SCOTIA-GLENVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

DISTRICT OFFICE

 

Special Meeting of the Board of Education

Monday, March 24, 2008

Open Session – 6:30 PM

Library Media Center

Middle School

 

 

AGENDA

 

1.    Roll Call. Smith, Ahnert, Benedetto, Carbone, Conlon, Normington, Yagielski

 

2.    Pledge of Allegiance

 

3.    Hearing/Privilege of the Floor

 

4.    Curriculum Report: OPAL (Opportunities and Programs for Advanced Learners) Update (Joseph Kavanaugh - Director of Curriculum and Instruction, and Maria Maynard - Elementary Enrichment Specialist)

 

5.    Presentation Regarding Artificial Turf: Dodge Chamberlin and Appel Osbourne Landscape Architecture

 

6.    Budget Work Session: Instructional Program – High School and Middle School, and Technology.

 

7.    Discussion and Adoption of Resolution: School Bus Purchase Proposition

 

Superintendent’s Recommendation: That the Board of Education adopt the Resolution, dated March 24, 2008, regarding the school bus purchase proposition in the amount of $435,000 to be submitted to the voters at the annual school election.

 

8.    Resolution: Legal Notice of Annual District Election and Budget Vote of Propositions

 

       Superintendent’s Recommendation: That the Board of Education approve the Legal Notice of Annual District Election and Budget Vote of Propositions, as submitted.

 

9.    Adopt the Textbook: United States History (Holt, Rinehart and Winston)

 

Superintendent’s Recommendation: That the Board of Education adopt the following textbook for use in the seventh grade Social Studies classes at the Middle School:

             

       United States History (Holt, Rinehart and Winston)

 

10.  Routine Business

 

a.    Staffing

 

1)   Superintendent's Recommendation: That the Board of Education approve the

       following additional substitutes for the 2007-2008 school year:

 

          Substitute Teacher 

          April Bergener

          *Laura Bried

          Katria Hitrick

          Jessica Morlock

          Brian Slezak

 

          Substitute Teaching Assistant

          *Laura Bried

          Katria Hitrick

                      Jessica Morlock

 

                      *This appointment is conditioned on the school district’s 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)   Superintendent’s Recommendation: That the Board of Education approve the following rates for the Teen Town supplemental appointments for the 2007-2008 school year:

 

                      Teen Town

                      Director                      $185/session

                      Co-Director               $100/session

                      Chaperones (2)       $37.50 each/session

 

3)    Superintendent’s Recommendation: That the Board of Education approve the following additional spring coaching appointment for 2007-2008:

 

Modified Boys Lacrosse

Assistant             Dirk Francois            -0-                 -0-

                     

c.    Placement of Children with Disabilities

 

d.    Bid

 

Superintendent’s Recommendation: That the Board of Education award the bid for the replacement of two water heaters at the Senior High School to Stant’s Combustion, as per the attached Bid Summary.

 

11.  Other Business

 

The Board may adjourn to Executive Session in order to discuss matters relating to personnel and/or negotiations.