The Ellwood City Area School District’s Board of Directors voted to accept the resignation of Jr. High Principal Kirk Lape during the February 9 voting meeting.
Lape, who served as principal for Lincoln High School’s seventh, eighth and ninth graders, was hired by the Laurel School District’s Board of Directors by recommendation of Superintendent, Leonard Rich for the remainder of the 2022-2023 school year at a salary of $113,000 (prorated) during their voting meeting February 8. Start date was listed “effective upon his release from Ellwood City School District.”
He will replace Laurel’s current Jr and Sr High School Principal Mark Frengel, who officially resigned from his position as accepted by Laurel’s School Board on Jan 11.
Other motions approved:
- Motion to approve January 12, 2023 Combined Meeting Minutes and January 19, 2023 Special Meeting Minutes.
- Motion to Approve 2021-22 draft Audit Report as presented by Mr. Peter Vancheri from Hosack, Specht, Muetzel & Wood LLP for year ending June 30, 2022.
- Motion to Approve General Fund Treasurer’s Report as follows:
- WesBanco Checking $1,284,111.89
- PLGIT GF Prine/Term $3,740,461.46
- Tax Accounts $ 518,773.41
- PSDLAF $ 1,478.03
- PA Invest $ 410.82
- Total Cash & Investments $5,545,235.61
- Motion to approve the General Fund Accounts Payable Report, Cafeteria Report and Construction Report.
- Motion to approve Substitute List for the remainder of the 2022-23 school year.
- Cafeteria
- Teressa Jones-Wojton and Melissa Foreman
- Clerical
- Teressa Jones-Wojton
- Custodial
- Jennifer Slavic
- Cafeteria
- Motion to approve Spring Coaches for the 2022-23 school year.
- Baseball
- Head Coach -Chris Weisz
- Assistant 1 -Brad Welsh
- Assistant 2-Bill Baker
- Assistant 3-Rich Ryan
- MS Head Coach-Joe Nardone
- MS Assistant-Charles Nardone
- Volunteer-Bob Varratti
- Volunteer-Rick Roth
- Volunteer-Craig Mills
- Volunteer-Luke Angelucci
- Volunteer-Gino Ceriani
- Volunteer-George Bokor
- Volunteer-Mike Widmaier
- Volunteer-Curt Agostinelli
- Softball
- Head Coach-Gary Rozanski
- Varsity Assistant
- Assistant-Merle McDonald
- J.R. High Head Coach-Robert Sedgwick, Jr.
- J.R. High Assistant-Bryan Lucarelli
- Volunteer-Bob Sudano
- Volunteer-Jason Schwarz
- Volunteer-Tyson Hicks
- Track
- Head Coach-Nathan Brown
- Varsity Assistant-Abby Eisenbrown
- Varsity Assistant-Chris Ludwig
- Jr.High Head-Alan Marsh
- Volunteer-Tom Natale
- Boys Tennis
- Head Coach-John DiBuono
- Varsity Assistant-Al Campman
- Volunteer-Tom Natale
- JR High Volleyball
- 8th Grade-Jenna Ricciuti
- 7th Grade-Justin Bennett
- Volunteer-Joe Ricciuti
- Volunteer-Michelle Nocera Hoffman
- Volunteer-Julianna Kon
- Baseball
- Motion to approve tenure for Amanda Kirkham, Perry Lower Intermediate Title I Reading Teacher. She has completed six successful semesters.
- Motion to Approve FMLA leave for the following in accordance with the Family Medical Leave Act and Policy 335:
- 1. Stevilynn Gwin, Instructional Aide at North Side, for FMLA from February 6, 2023 to March 20, 2023.
- 2. Curtis Agostinelli, Grade 6 teacher-Hartman, for intermittent FMLA beginning immediately.
- Motion to approve the following facility request:
- 1. EC Varsity Wrestling Coach is requesting the use of the small gym or cafeteria from March 1 through May 31, 2023 for a wrestling club from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays to develop a freestyle wrestling club.
