CRAWFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

Committee Meeting
Instructional Support Center
Monday, May 15, 2017
5:30 P.M.

NOTICE: No official action will be taken during the Committee of the Whole Meeting. The business of this Meeting is merely to discuss and deliberate information that may be placed on the Agenda for the Voting Meeting to be held on May 22, 2017.

PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING THE AGENDA OF MAY 15, 2017

SECONDARY CURRICULUM – Jeffrey L. Deardorff, Chairperson

1. Discussion regarding the Second and Final Reading of the following curriculum:

2. Discussion regarding the Second and Final Reading of Schedule J’s – Textbook Adoption:

  • Social Studies, grades 7-8 at Meadville Area Middle School and Cochranton Jr.-Sr. High School (Attachment)
  • Science, grades 7-8 at Meadville Area Middle School and Cochranton Jr.-Sr. High School (Attachment)

3. Discussion regarding the First Reading of Schedule J – Textbook Adoption – Academic Physics, Grades 11-12 at Cochranton Jr.-Sr. High School (Attachment)

4. Discussion regarding the First Reading of the following curriculum:

  • Academic Physics, Grades 11-12, Meadville Area Senior High School (Attachment)
  • Academic Physics, Grades 11-12, Cochranton Jr.-Sr. High School (Attachment)
  • Practical Physics, Grades 11-12, Meadville Area Senior High School (Attachment)

5. Discussion regarding the Alternative Education Process (Attachment)

6. Discussion regarding the One Federal Credit Union School Store Agreement (Attachment)

7. Secondary Curriculum Update

ELEMENTARY CURRICULUM – Donald F. Sacco, Chairperson

1. Elementary Curriculum Update

EXTRACURRICULAR – Katrina M. Proctor, Chairperson

1. Discussion regarding the Meadville Area Senior High School yearbook staff participating in a workshop at Slippery Rock University on June 20-22, 2017, at a cost to the District of $1,950.00 (Attachment)

2. Extracurricular Update

TECHNOLOGY – Melissa Burnett, Chairperson

1. Technology Update

SPECIAL SERVICES – Donald F. Sacco, Chairperson

1. Special Services Update

BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS – Frank J. Schreck, Chairperson

1. Discussion regarding Johnson Controls Technical and Mechanical Planned Service Proposals (Attachment) (Attachment)

2. Discussion regarding the donation of the old bleachers at Cochranton Jr.-Sr. High School (Attachment)

3. Buildings and Grounds Update

TRANSPORTATION/FOOD SERVICE – Delwood J. Smith, Chairperson

1. Transportation Update

2. Food Service Update

FINANCE – Jeffrey S. Rose, Chairperson

1. Review of the tentative adoption of the proposed fiscal year 2017-2018 General Fund Budget (Handout)

2. Discussion regarding the acceptance of the implementation of Act 1, the Homestead and Farmstead exclusion for fiscal year 2017-2018 (Attachment)

3. Discussion regarding the designation of depositories for 2017-2018 (Attachment)

4. Discussion regarding the Authorization to Invest Funds (Attachment)

5. Discussion regarding the election of a Treasurer for fiscal year 2017-2018

6. Discussion regarding the lease prices for the Secondary Learning Program (Handout)

7. Finance Update

PERSONNEL/POLICY– Jan A. Feleppa, Chairperson

1. Discussion regarding the review of Crawford Central School District Policy #249 – Bullying/Cyberbullying

2. Discussion regarding the appointment of Voting Delegates for the PSBA Delegate Assembly Meeting to be held on Friday, October 20, 2017 at the conclusion of the PSBA Leadership Conference (Attachment)

3. Discussion regarding the election of a School Board Secretary for a period of July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2021

4. Discussion regarding the reappointment of Carl N. Moore as Solicitor of Crawford Central School District (Attachment)

5. Discussion regarding the Personnel Recommendations

6. Personnel Update

Board Debriefing on Core Values

1. How did we do at keeping our definition of success firmly in mind as we discussed our agenda items?

a. What specifically did we do well?

b. What could we have done better?

2. Did we as a Board do exceptionally well at living by any of our Core Values? What specific examples demonstrated those Core Values?

3. Does any individual Board Member deserve recognition for living by a Core Value? If so, please take a moment to provide positive feedback to that individual in SBI format.

4. Does any individual Board Member need some feedback about violating any of the Core Values? If so, please take a moment in private to provide that feedback using SBI format. In providing that feedback be sure to live by the Core Values yourself and in receiving that feedback be sure to keep an open mind!

Question of the Month

7. Teamwork – Does anyone deserve feedback (positive or negative) around:

a. Acting selflessly?

b. Recognizing individual talents and skills in others and leveraging them to further the Board’s agenda?

c. Initiating constructive feedback to keep the Board focused on success?

Executive Session – Labor Relations/Personnel/Real Estate