When the Bellwood-Antis School Board met last week, they had an array of topics to cover, including what to do with unused district computers. Board members also had several district positions to fill.
A discussion was held regarding laptops that are no longer used by the school district. The Bellwood Borough Police Department had mentioned possibly getting laptops to use in their police cars. A suggestion was made that the district donate their unused laptops to the borough police for this use. The board agreed to give the Bellwood Borough Police Department four laptops which are currently not in service for district use. This is part of the school district’s Safe School Initiative.
Board members approved an Agreement with IU8 for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act for the 2004-05 school year in the amount of $176,820.93.
They also agreed to exonerate the local elected tax collectors, Susan Kensinger in Antis Township, $4,300 and Loueen Grazier in Bellwood Borough, $2,830, from further collection of the 2000-01 per capita tax and submit all unpaid accounts to Berkheimer Associates for delinquent collection at no cost to the district.
The board also approved:
• Margie McFalls for the ClassroomPlus Program as clerical assistance at her current hourly rate. This will be funded by ClassroomPlus;
• Marie Potter as long-term substitute teacher for Stephanie Kuhn beginning approximately March 11, 2005 for the remainder of the 2004-05 school year at the rate of $130.75 per day;
• Katherine Burch as mentor teacher for Marie Potter at the annual stipend to be prorated based on the actual days worked;
• the resignation of Kathy Calhoun at the end of the 2004-05 school year;
• the transfer of Robin Miller from her first grade teaching position to the second grade teaching position which became available;
• Helen Zitterbart, Kimber Kerns and Debra Wheeler as participants in the Elementary Volunteer Program;
• Art Austin as a volunteer coach for the elementary boys basketball program;
• Melissa Sitman, Trista Kovac, Frank Forney and Bob Heuston as softball volunteers;
• James Payne as Jr. High girls’ softball coach at $1,427.15;
• Wendy Snyder as Assistant Jr. High girls’ volleyball at $1,042.95 and
• the resignation of Sr. High principal, Michael Sakash for the purpose of retirement. Sakash worked at B-A from 1970-78 through IU8, became assistant principal in 1979, principal in 1984 and acting superintendent in 1988.
