Webutuck Board of
Education held the
The following
Board members were present:
Bernadette
Coniglio, President
Joanne Boyd
Dale Culver
Joseph Herald (left
at 11:13 p.m.)
Susan Lounsbury
Joseph Matteo
John Perotti
Also Present:
Dr. Richard N.
Johns, Superintendent
Kevin Geoghan,
School Business Administrator
Kenneth Sauer, WHS Principal
Scott Richards, EBMS Principal
Mike O’Neil, WES/AES Principal
Tracy Trotter, Superintendent’s Secretary
CALL TO ORDER
Ms. Coniglio
called the business meeting of
PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS
Several audience
members, who are employees of the District, spoke about their personnel
experiences with regards to the effect of the elimination of the 3:30 pm bus
run this year.
1.
BET Goals
The BET 2006-2007
Building Goals were presented by the principal of each building.
Mr. Sauer presented the High School Building Goals for this year. The focus will be on the number of students
scoring at or above distinction.
Goal #1 – We will reduce the drop-out rate by 1.5% over the
previous year. For the 2005-2006 school year,
we had a drop-out rate of 10.4%.
Goal #2 - We will increase the percent of our students
passing Regents Exams at the level of Distinction by 5% each of the next 3
years.
Mr. Richards presented the Middle School Building Goals for this
year. The focus will be on reading comprehension.
Goal #1 – To increase the number of students scoring in
the 3 or 4 range on the NYS ELA exams to 85% by 2011.
Goal #2 – To increase the number of students scoring in
the 3 or 4 range on the NYS math exams to 80% by 2011 in all grade levels.
Mr. O’Neil presented the Elementary Building Goals for this year.
Goal #1 - In this year’s ELA exam, 75% of our student
sin grades 3-5 will score at the state’s proficient and exceeding reference
levels, 3&4, specifically related to the area of reading comprehension.
Goal #2 – 75% of our 3-5 students will achieve at the
proficient or exceeding reference levels of 3 or 4 on the 2007 State Math
Assessment.
2.
Personnel
The Board reviewed the current personnel recommendations slated for the
3.
Ski Club
The Board received the petition to form the Ski Club. The history of the Ski Club was discussed and
it was pointed out that it was never a school program in the past. As a club it will follow the same rules and
procedures as the other District clubs.
Discussion ensued.
4.
Request for Corrected Tax Bill
No discussion took place.
5.
Economic Textbook Purchase
The Superintendent reported that the book was rigorous with a lot of
detail. It will be good resource for the
teacher.
7.
3:30 p.m. Bus Run
There was discussion about the problems that have arisen since
eliminating the 3:30 bus run this year.
Older students are on the with younger students and BOCES students are
leaving class early so the Webutuck bus can make it back to the District for
the elementary 3:30 bus run. The
majority of Board members stated that it was not an option for students to lose
class time in order for the bus to be on time.
Discussion ensued.
8.
Interscholastic Competition
There are procedures to follow when an athlete tests up for a JV or
Varsity position on a school team. The
District will follow the procedures outlined in the policy. The Policy Committee will review #207 and
make the necessary revisions and bring it before the Board. Discussion ensued.
9.
Speech Pathologist Agreement/Sharon Hospital
A Board member asked if this agreement is in violation of the Barker
decision. The Superintendent stated the
Commissioner is taking another look at Barker; at this time the District is not
in violation of the decision. Ms.
Braislin has been a great asset to the District but does not have as much time to
give us this year and therefore can only concentrate on the Pre-K
students. The District continues to look
for an answer to the Speech situation.
Discussion ensued.
10.
Tuition Rates for Non-Resident Students
The Board discussed tuition rates and whether they should be higher or
lower than the State formula. There was discussion also on whether to deduct
property tax from tuition.
Discussion ensued.
11. Review Policies: #202 Pupil Evaluation
#205
Independent Study
#210
Title I Programs & Services
#211
Dissemination of IEP Information
#212
Textbook/Library Book Selection & Review Process
The above policies were reviewed and are scheduled to be on the October
business meeting agenda.
12. Second
The above policy was reviewed in a second reading.
13.
Surplus Vehicle Results
No discussion took place.
14.
FFA Field Trip – Policy #208 (October 23 –30)
The Superintendent stated the FFA field trip was brought before the Board
because it will be out of state and overnight in
PUBLIC COMMENT
An audience member spoke about fiscal responsibility of the Board and
that attention should be given to the cafeteria program. Someone should research those school
districts that are making money on their cafeteria programs. The Superintendent stated that a public
schools cannot make money on a school lunch program, it may break-even but not
make money.
BOARD MEMBER QUESTIONS
There was a question from a Board member on what the Internal Auditor
actually was. Discussion ensued.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Mr. Perotti motioned to adjourn the
meeting of
Respectfully submitted,
Tracy Trotter
District Clerk