NORTH ROSE-WOLCOTT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

Name Position Salary

Unofficial and Unapproved

BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES

MARCH 23, 2004

7:00PM ROOM 210 OF THE HIGH SCHOOL

PRESENT

Sandra Boerman, Melinda DeBadts, Nickoline Henner, Mark

Humbert, Jeffrey Lisanto, Edward Magin, David Smith

Elena LaPlaca, Daniel Starr, Deborah Stuck and approximately 14

guests.

ABSENT

Douglas Bell

1. CALL TO ORDER

Edward Magin called the meeting to order at 7:01pm and led the

Pledge of Allegiance.

1a. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Jeffrey Lisanto moved and Nickoline Henner seconded the

following motion. The vote was unanimous. S. Boerman, M.

DeBadts, N. Henner, 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 23, 2004.

2. PUBLIC ACCESS

Gary Lockwood spoke to the Board about his concerns regarding

rescheduling the Youth-to-Youth dance to early March. Tension

between students was high during the week the dance was

scheduled, and Mr. Ceccarelli decided to reschedule it until more

adult chaperones could be found. Mr. Lockwood also made some

suggestions that he felt might help curb smoking in the lavatories.

3. PRESENTATIONS

No presentations were made.

4a. NEGOTIATIONS

The District and the North Rose - Wolcott Teachers' Association

have declared impasse, and a mediator will be brought in.

4b. FOUR COUNTY

Dave Smith and Ed Magin gave a report of the last meeting.

4c. ASSESSMENT &

Dan Starr reported that a he has been working with a committee

EVALUATION

of Service Employees and they have revised the tools used to

evaluate employees.

4d. BUDGET UPDATE

This report will be part of agenda item 5c. Budget Discussion.

4e. CURRICULUM

Dave Murphy reported on the last Curriculum Council meeting.

COUNCIL

The group discussed ways to follow up on the information

presented during the March 5 Superintendent’s Conference Day.

4f. CAPITAL PROJECT

Dan Starr gave the board dates when bids would be opened.

Unofficial and Unapproved

4g. BOARD OF EDUCATION Ed Magin announced that nominating petitions for Board of

Education seats are available at the District Office.

4h. OPEN

Mindy DeBadts, Dan Starr and John Boogaard all commented on

the success of the Home Coffee that she recently hosted at her

house.

The Board gave kudos to all the students and staff involved in the

High School musical, and the 3

grade concert was great!

Dan Starr spoke of the Community Budget meeting held at North

Rose Elementary School. He felt that he got good information

from community members and came away with a positive

impression of community support for educational programs.

5a. MIDDLE SCHOOL

John Boogaard spoke to the Board about the students and staff at

UPDATE

the Middle School. He pointed out that the Middle School has an

high attendance rate of 96%, which is one of the highest in the

state. Students are enthusiastic about learning.

The same students who took the first State Standardized ELA

tests in 4

grade again took the ELA test in 8

grade this year.

There is significant improvement in test scores and he commends

his staff for enabling students to make great strides in test scores.

He shared pages from tests to show the board the need for

students to have good reading and comprehension skills.

5b. 2004-05 CALENDAR

Dan Starr led a discussion of the proposed 2004-05 academic

calendar. It is still being refined and some Parent Conference

days may change. It is anticipated that the final version will be

ready for Board approval at the April 6 Board Meeting.

5c. 2004-05 BUDGET

Dan Starr and Deb Stuck led a discussion of the development of

the school budget for the 2004-05 school year. The goal of the

entire budget process is to build a financial plan within given

parameters that maintains educational program. Dr. Starr stated

that the development process has included a review of enrollment

and class sizes as well as a review of current subject offerings.

Dr. Starr reviewed the process that the district used last year to

develop the budget and reiterated the fact that the District was

able to fund retiree health insurance and the school bus capital

reserve. He then covered all steps that have been taken to bring

the budget from 34.5% increase to just over 10%. The Budget

Committee will be meeting again on March 29 and there will be a

another Board Meeting on Wednesday, March 31, to review the

additional work that is being done to bring the budget in line with

the Board’s goal of a 6 – 8% increase.

