Webutuck Board of
Education held the October
15, 2007 meeting at 7:30
p.m. in the Webutuck High School Library.
The following
Board members were present:
Dale Culver,
President
Joseph Herald
Susan Lounsbury
William McGhee
Also Present:
Dr. Richard N. Johns,
Superintendent
Linda Peters,
School Business Administrator
Tracy Trotter, Superintendent’s Secretary
Absent:
Bernadette
Coniglio
Andrew Jablonsky
John Perotti
CALL TO ORDER
President Culver
called the business meeting of October
15, 2007 to order at 7:35 p.m.
PUBLIC COMMENT
There was none.
Auditor’s Financial Report Presentation 8:00 p.m.
Mr. Churchill, the
District’s external auditor, reviewed the Audit Report with the Board of
Education. The Board asked questions
pertaining to the findings of the audit report.
A copy of the Auditor’s
Financial Report is attached to these minutes.
DISCUSSION
1. NECC Utilities
The original contract
with NECC stated there would be no rental charge however they would have to pay
for utilities used. It was difficult to
calculate that figure. This year the
contract stated NECC would pay a percentage of the utilities based on room usage.
NECC felt the amount was high. A Board member suggested removing the heating
portion of the figure as the District has to heat the building whether NECC is
there or not. Discussion ensued.
CONSENT AGENDA VOTE
Mr. Herald made and Mr. McGhee
seconded the following motion:
The following asterisked items
can be consent agenda items. A consent
agenda is a single vote, which approves all asterisked items. Board policy (#008a) prohibits discussion of
consent agenda items. Asterisked items can be pulled from the consent agenda
for discussion by any one Board member.
The four Board members present
voted to approve the motion. The motion
passed unanimously.
CLERK’S REPORT
*1 Approval of Minutes as amended for August 6,
August 13, August 20, August 29, September 11, September 17, and September 24, 2007
Board meetings.
Mr. Herald made
and Mr. McGhee seconded the approval of minutes noted above as submitted. The four Board members present voted to
approve the motion. The motion carried
unanimously.
*2. Acceptance of Financial Reports as Submitted
Mr. Herald made
and Mr. McGhee seconded the motion to approve the Financial Reports as
submitted.
Treasurer’s Report for the month
ending August.
Comprehensive Budget Status Report
ending August.
Comprehensive Revenue Status Report
ending August.
Warrants #12-19
The four Board
members present voted to approve the motion.
The motion carried unanimously.
3. Delegations
There were none.
4. Non-Staff Communications
There were none.
PERSONNEL
*1. Non-Instructional
Substitute Appointments
Mr. Herald made and Mr. McGhee seconded the
following motion:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education
hereby approves the following Non-Instructional Substitute Appointments, as
recommended by the Superintendent of Schools:
Edith Walsh Substitute
Food Service Helper
Effective: October 16, 2007
Maria Andrade Substitute Food Service
Helper
Effective: October 16, 2007
Mary Brandt Substitute
Bus Driver/ Substitute Monitor
Effective: September 26, 2007
The four Board
members present voted to approve the motion.
The motion carried unanimously.
*2.
Increase Instructional Appointment
Mr. Herald made and Mr. McGhee seconded the
following motion:
BE IT RESOLVED, that
the Board of Education approves the following increase in the Instructional
position appointment, as recommended by the Superintendent of Schools.
Marilyn
Midwood Change One
Teacher Assistant 3 Hours to 5.625 Hours One Nurse 1 Hour to 1.875 Hours
Effective: September 1, 2007
(Board
Resolution created position as of October 17, 2005)
The four Board members present voted to approve
the motion. The motion carried
unanimously.
*3.
Extra-Curricular Appointment for the 2007-2008 School Year
Mr. Herald made and Mr. McGhee seconded the following motion:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education
hereby approves the following Extra-Curricular appointment for the 2007-2008
school year, as recommended by the Superintendent of Schools:
Bonnie Finkle FFA
Assistant Advisor
The four Board
members present voted to approve the motion.
The motion carried unanimously.
*4. Amendment of Instructional Appointment
Mr. Herald made and Mr. McGhee seconded the following motion:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education hereby amends the following
position from a 1 FTE to a .5 FTE position, as recommended by the
Superintendent of Schools:
Monica Baker-Bozsik ESL Teacher
Effective: September 1, 2007
The four Board
members present voted to approve the motion.
The motion carried unanimously.
