Wednesday, December 1, 2021
Reorganization / Special Voting - 6:00PM
Hollidaysburg Area Senior High Library
1510 N. Montgomery Street
Hollidaysburg PA 16648
A. Meeting Opening 6:00pm
1. Call to Order / Dr. Sommer
2. Pledge to Flag
3. Roll Call / Mrs. Fiscus
4. Public Comment
*Public comment will be open to in-person participants only.
- Any individual who wishes to address the Board is required to announce his or her name, address and group affiliation if appropriate.
- Each individual speaker will have three (3) to five (5) minutes to address the board.
- Public comment will consist of no more than 30 minutes overall per meeting.
- The Public Comment section of the agenda is for comment only. Dialogue and questions will not be entertained.
5. Board Members / Dr. Sommer
Holdover Board Members
Lonna Frye
Nicole Hartman
Emmanuel Nichols
Kenneth Snyder
Douglas Stephens
Re-Elected Board Members
Ronald Sommer
Scott Brenneman
Newly Elected Board Members
Carmen Bilek
Jennifer Costanza
B. Board Reorganization
1. Elect Temporary Board President
Nominate, Approve Yearly (Roll Call Vote)
Per Board Policy 005, Local Board Procedures, the election of the temporary board president shall be elected from among the holdover members. The temporary board president will chair the meeting until a permanent president has been elected.
2. Reading of Certificates of Election
Per Board Policy 005, Local Board Procedures, the temporary board president reads the certificates of election for newly elected and re-elected members.
3. Administer Oaths of Office
Per Board Policy 005, Local Board Procedures, the temporary board president administers the oath of office to newly elected and re-elected members.
Re-Elected Board Members
Ronald Sommer
Scott Brenneman
Newly Elected Board Members
Carmen Bilek
Jennifer Costanza
4. Election of 2022 Board President
Nominate, Approve Yearly (Roll Call Vote)
Per Board Policy 005, Local Board Procedures, the School Directors will elect from their members a President who shall serve for one year.
5. Election of 2022 Board Vice-President
Per Board Policy 005, Local Board Procedures, the School Directors will elect from their members a Vice-President who shall serve for one year.
6. List of Newly Constituted Board Membership
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Hollidaysburg Area School District Board Membership - 2022 |
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Term Expires |
Twshp./Boro. |
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Scott Brenneman |
Board Member |
12/2025 |
Frankstown Township |
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Lonna Frye |
Board Member |
12/2023 |
Hollidaysburg Borough |
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Nicole Hartman |
Board Member |
12/2023 |
Frankstown Township |
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Carmen Bilek |
Board Member |
12/2025 |
Frankstown Township |
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Emanuel Nichols |
Board Member |
12/2023 |
Allegheny Township |
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Jennifer Costanza |
Board Member |
12/2025 |
Frankstown Township |
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Kenneth Snyder |
Board Member |
12/2023 |
Allegheny Township |
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Ronald Sommer |
Board Member |
12/2025 |
Blair Township |
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Douglas Stephens |
Board Member |
12/2023 |
Blair Township |
C. Business Office Report / Mrs. Fiscus
1. Announcements
The board met in executive session Wednesday, December 1, 2021 at 5:30p.m. for personnel.
The December meeting of the Board of School Directors will be held in person and virtually for the public as follows:
Committee of the Whole/Voting
Wednesday, December 8, 2021
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Senior High Library
1510 N. Montgomery Street
Hollidaysburg PA 16648
Members of the public are welcome to register and join remotely.
Registration links will appear on the district homepage at www.tigerwires.com by 4pm the day of each meeting.
*Public comment will be open to in-person participants only.
All board meeting agendas are available in detail for public viewing (3) days prior to each meeting date on BoardDocs. BoardDocs web address is https://www.boarddocs.com/pa/hasd/Board.nsf. Interested parties should enter the public site.
2. 2022-2023 Act 1 Index Decision
Discussion of Act One Index, Timeline, and Budget Process.
Special Session Act 1 of 2006
Each year in December/January, school districts must choose between adoption of either a preliminary general fund budget or a resolution stating that taxes will not be raised above the school district’s adjusted index.
School district taxes may be increased up to the school district’s adjusted index without approval from PDE. A school district that adopts a preliminary budget with real estate taxes that exceed its index may seek approval for referendum exceptions to increase tax rates by more than its adjusted index. SS Act 1 contains four exceptions that, if approved by PDE, would allow a school district to increase taxes above the index without voter approval. These four exceptions are School Construction (Grandfathered Debt), School Construction (Electoral Debt), Special Education Expenditures, and Retirement Contributions.
The Hollidaysburg School District adjusted index for 2022-23 is 4.2% or approximately 0.3962 mills. If the Board chooses to stay within this index for budget 2022-23, then a resolution must be adopted to not exceed the index. If the Board chooses to exceed the index and increase taxes above the index, then a preliminary budget must be prepared and adopted by February 16, 2022. Attached are the full “Timeline of Events Related to 2022-2023 Budget Process”.
3. Board and Committee Meeting Calendar for 2022
Per Board Policy 005, Local Board Procedures, the School Directors will set the 2022 Board Meeting Calendar for Voting, Committee of the Whole and Committee meetings.
D. Superintendent's Report / No Report
E. President's Report
1. Second Reading of Policy
Per Board Policy 000 Board Policy/Procedure/Administrative Regulations the following policy is presented for approval on a second reading effective the 2021-2022 fiscal year:
Policy 622, Capital Assets
2. Committee Appointments
Per Board Policy 005, Local Board Procedures, the School Directors will discuss committee appointments for 2022.
F. New Business
G. Adjourn / President
Our adopted rules of Parliamentary Procedure, Robert's Rules, provide for a consent agenda listing several items for approval of the Board by a single motion. Most of the items listed under the consent agenda have gone through Board subcommittee review and recommendation. Documentation concerning these items has been provided to all Board members and the public in advance to assure an extensive and thorough review. Items may be removed from the consent agenda at the request of any board member.