BASD Considers Whistleblower Policy
By ANNE HOLLIDAY
WESB/WBRR News Director
The Bradford Area School District is considering a whistleblower policy that would protect employees who report suspected improper actions by other employees.
“The Whistleblower Law provides protection of employees against being discharged or discriminated against by reason of their filing good faith reports with an employer of suspected fraud, financial improprieties, irregularities, or conflicts of interest or cooperating in the investigation of such reports,” the policy states.
The Director of Human Resources, currently Sam Johnson, would be the compliance officer. A complaint against the Director of Human Resources would go to the superintendent.
The school board is expected to vote on the measure during its next meeting on August 9.
Also Monday, the board approved on second consideration the budget for the 2010-11 school year, which, for the ninth straight year, includes no tax increase.
In a meeting that lasted less than an hour, the board also agreed to hire Brian Hobbs as boys’ head varsity basketball coach and Mark Kelley as girls’ head cross country coach.
Hobbs replaces Dave Fuhrman who retired as Owls basketball coach. Kelley replaces Bob McFarlane who has taken a position with St. Bonaventure University.
Good luck to both of you,” said school board president Tim Bean. “You’re following coaches who have been in their positions for a lot of years, and we look forward to carrying on the tradition of being good coaches and making sure the kids have fun.”
Bean also presented retiring employees with their school bells.
After receiving her bell Melissa Melvin, an elementary teacher form 1973 through this school year, noted that current school board member Pat Vigliotta was one of her students when he was in third grade.
Others at the meeting to receive bells were Sue Rea, an elementary teacher from 1973-2010; and Joe Nuzzo, a custodian at Bradford Area High School from 1979-2010.
Those who didn’t attend the meeting Gae Colligan (elementary teacher since 1976); Cindy Calcagno (principal’s secretary at George G. Blaisdell since 1994); Sandra LaBrozzi (SED teacher since 1968); Phyllis Leonhardt (school nurse at School Street and GGB since 1996); Connie Switzer (general aide since 1975); and Sally Boyer (sixth grade teacher since 1972). Thomas Alcorn, a mechanic from 1980 to 2006, will also receive the bell he didn’t get the year he retired.
Pictured (top), Hobbs and Kelley; Bean and Melvin
WESB/WBRR News Director
The Bradford Area School District is considering a whistleblower policy that would protect employees who report suspected improper actions by other employees.
“The Whistleblower Law provides protection of employees against being discharged or discriminated against by reason of their filing good faith reports with an employer of suspected fraud, financial improprieties, irregularities, or conflicts of interest or cooperating in the investigation of such reports,” the policy states.
The Director of Human Resources, currently Sam Johnson, would be the compliance officer. A complaint against the Director of Human Resources would go to the superintendent.
The school board is expected to vote on the measure during its next meeting on August 9.
Also Monday, the board approved on second consideration the budget for the 2010-11 school year, which, for the ninth straight year, includes no tax increase.
In a meeting that lasted less than an hour, the board also agreed to hire Brian Hobbs as boys’ head varsity basketball coach and Mark Kelley as girls’ head cross country coach.Hobbs replaces Dave Fuhrman who retired as Owls basketball coach. Kelley replaces Bob McFarlane who has taken a position with St. Bonaventure University.
Good luck to both of you,” said school board president Tim Bean. “You’re following coaches who have been in their positions for a lot of years, and we look forward to carrying on the tradition of being good coaches and making sure the kids have fun.”
Bean also presented retiring employees with their school bells.
After receiving her bell Melissa Melvin, an elementary teacher form 1973 through this school year, noted that current school board member Pat Vigliotta was one of her students when he was in third grade.Others at the meeting to receive bells were Sue Rea, an elementary teacher from 1973-2010; and Joe Nuzzo, a custodian at Bradford Area High School from 1979-2010.
Those who didn’t attend the meeting Gae Colligan (elementary teacher since 1976); Cindy Calcagno (principal’s secretary at George G. Blaisdell since 1994); Sandra LaBrozzi (SED teacher since 1968); Phyllis Leonhardt (school nurse at School Street and GGB since 1996); Connie Switzer (general aide since 1975); and Sally Boyer (sixth grade teacher since 1972). Thomas Alcorn, a mechanic from 1980 to 2006, will also receive the bell he didn’t get the year he retired.
Pictured (top), Hobbs and Kelley; Bean and Melvin
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