Minutes
The Carlynton School District Board of Education
conducted its Regular Voting Meeting,
Call to order - The meeting was called to order by President
Brown at public approval of minutes: Director
Roussos moved, seconded by Director McCartney, to remove the minutes of Director
Roussos moved, seconded by Director Tassaro, to approve the minutes of the And to approve the minutes of the By voice vote, the motion carried 7-0.
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Principals’
Reports – Mrs.
Maslyk reported that the “Meet the Teacher Night” was well attended and that
the elementary schools recently completely the 4Sight Benchmark exams. Ø
Director of
Pupil Services’ Report – Mrs. Myford
provided a handout to illustrate all the grants being utilized within the
district and how monies are being distributed. Ø
Business
Manager Report – Mr.
Christy noted that the State remains at a budget impasse but again reassured
directors that the district budget contains sufficient funds to tide it over
for some time.
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An administrative meeting will be held on September
18th and includes a speaker on Differentiated Instruction §
A letter regarding the G-20 §
Greetings to the Carnegie High School Class of ’59
who will celebrate their 50th reunion the weekend of September 18
with a tour of the elementary building, attendance at the football game (with
a presentation of a playground bench donation) and an evening at Peter’s
Place. §
The Band Festival has been rescheduled to October 8 §
At the next board meeting, plans are to discuss
policies. Time permitted, a presentation of the PSSA test scores will also be
given. ·
Pathfinder Report – Did not meet as of this date ·
Parkway ·
SHASDA – Did not meet as of this date ·
PSBA-Legislative – None I. Miscellaneous Director
Tassaro moved, seconded by Director DiPietro, to approve the list of conference
requests as presented and approved by administration: §
C…J.Loos… §
FT…A.Harrity…SnS/Carnegie PD…Social/Comm Skills…9/29 §
FT…M.Vayanos… §
C…L.Rowley…AIU…Federal Programs Mtg…9/29, 10/15 §
FT…M.O’Neil…Gateway HS…Honors Band Auditions…10/5 §
FT…A.Harrity…Triple B Farms…Community-Based Skills…10/7 §
FT…Carnegie 1st G. Tchrs…Triple B Farms…Farm Lessons…10/7 §
C…M.Kozy… §
FT…M.O’Neil… §
C…J.Maslyk…Summit Inn…Presenter/TSS Council…10/20-21 §
FT…M.O’Neil… §
C…J.Sweeney…Pgh Marriott North…A/CA PA Mtg…10/30 §
FT…A.Harrity…Target/CiCi’s…Social/Comm Skills…11/23 §
C…C.Tempest…PATTAN…Training for SAP…12/1-3 §
C…L.Cramer…Doubletree Hotel/Moon…CPI Training…9/22-24 §
FT…HS GATE Tchrs…Pgh Zoo & Aquarium…Career Dev…10/7 §
C…C.Bevan, S.Donnelly, R.Fusan, C.Garland, E.Jones, N.Kelly,
D.Kuhn, J.Trombetta…AIU…Math/Science
Collaborative…10/13 §
C…S.Canty… §
C…C.Badger… §
C…L.Begg… §
C…N.Martin… §
C…W.Palonis… §
FT…W.Palonis…Bver Cty Environ Ctr…Eco-Bio Study…10/15-16 §
FT…MB.Veri…N.Allegheny HS…Gifted Competition…10/22 §
FT…C.Badger…Soldiers/Sailors Hall…Faraday Lecture…11/18 (Miscellaneous Item
#0909-1 REVISED) By voice
vote, the motion carried 7-0. II.
Finance The following items were approved in one motion: Director Wilson moved, seconded by Director
McCartney, to approve the Treasurer’s Report for the month of August 2009 as
presented; August 2009 bills in the amount of $6,201,684.70 as
presented; The September 2009 Rosslyn Farms Real Estate tax
refund as presented; One-year renewable Shredding
Services Agreement between the district and The Paper Exchange as
presented; (Finance Item #0909-1) Dr. Panza
explained that this agreement will be a cost-saving measure and the contract
is renewable at the same rate for the next three years. Three-year Letter of Agreement
between the district and Cloverleaf/ South Hills Area YMCA for the operation
of the summer Dr. Panza
said the executive director of the “Y” is pleased with the agreement, which
also includes the right for any district student to attend at no cost.
