ABSENT. AGENDA Mr. Santos called the Business Meeting to order at 7:00PM.

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1 Minutes of the Business Meeting of the Board of Education of the held on Monday, September 19, 2016 in Round Hill Elementary School. PRESENT Mr. William Santos, President Mrs. Jennifer Dellova, Vice President Mr. Brian Casey, Secretary Mrs. Colleen Doyle Mrs. Kathleen Gualtieri Mr. Kevin McIntyre Mr. John F. O Neill ABSENT Mr. Roy Reese, Interim Superintendent of Schools Dr. Janet L. Seaman, Ed.D., Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction Dr. Michael Cogliano, Assistant Superintendent for Pupil Personnel Services Mr. Paul Nienstadt, Interim Assistant Superintendent for Business Mrs. Maureen Peterson, Director of Personnel and Staff Development AGENDA Mr. Santos called the Business Meeting to order at 7:00PM. II. I. Pledge of Allegiance III. Presentation: Students4Students Club Mr. Steve Kiel, Principal On the motion of Mrs. Doyle, seconded by Mr. Casey and carried forward unanimously by the Board of Education to approve/accept the following minutes/statements/reports: Approval of Minutes - August 22, 2016 Work Session/Business Meeting* Teresa Silverman, District Clerk IV. Acceptance of Treasurer s Financial Statements August 2016 Ellen Gunser, District Treasurer V. Acceptance of Treasurer s Requested Bank Statements July 2016 Ellen Gunser, District Treasurer VI. Acceptance of Treasurer s Report July 2016 Ellen Gunser, District Treasurer VII. Acceptance of the Claims Auditor Report August 2016* Joan McCue, Internal Claims Auditor VIII. Opportunity for the public to be heard on Agenda items only. Comments limited to three minutes per person, for a total duration of fifteen (15) minutes. IX. Buildings/Building Project Update X. Awards and Recognitions: District Recipients of the MHSSC Awards for Excellence Brian Connolly, 2016 Award for Excellence in Administration Maureen Limperopulos 2016 Award for Excellence in Pupil Personnel Services Dawn Jodee Thomas 2016 Award for Excellence in Support Staff Services XI. Superintendent s Recommendation: A. PERSONNEL 1. Tenure: Administrator Receiving Tenure: On the motion of Mrs. Doyle, Board of Education to approve the following administrator for tenure with effective date noted: Christine Williams Administrator Assistant Principal at Little Britain and Round Hill, Professional Certification Issued 2/1/2010 Certification Area School District Leader Effective October 14, 2016 PLEDGE PRESENTATION KIEL APPROVED WORK SESSION/BUSINESS MEETING MINUTES AUGUST 22, 2016 SILVERMAN ACCEPTED TREASURER S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AUGUST, 2016 GUNSER ACCEPTED TREASURER S REQUESTED BANK STATEMENTS JULY, 2016 GUNSER ACCEPTED TREASURER S REPORT JULY, 2016 GUNSER ACCEPTED CLAIMS AUDITOR REPORT AUGUST, 2016 MCCUE BUILDINGS PROJECT UPDATE AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS MHSSC CONNOLLY LIMPEROPULOS THOMAS APPROVED SUPERINTENDENT S RECOMMENDATION PERSONNEL TENURE WILLIAMS Page 1 of 6

2 *2. Resignations for Retirement: On the motion of Mrs. Doyle, seconded by Mrs. Dellova and carried forward unanimously by the Board of Education to approve/ratify the following irrevocable resignations for retirement, with regrets: Jack Moore JROTC High School October 31, Resignations: On the motion of Mrs. Doyle, seconded by Mrs. Dellova and carried forward unanimously by the Board of Education to approve/ratify the following irrevocable resignations, with effective dates noted: *Susan Cooney Guid. Couns. at the HS October 10, 2016 Thalia Ferraro Playground Monitor at LB September 16, 2016 *Joshua Nelson Groundsman Building & Grounds September 12, 2016 Theresa Orlandi AIS Reading Elementary August 24, Leaves of Absence: On the motion of Mrs. Doyle, seconded by Mrs. Dellova and carried forward unanimously by the Board of Education to approve the leave of absence for the following employees with effective dates noted: Christine DeRubba Teach. Asst. at Taft 9/1/16 thru 1/31/17 Margaret Kates Bus Monitor 9/6/16 thru 10/6/16 *John Mann Custodial Worker 9/20/16 thru 3/17/17 Mitchell May Technical Asst. 8/12/16 thru 8/18/16 (5 days) Alfredo Toro Bus Driver 9/6/16 thru 10/7/16 (24 days) 5. Appointments: a. Probationary Four Year Term(APPR Eligible): On the motion of Mrs. Doyle, seconded by Mrs. Dellova