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NORTH ROSEWOLCOTT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
MARCH 11, 2003
7:00PM ROOM 210 OF THE HIGH SCHOOL
PRESENT
Douglas Bell, Dale Marie Davis (7:15pm), Melinda DeBadts,
William Gowan, Mark Humbert, Jeffrey Lisanto, Edward Magin,
David Smith
Elena LaPlaca, Lucinda Miner, Deborah Stuck and approximately
22 guests.
ABSENT/EXCUSED Sandra
Boerman
1. CALL TO ORDER
Jeffrey Lisanto called the meeting to order at 7:04pm.
1a. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Edward Magin moved and Melinda DeBadts seconded the
following motion. The vote was unanimous. D. Bell, M. DeBadts,
W. Gowan, M. Humbert, J. Lisanto, E. Magin, D. Smith voted yes.
Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation
of the Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law,
approves the agenda of March 11, 2003.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Mark Humbert moved and Edward Magin seconded the following
motion. The vote was unanimous. D. Bell, D. Davis, M. DeBadts,
W. Gowan, M. Humbert, J. Lisanto, E. Magin, D. Smith voted yes.
Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation
of the Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law,
approves Executive Session at 7:05pm for the specific purpose of
discussing finalist in the search for a new Superintendent.
REGULAR SESSION
The meeting returned to Regular Session at 7:20pm.
2. PUBLIC ACCESS
Jackie Meyer, a Teacher Aide in the High School spoke to the
Board about the duties she has performed in the High School for
the past 19 years. She is willing to change her Civil Service
classification in order to keep her job.
3. PRESENTATION
No presentations were made.
4a. FOUR COUNTY SBA
Board Members were asked to make reservations for several up
coming meetings.
4b. CURRICULUM COUNCIL Cindy Miner reported on the last Curriculum Council Meeting.
The discussed the status of the school budget for 200304. Mrs.
Miner stated that Cliff Parton, a member of Curriculum Council
proposed putting Universal PreK on the ballot as a separate
resolution for voter consideration. Universal PreK, a program
funded entirely by the State Education Department, is not
included in the Governor’s Proposed Budget.
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5a.b. CAPITAL PROJECT
Douglas Bell led a discussion of the Capital Project committee
meeting. The committee has reviewed the input from public
meetings, letters, emails and phone calls to Board Members and
to the Superintendent. The Board has decided to put up for vote
on April 29, 2003 a smaller project that consists of maintenance,
repair and safety items. The total cost of the revised project is
$1.7 million.
David Allardice, a financial advisor for the district, explained the
options that the Board has to choose from for funding capital
projects.
5c.HIGH SCHOOL COURSES High School Principal Bob Ceccarelli prefaced a presentation by
High School teachers by telling the Board that he put out a
request to his teachers to provide him with outlines of additional
courses that may be offered at the High School starting in
September 2003l. In an effort to continue with no study halls,
High School teachers presented some new elective courses for the
Board’s consideration.
Business teachers, Elaine Peeters and Tammy Anderson and
Technology Teacher Brian LaValley proposed a course titled, Web
Page Design and Management. The course would be open to
students in grades 912 and would teach students the elements of
web page design and management.
English teacher, Kelley Shipley presented two elective courses;
Book Creation and Illustration, and Theatre Design. Book
Creation and Illustration would allow students to study the
methods used to create the text and illustrations for various
audiences. They would create their own book as part of the
course.
Theatre Design would expose students to different plans and
require them to study the art of set design. They would read and
act out literature and design sets for plays that they read.
Technology teacher, Brian LaValley spoke of a proposed course
titled, Digital Photography. The students would have an indepth
study of digital cameras and photo editing in order to produce
quality prints.
5d. TEACHER AIDES VS.
Cindy Miner led a dissuasion of Teacher Aide positions in the
TEACHING ASSISTANTS
district, which will be affected by the No Child Left Behind Act.
Twenty and onehalf positions currently held by Teacher Aides
should be designated as Teaching Assistants. There will be an
informational meeting on Wednesday, March 19 at 4:00 in the
High School Media Center where Mrs. Miner, Georgianna
Bartholomew and a Union representative will be on hand to
explain the process in detail.
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6a. b. MEETING MINUTES
David Smith moved and Douglas Bell seconded the following
motion. The vote was unanimous. D. Bell, D. Davis, M. DeBadts,
W. Gowan, M. Humbert, J. Lisanto, E. Magin, D. Smith 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 February 25, 2003.
William Gowan moved and Dale Davis seconded the following
motion. The vote was unanimous. D. Bell, D. Davis, M. DeBadts,
W. Gowan, M. Humbert, J. Lisanto, E. Magin, D. Smith 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 February 26, 2003.
7 CONSENT AGENDA
David Smith moved and Melinda DeBadts seconded the following
motions. The vote was unanimous. D. Bell, D. Davis, M. DeBadts,
W. Gowan, M. Humbert, J. Lisanto, E. Magin, D. Smith voted yes.
7a. 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:
Capital 166
$12680.00
Federal 160
$17221.20
Federal 168
$5242.11
General 158
$200.00
General 159
$331951.82
General 161
$3813.39
General 163
$4393.10
General 164
$2383.62
General 165
$87.00
General 137
$3753.00
General 169
$57152.15
School Lunch
$15.25
7b. RECOMMENDATIONS
Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation
FROM CSE
of the Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law,
approves the recommendations from the Committee on Special
Education dated February 13, 2003, and instruct the
Superintendent to implement the recommendations on behalf of
the following individuals identified by student number:
5111
6707
7114
4089
7716
10002
10488 7084
3585
5210
7141
7c. SUBSTITUTES
Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation
of the Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law,
approves the individuals named on the substitute lists, which are
attached to the minutes.
