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DELAWARE COUNTY INTERMEDIATE UNIT BOARD MEETING

Members of the DCIU Board of Directors receive the agenda and supporting materials in advance of the meeting. They have reviewed the agenda and supporting materials, and have had the opportunity to seek clarification on any and all items so that they are fully prepared to vote on the agenda items at the Board of Directors meeting.

August 7, 2019

AGENDA

1. Call to Order, Salute to the Flag, and Moment of Silence

2. Roll Call 3. Appointment of PSBA Voting Delegate 4. Minutes of June 5, 2019 Meeting 5. Financial Items

a. Ratification of Bill Lists and Interims dated June 18, 2019, and Financial Reports dated July 3, 2019

b. Ratification of June 30, 2019 Interims

c. Acceptance of June 30, 2019 Financial Report for Audit d. Request approval of the August 7, 2019 Special Education Financial Report

e. Request approval of the August 7, 2019 Intermediate Unit Financial Report

f. Request approval of the August 7, 2019 Federal Projects Financial Report

g. Request approval of the August 7, 2019 Special Projects Financial Report

h. Request approval of the August 7, 2019 Nonpublic School Services Financial

Report

6. Communications

7. Comments from the Audience

DCIU Board Meeting August 7, 2019

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8. Personnel Actions It is recommended that the Board approve personnel actions as listed on both the regular and supplemental agendas, and authorize the administration to fill vacancies created through resignations, retirements and terminations as soon as practical:

(A) Resignations/Retirements/Terminations

Name: Karen Clark Position: Activities and Outreach Coordinator Effective Date: June 28, 2019 Reason: Retirement – 24 years of service to DCIU Program Name: Family Center/Project ELECT Name: Alisa Cook Position: School Psychologist Effective Date: June 14, 2019 Reason: Resignation Program Name: Student Services Name: Valerie Cook-Henry Position: Director of Delaware County Family Center and ELECT Programs Effective Date: August 2, 2019 Reason: Resignation Program Name: Family Center/Project ELECT Name: Susan Hiddeman Position: Head Cook Effective Date: November 21, 2018 Reason: Resignation Program Name: Intermediate Unit Name: Sheila Holston Position: Early Head Start Instructor Effective Date: June 4, 2019 Reason: Resignation Program Name: Early Head Start/Head Start Name: Kathryn Hottenstein Position: School Psychologist Effective Date: June 14, 2019 Reason: Resignation Program Name: Student Services


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8. Personnel Actions (A) Resignations/Retirements/Terminations (continued)

Name: Mashon Hyman Position: Case Manager Effective Date: June 28, 2019 Reason: Termination Program Name: Family Center/Project ELECT Name: Sarah King Position: Special Education Teacher Effective Date: August 8, 2019 Reason: Resignation Program Name: Student Services Name: Deneen Mosley Position: Director of Early Head Start/Head Start/Child Care Partnerships Effective Date: August 2, 2019 Reason: Resignation Program Name: Early Head Start/Head Start Name: Nichole Shoch Position: Special Education Teacher Effective Date: August 8, 2019 Reason: Resignation Program Name: Student Services Name: Lauren Stanford Position: Speech-Language Pathologist Effective Date: August 9, 2019, or upon hire of a replacement Reason: Resignation Program Name: Early Intervention Name: Avenia Tyler Position: Paraprofessional Effective Date: June 13, 2019 Reason: Retirement - 14 years of service to DCIU Program Name: Student Services Extra Thorough Cleaners (ETC) Sean Bittle resigned as an ETC Janitor effective July 10, 2019.


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8. Personnel Actions (A) Resignations/Retirements/Terminations (continued)

Office of Workforce Development (OWD) The following OPTIONS students are no longer on the Office of Workforce Development grant for the 2019-2020 school year:

Naeem Johnson Ebony Lanctot Kylie Korn Brejaiha Nickens

(B) Appointments

Name: Tashia Crift Position: Early Head Start/Head Start Program Administrative Secretary Effective Date: July 1, 2019 Term: 12 month Salary: $26,481.00 Reason: Fill vacant position Program Name: Early Head Start/Head Start Name: Selena Garrett Position: Special Education Teacher (Temporary Professional) Effective Date: July 1, 2019 Term: 10 month Salary: $45,851.00 Reason: Fill vacant position Program Name: Early Intervention Name: Megan Gilligan Position: Special Education Teacher (Temporary Professional) Effective Date: July 1, 2019 Term: 10 month Salary: $45,851.00 Reason: Fill vacant position Program Name: Early Intervention Name: Fatih Gozuacik Position: Teaching and Learning Specialist Term: Temporary grant-funded position, extended employment through September 6, 2019 Program Name: Curriculum, Instruction, and Professional Learning


