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                                                                                                          January 14, 2008

  At its January 10, 2008 meeting, the East Pennsboro Area Board of School Directors took the following actions:



Announcement                                                        1 and 2 would be taught as West Creek Hills
 Mrs. McMaster read a letter into the record                       and grades 3 and 4 would be taught at East
  from Mrs. Riddle, announcing her immediate                        Pennsboro Elementary. The Kindergarten
  resignation from the Board. Mrs. McMaster                         programs would continue in their respective
  announced that the Board will be advertising                      schools and would not move. The following
  the vacancy and hopes to have a new Board                         people posed questions and/or provided
  member in place by the February 7th Board                         comments about the Option 9 presentation:
  meeting.                                                          Beverly Baptiste, Chris Baptiste, Mary
                                                                    Merendino, Keri Feldman, Cliff Benoist, Peg
Public Comment                                                      Marshall, Cindy MacGee, Samantha Signor,
 Mr. Benoist asked questions about 1.)                             Kim Henry, Rebecca Dudek, and Kim
  student drug testing and 2.) educational                          Kerman, among others.
  parity between East Pennsboro Elementary
  and West Creek Hills.                                          ACTION ITEMS:
 Mr. Steinhart questioned a rumored,                             Personnel
  proposed split of grades between East                           Approved additions to the substitute list for
  Pennsboro Elementary and West Creek Hills.                       the 2007-2008 school year.
 Mr. Manchon questioned a posted goal of                         Accepted resignation of Jennifer Schweikert,
  assisting non-English speaking students at                       School Psychologist, Itinerant at the Middle
  West Creek Hills.                                                School and East Pennsboro Elementary,
 Mrs. Drendall requested that the elementary                      effective January 30, 2008.
  schools institute programs to enhance                           Accepted resignation of Alisha Wamboldt,
  opportunities for average to above-average                       Instructional Aide, at the High School,
  students.                                                        retroactive to November 27, 2007.
                                                                  Accepted resignation of Julie Garbacik,
Presentations                                                      Instructional Aide, at the Middle School,
 Mr. Vogelsong, Technology Coordinator,                           effective January 18, 2008.
  demonstrated Connect-ED; a new school                           Accepted resignation of Jane Blosser,
  district-wide notification system.                               Personal Care/Emotional Support Aide at the
 Mrs. Kirlin, Supervisor of Special Education,                    West Creek Hills Elementary School,
  presented reports on the District’s Gifted and                   retroactive to January 2, 2008.
  Response to Intervention (RtI) programs.                        Accepted resignation of Lisa Swartz, Musical
 Superintendent Bigos presented an overview                       – Scenic Artist Manager, retroactive to
  of Option 9, a proposal to resolve                               January 2, 2008 for the 2007-08 school year.
  attendance/boundary issues in the                               Approved termination of Rawleigh Rogers,
  elementary schools. Under Option 9, grades                       Custodian, at the High School, retroactive to
  December 18, 2008.                             Superintendent’s Report
 Approved the following mentors for the 2006-    Approved the expulsion of Student D as
  2007 school year:                                recommended by the Administration.
 Accepted letter of “intent to retire” from      Approved a resolution to Middle School
  Stephen Naticchia, 6th Grade Mathematics         Principal Stephen Andrejack and High School
  Teacher, at the Middle School, effective the     Librarian Stephanie Andrejack on the birth of
  end of the 2007-08 school year.                  their first grandchild.
 Approved Cynthia Allen-Fuss, as Study           Approved waiver of Board policy regarding
  Island Tutor at the Middle School, for the       weapons for Pirates of Penzance musical
  period January 12 through March 15.              practices and performance.
 Approved Michael Sim, as Study Island Tutor
  at the Middle School, for the period January   INFORMATION AND WORKSHOPS
  12 through March 15.                            Support Services
 Approved Carina Bolton, Long Term Special       Mr. Deveney presented a request for disposal
  Education Substitute, at the High School,        of equipment as listed in the Agenda.
  replacing Amy Carchidi.                          Approval for this request will be sought at the
 Approved transfer of Barbara Linnehan, as        next Board meeting.
  Secretary to Principal at the Middle School,
  replacing Susan Friday.                        Student Activities and Athletics
 Approved Lois Peters, Personal                  Mr. Hudson reviewed the facilities use
  Care/Emotional Support Aide, at the Middle       request report.
  School, replacing Christina Brown.              Mr. Hudson presented facility fee waiver
 Approved Andrea Matter-Martin, Instructional     requests from AAU Jr. High Girls Basketball
  Aide, at the High School, replacing Alisha       and East Penn Girls Travel Basketball Team.
  Wamboldt.                                         Approval for these requests will be sought at
 Approved Jennie Stoner, Behavioral Care          the next Board meeting.
  Aide, at the Middle School, replacing Deanna    Approved contract renewal with CPRS for
  Young .                                          athletic trainer.

Policy Review Committee                          Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment
 Approved the following policies which had       Dr. Burkhart reviewed the Study Island report
  been on 30-day public review:                    showing student progress.
   Policy 408 – Employment Contract               Dr. Burkhart presented information on Camp
   Policy 411 – Suspensions and Furloughs          Invention Summer Program, a weeklong day
   Policy 537 – Vacation (pages 17-18)             camp available to elementary school
   Policy 543 – Paid Holidays                      students. The camp’s curriculum is based on
                                                   science and math concepts.
 Approved the following policies for 30-day      Dr. Burkhart presented the professional
  public review:                                   conferences/meetings report.
   Policy 202 – Eligibility of Nonresident
   Students                                      Business Administration
   Policy 210 – Use of Medications                Mr. Burgett presented the budgetary transfer
   Policy 218 – Student Discipline                 report for 2007-2008 school year.
   Policy 233 – Suspension and Expulsion          Mr. Burgett presented the audit report for
   Policy 429 – Substitute Compensation            period ending June, 2007.
Committee Reports                                   Public Comment
 Board representatives presented reports from       Mr. Bainbridge commented that based on
  recent Committee meetings.                          information presented by EI and school, he
                                                      was not certain that the solution presented
                                                      addressed the long-term needs of the
Superintendent’s Report                               District.
 Dr. Bigos informed the Board that January is       Mrs. Signor questioned whether Board
  School Board Recognition Month, and                 policies on 30-day review are posted on the
  related special events are planned for the          website.
  January 22 Board meeting.

Board President’s Report
 Mrs. McMaster noted that the Board member
  selected to replace Mrs. Riddle will be sworn
  in at the February 7 Board meeting. A
  meeting time to interviewing candidates for
  the position will be set and publicized.
 An updated photo of the Board members will
  be taken at the February 7 meeting.
 Approved the denial of Step III grievance filed
  by EPEA.




          EAST PENNSBORO AREA
             SCHOOL DISTRICT                                 NEXT REGULAR MEETING
            890 VALLEY STREET                               TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2008
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