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NORTH ROSE-WOLCOTT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

BOARD OF EDUCATION SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES

FEBRUARY 10, 2009 7:00 PM HIGH SCHOOL ROOM #2

PRESENT: Nickoline Henner, Larissa Bodine, Judi Buckalew, Robert Cahoon,

Katharine DeAngelis, Melinda DeBadts, Kari Durham, Edward Magin,

Clifford Parton, Ora Rothfuss III

Lucinda Miner, Robert Magin, Jacinda Lisanto , Jan McDorman

and 18 guests

ABSENT/EXCUSED:

CALL TO ORDER: Board President Nickoline Henne r called the meeting to order at

7:05 pm and led the Pledge of Allegiance.

1a. APPROVAL OF Cliff Parton moved and Ora Rothfuss III seconded the following

AGENDA: motion. The vote was unanim ous. N. Henner, J. Buckalew, R. Cahoon,

K. DeAngelis, M. DeBadts, K. Durham, E. Magin, C. Parton, O. Rothfuss

III voted yes.

Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon re commendation of the

Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, approves the

agenda of February 10, 2009.

2. PUBLIC ACCESS: No one spoke to the Board a t this time.

3a. PBIS PRESENTATION: The Positive Behavioral Inter

vention System presentation began with

PAUL SCHIENER a movie which gave Board memb

ers an insight of how students in each

building are learning about and gaining awareness o f PBIS traits. Mr.

Schiener explained the PBIS system at the Middle Sch ool. Mike Consadine

and Tina Reed spoke about PBIS at the High School le vel, and shared

plans for implementation for the next coming semest er and school year.

4a. COMMITTEE REPORTS

1. FOUR COUNTY: Edward Magin reported on the

4 County General Membership

EDWARD MAGIN/ meeting on February 5

which focused on “Coping in the Current Fiscal

JUDI BUCKALEW Climate”. Dr. Joseph Marin elli, BOCES District Superintendent, and a

panel of Superintendents, including Mrs. Miner, ha ndled topics on cost

savings ideas. Some of the topics discussed were: staffing, settling

contracts, and shared services between districts. He mentioned that as an

outcome of the meeting, one important thought to ke ep in mind is that

school money is not the district’s money, it is the tax payer’s money.

Judi Buckalew attended a Presidents’/Vice Presidents’ Round Table

Discussion workshop where similar cost savings topics were discussed.

The Deputy Director from New York State School Boar

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present, and spoke about a survey that NYSSBA has d istributed that will

help them to determine which of the services that t hey provide are most

helpful to Districts. NYSSBA is developing ways to work better with

teacher associations, and is helping to get laws changed that need

changing. There were discussions on school budgets and tax percentage

rates, and it was discovered that there is no confo rmity in tax percentage

changes among districts.

2. BUDGET COMMITTEE: Mr. Parton reinforced t he fact that our State aid is expected to be reduce d

CLIFF PARTON by more than $700,000. The Budget Committee is looking for cost savings

ideas and ways to cut the budget without harming ou r students’ education.

The first draft of the 2009-2010 school budget will be presented at the

next budget committee meeting on February 11, 2009. The committee has

met with all District groups except the School Lunc h group which has a

separate budget. Information gained from the Federal Stimulus Package

will be too late to be used for calculating the bud get. The Budget

Committee will look for secondary cut recommendations at the next

LARISSA BODINE

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5a. INTENT TO RETIRE: Clifford Parton moved and Ed

Magin seconded the following motion.

KAREN NEARPASS The vote was unanimous. N. Henn er, J. Buckalew, R. Cahoon, K.

DeAngelis, M. DeBadts, K. Durham, E. Magin, C. Parton, O. Rothfuss III

voted yes.

Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon re commendation of the

Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, accepts with

thanks for over 35 years of service, the letter of resignation for the purpose

of retirement from Karen Nearpass, effective June 30, 2009. Should the

District increase the retirement incentive or accept a State retirement

incentive between the time of acceptance of this letter and the date of

retirement, the greater incentive will be offered.

5b. INTENT TO RETIRE: Robert Cahoon moved and Clif ford Parton seconded the following

FRANK SOBIERAJSKI motion. The vote was unanim ous. N. Henner, J. Buckalew, R. Cahoon, K.

DeAngelis, M. DeBadts, K. Durham, E. Magin, C. Parton, O. Rothfuss III

voted yes.

Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon re commendation of the

Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, accepts with

thanks for over 24 years of service, the letter of resignation for the purpose

of retirement from Frank Sobierajski, effective June 30, 2009. Should the

District increase the retirement incentive or accept a State retirement

incentive between the time of acceptance of this le tter and the date of

retirement, the greater incentive will be offered.

5c. SUPERINTENDENT’S Mrs. Miner has met with Wolc ott Mayor John Monson and requests that

UPDATE: the Board of Education meet with Ma yor Monson and the Wolcott Village

Board to discuss the possibility of the school dist rict sharing services with

the Village of Wolcott. The next Board of Educa tion meeting will be a

joint meeting

and will be held at the Leavenworth Middle School

accommodate everyone involved.

The Board of Education meeting on

March 10, 2009 will be a joint meeting and will be held at the Leavenworth

Middle School to accommodate everyone involved. Because the Capital

Project is under bid and doing well, and there is a need for new

gymnasium bleachers at the High School, Mrs. Miner asked the Board for

approval to obtain quotes for new bleachers. A let ter will need to be

written to the State Education Department requesting permission to use

Capital Project money for a purchase of this nature. Extra Capital Project

money needs to be spent. The District is not allowe d to keep unused

money when the project ends.