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8. Personnel Actions

(B) Appointments (continued) Name: Angela Iannello Position: Head Start Instructor Effective Date: August 20, 2019 Term: 10 month Salary: $28,891.00 Reason: Fill vacant position Program Name: Early Head Start/Head Start Name: Dana Jolley Position: Speech-Language Pathologist (Temporary Professional) Effective Date: August 27, 2019 Term: 10 month Salary: $58,750.00 Reason: Fill vacant position Program Name: Student Services Name: Jenna Jones Position: Speech-Language Pathologist (Temporary Professional) Effective Date: July 8, 2019 Term: 10 month Salary: $58,443.00 Reason: Fill vacant position Program Name: Early Intervention Name: Kishi Lisane Position: Head Start Instructional Assistant Effective Date: August 20, 2019 Term: 10 month Salary: $16,878.00 Reason: Fill vacant position Program Name: Early Head Start/Head Start Name: Maggie McGonigle Position: Special Education Teacher (Professional Employee) Reason: Employee was hired on June 5, 2019 Board agenda as a Temporary Professional, but later submitted documentation showing her tenure status Program Name: Early Intervention


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(B) Appointments (continued) Name: Chante Neal Position: Head Start Instructional Assistant Effective Date: August 20, 2019 Term: 10 month Salary: $14,881.00 Reason: Fill vacant position Program Name: Early Head Start/Head Start Name: Eiman Osman Position: Head Start Instructor Effective Date: August 20, 2019 Term: 10 month Salary: $37,045.00 Reason: Fill vacant position Program Name: Early Head Start/Head Start Name: Yi-Cheng Pan Position: Teaching and Learning Specialist Term: Temporary grant-funded position, extended employment through September 6, 2019 Program: Curriculum, Instruction, and Professional Learning Name: Brittany Weikel Position: Special Education Teacher Effective Date: August 29, 2019 Term: 10 month Salary: $51,787.00 Reason: Fill vacant position Program Name: Early Intervention


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Additional/Summer Assignments 2018-2019 School Year • Maryann Smith, English Language Development (ELD) Teacher, to be

paid $30.00 per hour up to four (4) hours to support ELD game nights on April 30, 2019 and May 2, 2019.

• Meghan Donohue, Nurse, to be paid $30.00 per hour up to two (2) hours to provide coverage for prom night on May 17, 2019.

• The following Head Start Instructional Assistants to be paid their regular hourly rate for providing childcare support at an Early Head Start/Head Start event on May 24, 2019:

Instructional Assistant Up to Jennifer Stavola 3 hours Crystal Washington 3.5 hours Shannon Williams 3.5 hours

• Kayla Moran, Teacher, to be paid $30.00 per hour to chaperone field trips for the Intensive Language/Learning Support Class:

Date Location Up to May 20, 2019 New York, NY 6 hours May 28, 2019 Hershey, PA 6 hours June 3, 2019 Pocono Mountains, PA 6 hours

• Kristen Temprine, Teacher, to be paid $30.00 per hour up to six (6) hours to chaperone hearing impaired students on a field trip to Hershey, PA on June 17, 2019.

• The following Project ELECT Case Managers to be paid their hourly rate to participate in the closure and transition process for Chester High School’s ELECT students:

Case Manager Dates Not to Exceed Dana Ester June 17-19, 25, 27, 2019 19 hours Marcia Garbutt June 17-19, 25, 27, 2019 19 hours Mashon Hyman June 17-19, 2019 11 hours

Extended School Year (ESY) and Summer Programs • Damian Miller, Teacher, to be paid $125.00 per day up to 3 days for

moving from May 2019 to September 2019. • Michele Gaines, Paraprofessional, to be paid her regular hourly rate from

July 8, 2019 to August 8, 2019 up to 114 hours as directed by administration for ESY.

• Kalese Dawson, Instructor, to be paid $38.94 per hour not to exceed 230 hours to work as an Early Intervention Itinerant Teacher during the summer 2019.

• Paula Danneker, Instructor, to be paid $34.47 per hour not to exceed 175 hours to work as an Early Intervention Itinerant Teacher during the summer 2019.


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Additional/Summer Assignments (continued) ESY and Summer Programs • Maryann Schneider, Part-Time English Language Development (ELD)

Teacher, to be paid her regular hourly rate up to 40 hours for teaching during the ELD summer camp.

