Hampton Township School District 4591 School Drive Allison Park, PA 15101 Monday October 6, 2014 Dr. Harold Sarver Memorial Library at HMS -7:00 p.m. Board Work Session Meeting WORK SESSION The Board of Directors of the Hampton Township School District welcomes comments from visitors, who are invited to address the Board at the beginning of the meeting. Speakers are asked to limit their comments to three to five minutes and if multiple speakers are addressing the same topic, we ask that you limit your collective remarks to 15 to 20 minutes. The Board will not discuss personnel matters in public. The Board holds a regularly scheduled work session for the purpose of examining proposals and recommendations made by the staff, public, legal counsel, consultants, or the Board. This process ensures a thorough review of all items before they are placed on the voting agenda. The public is encouraged to attend the Board Work Session. Thank you. AGENDA 1. Student Affairs ................................................................................... Denise Balason, Chair 2. Facilities ................................................................................. Mary Alice Hennessey, Chair 3. Educational Programs ............................................................................ Gail Litwiler, Chair 4. Finance ....................................................................................................Larry Vasko, Chair 5. Personnel .............................................................................................. Pam Lamagna, Chair 6. Policy/Legislative Affairs ........................................................................ Bob Shages, Chair 7. Transportation ....................................................................................... Cathy Lueers, Chair 8. Technology ............................................................................................... Greg Stein, Chair
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Hampton Township School District 4591 School Drive Allison Park, PA 15101
Monday October 6, 2014 Dr. Harold Sarver Memorial Library at HMS -7:00 p.m.
Board Work Session Meeting
WORK SESSION
The Board of Directors of the Hampton Township School District welcomes comments from visitors, who are invited to address the Board at the beginning of the meeting. Speakers are asked to limit their comments to three to five minutes and if multiple speakers are addressing the same topic, we ask that you limit your collective remarks to 15 to 20 minutes. The Board will not discuss personnel matters in public. The Board holds a regularly scheduled work session for the purpose of examining proposals and recommendations made by the staff, public, legal counsel, consultants, or the Board. This process ensures a thorough review of all items before they are placed on the voting agenda. The public is encouraged to attend the Board Work Session. Thank you.
*Latin Club PAJCL Trip – The Latin Club requests funds to defray transportation costs to attend the
PAJCL (Pennsylvania Junior Classical League) Convention at Penn State University.
Requesting $2000.00 from the District.
Mr. Finch
* HHS Model United Nations – Requesting funds to defray transportation costs to attend competitions.
Requesting $400.00 from the District.
Mr. Finch
* MS Colorguard – Requesting funds to establish a group to feed into the HHS program. Requesting
sponsor cost of approximately $550.00 from the District.
Mr. Finch
* attachments
Facilities Agenda page 1 of 1
Hampton Township School District
WORK SESSION Monday, October 06, 2014 – 7:00 p.m.
Dr. Harold Sarver Library
FACILITIES AGENDA, Mrs. Hennessey, Chair
TO: Ms. Balason, Mrs. Lamagna, Mrs. Litwiler, Mrs. Lueers, Mr. Shages, Mr. Stein, Mr. Vasko, Mr. Wesley,
Dr. Hoover, Mr. Finch, Mr. Kline, Mr. Farino ACTION ITEMS PRESENTER There is no report this evening. OLD BUSINESS PRESENTER
1. *High School Baseball Field Dugout Update Mr. Farino NEW BUSINESS PRESENTER
1. *Exterior Grounds Committee Update Mr. Farino
2. *Middle School Flagpole Stone Garden Mr. Farino
3. *High School Field Retention Converted into a Detention Pond Mr. Farino
*attachments
HTSD Exterior Grounds Committee Before & After Pictures
ADMINISTRATIVE CENTER: Removed old vegetation & weeds, new ornamental plants and rocks, stain finished planter May 2014 September 2014
HMS EXIT: Extended walkway, edging, weeding, painted exterior door May 2014 September 2014
HMS Maintenance Parking Area: Leveled old pile of top soil, seeded March 2014 September 2014
HTSD Exterior Grounds Committee Before & After Pictures
HMS Entrance: New ornamental plants, pruning, weeding May 2014 September 2014
Fridley Field – S. Side of Ticket Booth: Pruning May 2014 September 2014
Fridley Field: weeding May 2014 September 2014
HTSD Exterior Grounds Committee Before & After Pictures
HHS Greenhouse: weeding, pruning, removal of debris, seeded May 2014 September 2014
Central Elementary: grass cutting, trimming, edging May 2014 September 2014
Central Elementary light post #1: May 2014 September 2014
HTSD Exterior Grounds Committee Before & After Pictures
Central Elementary light post #2: May 2014 September 2014
Central 1st grade Wing: trimming, edging May 2014
Poff Elementary Entrance: May 2014 September 2014
No Picture Provided
HTSD Exterior Grounds Committee Before & After Pictures
Poff Elementary Entrance: May 2014 September 2014
No Picture Provided
Wyland Elementary Entrance: tree removal, weeding May 2014 September 2014
Hampton Township School District Monday, October 6, 2014
Dr. Harold Sarver Memorial Library at HMS
7:00 p.m.
