The Webutuck Board
of Education held their January 11, 2010
meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the Webutuck High School Library.
The following
Board members were present:
Dale Culver,
President
Joseph Matteo
William McGhee
John Perotti
Also Present:
Lee Bordick, Superintendent
Therese Trotter
District Clerk
Mary Grden, School Business Manager
Absent:
Joseph Herald
Andrew Jablonsky
Susan Lounsbury
CALL TO ORDER
President Culver
called the business meeting of January 11, 2010 to order at 7:34 p.m.
PUBLIC COMMENT
The following are
comments made by audience members:
-driver’s education site
PAF
CONSENSUS AGENDA VOTE
Mr. Matteo made and Mr. Perotti 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 4 Nays 0 The motion carried.
CLERK’S REPORT
*1. Approval of Minutes for December 7, December 14, 2009, January 4, 2010 Board meetings.
Mr. Matteo made and Mr. Perotti seconded a motion to accept the Minutes stated above as submitted.
Ayes 4 Nays 0 The motion carried.
*2. Acceptance of Financial Reports as Submitted
Mr. Matteo made and Mr. Perotti seconded a motion to accept the Financial Reports stated above as submitted.
Treasurer’s
Report for the month ending September and November.
Comprehensive
Budget Status Report ending September and November.
Comprehensive Revenue Status Report
ending September and November.
Warrants #29-30
Ayes 4 Nays 0 The motion carried.
3. Delegations - None
4. Non-Staff Communications -None
PERSONNEL
*1. Leave of Absence
Mr. Matteo 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 Leave of Absence:
Monica Baker-Boszik ESL Teacher
Effective:
February 11, 2010 – March 26, 2010
Ayes 4 Nays 0 The motion carried.
*2. Revised Leave of Absence
Mr. Matteo 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 amends and approves the following Leave of
Absence:
Jennifer Gdula Elementary
Teacher
Effective:
January 25, 2010 – March 26, 2010
(it was January 19,
2010 – March 29, 2010)
Ayes 4 Nays 0 The motion carried.
*3. Instructional Leave Replacement Appointment
Mr. Matteo 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 Substitute
Instructional appointment:
Melissa Palermo Substitute
Leave Replacement
Effective: January
25, 2010-March 26, 2010 (for Jennifer Gdula)
Ayes 4 Nays 0 The motion carried.
*4. Substitute Instructional Appointment
Mr. Matteo 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 Substitute
Instructional appointment:
Meghan Schneider Substitute
Teacher
Effective:
January 12, 2010 ($75/day)
Ayes 4 Nays 0 The motion carried.
*5. Substitute Support Staff Appointment
Mr. Matteo 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 Substitute
Instructional appointment:
Meghan Schneider Substitute
Teacher Aide/Assistant
Effective: January 12, 2010 $11.96/hour per CSEA
Virgil Shook Substitute
Courier
Effective:
December 3, 2009 $13.36/hour per CSEA
Ayes 4 Nays 0 The motion carried.
*6. Position Authorizations
Mr. Matteo made and Mr. Perotti seconded the following motion:
Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, BE IT RESOLVED
that the Board of Education designate
the following individuals to the positions indicated, at no additional compensation
for the 2009-2010 school year:
H.I.P.P.A. Officer Christine
Belcher
Title IX Coordinator John Biasotti
Title IX Investigative Officer John Biasotti
Ayes 4 Nays 0 The motion carried.
*7. Position Authorizations
Mr. Matteo made and Mr. Perotti seconded the following motion:
Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, BE IT RESOLVED that for the school year 2009-2010 the interim School Business
Official, Mary Grden, shall be appointed to the positions as indicated and she
shall be authorized to act on the Board's behalf in said positions effective
January 2, 2010:
Emergency Planning Committee, Emergency Co-Coordinator
Emergency Planning Committee, Food Services
Representative
School Purchasing Agent
EEOC
Civil Service Section 75 Hearing Officer
Residency Hearing Officer
WTA Sick Bank Committee Member
CSEA Sick Bank Committee Member
District DEHIC Trustee
Ayes 4 Nays 0 The motion carried.