Unofficial and Unapproved

6a. MEETING MINUTES

David Smith moved and Mark Humbert seconded the following

motion. The vote was unanimous. S. Boerman, M. DeBadts, N.

Henner, 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 March 9, 2004.

7. CONSENT AGENDA

Mark Humbert moved and Sandra Boerman seconded the

following motions. The vote was unanimous. S. Boerman, M.

DeBadts, N. Henner, 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:

Federal 221

$5411.90

Federal 222

$13940.03

General 214

$27336.53

General 217

$2206.50

General 219

$259565.68

School Lunch 215

$3036.50

School Lunch 218

$15697.44

7b. RECOMMENDATIONS

Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation

OF CSE AND CPSE

of the Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law,

approves the recommendations from the Committee on Special

Education dated February 26, March 4, 11, 2004 and the

Committee on PreSchool Special Education dated March 2, 2004,

and instruct the Superintendent to implement the

recommendations on behalf of the following individuals

identified by student number:

6709 7114

11007 10160 9311

11017

6150

10450 6101

5210 10599 10799 8460 10001 6939

9823

9588

10424

7531

9884

10990 9617

7784 10593 11002 11003 11019

10120 10121

11010

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.

7d. SPECIAL ED. TWO-

Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation

YEAR PLAN

of the Superintendent of School and pursuant to Education Law,

accepts the Special Education District Plan for 2003-2005 .

7e. ADJ. TO TAX WARRANT Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation

of the Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law,

approves the school tax refund to Steven Schlonski in the amount

of $205.71.

Unofficial and Unapproved

7f. SURROGATE PARENTS Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation

of the Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law,

approves the following individuals to act as a surrogate parents to

represent a child with a disability when needed according to

Commissioner’s Regulations §200.5 (m)(1).

Patricia Bigham

Izetta Younglove

7g. EXTRACLASSROOM

Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation

ACTIVITY FUND

of the Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law

FINANCIAL REPORT

approves the Extraclassroom Activity Fund Financial Report for

the year ending June 30, 2003.

7h1. LTR. OF RESIGNATION Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation

CHERI ROLOSON

of the Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law,

accepts the resignation of Cheri Roloson as a Bus Driver, effective

March 19, 2004.

7h2. VOLUNTEER APPTS.

Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation

of the Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law,

approves the following individual to volunteer in a spring sports

program for the 2003-04 school year.

The following items were shared with the Board:

Mid-Year Statistics Report from Delphi

The Advocate, March 1004

Insights, Winter 2004

Conference Presenter Information

Borders Book Offer

Grant Award Information

9. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Sally Smith, President of the North Rose - Wolcott Teachers'

Association commented on the budget discussion portion of the

meeting.

10a. ADDITIONS TO

Mark Humbert moved and Nickoline Henner seconded the

AGENDA

following motions. The vote was unanimous. S. Boerman, M.

DeBadts, N. Henner, 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 23, 2004.

10b. CREATION OF

Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation

CLERK/TYPIST POSITION

of the Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law,

approves the creation of a twelve-month 1.0 FTE Clerk/Typist

position for 7.5 hours per day.

Unofficial and Unapproved

EXECUTIVE SESSION

Jeffrey Lisanto moved and Mark Humbert seconded the following

motion. The vote was unanimous. S. Boerman, M. DeBadts, N.

Henner, 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 9:45pm for the purpose of

discussing negotiations with the North Rose - Wolcott Teachers'

Association.

Mr. Magin called for a short break. Elena LaPlaca and all guests

left the meeting at this time. Daniel Starr served as note taker for

the remainder of the meeting.

OPEN SESSION

The meeting returned to open session at 10:33pm.

ADJOURNMENT

Jeffrey Lisanto moved and Mark Humbert seconded a motion to

adjourn the meeting at 10:33pm. The vote was unanimous. S.

Boerman, M. DeBadts, N. Henner, M. Humbert, J. Lisanto, E.

Magin, D. Smith voted yes.

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Clerk, Board of Education