May 8, 2008 Page 1 Minutes Board of Education 0708 #49 Minisink Valley Central School District Board Meeting May 8, 2008 A meeting of the Minisink Valley Central School District Board of Education was held in the middle school auditorium on May 8, 2008. BOE MEMBERS PRESENT: BOE MEMBERS ABSENT: DIST. PERSONNEL PRESENT: Mrs. Ethel Crow, President Mrs. Michelle McDonald Mr. Shawn O Connor Mr. Robert Prokopchak Mrs. Gina Richichi Mr. Paul Rickard Mrs. Joan Romanyschyn Mr. Victor Vignola Mr. John Lenane Dr. Martha Murray, Superintendent Mrs. Priscilla Holden, Asst. Superintendent for Business Mr. Sean Michel, Asst. Superintendent for Curr. & Instr. Mrs. Ruth Zuclich, Director of Pupil Personnel Mr. Brian Monahan, Director of Personnel Ms. Deborah L. Roda, District Clerk VISITORS: 63 PRESS: 0 President Crow called the meeting to order at 8:22 PM. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. carried that the board of education, upon recommendation of the superintendent, approves the minutes of the April 10, 2008 meeting and the April 17, 2008 meeting. (7-0) President Crow welcomed comments from community members. Community members spoke about the format of the visitor section of the meeting, the change in attendance zones and the relationship between the board of education and the community. A student from the high school invited the board of education to the spring concert on May 14. Mr. Vignola, on behalf of Mr. Tracy Sutera, presented the board of education with the 1956 kindergarten diploma of Lynne Doty. Minutes Visitors MR. O CONNOR ENTERED THE MEETING AT 8:35 PM. Dr. Murray introduced Mr. Michel, who leads the e-learning initiatives in the district. Mr. Michel introduced members of the technology team. The technology team and various teachers throughout the district gave a presentation of SAKAI.com. They said SAKAI, an open source, computer-based program, is used for parent communication, student collaboration, teacher collaboration, forums, project resources, class assignments, tests, and homework. SAKAI
May 8, 2008 Page 2 A motion was made by Mrs. Richichi, seconded by Mrs. Romanyschyn and unanimously carried, that the board of education, upon recommendation of the superintendent, amends the voter personnel list for District 1 and District 2 for the May 20, 2008 annual budget vote and election to include Denise Russo and Melissa Wilcox. (8-0) A motion was made by Mr. Vignola, seconded by Mrs. Romanyschyn and unanimously carried retirement resignations: (8-0) Vote Retirements Frank Blake, a social studies teacher assigned to the middle school, effective 6/30/08. Melissa Brown, a home and careers teacher assigned to the middle school, effective 7/1/08. Karen Davies, an elementary teacher assigned to the intermediate school, effective 7/1/08. Diane Kraus, a special education teacher assigned to the Minisink elementary school, effective 6/30/08. Susan Petrosky, a Spanish teacher assigned to the middle school, effective 7/1/08. A motion was made by Mr. Vignola, seconded by Mr. Prokopchak and unanimously carried that the board of education, upon recommendation of the superintendent, approves the following resignations: (8-0) Resignations Melissa Ellis, an afternoon greeter assigned to the middle school, effective 4/11/08. Katherine Roselli, a chemistry teacher assigned to the high school, effective 6/30/08. Marthe Rosselli, a part time teacher aide assigned to the middle school, effective 4/29/08. Barbara Swenson, a Spanish teacher assigned to the middle school, effective 5/9/08. Alaina Vitoulis, a music teacher assigned to the middle school, effective 6/27/08. A motion was made by Mr. O Connor, seconded by Mrs. Romanyschyn and unanimously carried leaves of absences: (8-0) Leaves of Absence Joanna Dolan, an elementary teacher assigned to the middle school, unpaid leave of absence effective 9/1/08 and ending on 8/31/09. Scott Hendershot, an elementary teacher assigned to the middle school, family medical leave of absence effective 5/27/08 and ending on 6/23/08. A motion was made by Mr. O Connor, seconded by Mrs. Romanyschyn and unanimously carried appointments: (8-0) Appointments Isabella Rivera, temporary appointment as a school bus driver, assigned to transportation department, effective 5/12/08, step 1, compensation in accordance with the negotiated agreement between the CSEA and the BOE as listed. Richard Budd, extracurricular appointment as yearbook manager assigned to the middle school, effective 9/1/07, step 8 group 1, compensation in accordance with the negotiated agreement between the MVTA and the BOE as listed.