*8. Extra-Curricular
Appointment for the 2009-2010 School Year
Mr. Matteo 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 appointment, for the 2009-2010 school year:
Play
Choreographer-Spring Musical Nancy
Gagne
Ayes 4 Nays 0 The motion carried.
*9.
Extra-Curricular Appointments for the 2009-2010 School Year
Mr. Matteo 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 appointments for the 2009-2010 school year:
Susan Harrington Julie Taft William
Havranek Damian
Whittaker
Ayes 4 Nays 0 The motion carried.
BUSINESS AND OPERATIONS
1. Authorization
to Declare Surplus Vehicles
Mr. Matteo made and Mr. McGhee seconded the following motion:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education hereby authorizes that the following vehicles be declared surplus and authorizes their sale through public bid, as recommended by the Superintendent of Schools:
1988 GMC 1GDHV34HJ5513129 149,768
1994 DODGE 2B5WB35Y9RK183276 104,852
1996 FORD 1FDJE37F7THA20588 129,761
1996 FORD 1FDJE37F9THA20578 117,536
Ayes 4 Nays 0 The motion carried.
2. Approval of Bid for
Oil/Water Separator
Mr. Matteo made and Mr. Perotti seconded the following motion:
There were four
bidders this afternoon at 2:00 pm. One
of the bids Conklin Services was not complete and had to be denied. The lowest bidder was Hoosick Valley
Contractors at $98,000, Rhinebeck Architect was on site and looked the bid
over, it was complete. The School
Business Manager recommends awarding Hoosick Valley Contractors as low bidder. The School Business Manager distributed the
bid information to Board members.
Discussion ensued.
BE IT RESOLVED, that
the Board of Education hereby award the acceptable low bid presented, as recommended
by the Superintendent of Schools.
Ayes 4 Nays 0 The motion carried.
3. Approval of Consulting Agreement
Mr. Matteo made and Mr. McGhee seconded the following motion:
Needham Risk Management
would perform several functions such as having the safety plans evaluated as
well as the building and also the boiler room to name a few. Needham will give Webutuck a check list on
January 20 and provide a report on what they reviewed. At the
next Board meeting which is February 1, the Superintendent will present the
information to the Board. A question
arose whether BOCES does some of these things already. BOCES does; however, some of the things
listed are not complete. This would allow
the District to eliminate the need for these services from BOCES. Discussion ensued.
Upon the recommendation
of the Superintendent, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education hereby
approves the “Consulting Agreement” with the Needham Risk Management Resource
Group, LLC for their risk management services for the remainder of the
2009-2010 school year.
Ayes 4 Nays 0 The motion carried.
4. Revise
District Calendar
Mr. Matteo made and Mr. Perotti seconded the following motion:
Through staff and
administration the last day of regents typically is a rating day. There will not be 9-12 students in the
building. Also on that day there is a ˝
staff development day scheduled for Grades K-6 therefore Grades 7-8 are the
only students that would be here a full day.
Upon the recommendation
of the Superintendent, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education hereby
revises the District Calendar to reflect January 29th, 2010 as ˝ day
staff development for Grades 7 through 8.
Ayes 4 Nays 0 The motion carried.
5. Acceptance of Donation
Mr. Perotti made and Mr. McGhee seconded the following motion:
Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent,
BE IT RESOLVED, the Board of Education hereby accepts the one thousand dollar
($1000.00) donation from the Rex Foundation to the Gerry Cook Memorial Fund to
be used for the High School Music Department with authorization from the Board
of Officers of the said Fund.
Ayes 4 Nays 0 The motion carried.
CURRICULUM
AND INSTRUCTION
1. Council on Addiction and Prevention Education
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Mr. Matteo made and Mr. Perotti seconded the following motion:
Upon the recommendation
of the Superintendent, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education hereby
approves the “Letter of Agreement” with the Council on Addiction Prevention and
Education of Dutchess County, Inc. for continued C.A.P. E. services for the Student
Assistance Program for the 2009-2010 school year.
Ayes 4 Nays 0 The motion carried.
2.
Committee on Special Education Monthly Reports
Mr. Matteo 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 November and December 2009, 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.
Ayes 4 Nays 0 The motion carried.
