School board business meeting 3/21/11

notes from Gigi Tevlin-Moffat
Regular Business Meeting
in attendance-
Fran Keeveney
Mr. Orlando
Mr. Roos
Mr. Kelly
Superintendent McGinley
SB-
Virginia Pollard
Gary Friedlander
Diane Di Bonaventuro
David Ebby
Melissa Gilbert
Jerry Novick
*Announcements from Superintendent-*
Award and retirement of Jack Cozer(sp) effective(August 31, 2011)
Harriton- Gives extraordinary production of Joseph and the Amazing....
LM Girls Basket Ball makes it to the final four in the state. To be played at State College.
Governor's budget proposal- leaves LMSD 1.2 mill loss from state $$. LMSD had predicted a loss of 1/2 million.
Another large amount lost from state on SSI reimbursement, and charter schools.
March 29, Finance Meeting(8 am first floor Admin Conference room) will be held to discuss closing the $$ gap.
Real Estate transfer $$ and collecting of school taxes are up, stronger that predicted.

*Retirement announcements-*
Bruce Barnner- Director of Counseling Services for the district.
Marge Kaplan- Teacher at Cynwyd ES
Carol Fisher- Teacher at Cynwyd ES
Presentation by Geogre Frazier-see page 3, item #5
Presentation by Pat Guinnan- work with GC on energy audit for the district
*Policy Committee *
Reviewing the 100 series of LMSD policies ;136, 103, 104 are up for second read and a vote
Up for first read 130, 134, 137, find ALL policies here- www.lmsd.org/sections/about/default.php?t=board&p=board_policy&menu=board

*all recommended action-approved*
March 28, 7:30pm Communications Committee-1st floor admin Conference Room
March 29, 8am Finance Committee-same location