Webutuck Board of
Education held the September 8, 2008
Worksession meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the Webutuck High School Library.
The following Board members were present:
Dale Culver
Susan Lounsbury
Joseph Matteo
John Perotti
Absent:
Joseph Herald
Andrew Jablonsky
William McGhee
Also Present:
Dr. Richard Johns
Linda Peters
Therese Trotter
CALL TO ORDER
President Culver called the Work Session meeting of September
8, 2008 to order at 7:35 p.m.
PUBLIC COMMENT
There was none.
SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
The Superintendent
reported an excellent start to the school year.
He also commented on the number of parents that came to the first PTA
meeting is the most that there has been in a long time. The Superintendent introduced Pat Ivain as
the Student Representative to the Board of Education
DISCUSSION
1. Personnel
Most of these positions on the personnel report are late summer
resignations. The Superintendent
explained the new positions being created and the reason for them. Because of the additional Food Service
administrative duties being given to the School Business Official there is a
need to create a part-time clerk position within the District Office. Also, because of the model chosen for food service,
an addition part-time Food Service helper position and the creation of the
position titled cook is necessary. A
Board member asked if there was a job description for the clerk position. Discussion ensued.
A Board member questioned if Lorraine Laufer had retired. The Superintendent stated she still would
like to mentor for a stipend. It was
decided to talk more about this in Executive Session as well as the deployment
of the teaching assistant in first grade.
Lastly, the Board President questioned if the cook position and the
negotiated salary would e handled through the CSEA local representative. The Superintendent stated the Board needed to
discuss this topic in closed session.
2. Tax Collector Stipend
It was suggested the Board look at increasing the stipend for the tax
collector. Board members questioned how
long it had been since she had an increase, if she had asked for an increase
and was their money budgeted for the increase for this year. Discussion ensued.
3. Surplus 1999 Ford Station Wagon
The Superintendent stated this vehicle needs a lot of work done on
it. It has 145,000 miles on it. The engine is gone in this. It was decided to surplus this at the next
meeting.
4. Surplus Pizza Machine
The School Business Official questioned if this item had been removed
from the agenda. The Superintendent
thought we were offering it to the Booster Club. It was discussed that the pizza machine had
inadvertently gone to the scrap yard.
The Board would like more information on this at the next meeting.
5. Board Goals and Board
Committees
The President asked all Board members to send him two or three goals each
before the next meeting.
6. Obsolete Books
A Board member asked if content is checked particularly with history books
before purchasing. The Superintendent
stated the textbook selection process.
BOARD MEMBER QUESTIONS
There was none.
PUBLIC COMMENT
There was none.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Mrs. Lounsbury made and Mr. Matteo seconded a motion to adjourn to
executive session at 8:00 pm for the purpose of discussing negotiations and
contracts. The four Board members present voted. The motion carried unanimously.
RECONVENE PUBLIC SESSION
Mrs. Lounsbury made and
Mr. McGhee seconded a motion to adjourn the executive session and reconvene the
public session at 10:35 pm. The four
Board members present voted. The motion
passed unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT