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LOWER DAUPHIN SCHOOL DISTRICT

BOARD OF SCHOOL DIRECTORS
Regular Meeting Minutes
Monday, December 16, 2013



I. CALL TO ORDER
The Lower Dauphin School Board met this evening at 7:00 p.m. in its regular session at
the District Administration Center with President Todd M. Kreiser presiding.

II. OPENING CEREMONY
The meeting was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance.

III. ROLL CALL
Responding to Roll Call were Board Members, Mr. Todd M. Kreiser, Mrs. Dana A.
Barry, Mr. Kevin J. Busher, Ms. Debra J. Macut, Mrs. Marcela D. Myers, Mr. Keith E.
Oellig, Mrs. Laurie N. Reichert, Mr. Eric M. Samples, and Mrs. Kerry L. Wolfe, as well
as Dr. Sherri L. Smith, Superintendent. Also in attendance were Student Board
Representatives, Ashleigh Simpson and James McDonough.

Staff members present included Dr. Robert Schultz, Assistant Superintendent; Mrs.
Michelle D. Shuler, Business Manager; Mrs. Angela Hepner, Director of Human
Resources; Mr. Andrew McCrea, Director of Pupil Services; Mr. James Hazen,
Community Relations Coordinator; Mr. David Marshall, Supervisor of Operations &
Maintenance; Dr. Kevin White, Director of Information & Technology Services; and Mr.
Todd Neuhard, High School Principal.

Also in attendance was a press representative from The Patriot, The Press & Journal, and
The Sun.

IV. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
It should be noted that public notice was given for this meeting in accordance with Act 84
of 1986. The preliminary agenda with additions and deletions as discussed at the work
session on December 2, 2013 was submitted for the Board's approval.

Dr. Smith stated the following additions were made since the work session: J.1
Resignation, and J.2 Employment.

Motion: Mrs. Myers and Mrs. Reichert moved to approve the agenda with
additions, deletions, and corrections made to the preliminary agenda on December 2,
2013.

Vote: All nine (9) members approved the motion.

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V. RECOGNITION OF GUESTS AND SCHEDULED SPEAKERS
Dr. Smith welcomed Field Hockey Coach, Linda Kreiser and four of the nine senior
players who were able to attend the meeting. Coach Kreiser introduced the players in
attendance Taylor Lister, Delani Higgins, Devyn Barry, and Anna Smuda. She added
that the team has the best support, administratively, from the Board, beautiful facilities,
and a community that supports with more people in the stands that anywhere they go.
She thanked everyone for that support. Mr. Kreiser then read a resolution from the Board
and presented them to the players present and Coach Kreiser for each player. Delani
Higgins spoke for the team thanking the board for the constant support stating that
playing their hearts out and showing their true school pride making everyone happy
makes them even happier. Dr. Smith thanked Coach Kreiser for all the work and
dedication she gives our kids.

VI. REPORTS

A. DAUPHIN COUNTY TECHNICAL SCHOOL: No report

B. HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE: No Report

C. CAPITAL AREA INTERMEDIATE UNIT: No report

D. STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES:
Ashleigh Simpson reported:
Mid-term reports were recently sent.
Literature and biology Keystone retakes were on December 4, 5, 9, and 10.
Algebra retakes will be on January 8 and 9.
Holiday concerts took place recently the Music Honor Society on December
4, Orchestra on December 9, and now the band and choir are incorporating the
middle school students with the band playing with the 6
th
grade band on
December 11 and the choir with the 6
th
grade choir on December 16.
Cassidy Morris, based on her PSAT scores, can apply into the National Merit
Scholarship Program.
Rehearsals for the musical, Singing in the Rain are beginning.
Alicia Thomason will have an art piece on exhibit the first Friday in May on
the emerging artists wall at the Red Raven Gallery in Lancaster.
James McDonough reported:
As most are probably aware, the football team has made it to the AAAA state
semi-finals.
The field hockey team will be recognized at the state capital, the Harrisburg
Heat game, and the Hershey Bears game for their state title.
We are in a transition period between fall and winter sports. As a recap of fall
sports, Lower Dauphin has five division titles, three District III
championships, one state semi-finalist, and one state championship.


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E. CURRICULUM:
Before reviewing the high school School Performance Profile, Dr. Schultz gave a
quick review of components that go into the School Performance Profile for the
benefit of new board members. He provided a handout with a list of the
components that are used to calculate the score and recapped the districts scores.
He then shared and explained the high schools score of 92.3 which is a lot to be
proud of.

F. LEGISLATIVE: Mr. Barry reported one of the most notable legislative
actions is that there is a package of bills on child protection going to Governor
Corbet for his signature. Last week the house passed the Epipen bill, pre-
employment drug screening for all prospective employees for all employees of
public schools, IUs and Vo-techs, and a Notice of Proposed Contracts which
would require school boards to provide a public notice on the district website and
a local paper before voting on collective bargaining agreements or any proposed
employment contract. Last week the commission issued recommendations on
special education funding including the adoption of a new formula that considers,
among other things, community differences such as poverty, property tax levels,
rural and small district conditions. The commission also recommended the
special education funding system of charter and cyber charter schools should
receive similar reforms. The next step would be for that commission to draft
legislation. There was also a report issued on gifted education across the state of
Pennsylvania including about 4.3% of the student population is identified as
gifted, expending over 110 million dollars annually for gifted education and
services.

Dr. Smith added that the unfortunate part of the special education funding is that
the new formula is only for new monies, and there have not been any new monies
for special education funding for six year.

Also, the district has started the child abuse training for all staff. We are about
50% done with the required three hour training.

