Webutuck Board of
Education held the November
19, 2007 meeting at 7:30
p.m. in the Webutuck High School Library.
The following
Board members were present:
Dale Culver,
President
Andrew Jablonsky
Susan Lounsbury
left at 10:37 pm
William McGhee
John Perotti
Also Present:
Dr. Richard N.
Johns, Superintendent
Linda Peters,
School Business Administrator
Therese Trotter, Superintendent’s Secretary
CALL TO ORDER
Mr. Culver called
the business meeting of November
19, 2007 to order at 7:42 p.m.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Audience members had the
following comments:
There have been problems
w/ the Science Teacher, it looks like things are getting worked out but
communication has been a problem.
What can we do to not
have this happen again?
The Superintendent
responded that the retired Earth Science Teacher has come in to help in the
classroom. The Science Department Head
and the Science Teacher’s mentor are in and out of the classroom throughout the
day providing support. Lastly, the large
class was split into two. The District
received a couple of late resignations in August so the District needs to
change the WTA contract language about resignations. Discussion ensued.
DISCUSSION
1. Superintendent and Board Goals
Discussion was moved to the end of the agenda under Board of Education.
2. Broadway Trip to NYC
Ms. Schultz gave a presentation as to the benefits of the Broadway Show
Trip to New York City.
The Board asked Ms. Schultz to check the dates so there is no conflict with end
of the year testing and also is there a way to offer this opportunity to all
students.
CONSENT AGENDA VOTE
Mr. Herald made and Mr. Perotti
seconded the following motion to approve the consent agenda as amended. The amendment
offered by Mr. Culver called for removing item #1 under Business and
Operations. Mr. Culver called for
removing #1 under Business and Operations for further discussion. 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 six Board
members voted to approve the motion. Mr.
Jablonsky abstained from the vote on the minutes as he was not in attendance at
those two meetings. The motion carried
unanimously.
CLERK’S REPORT
*1 Approval of Minutes as amended for October 1
and October 15 2007
Board meetings.
Mr. Herald made
and Mr. Perotti seconded the motion to approve the Minutes as submitted:
The five Board
members voted to approve the motion. The
motion carried unanimously.
*2. Acceptance of Financial Reports as Submitted
Mr. Herald made
and Mr. Perotti seconded the motion to approve the Financial Reports as
submitted:
Treasurer’s Report for the month
ending September and October.
Comprehensive Budget Status Report
ending September and October.
Comprehensive Revenue Status Report
ending September and October.
Warrants #20-30.
The six Board
members voted to approve the motion. The
motion carried unanimously.
3. Delegations
None
4. Non-Staff Communications
None
PERSONNEL
*1. Instructional
Resignation
Mr. Herald made and Mr. Perotti seconded the following motion:
BE IT RESOLVED, the Board of Education hereby approves the following
Instructional Resignation, as recommended by the Superintendent of Schools:
Kari Thomas 4th
Grade Teacher
Effective: October 17, 2007
The six Board
members voted to approve the motion. The
motion carried unanimously.
*2. Instructional Appointments
Mr. Herald made and Mr. Perotti seconded the
following motion:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education
hereby approves the following Instructional Appointments, as recommended by the
Superintendent of Schools:
Evelyn
Peters Teaching
Assistant
Effective:
November 5, 2007 Replaces Anthony Trocino
Tracy
Ferreri Teaching
Assistant
Effective: September 1, 2007 (had
been a Teacher Aide)
Christine
Henderson .5
Speech and Language Teacher
Effective: September 1, 2007 New
Position (position unfilled in 06-07, position is
in 2007-2008 budget)
The six Board members voted to approve the
motion. The motion carried unanimously.
*3.
Instructional Substitute Appointments
Mr. Herald made and Mr. Perotti seconded the
following motion:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education
hereby approves the following Instructional Substitute Appointments, as
recommended by the Superintendent of Schools:
Tom
Kelly Substitute
Teacher
Effective: November 6, 2007
April
Ary Long
Term Substitute Teaching Assistant
Effective: October 22, 2007 Replaces
Dawn Rivette
Dawn
Rivette 4th
Gr. Teacher
Effective: October 17, 2007 Replaces
Kari Thomas
The six Board members voted to approve the
motion. The motion carried unanimously.
*4.
Non-Instructional Resignation
Mr. Herald made and Mr. Perotti seconded the
following motion:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education
hereby accepts the following Non-Instructional Resignation, as recommended by
the Superintendent of Schools:
Tina
Robustelli Bus
Driver and Courier
Effective: November 6, 2007
The six Board members voted to approve the
motion. The motion carried unanimously.
*5.
