SPECIAL ITEMS. Section 251 Homeless Students (Pupils)

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1 SPECIAL ITEMS a] Superintendent's Report (Dr. Tomasetti) b] School Board Policy (Mr. Meola) First Reading - Section 251 Homeless Students (Pupils) Recommended Motion: That the Board approve the First Reading of the above section of Board Policy. Second Reading Section 823 Naloxone (Operations) Recommended Motion: That the Board approve the Second Reading of the above section of Board Policy and adopt it as Policy, rescinding and declaring void all previous policies or portions thereof to the extent that they are inconsistent with this Policy. c] Statement by Those Persons Who Have Requested in Writing a Place on the June 2018 Agenda to Address an Item on the Agenda (30 minutes) d] KHS Student Council Report e] Reports on Old Business: a) Progress Reports ~CATS and CCIU ~Legislative Council (Mr. Alfonso) (Mr. Brown) b) Committee Reports ~Curriculum ~Facilities and Operations ~Finance ~Liaison and Communication (Mrs. Frank) (Mr. Perigo) (Mr. Finnegan) (Mr. Bowden)

2 ) Personnel (Dr. Barber) Retirement/Resignation Carmela Lupo, speech therapist, New Garden Elementary and Kennett High, retiring with a final day of employment of June 19, 2018, and an effective retirement date of June 20, [21 years] Jillian Quinn, third grade, Greenwood Elementary, resigning effective May 21, Request for Leave of Absence Kristin Spahr, fifth grade, Bancroft Elementary, maternity childrearing leave beginning August 20, 2018, and continuing through September 10, 2018, in accordance to the provisions of the Collective Bargaining Agreement and applicable School Board Policy. Recommendations for Employment CERTIFICATED STAFF Rebecca Cellucci, third grade, Greenwood Elementary, beginning August 20, Southern Lehigh High School; University of Delaware (B.S.-Certified Elementary); West Chester University (M.Ed.-Certified Reading Specialist PK-12). [Master s Step 4] Matthew Chestnut, fifth grade, Greenwood Elementary, beginning August 20, Downingtown West High School; Shippensburg University (B.S.-Certified Elementary K-6). [Bachelor s Step 1] Meghan Hall, fourth grade, Greenwood Elementary, beginning August 20, West Chester East High School; Temple University (B.S.-Certified Grades PK-4). [Bachelor s Step 1] Brittany Hunter, school psychologist, elementary, beginning August 20, Niskayuna High School; Lafayette College (B.A.); Lehigh University (M.Ed.-Certified School Psychologist PK-12). [Master s + 30 Step 2] Manuel Ibarra-Gomez, school counselor, Kennett High, beginning August 20, Kennett High School; Pennsylvania State University (B.S.-Spanish and Criminal Law & Justice); West Chester University (M.Ed.-Certified Elementary and Secondary School Counselor PK-12). [Master s Step 1]

3 Rebecca Smith, third grade, Greenwood Elementary, beginning August 20, Ridley High School; West Chester University (B.S.-Certified Grades PK-4). [Bachelor s Step 1] Susan Steuber, nurse, Kennett High, beginning August 20, Perkiomen Valley High School; Indiana University of Pennsylvania (BSN); Eastern University (Certified School Nurse PK-12). [Bachelor s Step 6] Mariel Taggart, fifth grade, Greenwood Elementary, beginning August 20, Upper Darby High School; Temple University (B.S.-Certified Early Childhood N-3; Elementary K-6). [Bachelor s Step 1] Alyssa Thomas, fourth grade, Greenwood Elementary, beginning August 20, Garnet Valley High School; West Chester University (B.S.-Certified Grades 4-8- English Language Arts and Reading). [Bachelor s Step 1] Molly Topp, school counselor, New Garden Elementary, beginning August 20, 2018 (LTS through the end of the school year). Unionville High School; Elon University (B.A. Human Service Studies); West Chester University (M.Ed.-Certified Elementary & Secondary School Counselor PK-12). [Master s Step 1] Kenneth Wells, social studies, Kennett High, beginning May 21, 2018 (LTS through the remainder of the school year). West Chester Henderson; Millersville University (B.S.-Certified Social Studies 7-12). [Bachelor s Step 1] SUPPORT STAFF Keith Bryant, night lead custodian, Kennett Middle, beginning June 4, Cassie Yang, administrative assistant, District Office, beginning June 4, ASSIGNMENT/TRANSFER Employee From To Anu Danska Library Clerk Administrative Assistant Kennett High Kennett High John Howanski P/T Health & PE F/T Health & PE Mary D. Lang and KMS New Garden and Bancroft