• The following Head Start Instructors and Instructional Assistants (*) to be paid their regular hourly rate up to 6.25 hours to attend curriculum training on August 9, 2019:

Elusoji Awotide* Ouarda Lakef* Nijah Smith May* Adesola Idowu* Gail Martin Tessa Stout Mikia Johnson* Marissa Mazza Lydia Yates

• The following Head Start Instructors and Instructional Assistants (*) to be paid their regular hourly rate up to 14 hours to attend content area training from August 20, 2019 to August 21, 2019: Farhana Afroz* Helena Greiss Therese Preacher* Rashida Rani Alamgir Nailah Harper* Kirsten Reilley Ashlee Asbury* Heidi Hartley Jalessa Richardson Elusoji Awotide* Jessica Henry Lisa Rideout* Michelle Bailey Petra Hildmann Monica Rivero* Calvin Banks Felicia Holmes* Sarai Santana Iris Bhrim Adesola Idowu* Lisa Sheridan Brenette Bishop* Edith Isaacson Nory Silverio* Christel Brooks Cheryl Jenkins* Mary Simmonds* Alexandria Bryan Mikia Johnson* Assatta Sirleaf* Bonita Byrd* Assata Kane* Kerriann Smith* Bridget Byrne Johanna Keehn Nijah Smith-May* Christina Closs Ouarda Lakef* Jennifer Stavola* Janea Cotton Jasmine Leon Tessa Stout Lisa Cuskey Kishi Lisane* Aileen Thomas* Paula Danneker Jessica Lockee Nerissa Thomas Garrick* Danielle Davis Althea Lucas* Aminah Thompson* Gabrielle Diggs* Kathryn Margraff Amy Toogood Mary Ann Diggs Gail Martin Jennifer Wagner Dayonna Dill Juah Martin Tanita Wallace Ciljeta Dukaj* Jaclyn Masterson Wendy Ward Mariama Dukuray* Marissa Mazza Crystal Washington* Casey Dupla Kia Moore Angela White* Breanna Ford Beatrice Mulbah* Katurah Whittington Michele Gaines* Debora Nichols* Angela Logan Williams* Kandace Gordon* Cyrina Nudka* Shannon Williams* Samantha Greeley Eiman Osman Lydia Yates Juanita Gregg Donna Parker Marangelie Rodriguez-Velazquez


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Additional/Summer Assignments (continued) ESY and Summer Programs • Jean Tondreau, Head Start Bus Driver, to be paid his regular hourly rate

on June 27, 2019. 2019-2020 School Year • Joe Flynn, Supervisor, to be paid an extra duty supplemental contract of

$3,000.00 for Building Supervisor responsibilities at Marple during the 2019-2020 school year.

• Nan Porter, Supervisor, to be paid an extra duty supplemental contract of $4,000.00 for Building Supervisor responsibilities at Aston during the 2019-2020 school year.

• Joan Lockwood, Teacher, to be paid an extra duty supplemental contract of $2,500.00 for Lead Teacher responsibilities during the 2019-2020 school year.

• The following Head Start Instructors to be paid a stipend of $3,500.00 for Pre-K Counts during the 2019-2020 program year:

Paula Dannekar Jasmine Leon Angela Iannello Marissa Mazza Johanna Keehn

• The following Head Start Instructional Assistants to be paid a stipend of $1,500 for Pre-K Counts during the 2019-2020 program year:

Farhana Afroz Crystal Washington Therese Preacher Shannon Williams Monica Rivero

• Muriel Brown, Nutrition Service Technician, to be paid a stipend of $2,000.00 for Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) administrator responsibilities during the 2019-2020 school year.

• The following support staff to be paid an extra duty supplemental contract of $5,500.00 for OPTIONS Site Trainer responsibilities during the 2019-2020 school year:

Glenda Butler Tina Rich Amie Diorisio Joan Steven Angeline Kane Marianne Turner Christine Krebs Ida Walsh Marianne McGillin Lisa Talbert Debra Perry

• DeVaughn Glover, Paraprofessional, to be paid his regular hourly rate to work up to ten (10) additional hours during the 2019-2020 school year.

• Patricia Collins and Diane Megraw, Paraprofessionals, to be paid their regular hourly rate up to 80 hours to work during Early Intervention breaks and after hours during the 2019-2020 school year.