- 2. EC Wrestling Boosters is requesting to use the LHS Big gym, cafeteria, and LGI room on Saturday, April 15, 2023 from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM with set up Friday evening April 14, 2023.
- 3. EC Baseball Boosters is requesting the use of the LHS big gym on Sunday February 19, 2023 from 1:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. and Sunday, February 26, 2023 from 4:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. for a Baseball youth camp for boys and girls grades K-6.
- 4. Pam MacDonald Dance Expression, is requesting the use of the LHS Small gym and Sgt. Leslie H. Sabo Jr. Memorial Auditorium for her annual dance recital on Saturday, June 3, 2023 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. for dress rehearsal, and Sunday, June 4, 2023 from 12:00 p.m. till 5:00 p.m. for recital. Alternate date request of Saturday June 10 and Sunday June 11.
- 5. EC Soccer Boosters requests the use of the field at Helling Stadium and the LHS big gym (in case of inclement weather) on Sunday March 26, 2023 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. with an alternate date of Sunday March 19 for a soccer clinic. Due to the field being the only option for March 26, approval will be given for Sunday, March 19, 2023 for Helling Stadium and the LHS big gym only in the case of inclement weather.
- 6. EC Amateur Baseball Federation is requesting the use of the LHS big gym on Sunday, March 12, 2023 from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. for their annual skills assessment.
- 7. EC Amateur Baseball Federation requests the High school baseball field adn Friedhoff Field (Little League field) from April 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023 for practices and games in spring, summer, and fall.
- Motion to approve the following change of a previously approved facility request:
- Change the use of the Helling Stadium property for the fireworks display on Sunday, July 2, 2023 at the end of the EC Arts, Crafts and Food Festival from the Ellwood City Arts, Crafts and Food Festival Committee to the Ellwood City Borough.
- Motion to Approve the following Change Orders for the Perry Lower Intermediate Project:
- 1. Change order HC-2 HVAC at an additional cost of $20,811.00.
- 2. Change order 003-1 Revise Patch and Seal Walls in Corridor at additional cost of $29,069.00
- 3. Change order 004 Library Stack Shelving at additional cost of $28,376.00
- 4. Change order 005-1 Revise New Wall at additional cost of $4,261.00
- Motion to approve the AMCA Systems, LLC proposal of $2850 for a software license for employee reporting and filing requirements for the 2022 tax year.
- Motion for the following new/revised policies to be put on display for review until the next board meeting and then be recommended for approval:
- Policy #011 Principles for Governance and Leadership
- Policy #200 Enrollment of Students
- Policy #202 Eligibility of Nonresident Students
- Policy #204 Attendance
- Policy #217 Graduation
- Policy #221 Dress and Grooming
- Policy #233 Suspension and Expulsion
- Policy #236.1 Threat Assessment
- Policy #251 Students Experiencing Homelessness, Foster Care and Other Educational Instability
- Policy #707 Use of School Facilities
- Policy #805 Emergency Preparedness and Response
- Policy #805.2 School Security Personnel
- Policy #808 Food Services
- Policy #810 Transportation
- Motion to approve the 2023-2024 School Calendar recommended by Administration and EAEA.
- Motion to approve the attached Emergency Instructional Time Template Section 520.1 for the 2022-23 School year.
- Motion to approve an agreement with KeySolution Staffing to provide the District with services commensurate with the position of Gifted Education Coordinator beginning February 1, 2023 through the end of the 2022-23 school year.
- Motion to approve the actions of the Board at the student disciplinary hearing conducted on February 6, 2023, are hereby accepted and that the Adjudication #1 2022-23 issued in that matter is hereby ratified in all respects as the actions of the Board of School Directors of the Ellwood City Area School District.
- Motion to accept Settlement Agreement for Student B 2022-23.
I feel bad for Laurel. Great news for Ellwood.