May 4, 2022 Special Voting - Proposed Budget Adoption
HOLLIDAYSBURG AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT MINUTES
The Hollidaysburg Area School Board met for a Special Voting Meeting on Wednesday, May 4, 2022 in the Senior High Library, 1510 N. Montgomery Street, Hollidaysburg. Ms. Hartman called the meeting to order at 7:20p.m. and opened the meeting with the pledge to the flag.
A Moment of Silence was held for Frank Filkosky.
Roll call was taken by Mrs. Fiscus with eight members present. Attending were Ms. Hartman, President, Mr. Nichols, Vice-President, Mr. Frye, Mr. Snyder, Dr. Sommer, Ms. Bilek and Mr. Costanza. Mr. Brenneman participated virtually. Mr. Stephens was absent.
Participating virtually was Dr. Gildea, Superintendent. Also present were Dr. Palazzi, Interim Director of Curriculum, Mrs. Koehle, Director of Special Education, Mrs. Fiscus, Business Manager/Board Secretary, Mrs. Thomas, Director of Accounting Operations, Mr. Caldwell, Director of Human Resource/Transportation, Mrs. Summerville, Data Management Administrator, Mr. Nihart, Director of Physical Plant, Mr. Arthur, Director of Technology, Attorney Dambeck, Solicitor, Mr. Harrington, Mr. Hartline, Mr. Keagy, Mr. Madden, Mr. Krott and an Altoona Mirror representative.
Public Comment
There was no public comment.
Business Office Report / Mrs. Fiscus
Announcements:
The board met in executive session Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at 8:30p.m. for negotiations, Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at 5:30p.m. for negotiations and May 04, 2022 at 5:30p.m. for negotiations, personnel and confidential student matters.
A Committee of the Whole Meeting (for budget discussion only) will take place immediately following this evening's Special Voting Meeting.
All board meeting agendas are available 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.
Section 687a1 of the PA school code requires school districts to adopt a 2022-2023 Proposed Final General Fund Budget 30 days prior to the adoption of the Final General Fund Budget.
The budget is scheduled to be approved on June 15, 2022.
The Board will have the ability to review and make changes to the 2022-2023 Proposed General Fund Budget until final adoption in June.
Following the approval of the 2022-2023 Proposed General Fund Budget the Board President will sign certifications to the Department of Education indicating the budget was prepared, presented and made available for public inspection on the appropriate PDE forms.
The budget will be made available for public inspection and may be obtained as follows:
1. via District website at www.hasdtigers.com
2. via phone 814-695-7431 leave a message with your name and phone number
3. via written request sent to Hollidaysburg Area School District
Autumn D. Fiscus, Board Secretary
405 Clark Street, Hollidaysburg, PA 16648
The proposed budget has an estimated beginning fund balance as of July 1, 2022 of $8,686,36, total revenues of $51,526,982, total expenditures of $55,485,103, and expenditures over revenues of $3,958,121. The ending total fund balance at June 30, 2023 is estimated at $4,728,248 with an ending unassigned fund balance of $589,769.
On motion of Dr. Sommer, seconded by Mr. Nichols, the board approved the 2022-2023 Proposed Budget. The motion carried on a roll call vote with eight yes votes and zero no votes. Exhibit 1
On motion of Ms. Frye, seconded by Mr. Brenneman, the board approved the following Resolution Authorizing Proposed Final Budget Display and Advertising and Per Capita Tax Notice:
RESOLVED, by the Board of School Directors of the Hollidaysburg Area School District, as follows:
The proposed Final Budget of the School District for the 2022-2023 fiscal year on form PDE 2028 as presented to the School Board shall be considered the proposed Final Budget of the School District for the 2022- 2023 fiscal year and shall be made available for public inspection after this date.
At least ten (10) days before the date scheduled for adoption of the Final Budget, the Secretary shall advertise Final Budget Notice and Per Capita Tax Notice in substantially the form as presented to the School Board. The Notice shall be advertised once in a newspaper of general circulation and shall be posted conspicuously at the School District offices.
