Erie County Technical School

Meeting Agenda

AVTS Operating Committee & ECTS Foundation Board of Directors

Tuesday, November 23, 2004

Eagle’s Nest Dining Area

Erie County Technical School, 8500 Oliver Road, Erie, PA  16509

6:00 PM – Work Session

1.      Program Presentation in Drafting and Design:

                             Instructor: Mr. Paul Brenneman

2.      Erie County Safety presentation- Mr. Joseph Weindorf

7:00 PM – Regular Meeting

3.      Call to Order

4.      Roll Call

5.      Moment of Reflection

6.      Pledge of Allegiance

7.      Motion to appoint Natalie Fatica as Assistant Secretary who shall in the absence of the secretary perform the duties and exercise the powers of the secretary.

8.      Motion to accept the Minutes of the October 28, 2004 Work Session and Regular Meeting, as presented.

9.      Introduction of Guests-

10.  Correspondence- none

11.  Business—Paul Fritz

A.     Report - Business Manager

B.     Motion to approve the following reports, payments and invoices:

1)      General Fund Revenue and Expenditure Reports, as presented.

2)      Food Service Fund Revenue and Expenditure Reports, as presented.

3)      Capital Reserve Fund Revenue and Expenditure Reports, as presented.

4)      ECTS Foundation Report, as presented

5)      Student Activities Report, as presented.

6)      General Fund Checks and Invoices, as presented $ 281,246.07

7)      Food Service Checks and Invoices, as presented; $     1,430.60

8)      Capital Reserve Fund Checks and Invoices, as presented; $ none

9)      ECTS Foundation Checks and Invoices, as presented; $ none

10)  VISA purchasing card payment, as presented; $   34,848.18

11)  Treasurer’s Report, as presented.

12)  General Fund Budget Transfers, none

12.  Human and Quality Resources—Natalie Fatica

A.     Report—Coordinator of Human and Quality Resources

B.     Motion to approve Tom Eberle for four (4) hours at $22.50/hour for HVAC testing on December 4, 2005 through the RCTC program.

C.     Motion to hire Mr. Roger Meyer as a C-2 part time custodian at the rate of $11.60 per hour on or after November 29, 2004.

D.    Motion to employ Sandra Carr as SkillsUSA advisor at an annual stipend of $1,000.00 per the Professional Unit bargaining agreement.

13.  Operations

A.     Superintendent’s Report—Dr. Verel Salmon

B.     Director’s Report—Dr. Aldo Jackson

C.     Solicitor’s Report—Mr. Timothy M. Sennett

D.     High School Report—Mr. Neil Donovan

E.      RCTC Report—Mrs. Mary Ellen Camp

F.      Facilities Manager’s Report—Mr. Steven Sceiford

1)      Roof  replacement – Auto Tech

G.     Technology Manager’s Report—Mr. Jerry Baker

H.     Instructional Support Services Report- Mr. Pat Holland, Mrs. Janet Kennerknecht

I.        Staff Travel- none

J.       Student Field Trips and Fundraising

1)      Motion to approve the field trip to Eriez Magnetics on December 15, 2004 for Electronics, Facility Engineering and Electrical Engineering. 

K.    Facility Use Requests

1)      Motion to approve the use of facilities request from the Boy Scouts of America on first Thursday of each month until summer 2005, 7:00 – 8:30 PM.

L.      Other Operations

1)      Motion to approve the ECTS Act 48 Continuing Education Plan for the 2004- 2007 school years.

2)      Motion to approve Software License and Support Services Agreement with SchoolDESX, LLC, Inc. for  $28,650.00 for the initial one-year term, with the subsequent annual renewal of $4,645.00.

3)      Motion to approve the donation of the robotic-arm sprue picker from Plastikos Inc. for the Plastics Technologies program.

M.  Discussion: Adults enrolled in the Secondary Programs

14.  Other Business

15.  Supplemental Information

A.     Board attendance report

B.     Next meeting: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 beginning at 6:00 PM

16.  Adjournment