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At the August 26th meeting of the Mountain View school board, the library curriculum was presented before those in attendance by the district’s two librarians. It was based off a model curriculum available from the state and put together in conjunction with the Pennsylvania Schools’ Library Association. Mr. Regeski spoke first, providing a little background. The mission of the school library program was to work with faculty to help students become critical thinkers, researchers, and readers; he said that they were essentially educators who were an educational resource for other faculty. The librarians’ job was to go out to other classrooms to help them help students work on critical skills. They helped instructors work out lesson plans, etc., particularly in how to locate useful and sound information - how to cut through the fluff. They also worked on how to understand and apply that information and focused on digital, textual, technological, and visual literacy. They developed access to information for both students and staff and provided both collaboration and direct instruction. The curriculum was not designed to be used in isolation, but rather in conjunction with subject areas. It was inquiry based.

It was stated that the 7th graders took a one marking period class where they reviewed some basic tenets of the research process on the internet. Also, they worked on how to cite sources properly. Mrs. Voigt asked if the curriculum would follow that course. Mr. Regesky responded that it would and it wouldn’t. It would be a good starting point, but the curriculum should be continued in collaboration with other course work and follow-up.

The County Commissioners meeting was called to order at 9:00 a.m. on August 28, 2013. The minutes of the prior meeting were approved, and Commissioner Giangrieco requested a change to the printed agenda. He requested that items 17 and 18 be moved up and presented prior to the ratification of the finances. This was approved – and these items were moved. The first is regarding the retirement of Sylvia Beamer, Chief Clerk, the second was regarding the transfer/appointment of Constance Hitchcock to the open position effective August 28, 2013 with a salary increase after a six month review. This personnel matter being completed, the meeting continued with the ratification of the following fiscal items: 8/16/13 General Expenses for the amount of $230,766.75; Net Payroll of $159,245.44 on 8/28/13; 8/28/13 $14,390.86 for Employee Retirement Contributions; State Withholding taxes on 8/28/13 in the amount of $7,050.22; Federal Payroll taxes of $24,068.81 also on 8/28/13; and $105,865.13 for CYS Expenses on 8/16/13. Additionally, five seminar requests were submitted and approved.

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