May 8, 2008 Page 3 Michael Larsen, extracurricular appointment as a summer school principal, effective 5/9/08, compensation at $7500 in accordance with the negotiated agreement between the MVTA and the BOE as listed. Lauren Murray, extracurricular appointment as a track program assistant, effective 4/1/08, step 1 group 5, compensation in accordance with the negotiated agreement between the MVTA and the BOE as listed. A motion was made by Mr. Prokopchak, seconded by Mr. Vignola and unanimously carried, that the board of education, upon recommendation of the superintendent, accepts the resignation of Paul Dombal as the assistant principal of Minisink Valley Intermediate School, effective 6/30/08. (8-0) A motion was made by Mrs. Richichi, seconded by Mrs. McDonald and unanimously carried, that the board of education, upon recommendation of the superintendent, appoints Paul Dombal as the principal of Minisink Valley Elementary School, effective 7/01/08, probation ending 6/30/11, tenure area, elementary principal, $103,000 compensation in accordance with the negotiated agreement between the AMVA and the BOE as listed. (8-0) carried that the board of education, having reviewed the minutes of the Committee on Preschool Special Education held on April 8 and 11, 2008, pertaining to students #19244, 17800, 18608, 20097, 19870, 19242, 19169, 17372, 18270, 19880, 18599 and 19240, arranges for student placement as determined by the Committee on Preschool Special Education. (8-0) A motion was made by Mrs. Richichi, seconded by Mr. Prokopchak and unanimously carried that the board of education, having reviewed the minutes of the Committee on Special Education held on March 6, 11, 14, 17, 18, 19, 25, 28, April 1, 3, 4, 7, 10, 14, 16, and 21, 2008 pertaining to students #13191, 14223, 17576, 13399, 16964, 19626, 19377, 12336, 13279, 12868, 14255, 14923, 18172, 16076, 16081, 14782, 15379, 13470, 20120, 15013, 15715, 12971, 13793, 13549, 18863, 20426, 15249, 20215, 11862, 19454, 12710, 12553, 13382, 12786, 12447, 11304, 13694, 18726, 10234, 14751, 18688, 13863, 13212, 12498, 20297, 17986, 12799, 16867, 9621, 16557, 6290, 15447, 12299, 18250, 12813, 10797, 15712, 12769, 18210, 18023, 16307, 12935, 13251, 19783, 14844, 15546, 17071, 15524, 14147, 18355, 18251, 15827, 17390, 16124, 20390, 10183, 19684, 17106, 18738, 10238, 10089, 13489, 17127, 14085, 18282, 13706, 14724, 14181, 17214, 14402, 20272, 16196, 15608, 19420, 15643, 12970, 16960, 15248, 19010, 16082, 16756, 18549, 18106, 16180, 14750, 18810, 17685, 18538, 17672, 17696, 17776, 18704, 15941, 12332, 12856, 15482, 13178, 12644, 19173, 15679, 17352, 14468, 16745, 17958, 15803, 20245, 14177, 18714, 14171, 12817 and 14431, arranges for student placement as determined by the Committee on Special Education. (8-0) carried, that the board of education, upon recommendation of the superintendent, accepts the claims auditor s reports and approves the warrants for checks dated April 24, 2008, handdrawn checks in the month of April, and checks dated May 8, 2008. (8-0) Resignation Appointment CPSE CSE Finance A motion was made by Mr. Vignola, seconded by Mr. Prokopchak and unanimously carried, that the board of education, upon recommendation of the superintendent, approves the Capital Fund warrant for checks issued in the month of April. (8-0) A motion was made by Mrs. Richichi, seconded by Mrs. Romanyschyn and unanimously carried, that the board of education, upon recommendation of the superintendent, acknowledges receipt of the Treasurer s Reports for the month of March. (8-0) that the board of education, upon recommendation of the superintendent, approves the 2007-08