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Additional/Summer Assignments (continued) 2019-2020 School Year • The following Early Intervention professional employees to be paid their

regular hourly rate to work during Early Intervention breaks and after hours during the 2019-2020 school year:

Employee Position Up to Michele Anderson Service Coordinator 80 hours Amy Burns Service Coordinator 80 hours Krista Bussone Psychologist 50 hours Marie Carbo Occupational Therapist 80 hours Jennifer Carr Speech-Language Pathologist 60 hours Lindsay Catarino Speech-Language Pathologist 60 hours Margaret Chernela-Lyn Speech-Language Pathologist 60 hours Lisa Conner Speech-Language Pathologist 40 hours Jill Crouch Teacher 40 hours Alyssa Croulet Teacher 40 hours Alyssa DePaul Speech-Language Pathologist 40 hours Aileen DiBona Teacher 40 hours Maryanne DiPerri Occupational Therapist 80 hours Susanne Dougherty Service Coordinator 80 hours Jennifer Duffy Speech-Language Pathologist 60 hours Elisabeth Flood Teacher 40 hours Joanne Fox Service Coordinator 40 hours Alison Gerber Speech-Language Pathologist 60 hours Barbara Graziano Speech-Language Pathologist 60 hours Joanne Green Psychologist 40 hours Donna Hilferty-Hillyer Speech-Language Pathologist 60 hours Cara Jones Speech-Language Pathologist 60 hours Tasha Jones Teacher 40 hours Regina Kane Service Coordinator 80 hours Kelsey Lane Speech-Language Pathologist 60 hours Isabella Lavalle Speech-Language Pathologist 60 hours Rachel Lemma Teacher 30 hours Victoria Lewis Teacher 40 hours Kelly Lytle Speech-Language Pathologist 60 hours Joanne Mallon Teacher 40 hours Jaime Mazza Speech-Language Pathologist 60 hours Rita Middleton Speech-Language Pathologist 60 hours Kathleen Mignone Teacher 80 hours Maureen Morris Service Coordinator 40 hours Alexandra Myers Speech-Language Pathologist 60 hours Elizabeth O’Malley Speech-Language Pathologist 60 hours Monica Quinn Service Coordinator 40 hours


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Additional/Summer Assignments (continued) 2019-2020 School Year

Employee Position Up to Christal Reinsel Teacher 80 hours Morgan Ricker Speech-Language Pathologist 60 hours Jessica Ryan Speech-Language Pathologist 60 hours Hali Sklar Speech-Language Pathologist 60 hours Lauren Stanford Speech-Language Pathologist 60 hours Lauren Thompson Speech-Language Pathologist 60 hours Samantha Thren Speech-Language Pathologist 60 hours Susan Tyson Occupational Therapist 40 hours Simone Videtto Service Coordinator 60 hours Mary Beth Waldron Vision Teacher 30 hours Amanda Whetsel Teacher 40 hours Christina Williams Speech-Language Pathologist 60 hours Melaina Wilson Occupational Therapist 40 hours Samantha Wilson Speech-Language Pathologist 60 hours Alexandra Zara Speech-Language Pathologist 60 hours Kaitlyn Zellers Speech-Language Pathologist 60 hours

(C) Leave of Absence

Name: Patricia Callahan Position: Paraprofessional Effective Date: June 4, 2019 Program Name: Student Services Reason: FMLA not to exceed 12 weeks Name: Janea Cotton Position: Head Start Instructor Effective Date: June 10, 2019 Program Name: Early Head Start/Head Start Reason: FMLA not to exceed 12 weeks Name: Marisa Giannini Position: Coordinator for Student Services Effective Date: July 9, 2019 Program Name: Student Services Reason: Childbirth/Childrearing Leave


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(C) Leave of Absence (continued) Name: Erica McGurk Position: Speech-Language Pathologist Effective Date: August 27, 2019 Program Name: Student Services Reason: FMLA not to exceed 12 weeks Name: Makeda Redmond Position: Family Service Worker Effective Date: April 8, 2019 Program Name: Early Head Start/Head Start Reason: Uncompensated leave, following end of FMLA leave

(D) Return from Leave of Absence

Name: Kathryn Hottenstein Position: School Psychologist Return Date: June 11, 2019 Program Name: Student Services Name: Alexandra Wicks Position: Special Education Teacher Return Date: June 10, 2019 Program Name: Student Services

(E) Change of Status

Name: Kalese Dawson Position: From: Head Start Instructor To: Special Education Teacher Effective Date: July 29, 2019 Term: 10 month Salary: $51,787.00 Reason: Fill vacant position Program Name: Early Intervention


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8. Personnel Actions (E) Change of Status (continued)

Name: Anthony Gallo Position: From: ETC Lead Custodian and Part-Time Job Coach To: Part-Time Job Coach Effective Date: July 1, 2019 Term: 12 month Salary: $15.40 per hour Reason: Change in program need Program Name: OPTIONS Name: Kathleen Mignone Position: From: Teacher To: Service Coordinator Effective Date: August 29, 2019 Term: 10 month Salary: No change Reason: Fill vacant position Program Name: Early Intervention Name: Alexandra Zara Position: From: Long-Term Substitute Speech-Language Pathologist To: Speech-Language Pathologist (Temporary Professional) Effective Date: July 8, 2019 Term: 10 month Salary: $58,443.00 Reason: Fill vacant position Program Name: Early Intervention

