MEMBERS PRESENT Brian Caswell Diana Cook Kevin Dix Daniel Dunn Paul Gilchriest Debbie St. Phillips Keith Watkins None

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1 PHOENIX CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING John C. Birdlebough Library September 24, :00 p.m. Board President Earl Rudy, called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. Keith Caltabiano MEMBERS PRESENT Brian Caswell Diana Cook Kevin Dix Daniel Dunn Paul Gilchriest Debbie St. Phillips Keith Watkins None MEMBERS ABSENT Superintendent Belfield OTHERS PRESENT Administrative Team Keith Caltabiano, led the Pledge of Allegiance. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mr. Jody Barden addressed the Board with some concerns that he stated JCB students have in regards to honoring his son Ridge s life. Seniors Bruce Jones and Eldon Mills brought the idea of planting a tree and placing a monument near the football field at JCB to the Superintendent at the end of last year. Superintendent Judy Belfield was aware of the request and has been working on securing a location to place the memorial. The first design of the monument was not an appropriate design for a football field so it was redesigned. Superintendent Belfield has been in contact with the village regarding land that is adjacent to the Football field to see if it would be possible to place the memorial in that area along the walkway to the football field. She was concerned about the memorial being placed somewhere that it would not be disturbed in the future. Previously, the District dealt with this at the time of the recent Capital Project and they had to determine which trees were planted in memorial. Mr. Barden also met previously with Superintendent Judy Belfield to discuss the memorial and she informed him that she would need to work with the Board of Education to put a policy in place for future memorials so the District follows the same protocols for each situation. Mr. Barden also expressed that the students from the graduating class would like to have an empty chair at graduation RECOGNITION OF VISITORS

2 with Ridge s jersey placed on it to remember him. Mr. Barden said that he feels that Ridge deserves to be represented at his graduation. Ridge died playing a sport for his school and we should honor him. Mr. Barden stated that the students felt like they were not being heard with their request so they put together a petition of signatures to have a chair at graduation in his honor. Mr. Barden explained that he had met with Superintendent Belfield a few weeks ago and said he realizes that the Board needs to look at policies regarding memorials before making a decision so they are placed in an area that the memorial will not be subject to having to be moved in the future if it were required. Ridge s grandmother stated that she did not know the politics but she felt that the Board should consider allowing the monument for Ridge since he did lose his life playing football for the school. Mr. Barden thanked the Board of Education for listening to his concerns. President Earl Rudy thanked Mr. Barden for sharing his concerns with the Board. Superintendent Judy Belfield stated that it had been a busy week and EJD held their Open House. The National Missing and Exploited Children group was present at the open house speaking to families about Child Safety & Internet Safety with their children. The group of bicyclist will be rolling into EJD on Friday, September 28 9:00 a.m. to show awareness to the students. Judy mentioned that it was really exciting to watch well over 100 bicyclists pedaling through the parking lot. PCSTA teacher s Cheri Iannotti, Jill Wilde and Joanna Young will be riding for the cause. The Football team won their last two games. JCB has their open house scheduled for this Wednesday evening. The District had their first staff development day last Friday. There has been a lot of change all at once with the Race To the Top initiative. It is a little overwhelming with the roll out. Homecoming is scheduled for October 4 th with the parade scheduled for 6:00 p.m. on Thursday evening. Judy also mentioned that she and Chris Byrne will be traveling to Albany on October 10 th & 11 th for more RTTT training. It was moved by Keith Caltabiano, seconded by Diana Cook, that the minutes of the Board of Education Meeting dated September 10, 2012 be approved. SUPERINTENDENT S REPORT APPROVAL OF BOARD MEETING MINUTES

3 It was moved by Diana Cook, seconded by KeithWatkins, that the Audit of Basic and Extra-classroom Activity Fund Financial Statements be approved as presented. It was moved by Diana Cook, seconded by Keith Watkins, that the OMB A-133 Single Audit Report be approved as presented. Athletic Director Jim Drancsak shared a PowerPoint Presentation on Concussion Management: Definition, Facts, Requirements of School Districts, Symptoms, Return to Play Requirements and Concussion Management Teams. The districts athletic trainer keeps Athletic Director Jim Drancsak updated & communicates with the school nurse for follow up. It was moved by Kevin Dix, seconded by Keith Watkins, that based on the Superintendent s recommendations the entire Personnel Appointments be accepted. AUDIT REPORT FOR CONCUSSION MANAGEMENT APPROVAL OF PERSONNEL RESIGNATION NON-ISTRUCTIONAL APPOINTMENTS Name Position/Replacing Department Salary Effective James Heck Bus Driver/ Pat Ellsworth Transportation $21.81 Per Hr. 9/25/12 SUBSTITUTE APPOINTMENTS Name Position/Cert. Building Salary Effective Beth Bushaw Substitute Teacher/Music EJD $85 Per Day 9/19/12 Ian Stine Substitute Teacher/Social Studies MAM,EJD,JCB $85 Per Day 9/25/12 Rufina Chinikailo Substitute Teacher/English/Sp. EJD,JCB $85 Per Day 9/25/12

