Regular Meeting Minutes
March 10, 2008
A Regular Meeting of the Board of Education of the Scotia-Glenville Central School District was held in the Library Media Center of the Middle School, in said district on March 10, 2008.
President of the Board of Education Margaret Smith called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
Present: Ahnert, Benedetto, Carbone, Normington, Smith, Superintendent Swartz, Director of Curriculum and Instruction Kavanaugh, and School Business Manager Giaquinto.
Absent: Conlon, Yagielski, District Clerk DeLong
Hearing/Privilege of the Floor
Edward Capovani, 832 Church Rd., spoke to the Board regarding astroturf and bleachers.
Gerry Moore, 122 Jay St., spoke to the Board regarding astroturf and the Transfinder system
CURRICULUM REPORT: SPECIAL EDUCATION - TONY ALBANESE (DIRECTOR OF PUPIL
PERSONNEL SERVICES)
Tony Albanese, Director of Pupil Personnel Services, gave an overview of the Annual Special
Education Report to the Board. Following his presentation, Lois Long, Special Education Teacher
and Renee Evenden, Remedial Speech Teacher, gave a brief report to the Board on the K1DS
program. (This report is contained as Appendix A to these minutes).
BUDGET WORK SESSION: NON-INSTRUCTIONAL AND INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM Ð
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
Superintendent Swartz presented the following budget items to the Board:
Non-Instructional Initiatives:
á Central Registrar Time Increase
á Physical Education & Athletics Secretarial Time Increase
á Pupil Personnel Services Secretarial Time Increase
Elementary Initiatives:
á AIS Primary Math Staffing
á OPAL Expansion
á Physical Education- K-3
á Elementary Social Work Services
á Pervasive Developmental Disabilities/Autism Program
á Elementary Support Services Coordinator
á Elementary Special Programs Funding
á Elementary After School Activities
The Board discussed these items and will continue with the budget process at the next meeting.
MOVED by Carbone that the Board of Education approve the following two requests:
REQUEST FOR OVERNIGHT TRIP Ð BOYSÕ JUNIOR VARSITY AND VARSITY LACROSSE
TEAMS AND CHAPERONES TO ROCHESTER/SYRACUSE/UTICA, NEW YORK, APRIL 18 Ð 19,
2008
Approve the request for the overnight trip of the BoysÕ Junior Varsity and Varsity Lacrosse Teams and Chaperones to Rochester/Syracuse/Utica, New York, April 18 - 19, 2008, at no expense to the district. (This request is contained as Appendix B to these minutes).
REQUEST FOR OVERNIGHT TRIP Ð GLEN-WORDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLÕS ODYSSEY OF
THE MIND TEAM TO STATE COMPETITION, BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK, MARCH 28-29, 2008
Approve the request for the overnight trip of Glen Worden Elementary SchoolÕs Odyssey of the Mind
Team and chaperones to State Competition, Binghamton, New York, March 28-29, 2008. (This
request is contained as Appendix C to these minutes).
ROLL CALL
AYES: 5
NOES: 0
MOTION CARRIED
ADOPT THE TEXTBOOK: THE HUMAN BODY BOOK
MOVED by Ahnert that the Board of Education adopt the following book for use in the Senior High
School Fundamentals of Medicine and Diagnosis course:
The Human Body Book Ð An illustrated guide to its structure, function and disorders Ð McGraw Hill, 2008
ROLL CALL
AYES: 5
NOES: 0
MOTION CARRIED
RESOLUTION: ACCEPT GIFT AND DONATION
MOVED by Ahnert that the Board of Education approve the Resolution, dated March 10, 2008, regarding acceptance of a donation from the Glendaal Parent Teacher Association (PTA) for the purchase of a display screen for the Glendaal Elementary School. (This resolution is contained as Appendix D to these minutes).
