The Webutuck Board
of Education held their August 24, 2010 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
Joseph Matteo
William McGhee
John Perotti
Casey Swift
Also Present:
Steven D.
Schoonmaker, Superintendent
Therese Trotter
District Clerk
Absent:
Mary Grden, School
Business Manager
CALL TO ORDER
President Culver
called the business meeting of August 24, 2010 to order at 7:34 p.m.
PUBLIC COMMENT
The following topics
were commented on by audience members:
-teacher’s contract,
open negotiations
-teacher’s contract not
public yet
-transfer of Amenia building
-concerned about the HS principal candidate
-5:00 pm bus run cancelled
-student has been through ten plus principals
-administrators have left that didn’t have to
-2 or 3 main people leave each year
-students don’t like it here
-global vision of District
-drop out rate
-principal search
-culture of change
-timeline of start date of principal
-substitute teacher
-SRO School Resource Officer
DISCUSSION
1.
The Board has the final document for the Transfer. Supervisor Euvrard would like to move forward as soon as possible on the transfer. As soon as the Board has signed the transfer it is complete. It was noted that the transfer document should read that Webutuck will have access to three (3) not four (4) rooms upstairs for use. The document the Board had state four rooms and Supervisor Euvrard stated three rooms. The District Clerk made copies of the Supervisor’s document for all of the Board members and Superintendent. The Board President stated the document should be signed in a couple of days.
2. Jr./Sr. High School Principal Search
There were two candidates as finalist of the Jr./Sr. High School principal. Mr. Sauer was discussed in detail. The other candidate is Joyce Long, she has been an administrator, an Athletic Director, Director of Special Education and special programs and also served in the capacity of Curriculum Instruction. She lives in Clinton Corners and has children in Pine Plains School District. The Superintendent stated her references have been favorable.
CONSENSUS AGENDA VOTE
Mr. Herald made and Mr. Matteo
seconded the following motion to approve the consent agenda.
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 7 Nays 0 The motion carried.
PERSONNEL
*1. Instructional Resignation
Mr. Herald made and Mr. Matteo seconded the following motion:
Upon the recommendation of the
Superintendent, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Education hereby accepts the
following Instruction Resignation:
Bonnie Parmalee Secondary
Earth Science
Effective: August 20, 2010
Ayes 7 Nays 0 The motion carried.
*2. Support Staff Resignation
Mr. Herald made and Mr. Matteo seconded the following motion:
Upon the recommendation of the
Superintendent, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Education hereby accepts the
following Support Staff Resignation:
Frank Jackson Bus
Driver
Effective: August 19, 2010
Helen Brandt Bus
Driver
Effective: August 31, 2010
Ayes 7 Nays 0 The motion carried.
*3. Substitute Support Staff Resignation
Mr. Herald made and Mr. Matteo seconded the following motion:
Upon the recommendation of the
Superintendent, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Education hereby accepts the
following Substitute Support Staff Resignation:
Susan Jackson Substitute
Bus Monitor
Effective: August 19, 2010
Ayes 7 Nays 0 The motion carried.
PUBLIC COMMENT
The following topics
were commented on by audience members:
-AIS
schedule change.
-aligned curriculum
BOARD COMMENTS
There was a nice article
on Jimmy Boeding in the Daily News recently.
-A Board member spoke
about transportation pick-up time issues.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Mr. Herald made and Mrs. Boyd seconded a motion to adjourn to executive session at 9:33 pm for the
purpose of discussing the employment history of a particular person or persons.
Ayes 7 Nays 0 The motion carried.
RECONVENE PUBLIC SESSION
Mrs. Swift made and Mrs. Boyd seconded a motion to adjourn the executive
session and to reconvene the public session at 10:47 pm.
Ayes 7 Nays 0 The motion carried.
Mr. Herald made and Mr. McGhee seconded the following motion:
Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, BE IT RESOLVED
that the Board of Education approves the following individual administrative
appointment and authorizes the Board President to negotiate an employment
contract to be approved by the Board of Education when negotiations are
complete:
Kennth Sauer Jr./Sr.
HS Principal
3 year probationary appointment
Ayes 6 Nays 1 The motion carried.
Mrs. Swift was the dissenter.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Mr. Herald made and Mr. Perotti seconded
a motion to adjourn the meeting of August 24, 2010 at 10:51 pm.
Ayes 7 Nays 0 The motion carried.
Respectfully submitted,
Therese M. Trotter
District Clerk