Joint Operating Committee
The Joint Operating Committee is made up of five members (one from each participating school district) who serve for a three year term. The five alternate members serve for a one year term. All meetings are held in the dining room. The present committee is made up of the following members:
- Lehighton ASD – Ms. Heather Neff, Chairman
- Palmerton ASD – Mrs. Alyson Krawchuk-Boschen, Vice-Chairman
- Jim Thorpe ASD – Mr. Gerald Strubinger, Member
- Panther Valley SD – Mr. Michael Alabovitz, Member
- Weatherly ASD – Mrs. April Walters, Member
- Chris Graver*, JOC Secretary
- Jeffry Deutsch*, Treasurer
- Dave Reinbold*, Administrative Director
- Robert T. Yurchak*, JOC Solicitor
*non-member
Alternate Representatives to the Joint Operating Committee:
- Jim Thorpe ASD – Mr. Christopher Fischi
- Lehighton ASD – Dr. William Howland
- Palmerton ASD – Mrs. Erin Snyder
- Panther Valley SD – Mr. Ron Yuricheck
- Weatherly ASD – Mr. Ryan Binder
The Regular monthly Meetings of the Carbon Career & Technical Institute Joint Operating Committee will be held the 3rd Thursday of each month at 6:00 PM during 2026 as follows:
January 15, 2026 July 16, 2026
February 19, 2026 August 20, 2026
March 19, 2026 September 17, 2026
April 16, 2026 October 15, 2026
May 21, 2026 November 19, 2026
June 18, 2026 December 17, 2026 – Reorganization Meeting
Prior to each Regular Meeting, there will be an Executive Session at 5:00 PM.
Meeting Agenda:
Meeting Minutes:
Carbon Career & Technical Institute Policy Manual Guide
- 000 – Joint Operating Committee Procedures
- 000 – Policy-Procedure-Administrative Regulations
- 001 – Name and Classification
- 002 – Authority and Powers
- 003 – Functions
- 004 – Membership
- 004.1 – School Building Authority
- 004.2 – Employment Limitations
- 005 – Organization
- 006 – Meetings
- 006.1 – Attendance at Meetings Via Electronic Communications
- 007 – Distribution
- 011 – JOC Governance Standards-Codes of Conduct
- 100 – Programs
- 100 – Comprehensive Planning
- 101 – Philosophy of Education/Mission Statement
- 102 – Academic Standards
- 103 – Discrimination Based on Sex (Title IX) – Students and Staff
- 103.3 – Nondiscrimination in School and Classroom Practices
- 104 – Nondiscrimination in Employment-Contract Practices
- 104 Attachment – Discrimination/Sexual Harassment/Retaliation Report Form
- 105 – Curriculum Development
- 105.1 – Curriculum Review by Parents-Guardians and Students
- 105.2 – Exemption from Instruction
- 106 – Guides for Planned Instruction
- 107 – Adoption of Planned Instruction
- 108 – Adoption of Textbooks/Courseware
- 109 – Resource Materials
- 110 – Instructional Supplies
- 111 – Instructional Planning
- 112 – Guidance Counseling
- 113 – Special Education
- 113.1 – Discipline of Students with Disabilities
- 113.2 – Behavior Support for Students with Disabilities
- 114 – FLEX Program
- 115 – Business-Education Partnerships
- 116 – Reserved
- 117 – Homebound Instruction
- 118 – Capstone Cooperative Education
- 120 – Program Enrollment
- 121 – Field Trips
- 122 – Co-Curricular Activities
- 125 – Adult Education
- 127 – Assessment of Educational Program
- 130 – Homework
- 132 – Alternative Diploma Program
- 134 – Live Work Projects
- 135 – Production Services
- 138 – Language Instruction Educational Program for English Learners
- 142 – Migrant Students
- 143 – Standards for Persistently Dangerous Schools
- 144 – Standards for Victims of Violent Crimes
- 146 – Student Services
- 147 – Student Clubs
- 200 – Pupils
- 200 – Threat Assessment
- 201 – Admission/Selection of Students
- 201.1 – Student Orientation
- 202 – Eligibility of Nonresident Students
- 203 – Communicable Diseases
- 203.1 – HIV Infection
- 203.2 – Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens
- 204 – Attendance
- 204.1 – Non-School Sponsored Education Trips or Tours
- 205 – Graduation Requirements
- 206 – Student Transfers
- 207 – Confidential Communications of Students
