Board of Education Meeting

The Moon Area Board of Education met January 25, 2016, called to order by the president, who noted the board had held an executive session on personnel and possible litigation. The board approved the bills for payment across the General, Activity, Food Service, and Capital Projects funds for January 10–21, 2016; two board members dissented on a check to Wilke & Associates, LLP, while favoring the rest. The board authorized soliciting proposals for a Tax and Revenue Anticipation Note for fiscal year 2016 and approved the E-Rate proposal from Questeq, Inc. It approved the proposed 2016-2017 school calendar, the 2015-2016 bus routes and stops retroactive to August 24, 2015, and the bus and van driver lists from STA of Pennsylvania and W. Roenigk, Inc.

The board approved the Residency Determination Adjudication, though the motion passed with only two board members in favor. A director explained many motions were retroactive because the prior board had not approved items properly, and the board was correcting that. The board approved the high school orchestra field trip to State College for three sophomores and the director, with no anticipated district cost. It approved three conferences—a Title I conference, a library conference, and a leadership summit—after amending the motion to remove the individuals' names, leaving the administration to decide attendees.

On personnel, the board approved several leaves of absence, a long-term substitute at Brooks Elementary, Safety Care trainers, high school club sponsors, substitutes, and a building-based substitute. It authorized eliminating the Director of Guidance, School Counseling, and Gifted Education, and the School/Community Relations and Grants Coordinator positions, and created a new School/Community Relations Coordinator. The board appointed an employee as Accounting Supervisor, approved stipends for three Odyssey of the Mind coordinators, and approved administrator salary increases retroactive to July 1, 2015. Voting on personnel was split: one director abstained on the Safety Care trainers over a conflict of interest, one board member dissented on the position eliminations, and another board member dissented on the position eliminations and the new position creation. The meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m.