Extra Thorough Cleaners (ETC) Employee (s) at $8.00 per hour Trevor Casciato – transfer from OWD Grant Employee to ETC Employee Kyle Whitehouse – transfer from OWD Grant Employee to ETC Employee

(F) Change of Salary

Office of Workforce Development (OWD) salaries changed to $10.35 per hour:

Seamus Abel Paul Jordan Matthew Basciano Christina Lee Jamie Caratello Kyaira Mango Brittnay Ellington James Sheetz Michael Feeney Navarre Stibbins


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(F) Change of Salary (continued)

Office of Workforce Development (OWD) salaries changed to $10.35 per hour:

Destiny Gillespie Brandalyn Turner Charles Gove Julia Walsh Aaron Howard Malik Washington Khaterah Johnson

9. Other Items

Request approval of the following items. All contracts are subject to review and approval of the solicitor.

A. STUDENT SERVICES

1) Approval to participate in the school-based ACCESS program for the 2019-

2020 school year at no cost to DCIU. 2) Approve the DCIU Student Handbooks’ for the 2019-2020 school year,

subject to review and approval of the solicitor: • Aston Education Center • The County Alternative School • Options/Transition Programs

3) Approve contract with the Department of Human Services (DHS) for DCIU’s

Extra Thorough Cleaners (ETC) to provide custodial services from July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020 at a cost to the DHS not to exceed $43,897.00.

4) Approve a base wage increase for OPTIONS students/clients from $7.25 per

hour to $8.00 per hour effective July 1, 2019.

5) Approval to employ up to 20 students from July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020 in the amount of $104,458.00, pending the award of the Office of Workforce Development Year-Round Youth Grant.

6) Permission for Helen DeVliger and Dolores Lippincott, Reading Specialists,

to attend the Wilson Reading Systems 4th Edition Training in Oxford, MA from August 19, 2019 to August 20, 2019 at a cost not to exceed $500.00 per person.

7) Approve contract with Radnor Township School District for DCIU to provide

“Threat Assessment” training on August 28, 2019 at a cost to the district of $3,170.00.


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9. Other Items

A. STUDENT SERVICES (continued) 8) Approve contract with Upper Darby School District for DCIU to provide

Professional Development to school psychologists during the 2019-2020 school year at a cost to the district of $185.00 per hour.

9) Approve contract with Garnet Valley School District for DCIU to provide

Vision – Orientation & Mobility Support Services to one (1) student during the district’s 2018-2019 Extended School Year (ESY) program at a cost to the district of $441.00.

10) Approve contract with Ridley School District for DCIU to provide Vision –

Orientation & Mobility Support Services to one (1) student during the district’s 2018-2019 ESY program at a cost to the district of $882.00.

11) Approve contracts with the following school districts for DCIU to provide

Special Education and/or Related Services for ESY 2018-2019: • Lower Merion School District: One (1) student, at a cost to the district of

$7,038.00. • Widener Partnership Charter School: Two (2) students, at a cost to the

district of $7,057.50. • Oxford Area School District: One (1) student, at a cost to the district of

$4,430.00.

12) Permission for Michaela Trusk, teacher candidate at Cabrini University, to complete her student teaching at DCIU’s Marple Education Center from September to December 2019, pending receipt of necessary clearances.

13) Approve contract with Aquila Strategy and Operations Group, LLC, to assist

DCIU in conducting safety and security assessments and exercises at various DCIU sites from September 2019 through May 2020 at a cost not to exceed $21,000.00.

14) Permission for Alissa Abbonizio and Cameron Bonney, Occupational Therapy

Assistant students at Harcum College, to complete their level II fieldwork assignment during the first semester of the 2019-2020 school year, pending receipt of necessary clearances.

15) Permission for Carolyn Maguire, Occupational Therapy student at

Misericordia University, to complete her level II fieldwork assignment during the first semester of the 2019-2020 school year, pending receipt of necessary clearances.


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9. Other Items

A. STUDENT SERVICES (continued)

16) Approval to amend the ESY contract with Elwyn Davidson School (originally Board approved on June 5, 2019) to provide Special Education and Related Services for eleven (11) Approved Private School students at a cost of $58,149.00 (previous cost $52,862.00).

