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Special Meeting Minutes

 

 

A Special Meeting of the Board of Education of the Scotia-Glenville Central School District was held in the Board Room of the District Office in said district on May 23, 2005.

 

President of the Board of Education called the meeting to order at 7:08 p.m.

 

Present:   Ahnert, Bradley, Carbone, Carpenter, Conlon, Smith,  Interim Superintendent McAndrews, Business Administrator Nolie, Director of Curriculum and Instruction Kavanaugh, District Clerk DeLong

 

Absent:  Crisafulli

 

 

Pledge of Allegiance

 

HEARING/PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR

 

Michelle Kraines, Barry Lane, spoke to the Board in regards to the Academic Enrichment program.

 

RECOGNITION OF JOANNE REYNOLDS - SCHOOL NURSE OF THE YEAR

 

Interim Superintendent McAndrews recognized the naming of Joanne Reynolds as School Nurse of the Year by the New York State Association of School Nurses.  Dr. McAndrews acknowledged her accomplishments and congratulations were given.

 

2005-2006 BUDGET VOTE:  APPOINT ADDITIONAL INSPECTORS AND ASSISTANT  CLERKS

      

 MOVED by Bradley that the Board of Education approve the list of additional Inspectors, Assistant Clerks, and Inspectors for Nursing Homes for the Annual District Election on May 17, 2005, as submitted. (This list is contained as Appendix A to these minutes.)

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  6

                                                                                  Noes:  0

MOTION CARRIED

 

REPORT OF INSPECTORS OF BUDGET VOTE

 

MOVED by Bradley that the Board of Education accept the report of the Inspectors of the election certifying the results of the budget vote held on May 17, 2005, as follows:

 

       1)  Resolution to approve the 2005-2006 budget in the amount of $40,059,876.

 

             Yes = 1,562             No = 1,324                            Void = 10                   Total  = 2,896

 

      

 

 

 

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2)  Board of Education Candidates:

 

            Kurt Ahnert                            1,810

            Pamela Carbone                1,897

            Benjamin Conlon               1,798

           Jerry Moore                            1,524

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  6

                                                                                Noes:  0

                                                                        MOTION CARRIED

 

 

SPECIAL BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETINGS

 

MOVED by Conlon that the Board of Education establish June 6 and June 7, 2005, as Special Board of Education Meeting dates for the purpose of Executive Session.

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  6

                                                                                  Noes:  0

                                                                         MOTION CARRIED

 

MAINTENANCE PROJECTS AND STAFFING PROPOSAL

 

Mrs. Nolie addressed the Board regarding the budget for Buildings and Grounds projects for the upcoming school year and indicated that painting is a district-wide priority.  The District would like to establish the position of District-Wide Painter to accommodate these needs. She discussed the idea of a dual position to allow for other Buildings and Grounds duties. The Board discussed whether this should be a summer only project due to the vapors from painting and the extent to which classrooms would need to be readied for a painting project.  The Board also expressed a concern regarding the fact that this item was not specifically included in the budget.  It was noted by the Board that there would be several benefits to creating this position including better staff and student attitude, pride in our buildings and the possibility of less destruction of property if the students were in a cleaner, more pleasant atmosphere.  The Board stated they were in favor of creating this position and Mrs. Nolie will contact Civil Service and provide the Board with additional information.

          

PROPOSED TITLE CHANGE:  HIGH SCHOOL DEAN OF STUDENTS TO HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

 

Interim Superintendent McAndrews addressed the Board regarding the proposal to change the title of Dean of Students to Assistant Principal at the High School.  He also asked them to consider the possibility of making this position a 12 month position rather than an 11 month position.  Dr. McAndrews listed the following reasons for this proposal:

 

á      Advertising the position as Assistant Principal will increase the pool of interested candidates

á      This would allow the positions to share responsibilities over a broader range of duties

á      This would also make the positions equal in decision-making ability, which would decrease confusion and inefficiency.

 

 

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á      If retitled, there would be no difference in the salary range or the time requirements for the position.

 

After discussing this proposal, the Board reached the conclusion that the position should remain titled Dean of Students.