4 SUPPLEMENTAL CONTRACTS HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC Ramagano, Pam.Assistant Track Coach Level 1 BANCROFT ELEMENTARY TEAM LEADER Fuhr, Kaitlin.Intermediate Team Level 1 SUPPLEMENTAL CONTRACTS MIDDLE SCHOOL ATHLETIC Augustine, Daniel.Boys Basketball Coach Level 3 Burton, Jaclyn.Boys Soccer Coach Level 1 Christopher, Hannah.Track Coach Level 1 Colgan, Roseann.Girls Volleyball Coach Level 2 Conner, Amanda.Girls Volleyball Coach Level 1 Gottstein, Lauren.Girls Soccer Coach Level 2.Girls Basketball Coach Level 3 Kelly, Heather.Girls Lacrosse Coach Level 1 Leader, Daniel.Boys Lacrosse Coach Level 2 Leo, Jeffra.Girls Basketball Coach Level 3

5 Lynch, Alvin.Boys Soccer Coach Level 1 Murphy, Kevin.Baseball Coach Level 1 Outten, Andrew.Boys Lacrosse Coach Level 2 Reinheimer, Jenna.Cross Country Coach Level 3 Robinson, Wayne.Boys Basketball Coach Level 2.Baseball Coach Level 3.Field Hockey Coach Level 2 Rochester, Michael.Wrestling Coach Level 3 Scheussler, Dana.Cheerleading Coach Level 2 Staley, Gerilyn.Sports Manager Level 3 Standage, Luke.Assistant Track Coach Level 1 MIDDLE SCHOOL NON-ATHLETIC Bevan, Gina.Student Council Co-Advisor Level 2 Coe, Gretchen.Stage Manager (Musical) Level 2 Conner, Amanda.Student Council Co-Advisor Level 2 Lozada, Amanda.Yearbook Advisor Level 2

6 MacNamara, Karen.Student Council Co-Advisor Level 2 Malkasian, Andrew.Co-Web Master Level 2 Mancuso, Patricia.Vocal Music Director Level 3 Matthews, Tara.Co-Web Master Level 2 Scheuing, Kyle.Music Director (Musical) Level 2 Uster, Heather.Musical Director Level 3 Whisler, Andrew.Jazz Band Director Level 2 MIDDLE SCHOOL TEAM LEADERS Brady, Joy.8 th Grade Level 2 Davenport, Erica.7 th Grade Level 2 Leo, Jeffra.7 th Grade Level 2 Matthews, Tara.Cycles Level 2 McLaughlin, Anna.Special Education Level 3 Petrick, Paul.6 th Grade Level 3 Rosser, Joy.6 th Grade Level 2

7 Welch, Shana.8 th Grade Level 2 Recommended Motion: That the Board approve the above listed items of personnel. ) Student Club Proposal (Mr. Tracy) The administration has received a request for a student organization to be named the Dancing Demons. The main purpose of the Club is to bring the spirit and talent of dance to the students and faculty of Kennett High School and to give students the opportunity to participate in a dance activity. The Student Organization Constitution has been successfully completed and signed off by the student officers, club advisor, and high school administration. Recommended Motion: That the Board approve the Dancing Demons as an extracurricular activity in accordance with Board Policy 122, Extracurricular Activities. ) Adoption of Textbooks (Dr. Hallman) In accordance with Board Policy 108, Adoption of Textbooks, the following textbooks are being recommended for Board approval: Elementary ELD Curriculum Title: Reach Authors: Frey, Kratky, Lesaux, Short, Thompson and Turner. Copyright Date: 2017 The textbook was reviewed by members of the ELD Department using the District s Textbook Evaluation Tool. Recommended Motion: That the Board approve the adoption of the above listed textbook for the ELD curriculum at the elementary schools.

8 ) Adoption of the Capital Reserve Five-Year Plan (Mr. Tracy) The Capital Reserve Fund was established as authorized in 53 PS 1432 of the municipal code. This type of fund may consist of (a) moneys transferred during any fiscal year from appropriations made for any particular purpose which may not be needed or (b) surplus moneys in the treasury of the municipality at the end of the fiscal year. Section 1434 further stipulates specific purposes on the allowable expenditures of these funds. The moneys in this type of fund may be expended only for capital improvements and for replacement of and additions to public works and improvements, and for deferred maintenance thereof, and for the purchase or the replacement of school buses, and for no other purpose. The Five-Year Capital Reserve Plan was presented at the April Finance Committee meeting. Recommended Motion: That the Board approve the Five-Year Capital Reserve Plan. ) Adoption of the Capital Projects Budget (Mr. Tracy) The Capital Projects Budget is comprised of two separate fund accounts within the District s operations. The first is a Capital Project Settlement Fund that was created with the proceeds of successful litigation against the middle school general contractor. The Settlement Fund has a balance of $195,690 and is restricted for capital improvements at the middle school. The second designation within the Capital Projects Budget is the Capital Reserve Fund which is aligned with the previously approved Capital Reserve Five-Year Plan. The expenditures designated for the Capital Projects Budget are reflective of the projects outlined in the Five-Year Plan and amount to $937,060. Recommended Motion: That the Board approve the Capital Projects Budget.