17) Approval to amend the contract with Easterseals of Pennsylvania (originally

Board approved on June 5, 2019) for Home-based Specialized Instruction at the rate of $64.00 per hour (previous cost $52.25).

18) Approval to amend the contract with Pennsylvania School for the Deaf

(originally Board approved on June 5, 2019) for an American Sign Language Trained, Personal Care Assistant at a rate of $221.00 per day from July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020 (previous cost $216.00).

19) Approve contract with Caitlin Olseski to provide Special Education Service

Coordination and Speech and Language services for Early Intervention students from August 8, 2019 to June 30, 2020 at a cost to DCIU of $70.00 per hour.

20) Approve contract with GROWTHerapy to provide Physical Therapy Services

for Early Intervention and School-Age special education students from July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020 at a cost of $80.00 per hour.

21) Approve contract with Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech to provide

Audiology, Speech, Hearing and Occupational Therapy services for an Early Intervention student from July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020 at a cost to DCIU not to exceed $37,208.00.

22) Approve contract with Roberta Krauss, Ph.D., Certified School Psychologist,

to provide a Psycho-Educational Evaluation service(s) from August 8, 2019 to June 30, 2020, at a total cost of $4,500.00.

23) Approve contract with Teaching Strategies, LLC to purchase 10 additional

“The Creative Curriculum for Preschool, 6th Edition,” and Daily Resources, at a cost not to exceed $ 24,000.00.

24) Approval for DCIU to administer the Family Centers Program budget from

July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020 not to exceed $243,958.00.

25) Approve contract with for Fred Krumboldt to provide housekeeping services for the DCIU Family Center and ELECT programs from August 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020 at a cost of $3,900.00.


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9. Other Items

A. STUDENT SERVICES (continued)

26) Approve contract with Glen Mills Schools to rent space at The County Alternative High School (TCA) to operate their Pennsylvania Department of Education approved Alternative Education for Disruptive Youth Program from August 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020 at a cost to Glen Mills of $38,830.00.

B. EARLY HEAD START/HEAD START

1) Approve contract with Teachstone Training, LLC for Make the Most of

CLASSroom Interactions (MMCI) to provide facilitator training and participant packages for teacher training from July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020 at a total cost of $16,775.00.

2) Approve contract with Teaching Strategies, LLC for 1,145 GOLD Online

Assessment Portfolios and access to the Digital Curriculum for 64 classrooms for the 2019-2020 program year at a cost not to exceed $27,392.75.

3) Approval to utilize the Nurturing Parenting Programs curriculum in Early

Head Start/Head Start from August 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020 at a cost not to exceed $3,400.00.

4) Approve contract with Docusense for service and maintenance of five (5)

Head Start copiers at a cost of $.055 per color copy and $.0066 per black and white copy from July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020.

5) Approve contract with Delco Early Learning Center to implement the Pre-K

Counts grant from July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020 at a cost of $539,350.00.

6) Approve contract with Easterseals of Southeastern Pennsylvania to implement the Pre-K Counts grant from July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020 at a cost of $112,700.00.

7) Approve contract with the Commonwealth of PA, Office of Child

Development and Early Learning, Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts for the following: 160 full day continuation slots to serve eligible children ($1,400,000.00) and for an additional 40 full day expansion slots to serve eligible children ($350,000.00) resulting in a total grant award to DCIU (including renewal, expansion, per child increase) of $1,750,000.00.

8) Approve purchase of classroom furnishings for up to four (4) Pre-K Counts

classrooms at a cost not to exceed $56,000.00 from Lakeshore per the DCIU Joint Purchasing catalog bid.


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9. Other Items

B. EARLY HEAD START/HEAD START (continued)

9) Approval to amend the contract with Foundations for Families (originally Board approved on April 3, 2019) from April 4, 2019 to June 30, 2020 at a cost to DCIU not to exceed $62,500.00 to provide ongoing technical assistance and leadership team coaching for the 2019-2020 program year (previous cost and end date: $40,000.00; April 4, 2020).

10) Award contract to Interior Maintenance Company, lowest responsible bidder,

for custodial services from September 1, 2019 to August 31, 2020 at the following cost for each Early Head Start/Head Start (EHS/HS) location:

Location Cost Sharon Hill Daily rate of $144.00

Estimated contract value of $31,680.00 Madison Daily rate of $48.00

Estimated contract value of $10,560.00 Chester Township Daily rate of $81.00

Estimated contract value of $17,820.00 Marcus Hook Daily rate of $63.00

Estimated contract value of $13,860.00 Rockbourne Falls Daily rate of $152.00 on A day schedule

