NORTH ROSE-WOLCOTT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES

JANUARY 10, 2006 7:00PM ROOM 210 OF THE HIGH SCHOOL

PRESENT

Sandra Boerman (7:07pm), Robert Cahoon, Melinda DeBadts,

Nickoline Henner, Mark Humbert, Jeffrey Lisanto, Edward

Magin

San DeMuzio, Elena LaPlaca, Daniel Starr and approximately 15

guests.

ABSENT/EXCUSED

David Smith, Terri Smith

1. CALL TO ORDER

Mark Humbert called the meeting to order at 7:02pm and led the

pledge of allegiance.

1a. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Jeffrey Lisanto moved and Robert Cahoon seconded the following

motion. The vote was unanimous. R. Cahoon, M. DeBadts, 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 agenda of January 10, 2006.

2. PUBLIC ACCESS

No one spoke to the board.

3. PRESENTATIONS

No presentations were made.

4. STUDENT REP

Marissa Santillo introduced herself and announced that she

would be serving as a student representative at board meetings.

She reported that a blood drive would be taking place at the High

School on January 11, a battle of the bands is scheduled for

January 13, and Regents exams will be administered the week of

January 23.

a. CURRICULUM COUNCIL Tammy Anderson reported on the last Curriculum Council

meeting. The committee concentrated on organizing the scoring

of upcoming ELA and math assessments. They will also be

discussing and organizing the character education initiatives now

going on in the district to ensure that there is a cohesive program

in place.

b. OTHER GOOD NEWS:

No reports were made.

c. OTHER:

Mark Humbert and Jeff Lisanto reported on the last Four County

SBA meeting.

Ed Magin reported on the Budget Committee meeting where the

discussion involved the Special Education budget.

January 10, 2006

5a. LETTER OF INTENT TO Jeffrey Lisanto moved and Melinda DeBadts seconded the

RETIRE: ROBERT BREMER following motion. The vote was unanimous. S. Boerman, R.

Cahoon, M. DeBadts, 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,

accepts with thanks for years of service, the letter of resignation

for the purpose of retirement from Robert Bremer effective June

30, 2006. Should the District increase the retirement incentive or

accept a State retirement incentive between the time of

acceptance of this letter and the date of retirement, the greater

incentive will be offered.

5b. LETTER OF INTENT TO Edward Magin moved and Robert Cahoon seconded the following

RETIRE: LINDA EYGNOR

motion. The vote was unanimous. S. Boerman, R. Cahoon, M.

DeBadts, 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,

accepts with thanks for years of service, the letter of resignation

for the purpose of retirement from Linda Eygnor effective June

30, 2006. Should the District increase the retirement incentive or

accept a State retirement incentive between the time of

acceptance of this letter and the date of retirement, the greater

incentive will be offered.

5c. BUILDING REPORT

Florentine Hendrick Elementary School Principal, Linda

Haensch, provided the board with an update on the attainment of

building goals.

5d. COMPREHENSIVE

Tammy Anderson, Acting Coordinator of Educational Services,

DISTRICT EDUCATION

outlined the process by which a committee of teachers, parents

PLAN

and administrators used to develop the Comprehensive District

Education Plan. The State Education Department model was

used to create the plan. The committee selected two problem

areas to concentrate on for improvements: English Language Arts

and Mathematics assessment results. They set goals to address

problems and put district-wide procedures in place to achieve the

goals. These goals encompass changes to the development of

curriculum and delivery of instruction.

During this discussion, Tammy Anderson stated that she is a

certified trainer for A Framework for Understanding Poverty,

authored by Ruby Payne. Sandy Boerman added that she has

attended workshops on this subject and felt that the entire board

would benefit from this training. It revolves around the mindset

and values of different classes of people.

January 10, 2006

Dr. Starr and Mrs. Anderson will organize a four hour workshop

for the Board. More details will follow.

Robert Cahoon moved and Sandra Boerman seconded the

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

Cahoon, M. DeBadts, 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 Comprehensive District Education Plan for the

period of September 1, 2005 – August 31, 2008.

5e. POLICY FIRST READING Dr. Starr explained the purpose of the proposed district policy

3112, Advertising Materials and Announcements. The policy

provides guidelines for community organizations to distribute

flyers to elementary and middle school students through

backpack mail. The dissemination of all materials required pre-

approval by the Superintendent.

