UMSB Draft Agenda Policy and Facilities Committee Meetings for tonight

The Upper Moreland School Board will hold its Policy and Facitlities and Operation committee meetings tonight, starting at 6:45 p.m. at the .

Below are draft agendas for both meetings. Some potential topics of interest may be the first readings of policies 220 and 221, regarding student expression and dress and grooming.

A complaint about Upper Moreland High School Boys' Lacrosse Field lacrosse balls hitting cars and homes along Brooks Street will also be discussed in the Facilities and Operations committee meeting.

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POLICY COMMITTEE
April 10, 2012
Committee:  

           April Stainback, Chairperson
           Ron Slagle
           Mark Wenik

 I.    INFORMATION ITEMS

   A.  Framework for Systematic Review of Policies for May, 2012 Policies #222, #223 & #224

 II.   DISCUSSION ITEMS

 III.  VERIFICATION OF UPDATED POLICIES

     1.  #211 – Student Accident Insurance (Students)
     2.  #212 – Reporting of Student Progress (Students)
     3.  #213 – Grading of Student Progress (Students)

 III.  CONSENT AGENDA

   A.     Systematic Review of Policies #204, #214, #215, & #216 (Students)           Third Reading

     1.  #204 – Attendance (Students)
     2.  #214 – Class Rank (Students)
     3.  #215 – Promotion and Retention (Students)
     4.  #216 – Student Records (Students)

   B.    Systematic Review of Policies #217 & #218 (Students)

       Second Reading

     1.  #217 – Graduation Requirements (Students)
     2.  #218 – Student Discipline (Students)

   C.  Systematic Review of Policies #131, #219, #220 & #221 (Programs, Pupils/Students)

       First Reading

     1.  #131 – Educational Television (Programs)
     2.  #219 – Student Hearing Process (Pupils/Students)
     3.  #220 – Student Expression (Pupils/Students)
     4.  #221 – Dress and Grooming (Pupils/Students)


Motion to approve all items under the Policy Committee Consent Agenda as presented.
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FACILITIES & OPERATION COMMITTEE AGENDA
April 10, 2012
Committee:      

               Mark Wenik, Chairperson
               April Stainback
               Ron Slagle


 I.    INFORMATION ITEMS
   A.  Fire Drills

     1.  U.M. Primary School – March 23, 2012, 1 minute, 45 seconds
     2.  U.M. Intermediate School – March 23, 2012, 1 minute, 20 seconds
     3.  U.M. Middle School – March 28, 2012, 1 minute 35 seconds
     4.  U.M. High School – March 22, 2012, 2 minutes, 38 seconds

   B.  Panic Button Testing

     1.  U.M. Primary School – March 27, 2012
     2.  U.M. Intermediate School – March 23, 2012
     3.  U.M. Middle School – March 28, 2012
     4.  U.M. High School – March 22, 2012

 II.   DISCUSSION ITEMS

   A.  High School Renovation Project Change Order Requests

     1.  Review the Change Order Request PCOR – 27 from Worth and Company to change pump impellers, troubleshoot chilled water system and take readings on cooling tower and chillers per engineers instruction as described in e-mail dated 2/8/2012 for the amount of $11,781.85.

Review the Change Order Request PCOR – 29 from Worth and Company to re-route new sewer line under Music Addition as shown on Drawing CSK – PO111 as detailed in E-Mail dated 2/1/2012 in the amount of $65,674.63.  A breakdown of the cost is:
       Plumbing Materials......................$ 4,487.70
       Plumbing Labor...........................$ 6,976.50
       Contracted Excavation/Backfill......$23,000.00
       Unsuitable Soils Remove/Replace..$31,210.43
                                                        $65,674.63

   B.  High School Boys Lacrosse Field
       Review the solutions to the safety concern raised from Lacrosse balls hitting cars and the homes across Brooks Street.

   C.  Primary School Front Walk
       Review the attached memorandum from the Primary School requesting permission to
enhance landscaping along the front walk of the Primary School as a Title I Parent/Staff Initiative in partnership with local company, K & K Landscaping of Warminster. Contract for Landscape Design attached.

 III.  CONSENT AGENDA

   A.  Building Use Requests

     1.  $ Abington Memorial Hospital Dixon School of Nursing request the use of the Upper Moreland High School Auditorium on Wednesday May 30, 2012 from 6:30PM to 9:00PM for their Commencement Ceremony for Nursing.  They also request one hour rehearsal earlier that day or one night before the event.  They further request 80 chairs and 3 tables to be set up on stage along with a podium and microphone.
     2.  $ UM Director of Bands request the use of the Upper Moreland Middle School Auditorium and Music Area Monday through Thursday during the weeks beginning June 18 and ending July 26, 2012 for the purpose of running a Summer Arts Camp.

   B.  Request for Facilities Use Waiver
     1.  Upper Moreland Summer Arts Camp program request a fee waiver for the use of the Upper Moreland Middle School Auditorium and Music Area, Monday through Thursday during the weeks beginning June 18 and ending July 26, 2012, memo attached.