 

 

 

PROPOSED K-8 ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT TASK FORCE 

 

Interim Superintendent McAndrews provided the Board with guidelines for the proposal to establish an Academic Enrichment Task Force for grades K-8.  The following issues were raised in regards to this proposal:

 

á      Is the time allotted for this task force going to be sufficient?

á      Will they understand that the focus of this task force is to be the academically gifted children, rather than children who may be artistically or musically gifted?

á      What exactly will the responsibilities of the task force be?

á      Should the task force focus on grades 4-8 or should they include K-4 as well?

á      Should the task force be divided into sub-committees or should they be allowed to divide up as they see fit.

á      Should SDM be asked to choose parents for this committee rather than PTA, who has always been responsible for choosing parent members for committees in the past.

á      Should money be spent on a consultant as presented in the guidelines?

 

After discussing this proposal at length, the Board agreed that the Task Force should be created, however, they did not feel that money should be spent on a consultant and they would like to see the guidelines changed somewhat to reflect their concerns.

 

MOVED by Ahnert that the Board establish a K-8 Academic Enrichment Task Force.

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  6

                                                                                  Noes:  0

                                                                        MOTION CARRIED

 

MOVED by Bradley that the Board accept/approve the following resolution and all the items under Communications and Staffing except for item a-2 under Staffing, which will be discussed in Executive Session.

 

RESOLUTION:  ACCEPT GIFT AND DONATION

 

Approve the Resolution, dated May 23, 2005, regarding acceptance of a donation from the Booster Club, as submitted. (This resolution is contained as Appendix B to these minutes.)

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

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COMMUNICATIONS

 

a.    Accept the letter of resignation of John Geniti, Dean of Students (Senior High School),

 

    effective c.o.b. June 30, 2005, in order for him to accept the position of Assistant Principal

     (Senior High School).  (This resignation is contained as Appendix C to these minutes.)

 

       b.   Accept the letter of resignation of Matthew Hughes, Teaching Assistant (Senior High

             School), effective c.o.b. May 23, 2005, with appreciation for his service to the district. (This

             resignation is contained as Appendix D to these minutes.)

 

c.  Accept the letter of resignation for retirement purposes of Helen Rood, School Bus Driver, effective c.o.b. June 24, 2005, with appreciation for her service to the district.  (This resignation is contained as Appendix E to these minutes.)

 

d.  Accept the letter of resignation of Mary Kownack, School Bus Driver, effective c.o.b. May 10, 2005, with appreciation for her service to the district.  (This resignation is contained as Appendix F to these minutes.)

 

e.  Accept the letter of resignation of Kathleen Allen, Teacher Aide (Senior High School), effective c.o.b. May 11, 2005, with appreciation for her service to the district.  (This resignation is contained as Appendix G to these minutes.)

 

f.  Approve the request of Becky DiCaprio, Elementary Teacher (Sacandaga School), for an extension of her unpaid childcare leave of absence through June 30, 2006. (This request is contained as Appendix H to these minutes.)

 

       ROUTINE BUSINESS

 

       a.  Staffing

 

1)    Approve the probationary appointment of John Geniti as Assistant Principal (Senior High

      School), effective July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2008, with 2005-2006 salary to be at the

      annual rate of $78,915. Mr. Geniti has provisional School Administrator/Supervisor 

     certification.

 

2)   Approve the following supplemental appointment for 2004-2005:

 

        Senior High Drama Club

        Fall Play Director/Producer                           Deborah May               $1,286

 

3) Approve the appointment of Roberta DeLong as Records Management Officer (Districtwide), effective April 25, 2005 through June 30, 2005.

 

4)  Approve the part-time appointment of Annick Geary as School Monitor (Glendaal), effective May 24, 2005 through June 30, 2005, with 2004-2005 salary to be at the hourly rate of $7.89, 1.66 hours/day.

 

 

 

 

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5)  Approve the following additional substitutes for the 2004-2005 school year:

 

        School Nurse Substitute

        Emily Tambini

 

      Substitute Teacher Aide/School Monitor/Teaching Assistant

      Krista Gardner

           

                     These appointments are conditioned on the school districtÕs receipt of clearance for the employees from the State Education Department following a criminal history     

                     records check in accordance with the provision of Education Law ¤3035.