Daily rate of $133.00 on B day schedule Estimated contract value of $39,292.00

11) Award contract to Interior Maintenance Company, lowest responsible bidder,

for seasonal cleaning services from September 1, 2019 to August 31, 2020 at the following cost for each Early Head Start/Head Start (EHS/HS) location:

Location Periodic Cleaning at a Rate of Sharon Hill Summer: $1,500.00

Winter/Spring: $500.00 each Madison Summer: $6,500.00

Winter/Spring: $980.00 each Chester Township Summer: $2,100.00

Winter/Spring: $950.00 each Marcus Hook Summer: $4,200.00

Winter/Spring: $750.00 each Rockbourne Falls Summer: $7,560.00

Winter/Spring: $1,200.00 each


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9. Other Items

B. EARLY HEAD START/HEAD START (continued)

12) Approve contract with American Pest Management Services (APMS) for pest control services from July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020 at the following cost for each Early Head Start/Head Start (EHS/HS) location:

Location Cost Chester Township $86.50 per month Marcus Hook $74.95 per month Sharon Hill $142.53 per month Madison $67.44 per month

C. CURRICULUM, INSTRUCTION AND PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

1) Approval to combine two (2) part-time administrative assistant positions into

one (1) full-time administrative assistant position to support Curriculum, Instruction, and Professional Learning (CIPL) effective August 8, 2019.

2) Approve a change of status for employee #12072 from Part-Time

Administrative Assistant to Full-Time Administrative Assistant effective August 8, 2019.

3) Approve contract with Instructure for software licenses for Canvas Cloud to

support DCIU online classes for the 2019-2020 school year at a renewal rate of $2,750.00.

4) Approve contract with The Cork Factory Hotel for DCIU to pay an advance

deposit of $550.00 by August 7, 2019 to reserve a block of rooms at a discounted rate for the Curriculum Directors Retreat to be held from October 27, 2019 to October 28, 2019 in Lancaster, PA and the remaining balance of $5,469.77 plus an additional $1,000.00 for related activity and event costs for a total cost of $6,469.77. The cost will be recouped through registration by participants.

5) Permission for Dr. Andy Weatherhead to attend and present at the

National Science Teachers Association National Conference from March 31, 2020 to April 5, 2020 in Boston, MA at a cost of $2,800.00. With the exception of food and public transit, all costs will be funded through the STEAL grant.


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9. Other Items

C. CURRICULUM, INSTRUCTION AND PROFESSIONAL LEARNING (continued)

6) Permission for Rebecca Kelly, Professional Development Specialist, to attend

the AT Maker Faire in Monroeville, PA from September 24, 2019 to September 25, 2019 at an estimated cost of $1,099.00. The cost will be paid by IDEA funding. The Faire will increase her knowledge in providing creative ways, methods, materials and know-how needed to persons with disabilities to efficiently create everyday devices and technologies.

7) Permission for Dr. Joyce Mundy, Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and

Professional Learning (CIPL), to attend and present at the American Association of School Personnel Administrators Annual Conference from October 8, 2019 to October 11, 2019 in New Orleans, LA at a cost of $2,400.00.

8) Approve contract with The Center for the Promotion of Social and Emotional

Learning to provide training at DCIU on Social-Emotional Learning and Character Development where participants will have the option to earn their SECD certificate. The Center for the Promotion of Social and Emotional Learning shall pay the DCIU the sum of up to $8,000 dependent on the number of registrants.

9) Approve contract with Marple Newtown School District to host the Delaware

County Reading Olympics program at Marple Newtown High School from March 30, 2020 to April 2, 2020 at no cost to DCIU.

10) Approve the agreement for the CIPL Lending Library for the 2019-2020

school year at no cost to DCIU. 11) Approve contract with Swoop Business Solutions for DCIU to provide

consortium rates for interested schools to build mobile school apps, communication tools and ancillary services for the 2019-2020 school year at no cost to DCIU.

12) Approve contract with Lincoln IU/Lincoln Cyber Café to renew 40 software

licenses for Odysseyware for the 2019-2020 school year at $493.00/per license. The total cost to DCIU and DCTS is $19,720.00.

13) Permission for Kat Zimmerman, Teaching and Learning Specialist, to attend

the Code.org training from August 5, 2019 to August 8, 2019 in Dallas, TX. With the exception of food and public transit, all costs will be funded through Code.org.


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9. Other Items

C. CURRICULUM, INSTRUCTION AND PROFESSIONAL LEARNING (continued)

14) Permission for Rosemary Bilinski, Director of Teaching Learning and

Innovation (TLI), and Dr. Shellie Feola, Assistant Executive Director, to attend the Code.org National Training from September 9, 2019 to September 13, 2019 in Las Vegas, NV at a total cost of $650.00. With the exception of food and public transit, all costs will be funded through Code.org.

