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NORTH ROSE-WOLCOTT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES

MAY 28, 2013

7:00 PM

OF THE HIGH SCHOOL

PRESENT:

Judi Buckalew, John Boogaard, Kari Durham Kelly Ferrente, Danny

Snyder, Gary Sproul, Phil Wagner

Elena LaPlaca, Cinda Lisanto, Robert Magin, John Walker and

approximately 25 guests.

ABSENT/EXCUSED

Robert Cahoon

CALL TO ORDER

Kari Durham President called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM and led

the Pledge of Allegiance,

1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA

John Boogaard moved andKelly Ferrente seconded the following

motion. The motion passed with a unanimous vote. J. Boogaard, J.

Buckalew, K. Durham, K. Ferrente, D. Snyder, G. Sproul, P. Wagner voted

yes.

Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upoen

cormmendation of the

Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, approves the

agenda ofMay 28, 2013.

2. PUBLIC ACCESS

Carol Quill, President of the North Rose W- olcott Teachers’ Association

read a statement to the Board regarding the despctroirs and statements

used in various publications to inform the public of the budget process.

The district will be eliminating teachinpg ositions and the information

presented, in her estimation, made staff feel unvalued and it was

demeaning.

John Walker introduced Mark Mathews, who is being recommended to

the Board as Middle School Principal. Mr. Mathews thanked the Board

for giving him the opportunity to speak to them. He said the rigor of the

interview process was challenging and made him reflect

n ohis role as a

principal. He is looking forward to meeting new challenges.

3. PRESENTATIONS

Phil Wagner, Chair of the Board Buildings & Grounds Committee

provided the Board with a detailed recap of the efforts by the committee

to research evidence analyze data and make recommendations for the

future of the education program in the district and the most cost

effective manner of housing the program. Mr. Wagner commended the

board for being forward-thinking in their approach to the questions of

how best toed ucate students, both now and for future generations.

The committee work was very intense, with no question being left

unanswered. Committee members are at peace with the work they did

and can make a recommendation without reservation as the most

responsible use of taxpayer money for sustainable, safe school buildings.

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At the March 26, 2013 board meetingh, e tcommittee was charged by the

Board with recommending one of three scenarios foru ilbding

configuration. These scenarios were pared down from a possible eight

that were presented that evening. The Buildings & Grounds Committee

overwhelmingly supports and recommends closing North Rose W- olcott

Elementary building, Leavenworth Middle cShool building, and

reopening Florentine Hendrick building with renovations to support -a K

6 program, and renovating the High School building to suppo7r-t 12

program.

He recognized and thanked Bob Cahoon and Kelly Ferrente for the

thorough and exhaustive work in scrutinizing the questions, data and

reports they requested. He thanked Bob Magin for the myriad of

financial data he provided and John Walker for administering the

committee’s work and scheduling meetings with Vic Tomaselli and n Gia

Paul Piane of SEI Design Group and Kevin Clark of Campus Construction.

It is an example of exceptional work by a board committee, and follows

the fine work done by the Budget Committee, Policy Committee,

Negotiations Committee and Audit Committee. t iIs proof, once again of

the importance of the board committee structure.

Mr. Wagner then opened the discussion to board members and the

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consolidation of area school districts?

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Hendrick building.

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When asked, North Rose W- olcott Elementary Principal, Jennifer

Hayden confirmed that progamr matically the Florentine Hendrick

building will be a better space for a -6 Kprogram. Grade levels can

be kept in close proximity, which makes the program more cohesive.

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Process to examine the future of those buildings remains in progress.

It is dynamic and there is much to consider and many decisions still

to be made.

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SEQR [State Environmental Quality Review] process must be

completed. The scope ohf e t project must be reviewed witthh e State

Education Department prior to determining when the proposal

would go to district taxpayers.

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Gary Sproul stated thatht e board should develop a process to

educate future boards of the work completed to arrive at this

milestone decision. The work is noteworthy and the importance of it

should not be lost to future board members.

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The need to provide a cohesive educationpal rogram for district

students drove the process to consider changing building

configurations. The original decision to close the Florentine

Hendrick building was driven by financial considerations. It was the

right decision for the board to make at that time.

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John Boogaard stated that he disagrees with the program

configuration and feels that grades 7 & 8 should be separated from

grades 9-12 and that grades 5 & 6 should be separated from 4 Kan- d

from 7 through 12. He stated that it bothers him that the future of

two buildings is suspect. It is not good for the community to leave

them empty.