Non-Instructional Appointments
Mr. Herald made and Mr. Perotti seconded the
following motion:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education
hereby accepts the following Non-Instructional Appointments, as recommended by
the Superintendent of Schools:
Alexander
Mersander Seasonal
Worker (Bus Cleaner/MRSA)
Effective: November 6, 2007
Mark
Visconti Courier
Effective: November 1, 2007
The six Board members voted to approve the
motion. The motion carried unanimously.
*6.
Extra-Curricular Appointment for the 2007-2008 School Year
Mr. Herald made and Mr. Perotti 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:
Mentor Mentee
John
Roccanova Miriam
Strauss
The six Board
members voted to approve the motion. The
motion carried unanimously.
*7. Approval of Non-Instruction
and Instructional Sick Bank Committees
Mr. Herald made and Mr. Perotti seconded the following motion:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education
hereby approves continuation of service on the Non-Instructional and
Instructional Sick Bank Committees of the following individuals as recommended
by the Superintendent of Schools:
Linda
Peters
Joel
Freer
The six Board
members voted to approve the motion. The
motion carried unanimously.
8. Extra-Curricular Appointments
Mr. Herald made and Mr. Perotti seconded a
motion to table this until after Executive Session.
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education
hereby approves the Extra-Curricular Appointments for the 2007-2008 school
year, as recommended by the Superintendent of Schools:
James
Wilbur Boys’ JV Basketball
Coach
Ann Sartori Boys’
Modified Basketball Coach
Matt
Pomeisl Boys’ Volunteer
Assistant Basketball Coach
Kathleen
Kelly Girls Varsity Basketball Coach
Trisha
Casler Girls JV Basketball
Coach
Henry
Pollinger Girls Modified Coach
Kathy
Jablonsky JV and Varsity
Cheerleading Coach
Dante
Bessette Modified Football
Coach
Doug
Winslow Modified Football Coach
The six Board
members voted to approve the motion. The
motion carried unanimously.
*9. Create .5 Special Education Teacher Position
Mr. Herald made and Mr. Perotti seconded the following motion:
BE IT RESOLVED, the
Webutuck Board of Education approves the creation of a .5 Special Education
Teaching position, as recommended by the Superintendent of Schools.
The six Board
members voted to approve the motion. The
motion carried unanimously.
10. Non-Instructional Appointment
Mr. Herald made and Mr. Jablonsky seconded the following motion:
BE IT RESOLVED, the Webutuck Board of Education approves the appointment
of the following Non-Instructional Appointment, as recommended by the
Superintendent of Schools.
Adam Honour Bus Driver
Effective: November 7, 2007 Replaces
Tina Robustelli
The six Board members voted to approve the
motion. The motion carried unanimously.
11. Instructional Appointment
Mr. Herald made and Mr. Jablonsky seconded the following motion:
A Board member questioned if the Superintendent had heard anything from
SED or BOCES with regards to certification of Charity Brady. The Superintendent stated he heard back from
Matt Carr of BOCES and all Districts should be 100% certificated with regards
to their teaching staff.
BE IT RESOLVED, the Webutuck Board of Education approves the following
Instructional Appointment, as recommended by the Superintendent of Schools.
Evelyn Peters 6th
Grade Teacher
Effective: November 26, 2007 Replaces
Liz Reihl
Tenure Area: Childhood
Education 1-6 Estoppel Date: January 28, 2011
The six Board members voted to approve the
motion. The motion carried unanimously.
12. Non-Instructional Resignation
Mr. Herald made and Mrs.
Lounsbury seconded the following motion:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board
of Education accepts the following Non-Instructional resignation, as
recommended by the Superintendent of Schools.
Evelyn Peters Teaching
Assistant
Effective: November 20, 2007
The six
Board members voted to approve the motion.
The motion carried unanimously.
BUSINESS AND
OPERATIONS
1.
Adoption of Budget Development Calendar for the 2007-2008 School Year
Mr. Herald made and Mrs. Lounsbury seconded the
following motion:
A Board member clarified that the calendar does
not preclude any Finance meetings that will take place.
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education
approves the Budget Development Calendar for the 2007-2008 school year (as
amended), as recommended by the Superintendent of Schools.
The six Board
members voted to approve the motion. The
motion carried unanimously.
*2. Corrected Tax Roll
Authorization
Mr. Herald made and Mr. Perotti seconded the following motion:
WHEREAS, the Tax Collector has certified that duplicate tax
payments have been made on the 2007-2008 school taxes regarding the following
taxpayers and property and that refunds for overpayment of such taxes be
issued:
Amount
of
Taxpayer Grid No Refund
Refund To
Amy Goossens 132000-7067-00-611263-0000 $3,791.67 Chase
Home Finance
Simon Winchester 132000-7263-00-234912-0000 $4,910.75 Citi Mortgage
The six Board
members voted to approve the motion. The
motion carried unanimously.