President Brown added that the program employs many Letter of Agreement between the
district and the Allegheny Intermediate Unit for remedial reading and math
instructional services in the 2009-2010 school year in conjunction with the
Title I Reading program at St. Philips School; (Finance Item #0909-3) Athletic Fund Report for the month of August 2009 as
presented; Activities Fund Report for the
month of August 2009 as presented;
(Finance Item #0909-5) Appointment of Dr. Michael Panza
as the alternate voting delegate to the And the July-August 2009
Cafeteria Report as submitted by Aramark Educational Services. (Finance Item #0909-6) By ROLL CALL VOTE, the motion carried 7-0. Renew the annual membership with
the Pennsylvania Schools Board Association; HOLD until next meeting. It was
decided that since Director Walkowiak was absent and he originally voiced a
strong concern with PSBA, that the board would hold off until the next
meeting before voting on this item. III. Personnel Director McCartney moved,
seconded by Director Roussos, to approve the additions to the 2009-2010
Day-to-Day Substitute List as presented and reviewed by administration; § Jessica Dayhoff – Secondary English, 7-12 § Alana Welch – Secondary Social Studies (Personnel Item #0909-1) The additions and deletions to
the 2009-2010 Supplemental Athletic List as presented: § Bridget Ward – Grade 8 Girls’ Basketball § Andrew Smith – Grades 7-8 Head Boys’ Soccer § Robert Kietz – Grades 7-8 Assistant Boys’ Soccer § Kimberly Steiner-Squires – Assistant Varsity Girls’
Soccer § Richard Milson – Grades 7-8 Assistant Football § Josh Ficorilli – removal from position of Junior High
Football Coach (Personnel Item
#0909-2 REVISED) The resignation of high school
cafeteria worker Shirley Lamb, effective The following educators to teach
the Saturday morning SAT Prep courses for the 2009-2010 school year: § Michael Kozy – Math § Melinda Oravitz – English
(Personnel Item 0909-4) Pete Banaszak for the position
of after-school study hall monitor as presented; (Personnel Item 0909-5) And the addition to the
2009-2010 Activities Supplemental Contract List as follows: § Kelly Papst – Carnegie Elementary Peer Helper
Sponsor (Personnel Item #0909-6) By a voice vote, the motion carried 7-0. IV. Student
Services Director Wilson moved, seconded
by Director DiPietro, to approve the list of bus drivers for the 2009-2010
school year as presented by First Student and reviewed by
administration; (Student Services Item
#0909-1) The list of van drivers for the
2009-2010 school year as presented by Roenigk Van Services and reviewed by
administration. (Student Services Item
#0909-2) By a voice vote, the motion carried 7-0. UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
NEW
BUSINESS: Dr. McCartney inquired as to any updates on
broadcasting the board meetings on Verizon cable. Mrs. Herrmann said it was
learned that the equipment in the video lab would need to be addressed and
updated to be compatible with Verizon’s programming and equipment. Dr. Panza
suggested the matter be investigated and researched further. Dr. Panza
offered a message to encourage students to sign up for the SAT Prep Course. OPEN
FORUM: Mr. Jeff Stephan came forward to preface a proposal
from the Troiani family, owners of Papa J’s Restaurant in Carnegie. As a
commercial realtor in the Carnegie area, Mr. Stephan explained that the sale
of property in Carnegie has been difficult since the flood in 2004. The
Troiani family, represented by Michael Troiani and Attorney Pete Thompson,
then came before the board to inform that the Troiani family has purchased
property adjacent to Papa J’s. They plan to raze the building to expand the
restaurant and build a parking lot. However, prior taxes on the building are
quite extensive and have not been paid since 2002; approximately $44,000 is
owed to the school district; another $8,500 to Carnegie Borough and some
$6,500 to Mrs.
Suzanne Brown came before the board again, asking why their view on the
Ficorilli issue was not considered or discussed before the vote. President
Brown explained that her comments were not dismissed, and the subject was
discussed in length during the executive session due to the fact that it is a
personnel issue and confidentiality comes into play. To that, Mrs. Brown
stated that many do not agree and believe the dismissal of Mr. Ficorilli was
political. Another parent offered a job description of an athletic director,
suggesting it is the athletic director’s responsibility to collect all
clearances and required paperwork. Mrs. Lang came forward to state that her
son was very upset, noting that the football program is finally starting to
grow and realize some success. Director Roussos interjected by saying that
his son was coached by Mr. Ficorilli and his daughters are taught (physical
education) by him; he personally likes Mr. Ficorilli. But during the
discussion in the executive session, he was made aware of information and fully
agrees with this decision. President Brown added that he fully supports the
football team and attends most of the games. The board does indeed care about
the program, as well as all athletics. Director
Wilson reported that meetings for the May 2010 Relay for Life West have begun
and a fall fashion show will kick off team sign ups. It will be held November
7 at the Greentree Radisson. ADJOURNMENT: With
no further business to discuss, Director Roussos moved to adjourn the meeting
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