- 208 – Withdrawal from School
- 209 – Health Examinations/Screenings
- 209.1 – First Aid-Emergency Care
- 210 – Use of Medications
- 210.1 – Possession-Use of Asthma Inhalers
- 211 – Student Accident Insurance
- 212 – Reporting Student Progress
- 213 – Assessment of Student Progress
- 214 – Placement
- 215 – Promotion and Retention
- 215.1 – Competency Tracking
- 215A – Class Rank
- 215B – Selection of Valedictorian and Salutatorian
- 216 – Student Records
- 216 – Attachment – Student Records – Notification of Rights
- 216.1 – Supplemental Discipline Records
- 217.1 – Skills Certification
- 218 – Student Discipline
- 218.1 – Weapons
- 218.2 – Terroristic Threats-Acts
- 219 – Student Complaint Process
- 220 – Student Expression-Distribution and Posting of Materials
- 221 – Dress and Grooming
- 222 – Tobacco Products Use
- 223 – Use of Motor Vehicles
- 224 – Care of School Property
- 225 – Relations with Law Enforcement Agencies
- 226 – Searches
- 227 – Controlled Substances-Paraphernalia-Mood Altering Substances
- 228 – Student Government
- 229 – Student Fundraising
- 230 – Public Performances by Students
- 231 – Social Events and Class Trips
- 232 – Student Involvement in Decision-Making
- 233 – Suspension and Expulsion
- 234 – Pregnant Students
- 235 – Student Rights-Surveys
- 235.1 – Surveys
- 237 – Electronic Devices
- 246 – Student Wellness
- 247 – Hazing
- 248 – Unlawful Harassment
- 248 – Attachment, Report Form for Complaints of Unlawful Harassment
- 249 – Bullying-Cyberbullying
- 250 – Student Recruitment
- 251 – Homeless Students
- 300 – Administrative Employees
- 301 – Creating a Position
- 302 – Employment of Administrative Director
- 303 – Employment of Administrators
- 308 – Employment Contract
- 309 – Assignment and Transfer
- 310 – Abolishing a Position
- 311- Suspensions and Furloughs
- 312 – Evaluation of Administrative Director
- 313 – Evaluation of Administrative Employees
- 314 – Physical Examination
- 314.1 – HIV Infection
- 316 – Nontenured Employees
- 317 – Conduct-Disciplinary Procedures
- 319 – Outside Activities
- 320 – Freedom of Speech in Nonschool Settings
- 321 – Political Activities
- 322 – Gifts
- 323 – Tobacco Use
- 324 – Personnel Files
- 325 – Dress and Grooming
- 327 – Management Team
- 328 – Compensation Plan
- 331 – Job Related Expenses
- 333 – Professional Development
- 334 – Sick Leave
- 335 – Family and Medical Leaves
- 336 – Personal Necessity Leave
- 337 – Vacation
- 338 – Sabbatical Leave
- 338.1 – Compensated Professional Leaves
- 339 – Uncompensated Leave
- 342 – Jury Duty
- 348 – Reserved
- 351 – Drug and Substance Abuse
- 400 – Professional Employees
- 401 – Creating a Position
- 404 – Employment of Professional Employees
- 404.1 – Recruitment and Selection of Professional Personnel
- 404.2 – Position Vacancies Procedure
- 404.3 – Appointment of Personnel
- 405 – Employment of Substitute Professional Employees
- 406 – Employment of Summer School Staff
- 407 – Student Teachers
- 408 – Employment Contract
- 409 – Assignment and Transfer
- 410 – Abolishing a Position
- 411 – Suspensions and Furloughs
- 412 – Evaluation of Professional Employees
- 413 – Evaluation of Temporary Professional Employees
- 414 – Physical Examination
- 414.1 – HIV Infection
- 415 – Reserved
- 416 – Nontenured Staff Members
- 417 – Conduct-Disciplinary Procedures
- 417.1 – Educator Misconduct
- 418 – Penalties for Tardiness
- 419 – Outside Activities
- 420 – Freedom of Speech in Noninstructional Settings
- 421 – Political Activities
- 422 – Gifts
- 423 – Tobacco and Vaping Products
- 424 – Personnel Files
- 425 – Dress and Grooming
- 426 – Complaint Policy
- 428 – Salary Determination
- 429 – Substitute Compensation
- 431 – Job Related Expenses
- 432 – Working Periods
- 433 – Professional Development
- 434 – Sick Leave
- 435 – Family and Medical Leaves
- 436 – Personal Necessity Leave
- 438 – Sabbatical Leave
