NORTH ROSE-WOLCOTT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

Name Position Salary* Step/Years

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BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES

DECEMBER 16, 2003

7:00PM ROOM 210 OF THE HIGH SCHOOL

PRESENT

Douglas Bell, Melinda DeBadts, William Gowan, Nickoline

Henner, Mark Humbert, Edward Magin, David Smith

Elena LaPlaca, Daniel Starr, Deborah Stuck and approximately 14

guests.

ABSENT/EXCUSED

Sandra Boerman, and Jeffrey Lisanto attended a Four County

School Board Association Meeting at the request of the Board.

1. CALL TO ORDER

Edward Magin called the meeting to order at 7:00pm.

1a. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Mark Humbert moved and Melinda DeBadts seconded the

following motion. The vote was unanimous. D. Bell, M. DeBadts,

W. Gowan, N. Henner, M. Humbert, 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 December 16, 2003.

2. PUBLIC ACCESS

Jillian Sherwin invited all Board Members to a Holiday Tea

sponsored by the High School Student Council. It will be held

from 12:30 to 2:00pm on Friday, December 19.

3. PRESENTATIONS

No presentations were made.

4a. POLICY COMMITTEE

Dave Smith reported on the last committee meeting. A number of

policies were reviewed and will be presented to the entire Board

at the next meeting for a first reading.

4b. NEGOTIATIONS

Ed Magin reported that a number of negotiation sessions with the

North Rose - Wolcott Teachers' Association have taken place. He

will give the Board a detailed update in Executive Session.

4c. CURRICULUM COUNCIL Dave Smith reported on the last Curriculum Council meeting,

highlighting new trend tests that SED will be administering to

selected 4

and 8

grade students. North Rose - Wolcott was not

selected as a district that would pilot these tests.

4d. ASSESSMENT & EVAL.

Ed Magin reported on the last Assessment and Evaluation

committee meeting. Committee members are looking at various

assessment and evaluation tools that are better suited to evaluate

the wide variety of positions in the district

4e. PTA UPDATE

Dan Starr reported on the first meeting of the new North Rose -

Wolcott PTA. Lisa Interlichia has volunteered to organize this

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new venture and will be working with state and federal affiliations

to help make this venture successful. The next meeting is

scheduled for Monday, January 26 at 7:00pm at Florentine

Hendrick Elementary School.

4f. MS SKI CLUB UPDATE

Dan Starr reported that he had spoken to Terry Smith regarding

the Wolcott Community Ski Club. Mrs. Smith said that any and

all North Rose - Wolcott students are welcome to join them for a

night of skiing. She stressed that parents must accompany

students or groups of students and act as a chaperone.

4g. OPEN

Dan Starr gave kudos to all band and choir students for their fine

performances at recent Middle School and High School concerts.

Dan Starr reported that recent 5

grade Social Studies

assessment scores were great! Eighty-seven percent of students

are performing at levels 3 and 4.

Absenteeism rates for both students and staff are being closely

monitored. Illness has been pervasive in all school buildings and

the bus garage, but numbers are declining. Due to the illness rate

among bus drivers, the district had to combine some bus runs and

cancel a second bus run in order to have enough drivers to service

students.

Dave Smith asked if the weather station was operational at the

High School. Bob Ceccarelli commented that they are still having

hardware problems and it is not working.

5a. GOLF PROGRAM

Anne Dapolito, Director of Physical Education and Golf Coach,

spoke to the Board about the golf course. She spoke of several

incidents of vandalism but felt that the revenue generated by

public use was still good. She mentioned that future capital

project considerations by the Board might include a pole barn

structure that would house mowers, the ball machine and other

equipment used to maintain the golf range.

5b. HIGH SCHOOL

Dan Star covered the proposed timeline that the district

PRINCIPAL HIRING

would be using in order to hire a new High School Principal.

PROCESS

A committee consisting of 12 High School teachers, support staff,

students and parents would interview candidates and help narrow

the field of applicants based on qualities that they will develop.

The goal is to bring a recommendation to the Board in May 2004.

5c. REGENTS/RCT TEST

Bob Ceccarelli addressed the State Education Department

SCORE VARIANCE

recommendation that the passing threshold for Regents exams be

maintained at 55 to earn credit for a local diploma. Flaws in

assessment questions and in the scaling of test scores have not

been resolved. This makes the assessments nebulous and does

not give students a solid, fair testing base. The Board can review

the resolution each year and discuss the changes that SED has

made to resolve assessment problems.

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Mark Humbert moved and Douglas Bell seconded the following

motion. The vote was unanimous. D. Bell, M. DeBadts, W.

