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Unofficial and Unapproved

NORTH ROSE-WOLCOTT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

BOARD OF EDUCATION SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES

APRIL 7, 2009 7:00 PM HIGH SCHOOL RM. #210

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

Katharine DeAngelis, Melinda DeBadts, Kari Durham, Edward Magin

(7:15), 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

7:00 pm and led the Pledge of Allegiance.

Before approval of the agenda, item #3c. was corr ected to include

additional names of individuals involved in the presentation.

1a. APPROVAL OF Clifford Parton moved and Melinda DeBadts seconded the following

AGENDA: motion. The vote was unanimou s. N. Henner, J. Buckalew, R. Cahoon,

K. DeAngelis, M. DeBadts, K Durham, C. Parto n, 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 April 7, 2009.

2. PUBLIC ACCESS No one addressed the Board at th

is time.

TO THE BOARD:

3a. STUDENT Mrs. Miner began the Student Achieve ment Status presentation by

ACHIEVEMENT STATUS: summarizing why the Le

avenworth Middle School is listed as a

chool

CINDY MINER

eed of

mprovement (SINI). She spoke about the

omprehensive

ducation

lan that is being developed and the personnel in pl ace that will

help obtain the goal of proficiency for all student s. The school

improvement timeline was explained to Board members.

3b. NR-W CURRICULUM Mrs. Lisanto presented an ov erview of curriculum initiatives for

INITIATIVES: student achievement in our D istrict. The Vision, Mission and Belief

JACINDA LISANTO statements were reviewed. She spoke about the Curriculum and Staff

Development Council, reviewed curriculum mapping, and spoke about

staff development that has taken place. The Response to Intervention and

Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports programs currently in

place were discussed. The Annual Professional Performance Review, a

method of teacher evaluation, and the Comprehensive District Educational

Plan were explained. The Quality Improvement Proces

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disabilities and the Comprehensive Education Plan (focusing on grades 6-

8) were discussed in depth. Mrs. Lisanto mentioned that curriculum

mapping in ELA will occur on Superintendent’s Conference Day, June 26

3c. VALUE ADDED Michele Sullivan, Jacinda Lisan to, Neil Thompson, Jennifer Hayden

GROWTH MODEL: and Angela Kirkey presented the

ducational

alue-

dded

JACINDA LISANTO

ssessment

ystem (EVAAS). This program provides a way to meas ure

MICHELE SULLIVAN the school’s impact on s tudent growth, and provides an in depth way to

NEIL THOMPSON track student achievement. It measures student growth over time

JENNIFER HAYDEN using multiple data point s, rather than viewing test results in isolation.

ANGELA KIRKEY The program is useful for s tudents in grades 5-8. The results of

three state tests (3

grade ELA, 3

grade math, and 4

grade ELA) are

required before tracking can occur. The program all ows the comparison of

a student to other students with the same profile, and could be useful in

creating AIS groups, after school target skills gro ups, summer school lists,

and class lists for the next school year. Schools can also compare results

from a pool of schools with the same testing histor y. The value of looking

at data using this method was explained. Other pro grams such as Cognos,

RIC, and Data Warehouse, which track other types of information, were

reviewed. There was discussion about the state of New York being in a

data reporting transition time.

3d. PRESENTATION OF Declining enrollment in the Di strict, less sections of general music, and

K-12 MUSIC staffing to enrollment were disc ussed. The Administrative team prepared

SCHEDULE: three scheduling scenarios for th e music department to consider for the

ADMINISTRATIVE 2009-10 school year. Each sc enario was reviewed and the pros and cons

TEAM of each were discussed. It was

noted that the scenarios permit the teachers

to stay in one school building all day without trav eling.

3e. FINAL DRAFT 2009-10 Mr. Robert Magin presente d the final draft of the 2009-10

SCHOOL BUDGET: school budget, which was ver y similar to the previous draft. With this

budget, it is estimated that there will be a 0% tax rate increase.

There was discussion among the Board members on va rious topics relating

to the Budget.

4a1. TECHNOLOGY Mr. Edward Magin reported on the recent Technology committee meeting

COMMITTEE REPORT: he attended where Frank Sobierajski was presenting and Jeff Lisanto,

EDWARD MAGIN newly hired Technology Coord inator beginning in July 2009, was present.

Smart Boards and unique software were the main top ics discussed. There

will be new computers installed in the computer lab , new laptops for

computer carts, and printer replacements for the ne xt school year. The

pros and cons of every student having a laptop were discussed.

4b. STUDENT BOE Larissa Bodine mentioned that ther e is a small group of students who will

MEMBER REPORT: be going to Red Creek Central School to help prepare for the DWI Crash

LARISSA BODINE Scene scenario.

4c. OTHER GOOD NEWS Congratulations on a fine perfo rmance to all those who participated in the

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OF THE DISTRICT: Middle School musical, the

“Phantom Tollbooth.” There have been many

enjoyable concerts at all grade levels.

4d. OTHER: The next spring chorus and band concert is at NRE on April 8

5a. SUPERINTENDENT’S No additional report was given.

