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PMSD Board of Education to hold an In-Person Board Meeting (also available virtually), Wednesday, December 7, 2022, at 7 p.m.
The Pocono Mountain School District Board of Education will hold a Reorganization Meeting followed by a Regular Board Meeting in an in-person format that will also be available virtually to community members on Wednesday, December 7, 2022, at 7 p.m.
The public is invited to attend the meeting either in-person or remotely by video or by phone. To attend the meeting virtually, Pocono Mountain School District community members should register through the following link:
https://pmsd.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_wJWeJivxRyu4M7tOnlxvow
After registering, meeting attendees will receive a confirmation email containing the information needed to connect to and login to the webinar meeting.
Public Comment at Virtual Board Meeting: Public comments will be accepted from Pocono Mountain School District residents and taxpayers either in-person at the meeting or through the email address listed below. Pocono Mountain School District residents and taxpayers who plan to attend the meeting remotely and wish to offer public comment on agenda items as well as non-agenda items should send an email by 3 p.m. on Wednesday, December 7, 2022, to public-comment@pmsd.org and provide the following information:
first and last name
municipality of residence
whether your comment is on an agenda item or a non-agenda item
content of your public comment
To view the Board meeting agenda for December 7, 2022, please click HERE.
The meeting agenda will be available on the Saturday prior to the meeting date.
The virtual board meeting will be audio/video recorded.
Meeting Format: With any meeting of a Board, there is a format that must be followed. This format is a list of agenda items to be discussed and voted on by the Board. This format is necessary for the meeting to progress in an efficient manner. The agenda items for the Pocono Mountain School District Board of School Directors is established in advance and are positioned to allow for proper discussion and resolution.
The subtitles for agenda items are as follows:
Executive Session: As required by the Open Meetings Act in Pennsylvania, the Board of School Directors must announce when executive session meetings are held and what topics were discussed.
Recognition of Visitors: Since the Board of School Directors views the input of its constituency as being very important, the public is given the opportunity to comment at the beginning of each meeting on items on the agenda prior to discussion by the Board and non-agenda items following that dialogue. The Board requires visitors to state their names for the record and limit comments to three minutes. Groups are asked to appoint one spokesperson.
Items For Discussion and Possible Resolution: The Board of School Directors reviews and discusses items put before it that concern business in the District.
Items Requiring Board Action:Consensus Motion – Many items that come before the Board of School Directors come with recommendations from the administration. These items are usually designated for a consensus motion which allows business before the Board to progress in an efficient manner.
Business and Financial Affairs – The Chief Financial Officer places consensus motion items before the Board after reviewing the requests and making sure they conform to board policy.
Personnel – The Assistant to the Superintendent for Human Resources places personnel items before the Board in a consensus motion that have been properly reviewed and conform to Board policy.
Other Items or Concerns from the Board -This agenda item allows board members to bring forth items for discussion that have not been placed on the agenda prior to the meeting.
Other Reports - The Board hears reports from the Solicitor and the Board Secretary.
Recognition of Visitors: The Board understands the importance of hearing comments from its constituency. At this time, members of the community may address the Board on any matter of importance; these items do not have to be agenda items. The board requires that visitors limit their comments to three minutes and state their name and address for the record.
Items of Information: The Board receives written reports from the administration on various aspects of the district.
Students, Curriculum and Policy: Items included in this section of the agenda are provided by Dr. Catherine Sweeney for secondary and elementary curricular issues and Dr. Kathleen Smith for policy issues. The Board must approve textbooks and curricular materials, as well as all new instructional programs. Student expulsions, overnight field trips, and health guidance services are located in this section of the agenda. New School Board policy or revising existing policy as presented by the Superintendent is also identified in this section of the agenda.
Board of School Directors - Reorganization Meeting Wednesday, December 7, 2022 – 7:00 P.M.
Agenda
1. Call to Order – Mr. Joseph Colozza, Board Secretary
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. List of Legally elected and certified school directors:
Region I
Christina Grape-Garvey Term Expires 2025
Nathan Strunk Term Expires 2025
Stephen Watto Term Expires 2023
Region II
Rusty Johnson Term Expires 2023
Marion Pyzik Term Expires 2025
Albert Rinehimer Term Expires 2025
Region III
Ronnie Byrd Term Expires 2023
Jacquelyn Leonard Term Expires 2023
Anna Lopez Term Expires 2025
4. Recording of Attendance – Mr. Joseph Colozza, Board Secretary
5. Nomination and Election of Temporary Chairperson – Board Secretary Nomination and Election of Board Member - _____________________ as Temporary Chairperson to preside over election of President.
6. Nomination and Election of President – Temporary Chairperson
“Be it resolved that _____________________ be elected to the office of President of the Pocono Mountain School District Board of Directors for a one year term ending at the date of the December 2023 Reorganization Meeting.”
7. Nomination and Election of Vice President – (newly elected President) ______________.
“Be it resolved that _____________________ be elected to the office of Vice President of the Pocono Mountain School District Board of Directors for a one year term ending on the date of the December 2023 Reorganization Meeting.”
8. Appointment of one representative to the Joint Operating Committee of the Monroe Career and Technical Institute to a three year term until 2025
(Presently, Ms. Jacquelyn Leonard - 2024, Mr. Nathan Strunk 2022 - and Mr. Rusty Johnson – 2023) “Be it resolved that ____________________ be appointed to represent Pocono Mountain School District as representative to the Monroe Career and Technical Institute Joint Operating Committee for the three year term to 2025.”
9. Appointment of alternate representatives to the Joint Operating Committee of the Monroe Career and Technical Institute for a one year term from December 2022 to November 2023.
“Be it resolved that ___________________________________be appointed to represent the Pocono Mountain School District as alternates on the Monroe Career and Technical Institute Joint Operating Committee for a one year term from December 2022 to November 2023.”
10. Appointment of Mr. Jeffrey Snyder to represent the Pocono Mountain School District as a member on the Monroe Career and Technical Institute Authority Committee for the term 2022- 2027.
” (Presently, Mr. Jeffrey Snyder) “Be it resolved that Mr. Jeffrey Snyder be appointed to represent the Pocono Mountain School District as a member on the Monroe Career and Technical Institute Authority Committee for the term 2022-2027.”
11. Appointment of PSBA Liaison to the Pennsylvania School Boards Association.
(Presently, Ms. Leonard is regional cabinet representative) “Be it resolved that __________________ be appointed PSBA Liaison to represent the Pocono Mountain School District as a legislative representative with primary responsibility to keep the Board informed of developments in the Pennsylvania General Assembly and to provide legislators with our Board’s position on key issues, act as key contact for the PSBA regional director and act on behalf of the district with the state organizations, receiving special updates on PSBA programs and initiatives to share with the school board.”
12. Adopt meeting schedule for the year 2023 – President _________________________.
“Be it resolved that the Board of School Directors of the Pocono Mountain School District shall hold their regular meetings on the first and third Wednesday of each month at 7:00 P.M., prevailing time, and shall hold its next reorganization meeting on Wednesday, December 6, 2023 at 7:00 P.M. The first and third Wednesday meetings shall be held in the District Administration Building, Swiftwater, PA or at such other place as the Board shall from time to time determine. Dates of the meetings: January 11 & 25; February 8 & 15; March 1 & 15; April 12 & 19; May 3 & 17; June 7 & 21; July 19; August 16; September 20; October 4 & 18; November 1 & 15; and December 6 & 20.
13. Adjournment