WCS
    WILLIAMSON CENTRAL SCHOOL
    PO BOX 900
    WILLIAMSON NY 14589­0900
     
    May
    30,
    2003
     
     
    Board Members shared some of their most recent activities, which included:
    •
    Breakfast of Champions at the High School to recognize students who had achieved High Honor
    Roll status during 2002­2003 school year. A special “thank you” to Mrs. Forget and her staff for
    a great meal!
    •
    Jazz Ensemble which entertained and enriched all Middle School students earlier this week.
    •
    Elementary School walk­through prior to tonight’s meeting. A special “thank you” to the
    Elementary School Building and Grounds staff for the excellent work they are doing to keep this
    building in top shape.
    Under Reports to the Board, Special Education cases were approved and each Building Principal reported
    on recent happenings in their buildings. Anne Ressler, Elementary School Principal, reported on a trip to the
    Memorial Art Gallery and reactions from her staff on the book they have been reading entitled, What Really
    Matters for Struggling Readers. The Middle School Principal, Russ Kissinger, reported on several enrichment
    activities. These included a visit to 5
    th
    grade by poet M.J. Iuppa, a Holocaust presentation to 6
    th
    graders, and a
    visit from a Buffalo soldier to 5
    th
    grades. The High School Principal’s report highlighted the end of the year
    happenings, including the Spring Sports Award program on June 5
    th
    . The guest speaker for this program will be
    Wayne Soares of ESPN and Walt Disney, Inc. Mr. Soares topic will be the importance of perseverance.
    Director of Curriculum, Wendy Feeney, reported on the recent NYS Elementary and Intermediate English
    Language Arts Assessments. In Williamson, 71% of Grade 4 students scored at the competent or highly
    competent level. Sixty­four percent of 8
    th
    graders scored in that range. These percentages are above the State,
    County, and similar schools averages. It is important to note that this was the first assessment where Special
    Education students were tested without test modifications.
    The final report to the Board was on the
    Breakthrough to Literacy
    program. This program is being used
    by all Kindergarten classes this year. It is a research­based program with a proven record of increasing student’s
    reading achievement. It includes fifteen minutes of daily computer use which reinforces skills individually for
    students. It also includes work on comprehension, phonics, fluency, and vocabulary.
    Under new business, the following staff were awarded tenure:
     
     
    Anne Ressler, Elementary School Principal
    Elementary School:
    Jodie Barnes, Anna Carey, Carol Fox, Donna Shadduck,
    Mary Jo TenEyck, Shannon Tipper, Ian Thomas
    Middle School:
    Amy Bechtold, Lori Finkelstein, JoAnn Hussion
    High School:
     
    Thomas Hollembaek
    Members of this year’s Junior Class were present to seek Board approval for their senior class trip to
    Florida in November 2003. This is a change from the traditional trip in the spring. The hope is that more students
    will attend, and the camaraderie that develops on their trip will extend throughout the school year.
    Under appointments, Joe Mastrangelo was approved as a secondary Math teacher and Doug Lauf as High
    School Principal. Doug is presently an Assistant Principal at Churchville­Chili and has taught both at Churchville
    and the Rochester City Schools. He will begin in Williamson on July 1
    st
    .
    Under announcements, Community members were reminded that the budget vote is scheduled for this
    Tuesday, June 3
    rd
    from 1:00 – 9:00 p.m.
     

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