey Cohen, Dir. Technology Kim McCann-Roller, Info. Tech. Spec. Eleanor DiMarino-Linnen, Superintendent John Reid, Principal IL William Dougherty, Asst. to Superintendent Vanessa Scott, Dir. Management Services Frances Garner, Dir. Student Services II. Legislative Meeting Minutes of September 26, 2019 1 October 24, 2019 National Anthem – Penncrest High School Roll Call Art Display: Second Graders Iris Gustkey and Sully Goslee created self-portraits working in a large format using line and color. II. Approval of Minutes A. Legislative Meeting Minutes of August 22, 2019 Ms. Clancy moved and Mrs. Henderson-Utis seconded a motion to adopt the following resolution: RESOLUTION: 2019 – 2020 38 Resolve, the Board of School Directors approve the Legislative Meeting Minutes of August 22, 2019 The aforementioned resolution was declared adopted by the Chair, the vote being: AYES: Jaclyn Clancy, James Cunningham, Susan Henderson-Utis, Jeffrey Koenig, Theresa Napson-Williams, William O’Donnell, Elizabeth Schneider and Kristin Seale NAYS: None ABSENT: Robert Kelly III. Presentations and Awards – none IV Educational Presentation – none V. Reports A. Student Liaison Reports B. Board Liaison Reports C. Committee Highlights and Reports – In Official Meeting Minutes of September 26, 2019 D. School Reports – In Official Meeting Minutes of September 26, 2019 E. Superintendent’s Report – In Official Meeting Minutes of September 26, 2019 F. Solicitor’s Report – In Official Meeting Minutes of September 26, 2019 G. President’s Report There will be an executive session of the School Board for matters of personnel at 6:30 p.m. prior to the Legislative Meeting of October 24, 2019, at Penncrest High School. The Legislative Meetings are recorded on tape. VI. Scheduled Presentations – none II. Legislative Meeting Minutes of September 26, 2019 2 October 24, 2019 VII. Unscheduled Presentations – none District residents and taxpayers wishing to address the School Board are encouraged to do so at this time. Written items are strongly suggested. Speakers should state their name and address for the record before commenting. Comments are limited to three minutes. The School Board may suspend the public comment period after a reasonable amount of time. Profanity, shouting or personal attacks will not be permitted. Please note that the public comment period is intended to provide an opportunity for citizens to address the Board; however, it is not an opportunity to participate public debate or question and answer dialogue. Questions or concerns will not be addressed publicly by the Board during this Legislative meeting; therefore, contact information should be provided to the Administration so that the School District can follow-up with citizens’ concerns following the meeting. VIII. Old Business – none IX. New Business A. Human Resources 1. Terminations a. Professional Ms. Clancy moved and Mrs. Seale seconded a motion to adopt the following resolution: RESOLUTION: 2019 – 2020 39 Resolve, the Board of School Directors approve the following New Business: IX. New Business A. Human Resources 1. Terminations a. Professional 1. Lisa Muss, (.7) Special Education Teacher, Penncrest High School, resignation effective October 25, 2019. The aforementioned resolution was declared adopted by the Chair, the vote being: AYES: Jaclyn Clancy, James Cunningham, Susan Henderson-Utis, Jeffrey Koenig, Theresa Napson-Williams, William O’Donnell, Elizabeth Schneider and Kristin Seale NAYS: None ABSENT: Robert Kelly II. Legislative Meeting Minutes of September 26, 2019 3 October 24, 2019 IX. New Business (cont’d) A. Human Resources 1. Terminations b. Non-Instructional Ms. Clancy moved and Mrs. Seale seconded a motion to adopt the following resolution: RESOLUTION: 2019 – 2020 40 Resolve, the Board of School Directors approve the following New Business: IX. New Business A. Human Resources 1. Terminations b. Non-Instructional