Special Meeting Minutes
A
Special Meeting of the Board of Education of the Scotia-Glenville Central
School District was held in the Cafeteria of the Middle School in said district
on March 7, 2005.
President
of the Board of Education called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m.
Present: Ahnert, Bradley,
Carbone, Carpenter, Conlon, Crisafulli (arrived 7:10 p.m.), Smith,
Superintendent
Marcelle, Business Administrator Nolie, Director of Curriculum and
Instruction
Kavanaugh, District Clerk DŐAlessandro
PLEDGE
OF ALLEGIANCE
HEARING/PRIVILEGE
OF THE FLOOR
Margaret
Fisher, Pershing Drive, spoke regarding the application process for the Honors
and AP courses.
Jerry
Moore, Jay Street, spoke regarding employee benefits and instructional costs.
Claire
Houlihan, Alexander Avenue, spoke regarding the Academic Enrichment Program and
bridging the gap from the AEP to AP Program.
Sara
Crounse, Charles Street, expressed her appreciation for the Board of
EducationŐs support of the Young Scholars Program and asked that the program
continue through the 8th grade.
Kathy
Soul, Wildwood Avenue, spoke of the long-term benefits of continuing and
expanding the Young Scholars Program.
J.
Kavanaugh thanked all parents for coming tonight and said he will make a formal
recommendation for the Young Scholars/Scotia Scholars Programs at the Board of
Education meeting on 3/14/05.
Budget Discussion: K-12 Supplies, Equipment, Staff Development and
Technology
J.
Kavanaugh stated there is no proposed increase in K-12 supplies, equipment,
staff development
and
technology. He is proposing two
items to be considered - increased funds for staff development
and
a Technology Proposition. D.
Versocki did a presentation on how the Intranet can be used as an
information
and productivity tool. He gave
examples of how the Intranet can be used for staff
development,
independent study courses, district forms, conference registration, lesson
plans and
report
cards.
Presentation
of Preliminary 2005-2006 Budget
In response to the
hearing/privilege of the floor, Mr. Marcelle stated that at this point in the
process
there is no proposed decrease in
the Young Scholars Program. Mr.
Marcelle presented the
preliminary 2005-2006
budget. He stated that the
preliminary budget is 2.65M higher than the current
yearŐs budget. At least 2-3% of this increase is due
to the mandatory TeacherŐs Retirement System
increase, which the school
district has asked for assistance with area legislators. Mr. Marcelle is
asking Board of Education to consider
an Equipment Proposition of $295,000 over a 5 year period to
reduce the impact on the tax
rate. Mr. Marcelle did not
indicate a proposed tax rate but will indicate a
range in the next board meeting.
Mr. Albanese responded to the
Board of EducationŐs Special Education request by presenting a
powerpoint presentation on BOCES
placements, private school placements, preschool information
for 2005-2006, CSE referrals,
transfer students, projected class list for 2005-2006, declassification,
ineligibility and exit
information.
MOVED by Carbone that the Board
of Education approve the Request for Overnight Trip,
Resolution to Participate in
Cooperative Bid with Burnt Hills in the Purchase of Duplicating Paper
Supplies, Resolution to
Participate in Cooperative Bid with OCM Boces in the Purchase of Natural
Gas and Electric Energy,
Adoption of Family & Consumer Sciences Textbook, Communications,
Routine Business and Placement
of Students with Disabilities.
Request
for Overnight Trip: Lincoln Grade
5 to Camp Chingachgook
Approve request for the
overnight trip for Lincoln School grade 5 students and chaperones to Camp
Chingachgook in Lake George, NY,
to participate in the Outdoor Education Program from June 13-
15, 2005. (The Request is
contained as Appendix A to these minutes.)
Resolution: Participation in Cooperative Bid with
the Burnt Hills Đ Ballston
Lake
School District in the Purchase of Duplicating Paper Supplies
Adopt the resolution as
prescribed by the Burnt Hills Đ Ballston Lake School District for eligibility
to
participate in a
cooperative bid for duplicating paper supplies. (The Resolution is contained as
Appendix B to these
minutes.)
Resolution:
Participation in Cooperative Bid with the OCM BOCES in the Purchase of Natural
Gas and Electric Energy
Adopt the Resolution as
prescribed by the O-C-M BOCES for eligibility to participate in a cooperative
bid for natural gas
supply and delivery and electric energy supply and delivery. (The Resolution is
contained as Appendix C
to these minutes.)
Adopt Family &
Consumer Sciences Textbook
Adopt the following
textbook for use in Family and Consumer Sciences courses:
Clothes
and Your Appearance, The Goodheart-Willcox Company, Inc., 2004
The request for an
extension of the unpaid leave of absence for Amy Kimball, Mathematics Teacher
(Senior High School),
for child care purposes, through June 30, 2006. (The request is contained as
Appendix D to these
minutes.)
Routine
Business
a. Staffing
1) Approve the change in hours of Julie Wellington,
School Monitor (Sacandaga Elementary School), from 2.25
hours/day to 2.50 hours/day, effective September 8, 2004 through
June 30, 2005.
2) Approve the revised 2004-05 salary list
for School Monitors, as submitted.
b.
Placement of Children
with Disabilities
Accept the Placement of Children with Disabilities as
recommended by the Committee on Preschool Special Education on 2/18/05 and the
Committee on Special Education on 2/18, 2/28 and 3/2.
ROLL CALL
Ayes: 7
Noes: 0
MOTION CARRIED
MOVED by Conlon to adjourn to Executive Session.
ROLL CALL
Ayes: 7
Noes: 0
MOTION CARRIED
The Board of Education
adjourned to the Executive Session at 10:21 p.m. and returned to Open Session
at 10:55 p.m.
MOVED by Carbone that the
meeting be adjourned.
ROLL CALL
Ayes: 7
Noes: 0
MOTION CARRIED
The meeting adjourned at
10:55 p.m.
______________________________
Maggie
DŐAlessandro, District Clerk