SUPERINTENDENT’S
REPORT
·
Proposed Cheerleading Tournament
The cheerleading competition tournament has been
proposed by the administration and the cheerleading coach. They have targeted February 27 as the first
inaugural date. There will be four
schools involved in the tournament. The
tournament will be in honor of Kim Kelly, a former student who was a
cheerleading during her short time at Webutuck.
It will be a fundraiser for the Kim Kelly Scholarship Award. The Board approved of this tournament.
·
College Acceptance 2009 and 2010
The Superintendent spoke about the impressive college
list the Class of 2009 kids have been accepted to. The Class students will be hearing from the colleges
they have applied to in the next several months. The Webutuck community should be of these
students. This is a positive information.
·
2009-2010 Budget
The delay from the State with regards to State
aid will cost the District about $180,000 this year. There will be information at the next Board
of Education meeting on February 1 on the 2010-2011 Budget. The Board has been anticipating a reduction
in the District’s state aid for the past year and a half and has been taking
steps to cushion the impact. Discussion
ensued.
·
Records Management Grant
The School Business Manager explained the records
management grant and its impact on previous places she has worked. The District representative from the State came
last week and meant with the District Office Staff. The grant has to be submitted by February 1,
2010. It will be a small grant that will
focus on District’s office files to begin with.
·
Substitute Teacher Shortage
The District has been having difficulty
attracting substitutes. We are doubling
our efforts to get applicants to apply.
Mrs. McEnroe is anticipating some parent and faculty volunteers. There will be more information at the next
Board meeting.
There is some information the Superintendent still needs on this trip
therefore there is nothing in writing at this time. The seniors are looking at June 4 - 6 for a
trip to Williamsburg, VA or Virginia Beach.
He will provide all information at the February 1, 2010 Board meeting.
The Superintendent reported to the Board that the junior class is looking
at The Rhinecliff in Rhinecliff for their prom.
It will be held on a Friday night this year.
A representative from NECC, Rebecca
Cossa, explained the Garden
Proposal. It would extend knowledge
about various subjects, provide nutritious items for the cafeteria and build
character. The garden would be
maintained year round by the NECC personnel during the summer. It would be located at the high school.
A Board member questioned the expertise of who would be in charge of the
garden. He stated that these kinds of
activities should come from the Agriculture department and that he is opposed
to outside entities coming in and not working with the District’s Ag Department
on a project such as this. He also has a
problem with the site location. The representative
from NECC explained her educational background and that she would be the one
heading the garden. She has been in
touch with the Ag Teacher and discussed student contribution. Discussion ensued.
The Superintendent
stated the District had 3 ban payments due this year. He explained the three that were due. Anything that comes in under 25 we will seek
to payoff.
The Superintendent
stated the District’s full time SRO will be reduced to half-time however he
will still be associated with Webutuck.
Discussion ensued.
BOARD OF EDUCATION
1.
Policy #906 Use of School-Owned Materials and Equipment
Mr. Matteo made and Mr. McGhee seconded the following motion:
Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, BE IT RESOLVED, that the
Board of Education hereby approves and adopts the Policy #906 Use of
School-Owned Materials and Equipment as presented for its second reading and
adoption.
Aye 4 Nays 0 The motion carried.
PUBLIC COMMENT
The following topics
were commented on by audience members:
-SRO schedule
-
-Donation Gerry Cook Fund
-504 issue
-substitute teacher requirements
BOARD MEMBER QUESTIONS
A Board member asked if we can open the doors a little earlier – kids are
piling up at the doors. There have been
changes made and made known to parents and staff. The State Troopers gave the District some recommendations
and the District has followed those recommendations. Discussion ensued.
A Board member commented on the edible garden and the presentation. He suggested not waiting but go forward and include
the Ag Program.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Mr. Matteo made and Mr. McGhee
seconded a motion to adjourn to
Executive Session at 8:34 pm for the purpose of discussing the employment
history of a particular person(s).
Ayes 4 Nays 0 The motion carried.
RECONVENE PUBLIC SESSION
Mr. Perotti made and Mr. McGhee seconded a motion to adjourn the Executive Session and reconvene the public session at 9:41 pm.
Ayes 4 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 January 11, 2011 at 9:42 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Therese M. Trotter
District Clerk