MOUNT SINAI BOARD OF EDUCATION MOUNT SINAI UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT Mount Sinai, New York 11766

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1 MOUNT SINAI BOARD OF EDUCATION MOUNT SINAI UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT Mount Sinai, New York Date: December 18, 2013 Kind of Meeting: Regular Meeting Members Present: Mr. Robert Sweeney, President (arrived at 8:20 p.m.); Ms. Donna Compagnone, Vice President; Ms. Lynn Capobianco, Trustee; Ms. Lynn Jordan, Trustee; Ms. Kerri Kelly, Trustee; Mr. John Kostic, Trustee (arrived at 9:10 p.m.), Mr. Edward Law, Trustee Members Absent: None Others Present: Mr. Enrico Crocetti, Superintendent; Ms. Linda F. Jensen, Assistant Superintendent for Business; Ms. Maureen Poerio, District Clerk Ms. Compagnone called the meeting to order at 8:02 p.m. after the salute to the flag. Ms. Capobianco moved, seconded by Ms. Jordan, that the Board of Education hereby accepts the minutes of the November 20, 2013, Regular meeting as submitted. Opening of Meeting Minutes MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY (5-0) The Superintendent reported on the following: Superintendent s Report Mr. Crocetti updated the community on the status of our security project, specifically panic buttons will be installed shortly in each building. Mr. Sweeney spoke of the letter sent by the Board to Commissioner King requesting that he reexamine the rollout of the Common Core and implement a three year moratorium on testing to allow for the development of foundation skills and to fine tune the testing process for students. Dr. Gentilcore and Ms. Chase reviewed the progress of the District s Common Core Math initiative and responded to questions and concerns from the Board and community. Questions from the audience were addressed by the Board and Superintendent. Common Core Math Agenda Items PERSONNEL Ms. Compagnone moved, seconded by Mr. Law, that upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, the Board of Education hereby accepts the resignation, for retirement purposes, of Carolee Salvia, Spanish Teacher, effective June 27, Ms. Compagnone moved, seconded by Ms. Jordan, that upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, the Board of Education hereby accepts the resignation, for retirement purposes, of Christine Holden, Art Teacher, effective July 1, Retirement Carolee Salvia Retirement Christine Holden Ms. Compagnone recognized both Ms. Salvia and Ms. Holden for their many years of dedicated service to the students of Mount Sinai. Mr. Kostic moved, seconded by Ms. Jordan, that upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, the Board of Education hereby approves the following appointments: Substitute Teachers

2 Name Start Date Area Compensation Taylor Harney December 19, 2013 Substitute Teacher $90/day Rachel Sinkusky December 19, 2013 Substitute Teacher $90/day Nick Zambelli December 19, 2013 Substitute Teacher $90/day Mr. Kostic moved, seconded by Mr. Law, that upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, the Board of Education hereby approves the following appointment: Substitute Teacher Name of Employee: David Chase Start Date: December 19, 2013 Area: Substitute Teacher Compensation: $90/day Those in Favor 6 Those Opposed Ms. Jordan MOTION CARRIED Mr. Law moved, seconded by Ms. Jordan, that upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, the Board of Education hereby approves the following appointment: School District Aide Name of Employee: Michelle Plumitallo Start Date: December 19, 2013 Michelle Area: School District Aide (formally sub. Aide) Plumitallo Compensation: Step 1 Ms. Jordan moved, seconded by Ms. Capobianco, that upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, the Board of Education hereby approves the following appointments: Coaches Name Start Date Area Compensation Taylor Harney December 19, 2013 Girls Lacrosse Volunteer Chris Ramos December 19, 2013 Girls Lacrosse -7/8 (replacing Megan Emanuelo) Step 1 Ms. Kelly moved, seconded by Mr. Law, that upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, SAT the Board of Education hereby approves the appointment of Gary Kulik (Math) and Kenneth Instructors Salbu (English) as Spring SAT Instructors as per the agreement with the Teachers Association dated December 17, ACTION ITEMS Ms. Capobianco moved, seconded by Ms. Jordan, that upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, the Board of Education has no objections to the following Special Education recommenddations and approves the authorization for the funds to implement the special education programs and services consistent with such: Committee on Special Education Special Education Committee Meeting Date Preschool November 20, 2013 Elementary School December 4, 2013 Elementary School December 4, 2013