*5. Instructional Appointment
Mr. Herald made and Mr. McGhee seconded the following motion:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education hereby approves the following
Instructional Appointment, as recommended by the Superintendent of Schools:
Stephen Perotti Teaching Assistant
Effective: September 1, 2007
The four Board
members present voted to approve the motion.
The motion carried unanimously.
*6. Create (1) Special Education Department Head
Mr. Herald made and Mr. McGhee seconded the following motion:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education hereby approves the creation
of (1) Special Education Department Head under the Curriculum Council, as
recommended by the Superintendent of Schools.
The four Board
members present voted to approve the motion.
The motion carried unanimously.
7. Amendment of June 25, 2007 Extra-Curricular Resolution
Mr. Herald made and Mrs. Lounsbury seconded the following
motion:
A Board member questioned if the District would be filling
these positions. The next resolution
fills one of the positions.
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education hereby removes
the following teacher from the extra-curricular positions due to her
resignation, as recommended by the Superintendent of Schools:
Tabitha
Thomas Play
Director
Tabitha
Thomas Choreographer
The four Board
members present voted to approve the motion.
The motion carried unanimously.
8. Extra-Curricular Appointments for the
2007-2008 School Year
Mr. Herald made and Mrs. Lounsbury seconded the following
motion:
A Board member requested pulling Tom Marshall for Junior
Honor Society Faculty Advisor from the motion to discuss further in executive
session. Mr. Herald made and Mr. McGhee
seconded the following motion as amended:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board
of Education hereby approves the following extra-Curricular appointments for
the 2007-2008 school year, as recommended by the Superintendent of Schools:
Paul Wladarczyk Science
Department Head
Susan Campbell ELA
Department Head
Margaret Brizzie Social
Studies Department Head
Rosanna Hamm Math Department Head
Linda Miller Special Education
Department Head
Susan
Harrington Special
Areas Department Head
Trisha Casler Assistant
to the Athletic Director
Trisha Casler JV
Girls’ Basketball Coach
Kathleen Kelly JV
Field Hockey Coach
Sherry Fisher National
Honor Society Faculty Advisor
Nancy Gagne Play
Director
Tricia Montalto Co-Advisor
Class of 2009
Audra Berryann Co-Advisor
Class of 2009
Mentor Mentee
Tammy Nethercott Alison
Coppola
A Board member
questioned if the Superintendent had calculated a stipend for the Assistant to
the Athletic Director. The job
descriptions for both Athletic Director and Assistant to the Athletic Director
will be approved tonight and it will be determined in the near future how much
that stipend will be for that position.
The four Board members present voted to approve
the motion. The motion carried
unanimously.
9. Instructional Appointment
Mrs. Lounsbury made and Mr. McGhee seconded the
following motion:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education
hereby approves the following Instructional Appointment, as recommended by the
Superintendent of Schools:
Alison
Coppola Special
Education Teacher
Effective:
October 9, 2007 Estoppel: January 28, 2010
Tenure
Area: Special Education Replaces:
Andrea Jarvis
The four Board members present voted to approve
the motion. The motion carried
unanimously.
10. Non-Instructional
Substitute Appointments
Mrs. Lounsbury made and Mr. McGhee seconded the
following motion:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education
hereby approves the following Non-Instructional Substitute Appointments, as
recommended by the Superintendent of Schools:
Jennifer
Brandt Substitute
Teacher Aide
Effective: October 10, 2007 New
Position
Alexander
Mersand Substitute
Bus Driver
Effective: October 16, 2007
Sherry
Justry Substitute
Bus Driver
Effective: October 16, 2007
Clarissa
Blakely Substitute
Teacher
Effective: October 16, 2007
The four Board members present voted to approve
the motion. The motion carried
unanimously.
11. Appointment
of School Lunch Manager
Mrs. Lounsbury made and Mr. Herald seconded the
following motion:
A Board member stated he had received several
calls from parents with complaints about students going to buy their lunch and
the menu had changed and running out of food.
Is there a job description? The
Superintendent will check. Discussion ensued.
Mrs. Lounsbury made and Mr. Herald seconded a
motion to table this item for further discussion in executive session.
BE IT RESOLVED, the Board of Education hereby
approves the following School Lunch Manager appointment, as recommended by the
Superintendent of Schools:
Robert
Rosner School
Lunch Manager
Effective:
August 22, 2007 Salary: $42,000
The four Board members present voted to approve
the motion. The motion carried
unanimously.
