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Joint Operating Committee - Meeting Agenda

Thursday, February 23, 2012

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

 

Work Session – 6:00 pm

1.   Parent Portal – demonstration- Jeff Smith

2.   Enrollment and application review – Aldo Jackson

3.   Executive Session - reduction in staff - program alteration or curtailment due to low enrollments

 

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, Rogala, Scutella, Rodgers, Ring, Gourley, Duda

 

2.     Meeting Minutes

 

A.     Motion to accept the minutes of the January 26, 2012 meeting as presented

 

3.     Guests and Public Comment

 

4.     Correspondence

 

A.     Make-A-Wish Foundation – fund raising thank you – Walk For Wishes

 

B.      American Culinary Federation Education Foundation- CUA certification

 

C.     Loretta Price- thank you

 

D.     Letters of intent to retire:

1.     Charlie Lytle, Professional Unit Intent to retire notice-2012-2013

2.     Roach Hewitt, Professional Unit Intent to retire notice-2012-2013

3.     Don Hofmeister, Professional Unit Intent to retire notice 2012-2013

4.     Janet Grossman, Professional Unit Intent to retire notice-2012-2013

 

5.     Business

 

A.     Report – Business Manager – Paul Fritz

 

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

 

1.     Revenue and Expenditure Reports :

a)     General Fund

b)     Food Service Fund

c)      Capital Reserve Fund

d)     Student Activities Report

 

2.     Checks and Invoices:

a)     General Fund Checks, Wire Transfers and Invoices: $427,787.72

b)     Food Service Fund Checks and Invoices: $ 11,274.65

c)      Capital Projects Fund Checks and Invoices: $ 0.00

d)     Student Activity Fund Checks and invoices: $ 6,392.58

 

3.     VISA procurement card payment: $ 41,440.84

4.     Treasurer’s Report: January 2012 summary

5.     General Fund – Budget Transfers – None

6.     Motion to approve the 3-year contract with PNC Merchant Services for credit card processing services as presented

 

6.     Human and Quality Resources

 

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

 

B.     Motion to grant regular employment status to Heidi Tillich and Nancy Makowski, F-2 Food Service Aides, effective January 12, 2012 at the rate of $13.33 per hour

 

C.     Motion to approve the following revised job descriptions- Pupil Services Secretary- High School, S-3;Pupil Services Secretary- RCTC, S-3;Pupil Services Secretary- High School/RCTC, S-3;Pupil Services Secretary- Registrar, S-1;Pupil Services Secretary- Student Services, S-3)

 

D.     Motion to employ Charles Ferris as a part-time Technology Technician, T-2 classification, beginning on or after February 27, 2012 pending clearances at the rate of pay of $14.91 per hour

 

7.     Operations

 

A.     Administrative Reports

 

1.     Superintendent Report– James Tracy, Girard School District

2.     Director Report — Aldo Jackson

3.     Solicitor Report — Timothy Sennett

4.     High School Principal Report — Joe Tarasovitch

5.     Facilities Report — Steve Sceiford

6.     Technology Report — Jeff Smith

7.     Instructional Support Services Report – Pat Holland and Jan Kennerknecht

B.      Staff Travel >400 miles (Polices: 331,431,531) - None

 

C.     Student Field Trips and Fundraising (Policy 121)

 

1.     Motion to approve the following Field Trips and Fundraising:

a)     SkillsUSA - competition at Hershey, PA - April 17 - April 20, 2012

b)     DDE- travel and fund raising to Cedar Point, May 2012

c)      ECE-Celebrate the Family conference, Ambassador Conf Center, April 27, 2012

d)     EET/ELC - Student Leadership Conference, Sandy Lake, PA, March 4, 5, 2012

e)     PMT/FMT/ELC – AccuSpec, Eriez Mfg, and Mfg Assoc- 3/6/12 and 3/27/12

f)      ECE- Fund raising for March of Dimes, 4/29/12

g)     CUA-travel to local restaurant kitchens-5/4/12 Am and PM

h)     ELC/EET/FMT-travel to Niagara Power in NY, May date TBA

 

D.     Facility Use Requests – Profit Making Organizations (Policy 707) – None

 

E.     Other Operations

 

1.     Motion to assign a status of At‐Risk for the following programs based on Administrative

Procedure 126 and the administration’s recommendation:

a)     Construction Trades

b)     Drafting & Design

c)      Facilities Maintenance Technology

d)     Networking Technologies

 

2.     Motion to approve a General Fund reimbursement of $1,500 to the Student Activity Fund for SkillsUSA district competition transportation costs

 

3.     Motion to approve the 3-year contract with Time Warner Cable-Business Class to provide internet and telephone services, as presented

 

4.     Motion to approve the list of RCTC textbooks as surplus and available for disposition

 

8.     Other Business

 

A.    Board Policy Review – Administrative review of Section 500-Classified Employees

B.    Board Action Items

C.    Tabled Motion:

 

1.     Motion to approve the 2012-2013 General Fund Budget that includes district contributions in the amount of $3,815,770 and recommend adoption by the participating districts

 

9.     Supplemental Information

 

A.     JOC Member Attendance Report

B.     Secondary Program Enrollment Report — Joe Tarasovitch

C.     Perfect Attendance and Honor Roll- 2nd QTR- 2011-12 – Joe Tarasovitch

D.     Work Experience Report — Elaine Shaffer

E.     Business Contacts Report — Elaine Shaffer

F.      Admissions Report — Lisa Sorensen

G.    Disabled Population Report - Pat Holland

H.    Statement of Financial Interests- 2011, State Ethics Commission Form SEC-1

I.       Next meeting: Thursday, March 22, 2012

 

10.    Adjournment