SCHOOL BOARD COMMITTEE MEETINGS
Virtual Meeting through Live Stream
September 8, 2020 - 6:00 PM
CASD School Board committees are designed to divide the labor of the board into manageable categories. As such, board members are better prepared for full board meetings. This ultimately improves the quality of board decision making.
The CASD School Board announced on the CASD website that they would be transitioning to Board Docs starting in August to conduct its business in a more streamlined and efficient manner.
Education Committee Agenda
PRESENTATIONS
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AGENDA ITEMS
B. College Board Contract - PSAT and SAT Testing- That the Board of School Directors approve the annual contract and quote for PSAT and SAT Day testing for CASH, as presented. (Enclosure)
COMMENT: None
C. Dual Enrollment/Articulation Agreement with Montgomery County Community College- That the Board of School Directors approve the Dual Enrollment/Articulation Agreement between Montgomery County Community College and CASH, as presented. (Enclosure)
COMMENT: None
D. MTSS Grant - Reeceville and North Brandywine - That the Board of School Directors approve the MTSS Grants awarded to Reeceville Elementary for Mathematics in the amount of $10,000 and North Brandywine for English Language Arts in the amount of $10,000, as presented. (Enclosure)
COMMENT: None
INFORMATIONAL ITEM(s)
Student Enrollment (Enclosure—CASD) (Enclosure—Charter)
COMMENT: We are down at 84 students for this school year at this time. At this time last year, we were actually down by 250 students.
It is important to see what the enrollment looks like in the future to give the board and the public a sense of what it means from a financial perspective.
PUBLIC COMMENT
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PRESENTATIONS
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AGENDA ITEMS
B. Coventry Environmental, Inc. – Underground Storage Tank Removal - That the Board of School Directors approve the proposal from Coventry Environmental, Inc. for underground storage tank removal and closure services at the former Friendship Elementary School at an estimated cost of $5,831, as presented.
COMMENT: Andrew Finkbohner - This item was pulled from the agenda last week in pursuing upon the Schrader group to consider a misquote in terms of the capacity of the storage tank. Was there any dialogue with them in relation to that and what was the outcome of that?
Mr. Hanna- So we had been in touch with them, and we recognize we called out for them, and they are extremely apologetic.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Comments on Agenda Items- Members of the public wishing to make a comment during a remote (virtual) Board meeting are asked to submit their comments in writing to this email address: vboardmeeting@casdschools.org.
AGENDA ITEMS
A. Beynon Sports Surfaces, Inc. – Change Order Proposal No. 1 for Running Track Renovation - That the Board of School Directors approve Change Order Proposal No. 1 from Beynon Sports Surfaces,Inc. a Tarkett Sports Company, for the running track renovation at Coatesville Area Senior High School at no additional cost, as presented. (NO Enclosure)
PRESENTATION(S)
· Track Resurfacing No Cost Change Order Proposal
CCAP reached out to Brian Chenger to provide an overview of the presentation from Tuesday, and Mr. Chenger graciously obliged.
Coatesville Area Memorial Stadium Track Resurfacing Project Update: The CASD Board of School Directors approved a no cost change order for the track project. After beginning the resurfacing project Beynon Sports were locating several areas of a sand-like bonding mixture that was used to either attempt to make repairs to the asphalt during the original installation in the early 2000s which was causing the surface to bubble (or become delaminated from the base surface). Fieldturf was generous enough to absorb costs of three days of materials and labor in an effort to patch and resurface per the specs of the original scope of work. Concerns from the CASD and Beynon were discussed with possible additional areas that may have not been located within that three day time frame. After discussion with Beynon Sports, a new proposal was agreed to have the track removed so that all areas of concern with this sand-like bonding mixture were corrected to ensure that the project was done correctly providing our student-athletes as well as those throughout the Ches-Mont League, District One, and Chester County Special Olympics with a safe and high quality surface.
Beynon Sports will now be installing a new surface on the oval instead resurfacing the track at no additional cost to the district. The runways for the high jump, javelin, long/triple jump and pole vault will be repaired and resurfaced. The javelin runway is now also being completed with no additional cost.
To view the board presentation from September 8 - Click Here
B. Plymouth Environmental Company, Inc. – Reeceville Elementary School Carpet Removal - That the Board of School Directors approve the proposal from Plymouth Environmental Company, Inc. to remove and dispose of carpet throughout Reeceville Elementary School at a cost of $76,000, and remove and dispose of carpet glue throughout the school at a cost of $72,000, as presented. (NO Enclosure)
COMMENT: Rhone stated, “Lately, there is a tremendous issue, which is why this carpet needs to be replaced. Much like the track, I feel though that this this needs to be done for health and safety of our staff and students so that they can have a environment that's conducive to learning, and this removal of that carpet and scrubbing of the surface will will do that for that the occupants of that building.“
Dr. Flannery believes it’s important to move forward with the carpet removal. There's a layer of carpet and then there's another layer on top, so it's carpet on top of carpet which is not great anytime there's moisture or, you know, high humidity or anything. Moisture gets trapped and it's difficult to ever have it dry out completely.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Comments on Agenda Items- Members of the public wishing to make a comment during a remote (virtual) Board meeting are asked to submit their comments in writing to this email address: vboardmeeting@casdschools.org.
SPECIAL SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
ADDITIONS, DELETIONS OR MODIFICATIONS TO THE AGENDA
None
PUBLIC COMMENT
Comments - Members of the public wishing to make a comment during a remote (virtual) Board meeting are asked to submit their comments in writing to this email address: vboardmeeting@casdschools.org.
ITEMS OF IMPORTANCE HELD FROM CONSENT AGENDA
All that was pulled from this agenda was Letter A. Financial Statements under the Finance committee Letter C. Human Resources under the Finance committee
Comments: None
All Passed
PUBLIC COMMENT
None
Informational Items
Fisher thanked all personnel in the district for a great start to school.
I believe it is important to note that the charter school enrollment increase from last year to this year is a significant point. Over the last several years, the district has traditionally shown charter school enrollment increasing about 250 students over the previous year. The fact that it is currently in single digits is encouraging.
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