12. Instructional Substitute Appointment
Mr. Herald made and Mrs. Lounsbury seconded the
following motion:
BE IT RESOLVED, the Board of Education hereby
approves the following Instructional Substitute appointment and waive the twenty
day itinerant rate provision of Policy #402, as recommended by the
Superintendent of Schools:
Anthony
Trocino ACE
Long-Term Substitute Teacher
Effective: October 4, 2007 Leave
Replacement for Peter Stefonowich
The four Board members present voted to approve
the motion. The motion carried
unanimously.
12. Approval of Job Descriptions
Mrs. Lounsbury made and Mr. Herald seconded the
following motion:
A Board member noted it was a good job
description and a stipend for the Assistant will come out of future discussion.
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education
hereby approves the Athletic Director Job Description as well as the Assistant
to the Athletic Director Job Description, as recommended by the Superintendent
of Schools.
The four Board members present voted to approve
the motion. The motion carried
unanimously.
BUSINESS AND
OPERATIONS
1. Accept Independent Audit Report
Mr. Herald made and Mr. McGhee seconded the following motion:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education hereby accepts the
Independent Audit Report for the year ending June 30, 2007, as recommended by the
Superintendent of Schools.
The four Board
members present voted to approve the motion.
The motion carried unanimously.
2. Authorization to Increase the 2007-2008
Budget
Mr. Herald made and Mrs. Lounsbury seconded the following motion:
A Board member questioned if this was the total amount claimed or is
there a deductible. The Superintendent
stated he would double check to see if there was a deductible but thought it
was the total amount claimed. Discussion
ensued.
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education hereby increases the
2007-2008 Budget in the amount of $5,606 in Budget Code A2630.400 00 00 20 as
a result of receipt of insurance funds for theft date 6/18/07, to be recorded in
Revenue Account A2680, with such funds to be expended from A2630.400 00 00 20.
The four Board
members present voted to approve the motion.
The motion carried unanimously.
CURRICULUM
AND INSTRUCTION
*1. Committee on Special Education Monthly Reports
Mr. Herald made and Mr. McGhee seconded the following motion:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Webutuck Board of Education hereby accepts the
Committee on Special Education report for September 2007, prepared by the Webutuck Central School District Committee
on Pre-School Education and by the Webutuck Central School District Committee
on Special Education, as recommended by the Superintendent of Schools.
The four Board
members present voted to approve the motion.
The motion carried unanimously.
BOARD OF EDUCATION
*1. Approval of 8th Grade Washington D.C.
Trip
Mr. Herald made and Mr. McGhee seconded the following motion:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education hereby approves the 8th Grade
Washington D.C. Trip May
21-24, 2008 as a school field trip, as recommended by the
Superintendent of Schools.
The four Board
members present voted to approve the motion.
The motion carried unanimously.
2. Approval of FFA National Convention Trip
Mrs. Lounsbury made and Mr. McGhee seconded the following motion:
Mrs. Finkle, Assistant FFA Advisor explained that our students will be
going with Madison
School District on their
bus. They will see several sites along
the way including Niagara Falls, the Flight Museum, Cincinnati Zoo, and
Indianapolis Speedway to name a few. The
cost is $480 per student. Discussion
ensued.
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education hereby approves the FFA National
Convention Trip to Indianapolis, Indiana October 22 – 28, 2007 as a school
field trip, as recommended by the Superintendent of Schools.
The four Board
members present voted to approve the motion.
The motion carried unanimously.
3.
Approve SEQRA Resolution for the Concession Stand
Mr.
Herald made and Mrs. Lounsbury seconded the following motion:
A
Board member stated he would like the Board to review the plans before any
construction or digging begins.
WHEREAS,
the Board of Education of the Webutuck School District (“Board”) has proposed
to undertake a project consisting of the construction of concession stand at
the Webutuck High School site, (“the Project”); and
WHEREAS, the Board wishes to fully
comply with its obligations under the State Environmental Quality Review Act
(“SEQRA”) and the regulations thereunder with respect to the proposed action;
and
WHEREAS, the Board has carefully
considered the nature and scope of the proposed action; and
WHEREAS, upon review of the
foregoing, the Board makes the following determinations:
1. The
proposed action involves the construction of a concession stand at the Webutuck High School site (“the Project”);
2. The proposed
Project represents a routine activity of an educational institution, including
the expansion of existing facilities by less than 10,000 square feet of gross
floor area, within the meaning of 6 NYCRR § 617.5(c)(8).
3. The
proposed action will in no case have a significant adverse impact based on the
environment based on the criteria contained in 6 NYCRR § 617.7(c), and is not
otherwise a Type I action as defined by 6 NYCRR § 617.4.