ROLL CALL
AYES: 5
NOES: 0
MOTION CARRIED
APPROVE THE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE SCOTIA-GLENVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL
DISTRICT AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES, LLC, PMB 174, FOR THE 2007
2008 SCHOOL YEAR
MOVED by Ahnert that the Board of Education approve the contract between the Scotia-Glenville Central School District and Community Development Resources, LLC, PMB 174, for the 2007-2008 school year, for assistance in researching and applying for grant funding, as submitted, and authorize the Superintendent of Schools to sign said contract. (This contract is contained as Appendix E to these minutes).
ROLL CALL
AYES: 5
NOES: 0
MOTION CARRIED
MOVED by Carbone that the Board of Education accept/approve the following items under
Communication and Staffing:
COMMUNICATIONS
a. Accept the letter of resignation of Patricia A. Gibbons, School Monitor (Lincoln Elementary School), effective c.o.b. March 14, 2008, with appreciation for her service to the district. (This resignation is contained as Appendix F to these minutes).
b. Accept the letter of resignation of Gregory Restina, Teaching Assistant (Senior High School), effective c.o.b. March 28, 2008, with appreciation for his service to the district. (This resignation is contained as Appendix G to these minutes).
c. Accept the letter of resignation of Nancy Piria-Harkins, Elementary Teacher (Glendaal Elementary School), effective c.o.b. June 30, 2008, with appreciation for her service to the district. (This resignation is contained as Appendix H to these minutes).
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT
a. Staffing
1) Approve the following additional spring coaching appointments for 2007-2008:
Fitness Center Coach
Susan Davenport Step 1 Ð 50% $1236
Mark Mortensen Step 1 Ð 50% $1236
2) Approve the following fall coaching appointment for 2008-2009
Soccer - Boys
Varsity *Christopher Bailey Step 10 $5037
*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 2007-2008 school year:
Substitute Teachers
Anique Williams-Burpee
Eileen Johnson
Sara LaFountain
*Gina Nielsen
Thea Yurkewecz
Substitute Teaching Assistant
Eileen Johnson
Sara LaFountain
Ann Shattuck
Clerical Substitute
Ann Shattuck
*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.
4) Approve the change in assignment of Michelle Duquette, School Bus Driver, from 4.25 hours/day to 4.50 hours/day, effective January 28, 2008, with no change in current hourly rate of pay.
ROLL CALL
AYES: 5
NOES: 0
MOTION CARRIED
ROUTINE BUSINESS
a. Placement of Children with Disabilities
MOVED by Normington that the Board of Education accept the Placement of Children with Disabilities as recommended by the Committee on Preschool Special Education at their meetings on 2/15 and 2/29/08 and by the Committee on Special Education at their meetings on 2/11, 2/26, 2/29, 2/28, 3/3, and 2/25/08.
ROLL CALL
AYES: 5
NOES: 0
MOTION CARRIED
MOVED by Normington that the Board of Education accept the following minutes:
b. Minutes: Regular Meeting February 11, 2008
Special Meeting February 25, 2008
ROLL CALL
AYES: 5
NOES: 0
MOTION CARRIED
c. Internal Claims AuditorÕs Report/Warrants/Warrant Report Exceptions
Warrants: #18 $141,610.52
#19 $ 12,523.40
#33 $302,471.22
#35 $969,983.96
President Smith noted receipt of the Internal Claims AuditorÕs Report/Warrants and Warrant Report Exceptions. (These reports are contained as Appendix I to these minutes).
d. Budget Transfers
President Smith noted receipt of the Budget Transfers. (These are contained as Appendix J to these minutes).
OTHER BUSINESS
The Board of Education briefly discussed the upcoming CAPSBA meeting and an Internet Safety
Program.
MOVED by Carbone that the meeting be adjourned.
ROLL CALL
AYES: 5
NOES: 0
MOTION CARRIED
The meeting adjourned at 8:53 p.m.
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Andrew Giaquinto, Clerk Pro-Tem