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 March 20, 2006.
President of the Board of
Education Margaret Smith called the meeting to order at 7:04 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
Margaret Fisher, 38 Pershing Dr., spoke to the Board regarding what she feels is a lack of gifted programs at the Middle School and also about the Long Range Plan.
Melissa Peterson, 233 Lark St., thanked the Board for
considering art instruction for kindergarten in the Long Range Plan.
Karen Normington, 12 Sanders Lane, spoke to the Board
about the benefits of transitional kindergarten and also thanked the Board for
considering art instruction for kindergarten in the Long Range Plan.
Christine McKenna, 714 Charles St., spoke to the
Board regarding the series of proposals made by the Academic Enrichment Task
Force.
Sophie Constantine, a 5th grade student at
Sacandaga Elementary School, spoke to the Board about the Young Scholars
Program and the possibility of continuing the program into 6th
grade.
Michelle Kraines, 8 Barry Lane, spoke to the Board
regarding the recommendations made to the Board by the Academic Enrichment Task
Force.
Maureen Caccavale, 11 Oakland Ave., spoke to the
Board regarding what she feels is a lack of enrichment program opportunities at
the Middle School. She also spoke
to the Board regarding a series of books in the Middle School library.
Jerry Moore, 122 Jay St., spoke to the Board
regarding bus purchases and also about ability grouping at the Middle School.
BUDGET WORK SESSION: INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM
Superintendent Swartz provided
the Board with a summary sheet of budget items that have been
discussed to date. She then presented the Budget/Long
Range Plan items to the Board for the
Middle School and High
School. The following items were
presented:
á
Every Day Foreign
Language in Grade 7
á
Health Program Shift
from Grade 7 to Grade 6
á
Acceleration in Studio
Art for Grade 8
á
SAIL coach shift from
Grade 6 to Grade 7
á
Increase in Social Work
position at MS
á
MSP program for Grade 8
á
Young Scholar
Opportunity for Grade 6
á
ELA honors Opportunity
for Grade 7
á
Teaching Assistant Time
for Co-Teaching Model
á
Change in Title of Dean
of Students to Assistant Principal
á
Change in GOAL staffing
at the High School
á
Expansion of the Life
Skills Program
The Board asked several questions of Superintendent
Swartz and Director of Curriculum and Instruction Kavanaugh. The Board asked for more information in
regards to several of these items and will discuss these items further at a
future meeting.
ROUTINE BUSINESS
a. Placement of Children with Disabilities
MOVED by Conlon that the
Board approve the Placement of Children with Disabilities as
recommended by the Committee
on Preschool Special Education at their meeting on
3/10/06 and by the Committee
on Special Education at their meetings on 3/10 and
3/13/06.
ROLL
CALL
AYES: 7
NOES:0
MOTION CARRIED
OTHER
BUSINESS
The
Board discussed the audit being conducted by the State Comptrollers
Office. They also discussed the
procedure for tenure recommendations.
MOVED by Carbone that the meeting adjourn to
Executive Session.
ROLL
CALL
AYES: 7
NOES:0
MOTION CARRIED
The Board adjourned to Executive Session at 9:21 p.m.
and returned to Open Session at 10:02 p.m.
MOVED by Carbone that the meeting be adjourned.
The meeting adjourned at 10:02 p.m.
____________________________
Bobbie
DeLong, District Clerk