- 438.1 – Compensated Professional Leaves
- 439 – Uncompensated Leave
- 440 – Responsibility of Staff for Student Welfare
- 442 – Jury Duty
- 448 – Reserved
- 451 – Drug and Substance Abuse
- 500 – Classified Employees
- 501 – Creating a Position
- 504 – Employment of Classified Employees
- 505 – Employment of Substitute and Short-Term Employees
- 508 – Employment Contract
- 509 – Assignment and Transfer
- 511 – Suspensions and Layoffs
- 512 – Evaluation of Classified Employees
- 514 – Physical Examination
- 514.1 – HIV Infection
- 515 – Disqualification by Reason of Health
- 517 – Conduct-Disciplinary Procedures
- 518 – Penalties for Tardiness
- 519 – Outside Activities
- 523 – Tobacco and Vaping Products
- 524 – Personnel Files
- 525 – Dress and Grooming
- 526 – Complaint Process
- 528 – Salary Determination
- 529 – Substitute Compensation
- 530 – Overtime
- 531 – Job Related Expenses
- 532 – Working Periods
- 534 – Sick Leave
- 535 – Family and Medical Leaves
- 536 – Personal Necessity Leave
- 537 – Vacation
- 539 – Uncompensated Leave
- 541 – Benefits for Part-Time Personnel
- 542 – Jury Duty
- 543 – Paid Holidays
- 548 – Reserved
- 551 – Drug and Substance Abuse
- 600 – Finances
- 601 – Fiscal Objectives
- 602 – Budget Planning
- 603 – Budget Preparation
- 604 – Budget Adoption
- 607 – Tuition Income
- 608 – Bank Accounts
- 609 – Investment of School Funds
- 610 – Purchases Subject to Bid-Quotation
- 611 – Purchases Budgeted
- 612 – Purchases Not Budgeted
- 613 – Cooperative Purchasing
- 614 – Payroll Authorization
- 615 – Payroll Deductions
- 616 – Payment of Bills
- 616.1 – Sales and Use Tax
- 617 – Petty Cash
- 618 – Student Activity Funds
- 619 – Audit
- 620 – Returned Checks
- 621 – Unreserved Fund Balance
- 622 – GASB Statement 34
- 700 – Property
- 701 – Facilities Planning
- 702 – Gifts, Grants, Donations
- 703 – Sanitary Management
- 704 – Maintenance
- 705 – Safety
- 706 – Property Record
- 707 – Use of School Facilities
- 708 – Lending of Equipment and Books
- 709 – Building Security
- 710 – Use of Facilities by Staff
- 711 – Disposal of Surplus Property
- 713 – Protection of Personal Property
- 715 – Use of Fax Machines
- 716 – Integrated Pest Management
- 800 – Operations
- 800 – Records Management
- 800.2 – Electronic Signatures/Records
- 801 – Public Records
- 803 – School Calendar
- 804 – School Day
- 805 – Emergency Evacuation of Schools
- 806 – Child/Student Abuse
- 806.1 – Criminal History Record Information Proper Access Use and Dissemination
- 807 – Opening Exercises/Flag Displays
- 808 – Food Services
- 808.1 – Reserved
- 810 – Transportation
- 810.1 – Drug-Alcohol Testing – Covered Drivers
- 811 – Bonding
- 812 – Property Insurance
- 813 – Other Insurance
- 814 – Copyright Material
- 815 – Acceptable Use of Computer Networks/Digital Technology/Internet and Internet Safety
- 815A – Livestream Video
- 815B – Social Media
- 815.2 – Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Education
- 816 – Data Breach Policy
- 816.1 – Electronic Data Storage
- 818 – Contracted Services
- 819 – Suicide Awareness, Prevention and Response
- 820 – Sensitive Issues
- 822 – Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
- 823 – Use of Tobacco
- 825 – State Mandate Waivers
- 825-AR – Administrative Regulations
- 828 – Fraud
- 900 – Community
- 901 – Public Relations Objectives
- 902 – Publications Program
- 903 – Public Participation in JOC Meetings
- 904 – Public Attendance at School Events
- 905 – Citizen Advisory Committees
- 906 – Public Complaints
- 907 – School Visitors
- 908 – Relations with Parents/Guardians
- 909 – Municipal Government Relations
- 910 – Community Engagement
- 911 – News Media Relations
- 912 – Education Foundation
- 913 – Non-school Organizations/Groups/Individuals
- 914 – Relations with Intermediate Unit
- 915 – Relations with Booster Organizations
- 916 – Volunteers
- 917 – Parental/Family Involvement
- 919 – School Report Cards