15) Approve contract with Radnor Township School District for DCIU to provide

English Language Development (ELD) services from August 2019 to June 2020 as needed at a cost to the district not to exceed $5.000.00.

16) Approve contract with Widener Partnership Charter School for DCIU to

provide ELD services from August 2019 to June 2020 at an approximate cost to the charter school of $20,000.00.

17) Approve contract with Vision Academy Charter School for DCIU to provide

ELD services from August 2019 to June 2020 at an approximate cost to the charter school of $25,000.00.

D. BUSINESS

No items to report

E. FACILITIES

1) Award contract to Tanner School and Office Furniture for Morton location (IT

Department) for furniture, equipment, and items as submitted per state bid (COSTARS 035-025) in an amount not to exceed $64,325.31.

2) Approve contract with Moyer Indoor/Outdoor Pest Control for pest control

services from July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020 at the following costs for the Intermediate Unit locations:

Location Cost The County Alternative School $65.00 per month Morton Education Service Center $189.00 per month

3) Approve contract with Sage Technology Solutions for Polycom Support for

DCIU from August 8, 2019 to August 7, 2020 at a cost of $2,550.02.


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F. HUMAN RESOURCES

1) Approve the E-Verify Memorandum of Understanding for Employers between DCIU and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) at no cost to DCIU.

2) Approve contract with Pennsylvania State Education Association Health and

Welfare Fund for vision insurance, effective September 1, 2019 to August 31, 2021, at the same cost as the previous agreement for $2.80 per month for each employee governed by the DCIU Education Association agreement.

3) Approval to issue professional contracts to the following individuals who have

achieved their sixth satisfactory evaluation: • Jacqueline Simpkins, Special Education Teacher • Mary Claire Williams, Special Education Teacher • Kayla Kishbaugh, Special Education Teacher

G. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

1) Approve contract with Leader Services for IEP Writer and STaR Module

software from July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020 at a cost to DCIU not to exceed $29,000.00.

2) Approve purchase of Lenovo Hyper-Converged Servers from CDW through

CoStars contract at a cost of $65,043.00.

3) Approve Participating Agreement for Enrollment for Education Solutions with Lancaster Lebanon IU13 to provide consortium pricing of Microsoft licensing products to DCIU from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2024 at an annual cost of $51,113.35, adjusted annually per user count.

H. OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

1) Approve Early Intervention Settlement Agreement 2019.1. 2) Approve agreement with William Penn School District for DCIU to conduct

the superintendent search at no fee to the district, but DCIU’s costs and expenses for the preapproved advertising and recruitment plan will be reimbursable to DCIU.

3) Approve agreement with Blackboard for the Web Community Manager

Essentials (website licensing agreement) and Ally for Web Community Manager from July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2021 for an annual fee of $6,857.00.


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H. OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (continued) 4) Permission for Dr. Maria Edelberg, Executive Director, and four (4) Board

members to attend the PASA-PSBA School Leadership conference from October 16, 2019 to October 18, 2019 at the Hershey Lodge and Convention Center in Hershey, PA at a cost not to exceed $6,000.00.

5) First reading of revised Policy 246, School Wellness.

6) First reading of revised Policy 808, Food Services.

7) Amend agreement with Sweet, Stevens, Katz, and Williams, LLP (originally

Board approved on February 6, 2019) to include counsel for special education and pool counsel at hourly rates ranging from $125.00 for legal assistants up to $195.00 for attorneys.

8) Approve a three-year contract renewal with Insight Workforce Solutions, LLC

for staffing services from July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2022 with a 0% increase in rates in year one, a 1% increase in year two, and a 1% increase in year three. Rates reflected below: 2019-2020 Day-To-Day Substitute Teacher $171.60 Day-To-Day-Paraprofessional $132.00 Division Substitute Teacher $171.60 Specialized Division Substitute Teacher $191.40 Short-Term Substitute 20-30% markup over DCIU rates

2020-2021 Day-To-Day Substitute Teacher $172.90 Day-To-Day-Paraprofessional $133.00 Division Substitute Teacher $172.90 Specialized Division Substitute Teacher $192.85 Short-Term Substitute 20-30% markup over DCIU rates

2021-2022 Day-To-Day Substitute Teacher $174.20 Day-To-Day-Paraprofessional $134.00 Division Substitute Teacher $174.20 Specialized Division Substitute Teacher $194.30 Short-Term Substitute 20-30% markup over DCIU rates

10. Legislation 11. Other Business


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12. Next Meeting Date – September 4, 2019 13. Adjournment

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