3 Elementary School December 4, 2013 Middle School November 12, 2013 Middle School November 14, 2013 Middle School November 15, 2013 Middle School November 20, 2013 Middle School November 21, 2013 Middle School November 22, 2013 Middle School December 4, 2013 Middle School December 9, 2013 High School November High School November 21, 2013 High School November 22, 2013 High School November 26, 2013 Out of District November 18, 2013 Out of District November 18, 2013 Out of District November 22, 2013 Out of District December 2, 2013 Out of District December 6, 2013 Mr. Kostic moved, seconded by Mr. Law, that upon the Board of Education hereby approves the five-year corrective action plan established in response to the State Comptroller s audit report (2013M-227). Corrective Action Plan Ms. Compagnone moved, seconded by Ms. Jordan, to approve the following motion: Whereas, the District has determined that they have contractual obligations to pay for the value of compensated absences to certain employees separating from the District, in accordance with the current agreements and memoranda, and the District has also determined that it would be fiscally responsible to fund for those obligations in accordance with the Employee Benefit Accrued Liability Reserve (EBALR), as authorized under General Municipal Law, Section 6-p, the Board of Education hereby authorizes the District to fund the EBALR in the amount of $1,170,000. Compensated Absences Mr. Law moved, seconded by Ms. Jordan, to approve the following motion: NYSERS Whereas, General Municipal Law, Section 6-r permits the establishing of a Retirement Contribution Reserve Fund for the purpose of establishing a reserve for future payments of any necessary retirement contributions on behalf of members of the NYS Employees Retirement System; and Whereas, the Board of Education wishes to establish said retirement contribution reserve fund in order to provide for a source available for the future payment of retirement contributions; said reserve fund to be funded by budgetary appropriations and such other reserves and funds as need be legally permissible in the General Municipal Law; Now, Therefore it is Resolved, that effective December 19, 2013 a Retirement Contribution Reserve Fund is established upon the recommendation of the District s auditors under the terms

4 of Section 6-r of the General Municipal Law. The amount to be funded in the school year shall be $1, Ms. Jordan moved, seconded by Mr. Law, that upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, the Board of Education hereby declares the following items as obsolete and further authorizes disposal as listed: Obsolete Equipment Item Tag/Serial Number Location Disposal Fax Machine # Facilities Office Dumpster Fryers (3) # High School Kitchen Bid Konica Copy Machine #35FW00260 Elementary PPS Special P/U GBC Shredmaster #KX Elementary PPS Dumpster Olympia CA22 Adding # Elementary PPS Dumpster Machine Steamers (2) # High School Kitchen Bid #90775 Kettles (2) # High School Kitchen Bid #470 Hobart Mixer # High School Kitchen Bid Lacrosse Balls (4 cases) Athletic Department Dumpster Royal Typewriter #8618 Middle School Office Dumpster Ms. Kelly moved, seconded by Ms. Capobianco, that upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, the Board of Education hereby accepts 27 Dell Computers (surplus) from NYS Courts through the SED Create Project. Donation Ms. Capobianco moved, seconded by Mr. Law, that upon the recommendation of the Superin-- tendent, the Board of Education hereby accepts the donation of supplies and materials valued at $3,000 for the production of Adirondack chairs from an anonymous local businessman. Supplies/ Materials Donation Questions and comments from the community were addressed by the Board of Education and Superintendent. Mr. Law moved, seconded by Ms. Jordan, to convene to Executive Session at 9:45 p.m. to discuss legal, contractual, and personnel matters. Community Discussion Executive Session Ms. Compagnone moved, seconded by Ms. Jordan, to reconvene the meeting at 10:55 p.m. Ms. Compagnone moved, seconded by Ms. Jordan, to adjourn the meeting at 10:56 p.m. Reconvene Meeting Adjourn Respectfully submitted, Maureen Poerio, District Clerk

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