Webutuck Board of
Education held the February 9, 2009 meeting
at 7:30 p.m. in the Webutuck High School Library.
The following
Board members were present:
Dale Culver,
President
Joseph Matteo
Joseph Herald
Andrew Jablonsky
William McGhee
John Perotti
Also Present:
Dr. Richard N.
Johns, Superintendent
Linda Peters,
School Business Administrator
Therese Trotter
District Clerk
Absent:
Susan Lounsbury
CALL TO ORDER
President Culver
called the business meeting of February 9, 2009 to order at 7:37 p.m.
PUBLIC COMMENT
The following comments were made by audience members:
-I understand we have to pay lawyer fees and other fees for the truck
that was bought and not approved by the Board.
Bids for the old truck were not accepted because they were too low. Discussion took place about the sale of the
surplus truck offsetting the purchase of the new truck.
-Pizza oven’s value was 10,000 or 12,000 and it was thrown out? It currently would cost that amount to buy;
it was not the value at the time it was thrown out.
Audience member went over the resolution that rejected the bid for the
surplus truck at a Board meeting last year– went over the paper work for the
purchase of the truck.
We hired six kids for summer work and never posted the position. He spoke about Stephen Lounsbury being denied
by the Board for hire but the School still hired him. Does the superintendent hire personnel after
the Board has denied the hire?
-What is the District doing about the budget for next year – everyone has
to cut back – we are facing a double digit tax increase.
-Is there a potential that at some point next year we could not meet
payroll? No
-The District is getting smaller but we still have to have a quality
education? Is this being talked about
regionally to share service etc.
-Did Mr. Perotti get the inventory report on the missing paintings?
-Did a truck go to an outside mechanic to get fixed? Yes, the mechanic was out for several days and
that is why the truck went to an outside mechanic?
-How close are we to cleaning up the oil spill to the thirty day
mandatory clean up.
-Did the non-teaching coaches begin there certification? Yes
-How many board members do we have? Seven
-May I have five minutes with the Board in Executive Session? Yes
Presentation:
Susanna O’Neil – The
Ms. O’Neil represents the
Council on Addition Prevention Counseling.
It is the premier prevention agency in
It is a distance running
program for thirty-three weeks. Students
who are ages 12 thru 18 may participate.
They train several times a week and run in local races and their final
race is the
DISCUSSION
1. F.S. Supervision from W.H.S. building budget
Mr. Posephney would like to hire monitors for the High School cafeteria. He is requesting two monitors for two hours a day at $10.91 /hr. The Superintendent will provide a job description if the board desires. Board member would like to see what those teachers would be doing if they are not in the cafeteria. The job description will be put in the Board packet.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Mr. Jablonsky made and Mr. Perotti seconded a motion to adjourn to
executive session at 8:41 pm for the purpose of discussing student safety. The six Board members present voted. The motion carried unanimously.
RECONVENE PUBLIC SESSION
Mr. Herald made and Mr.
Jablonsky seconded a motion to adjourn the executive session and reconvene the
public session at 8:48 pm. The six Board members present voted. The motion passed unanimously.
CONSENT AGENDA VOTE
Mr. Matteo made and Mr. Herald seconded the following motion to approve the consent agenda as presented. A Board member questioned if the coaches are enrolled in the certification process? Yes. A Board member asked if Mr. Jablonsky received all the answers on the Financial Reports. Yes.
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. The motion carried unanimously.
CLERK’S REPORT
*1. Acceptance of Financial Reports as Submitted
Mr. Matteo made and Mr. Herald seconded a motion to accept the Financial Reports as submitted:
Treasurer’s Report for the month
ending November.
Comprehensive Budget Status Report
ending November.
Comprehensive Revenue Status Report ending November.
Warrants #35-41
The six Board members voted to approve the motion. The motion carried unanimously.
2. Delegations -None
3. Non-Staff Communications -None
PERSONNEL
Mr. Matteo made and Mr. Herald 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:
Lee
Allen Stowe Vocal
Teacher
Effective: February 2, 2009 Estoppel: January 2012
Tenure
Area: Music Replaces: Amy Schultz
The six Board members voted to approve the motion. The motion carried unanimously.
*2. Instructional
Substitute Appointment
Mr. Matteo made and Mr. Herald seconded the
following motion:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education
hereby approves the following Instructional Substitute Appointment, as
recommended by the Superintendent of Schools:
Linda
Katuah Substitute
Teacher
Effective: February 10, 2008
The six Board members voted to approve the motion. The motion carried unanimously.
3. Non-Instructional
Substitute Appointment
Mr. Herald made and Mr. McGhee seconded the
following motion:
A Board member questioned if these job openings
properly posted. Yes.
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education
hereby approves the following Instructional Substitute Appointment, as
recommended by the Superintendent of Schools:
Lisa
Mongelli Substitute
Food Service Worker
Effective: February 10, 2009
Michelle Pastre Substitute
Food Service Worker
Effective: February 10, 2009
The six Board members voted to approve the motion. The motion carried unanimously.
*4.