Educational Programs
Mrs. Gail Litwiler, Chairperson
TOPIC PRESENTER(S)
FOR BOARD ACTION:
None at this time.
OLD BUSINESS:
None at this time.
NEW BUSINESS:
*District Assessment Schedule
Mr. Finch
*2013-14 Assessment Results
PSSA
Keystone
ERB CTP4
PSAT
Advanced Placement Results
Mr. Finch
INFORMATION:
*Penn Literacy Network
Mr. Finch
Hampton Township School District
ASSESSMENT SCHEDULE
2014-2015
Assessment K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
ACCESS for ELLs
AIMSweb
AP Exams (selectively)
ASVAB (selectively)
Career Cruising (selectively)
Naviance (selectively)
Curriculum Based Assessments (selectively)
DIAL-3
ERB - CTP 4
PSAT
PSSA Mathematics
PSSA ELA (Reading/Writing)
PSSA Science
Keystone Algebra I
Keystone - English Literature
Keystone - Biology
Reading & Math Diagnostics (selectively)
Speech, Language Hearing & Vision Screening (selectively)
Acronyms
ASVAB Armed Services Vocational AptitudeDIAL-3 Developmental Indicators for the Assessment of LearningELLs English Language LearnersERB - CTP 4 Educational Records Bureau - Comprehensive Testing ProgramPSAT Preliminary Scholastic Assessment TestPSSA Pennsylvania System of School Assessment
* One student took the Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism test & got a 4 Year 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 on the test & an A on the course.# AP tests taken 337 347 384 344 369 410 410 511 584 * Two students took the Physics C: Mechanics test. One got a 2 on the test # students taking tests 177 178 165 174 197 204 254 253 257 & an A in the course. The other got a 5 on the test & an A in the course. # AP class registrations 403 421 452 373 400 479 506 635 773 * One student took the Music Theory test and got a 4 on the test. The course
isn't offered at the HS.
Finance Agenda page 1 of 1
Hampton Township School District
WORK SESSION Monday, October 06, 2014 – 7:00 p.m.
Dr. Harold Sarver Library
FINANCE AGENDA, Mr. Vasko, Chair
TO: Ms. Balason, Mrs. Hennessey, Mrs. Lamagna, Mrs. Litwiler, Mrs. Lueers, Mr. Shages, Mr. Stein,
Mr. Wesley, Dr. Hoover, Mr. Finch, Mr. Kline ACTION ITEMS PRESENTER
1. *Approve Budget Transfer totaling $150.00 Mr. Kline Central Elementary – Books $50.00 Poff Elementary – Books $50.00 Wyland Elementary – Books $50.00
OLD BUSINESS PRESENTER
1. *State Budget Shortfall/Funding Plan Mr. Kline
NEW BUSINESS PRESENTER
1. *Local Tax Revenue Update as of September 30, 2014 Mr. Kline
2. Act 1 Index for 2015-2016 Mr. Kline Base Index – 1.9% Hampton Adjusted Index – 2.3%
*attachments
Hampton Township School DistrictState Education Funding Line Items2014‐15
Prelim. Hampton Final State Adopted StateBudget Budget Budget(Feb) (June) (June) Difference
Basic Education 4,752,268 4,752,268 4,752,269 1 Special Education 1,448,222 1,448,222 1,466,060 17,838 Ready To Learn Grant 408,300 408,300 221,847 (186,453)
Total 6,608,790 6,608,790 6,440,176 (168,614)
Funding Plan:
State Funding Shortfall (168,614)
Add: Unanticipated Revenues
Retroactive AW Beattie Debt Subsidy 21,326 Increase in reimb % from 35% to 42% (retroactive amt 2009‐2014)Add'l 2014‐15 AW Beattie Debt Subsidy 4,066 2014‐15 increased reimb % (unbudgeted)Refund of Prior Expense 8,880 2013‐14 tuition refund (watson institute) rec'd Sept '14
Add: Reduction in Expenditures
