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 February 26, 2007.
President of the Board of Education Margaret Smith called the meeting to order at 7:03 p.m.
Present: Ahnert, Carbone, Conlon, Crisafulli, Normington, Smith, Yagielski, Superintendent Swartz,
Director of Curriculum and Instruction Kavanaugh, Business Administrator Nolie and District
Clerk DeLong.
Absent: none
HEARING/PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR
Beth Donovan, a Kindergarten teacher at Glendaal spoke to the Board regarding the Transitional Kindergarten program.
Jerry Moore, 122 Jay St., spoke to the Board regarding calculators, review books, cellphones, student representation and the number of people serving on the Board.
DISCUSSION: SURVEY -- TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN
Superintendent Swartz asked the Board for comments on the proposed survey she plans to send out to K-2 parents on the Transitional Kindergarten program. She explained that if the Board approves of the survey, she will send it out by March 2 and have parents return it to her office by March 19th, with results of the survey back to the Board by March 26th. The Board felt the survey was appropriate for their needs and told Superintendent Swartz to go ahead with her plans to distribute it.
BUDGET PRESENTATION: BUDGET, BUDGET-TO-BUDGET, CONTINGENT BUDGET, AND
SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDED BUDGET
Joseph Kavanaugh, Director of Curriculum and Instruction started the presentation with a brief explanation of the process used to develop the Long Range Plan. Superintendent Swartz then presented the Budget-to-Budget, the Contingency Budget and her Recommended Budget, which reflects a budget-to-budget increase of 3.89%. She explained the strategic goals and her strategy for future budget sessions. She informed the Board that this year during budget work sessions there will be no other official board business taking place. The Regular and Special meetings will take place on their scheduled dates and all Board business will take place only at those meetings. Superintendent Swartz also briefly explained the other two propositions to the Board- Proposition #2, which would establish a Capital Reserve Fund and Proposition #3, for the purchase of school buses. The Board will review the information given to them and begin discussing budgetary issues at the next meeting.
RESOLUTION: COOPERATIVE BID WITH SCHENECTADY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR
DUPLICATING PAPER, FILTERS, AND TONERS
MOVED by Conlon that the Board of Education adopt the Resolution to participate with Schenectady
County School Districts to bid jointly for 2007-2008 Duplicating Paper, Filters, and Toners, as
submitted. (This resolution is contained as Appendix A to these minutes).
ROLL CALL
AYES: 7
NOES: 0
MOTION CARRIED
REQUEST FOR OVERNIGHT FIELD TRIP - SACANDAGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 5TH
GRADERS TO CAMP CHINGACHGOOK
MOVED by Carbone 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 13-15, 2007. (This request is contained as Appendix B to these minutes).
ROLL CALL
AYES: 7
NOES: 0
MOTION CARRIED
MOVED by Conlon that the Board of Education adopt the Resolution, dated February 26, 2007, to withdraw and amend the 2006-2007 School Tax Rolls, as submitted. (This resolution is contained as Appendix C to these minutes).
ROLL CALL
AYES: 7
NOES: 0
MOTION CARRIED
RESOLUTION: AMEND THE 2006-2007 GENERAL FUND BUDGET FOR A GRANT IN AID
MOVED by Conlon that the Board of Education adopt the Resolution, dated February 26, 2007, to authorize the increase in the general fund revenue and appropriations in the amount of $25,000, as submitted. (This resolution is contained as Appendix D to these minutes).
ROLL CALL
AYES: 7
NOES: 0
MOTION CARRIED
Approve the Resolution, dated February 26, 2007, regarding acceptance of a donation from the Booster Club, as submitted. (This resolution is contained as Appendix E to these minutes).
RESOLUTION: ACCEPT GIFT AND DONATION
Approve the Resolution, dated February 26, 2007, regarding acceptance of a donation from the New
York State Education Department, as submitted. (This resolution is contained as Appendix F to these
minutes).
ROLL CALL
AYES: 7
NOES: 0
MOTION CARRIED
a. Accept the letter of resignation of Shirley A. Savoie, School Monitor (Middle School), effective c.o.b. March 2, 2007, with appreciation for her service to the district. (This resignation is contained as Appendix G to these minutes).
a. Staffing
1) Approve the temporary appointment of Aaron Bouton as Cleaner (Senior High School), in accordance with Civil Service Regulations, effective February 27, 2007 through June 30, 2007, with 2006-2007 salary to be at the annual rate of $21,694.40 (Step 1, $10.43/hour). 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) Approve the following spring coaching appointments for 2006-2007:
Baseball
Varsity John Striffler Step 10 $4,391
Junior Varsity Thomas Tama Step 10 $3,513
Modified Damian Croucher Step 5 $2,983
Lacrosse
Girls' Varsity Mark Gatta Step 10 $3,370
Girls' JV Adrienne Gardner Step 3 $1,982
Girls' Modified Kaitlin O'Keefe Step 1 $1,387.40 Boys' Varsity Darren VanHeusen Step 10 $4,289
Boys' JV Robert Gula Step 5 $3,108
Boys' Assistant *Peter Rings Step 0 0
Boy's Assistant Frank Leffler Step 0 0
Softball
Varsity Christopher Crounse Step 5 $3,978
JV Jamie Haver Step 5 $3,182
Modified William Thwaits Step 5 $2,983
Tennis
Boys Varsity Geoffrey Olson Step 5 $2,775
Boys' Modified Jeffery Wright Step 2 $1,413
Track
Varsity Head Coach James Connolly Step 10 $5,004
Boys' Varsity Assistant Ronald Cameron Step 5 $3,626
Girls' Varsity Assistant James Krogh Step 10 $4,003
Varsity Assistant Norman Dion Step 5 $3,400
Modified Susan Gracz Step 5 $3,173
*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.
3) Approve the following additional substitutes for the 2006-2007 school year:
Substitute School Monitor
Shirley Savoie
Sandy Comins
Substitute Teacher
Andrew Cuthbertson
James Connolly
Michael Dunn
Jeffrey Page
Margaret Trawick
4) Superintendent's Recommendation: That the Board of Education approve the appointment of Diane Hartman as Interim Internal Claim's Auditor, effective February 27, 2007 through February 28, 2007, with no change in her current annual salary.
b. Placement of Children with Disabilities
Accept the Placement of Children with Disabilities as recommended by the Committee on
Special Education at their meetings on 2/9, 2/8, 2/13, 2/7, and 2/12/07.
c. Bids
1) Award the bid for Mechanical Cleaning of HVAC Systems to Indoor Air Technologies, per the attached Bid Summary. (This bid is contained as Appendix H to these minutes).
ROLL CALL
AYES: 7
NOES: 0
MOTION CARRIED
OTHER BUSINESS
The Board briefly discussed Modified Lacross.
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
MOTION CARRIED
The Board adjourned to Executive Session at 8:02 p.m. and returned to Open Session at 8:32 p.m.
ROLL CALL
AYES: 7
NOES: 0
MOTION CARRIED
The meeting adjourned at 8:32 p.m.
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Bobbie DeLong, District Clerk