NORTHEAST
(WEBUTUCK) CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Board
of Education Business Meeting
Monday, December 5, 2011 Webutuck High School Library
7:30 P.M.
AGENDA
1. CALL
TO ORDER
2. EXECUTIVE SESSION 7:30 – 7:50 p.m.
3. RECONVENE PUBLIC SESSION Approximately
7:50 pm
4. PRINCIPALS’
REPORT
Jay Curtis, Intermediate Principal –
EBIS BET
Michelle Smith, Elementary Teacher – Use
of Technology in Classroom
5.
PUBLIC COMMENT
6. STUDENT REPORT
7. PRESENTATION: Jennifer
Dowling: Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation
8. CONSENSUS AGENDA VOTE
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.
9. DISTRICT CLERK’S REPORT
*A. Approval of Minutes for November 21, 2011 Board meeting.
B. Delegations
10. PERSONNEL
*A. Support Staff Appointments
Upon
the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, BE IT RESOLVED that the
Board of Education hereby approves the following support staff appointments:
Brendan Sheehan Teacher’s
Aide (1.0 FTE)
Effective: December 6, 2011 Salary: $12.01/hr, Step 1 per CSEA
Raymond Rivard Maintenance Worker (.5
FTE)
Effective: December 6, 2011 Salary: $16.90/hr, Step 1 per CSEA
Raymond Rivard Custodial
Worker (.5 FTE)
Effective: December 6, 2011 Salary: $14.92/hr, Step 1 per CSEA
*B. Substitute
Support Staff Appointments
Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, BE IT
RESOLVED that the Board of Education hereby approves the following substitute
support staff appointments:
Monica Ostrander Substitute
Teacher Aide/Assistant
Effective: December 6, 2011 Salary: $11.96/hour
Conrad Gagnon Substitute
Teacher Aide/Assistant
Effective: December 6, 2011 Salary: $11.96/hour
*C.
Extra-Curricular
Appointments for the 2011-2012 School Year
Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, BE IT
RESOLVED,
that the Board of Education hereby
approves the following 2011-2012 extra- curricular appointments:
Jay Bradley Play
Instrumental Director
Lee Stowe Play
Vocal Director
Lee Stowe Drama
Club Advisor
*D. Leave of Absence
Upon the
recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board
of Education hereby approves the following paid/unpaid leave of absence as
authorized under the Family Medical Leave Act:
Trisha Lawrence Typist
Effective: approx.
January 13, 2012- June 30, 2012
*E. Instructional Staff Resignation
Upon the recommendation of the
Superintendent, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of
Education hereby
accepts the following Instructional Staff Resignation for the purpose of retirement:
Brian
Geraghty Elementary
Education
Effective:
January 27, 2012
*F. Instructional Staff Appointments
Upon the recommendation
of the Superintendent of Schools, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Education
hereby accepts the following instructional appointments:
Henry Pollinger English
- SAT Prep. Course Instructor
Effective: December 1, 2011-January 31, 2012
Robert
Reid Math - SAT Prep. Course Instructor
Effective: December 1, 2011-January 31, 2012
G. Other
11. SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
A. Posting of Labor Contracts on the District website
B. Development of Client Survey
C. Update on plans to implement the School Tools Parent Portal.
D. Other
12. CURRICULUM AND
INSTRUCTION
A. Program Planning for 2012-2013
B. Update on math text book research and NWEA assessment program.
C. Other
13. BUSINESS AND OPERATIONS
*A. Declare Surplus Books
Upon the recommendation of
the Superintendent, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education hereby declares
excess private school textbooks.
*B. Surplus Waste Oil
Upon the recommendation of
the Superintendent, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education hereby declares
five drums used waste oil as surplus to be put out to bid.
*C. Acceptance of Grant/Donation
from Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation
Upon the recommendation of the
Superintendent, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education hereby accepts with
gratitude a grant/donation in the amount of one thousand dollars ($1000.00)
from the Millbrook Friends of Music in the Schools to be used as the “District
determines best especially for its youngest students to gain an awareness and
hopefully an appreciation of classical music through which even the most
cutting edge of today’s music is derived.”
D. Other
14.
BOARD OF EDUCATION
A. Approval and Adoption of Policies Series
2000 (School Board Governance) and
Series 3000 (Administration)
Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent
of Schools, BE IT RESOLVED, that the
Board of Education hereby approves the adoption of Policies Series 2000 (School Board Governance) and Series 3000
(Administration).
B. Finance Committee Update
C. Other
15.
PUBLIC COMMENT
16. EXECUTIVE SESSION (To discuss the
employment history of a particular person or persons).
17.
ADJOURNMENT