4. The
proposed action is a Type II action within the meaning of 6 NYCRR 617.5 and is
therefore not subject to review under SEQRA and the regulations thereunder.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that
the Board finds and concludes that the proposed action is a Type II action within
the meaning of 6 NYCRR 617.5 and therefore is not subject to review under SEQRA
and the regulations thereunder.
The four Board
members present voted to approve the motion.
The motion carried unanimously.
The four Board
members present voted to approve the motion.
The motion carried unanimously.
3.
Appointment of Officials and Election Inspectors for the November 13,
2007 Special Meeting Vote for the 2007-2008 School Year
Mr. Herald made and Mrs. Lounsbury seconded the following motion:
A Board member stated many thanks to the volunteers that help us with the
vote.
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education hereby approves the
appointment of the following persons for the November 13, 2007 School Budget Vote, whereas,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of Education requires the
Chairperson and each Election Inspector to sign a statement certifying receipt
of the “Responsibilities and the Rules of Conduct for School Board Elections”,
and whereas,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Board of Education authorizes the District
Clerk to appoint additional officials and inspectors if necessary:
PERMANENT CHAIRPERSON & CHIEF ELECTION
INSPECTOR:
Richard G. Howard
INSPECTORS OF
ELECTION
Patricia Boice
Tom Pavilga
Joan Murphy
Diane Price
Dorothy Newvine
Jane Rossman
Jean DeWitt
Barbara VandeBogart
Peg Coon
Arlene Iuliano
Freida Thompson
Lea Howard
Valerie Corcoran
The four Board
members present voted to approve the motion.
The motion carried unanimously.
4.
Approval of NYSED New Construction Application
Mrs. Lounsbury made and Mr. Herald seconded the following motion:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education hereby approves the NYSED New
Construction Application Form for a Concession Stand, as recommended by the
Superintendent of Schools.
The four Board
members present voted to approve the motion.
The motion carried unanimously.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Audience members comments were:
-Great support in EBMS last year; feels the bottom has dropped out at
H.S. level. No support from Guidance for parents on S.A.T.’s
-What review is done to monitor if teachers are successful in the
classroom? Annual evaluations are done
and informal observations are done.
The availability of teachers for extra-help is light. Discussion ensued.
-Was there any information on the conflict of interest between Mr.
Jablonsky and Collins and Scoville. The Superintendent spoke to the District’s
Legal Council and it was determined there was no conflict of interest. They looked at Mr. Jablonsky’s
responsibilities on the Facilities Committee and looked at Collins and
Scoville, Mr. Jablonsky is not in a position to profit. He can not make a decision to hire or have
work done without the full Board voting on anything like that. Discussion ensued.
-Would like copies of policies on security of buildings and documents,
and teacher evaluations.
BOARD MEMBER QUESTIONS
The American Legion donated a monument to the Millerton School
back in 1937. They would like to now
take it and place it at their American Legion site. It was suggested to have them write a letter
and state their request. Discussion
ensued.
It was suggested by a Board member to invite Mike Haggerty to a Board
meeting. He has a lot of experience in
grant writing and could help the District in acquiring a generator. Our buildings have been designated as
emergency shelters and a generator would be essential in those emergency
situations. Discussion ensued.
-A Board member stated his disappointment with what happened at the
Tractor Pull this past weekend. There
was smoking on school grounds and it is a recurring problem every year. The District was inappropriately bad mouthed
on public radio because the Tractor Pull was asked to provide insurance, as it
does for every outside entity, for liability purposes. Discussion ensued.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Mrs. Lounsbury made and Mr. McGhee seconded a motion to adjourn to
executive session at 10:10 pm for the purpose of discussing particular
personnel issues. The four Board
members present voted. The motion
carried unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT OF EXECUTIVE
SESSION
Mr. Herald made a motion to adjourn the executive
session and reconvene the public session at 12:10 pm. The four Board members present voted. The motion carried unanimously.
Appointment of School Lunch Manager
Mr. Herald made and Mrs. Lounsbury seconded the following motion:
BE IT RESOLVED, the Board of Education hereby approves the following
School Lunch Manager appointment, as recommended by the Superintendent of
Schools:
Robert Rosner School
Lunch Manager
Effective: August 22, 2007 Salary: $42,000
The four Board
members present voted to approve the motion.
The motion carried unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Mr. Herald made a motion to adjourn the
meeting of October 15, 2007 at 12:11 am.
Respectfully submitted,
Therese M. Trotter
District Clerk