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Mr. Tomaselli stated that the buildings can be sothougld, h the board

may not get an offer for what they feel is their worth.

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John Boogaard stated that he has a vested interest in the community

unlike some others, who dont ’live in the district.

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The Superintendent challenged his assertion regarding individuals

not focused onthe community and thefutu re of schools. Mr. Walker

felt that some people present at the meetni g were insulted by Mr.

Boogaard’s comments

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John Boogaard stated thathe thought John Walker was out of order

and asked that the exchange be recorded in the minutes.

A resolution for Board consideration was handed out. Kari Durham

asked board members to read and digest it. It would be added to the

agenda at the end of the meeting.

4a. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS Kathy Hoyt reported that the athletic awards ceremony is scheduled for

June 6

. The High School is celebrating Wes Hayes being named a two

time defending Section Five Shot Put champion.

Paul Benz reported that students are reviewing in preparation for

assessments and exams. Staff will be reviewing data frome ssasmes nts

to refine curriculum during the summer.

Jennifer Hayden reported that she is preparing to hire new staff. She has

collaborated with Kaaren Thompson to ensure that is adequate access to

technology in classrooms. taSff has volunteered to participate in fun

activities with students prior to the start of school each day.

Megan Paliotti reported that she would be teinrviewing soon for a

speech pathologist position and would be involved in interviews for

special education teachers.

Neil Thompson reported that additional seniors were identified as

needing credit recovery in order for them to rgaduate. An additional

seven students are now receiving instruction in ALC. Planning for

summer school iso n track and staff is being hired.

Acknowledgement was made that this is Mr. Thompso’s nlast board

meeting prior to his retirement.

4b. NEGOTIATIONSC OMMITTEE Kari Durham reported that another meeting with North RoseW - olcott

Administrators’As sociation is scheduled and the committee will be

bringing more information to the Board as a later date.

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4c. STUDENT BOARD

Ben Gerstner reported that Moving Up Day is scheduled for June

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MEMBER REPORT

The spring concert is scheduled for later this weekS. ports Award night

is scheduled for June

and Festival of the Arts and Academic Awards

celebration is scheduled for June

The senior camping trip to

Allegheny State Park will take place May 31J u– ne 2.

4d GOOD NEWS

The budget passed!

4e. OTHER

Kari Durham statedth at it is necessary to reinforce the important

process and necessity ofb oard committees. Theco nviction of the entire

board to let the Buildings & Grounds Committeec omplete the course of

analysis needed to be able to make such a recommendatiIos n

commendable. It has been tremendousldy ifficult, but the board has

done great work!

Board of Educations elf-evaluations and the evaluation of the

Superintendent are due to either Kari Durham or Phil Wagner.

5a. APPOINT MIDDLE SCHOOL Judi Buckalew moved and Kelly Ferrente seconded the following motion.

PRINCIPAL: MARK MATHEWS

The motion passed with a unanimous vote. J. Boogaard, J. Buckalew, K.

Durham, K. Ferrente, D. Snyder, G. Sproul, P. Wagner vo. ted yes

Be it resolved that the Board of Educatni, oupon recommendation of the

Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, approves the

three year probationary appointment oMf ark H. Mathews as Principal at

Leavenworth Middle Schoo, l conditional upon a criminal history record

check according to Commissioners Regulation §80 1.11 and Part 87 as

follows:

Certification: SAS/SDA Permanent

Tenure Area: Secondary Principal

Probationary Period: July 1, 2013– June 30, 2106

Salary: $88,000 plus $500.00 for CAS Degree (adjusted upon completion

of negotiations)

5b. CURRICULUM AND

Cinda Lisanto reported that the APPR iis n thepr ocess of being revised.

INSTRUCTION UPDATE

The committee is working on discussing thirty plus items in the plan.

Some will be quick fixes and some will require serious discussion.

She will be asking teachers to presenht etir Option B plans on opening

day in an effort to showcase good curriculum writing. Summer work

will include assessment writing based on the data gathered from y-ear

end test results. SED has not yent otified districts of Common Core

Learning Standards for science and social studies curriculums.

5b. BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR Bob Magin reiterated an earlier discussion regarding the reduction of

UPDATE

the fund balance in thTe ax Certiorari account, which used to refund

taxes tore sidents who have won an assessment reviewH. e is

recommending that the balance be reduced to $7,000 and the remaind, er

$62,781 be transferred to the School Bus Capital Reserve Accou2n0t 13.

