Webutuck Board of
Education held the June 1, 2009 meeting
at 8:30 p.m. in the Webutuck High School Library.
The following
Board members were present:
Dale Culver,
President
Joseph Herald
Joseph Matteo
Andrew Jablonsky
Susan Lounsbury
arrived at 7:49
William McGhee
Also Present:
Dr. Richard N.
Johns, Superintendent
Therese Trotter
District Clerk
Linda Peters, School Business Administrator
Absent:
John Perotti
CALL TO ORDER
President Culver
called the business meeting of May 1, 2009
to order at 7:40 p.m.
PUBLIC COMMENT
The following comments
were made by audience members:
-Mrs. Lounsbury did you
receive certification on coaches that you requested? Yes
-What is the Board doing
about the certification of coaches? Why
are tax payer dollars going towards salaries of non-certified coaches?
DISCUSSION
1. Personnel
A question was asked about why the District is creating a position for
the District office? Is that a new
position? Yes. Discussion ensued.
2. Obsolete Ikon Savin 9115 Copier
No questions
3. Budget Vote Results
The District Clerk read the vote results.
There was a question about categorizing the votes by areas or towns. Discussion ensued.
4. Alert System
This system will be able to notify all students of school closings or any
important information that the District will need caregivers to know.
5.
We have been offering DCC Courses after school as dual enrollment. DCC cut those courses due to budgetary
restraints. Mercy College is able to
provide these courses to our students with Webutuck providing teachers for the
courses. Discussion ensued.
6. Surplus Old Bus Video Cameras
These are the old VCRs that were in the buses, the District can sell them
back to the company for approximately $20.00 which the School Business
Administrator recommends the Board do.
These are no longer usable. There
are approximately 37 VCRs. Discussion
ensued.
BOARD OF EDUCATION
1. Acceptance of Vote Results
Mr. Herald made and Mrs. Lounsbury seconded the following motion:
BE IT RESOLVED, the Webutuck Board of Education accepts the following vote results from the May 19, 2009 vote: 2009-2010 School Budget Vote, Donation of Amenia Elementary School Vote and Board Member Vote as follows:
2009-2010 SCHOOL BUDGET
Shall the Board of Education of the
Yes 298
No 103
Total Votes 401
Donation of Amenia
Elementary School
Shall the Board of Education of the Webutuck Central School District be authorized to donate the real property commonly known as the Amenia Elementary School located on 4988 Route 22 in Amenia, New York to the Town of Amenia, for public use?
Yes 275
No 118
Total Votes 393
VOTE RESULTS FOR TWO BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBER SEATS
MAY 19, 2009
Dale Culver 284
John Perotti 297
The seven Board members present voted to approve the motion. The motion carried unanimously.
Surplus of Bus Video Cameras
Mr. Herald made and Mrs. Lounsbury made the following motion:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Webutuck School Board approves the surplus of
the 12 bus video cameras as provided in the Board packet and sell them back to
the original company that sold them to Webutuck, as recommended by the
Superintendent.
The seven Board members present voted to approve the motion. The motion carried unanimously.
PUBLIC COMMENT
The following comments were made by audience members:
-Spoke about the baseball program, the A.D. and the problems that have
occurred recently.
-the tone is harsh here. We are
talking about stickers on books like it is a conspiracy. We need to lighten up.
-People have to be certified to do their jobs. People with educations are supposed to be
teaching our children the right things.
-People do make mistakes but there are rules written down to follow.
-When will these certifications be available to look at? Why are we hiring with tax dollars people who
are not certified to coach? The coaches
are in the process of certification. The
Athletic Director needs to be certified and he is not.
-How many coaches have coached for three years and are not certified?
-What did those coaches that were hired have to hire them? Historically, they have not had the two courses. A new regulation states that they have to have
CPR and Philosophy and Practice in Coaching Class before being hired.
-The Wellness Committee dropped off some papers – did you receive it? Yes, but it was some members that dropped it
off, not the Committee. Many interested
parties have not been privy to the document.
-Have you considered the Greystone Consortium when looking to expand the
curriculum?
-In these hard economic times we have just passed the budget. Sports are important.
-What is the process to provide positive or negative information on personnel?
-The Athletic program has been running well.
-Have we heard any news about the senior who was in a car accident and in
the hospital?
-There are repercussions if someone goes over the line as far as rules.
-Sports program is on the rise.
BOARD MEMBER QUESTIONS
None
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Mr. Herald made and Mr. McGhee seconded a motion to adjourn to executive session at 9:25 pm for the
purpose of discussing personnel issues. The six Board members present voted to
approve the motion. The motion carried
unanimously.
RECONVENE PUBLIC SESSION
Mr. Herald made a motion to adjourn the executive session and reconvene the public session at 10: 34 pm. The six Board members present voted. The motion carried unanimously.
1.
MOA #004a
Mr. Herald made the following motion:
BE IT RESOLVED, the Board of Education approves
the MOA #004a, as recommended by the Superintendent of Schools.
The six Board members present voted. The motion carried unanimously.
2. Resignation
Mr. Herald made
the following motion:
BE IT RESOLVED, the
Board of Education will place Mike Riddle on Administrative Leave without pay
on the date provided by the Webutuck School Legal Council and that a Section 75
Hearing will be recommend his termination be held within thirty, as recommended
by the Superintendent of Schools.
The six Board members present voted. The motion carried unanimously.
3. Seasonal Workers
Place on next
agenda.
4. Resignation
Mr. Herald made
the following motion:
BE IT RESOLVED, the
Board of Education accepts the resignation of Edmund Tannini effective May 5,
2009, as recommended by the Superintendent of Schools.
The six Board members present voted. The motion carried unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Mrs. Lounsbury made a motion to adjourn
the meeting of June 1, 2009 at 10:45 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Therese M. Trotter
District Clerk