9 ) Adoption of the Internal Service Budget (Mr. Tracy) The Internal Service Budget was established to help offset variances in the general operating budget associated with claims experience in medical, prescription, and dental healthcare programs. The Internal Services Budget accounts for the financing of services provided by one department or agency to other departments or agencies of the District on a cost reimbursement basis. The Internal Service Budget derives its revenue from allocations within the general operating budget that are transferred to the fund on a monthly basis. Expenses are incurred based upon the claims associated with the healthcare services received by our covered employees and their eligible dependents. Recommended Motion: That the Board approve the Internal Service Budget in the amount of $7,531,144. ) Adoption of the Food Service Budget (Mr. Tracy) The Food Service Fund was established to account for the financial operations of the District s cafeteria operations, and the budget reflects operations under a Food Service Management Company. The Food Service Fund by definition in the Manual of Accounting and Financial Reporting for Pennsylvania Public Schools is an Enterprise Fund. It accounts for operations that are financial and operated in a manner similar to private business, where the intent of the governing body is that the cost of providing goods and services to the students on a continuing basis be financed or recovered primarily or partially through user charges. The Food Service Budget is self-sufficient and is not subsidized by the General Operating Budget or Tax Revenue. Recommended Motion: That the Board approve the Food Service Budget in the amount of $1,675,222.

10 ) Formal Adoption of the Recommended Kennett Consolidated School District Operating Budget for the Fiscal Year (Mr. Finnegan; Mr. Tracy) Budget development by staff, administration, and Board began in the fall of The budget was constructed using the following basic considerations: needs of the instructional program, including curriculum, staff, support services, and supplies and equipment, with particular reference to projected student enrollment; economy of operation and the refinement of needs so that improvement of the instructional program can continue with the lowest possible expenditures; and prudent purchasing, close supervision of expenditures, and judicious investment of revenues. A preliminary budget was presented on February 12, The proposed budget was advertised and has been open for public inspection and comment. The proposed final budget was approved on April 9, The financial support base for the final budget requires a real estate levy of mills. Recommended Motion: That the Board approve the Kennett Consolidated School District Operating Budget in the amount of $86,202,659 and submission of Form 2028 to the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

11 ) Adoption of Tax Resolutions (Mr. Meola) Recommended Motion: That the Board adopt the following tax resolutions to support the Operating Budget: Earned Income Tax That a tax of 1% be levied on salaries and wages for the fiscal year Real Estate Tax Act 544 Tax Act 511 Tax That a tax of mills be levied on real estate for the fiscal year That a tax of mills be levied on interim real estate assessments for the fiscal year That a tax of ½ of 1% be levied on real estate transfers for the fiscal year