A recommendation will be on the next meeting agenda. The Budget

Committee will meet soon to analyze fund balance.

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5c. SUPERINTENDENT’S

He reportedon his experience asa guardian for a WWII veteran [his

UPDATE

father] on a recent Honor Flight to Washington, DCA. dditionally, the

NRWTA recently sponsored a spaghetti dinner to beneft i Honor Flight.

After experiencing the end result of thiys pte of fundraising, his

honored to know that thisistd rict is part of such a tangibcaleuse.

6. CONSENT AGENDA

Judi Buckalew moved and seconded the following motions. Thy

e passed

with a unanimous vote. J. Boogaard, J. Buckalew, K. Durham, K. Ferrente,

D. Snyder, G. Sproul, P. Wagner voted . yes

6a. MEETING MINUTES

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 May 7, 2013.

6b. MEETING MINUTES

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

Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, approves the

Meeting Minutes ofM ay 21, 2013

6c. WARRANTS

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

Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, approves the

following Warrants: #0067 - 29,776.41

#0069 -$406,577.16

#0071 -$349,964.91

#0072 -$55,328.50

6d. RECOMMENDATIONS OF

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

CSE AND CPSE

Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, approves the

recommendations for the Committee on Special Education dated May 1,

2013, May 6, 2013, May 8, 2013, May 9, 2013, May 13, 2013, May 14,

2013, May 15, 2013, May 16, 2013, and May 17, 2013, and the

Committee on PreSchool Special Education dated May 7, 2013, and May

14, 2013, and instructs the Superintendent to implement the

recommendations on behalf of the following individuals identified by

student number: 13155

12914

12767 12838 12896 12684

13153

12793

12497 13076

13014

13143 12057

11013

10995

11304

11283

09826 10480

10098

10198

12680

118 21 11158

11419

10639

12883 11 992 11714

10534

12699 13035

11447

12272 13052

11119

IEP Amendments

13158

11818

6e. SUBSTITUTES

Be it resolved that the Board of Educatni, oupon recommendation of the

Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, approves the

individuals named on the substitute lists, which are on file with the

District Clerk.

6f DISPOSAL OF DISTRICT

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

PROPERTY

Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, authorizes

the Business Administrator tosell and/or dispose of the following

maintenance vehicles: one 1998 F150 Ford Econolie n Club Wagon with

104,516 miles; one 1996 Dodge 2500 Pickup w/plow with 111,986

miles; one 2000 Pequa LT 235 dual axle trailer

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6g.AP PROVAL OF HIGH SCHOOL Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation of the

COURSES

Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, approves the

following new high school credit courses.

Title: English 10E/Pre-AP

Title: AP Environmental Science

Length: Whole Year Curriculum Length: Whole Year Curriculum

Credit: 1

Start: September 2013

Start: September 2014

6h1. 2013-14 TEACHING

Section 1.

POSITION REDUCTION

Resolved, that the Board of Education hereby abolish posits ioin

n the

following tenure areas effective June 30, 2013:

1.0 School Psychologist Tenure Area

1.0 full time equivalent

0.5 Mathematics Tenure Area

0.5 full time equivalent

Section 2.

It is further resolved, that the Board has determined that the services of

the following individual shall be discontinued effective June3 0, 2013 in

accordance with Section 3013 of the Education Law as they (or he/she)

are determined to be the least senior teacher in their respective tenure

areas:

School Psychologist tenure area:

Emily Meisch

Mathematics tenure area:

Gabrielle Veit

6h2.RE CALL MUSIC TEACHER

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

CHRISTINE STEVENS

Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, approves the

recall of Christine Stevens from the established preferred eligibility list

for the start of the 2013-14 school year on August 28, 2013 as follows:

Certification: Permanent Music

Tenure Area: Music

Salary: Step G $44,915

6h3. RECALL PHYSICAL ED

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

TEACHER: KRISTI KING

Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, approves the

recall of Kristi King from the established preferred eligibility list to a 1.0

FTE teaching position for the start of the 20-1134 school year on August

28, 2013 as follows:

Certification: Permanent Physical Education

Tenure Area: Physical Education

Salary: Step J $48,676

6h4. APPT. SPECIAL ED

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

TEACHER: BENJAMIN DLUGOSH Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, approves the

three year probationary appointment ofBen jamin Dlugosh as a Special

Education teacher, conditional upon a criminal history record check

according to Commissioners Regulation §80 1.11 and Part 87 as follows:

Certification: SWD Gr. 1-6

Tenure Area: Special Education

Probationary Period: February 14, 2013 –Feb ruary 13, 2016

Salary: $39,450

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6h5. ADMINISTRATIVE

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

INTERN: JOELLE GRIFA

Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, approves

Joelle M. Grifa as ana dministrative intern in the North Rose W- olcott

Elementary and Middle Schoosl ummer school programa s Assistant

Principal. Ms. Grifa, who will be mentored by David Murphy and Cinda

Lisanto, will serve from July 2 – August 24, 2013. Salary, which has not

been determined, will be paid through grant funds.

6h6. EXTENSION OF

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

PROBATIONARY APPT.

Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, approves the

TARA ALLEN

extension of the probationary appointment of Tara Allefrn om

September 1, 2010 through August 31, 2014a ccording to the signed

Agreement of May1 7, 2013

6h7. LEAVE OF ABSENCE

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

SARAH PATTERSON

Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, approves the

extension of an unpaid child rearing leave of absence for Sarah Patterson

through June 30, 2013.

6h8. APPT. ADVANTAGE/AFTER Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation of the

THE BELL PROGRAM STAFF

Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, approves the

following individual to work in the Advantage/After The Bell Program

for the 2012-2013 school year:

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Position

$/Hr.

Pam Mundy

Teaching Assistant

$12.00

Sandra Wilson

Teacher Aide

$10.00

6h9. CO-CURRICULAR APPTS.

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

Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, appoints the

following individuals to fill co-curricular positions for the 2012-13

school year:

Last

First

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Title

Step

Salary

Schultz

Eric

AV Coordinator 1

$2259

Fiegl

Lois

Solo Fest Advisor

$22.00/hr. max$ of 176

6h10. APPT. LT SUBSTITUTE

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

TEACHER: ADAM BISHOP

Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education La, wapproves the

appointment of Adam Bishop as a long term substitute teacher,

conditional upon a criminal history record check according to

Commissioners Regulation §80 1.11 and Part 87 as follows:

Certification: Initial Childhood Ed Gr. 61 -

Appointment Date: May 13, 2013

Salary: $197.25/day

7. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

Nothing was discussed.

8. INFORMATION ITEMS

The following items of interest were given to the board: BOCES April

2013 Meeting Minutes, DWI Crash Scenario, NRW Sports Hall of Fam, e

School Tax Articlef rom Democrat & Chronicle, WTCC Cosmetology

News

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9. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

No one spoke to the board.

10. ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA Danny Snyder moved and seconded the following motion. Tmhe otion

passed with a unanimousv ote. J. Boogaard, J. Buckalew, K. Durham, K.

Ferrente, D. Snyder, G. Sproul, P. Wagner voted

. yes

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

Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, approves the

addition to the meeting agendoa f May 28, 2013.

10a. FUTURE OF SCHOOL

Judi Buckalew moved and Philip Wagners econded the following motion.

INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS &

The motion passed with the resulting vote: J. Buckalew, K. Durham, K.

BUILDING CONFIGURATION

Ferrente, D. Snyder, G. Sproul, and. WPagner voted yes. . J. Boogaard

voted no.

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

Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, approves the

closure of North Rose- Wolcott Elementary School and Leavenworth

Middle School effective on or about the end of the 2-0210516 school

year, and thus directs the Superintendento t commence action to:

- reopen the currently named Florentine Hendrick building effective

September 1, 2016 reconfigure existing grade levels -K12 to a K6-, 7-

12 grade configuration

- locate grades K-6 to the currently Florentine Hendrick building,

locate grades 7-12 to the North Rose W- olcott High School building

- engage SEI Design Group and Campus Construction Management for

the repurposing of the Florentine Hendrick building forg rades K-6

and there purposing of the North Rose W- olcott high school building

for grades 71-2.

ADJOURNMENT

John Boogaard moved andGa ry Sproulsec onded the following motion.

The motion passed with a unanimous vote. J. Boogaard, J. BuckaK.

lew,

Durham, K. Ferrente, D. Snyder, G. Sproul, P. Wagner vo. ted yes

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

Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, approves the

adjournment of the meeting at8 :40 PM.

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Clerk of the Board of Education