Gowan, N. Henner, M. Humbert, E. Magin, D. Smith voted yes

Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation

of the Superintendent of School and pursuant to Education Law,

readopts a Regents/RCT Variance policy from Commissioner’s

Regulations, which approves a test score of no lower than 55

percent on a Regents examination to satisfy local diploma

requirements. This applies to the math, science, English, and

social studies state required assessments.

6a. MEETING MINUTES

Douglas Bell moved and David Smith seconded the following

motion. The vote was unanimous. D. Bell, M. DeBadts, W.

Gowan, N. Henner, M. Humbert, 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 November 25, 2003.

7. CONSENT AGENDA

Mark Humbert moved and Melinda DeBadts seconded the

following motion. The vote was unanimous. D. Bell, M. DeBadts,

W. Gowan, N. Henner, M. Humbert, 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:

Federal 132

$10.00

Federal 135

$70.00

Federal 139

$2213.02

Federal 140

$2390.55

Federal 144

$120.00

General 130

$5076.77

General 133

$482.16

General 136

$156161.00

General 137

$1575.51

General 138

$2642.54

General 139

$1908.08

General 143

$50454.98

General 145

$20914.22

School Lunch 131

$130.06

School Lunch 141

$14422.65

7b. RECOMMENDATIONS

Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation

OF CSE & CPSE

of the Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law,

approves the recommendations from the Committee on Special

Education dated November 20, 24, 2003 and December 4, 2003

and the Committee on PreSchool Special Education dated

December 2, 2003, and instruct the Superintendent to implement

the recommendations on behalf of the following individuals

identified by student number:

6434

7200

6830

7825

8426

10529 7863

0191

7550

7611

7935

10585 10988 9421

8185

10598 8021

10496

10444

9385

10201 10232 10983

10257 10981

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

on file with the District Clerk.

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7d. ADJUSTMENT TO TAX

Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation

WARRANT/TAX REFUND

of the Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law,

approves the school tax refund to Timothy J. Shattuck, tax ID

#77114.00.262124 in the amount of $382.83.

7e. CONTRACT: WC DEPT.

Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation

AGING & YOUTH/FACTS

of the Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law,

authorizes the Superintendent of Schools to execute a Contract

with the Wayne County Department of Aging and Youth to

provide Family Assessment Coordination Team Service (FACT)

for a minimum of 10 youths, grades K-6 in our district at a cost of

$300 per child not to exceed $3000 for the 2003-04 school year.

7f1. REINSTATE CLEANER Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation

LISA COLE

of the Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law

reinstates the employment of Lisa Cole as a Cleaner, with no loss

of seniority, personal or sick time, effective December 8, 2003.

7f2. APPT. MESSENGER:

Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation

LISA WILLIAMS

of the Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law,

approves the 12 week probationary appointment of Lisa Williams

as a Messenger with no loss of seniority, personal or sick time, for

4 hours per day, $7.21 per hour, effective December 12, 2003.

7f3. APPT. FOOD SERVICE

Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation

HELPER: JUDY PICKARD

of the Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law,

approves the 26 week probationary appointment of Judy Pickard

as a Food Service Helper, conditional upon a criminal history

record check according to Commissioners Regulation §80-1.11

and Part 87, for 3 hrs/day, $6.80/hr., effective January 5, 2003.

7f4. COACHING APPTS

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 individual as a coach

for the 2003-04 school year.

Boys Mod B. Basketball $1638

1 / 1

*Adjusted upon completion of negotiations

8. INFORMATION ITEMS

The following items were shared with the Board:

Florentine Hendrick Elementary School December Calendar

Use of Facilities

9. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION This time is provided for the public to ask questions of Board

discussions during the meeting.

EXECUTIVE SESSION

William Gowan moved and David Smith seconded a motion to go

into Executive Session.The vote was unanimous. D. Bell, M.

DeBadts, W. Gowan, N. Henner, M. Humbert, E. Magin, D. Smith

voted yes.

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Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation

of the Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law,

approves Executive Session at 8:10pm for the purpose of

discussing negotiations with the North Rose - Wolcott Teachers'

Association, and to discuss the tenure appointment of a specific

teacher.

OPEN SESSION

The meeting returned to Open Session at 9:19pm.

ADJOURNMENT

Mark Humbert moved and William Gowan seconded the

following motion. The vote was unanimous. D. Bell, M. DeBadts,

W. Gowan, N. Henner, M. Humbert, 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 adjournment of the meeting at 9:19pm.

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Clerk, Board of Education

December 16, 2003