*3. Authorization
for Tax Adjustments
Mr. Herald made and Mr. Perotti seconded the following motion:
WHEREAS, the District has received an
Application for Corrected Tax Roll for the Year 2007 for property located
within the Webutuck
Central School
District, as follows:
Daniel Carello
- regarding property owned on Old
Route 22, in the Town of Amenia, described as Grid No.
132000-7165-01-090809-0000, on the basis that a clerical error was made,
incorrect assessment by reason of arithmetical mistake. The taxes should be based on assessed value
of $300 instead of $55,000. The taxes
levied were $594.14 and should be $3.24; and
WHEREAS, the Director and Investigator of
Dutchess County Real Property Tax Service have determined, that a clerical
error was made and the assessed value should be changed, as described above,
and has recommended that the Applications for Corrected Tax Roll should be
approved; and
WHEREAS, we have examined such application and
the County Director's recommendations and determine
that a clerical error pursuant to Section 550(2)(b) of the Real Property Tax
Law as made;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the
Application for Corrected Tax Roll
for the Year 2007 be approved, that the tax
rolls be corrected to reflect the correct assessment, as set forth above, and
that notice of approval of such application and a corrected tax bill be issued
to the applicant reflecting the change in assessment and taxes to be paid.
The six Board
members voted to approve the motion. The
motion carried unanimously.
*4. Authorization for
Filing of 2007-2008 Returned Tax Claims (Resolution distributed in Board
Packet)
Mr. Herald made and Mr. Perotti seconded the following motion:
The six Board
members voted to approve the motion. The
motion carried unanimously.
5. Creation of Extra-Curricular Student Account
Mr. Jablonsky made and Mrs. Lounsbury seconded
the following motion:
It was clarified that this was for the 6th
grade class.
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education
hereby approves the creation of the following Extra-Curricular student account,
as recommended by the Superintendent of Schools:
Class of 2014 Extracurricular Student
Account
The seven Board members voted to approve the
motion. The motion carried unanimously.
*6. Authorization to Increase the 2007-2008
Budget
Mr. Herald made and Mr. Perotti seconded the following motion:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education hereby increases the
2007-2008 Budget in the amount of $11,079.74 in Budget Code A5510.400 00 00 22 as
a result of receipt of insurance funds for damage to Van #105 on 6/1/07, to be recorded in
Revenue Account A2680, with such funds to be expended from A5510.400 00 00 22.
The seven Board
members voted to approve the motion. The
motion carried unanimously.
CURRICULUM
AND INSTRUCTION
*1. Committee on Special Education Monthly Reports
Mr. Herald made and Mr. Perotti seconded the following motion:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Webutuck Board of Education hereby accepts the
Committee on Special Education report for October 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 seven Board
members voted to approve the motion. The
motion carried unanimously.
BOARD OF EDUCATION
1. Superintendent and Board Goals
Each Board member stated their goals for the year. President Culver will draw them up and
distribute them for the next Board meeting for further discussion. The Superintendent’s goals will then be
discussed.
A Board member questioned why six students left school in the last two
months. Dr. Johns will look into it and update the Board in
this week’s Board packet.
PUBLIC COMMENT
The following comments were made by audience members:
-Would like to see the We back in Webutuck
-Are we going to attack the generator situation? Mr. Culver and Mr. McGhee will attend future
Town meetings to address this.
BOARD MEMBER QUESTIONS
It was suggested by a Board member to have principals come to Board
meeting and report on the great things happening in their buildings. Student representatives could also report to
the Board on what is happening in and around the school .
EXECUTIVE
SESSION,
Mr. Perotti made and Mrs. Lounsbury seconded a
motion to adjourn to executive session at 8:55 pm for the purpose of discussing
a particular personnel issue. The seven Board members present voted. The motion carried unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT OF EXECUTIVE
SESSION
Ms. Coniglio made a motion to adjourn the executive
session and reconvene the public session at 10:37 pm. The seven Board members present voted. The motion carried unanimously.
Extra-Curricular
Appointments
Mr. Perotti made the following motion as
amended:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education
hereby approves the Extra-Curricular Appointments for the 2007-2008 school
year, as recommended by the Superintendent of Schools:
Ann
Sartori Boys’ Modified
Basketball Coach
Matt
Pomeisl Boys’ Volunteer
Assistant Basketball Coach
Kathleen
Kelly Girls Varsity Basketball Coach
Henry
Pollinger Girls Modified Coach
Dante
Bessette Modified Football
Coach
Doug
Winslow Modified Football Coach
The five Board
members voted to approve the motion. The
motion carried unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Mr. Perotti made a
motion to adjourn the meeting of November 19, 2007 at 10:56 pm.
