Erie County Technical School

Meeting Agenda

AVTS Operating Committee & ECTS Foundation Board of Directors

 

Thursday, October 27, 2005

 

Eagles Nest

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

 

6:00 PM - Work Session

 

1.        Welding training at the Skill Center building

 

2.        Executive Session – Real estate negotiations, Administrators’ compensation  review.

 

7:00 PM - Regular Meeting

1.        Call to Order

2.        Moment of Reflection

3.        Pledge of Allegiance

 

4.        Motion to accept the resignation of Marilyn Vargulich as Girard School District representative

 

5.       Motion to accept the appointment of Robert Heath as Girard School District representative to serve the unexpired term until December 2005.
 

6.        Roll Call

 

7.       Motion to accept the Meeting Minutes of September 22, 2005 as presented.

 

8.        Introduction of Guests:  Mr. Roach Hewitt, President-AFT- Local 1589 - Professional Unit concerns

 

9.        Correspondence-none

 

10.     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 $  153,364.56

7)       Food Service Checks and Invoices, as presented; $    2,309.86

8)       Capital Reserve Fund Checks and Invoices, as presented; $  4,114.20

9)       ECTS Foundation Checks and Invoices, as presented; $ 0

10)    VISA purchasing card payment, as presented; $  56,793.79

11)    Treasurer’s Report, as presented

12)    General Fund Budget Transfers, as presented

 

11.     Human and Quality Resources—Aldo Jackson

A.      Report—Coordinator of Human and Quality Resources-no report

 

1)       Motion to employ Linda Luthringer as a part-time secretary (S-3) in the Regional Career & Technical Center at the probationary rate of $11.57 per hour.  Employment conditioned on Ms. Luthringer submitting appropriate clearances.

 

2)       Motion to employ Susan J. Tatalone as a part-time secretary (S-3) in the Regional Career & Technical Center at the probationary rate of $11.57 per hour.  Employment conditioned on Ms. Tatalone submitting appropriate clearances.

 

3)       Motion to employ Richard B. Hartline as a substitute custodian at the rate of $8.00 per hour.  Employment is conditioned on Mr. Hartline submitting appropriate clearances.

 

4)       Motion to approve Administrative and Director salaries for 2005-2006, as listed.

 

5)       Motion to approve the Administrative Staff and Business Manager Compensation Plans, as presented.
 

6)    Motion to  employ the attached list of instructors for 2005-06 Term 2 - RCTC.
 

7)   Motion to grant regular employment status to Myron Robert Perry, a C-2 Custodian, effective September 7, 2005 with a rate of $12.09.
 

12.     Operations

A.      Superintendent’s Report—Dr. Judy Miller

B.       Director’s Report—Dr. Aldo Jackson

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

D.      High School Report— Mr. John Hansen

E.       RCTC Report—Mrs. Mary Ellen Camp

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

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 annual SkillsUSA candy sale.

 

2)       Motion to approve a field trip to New York City for ten seniors from Cosmetology class from April 29th, 2006 through May 1, 2006.

 

3)       Motion to approve a fundraiser by the cosmetology class from October 28, 2005 through November 4th, 2005.  The company involved is America’s Lemonade Stand, and the proceeds will be used to offset a senior class trip to New York City.

 

K.      Facility Use Requests

 

1)       Motion to approve the request from Thomson Prometric to use the Cosmetology Lab for PA Cosmetology State Board testing for 2006.  Dates for the 2006 facilities request are listed on the attached documentation.

 

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

 

3)       Motion to approve the use of facilities request from ICAR (Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair) to use the Eagles’ Nest for their Auto body Repair Instruction from 5:30p.m.-10:00p.m. on the dates as listed.

 

4)       Motion to approve the use of facilities request from Pennsylvania One Call System to use a classroom for their Pa One Call Web training from 8:000a.m.-4:00p.m on the third Tuesday of every month beginning November 15, 2005.

 

L.       Other Operations

 

1)       Motion to approve a 36 month lease of a Minolta Bizhub 470 digital copier from Kubinski Business Systems plus a maintenance contract per the proposal received October 17, 2005:

                                Monthly lease payment:   $207.94 – 36 months

                                Maintenance contract:      $375.00 up to 50,000 copies, per year,

                                  $ 0.00849 per copy over 50,000, per year.
 

2)    Motion to approve a lease with General Welding Supply for twelve(12) power sources at a monthly rate of $4,155.85 for 12 months (total expense of $49,870.08), contingent upon ECTS entering into a training contract.
 

3)   Appointment of  2 board members as:  NOREBT Trustee, and Alternate Trustee.
 

13.     Other Business

 

14.     Supplemental Information

A.      Board attendance report

B.       Work Experience Placement Report

C.       ISO – Key Processes

D.      Erie Regional Chamber and Growth Partnership

E.       Next meeting: November 22, 2005

 

15.     Adjournment