The motion carried on a roll call vote with eight yes votes and zero no votes. Exhibit 2
The Appalachia IU08 2022-2023 General Operating Budget totals $5,643,691.91 for both revenues and expenditures representing a 3 % increase.
Hollidaysburg Area School District's contribution for the 2022-2023 school year will increase by $241 or 1.51164% to $16,184. This budget is for IU8 operations only. The operation of the IU8 special education and non-public programs are funded through a variety of other IU8 separate budgets.
On motion of Dr. Sommer, seconded by Ms. Bilek, the board approved the Appalachia IU08 2022-2023 General Operating Budget. The motion carried on a roll call vote with eight yes votes and zero no votes. Exhibit 3
On motion of Ms. Frye, seconded by Dr. Sommer, Per Board Policy 006 Meetings, the board approved the following contracts/agreements:
22-23 School Year IU08 Partnership Understanding of Virtual Learning Opportunities:
Grades 6-12 Fulltime Cyber Rate for IU 8 Districts: $6,000. Non-IU8 Districts: $6,360
Grades K-5 Fulltime Cyber Rate for IU 8 Districts: $5,100. Non-IU8 Districts: $5,433.
Grades 9-12 Part-time Cyber Rate for IU 8 Districts: $4,320. Non-IU 8 Districts: $4,579 Exhibit 4
Master Services Agreement with National Math and Science Initiative (NMSI) effective April 4, 2022 through May 31, 2023 to provide on-demand student training and supports as well as professional development for teachers No District Cost ($9,975 - NMSI Grant Funded; $10,000 - HASD Foundation) Exhibit 5
Contract with Prismworks Technology, LLC. effective May 4, 2022 through December 31, 2022 for the Veeam Offline Back-Up Project. Cost: $29,175 Exhibit 6
Contract with Prismworks Technology, LLC. effective May 4, 2022 through October 31, 2022 for Remote Access, 24/7 Monitoring and Escalation Support for Veeam Server, Active Directory, Firewall, Wireless Network and 3PAR. Cost: $13,800 ($2,300/month) Exhibit 7
Contract with Prismworks Technology, LLC. effective May 4, 2022 for the Multi-Factor Authentication Project Cost: $15,500 Exhibit 8
Acceptance of Conditions to a Resolution with Hollidaysburg Borough Extending the Conditional Preliminary / Final Approval Granted to A Land Development Plan for Hollidaysburg Area School District – Maintenance Building at 1510 N. Montgomery Street, Hollidaysburg No Cost Exhibit 9
Contract with Stormwind Studios effective May 4, 2022 through November 4, 2023 for online training/professional development Cost: $1,590 Exhibit 10
The motion carried on a roll call vote with eight yes votes and zero no votes.
Superintendent’s Report / Dr. Gildea
On motion of Mr. Snyder, seconded by Mr. Nichols, the board approved, Per Board Policy 121-Field Trips, a change in the location of a field trip that was approved August 11, 2021 on the Master Field Trip List as follows:
French Club-Carnegie Art Museum/French Restaurant
Pittsburgh PA
April/May 2022
Change to:
National Gallery of Art (French/Russian/Ap Euro)
Washington D.C.
May 20, 2022
Total Cost: $2,120 ($1,920 Transportation & Other Expenses - Paid by Students & $200 sub cost - Paid by the District) Exhibit 11 The motion carried on a roll call vote with eight yes votes and zero no votes.
On motion of Dr. Sommer, seconded by Mr. Brenneman, Per Board Policy 614 Payroll Authorizations, the board approved personnel actions 1 through 51, dated 5/4/2022 REV 5/3/2022 at 3:17p.m. The motion carried on a roll call vote with eight yes votes and zero no votes. Exhibit 12
President’s Report / Ms. Hartman
There being no further business to be brought before the board, Ms. Hartman declared the meeting adjourned to a Committee of the Whole Meeting for Budget Discussion at 7:48p.m.
Autumn Fiscus
Board Secretary