Projected Reduction in Transportation Costs: (1) Special Education Vehicle (Monark H‐49) 34,238 Vehicle included in the budget; but not used ($190.21 X 180 days) (1) Non‐public Vehicle (Roenigk V‐2005) 32,069 Consolidation of schools onto one vehicle ($178.16 x 180 days) (1) Non‐public Vehicle (First Student #93) 33,705 Reduction of vehicle ‐ due to no students at 3 non public schools ($187.25 x 180 days)
Net Reconciled Shortfall: (34,330)
Add: Budgetary Reserve funds not Allocated as of 9/30/14:
(2) Para Positions in Budgetary Reserve not utilized 59,850 (2) para positions in budgetary res'v not utilized as of 9/30/14
Net Reconciled Surplus 25,520
Hampton Township School DistrictRevenue Comparison2014‐15 Tax Revenue as of September 30, 2014
Year to Year Comparison:
YTD Collections YTD Collections % as of as of Difference Change
30‐Sep‐14 30‐Sep‐13
Real Estate Taxes 24,873,986 24,213,853 660,133 2.73% *State Gaming Distribution 431,278 429,228 2,050 0.48%Interim Real Estate Taxes ‐ ‐ ‐ N/A
Earned Income Taxes 778,666 741,633 37,033 4.99%Real Estate Transfer Tax 97,608 87,905 9,703 11.04%
Delinquent Real Estate Tax 142,210 107,094 35,116 32.79%Delinquent Earned Income Tax 24,997 27,178 (2,181) ‐8.02%
Totals as of September 30th 26,348,745 25,606,891 741,854 2.90%
* ‐ The 2014‐15 millage rate increase was 1.48% (from 17.59 mills to 17.85 mills). The higher rate of collections is due toanticipated refunds. As of September 30th ‐ there are still 236 outstanding tax appeals related to the 2013 reassessment.The potential refund amount for the outstanding appeals is $361,000.
Hampton Township School DistrictRevenue Comparison2014‐15 Tax Revenue as of September 30, 2014
Budget Comparison:
YTD Revenue % of Budget2014‐15 as of as of Budget 09/30/14 9/30/2014
Real Estate Taxes 26,888,648 24,873,986 92.51%State Gaming Distribution 862,556 431,278 50.00%Interim Real Estate Taxes 30,000 ‐ 0.00%
Earned Income Taxes 3,600,000 778,666 21.63%Real Estate Transfer Tax 375,000 97,608 26.03%
‐ Delinquent Real Estate Tax 975,000 142,210 14.59%
Delinquent Earned Income Tax 75,000 24,997 33.33%
Totals as of September 30th 32,806,204 26,348,745 80.32%
YTD Revenue % of Budget2013‐14 as of as of Budget 09/30/13 9/30/2013
Real Estate Taxes 26,161,393 24,213,853 92.56%State Gaming Distribution 858,457 429,228 50.00%Interim Real Estate Taxes 60,000 ‐ 0.00%
Earned Income Taxes 3,500,000 741,633 21.19%Real Estate Transfer Tax 375,000 87,905 23.44%
‐ Delinquent Real Estate Tax 1,000,000 107,094 10.71%
Delinquent Earned Income Tax 125,000 27,178 21.74%
Totals as of September 30th 32,079,850 25,606,891 79.82%
2014‐15
2013‐14
Revised - Personnel – October 6, 2014 Page 1
Hampton Township School District WORK SESSION
Monday, October 6, 2014 7:00 p.m. – Dr. Harold Sarver Memorial Library at HMS
Revised - PERSONNEL – Mrs. Pam Lamagna, Chair To: Ms. Balason, Mrs. Hennessey, Mrs. Lamagna, Mrs. Litwiler, Mrs. Lueers, Mr. Shages, Mr. Stein, Mr. Vasko, Mr. Wesley,
Dr. Hoover, Mr. Finch, Mr. Kline Employment of all appointed personnel is contingent upon receipt of all compliance documents TOPIC FOR BOARD ACTION RESIGNATIONS: 1. Accept a change in the resignation request of Mrs. Sandra Sulkey, who is retiring from the District, effective
December 31, 2014. (Original request date was December 17, 2014, Mrs. Sulkey is a Family & Consumer Science Teacher at Hampton Middle School.)