SUPERINTENDENT’S

Dr. Starr provided the board with an update on Safe

UPDATE

Schools/Healthy Schools Grant. Parents of students in grades 6-

12 were notified that their children would be participating in a

survey. They were also invited to review the survey results.

Dr. Starr reported that he met with the Council of Churches to

explain to them the purpose of the grant and the partnership that

can exist to help our students.

Staff members attended a meeting recently where they received

instruction on Section 504 of education law.

Dr. Starr provided the board with dates of discussion of the 2006-

07 budget at board meetings.

There will be a board workshop at the January 24 meeting so it

will be a short agenda: reports and consent items only.

BUSINESS ADMIN.

Sam DeMuzio reported that he had gotten clarification from the

State Comptroller’s office on the language governing the new

Audit Committee. Board members are allowed to serve on the

committee. Mark Humbert, Edward Magin and David Smith will

serve as members.

Mr. DeMuzio reported that the district would be participating in a

PERB hearing on January 12.

He has been meeting with Department Heads and district office

employees to learn what operational procedures are in use by

various personnel.

January 10, 2006

6a. MEETING MINUTES

Edward Magin moved and Melinda DeBadts seconded the

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

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

Magi, 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 December 13, 2005.

7. CONSENT AGENDA

Robert Cahoon moved and seconded the following motions. The

vote was unanimous. S. Boerman, R. Cahoon, M. DeBadts, 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:

Warrant 85

$449502.47

Warrant 87

$80559.94

Warrant 88

$256477.70

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 November 30, December 8, 15, 2005, and the

Committee on PreSchool Special Education dated December 6,

2005, and instruct the Superintendent to implement the

recommendations on behalf of the following individuals

identified by student number:

7550

10444

10130

7935

10501

11349

11274 10995

10278

11440

11515

11454

11541

11152

11190

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. DONATION TO THE

Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation

DISTRICT

of the Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law,

accepts the donation in the amount of $2000 from Fastrac

Markets, 584 Phoenix Drive, Rose, NY 13441, to be used for the

purchase of Media books and materials for student use.

7e1. CHANGE DATE OF

Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation

RESIGNATION: NANCY

of the Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law,

HENNER

approves the correction of the resignation date for Nancy Henner,

Business Teacher, effective the close of business on January 3,

2006.

7e2. LTR. OF RESIGNATION: Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation

CHRISTINE VOGEL

of the Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law,

accepts the resignation of Christine Vogel as a Teaching Assistant,

effective January 6, 2006.

January 10, 2006

7e3. LEAVE OF ABSENCE:

Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation

KELLY GRANBOIS

of the Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law,

approves a Family Medical Leave Act maternity/child rearing

leave of absence for the period of disability for Kelly Granbois,

according to accumulated sick time and continuing with an

unpaid leave of absence. The total leave is anticipated as being

from approximately May 15 through June 30, 2006.

7e4.APPT. LONG TERM SUB: Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation

JOHN SOCHA

of the Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law,

approves the appointment of John Socha as a long term

substitute Business teacher, conditional upon a criminal history

record check according to Commissioners Regulation §80-1.11

and Part 87 as follows:

Certification: Permanent Business & Distributive Ed

Control # 010705001

Appointment Area: Business

Start Date: January 3, 2006 – June 30, 2006, to serve at the

pleasure of the Board

Salary: Step 1A, $33,950 prorated to time worked

8. INFORMATION ITEMS

The following items were shared with the Board:

Newspaper article, FHE Newsletter, NRE Newsletter, Delphi

Services Report, Spanish Class Newsletter, Governor’s State of

the State Address, NYSSBA’s Response to Governor’s Address

9. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION No one had comments on the business discussed at this meeting.

EXECUTIVE SESSION

Edward Magin moved and Melinda DeBadts seconded the

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

Cahoon, M. DeBadts, 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 Executive Session at 8:15pm for the specific puross of

discussing the Superintendent’s evaluation and the Board of

Education self evaluation.

Mr. Humbert 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 9:15pm

ADJOURNMENT

Jeffrey Lisanto moved and Edward Magin seconded the following

motion. The vote was unanimous. S. Boerman, R. Cahoon, M.

DeBadts, N. Henner, M. Humbert, J. Lisanto, E. Magin voted yes.

January 10, 2006

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 9:15pm.

________________________

Clerk, Board of Education

January 10, 2006