and carried forward unanimously by the Board of Education to approve the following resolution: BE IT RESOLVED, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools that the Board of Education hereby appoints the following teachers to a four year probationary term: (1) Nicole Havrilla, AIS Reading Elementary assigned to Taft, effective September 19, Her salary will be $54,325, prorated salary $53, based on Step B2 of the salary schedule. Her probationary period will end September 18, Ms. Havrilla has initial certification to teach Literacy B-6 in the State of New York. (2) Kathleen Lane, Special Education Teacher at the High School, effective September 1, Her salary will be $52,573, based on Step B1 of the salary schedule. Her probationary period will end August 31, Ms. Lane has initial certification to teach Students with Disabilities 7-12 in the State of New York.* *In order to be eligible for appointment to tenure, the above employees must receive at least three APPR ratings of effective or highly effective during the four year probationary term and may not receive an ineffective rating in the final year of probation. b. Regular Substitutes: On the motion of Mrs. Doyle, seconded by Mrs. Dellova and carried forward unanimously by the Board of Education to approve the following regular substitute appointments: (1) Christine DeRubba, Grade 5 at Round Hill, effective September 1, 2016 through January 31, Her salary will be $52,573, prorated salary $26,286.50, based on Step B1 of the salary schedule. Ms. DeRubba has initial certification to teach Childhood Education Grades 1-6 in the State of New York. (2) Lisa Doyle, Teaching Assistant at Taft, effective September 1, 2016 through November 22, Her salary will be $20,853, prorated salary $6,733.78, based on Step 1 of the salary schedule. Ms. Doyle has Level I Teaching Assistant certification in the State of New York. (3) Jessica Grasso, Social Studies at the Middle School, effective September 1, 2016 through December 20, Her salary will be $54,325, prorated salary $20,100.25, based on Step B2 of the salary schedule. Ms. Grasso has initial certification to teach Social Studies 7-12 in the State of New York. Page 2 of 6 (APPROVED SUPERINTENDENT S RECOMMENDATION CONT D) RETIREMENT MOORE RESIGNATIONS COONEY FERRARO NELSON ORLANDI LEAVES OF ABSENCE DERUBBA KATES MAN MAY TORO APPROVED APPOINTMENTS PROBATIONARY FOUR YEAR HAVRILLA LANE REGULAR SUBSTITUTES DERUBBA DOYLE GRASSO

3 (4) Diane Lersch, Teaching Assistant at the High School, effective September 1, 2016 through March 6, Her salary will be $21,549, prorated salary $15,263.88, based on Step 1 of the salary schedule. Ms. Lersch has Level I Teaching Assistant certification in the State of New York. (5) Nicole Ruckel, School Psychologist at Taft, effective September 21, 2016 through December 2, Her salary will be $52,573, prorated salary $13, based on Step B1 of the salary schedule. Ms. Ruckel has provisional certification as a School Psychologist in the State of New York. c. Probationary Teaching Assistant: On the motion of Mrs. Doyle, Board of Education to approve the probationary teaching assistant appointment for Tanya Beyer, Teaching Assistant District Wide Assigned to Taft, effective September 1, Her salary will be $20,853, based on Step 1 of the salary schedule. Her probationary period will end August 31, Ms. Beyer has Level 1 Teaching Assistant certification in the State of New York. d. Probationary Building Maintenance Worker: On the motion of Mrs. Doyle, seconded by Mrs. Dellova and carried forward unanimously by the Board of Education to approve the probationary building maintenance worker appointment for John Mann, Building Maintenance Worker District Wide, effective September 20, 2016, 40 hours per week, 52 weeks per year. His salary will be $52,531, prorated salary $41, based on Step 16L, Grade 12 of the salary schedule with 26 weeks probationary period. e. Probationary Food Service Worker: On the motion of Mrs. Doyle, Board of Education to approve the probationary food service worker appointment for Elizabeth Honan, Food Service Helper, effective September 20, 2016, 18 ¾ hours per week, 190 days per year. Her salary will be $8,770.88, prorated salary $8, based on Step 1 Grade 1 of the salary schedule with 52 weeks probationary period. 