Joint Operating Committee - Meeting Agenda

Thursday, March 25, 2010

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

 

Work Session - 6:00 pm

 

1.      Building Renovation and Expansion Feasibility Study – Chris Coughlin - follow up discussion

 

1.      Lighting systems project presentation- Steve Sceiford, ECTS Facilities Manager

 

Regular Meeting - 7:00 pm

1.      Call to Order

 

A.    Moment of Reflection

B.    Pledge of Allegiance

C.    Roll Call:

Foyle, Ogden, Heath, Bucksbee, Gainer, Kaliszewski, Scutella, Rodgers, Ring, Price, Duda

2.      Meeting Minutes

 

A.      Motion to accept the minutes of the February 25, 2010 meeting as presented

 

3.      Introduction of Guests

 

4.      Correspondence

 

A.      None

 

5.      Business

 

A.      Report - Business Manager, Paul Fritz

 

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

 

1.      Revenue and Expenditure Reports, as presented:

a)      General Fund

b)      Food Service Fund

c)      Capital Reserve Fund

d)      Student Activities Report

2.      Checks and Invoices, as presented:

a)      General Fund Checks, Wire Transfers and Invoices: $ 515,188.42

b)      Food Service Fund Checks and Invoices: $ 783.96

c)      Capital Reserve Fund Checks and Invoices: $ 11,091.19

d)      Student Activity Fund Checks and invoices: $ 4,647.50

 

3.      VISA procurement card payment, as presented: $ 49,157.31

4.      Treasurer’s Report, as presented: February 2010 summary

5.      General Fund Budget transfers – none

 

6.      Human and Quality Resources

 

A.     Report—Coordinator of Human and Quality Resources, Natalie Fatica

1.      Motion to hire Greg Nye as a substitute Technology Technician at the rate of pay of $10.00 per hour

 

2.      Motion to grant Ursula Olsen-Gern (SAA-1) an uncompensated leave in accordance with Policy 539

 

7.      Operations

 

A.      Administrative Reports

 

1.      Superintendent Report– Michele Campbell, Fort LeBoeuf School District

2.      Director Report — Aldo Jackson

3.      Solicitor Report — Timothy Sennett

4.      High School Principal Report — Joe Tarasovitch

5.      RCTC Report — Mary Ellen Camp

6.      Facilities Report — Steven Sceiford

7.      Technology Report — Jeff Smith

8.      Instructional Support Services Report - Pat Holland and Jan Kennerknecht

 

B.      Staff Travel >400 miles (Polices: 331,431,531)

1.      None

 

C.      Student Field Trips and Fundraising (Policy 121)

 

1.      Motion to approve student field trips, community service, and fund raising:

 

a)      ELC, NTW, CIS, EET – Travel to PSU-Behrend for Engineering Dept tour- cost of bus: $200 (estimate), date to be determined

 

b)      ELC, NTW, CIS, EET – Travel to Gannon University for Electrical & Computer Engineering Day, cost of bus $200 (estimate), 4/30/10

 

c)      CNT – Travel to Carpenter Training Center, Pittsburgh, PA, to see training through carpenters’ union, cost of bus $400 (estimate), 5/14/10

 

d)      AUT- Travel to Summit Motor Sports Park, Norwalk, OH, for races and to learn about motor sports opportunities, Cost: includes bus $1850, entry tickets and snacks with a Student share of $45 each to offset costs

 

e)      ELC, DDE, TDI, EET, FMT-Travel to Washington DC, 5/7/10 – 5/8/10, cost of buses of $6,200 (General Fund various travel and consumable budgets + Perkins grant funding + student share of $20 each)

 

f)       ECE-Community Service - Walk for Autism, 4/24/10, raising funds and sale of team t-shirts

 

g)      Skills USA-Fundraising- sales of beef jerky 4/1/10-5/15/10

 

h)      ECE-Travel to Erie Zoo, May 2010, cost of bus $120

 

i)        ECE-Travel to Penn State Coop Extension, Celebrate the Family, 4/23/10, cost of bus $120

 

j)        ABR-Travel to Lake City API Paint & Supply, 5/7/10 am & pm, cost of buses $240

 

D.     Facility Use Requests – profit making organizations (Policy 707)

 

1.      Motion to approve the request of Family First Academy to rent classrooms in the Skill Center building for the 2011-2012 academic year

 

E.      Other Operations

 

1.      Motion to accept a donation from Eriez Manufacturing Co. of $200 for the purchase of 25 calculators for student use in the Transition Center

 

2.      Motion to accept a donation from Lincoln Electric to RCTC welding program

 

3.      Motion to accept a donation from General Motors Corporation of a 2004 Saturn Vue for use in the Auto Technologies program

 

4.      Motion to contract with Tower Engineering/HRLC Architects to review and complete a study for the lighting retrofit project under the First Energy incentive program

 

5.      Motion to approve and submit the PDE-3074 Self-Certification application for non-reimbursable construction project for the lighting retrofit upgrade

                   

8.      Other Business

A.      None

 

9.      Supplemental Information

 

A.      Board Attendance Report

B.      High School Enrollment Report-Tarasovitch

C.      Career and Alternative Education Enrollment Report-Tarasovitch

D.     Student Co-op Work Experience Report-Shaffer

E.      Business Partnership Contacts-Shaffer

F.      Admissions Coordinator Report-Sorensen

G.     List of companies represented at the Occupational Advisory Committee meeting 3/9/10

H.     Statement of Financial Interests- 2009 – Due May 1, 2010

I.        Chester County Technical College High School Video

J.        Next meeting: Thursday, April 22, 2010

 

10.  Adjournment-Joint Operating Committee meeting