7d. YOUTHTOYOUTH
Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation
FIELD TRIP
of the Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law,
approves the High School YouthToYouth club trip to Midlakes
High School, Clifton Springs, NY on April 4, 5, 2003, with
transportation provided by a district school bus. Kelley Shipley
and Tim Thomas will supervise the trip.
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7e. CORRECTION OF
Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation
START DATE: SHANNON
of the Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law,
CAHOON
approves the correction of the probationary appointment start
date for Shannon Cahoon, 7141 Wadsworth St., Wolcott, NY
14590 is effective September 4, 2002.
Mary Courtney
Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation
of the Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law,
approves the correction of the probationary appointment start
date for Mary Courtney 8249 E. Port Bay Rd., Wolcott, NY 14590
is effective September 4, 2002.
7f. CoCURRICULAR
Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation
RESIGNATIONS
of the Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law,
DEB TESKA
accepts a letter of resignation from Deb TeskaShoemaker, as
Musical Costume Designer and Musical Costumer for the 2002
03 school year.
KELLEY SHIPLEY
Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation
of the Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law,
accepts a letter of resignation from Kelley Shipley, as Musical Set
Designer for the 200203 school year.
7g. COCURRICULAR APPT.
Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation
of the Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law,
approves the appointment of the following individuals to fill co
curricular positions for the 200203 school year:
Name Position
Salary
Step/Years
Deb
TeskaShoemaker
Musical Set Designer
$273
1 / 1
Thomas Muto
Musical Set Construction
$273
1 / 1
Roberta Ciopyk
Musical Costumer
$273
1 / 1
Roberta Ciopyk
Musical Costume Designer $273
1 / 1
Phyllis Weber
Accompanist
$814
3 / 7
William Packard
.5 Musical Stage Mgr.
$86.50
1 / 1
Kenneth Dobbin
.5 Musical Stage Mgr.
$86.50
1 / 1
7h. COACHING &
Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation of
VOLUNTEER APPTS.
the Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law,
approves the appointment of the following individuals for coaching and
volunteer positions and volunteers for the 200203 school year.
Name
Position Salary
Step/Years
Robert Crumb
Girls JV Softball
$1536
1 / 1
Gary Lockwood
Softball Coach
Volunteer
Matt Loveless
Softball Coach
Volunteer
Rob Wren
Baseball Coach
Volunteer
Joe Cahoon
Golf Coach
Volunteer
Rob Yarrow
Softball Program Volunteer
Jon LaValley
Golf Program Volunteer
Ed Thiemann
Golf Program Volunteer
Red Munger
Golf Program
Volunteer
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. INFORMATION ITEMS
The following items were shared with the Board:
Florentine Hendrick Elementary School SDM Meeting Minutes
Newspaper Article, School Humor, Board of Education
Correspondence, North Rose Elementary School March Calendar
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and Newsletter, Florentine Hendrick Elementary School March
Newsletter & Calendar, Use of Facilities, Four County SBA Memo
EXECUTIVE SESSION Mark Humbert moved and Melinda DeBadts seconded the
following motion. The vote was unanimous. D. Bell, D. Davis, M.
DeBadts, W. Gowan, M. Humbert, J. Lisanto, E. Magin, D. Smith
voted yes.
Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation
of the Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law,
approves Executive Session at 8:30pm for the specific purpose of
discussing negotiations with the North Rose Wolcott
Administrators’ Association, North Rose Wolcott Teachers'
Association and North Rose Wolcott Service Employees'
Association, Dept. Heads Terms & Conditions of Employment
and to discuss contract negotiations for the new Superintendent.
REGULAR SESSION The meeting returned to Regular Session at 10:25pm.
10.ADDITIONS TO AGENDA Edward Magin moved and Mark Humbert seconded the following
motion. The vote was unanimous. D. Bell, D. Davis, M. DeBadts,
W. Gowan, M. Humbert, J. Lisanto, E. Magin, D. Smith voted yes.
Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation
of the Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law,
approves the additions to the agenda of March 11, 2003.
10a. MEMO OF
Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation
UNDERSTANDING authorizes the Interim Superintendent of Schools to execute a
DEPARTMENT HEADS Memorandum of Understanding with the North Rose Wolcott
Department Heads to offer the retirement incentive in the current
year to members having been regularly employed in the district
for at least five years prior to July 1, 2003, by submitting a letter
of intent to retire by August 31, 2003 on or before April 1, 2003.
BUDGET DISCUSSION Mrs. Miner and Mrs. Stuck gave the Board an overview of the
work being done on the budget to present a package with the least
impact to taxpayers while maintaining educational programs.
Further discussions and meetings are planned in the next weeks.
ADJOURNMENT
William Gowan moved and Melinda DeBadts seconded the
following motion. The vote was unanimous. D. Bell, D. Davis, M.
DeBadts, W. Gowan, M. Humbert, J. Lisanto, E. Magin, D. Smith
voted yes.
Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation
of the Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law,
approves adjournment of the meeting at 11:20pm.
____________________________
Clerk, Board of Education
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