2. Accept the resignation of Mrs. Tracy Hanna, who is resigning after five-years with the District, effective October 10, 2014. (Mrs. Hanna is a Special Education Teacher at Hampton Middle School.)
TEACHERS: 3. Approve a change in status for Ms. DeAnna Richey, from a Building Substitute to a Long-Term Substitute
Grade 4 Elementary Teacher at Central Elementary School from September 22, 2014 to approximately January 16, 2015, effective September 22, 2014. Salary is $27,500, pro-rated. (Ms. Richey is a substitute for Mrs. Lauren Mytinger).
4. Approve the Induction Team Members beginning with the 2014-2015 School Year, at a salary of $27.00 per hour, not to exceed 40 hours over the three year period (Year 1: Max of 16 hours, Year 2: Max of 12 hours; Year 3: Max of 12 hours):
Mentor Name School New Teacher Mary Anne Librich Central Elementary Kathryn Howard Lauren Rodriguez/Barb Landry Wyland Elementary Kelsey Young Janeen Bentz Middle School Lori Palmer Lori Valentine Middle School Diane Fierle Michele Hurst Middle School Lindsey Volkar Mary Rakers High School Allison Dockter Kevin Green High School Casey Benson
5. Approve the attached List of Club Sponsors for the Middle School and the High School for the 2014-2015
SY.
6. Approve Mrs. Christy Edinger (Wyland), Ms. Melissa Maley (Central), Mrs. Heather Tammariello (Central), and Mrs. Nichole Babka (Poff) as Elementary Growing Together Club sponsors for the 2014-2015 School Year.
Revised - Personnel – October 6, 2014 Page 2
ADDENDUM: 7. Approve the following college students from Duquesne University, for technology support for the 2014-2015
School Year. Salary is $12.00 per hour (utilizing Title II funds):
Elementary: Michelle Delaney, Kayla McGoran, Emily Hough, Nicole Gruden, Emily Ruprecht, and Rebecca Whitney Middle School: Kristi Markanich, Kassandra DiPlacido, and Henry Heck Middle School/High School: Katherine Hannon High School: Kaylin Beyer, Olga Kilmova-Magonotta, and Maura Pasko
ASN # ACTIVITY CLUB TEACHER SPONSOR STUDENT OFFICERS
7180 M.S. Green Club Brandon Pickett Sammy Joyce, Jaylin Minor
7197 M.S. Fitness Club Mark Gartner, Gary Wilson, Doreen Gray, Megan Brower Brandon Gall, Andrew Strobel
7269 M.S. Drama Club Gregory Shumaker Heather Scott, Noah Lewis
7270 M.S. Latin Melissa Survinski Maeve Kelley
7271 M.S. German Pauline Spring Sarah Taylor, Sarah Laus
7272 M.S. French Club Jessica Heranic, Karen Males-Benson Molly Wojcik, Kathryn Morrison
7273 M.S. Spanish Club Brandon Pickett Ethan Roahrig, Morgan Stormer
7484 Class of 2019 - 8th Grade Jay D'Ambrosio, Bill Paholich Bradley Rushmore, Melinda Maers
7500 M.S. Chinese Lang. and Culture Club Jun Gee Maude Antol, Emma Blough
7555 Class of 2020 - 7th Grade Jamie Pillar, Catherine Close Annie Waters, Heather Scott
8158 M.S. Cheerleaders This club is no longer active
8160 M.S. Student Council Julia Engelhardt, Rebecca Miller (supplemental position) Heather Scott, Anneliese Probeck
8162 M.S, Yearbook David Hartman (supplemental position) Tanner Gill, Madison Krills