Special Meeting Minutes
A
Special Meeting of the Board of Education of the Scotia-Glenville Central
School District was held in the Cafeteria of the Middle School in said district
on January 23, 2006.
President of the Board of
Education Margaret Smith called the meeting to order at 7:14 p.m.
Present: Ahnert, Bradley, Carbone, Carpenter, Conlon, Crisafulli, Smith, Superintendent Swartz, Director of Curriculum and Instruction Kavanaugh, Business Administrator Nolie and District Clerk DeLong.
Absent: none
Hearing/Privilege of
the Floor
Molly Kalasinski, a 5th grader at Glendaal
Elementary School, read a letter she had written to the Board regarding the
Young Scholar program and the benefits sheÕs received from participating in
this program.
Matt Fritzeen, 336 Glen Ave., also spoke to the Board
regarding the Young Scholar program and his satisfaction with what his child
has experienced so far in this program.
Recognition of Retiring Instructional Personnel: Daryl Smith, Mathematics Teacher
Many events took place in
the year 1973. In world news: The
Vietnam peace negotiations were making progress and the World Trade Center
officially opened. In the world of
baseball: The New York Yankees were sold by CBS to a 12-person syndicate led by
a man named George Steinbrenner, the ÒAmazing MetsÓ lost the World Series to
the Oakland AÕs and the newly acquired Yankee center fielder, Johnny Damon, was
born. In Scotia-Glenville there
was the birth of a teaching career.
Now, 33 years later, we recognize Mr. Daryl Smith for his commitment to
Scotia-Glenville. Teachers,
administrators, and, most of all, students have been the beneficiaries of Daryl
SmithÕs dedication to education.
Daryl Smith has taught both
science and mathematics at the junior and senior high and now the middle
school. Mr. Smith has been a
leader to students, teachers and administrators. He focuses on having students understand mathematics by
relating the material to their lives.
Daryl has helped teachers and student teachers grow professionally. Mr. Smith has worked with
administration offering suggestions to improve instruction or work on
curriculum to better meet the standards.
He is acknowledged by everyone who knows him as a master teacher who
approaches the teaching profession in a quiet, low-key and unassuming
manner. Mr. Smith has set the
standard at Scotia-Glenville for professionalism and expertise in a profession
that has seen immense changes in the last four decades. During that time, Mr. Smith has been
consistently excellent in his teaching and consistently involved with the
students of Scotia-Glenville.
Involvement in the school
community can mean many things; to say Mr. Smith was involved is an
understatement! Over the years,
Daryl has presented both science and math material at various conferences. He has taken close to a dozen interns
under his wing and prepared them for the profession. Mr. Smith developed a successful district-wide planetarium
program used by over 600 students each year the program was in place. Mr. Smith was the advisor of the Chess
Club for several years. As in
teaching, his Chess Club program has been able to fill studentsÕ lives with
something rich and rewarding.
The word ÒprofessionalÓ does
not begin to describe the man.
Tonight we honor in his retirement Mr. Daryl Smith, a professional who
has shown to all of us the meaning of being a wonderful teacher, gentleman,
consummate professional, and a friend.
We wish him the very best retirement has to offer: hikes in the Adirondacks,
playing the banjo, and time to do all the things that he has wanted to
pursue. Thank You and
Congratulations!
CURRICULUM REPORT: S.A.I.L. (MIDDLE SCHOOL ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM)
SHARI KELLER (MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL)
Shari
Keller reported to the Board regarding the S.A.I.L. program at the Middle
School. She gave a brief overview
of the program and how it works and then gave a brief report on how the
students in this program are doing in comparison to how they did in
2004-2005. She also discussed
recommendations for the 2006-2007 school year. The Board asked several questions of Mrs. Keller in regards
to her report.
REQUEST FOR OVERNIGHT FIELD TRIP Ð SACANDAGA
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 5TH
GRADERS TO CAMP CHINGACHGOOK
MOVED by Conlon that the
Board of Education approve the request for the overnight trip of the Sacandaga
Elementary School 5th Graders and chaperones to Camp Chingachgook,
Lake George, NY, from June 14-16, 2006.
(This request is contained as Appendix A to these minutes).
ROLL CALL
AYES: 7
NOES:0
MOTION CARRIED
MOVED
by Carbone that the Board of Education approve the following resolutions:
RESOLUTION: ACCEPT GIFT AND DONATION
Approve
the resolution, dated January 23, 2006, regarding acceptance of a donation from
Peter Rizzo of 25 keyboards to Glen-Worden Elementary School, as
submitted. (This resolution is
contained as Appendix B to these minutes).
RESOLUTION: ACCEPT GIFT AND DONATION
Approve
the resolution, dated January 23, 2006, regarding acceptance of the DunkinÕ
Donuts High School Player of the Week Award, as submitted. (This resolution is contained as
Appendix C to these minutes).