6. Student Interns: On the motion of Mrs. Doyle, seconded by Mrs. Dellova and carried forward unanimously by the Board of Education to approve the following student interns from Long Island University, Mount Saint Mary College and SUNY New Paltz from September 20, 2016 through June 23, 2017, as attached* 7. Mentor - Mentee Assignments: On the motion of Mrs. Doyle, Board of Education to approve the following teachers as mentors to the noted mentee for the school year, as attached* *8. Updated HS Contract Club Advisors: On the motion of Mrs. Doyle, Board of Education to approve the updated High School Contract Club Advisor positions for , as attached* B. CPSE AND CSE DOCUMENTS: On the motion of Mrs. Doyle, seconded by Mr. Casey and carried forward unanimously by the Board of Education to approve the following documents: CPSE: August 12, 2016 August 17, 2016 CSE: July 19, 2016 August 24, 2016 August 29, 2016 August 22, 2016 August 25, 2016 BE IT RESOLVED that the recommendations of the CPSE/CSE for the above dates have been reviewed by the Board of Education, and arrangements will be made for the special education programs and services and parent notification. (APPROVED SUPERINTENDENT S RECOMMENDATION CONT D) LERSCH RUCKEL PROBATIONARY TEACHING ASSISTANT BEYER PROBATIONARY BUILDING MAINTENANCE WORKER MANN PROBATIONARY FOOD SERVICE WORKER HONAN STUDENT INTERNS MENTOR-MENTEE ASIGNMENTS UPDATED HS CONTRACT CLUB ADVISORS CPSE AND CSE DOCUMENTS Page 3 of 6

4 C. LEAD EVALUATORS OF TEACHERS: On the motion of Mrs. Gualtieri, seconded by Mr. McIntyre and carried forward unanimously by the Board of Education to approve the following resolution: BE IT RESOLVED that pursuant to the requirements of Education Law Section 3012-c, 3012-d and Part of the Regents Rules, the following persons, having completed all of the required training to be certified by this Board of Education as Lead Evaluators for classroom teachers, as attached* D. GRANT ACCEPTANCE: On the motion of Mrs. Doyle, seconded by Mrs. Dellova and carried forward unanimously by the Board of Education to approve the following resolution: accept the Grant in the amount of $1,429 from Cornell Cooperative Extension and Orange County Health Department to the Little Britain Community Garden Project for the purpose of providing fresh vegetables for families of the LB community who are experiencing financial hardships. E. INCREASE BUDGET: On the motion of Mrs. Doyle, Board of Education to approve the following resolution: hereby increases the budget appropriation by the amount of $1,429 as a result of a Grant from and direct that these monies be appropriated specifically for programs, projects or equipment for use directly by students and increase the budget code of: A $1, *F. GRANT ACCEPTANCE: On the motion of Mrs. Gualtieri, seconded by Mr. O Neill and carried forward unanimously by the Board of Education to approve the following resolution: accept the Grant in the amount of $4,500 from the American Dairy Association & Dairy Council, Inc for the purpose of purchasing milk coolers. *G. INCREASE BUDGET: On the motion of Mrs. Gualtieri, seconded by Mr. O Neill and carried forward unanimously by the Board of Education to approve the following resolution: hereby increases the budget appropriation by the amount of $4,500 as a result of a Grant from the American Dairy Association & Dairy Council, Inc. for the purpose of purchasing milk coolers and increase the budget code of: C $4, H. DONATIONS: 1. On the motion of Mrs. Doyle, seconded by Mr. McIntyre and carried forward unanimously by the Board of Education to accept the donation by the Kiwanis Club of Washingtonville, of paperback dictionaries to every third grade student in the Washingtonville School District, as attached* 2. On the motion of Mrs. Doyle, seconded by Mr. McIntyre and carried forward unanimously by the Board of Education to accept the donation by the Little Britain PTO and Little Britain 5 th Grade Committee in the amount of $2, for an adaptive chair swing for ages 5-12 and a freestanding Drum for the playground, as attached* LEAD EVALATORS OF TEACHERS GRANT ACCEPTANCE CORNELL COOP INCREASE BUDGET CORNELL COOP GRANT ACCEPTANCE AMERICAN DAIRY COUNCIL INCREASE BUDGET AMERICAN DAIRY COUNCIL DONATIONS KIWANIS CLUB LITTLE BRITAIN PTO I. PROPOSED BUDGET INCREASES: On the motion of Mrs. Doyle, seconded by Mr. McIntyre and carried forward unanimously by the Board of Education to approve the following resolution: BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Education of the Washingtonville Central School District hereby increases the budget appropriation by the amount of $2, as a result of the receipt of a monetary gift from Little Britain PTO and Little Britain 5 th Grade Committee and direct that these monies be appropriated specifically for adaptive chair swing for ages 5-12 and a freestanding Drum for the playground and to be appropriated to the following budget: A PROPOSED BUDGET INCREASES LITTLE BRITAIN PTO Page 4 of 6