May 8, 2008 Page 4 Third Quarter Financial Reports: Revenue, Budget Transfers and Extraclassroom Activity Fund. (8-0) that the board of education, upon recommendation of the superintendent, awards the contract for asbestos, PCBs and lead testing services to ENSR Corporation, East Syracuse, NY at the base fee rate of $12,950 and additional testing services, as needed, at labor and unit rates in accordance with their proposal. (8-0) that the board of education, upon recommendation of the superintendent, awards the contract for geotechnical evaluation and testing services to Dente Engineering, Watervliet, NY, at a base fee rate of $8,779 and additional testing services, as needed, at hourly and unit rates in accordance with their proposal. (8-0) A motion was made by Mrs. Richichi, seconded by Mr. Prokopchak and unanimously carried, that the board of education, upon recommendation of the superintendent, awards the School Furnishings Bid 0408 to School Specialty in the amount of $188,778.54, with any additional quantities to be purchased at unit cost as per bid prices. (8-0) A motion was made by Mr. O Connor, seconded by Mrs. Romanyschyn and unanimously carried, that the board of education, upon recommendation of the superintendent, approves an agreement with Kathryn K. Grupp, PT, to provide physical therapy services to two special needs students, as prescribed in the students IEP, at the rate of $60 per session, beginning May 1, 2008 and continuing for the balance of the 2007-08 school year. (8-0) A motion was made by Mr. O Connor, seconded by Mrs. Richichi and unanimously carried, that the board of education, upon recommendation of the superintendent, approves using the services of Theresa J. Sumner, certified speech-language pathologist, to provide the required Medicaid oversight necessary for certain speech therapy services to qualify for reimbursement. (8-0) A motion was made by Mrs. McDonald, seconded by Mr. O Connor and unanimously carried that the board of education, upon recommendation of the superintendent, approves the revision of policies #5230 Gifts and Donations to the School, #53222 Use of District Cell Phones, and #5330 Budget Transfers for a second reading and adoption. (8-0) A motion was made by Mr. O Connor, seconded by Mr. Vignola and unanimously carried, that the board of education authorizes the superintendent to seek requests for proposals (RFP s) from energy services companies (ESCO s) for the purpose of implementing a comprehensive energy plan for the Minisink Valley Central School District. (8-0) The board reported on their visit to the new Otisville building on April 29. They said the building is coming along nicely and that they are impressed with how things are all coming together. Dr. Murray reported that each classroom will have a SmartBoard and projector at the new Otisville building. She said teachers are starting to get boxes in preparation for packing to move to the new building. The ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Otisville building has been set for August 17, 2008 at 2:00 PM. Ms. Roda reported on the future use of electronic voting machines. Policy Energy Otis. Bldg. Voting Machines Mr. O Connor attended the middle school band concert and said it was great. Mrs. Richichi also attended and said it was wonderful and the violinist was excellent. Mrs. Crow added that the students represent Minisink so well. Mr. Vignola thanked the tech crew and Mr. Clemmons for
May 8, 2008 Page 5 their work with the various concerts. Several board members said they had attended the Meet The Candidate night for prospective new board members. Mr. Prokopchak attended a middle school and a high school track meet. He said the program is growing. He also attended a junior varsity tennis match. Claims auditor interviews will be conducted on May 12, 2008 in middle school room 108. A motion was made by Mr. O Connor, seconded by Mrs. McDonald and unanimously carried that the board of education, upon recommendation of the superintendent, enters into executive session at 10:22 PM to discuss a matter of contract negotiations with the CSEA and AMVA, the employment histories of particular employees, and matters made exempt under federal law, FERPA. (8-0) District Events Claims Auditor Exec. Session During executive session, the board discussed a matter of contract negotiations with the CSEA and AMVA, the employment histories of particular employees, matters made exempt under federal law, FERPA. carried to resume public session at 11:10 PM. (8-0) There being no further business to come before the board, a motion was made by Mr. Prokopchak, seconded by Mrs. Romanyschyn and unanimously carried to adjourn the meeting at 11:10 PM. (8-0) Adjourn. Respectfully submitted, Deborah L. Roda District Clerk