Webutuck Board of
Education held the
The following Board members were present:
Dale Culver
Joseph Herald
Bernadette Coniglio
Andrew Jablonsky
Susan Lounsbury
William McGhee
John Perotti
Absent:
Kevin Geoghan
Also Present:
Dr. Richard Johns
Therese Trotter
CALL TO ORDER
President Culver called the Worksession of
PUBLIC COMMENT
No Comment
SUPERINTENDENT�S REPORT
Superintendent Johns gave the 2006-2007 State of the District report.� A copy of the report is attached to these
minutes.
DISCUSSION
The Superintendent recommended to the Board to
approve the local diploma, which allows students to pass Regents with a grade
of 55, for the 2007-2008 school year.� A
local diploma will be available to
2.�
Athletic and Cafeteria Bid
Board members questioned the purchase of new
football uniforms if Varsity football is going to be cancelled and questioned
what sizes were ordered for the volleyball team.� The Superintendent will look into it.
A Board member brought up the milk bids and using
cardboard milk cartons.� Last year it was
discussed and noted that the District had to write specs for plastic milk
bottles into the bid.� This Cafeteria Bid
does not have those specs.� Discussion
ensued.
3.�
Emergency Planning Committee
Two Board members, Mr. McGhee and Mrs. Lounsbury
will serve on this Committee.� The
approval of the Emergency Planning Committee will be approved at the next Board
meeting.� Discussion ensued.�
4.� Board
Committees
President Culver reported the Board members and
which committee they will serve on.
Alternative Funding (WFFEE)�� B. Coniglio
CSE/CPSE ���������������������������� ����J.
Herald, B. Coniglio (Alt.)
DCSBA Executive Committee D.
Culver,
Emergency Planning Committee W. McGhee, S. Lounsbury
Facilities Review Committee A.
Jablonsky, J. Herald, W. McGhee
Audit/Finance Committee J. Herald, S.
Lounsbury,
Policy Review Committee B. Coniglio, A.
Jablonsky, J. Perotti
Negotiations Committee D. Culver, J.
Herald, S. Lounsbury
Albany Connections Committee J. Perotti, W. McGhee
5. ESL
Ms. Baker-Bozsik was out on maternity leave and
is ready to come back but would like to only on a half-time basis. Graduation rate was high this past year in
our ESL program so the secondary program numbers will be down. Mr. Orr, the secondary ESL teacher is willing
to help in the elementary school.
Discussion ensued.
6. MOA
In-Service Training
The WTA and the Superintendent have been trying
to simplify the In-Service Training language.
The teachers have never understood exactly what In-Service Training was. The Superintendent has given the duty of what
in-service a particular teacher will benefit from to the principals. It makes better sense as the principal knows
what is going on in the classroom, what weaknesses and strengths can be found
between the class, teacher and curriculum.
This MOA allows for this; it is a mechanism by which that authority
moves from the Superintendent’s office to the principal’s office. A Board member asked if the District is focusing
these courses on their certification areas. Discussion ensued.
7.
Timeline on Superintendents Goals for 2007-2008
The President of the Board requested time to look
over the Superintendent’s goals and discuss them at the next Board
meeting. The Superintendent states these
goals are based on the Superintendent’s evaluation by the Board this past
June. The Board needs to review these to
see if in fact these are the goals the Board would like the Superintendent to
pursue this school year.
8.
The President of the Board requested the District
Clerk to set a date to finish the Board Retreat utilizing Mr.Geoghan as
facilitator and at that time set the Board goals.
9.
Administrative Hiring Process
The Superintendent updated the Board on High School
Principal and Business Administrator interview schedule. The WHS Principal interviews will take place
on August 7 beginning at 6:00 p.m. and the Business Administrator interviews
will be on August 8 beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Discussion ensued.
10. Athletic
Director Situation
At the end of last school year we lost Mr.
Stefonowich to the
BOARD MEMBER QUESTIONS
A Board member asked if John Heck does our water testing. The answer was yes.
A Board member asked if other members had looked at the minutes to see if
they were okay as she was not present at those meetings. One member said they looked good and another
said he had not looked them over yet.
The member then spoke about the District not having been affiliated with
the National School Board Association and thinks it would be a good idea to be
a member. The Board would have
information about school boards nationally and what legislation is doing. The member requested the cost to the District
of memberships to New York State School Boards Association (NYSSBA) and
Dutchess County School Board (DCSB). The
information will be in the next Board packet.
PUBLIC COMMENT
CSEA President Ostrander asked to speak to the Board of Education in
Executive Session to discuss a personnel matter. The Board invited her into Executive Session.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Mr. Herald made and Mr. McGhee seconded a motion to adjourn to executive
session at
RECONVENE PUBLIC SESSION
Ms. Coniglio made and
Mr. Perotti seconded a motion to adjourn the executive session and reconvene
the public session at 10:25 pm. The seven
Board members present voted. The motion
passed unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Ms. Coniglio made
and Mr. Perotti seconded a motion to adjourn the meeting of