The Webutuck Board
of Education held their April 11, 2011 meeting
at 7:30 p.m. in the Webutuck High School Library.
The following
Board members were present:
Dale Culver,
President
Joanne Boyd
Joseph Herald
William McGhee
John Perotti
Casey Swift
Also Present:
Steven D. Schoonmaker, Superintendent
Mary Grden, School Business Administrator
Therese Trotter,
District Clerk
Absent:
Joseph Matteo
CALL TO ORDER
President Culver
called the business meeting of April 11,
2011 to order at 7:35 p.m.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Mr. Herald made and Mr. Perotti seconded a
motion to adjourn to executive
session at 7:36 pm for the purpose
of discussing information about negotiations.
Ayes 6 Nays 0 The motion carried.
RECONVENE PUBLIC SESSION
Mr. Herald made and Mr. McGhee seconded a motion to adjourn the
executive session and to reconvene the public session at 7:50 pm.
Ayes 6 Nays 0 The motion carried
.
PUBLIC COMMENT
The following topics
were commented on by audience members:
-WTA President read letter to Board acknowledging WTA willing to
concession.
-Any administration concessions
SUPERINTENDENT’S
REPORT
The Superintendent congratulated
the PTA and Trini Stevens on Science and Math Night,
it was well attended. He noted the
meeting with the 4-6 grade parents that took place regarding the possible
schedule change for next year. He will
be providing information to the Board on the feedback of that meeting. He also commented on an arbitration request received
recently that has to do with transportation.
Mr. Pollak, Advisor for Mock Trail, announced
the Webutuck Team will be going into semi-finals against Our Lady of
Lourdes. He stated that Webutuck is
small but this team is out performing many schools in Dutchess County. There will be an article in Poughkeepsie
Journal about the Webutuck team.
DISCUSSION
1. 2011-2012 Budget Discussion
The President spoke on the budget and stated that tonight’s discussion would be vague due to the new information on the WTA concessions. Further discussion during the week will provide more definitive information for the Board. The Budget will be adopted at the next Board meeting. The Vice-President stated what the Board would be looking at in the coming week to finalize the budget (i.e. positions that are posted and haven’t been filled yet, combining two different positions into half-time positions, teacher aides, needs of principals and needs of program, as well as technology pieces to keep our computers up to date. Discussion ensued.
CONSENSUS AGENDA VOTE
Mr. Herald made and Mr. Perotti seconded the following motion to approve the consent agenda (as amended). The amendment by Mrs. Boyd called for removing #2 under Personnel for further discussion. 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.
Ayes 6 Nays 0 The motion carried.
CLERK’S REPORT
*1. Approval of Minutes for March 22, and March 28, 2011 Board meetings.
Mr. Herald made and Mr. Perotti seconded the following minutes (stated above) as submitted:
Ayes 6 Nays 0 The motion carried.
*2. Acceptance of Financial Reports as Submitted
Treasurer’s Report for the month ending February and March.
Comprehensive Budget Status Report ending February and March.
Comprehensive Revenue Status Report ending February and March.
Warrants #61-66
2. Delegations - None
3. Non-Staff Communications - None
PERSONNEL
*1. Creation of Position
Mr. Herald made and Mr.
Perotti seconded the following motion:
Upon the recommendation
of the Superintendent of Schools, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education
hereby approves the creation of the following position:
(1) One Bi-lingual Aide, full time
Ayes 6 Nays 0 The motion carried.
2.
Approval of Job Description
This item was pulled from the consent agenda for further discussion in
Executive Session.
Upon the recommendation
of the Superintendent of Schools, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education
hereby approves the Bi-lingual Aide job description.
*3. Instructional Resignation
Mr. Herald made and Mr.
Perotti seconded the following motion:
Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent
of Schools, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education hereby accepts the
Instructional resignation for the purpose of retirement, of the following
individual:
Janet
Deschamps Elementary
Teacher
Effective: June 30, 2011
Ayes 6 Nays 0 The motion carried.
*4. Support Staff Resignation
Mr. Herald made and Mr.
Perotti seconded the following motion:
Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent
of Schools, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education hereby accepts the
support staff resignation
of the following individual:
Lonnie
Vater School
Monitor
Effective: April 4,
2011
Ayes 6 Nays 0 The motion carried.
*5.
Extra-Curricular
Resignation for the 2010-2011 School Year
Mr. Herald made and Mr.
Perotti seconded the following motion:
Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent
of Schools, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education hereby approves the
following extra-curricular resignation for the 2010-2011 school year:
Ann
Kain Class
of 2013 Advisor
Effective: April 5, 2011
Ayes 6 Nays 0 The motion carried.
CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION
*1. Committee on Special Education
Monthly Reports
Mr. Herald made and Mr.
Perotti seconded the following motion:
Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of
Schools, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Webutuck Board of Education hereby accepts
the Committee on Special Education report for March 2011, prepared by the Webutuck Central School District Committee on
Pre-School Education and by the Webutuck Central School District Committee
Special Education.
Ayes 6 Nays 0 The motion carried.
BUSINESS AND OPERATIONS
1. Cooperative Bidding
Authorization
Mrs. Swift made
and Mr. McGhee seconded the following motion:
WHEREAS, the Dover Union Free School
District (hereinafter “Dover”) has offered municipalities, including Webutuck
Central School (hereinafter “School
District”), the opportunity to participate in cooperative bids regarding the
purchase of certain commodities and services utilized by Dover, in an effort to
obtain better prices from bidders for all participants; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Education
believes that it would be in the best interest of the School District to
participate in such cooperative bidding for the particular commodities and
services; and
WHEREAS, such municipal cooperative
activities are authorized by Article 5-G of the General Municipal Law;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the
School Business Administrator of the Dover Union Free School District is hereby
authorized to communicate the District’s interest in participating in such
cooperative bidding to Dover and to review the list of commodities and services
to be put out to bid and purchased by Dover in order to determine if it would
be in the School District’s best interest to purchase any such commodities and
services on a cooperative basis; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,
that the Business Official shall report back to the Board of Education
periodically regarding the efficacy of such participation.
Ayes 6 Nays 0 The motion carried.
*2.
Creation of Extra-Curricular Account
Mr. Herald made and Mr.
Perotti seconded the following motion:
Upon the recommendation
of the Superintendent of Schools, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education
hereby approves the creation of the following Extra-Curricular Account:
Class of 2017
Ayes 6 Nays 0 The motion carried.
BOARD OF EDUCATION
1. The Board President extended
thanks to Janet DesChamps for her many years of
service.
PUBLIC COMMENT
The following topics
were commented on by audience members:
- Status of other negotiating units
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Mr. Herald made and Mrs. Swift seconded a motion to adjourn to executive session at 8:05 pm for the
purpose of discussing the employment history of a particular person or persons.
Ayes 6 Nays 0 The motion carried.
RECONVENE PUBLIC SESSION
Mr. Perotti made and Mr. McGhee seconded a
motion to adjourn the executive session and to reconvene the public session at 9:47
pm.
Ayes 6 Nays 0 The motion carried.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Mr. Perotti made
and Mr. McGhee seconded a motion to adjourn the meeting of April 11, 2011
at 9:48 pm.
Ayes 6 Nays 0 The motion carried.
Respectfully submitted,
Therese M. Trotter
District Clerk