UPDATE:

5b. BUSINESS Mr. Robert Magin addressed a questio n from the previous Board

ADMINISTRATOR’S meeting regarding donations to the BackPack program. He mentioned

UPDATE: tha

t generally an individual is not able to donate ite ms to this program,

although a corporation or small group could. He me ntioned that cement

work is occurring at the Adaptive PE Center, and dry wall will be started

soon. He reminded the Board that this area is cons idered a hard hat area,

and badges should be worn for identification. Mr. Robert Magin attended

an annual conference by Utica National Insurance Company on school

safety, and he is pleased to announce that we recei ved a School Safety

Excellence award. There was a brief discussion abo ut our school safety

plan.

5c. DISCUSSION AND There was discussion that took p lace by various Board members before

ADOPTION OF voting on the Adoption of the 200 9-2010 Budget.

2009-10 BUDGET:

Robert Cahoon moved and Clifford Parto n seconded the following motion.

N. Henner, J. Buckalew, R. Cahoon, M. DeB adts, K Durham, E. Magin,

C. Parton, O. Rothfuss III voted yes, K. DeAngelis voted no.

Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon r ecommendation of the

Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, approves the

proposed 2009-10 Budget in the amount of $26,956,786.00.

Before approval of the Meeting Minutes of March 24, 2009, a correction

was made to the motion to enter into executive sec tion, and #4e. the

means of communication used in contacting Board Presidents from Sodus,

Red Creek, and Clyde-Savannah to discuss sharing of services between

districts. The Board Presidents were emailed, not t elephoned.

6a. MEETING MINUTES Robert Cahoon moved and Cliff ord Parton seconded the following

MARCH 24, 2009 motion. The vote was una nimous. N. Henner, J. Buckalew, R. Cahoon,

K. DeAngelis, M. DeBadts, K Durham, E. Magi n, 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

corrected Meeting Minutes of March 24, 2009.

7. CONSENT AGENDA Clifford Parton moved and

Edward Magin 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.

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7a. WARRANTS: Be it resolved that the Board of Edu

cation, upon recommendation of the

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

following Warrants:

1. #0049 $743,183.54

2. #0047 $281,918.58

7b. DISTRICT FINANCIAL Be it resolved that the Boar d of Education, upon recommendation of the

REPORTS: Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, approves the

Treasurer’s Report for February, 2009.

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 February, 2009.

7c.

APPROVAL OF

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

NEW POLICIES: Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, approves the

following new and revised policies:

1. Policy #7240 - Student Records: Access and Challenge

(Revision)

2. Policy #7540 - Student Directory Information

(Revision)

3. Policy #5673 -

Employee Personal Identifying Information

4. Policy #6120 - Equal Employment Opportunity

(Revision)

5. Policy #6551 - Family and Medical Leave Act

(Revision)

6. Policy #3160

- School District Standards and Guidelines for

Web Page Publishing

7d. RECOMMENDATIONS Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation of the

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

recommendations from the Committee on Special Educa

tion dated March

19, 2009, March 20, 2009 and March 25, 2009 and the Committee on Pre

School Special Education dated March 30, 2009

and instructs the

Superintendent to implement the recommendations on behalf of the

following individuals identified by student number:

12199 12078 11283 11179 11721 11325 11 336 12001 11913

11740 10402 11088 11177 11184 1013 3 12228 11419 10565

10198

7e. SUBSTITUTES: Be it resolv

ed that the Board of Education, upon recommendation of the

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

individuals named on the substitute list

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District Clerk.

7f. LANGUAGE

PROPOSITION NO. 1: 200910 BUDGET

APPROVAL: Be it resolved that the budget fo r the North Rose-Wolcott Central School

FOR MAY 19, 2009 District (the “District” ) for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2009 an

BUDGET VOTE: ending June 30, 2010, as pre sented by the Board of Education in the

amount of $26,956,786.00 is approved and adopted and the required

funds are appropriated and the necessary real property taxes required

shall be raised by a tax on the taxable property in the District to be levied

and collected as required by law.

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PARTICIPATION: relate what affect the instrum

ental music staff cut will have on music

education in our District. The music instructors related their concerns to

the Board.

Mr. Mike Virts commended Board members on the time and effort taken

to formulate the 2009-2010 budget. He spoke about the information

shared in the Value Added Growth Model presentation, and feels that the

program is a good tool for evaluation services. He shared thoughts on

going out early to bond for bus purchases, due to t he economic situation.

He feels that it is wise to look at long term plann ing and projections in

regards to the 2010-11 budget.

Mr. Mike Witkiewitz spoke about the increase of en rollment in the music

program, mentioning that although District enrollment has declined,

enrollment in the music program has increased through the years. He

mentioned that he is willing to help during this tr ansitional period. Mr.

Witkiewitz asked the Board to consider investigating reinstatement of the

instrumental teaching position at a later time.

EXECUTIVE SESSION: Robert Cahoon moved and Kari Durham seconded the following motion.

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

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

voted yes.

Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon r ecommendation of the

Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, approves

Executive Session at 9:50 pm for the specific purpose of discussing

negotiations.

OPEN SESSION The meeting returned to open session at 10:27 pm.

ADJOURNMENT Robert Cahoon moved and Clifford Parton seconded the following

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

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

III voted yes.

Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon r ecommendation of the

Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, approves the

adjournment of the meeting at 10:27 pm.

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Jan McDorman, Clerk

Board of Education