Approve
the resolution, dated January 23, 2006, regarding acceptance of a donation to
the district from the Friends of Music of a grand piano, as submitted. (This resolution is contained as
Appendix
D
to these minutes).
ROLL CALL
AYES: 7
NOES:0
MOTION CARRIED
MOVED by Carpenter that the Board of
Education accept/approve the following items under
Communications and Placements of
Children with Disabilities. The
Board tabled all items under
Staffing until after Executive Session.
COMMUNICATIONS
a. Accept the letter of resignation of Julie C.
Redmond-Raymond, Teacher Aide (Middle School), with the revised effective date
of c.o.b. December 23, 2005.
b. Approve
the request for an unpaid leave of absence for medical reasons, in accordance
with the FMLA, for Vern T. Layaou, Cleaner (Senior High School), effective
December 8, 2005 through February 3, 2006. (This request is contained as Appendix E to these minutes).
c. Accept the letter of resignation of Alisa Harris,
School Monitor (Senior High School), effective c.o.b. January 23, 2006, in
order for her to accept a Teacher Aide position at Lincoln Elementary School.
(This resignation is contained as Appendix F to these minutes).
ROUTINE BUSINESS
a. Staffing
1) Approve the
probationary appointment of Brian Pustolka as Mathematics Teacher (Middle
School), effective February 6, 2006 through February 5, 2009, with 2005-06
salary at the annual rate of $35,500 (Step 1). Mr. PustolkaÕs initial certification is in process. This appointment is conditioned on the school districtÕs 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) Terminate the provisional appointment of Donald
Petersen, Director of Facilities and Operations, and grant him a probationary
appointment to the same position, in accordance with Civil Service regulations,
effective January 17, 2006, with no change in 2005-2006 per annum salary.
3) Terminate the provisional employment of Mark Cary,
Maintenance Mechanic (Districtwide), in accordance with Civil Service
regulations, effective c.o.b. February 17, 2006.
4) Approve
the probationary appointment of Gregg Petricca as Maintenance Mechanic
(Districtwide), effective February 20, 2006, in accordance with Civil Service
Regulations, with 2005-2006 annual salary to be at the rate of $37,419.20 (Step
3).
5) Approve
the part-time appointment of Alisa Harris as Teacher Aide (Lincoln Elementary
School), effective January 24, 2006 through June 30, 2006, with 2005-2006 salary
to be at the rate of $8.00/hour (3l.75 hours/week).
6) Approve the part-time appointment of Charles Anzolone
as Cleaner (Lincoln Elementary School), in accordance with Civil Service
regulations, effective January 30, 2006 through June 30, 2006, with 2005-2006
annual salary to be at the rate of $10,431.20. This appointment is
conditioned on the school districtÕs 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.
7) Approve the
longevity rate for Nancy Moehle, Typist (Senior High School), as follows:
November 25, 2003 through June 30, 2004 142
days .15/hour $159.75
September 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005 206
days .15/hour $231.75
8) Approve the following list of occasional student AV
workers for the 2005-2006 school year at the revised salary rate of $6.87/hour:
Adam Dehart
Peter Guzewich
Aaron Kovacik
9) Approve the
following additional substitute appointment for the 2005-2006 school year:
Substitute School Bus
Driver
Leah Zimmerman
10) Approve the appointment of David T. Burnham as
Interim Director of Physical Education and Athletics (Districtwide), effective
January 25, 2006 through June 30, 2006, with 2005-2006 salary to be at the per
diem rate of $325. This
appointment is conditioned on the school districtÕs 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.
b.
Placement of
Children with Disabilities
Accept the Placement of Children with Disabilities as
recommended by the Committee on Pre-School Special Education at their meeting
on 1/6/06 and by the Committee on Special Education at their meetings on
¼, 1/5, 1/6, 1/9, 1/12, and 1/17/06.
ROLL CALL
AYES: 7
NOES:0
MOTION CARRIED
OTHER
BUSINESS
MOVED
by Carbone that the Board of Education adjourn to Executive Session in order to
discuss matters relating to Personnel.
ROLL CALL
AYES: 7
NOES:0
M
MOTION CARRIED
The Board adjourned to Executive Session at 8:04 p.m.
and returned to Open Session at 9:03 p.m.
MOVED by Carpenter that the Board of Education
approve all items under Staffing up to #9.
ROLL CALL
AYES: 7
NOES:0
MOTION CARRIED
MOVED by Bradley that the Board of Education approve
the appointment of David T. Burnham as
Interim Director of Physical
Education and Athletics (Districtwide), effective January 25, 2006
through June 30, 2006, with
2005-2006 salary to be at the per diem rate of $325. This
appointment is
conditioned on the school districtÕs 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.
ROLL CALL
AYES: 6
NOES: 1 (Conlon)
MOTION
CARRIED
MOVED
by Ahnert that the meeting be adjourned.
ROLL CALL
AYES: 7
NOES: 0
MOTION CARRIED
The
meeting adjourned at 9:06 p.m.
____________________________
Bobbie
DeLong, District Clerk