4 Haley Hutter Ed. Substitute Teacher/ Childhood Ed. MAM,EJD $85 Per Day 9/25/12 John Hastings Substitute Teacher/Phys. Ed. MAM, EJD,JCB $85 Per Day 9/25/12 Caitlin Smith Substitute Teacher/Childhood Ed. MAM, EJD $85 Per Day 9/25/12 Kristina Kraft Substitute Teaching Assistant MAM,EJD,JCB $8.95 Per Hr. 9/25/12 Joy Heckert Substitute Bus Driver Transportation $21.86 Per Run 9/25/12 Richelle Hunt Substitute Bus Driver Transportation $21.86 Per Run 9/25/12 Karen Draper Substitute Food Service Helper Food Service $7.25 Per Hr. 9/25/12 Brenda Thomas Substitute Food Service Helper Food Service $7.25 Per Hr. 9/25/12 Brenda Doupe Clerical Substitute MAM,EJD,JCB $7.79 Per Hr. 9/25/12 Erin Campanino Substitute Nurse MAM,EJD,JCB $85 Per Day 9/25/12 MENTORING Mentor Mentee School Term Salary Denise Walberger William Conklin EJD 10 Months $ 848 CO-CURRICULAR APPOINTMENT Name Position Stipend Effective Beth Oustrich Musical Accompanist $ Beth Oustrich EJD Memory Book Advisor $ It was moved by Brian Caswell, and seconded by Paul Gilchriest, that following list of field trips be approved as submitted. APPROVAL O F FIELD TRIPS Oct/Nov Eastman House Museum- Roch Art/Ceramic/Photo C. Barrett/K.Weigert/C. McLaughlin 11/2-11/3 JH Area All State Ithaca David Frateschi/Joanna Young

5 12/8 - NYC JCB Science Leadership Club Susan Sharp 3/1-3/3 Stowe Mt. Resort Vt. Si Club Bob Bryant 3/1-3/3 NYSBDA Honor Band David Frateschi & Joanna Young 3/6-3/8 DECA State Qualifiers Rochester NY Debbie Dufour 3/29-4/5 Varsity Softball Myrtle Beach SC Jeff Charles 4/3-4/7 Phoenix Wrestlers NHSCA Virginia Beach Gene Mills 4/13-Howe Caverns NY 9 th Grade Earth Science Class Susan Sharp 4/20-4/22 Drama Club & Chorus NYC Brian Logee 4/27 9 th Grade Earth Science Students Susan Sharp TBD April-May Art club & Advanced Pottery/Sculpture K. Weigert & C. McLaughlin, 6/10 Seniors in Good Standing Hershey Park PA It was moved by Debbie St. Phillips, seconded by Kevin Dix, that the Recommendations from the Committee on Pre-School Special Education and Special Education dated September through September 14, 2012 be approved as submitted CPSE CSE CSE CSE CSE CSE CSE It was moved by Daniel Dunn, seconded by Diana Cook, that the attached Treasurer s reports for the period ending July 31, 2012 and August 31, 2012 are accepted. Now, therefore, it was moved by Keith Watkins, seconded by Daniel Dunn that the design and installation of the renovations and alterations proposed under the pending Safety and Entergy Management capital improvement project, both individually or collectively, are hereby found to constitute a Type II action under the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act, 6 NYCRR It was moved by Daniel Dunn, seconded by Keith Caltabiano, that the proposition for renovations and improvements at Michael A. Maroun Elementary School, Emerson J. Dillon Middle School, and John C. Birdlebough High School for an amount not to exceed $2,537,000 be approved as presented. Keith Caltabiano asked Superintendent Belfield if the project would cause an increase to the school taxes. Judy responded that RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE ON SPECIAL EDUCATION TREASURER S REPORTS SEQRA-TYPE II FINDING APPROVAL OF VOTER PROPOSITION FOR RENOVATIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS

6 there would be no increase to the taxpayers of Phoenix. Debbie St. Phillips asked how this information would get out to the taxpayers. Judy said that the District would send out brochures, a school messenger notification and an article in the local paper. It was moved by Kevin Dix, seconded by Brian Caswell, that the disposal of the attached list of equipment be approved as presented. District Clerk Maureen Haney mentioned that #174 Chevy Suburban was kept and given to O&M to use. It was moved by Diana Cook, seconded by Keith Watkins, that the disposal of the attached list of equipment be approved as presented. In the Board Focus this week there was a letter from the Phoenix Sports Booster Club in regards to purchasing a plaque in honor of Ridge Barden. The plaque will be placed in the football locker room above the door. The Board said they had no problem with that and Superintendent Belfield said she would be in touch with Bob Patzke and Doug Ewald. Kevin Dix stated that the Oswego County BOCES Capital Project came in $10 million dollars over budget. BOCES will not approve anything and they are continuing to work with C&S Engineering and the Construction Managers from Mosaic out of Albany. They are working on bringing the project to the amount that it was approved for. They are hoping to have a new plan before the end of October. Earl Rudy suggested using value engineering. Instead of using one material replace it with another.. The Board asked about getting an update on the Homework Policies in the District. There seems to be conflicting reports amongst the buildings. Judy stated that she would have the Building Administrators gather information regarding homework policies in the buildings and hold a round table discussion with the Board. It was moved Keith Watkins, seconded by Daniel Dunn, to move into executive session at 8:30 p.m. It was moved by Daniel Dunn, seconded by Keith Watkins, to move into open session at 9:35 p.m. DISPOSAL OF EQUIPMENT APPROVAL OF AUDIT REPORTS BOARD MEMBER REPORTS BOARD CONCERNS FOR DISCUSSION EXECUTIVE SESSION OPEN SESSION

7 It was moved by Daniel Dunn, seconded by Diana Cook, that the meeting be Adjourned at 9:35 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, ADJOURNMENT Maureen Haney District Clerk