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Bellefonte Bulletin

 

At the meeting of the Bellefonte Area School Board held on Tuesday, January 24, 2006, the following action was taken:

 

District

 

  • Approved the minutes of the January 10, 2006, Regular Meeting
  • Approved the Treasurer’s Report
  • Authorized payment of the Board bill lists for the following accounts:  General Fund, Athletics Fund, Construction Fund, Cafeteria Fund, High School Activities Fund, Middle School Activities Fund
  • Approved the Investment Report

 Discussion/Presentation Items

 

  • Audit Report for Fiscal Year 2004-05
  • Young Scholars of Central Pennsylvania Charter School
  • Broadband Services Agreement
  • Five-Year Financial Plan

 Personnel

 

  • Accepted the resignation of Mrs. Bridget Zucco, classroom assistant at Bellefonte Area Middle School, effective March 16, 2006.
  • Accepted the resignation of Mrs. Christine Smith, Elementary Reading Specialist, effective February 10, 2006.
  • Accepted the resignation/retirement of Mrs. Jane Hopkins, cafeteria worker at Bellefonte Area High School, effective April 3, 2006.
  • Approved a short-term uncompensated leave request for Mrs. Gina Feather.
  • Approved Family Medical Leave for Bellefonte Area School District employees
  • Approved additions to the Professional and Support Staff Substitute Listings.
  • Approved Student Internships.
  • Approved Extra-Duty Extra-Pay Positions as presented.
  • Approved Volunteers.
  • Approved a change in salary from B to B+30 for John Tobias.
  • Awarded tenure to Mr. Daniel Besch, Jr., High School Science Teacher.

Education and School Activities 

  • Approved homebound instruction for a Bellefonte Area High School student

  •  Approved a trip for four middle school students to attend the PETE&C       Conference in  Hershey, PA, on February 21, 2006.

  • Entered into an agreement with PSU CEDAR School Psychology Clinic to provide school psychological services for the remainder of the 2005-06 school year. 

  • Approved professional development requests for:  Mr. Jonathan Clark, Mr. Kerry Jodon, Mr. Tom Gravish, and Mr. Jim Jones.

 Finance

 

  • Approved proceeding with the competitive bid process to refinance the General Obligation Bonds of 1999.
  • Approved entering an agreement with Intermediate Units 8, 9, & 10 Broadband Consortium for educational content and internet services.
  • Approved Mrs. Debra Burger as Tax Collector for Bellefonte Borough.

 Other

 

  • PlanCon E, Design Development for BAHS, has been approved by the Dept. of Education.
  • PlanCon G, Project Accounting Based on Bids for Marion-Walker has been approved.

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