5d. BUSINESS Mr

. Robert Magin reported that the formulation of the Budget is

ADMINISTRATOR’S requiring a lot of work. He i s looking at where we can use our reserves. In

UPDATE: addition to the reduction of State aid, there is a strong possibility that the

District will have to cover 15% of Preschool Special Education cost this next

school year. Mr. Robert Magin reported that the Ca feteria Fund is

struggling. He has met with Nancy Younglove and is gathering specific

information to clarify the situation.

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A workshop will be scheduled for the Board of Educ

ation pertaining to

Treasurer’s reports.

6a. MEETING MINUTES Judi Buckalew moved and Edward Magin seconded the following

January 27, 2009 motion. The vote was unanimou s. N. Henner, J. Buckalew, R. Cahoon, K.

DeAngelis, M. DeBadts, K. Durham, E. Magin, C. Parton, O. Rothfuss III

voted yes.

Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation of the

Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, approves the

Meeting Minutes of January 27, 2009.

7. CONSENT AGENDA Edward Magin moved and Mi ndy DeBadts seconded the following

motion. The vote was unanimous. N. Henner , J. Buckalew, R. Cahoon,

K. DeAngelis, M. DeBadts, K. Durham, E. Magin, C. Parton, O. Rothfuss III

voted yes.

7a. WARRANT: Be it resolved that the Board of Educ

ation, upon recommendation of the

Superintendent of Schools and purs uant to Education Law, approves the

following Warrant:

1. #0039 $ 473,998.46

7b. DISTRICT FINANCIAL Be it resolved that the Boa

rd of Education, upon recommendation of the

REPORTS Superintendent of Schools and pursuant t o Education Law, approves the

Treasurer’s Report for December, 2008.

Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon re commendation of the

Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, approves the

Extra Classroom Activity Report for December, 2008.

7c. RECOMMENDATIONS Be it resolved that the Board

of Education, upon recommendation of the

FROM CSE AND CPSE: Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, approves the

recommendations from the Committee on

Special Education dated

January 14, 2009, January 22, 2009 and January 29, 2009 and the

Committee on PresSchool Special Education dated January 26, 2009 and

February 2, 2009, February 3, 2009 and instructs th e Superintendent to

implement the recommendations on behalf of the following individuals

identified by student number:

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11479 10534 10445 11304 10639 12104 09826 10283 12 201

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7d. COMMITTEE ON SPECIAL Be it resolved that the Bo ard of Education, upon recommendation of the

EDUCATION PARENT Superintendent of Schools a nd pursuant to Education Law, approves Ms.

REPRESENTATIVE: Sandra Besaw as a parent memb er to serve on the Committee on Special

Education for the 2008-2009 school year.

7e. SUBSTITUTES: Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation of the

Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Educati on Law, approves the

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individuals named on the substitute list

s, which are on file with the

District Clerk.

7f. APPROVAL OF NEW Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation of the

POLICIES AND Superintendent of Schools and p ursuant to Education Law, approves the

REGULATIONS: following policies:

1. Policy #3272 - Facilities and Public Dedication

(Revision)

2. Policy #5731 - Idling School Buses on School Gr ounds

(Revision)

7g1. LETTER OF Be it resolved that the Board of Ed ucation, upon recommendation of

RESIGNATION FOR

the Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Educa

tion Law, accepts

PURPOSE OF with thanks for over 12 years of service, the letter of intent to retire from

RETIREMENT: Don Rose, effective with the c lose of business on March 6, 2009.

DON ROSE

7g2. LETTER OF Be it resolved that the Board of Ed ucation, upon recommendation of

RESIGNATION FOR

the Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Educa

tion Law, accepts

PURPOSE OF with thanks for over 29 years of service, the letter of intent to retire from

RETIREMENT: Valerie Tryon, effective with the close of business on November 13, 2009.

VALERIE TRYON

7g3. LEAVE OF ABSENCE: Be it resolved that the Boa rd of Education, upon recommendation of the

JOLENE CASELLI Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, approves the

six week maternity leave of Jolene Caselli, to begin on or about April 28,

2009, followed by an unpaid child rearing leave through February 1, 2010.

7g4. LEAVE OF ABSENCE: Be it resolved that the Boa rd of Education, upon recommendation of the

BRANDY STARCZEWSKI Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, approves the

unpaid maternity leave of Brandy Starczewski, to begin on or about May

22, 2009. She plans on returning to work on August 3, 2009.

7g5. APOINT COOK:

Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon re commendation of the

JOAN WHITNEY Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, approves the

26 week probationary appointment of Joan Whitney as Cook at the High

School, conditional upon a criminal history record check according to

Commissioners Regulation §80-1.11 and Part 87, for 6 hrs./day, $8.55/hr.,

190 days/year, 189 days/year, for a total annual salary of up to $9,747.00

prorated to $4,361.00 effective February 11, 2009.

7g6. APPOINT SCHOOL Be it resolved that the Board o f Education, upon recommendation of the

MONITOR: Superintendent of Schools and pur suant to Education Law, approves the

DAVID COTA

week probationary appointment of David Cota as School Monitor at the

Middle School, conditional upon a criminal history record check according

to Commissioners Regulation §80-1.11 and Part 87, for 2 hrs./day,

$8.25/hr. for a total annual salary of up to $3,119.0 0 prorated to

$1,403.00 effective February 11, 2009.

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7g7. HIGH SCHOOL CO- Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation of the

CURRICULAR Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, approves the

APPOINTMENTS: following Co-Curricular appoin tments for the 2008-2009 school year: