Board of Education Meeting

The Moon Area Board of Education met June 24, 2013, at 7:00 p.m., in the High School Board Meeting Room, called to order by the president. Eight directors were present—the president, Schisler, Testa, Olszewski, Steele, Tatone, Bussard, and Harbaugh—with one director absent. The board held an executive session beforehand on personnel and legal matters.

The board approved a marching band trip to the University of Pittsburgh–Greensburg campus, July 21–24, for three students at a district cost. It approved the final 2013-2014 General Fund Budget totaling appropriations against funds available, with an estimated fund balance. The board approved the final tax levy, setting a real estate rate of 18.1167 mills with no increase, and all other tax rates unchanged. Insurance renewals were approved: a commercial package policy from Ohio Casualty, school leaders errors and omissions, excess liability from Old Republic, workers' compensation from UPMC, and volunteer accident insurance from Chubb.

The board approved second and first readings of numerous PSBA policies, including a new strategic plan, revised curriculum and discipline policies, and new nondiscrimination and disability evaluation procedures. It contracted with the Pennsylvania School Board Association for a superintendent executive search, authorized 2013-2014 fuel purchases through the Western Pennsylvania consortium, and approved a confidentiality agreement with the Southwest Allegheny County Tax Collection District. The board accepted arbitrage rebate calculation services from Arbitrage Compliance Specialists and a debt policy manual.

The board authorized a tax-exempt lease purchase for technology and a new textbook adoption through Municipal Leasing Consultants, plus a purchase funded by that lease, both opposed by two directors. It renewed technical support with Siemens Building Technologies and approved staff conferences. Personnel actions included sabbatical, unpaid, and childbearing leaves, a retirement, new hires including a family consumer science teacher, school psychologist, and clerk to the board, department chairpersons, and event management staff. The board also approved a salary adjustment for a principal, a physician panel, and salary adjustments for administrators. The meeting adjourned at 8:15 p.m.