Approval of Amendment of
Extra-Curricular Resolution from January 12, 2009
Mr. Matteo made and Mr. Herald seconded the
following motion:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education
approves the amendment of the Extra-Curricular resolution approved on January
12, 2009 to read as follows, as recommended by the Superintendent of Schools:
Landon Johns JV Boys’
Basketball Coach
Nick
Peters Modified
Boys’ Basketball Coach
Nick
Baker Modified
Boys’ Basketball Coach
The six Board members voted to approve the motion. The motion carried unanimously.
*5. Approval of Tenure Recommendations for
Teaching Assistants
Mr. Matteo made and Mr. Herald seconded the following motion:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education does hereby appoint the
following teaching assistants to tenure, effective February 10, 2009, as
recommended by the Superintendent of Schools.
|
NAME |
CERTIFICATION |
EFFECTIVE DATE |
|
Susan Pomeisl |
Level III |
February 10, 2009 |
|
Laurie Werner |
Level III |
February 10, 2009 |
|
Mari-Ann Hoke |
Level III |
February 10, 2009 |
The six Board members voted to approve the motion. The motion carried unanimously.
6. Extra-Curricular Appointment
for the 2008-2009 School Year
Mr. Herald made and Mr. Matteo seconded the following motion:
A Board member questioned if they are enrolled in the coaches
certification process? Yes.
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education
hereby approves the following Extra-Curricular appointment for the 2008-2009
school year, as recommended by the Superintendent of Schools:
Gary Murphy Varsity Baseball Coach
Ken Pomeisl Volunteer Varsity Baseball Coach
Nick Peters JV Baseball Coach
T. Craig Morton Modified Baseball
The six Board members voted to approve the motion. The motion carried unanimously.
BUSINESS AND
OPERATIONS
1. Declare Obsolete Books
Mr. Herald made and Mr. Matteo seconded the following motion:
A Board member asked about the 2001 reading books and did we get a new
series? Yes
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education hereby declares the
listed items obsolete, as recommended by the Superintendent of Schools:
Title Publisher Copyright
Date Qty
Science Macmillan/McGraw-Hill 1995 2
Sense Scott Foresman 1977 20
MATH Addison-Wesley 1998 5
Mathematics Addison Wesley 1977 1
Reading Tactics A Scott Foresman 1977 19
Everyday English Globe Book Co 1981 19
Vocabulary Workshop Level B
The
Reading McGraw Hill 2001 78
The six Board members voted to approve the motion. The motion carried unanimously.
A Board member questioned if all the quotes are in
for the oil spill? He asked if the Board
can have them in the Board packet this week.
BOARD OF EDUCATION
*1. Approval of SASI System
Replacement
Mr. Matteo made and Mr. Herald seconded the following motion:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves SCHOOL TOOLS as the
replacement system for SASI, as recommended by the Superintendent of Schools.
The six Board members voted to approve the motion. The motion carried unanimously.
PUBLIC COMMENT
The following comments were made by audience members:
-Do we know what the format will look like in either Forum? No
-Will the village or the Town be present at the Millerton Forum? Yes, John Scutieri will be attending.
-Will all members attend the Amenia Forum? Will there be one representative speaking
from the Board? The President will most
likely be the representative to speak?
BOARD MEMBER QUESTIONS
-Have a concern with the plow truck that went out to get fixed because
our mechanic was out from work? I think
it was something that could have waited?
-Did we decide if we are going to recoup the $1100.00 that was expended
due to sending the truck back.
-The WPA paintings may have been donated but I don’t remember the Board
donating them?
Can we have an update on the transportation study? The School Business Administration explained
what TAS will be doing and who they will be talking with. A Board member asked if the drivers that
asked to be a part of it will they involved?
Yes.
Are the minutes on the web page?
Yes.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Mr. Herald made and Mr. Matteo seconded a motion to adjourn to executive
session at 9:06 pm for the purpose of discussing appointment of a hearing
officer, personnel issue and CSEA grievance.
The six Board members present voted.
The motion carried unanimously.
RECONVENE PUBLIC SESSION
Mr. Perotti made a
motion to adjourn the executive session and reconvene the public session at 10:12 pm. The six Board members present voted. The
motion passed unanimously.
CSEA GRIEVANCE RESOLUTION
Mr. Herald made the following motion:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Webutuck School Board of Education does hereby accept the resolution authorizing Superintendent Richard Johns to execute the terms of the arbitrator’s decision in the Eastman/Kilmer Grievance award.
The five Board members voted to approve the motion. The motion carried unanimously.
Mr. Matteo abstained from the vote.
APPOINT HEARING OFFICER
Mr. Herald made the following motion:
BE IT RESOLVED, that Matthew Turner, Esq. is appointed by the Board of
Education to preside as hearing officer concerning a pending civil service
hearing pursuant to Civil Service Law Section 75.
The six Board members present voted. The motion passed unanimously.
APPOINT SPOKESPERSON FOR FORUM
Mr. Matteo made the following motion:
BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Education appoints President Dale Culver
as the District spokesperson for the Amenia forum on February 11, 2009.
The five Board members present voted to approve the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
Mr. Culver abstained
from the vote.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Mr. Perotti made a motion to adjourn the
meeting of February 9, 2009 at 10:15 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Therese M. Trotter
District Clerk