Regular Meeting Minutes
A Regular Meeting of the Board of Education of the Scotia-Glenville Central School District was held in the Library Media Center of the Middle School, in said district on May 12, 2008.
President of the Board of Education Margaret Smith called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
Present: Ahnert, Benedetto, Carbone, Conlon, Normington, Smith, Yagielski, Superintendent Swartz, Director of Curriculum and Instruction Kavanaugh, School Business Manager Giaquinto and District Clerk DeLong
Absent: none
Hearing/Privilege of the Floor
Jerry Moore, 122 Jay St., spoke to the Board regarding teacher contracts, the SuperintendentÕs
contract and solar energy.
Presentation: General Electric Energy Ð Solar (Scott Starr, Customer
Value Manager)
Scott Starr, Customer Value Manager of GE Solar Energy, gave a brief report to the Board on
General ElectricÕs Solar Energy Program. The Board asked several questions of Mr. Starr and
thanked him for his presentation.
MOVED by Carbone that the Board of Education accept the following three grants:
RESOLUTION: ACCEPT AND APPROPRIATE THE NEW YORK LEGISLATIVE GRANT AWARD
(PROJECT NUMBER 7422-07-0001)
Approve the Resolution, dated May 6, 2008, regarding acceptance of the New York Legislative Grant
Award (Project Number 7422-07-0001), as submitted. (This grant is contained as Appendix A to
these minutes).
RESOLUTION: ACCEPT AND APPROPRIATE THE NEW YORK LEGISLATIVE GRANT AWARD
Approve the Resolution, dated May 6, 2008, regarding acceptance of the New York Legislative Grant
Award, as submitted. (These grants are contained as Appendix B to these minutes).
ROLL CALL
AYES: 7
NOES: 0
MOTION CARRIED
DISCUSSION: PROPOSED 2008-2009 SCHOOL CALENDAR
Superintendent Swartz presented the proposed 2008-2009 school calendar to the Board. The Board discussed proposed changes to this calendar and provided feedback to Superintendent Swartz. She will make revisions to the calendar and will bring a final copy back for adoption at the next meeting.
APPOINT CHAIRPERSON OF ANNUAL DISTRICT ELECTION
MOVED by Conlon that the Board of Education appoint John Yagielski as Chairperson of the Annual District Election on May 20, 2008.
ROLL CALL
AYES: 6 (Yagielski abstained)
NOES: 0
MOTION CARRIED
APPOINT CHIEF INSPECTOR OF ANNUAL DISTRICT ELECTION
MOVED by Conlon that the Board of Education appoint Bruce Rowledge as Chief Inspector of the Annual District Election on May 20, 2008.
ROLL CALL
AYES: 7
NOES: 0
MOTION CARRIED
APPOINT INSPECTORS AND ASSISTANT CLERKS FOR ANNUAL DISTRICT ELECTION
MOVED by Yagielski that the Board of Education appoint Inspectors, Assistant Clerks, and Inspectors for Nursing Homes for the Annual District Election on May 20, 2008, as submitted, and further, authorize the Superintendent to fill any remaining vacancies with an appointment at the May 19, 2008, Board of Education meeting. (This list is contained as Appendix C to these minutes).
ROLL CALL
AYES: 7
NOES: 0
MOTION CARRIED
REQUEST FOR OVERNIGHT FIELD TRIP Ð FRENCH TRAVEL CLUB TO LOIRE VALLEY AND
PARIS, FRANCE
MOVED by Conlon that the Board of Education approve the request for the overnight trip of the French Travel Club students and chaperones to Loire Valley and Paris, France, from April 10 - April 17, 2009, at no expense to the district. (This request is contained as Appendix D to these minutes).
ROLL CALL
AYES: 7
NOES: 0
MOTION CARRIED
ADOPT TEXTBOOK
MOVED by Conlon that the Board of Education adopt the following textbook for use by the sixth
grade students at the Middle School:
Keyboarding Connections: Projects and Applications (Middle School), McGraw-Hill
ROLL CALL
AYES: 7
NOES: 0
MOTION CARRIED
RESOLUTIONS: PROPOSED DISTRICT OFFICE BOILER REPLACEMENT PROJECT
REGARDING THE STATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REVIEW ACT (SEQRA) AND LEAD
AGENCY
MOVED by Yagielski that the Board of Education approve the Resolutions, dated May 12, 2008, regarding the proposed District Office Boiler Replacement Project, as submitted. (These resolutions are contained as Appendix E to these minutes).
ROLL CALL
AYES: 7
NOES: 0
MOTION CARRIED
MOVED by Ahnert that the Board of Education accept/approve the following items with a correction to
the minutes from April 7, 2008:
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT
a. Staffing
1) Approve the part-time appointment of Tracy Stern as School Monitor (Lincoln Elementary School), effective May 13, 2008 through June 30, 2008, with 2007-2008 salary to be at the rate of $8.50/hour (2 hours/day). 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.
2) Approve the following additional substitutes for the 2007-2008 school year:
Substitute Teacher
Vanessa Anderson
Eleanor Poling
Substitute Teaching Assistant
Vanessa Anderson
Substitute Teacher Aide
Jennifer King
Substitute School Monitor
Christine M. Grugan
3) Approve the following list of occasional student AV workers, at the rate of $7.43/hour, for the 2007-2008 school year:
Cory D. Jackson
Evan R. Long
b. Placement of Children with Disabilities
Accept the Placement of Children with Disabilities as recommended by the Committee on Preschool Special Education at their meeting on 4/25/08 and by the Committee on Special Education at their meetings on 4/24, 4/29, 4/30, 5/2, 4/2, 4/3, 5/8, 4/4, 4/9, 4/24, 4/25, 5/1, 2/27, 4/7, 4/8, 4/10, 4/11, 3/17, 3/31 and 4/22/08.
c. Minutes: April 7, 2008 Regular Meeting
April 21, 2008 Special Meeting
April 28, 2008 Special Meeting
d. Internal Claims Auditor's Report of Payroll/Warrants
Warrants: #24 $150,618.77
#43 $711,646.10
President Smith noted receipt of the Internal Claims AuditorÕs Report of Payroll/Warrants. (This report is contained as Appendix F to these minutes).
e. Bids
1) Award the bid for boiler maintenance and general plumbing repairs service for the 2008-2009 school year to Trojan Energy Systems, as per the attached Bid Summary. (This bid is contained as Appendix G to these minutes).
2) Award the bid for occasional electrical repairs for the 2008-2009 school year to RB Mortensen Electrical Contracting, as per the attached Bid Summary. (This bid is contained as Appendix H to these minutes).
ROLL CALL
AYES: 7
NOES: 0
MOTION CARRIED
The Board briefly discussed the upcoming CAPSBA meeting.
MOVED by Carbone that the Board of Education adjourn to Executive Session in order to discuss matters relating to personnel.
ROLL CALL
AYES: 7
NOES: 0
MOTION CARRIED
The Board adjourned to Executive Session at 8:31 p.m. and returned to Open Session at 8:50 p.m.
MOVED by Carbone that the meeting be adjourned.
ROLL CALL
AYES: 7
NOES: 0
MOTION CARRIED
The meeting adjourned at 8:50 p.m.
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Bobbie DeLong, District Clerk