5 J. FUNDRASING PROPOSALS: On the motion of Mr. O Neill, seconded by Mr. Casey and carried forward unanimously by the Board of Education to approve the additional Fundraising Projects for for the following schools/programs, as attached* *1. JV/Varsity Girls Soccer Team fundraisers in October 2. Washingtonville Touchdown Club sell t-shirts at football game on 9/24/16 K. ADDITIONS TO THE REORGANIZATION MEETING AGENDA: On the motion of Mrs. Doyle, seconded by Mrs. Gualtieri and carried forward unanimously by the Board of Education to approve the additions to the Reorganization Meeting Agenda, as attached*: 1. Teaching and Non-Teaching Substitutes for *2. Tutoring List for school year FUNDRAISING PROPOSALS JV/VARSITY GIRLS SOCCER TOUCHDOWN CLUB ADDITIONS TO THE REORGANIZATION MEETING AGENDA TEACHIING/NON TEACHING SUBS TUTORING LIST *L. DISTRICT GOALS: On the motion of Mr. O Neill, seconded by adopt the District Goals FY , as follows: Goal #1 Student Success To support and promote student success and achievement by creating opportunities for college and career readiness. To do this we know we need to attract and support a highly qualified and diverse staff that is student centered, enthusiastic, and committed to professional excellence. We also need to hire and support a new superintendent who is passionate about public education. This person must have the vision and commitment to lead the WCSD forward in these challenging times. Goal #2 Budget To present and pass a budget that maximizes opportunities for students while controlling costs for district tax payers. We must also be mindful of the State Tax Cap Levy and the impact of all state mandates. Goal #3 Communication We must communicate effectively with all district stake holders on all issues that affect the WCSD. We must create additional opportunities for stakeholders to bring forth issues, concerns and suggestions that affect the school district. Create a mechanism where questions and concerns are addressed and communicated to stakeholders to maintain transparency and accountability. Goal #4 Facilities To monitor and oversee the progress of the capital building project. We must ensure that all work is being done according to plan, on budget, and as far as practical, on time. We must also ensure that all procedures are in place to protect the safety of the building occupants while all projects are in progress. DISTRICT GOALS GOAL #1 GOAL #2 GOAL #3 GOAL #4 XII. XIII. Summary of Action Items Requested Superintendent s Report XIV. Future Board of Education Meeting Dates: Tuesday, October 11, 2016, 7:30 p.m. - Work Session- High School Library Monday, October 17, 2016, 7:00 p.m. Business Meeting Taft Elementary XV. Opportunity for the public to be heard on general topics (comments limited to three minutes each). Page 5 of 6

6 XVI. On the motion of Mrs. Doyle, seconded by Mr. McIntyre and carried forward unanimously by the Board of Education to go into Executive Session to receive an update on negotiations with several bargaining units at 8:23PM. On the motion of Mrs. Doyle, seconded by Mr. O Neill and carried forward unanimously by the Board of Education to assign the Board of Education Secretary, Mr. Brian Casey, as the District Clerk Pro-temp at 8:24PM. On the motion of Mrs. Doyle, seconded by Mr. O Neill and carried forward unanimously by the Board of Education to go out of Executive Session at 9:04PM. On the motion of Mrs. Doyle, seconded by Mr. O Neill and carried forward unanimously by the Board of Education to Adjourn at 9:04PM. INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION ASSIGN MR. CASEY DISTRICT CLERK PRO- TEMP OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION ADJOURN Teresa M. Silverman District Clerk Date Page 6 of 6