President

Vincent Sherpinsky

Vice President

Timothy Kerr

Members

Josie Charnock

Steve Hladik

Suzan Leonard

Carolyn Murphy

Frank O'Donnell 

John T. Schilling  

Joseph Sullivan 

The Educational/Community/Policy (ECP) Committee met on Monday, May 12 to consider two revised policies from School Nutrition Services and receive updates from technology and community engagement. 

Board Policy 5143 regarding Family Fiscal Responsibility was revised. Specific procedural information that could be subject to frequent revision was removed from the policy and placed in a regulation. In addition, some clarifying language was added regarding the MyPaymentsPlus system. Board Policy- 5145, concerning Free and Reduced Lunches was rewritten to remove outdated language and reflect the current USDA verbiage.

The Technology Department presented two new policies to the Committee. One of the policies concerns the use of personal electronic devices by NPSD staff while at work. All devices must be password protected. The other policy provides guidelines for responsible and acceptable use of the district computer network including connection to the internet as well as associated hardware and software. Also, emails are required to be archived for seven years.

The final policy presented to the committee was Board Policy 5118 which addresses Non-resident Attendance. Revisions were made to this policy so that it would be in compliance with the PA Basic Education Circular or BEC and applicable state statutes.

In addition, the committee received an update on the progress of soliciting advertisements. For the 2014-15 school calendar, advertisements have been sold for 5 of the 10 month calendar pages thus far. However, given the level of interest, the expectation is that all sales will be complete before the calendar goes to print. Also, existing advertisers are renewing their ads and feedback from the advertisers and the community has been positive.

The next ECP meeting will be June 9 at 6:30 p.m.

The Safe Schools Committee met on May 5 and discussed the Emergency Procedures Book and security updates.

Mr. Ray Wilson, Safe Schools Coordinator, detailed that the emergency procedures book was updated and will be rolled out to all staff. He is working on a template with the county Emergency Operations Center (EOC) at Montgomery Elementary School and he hopes to have it used as a starting point for all other schools "All Hazards Plan." Wilson explained that an All Hazards Plan is specific to each individual building and is crucial because every building has different circumstances that must be considered in the event of an extreme emergency.

Wilson shared that evacuation training and drills are currently being held more frequently.

Wilson also shared that the senior prom went off very well this year without the need to send anyone home.

Tornado Drills were to occur on May 12 and 13 for all schools.

Mr. John Strobel, manager of Support Services, reported that the 60 new Penndale Middle School cameras have been mounted and are waiting for a router.  The Penndale Middle School cameras provide building wide coverage. The vendor submitted a proposal for Pennbrook Middle School and will be submitting a proposal for the Pennfield Middle School project. Future camera installations, including Pennbrook and Pennfield middle schools, may have to wait until funding is available.

New camera monitors were received and installed for all NPSD elementary schools. Some still need a connection to the camera computer in the building.

Strobel also informed the committee of the NPHS security fencing project schedule. The project is on schedule and is slated to be completed in early June. 

Strobel reviewed planning of proposed lobby renovations for Gwyn-Nor, Bridle Path, Gwynedd Square, Knapp, Oak Park and Walton Farm elementary schools. These renovations will be completed when funding is available

The next meeting of the Safe Schools Committee is scheduled for Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at 6:30 p.m. at the ESC.

The Finance Committee met on Tuesday, April 28 and discussed several important issue, including the 2014-2015 proposed final budget and the North Montgomery County Technical Career Center (NMTCC).

Director of Business Administration Steve Skrocki gave a presentation to the committee on the proposed final budget for 2014-2015.

The North Montco Technical Career Center had a budget increase of 1.42% which equals about $47,000. The North Penn School District's share of this budget equals about $3.4 million dollars in total tuition.

The next Finance Committee Meeting will be on Tuesday, May 27 at 6:30 p.m. at the Educational Services Center.