 

6)   Appoint the following at the rate of 1/200 of their 2004-2005 annual salary for each full day of service this summer.

 

        a)           Psychologists

                       Kenneth Handin                  Up to 29 days (19 days for CSE and 10 days for                                                                                              Special Ed Summer School Supervision) (22 grant-funded)

                      

Tammy Boyd                        Up to 17 days (12 grant-funded)

 

William Lydon                      8.5 days (5 days for CPSE Ð grant funded; 3.5 days for

                                                                                        Lincoln)

                       New Hire                               4 days

                       Susan Hoefer                       7 days

                       Amy Hart                                3 days

                       Cathleen Barrett                  4 days

 

          b)         Guidance Counselors

                       Lise Williams                                   10 days

                       Deborah May                        11 days

                       Karen McKenney                 11 days

                       Kimberlee Shartrand          18 days (primary responsibility for Master Schedule)

                       Kristin Huntsman                10 days

                       Lucia Dixon                           10 days

                       Timothy O'Connell               10 days

 

          c)  Social Work

Kate Gonnelly                              Up to 10 days (5 days firm, 5; if need to provide emergency         counseling)

 

  d)  Nurses

       Joanne Reynolds            2 days (supplies)

       

Up to 10 days to be divided among:         

        Bonnie Lange                

       Susan Piehler

       Melinda Zarnoch

 

  e)  Technology

        David Versocki                15 days Ð grant funded

 

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f)  Title Grants                                     

         Patricia Abel                   9 days Ð grant funded

 

                7)  Approve the probationary appointment of Julia Pursel as Registered Professional Nurse-School (Sacandaga Elementary School), subject to Civil Service regulations, effective June 8, 2005, with 2004-2005 salary to be at the annual rate of $29,250.  This appointment is conditioned on the school districtÕs receipt of clearance for the employee from the State Education Department following a criminal history  records check in accordance with the provision of Education Law ¤3035.

                                                  

                      b.   Placement of Students with Disabilities

 

                  

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  6

                                                                                  Noes:  0

     MOTION CARRIED

 

OTHER BUSINESS

 

á      It was noted that Pam Carbone has been asked to serve her third year as President of CAPSBA.

á      It was discussed that at some point in the future names will be omitted from the Board copies of Placement of Students with Disabilities.

á      Interim Superintendent McAndrews presented a brochure from Barnes & Noble detailing a summer reading program they will be promoting.  There was some concern that this might go against current Board policy regarding what the District allows to be sent home with students.  It was suggested that in the future when items of this nature arise, it would be helpful to have a copy of the Board Policies on hand for the Board to refer to.

 

MOVED by Ahnert to adjourn to Executive Session in order to discuss matters relating to personnel and /or real property.

 

The Board adjourned into Executive Session at 8:39 p.m., relocated to the District Office and returned to Open Session at 8:46 p.m.

 

á      The Board discussed sites for the SuperintendentÕs Search and will keep first interviews on site.

 

MOVED by Carbone to adjourn to Executive Session in order to discuss matters relating to personnel and/or real property.

 

The Board adjourned into Executive Session at 8:50 p.m. and returned to Open Session at 9:45 p.m.

 

MOVED by Carbone that the Board of Education approve the following items:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Approve the following supplemental appointment for 2004-2005:

 

a.  Staffing

       

13.         Senior High Drama Club

 

Fall Play Director/Producer                                    Deborah May               $1,286

 

 

                        

Approve the regular substitute appointment of Adrienne Gardner as Social Studies

Teacher (Senior High School) effective April 25, 2005 through on or about June 30, 2005, with   2004-2005 salary to be at the annual rate of $35,000 (Step 1).  Ms. Gardner has initial certification.

 

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  6

                                                                                  Noes:  0

MOTION CARRIED

 

 

 

 

 

 

á      The Board discussed the Pre-1st program and the results of the exit poll.

 

 

MOVED by Ahnert that the meeting be adjourned.

 

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  6

                                                                                  Noes:  0

MOTION CARRIED

 

        

The meeting adjourned at 10:05 p.m.

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                    _____________________________

            Bobbie DeLong, District Clerk