Joint Operating Committee
The Joint Operating Committee is made up of five members who serve for a three year term. The alternate five 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:
- Jim Thorpe – Mr. Gerald Strubinger, Member
- Lehighton – Ms. Heather Neff, Vice-Chairman
- Palmerton – Ms. Alyson Krawchuk, Member
- Panther Valley – Mrs. Renee DeMelfi, Chairman
- Weatherly – Mr. Thomas Connors, Member
- Chris Graver, JOC Secretary
- Jeffry Deutsch, Treasurer
- Dave Reinbold, Administrative Director
- Robert T. Yurchak, JOC Solicitor
Alternate Representatives to the Joint Operating Committee:
- Jim Thorpe – Mr. Rich Flacco
- Lehighton – Mr. Sean Gleaves
- Palmerton – Mrs. Kris Schaible
- Panther Valley – Mr. Pat Leonzi
- Weatherly – Mr. Kenneth Jacoby, III
The Regular monthly Meetings of the Carbon Career & Technical Institute Joint Operating Committee will be held the 3rd Thursday of each month (except where indicated*) at 6:00 PM during 2025 as follows:
January 16, 2025 July 17, 2025
February 20, 2025 August 21, 2025
March 20, 2025 September 18, 2025
April 15, 2025* October 16, 2025
May 15, 2025 November 20, 2025
June 19, 2025 December 18, 2025 – Reorganization Meeting
Prior to each Regular Meeting, there will be an Executive Session at 5:00 PM.
*Tuesday
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
- 103.3 – Nondiscrimination in School and Classroom Practices
- 103 – Discrimination Based on Sex (Title IX) – Students and Staff
- 104 – Nondiscrimination in Employment-Contract Practices
- 104 – Attachment, Report form for Complaints of Discrimination
- 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
- 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 Non-school 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 – Unlawful Harassment
- 348 – Attachment, Report form for Complaints of Unlawful Harassment
- 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 – Disqualification by Reason of Health
- 416 – Non-tenured Staff Members
- 417 – Conduct/Disciplinary Procedures
- 418 – Penalties for Tardiness
- 419 – Outside Activities
- 420 – Freedom of Speech in Non-Instructional Settings
- 421 – Political Activities
- 422 – Gifts
- 423 – Tobacco Use
- 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 – Unlawful Harassment
- 448 – Attachment, Report form for Complaints of Unlawful Harassment
- 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 – Suspension 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 Use
- 524 – Personnel Files
- 525 – Dress and Grooming
- 526 – Complaint Policy
- 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 – Unlawful Harassment
- 548 – Attachment, Report form for Complaints of Unlawful Harassment
- 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 General Fund Balance
- 622 – GASB Statement 34
- 700 – Property
- 701 – Facilities Planning
- 702 – Gifts, Grants, Donations
- 703 – Sanitary Management
- 704 – Maintenance
- 705 – Safety
- 706 – Property Records
- 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
- 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
