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NORTH ROSEWOLCOTT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
MARCH 22, 2005
7:00PM ROOM 210 OF THE HIGH SCHOOL
PRESENT
Douglas Bell, Sandra Boerman (7:20pm), Robert Cahoon, ,
Nickoline Henner (7:08pm), Mark Humbert, Jeffrey Lisanto,
Edward Magin,
Elena LaPlaca, Karol Mumby Daniel Starr, Deborah Stuck and
approximately 5 guests.
ABSENT/EXCUSED
Melinda DeBadts, David Smith
1. CALL TO ORDER
Edward Magin called the meeting to order at 7:06pm and led the
Pledge of Allegiance.
1a. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Jeffrey Lisanto moved and Douglas Bell seconded the following
motion. The vote was unanimous. D. Bell, S. Boerman, R.
Cahoon, 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 22, 2005.
2. PUBLIC ACCESS
Dan Nau, student representative to the Board of Education,
provided the Board with an update of student activities and
initiatives at the High School.
3. ARCHITECT
The Board was provided with an overview of the architectural and
PRESENTATIONS
engineering services offered by two companies; Beardsley Design
Associates, represented by Steven Moolin and Sarah Welch, and,
The Thomas Group, represented by Scott Hughes, Pamela Hamel
and Alan Lockett. Each firm discussed the services they could
provide to the district to develop a capital project. They discussed
timelines, design of the project, State Education Department
requirements leading to project approval, expectations during the
construction phase and closeout of the project.
4a. FOUR COUNTY SBA
Ed Magin provided the Board with an update of the Legislative
UPDATE
Breakfast he and Dan Starr attended.
4b. TECHNOLOGY UPDATE
There was no report.
4c. OTHER GOOD NEWS
Nicki Henner reported that she attended the Middle School play
and that cast and crew did an excellent job.
5a. APPROVAL OF
Mark Humbert moved and seconded the following motion. The
ARCHITECT
vote was unanimous. D. Bell, S. Boerman, R. Cahoon, N. Henner,
M. Humbert, J. Lisanto, E. Magin 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,
authorizes the Superintendent to contract, upon satisfactory
review by the School District Attorney, with The Thomas Group,
215 The Commons, Ithaca, NY 14850, to compile information
necessary to develop a capital project of the purpose of carrying
out needed repairs in the District and to be presented for voter
approval.
5b. POLICY FIRST READING The board engaged in a discussion of a new policy proposed by
the Policy Committee that speaks to the use of school buildings on
Sundays when the request involves the participation of students.
The policy will be presented for approval at the April 12 meeting.
5c. 200506 BUDGET
Dan Starr, Deb Stuck and the Budget Committee discussed the
development of the budget and looked at budget figures. There
will be a Board Meeting on April 5, 2005 at 7:00pm in Room 210
of the High School to continue discussion of the budget process.
The district has offered a retirement incentive to employees who
meet criteria set out by their respective contracts and retirement
system rules. Letters of intent are due to the superintendent by
April 4. This will provide the district with a basis to finalize data
on salaries and positions for next year. BOCES aids, shared
positions, and grant funds were also included in the discussion.
A suggestion was made to poll graduates to find out which
courses best prepared them for life after graduation. The
information would help in developing course offerings in the
future. Dan Starr pointed out that the High School has plans to
start this project next year.
6a. MEETING MINUTES
Jeffrey Lisanto moved and Douglas Bell seconded the following
motion. The vote was unanimous. D. Bell, S. Boerman, R.
Cahoon, N. Henner, M. Humbert, J. Lisanto, E. Magin, 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 8, 2005.
7. CONSENT AGENDA
Mark Humbert moved and Robert Cahoon seconded the
following motion. The vote was unanimous. D. Bell, S. Boerman,
R. Cahoon, N. Henner, M. Humbert, J. Lisanto, E. Magin, 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 184
$16851.87
Federal 191
$368.86
General 179
$15226.25
General 182
$33092.07
General 185
$1000.00
General 189
$279550.56
General 183
$13916.16
School Lunch 190
$960.13
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7b. RECOMMENDATIONS
Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation
of CSE
f the Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law,
approves the recommendations from the Committee on Special
Education dated March 3, 10 , 2005, and instruct the
Superintendent to implement the recommendations on behalf of
the following individuals identified by student number:
10762
10445
9883 11273 10980 10979
10220
11304
8149
11307 6202
6143 6157
7255 10842
6971
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. 200506 ACADEMIC
Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation
SCHOOL CALENDAR
of the Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law,
approves the 200506 Academic School Calendar.
7e. EXTRACLASSROOM
Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation
ACTIVITY ACCOUNT:
of the Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law,
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL
approves the establishment of an activity account for the High
School Baseball Club. Be it further resolved that the appointed
advisor/coach be approved as account advisor. No additional
stipend will be paid for these added responsibilities
.
7f. OVERNIGHT
Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation
YOUTH TO YOUTH
of the Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law,
FIELD TRIP
approves the High School YouthToYouth club overnight trip to
the Victor High School on April 9 and 10, 1005, with
transportation provided by a district school bus. Tim Thomas will
supervise the trip.
7g. BID ACCEPTANCE
Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation
BUS ROUTING SOFTWARE of the Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law,
authorizes awarding a bid to the bidder deemed to be the lowest
responsible meeting the bid specifications as follows:
Bidder Items:
Amount
VersaTrans Solutions
School Bus Routing Software
$17,985.00
4 British American Boulevard, Latham, New York 12110
7h1. APPT LONG TERM
Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation
SUB TEACHER:
of the Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law,
HEATHER GILL
approves appointment of Heather Gill as a long term substitute
teacher, conditional upon a criminal history record check
according to Commissioners Regulation §801.11 and Part 87 as
follows:
Certification: Provisional N, K, 16
Control # 088921011
Appointment Area: Elementary Education
Start Date: April 23 June 30, 2005, to serve at the pleasure of the
Board
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Salary: Step 1A, $33,285 prorated to time worked
7h2. PERMANENT APPT. Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation
LISA BROWN
of the Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law,
approves the permanent appointment of Lisa Brown as a Baker,
effective March 25, 2005.
7h2. COACHING APPTS. 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 serve as volunteer coaches
for the 200405 school year:
Name Position Salary
Rob Yarrow Softball Coach Volunteer
Gary Lockwood Softball Coach Volunteer
Jon LaValley Golf Coach Volunteer
8. INFORMATION ITEMS The following items were shared with the Board:
The Advocate, March 2005
Use of Facilities
Time
magazine article, Parents Behaving Badly
Democrat & Chronicle articles on Regents test standards
9. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION No one had questions or comments on the discussions that took
place during the meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
Jeffrey Lisanto moved and Mark Humbert seconded the following
motion. The vote was unanimous. D. Bell, S. Boerman, R.
Cahoon, N. Henner, M. Humbert, J. Lisanto, E. Magin 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 9:55pm.
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Clerk, Board of Education
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