12 c) Homestead/Farmstead Exclusion Resolution (Mr. Tracy) Recommended Motion: That the Board adopt the Homestead/Farmstead Exclusion Resolution - RESOLVED, by the Board of School Directors of Kennett Consolidated School District, that homestead and farmstead exclusion real estate tax assessment reductions are authorized for the school year beginning July 1, 2018, under the provisions of the Homestead Property Exclusion Program Act (part of Act 50 of 1998) and the Taxpayer Relief Act (Act 1 of 2006), as follows: 1. Aggregate amount available for homestead and farmstead real estate tax reduction. The following amounts are available for homestead and farmstead real estate tax reduction for the school year beginning July 1, 2018: a. Gambling tax funds. The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) has notified the School District that PDE will pay to the School District during the school year pursuant to Act 1, 53 P.S (b), as a property tax reduction allocation funded by gambling tax funds, the amount of $1,325, b. Philadelphia tax credit reimbursement funds. PDE has notified the School District that PDE will pay to the School District during the school year pursuant to Act 1, 53 P.S (3), as reimbursement for Philadelphia tax credits claimed against the School District earned income tax by School District resident taxpayers, the amount of $113, c. Prior year under-distribution of property tax reduction funds. Funds are available for property tax reduction as a result of an undistributed amount remaining from property tax reduction funds PDE paid to the School District in the school year. This amount from the prior year will add to the property tax reduction allocation for this school year the amount of $0.00. d. Aggregate amount available. Adding these amounts, the aggregate amount available during the school year for real estate tax reduction is $1,439, Homestead/farmstead numbers. Pursuant to Act 50, 54 Pa. C.S. 8584(i), and Act 1, 53 P.S (g)(3), the County has provided the School District with a certified report listing approved homesteads and approved farmsteads as follows: a. Homestead property number. The number of approved homesteads within the School District is 6,142. b. Farmstead property number. The number of approved farmsteads within the School District is 25. c. Homestead/farmstead combined number. Adding these numbers, the aggregate number of approved homesteads and approved farmsteads is 6, Real estate tax reduction calculation. The school board has decided that the homestead exclusion amount and the farmstead exclusion amount shall be equal. Dividing the paragraph 1(c) aggregate amount available during the school year for real estate tax reduction of $1,439, by the paragraph 2(c) aggregate number of approved homesteads and approved farmsteads of 6,167 (before considering the assessed value of approved homesteads and approved farmsteads having an

13 assessed value below the preliminary calculation of the maximum real estate assessed value reduction amount to be established as the homestead and farmstead exclusion amount), the preliminary calculation of the maximum real estate tax reduction amount applicable to each approved homestead and to each approved farmstead is $ Based on calculations provided by the School District Business Office from the best available information and carefully evaluated by the School Board, considering the assessed value of approved homesteads and approved farmsteads having an assessed value below the preliminary calculation of the maximum real estate assessed value reduction amount to be established as the homestead exclusion and the farmstead exclusion amount, an additional aggregate amount of $1, will be available during the school year for real estate tax reduction applicable to approximately 6,152 homesteads and farmsteads, resulting in an additional real estate tax reduction amount available for each homestead and farmstead of $0.21. Adding this additional amount to the preliminary calculation of the maximum real estate tax reduction amount of $233.36, the final maximum real estate tax reduction amount applicable to each approved homestead and to each approved farmstead is $ Homestead exclusion calculation. Dividing the paragraph 3 maximum real estate tax reduction amount of $ by the School District real estate tax rate of mills, the maximum real estate assessed value reduction to be reflected on tax notices as a homestead exclusion for each approved homestead is $7, and the maximum real estate assessed value reduction to be reflected on tax notices as a farmstead exclusion for each approved farmstead is $7, Homestead/farmstead exclusion authorization July 1 tax bills. The tax notice issued to the owner of each approved homestead within the School District shall reflect a homestead exclusion real estate assessed value reduction equal to the lesser of: (a) the County-established assessed value of the homestead, or (b) the paragraph 4 maximum real estate assessed value reduction of $7, The tax notice issued to the owner of each approved farmstead within the School District shall reflect an additional farmstead exclusion real estate assessed value reduction equal to the lesser of: (a) the County-established assessed value of the farmstead, or (b) the paragraph 4 maximum real estate assessed value reduction of $7, For purposes of this Resolution, approved homestead and approved farmstead shall mean homesteads and farmsteads listed in the report referred to in paragraph 2 above and received by the School District from the County Assessment Office on or before May 1 pursuant to Act 1, 53 P.S (g)(3), based on homestead/farmstead applications filed with the County Assessment Office on or before March 1. This paragraph 5 will apply to tax notices issued based on the initial tax duplicate used in issuing initial real estate tax notices for the school year, which will be issued on or promptly after July 1, and will not apply to interim real estate tax bills. ) Budget Transfers (Mr. Tracy) The Pennsylvania School Code permits budget transfers only in the final nine months of any budget year. However, if the Board grants authorization for the administration to make budget transfers after June 30, 2018, the state auditors will not cite the District for the transfers. If such transfers are necessary, they will be presented to the Board for approval. Recommended Motion: That the Board grant authorization for the administration to make transfers in the general fund budget after June 30, 2018, with subsequent ratification by the Board.

14 ) Calendar of Events Tuesday, June 12 Make-up day Wednesday, June 13 Thursday, June 14 Friday, June 15 Final student day Monday, June 18 In-service day Tuesday, June 19 Wednesday, July 4 District closed Monday, July 9 School Board Meeting 7:00 PM, Mary D. Lang K Center ) Statement by Those Persons Who Have Requested in Writing a Place on the June 2018 Agenda to Address an Item Not on the Agenda (30 minutes) ) Any Further Business ) Adjournment