G. SUPERINTENDENT: Dr. Smith reported:
We had a partial snow day on December 10, 2013. The secondary students
made it in, but the elementary did not. The elementary will not be making up
the day, but the staff will owe us a day.
We have rectified all the sink holes around the high school tennis court
project, but we recently had a geophysical survey done around the surrounding
area around the tennis courts. We have an executive response back asking us
to monitor the situation over the next few months. Our next step is to meet
with some experts in the area and talk about what needs to be completed to
finish that project.
Mrs. Shuler then presented a very preliminary budget which is typical this
time of year, not knowing what the Governor is going to offer or all of the
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staffing issues. They were able to put together the tentative revenue and
expenditures to see if we are able to stay within the state appointed index
which for us is 2.5%. Mrs. Shuler highlighted the any areas that showed a
large variance.

Dr. Smith stated they feel very confident passing a resolution in January
stating they are able to stay within the index. Their goal is to shave away at
the $632,510 difference in revenue and expenditures. She pointed out that it is
the PSERS rate that continues to be a hindrance to school budgets as well as at
the state level. For our 1.3 million dollar increase, 1.2 million is based on
PSERS increase, which is a very loud statement.



VII. ITEMS FOR BOARD ACTION
By notice of the President, the following action items suggest a roll call vote. You will be
recorded as voting in the affirmative for the motion unless you say "nay" or "I abstain".
Board Members are further advised that they must publicly announce and disclose the
nature of any conflict of interest before the vote on the matter is taken and file the
appropriate form with the Secretary of the Board.

A. CONSENT CALENDAR

1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Copies of the minutes of the regular meeting held November 18, 2013, the
minutes and record of the reorganization meeting/work session held on
December 2, 2013 were forwarded in advance to all members of the Board
of Directors.

2. FISCAL ITEMS

a. BILLS
The bills for November, which were presented for Board approval
are chargeable against the funds and accounts indicated. The list of
bills recommended was provided prior to the regular meeting.

(1) General Fund Acct. $ 3,128,154.13
Including two payrolls amounting to
$2,096,097.27; a quarterly wire to PSERS in
the amount of $0.00; and four Highmark medical wires
totaling $396,101.28
(2) Activity Account $ 17,802.09
(3) Athletic Account $ 5,678.08
(4) Cafeteria Account $ 171,776.51
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(5) Construction Account $ 65,612.38
(6) Capital Reserve Account $ 0.00
(7) Capital Contingency Account $ 0.00

b. TAX EXONERATIONS

Real Per Capita
Municipality Estate 511 & 679 Occup. 511

Conewago $ 0.00 $ 10.00 $ 1,925.00
East Hanover $ 0.00 $ 77.00 $ 3,300.00
Hummelstown $ 0.00 $ 154.00 $ 4,675.00
Londonderry $ 0.00 $ 77.00 $ 3,850.00
South Hanover $ 0.00 $ 77.00 $ 3,300.00

TOTAL $ 0.00 $ 385.00 $ 17,050.00


3. SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATIONS ON PERSONNEL
ISSUES:

a. ADDITIONS/DELETIONS TO THE PROFESSIONAL
SUBSTITUTE LIST

The following individuals were recommended:

PROFESSIONAL

ADDITIONS:

Samuel Brenneman Technology Education
Steven Enders Elementary
Lauren Dresch Art
Justin Lenker Elementary

EMERGENCY CERTIFIED
Keri Blouch RN
Carolyn Means RN
Katherine Rodities


DELETIONS
Katelyn Dunn

Ryan Swope


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b. EMPLOYMENT - SUPPLEMENTAL

1. Jason Kane Wrestling Asst., JrH $1,827


END OF CONSENT CALENDAR

Motion: Mrs. Barry and Mrs. Reichert moved to approve the consent
calendar as recommended.

Vote: All nine (9) members approved the motion.


B. FISCAL

1. TREASURER'S REPORT
It was recommended that the Board approve the treasurer's report for the
month of November. The treasurer's report was provided prior to the
regular meeting.

Motion: Mrs. Myers and Mrs. Reichert moved to approve the
treasurer's report for the period of November 1, 2013 to November 30,
2013 as presented.

Vote: All nine (9) members approved the motion.


C. PERSONNEL

1. EMPLOYMENT - CLASSIFIED

a. Orville Johnson, Custodian, Conewago Elementary School.
Effective: December 16, 2013. Reason: Personal.

Motion: Mrs. Reichert and Mr. Busher moved to approve the
employment of the individual as presented.

Vote: All nine (9) members approved the motion.


2. EMPLOYMENT CLASSIFIED
a. Sara Karrasch, Instructional/Recess Aide, Nye Elementary School.
Effective: December 18, 2013. Hourly rate: $9.45.

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Motion: Mrs. Reichert and Mrs. Barry moved to approve the
employment of the individual as presented.

Vote: All nine (9) members approved the motion.


E. OTHER

Dr. Smith announced an executive session was held prior to this meeting to
discuss teacher negotiations and a personnel issue.


VIII. INFORMATION ITEMS

A. DATES FOR BOARD MEMBERS' CALENDARS

January 13, 2014 7:00 p.m. Work Session (Not needed at this time)
January 20, 2014 7:00 p.m. Regular Board Meeting

B. ADVISEMENTS

1. VOLUNTEER COACHES

The following individuals will be serving as volunteer coaches for the
specified sport for the 2013-14 school year. Each has been approved by
the athletic director, head coach, and principal.

1. Kyle Stauffer Wrestling Asst., JrH
2. Kevin Little Wrestling Asst., JrH

C. DISTRIBUTIONS


IX. ADJOURNMENT

Motion: Mrs. Reichert and Mrs. Barry moved to adjourn at 7:50 p.m.

Vote: All nine (9) members approved the motion.

Respectfully submitted,


Sharon K. Hagy
Board Secretary