Letter to the Board
Letter to the Board
| “People become really quite remarkable when they start thinking that they can do things. When they believe in themselves they have the first secret of success.” | |
| - Norman Vincent Peale | |
| Board Agenda: | |
| 1. Executive Session: Some Board members have asked to discuss Mr. Weisnewski’s resignation (requested). You are being asked to approve it on the personnel agenda. We will meet at 6:00 in the Board room. Mr. Siracuse, Mr. Spring, Mr. Callahan and myself will be happy to answer any questions. I expect we might have a sizeable group of parents at the meeting. |
| 2. | Budget Hearing: At 7:00 in the PAC, John and I will present the budget to the public. It is an enlarged version of what you saw at the three Board’s meeting. John and I will be presenting the budget to a variety of groups over the next two weeks. | |
| 3. | Wrestling Presentation: Our two State Champion Wrestlers will be at the Board meeting to receive acknowledgment for their great accomplishments. | |
| 4. | Third Quarter Reports: The 3rd quarter report is included. Mr. Spring will review the results with the Board. This will be Larry’s last quarterly report. | |
| 5. | Assistant Superintendent for Instruction: On Thursday Larry signed a contract with the Cortland City School District. Larry will begin there on July 1st. Larry has been a great addition to our district. He has helped us move along the path of excellence. I will present a timeline for filling the position. Obviously this is a critical position. | |
| 6. | Financial Report: Greg will present his monthly financial report. You will see that we are on track to meet our financial goals. | |
| 7. | Board Action: There are a number of personnel items. Included are the resignations of each of the staff members we have not asked to return. As indicated above, we will be talking about one of the resignations during executive session. There are also two treasurer’s reports, a bid, several health contracts, and a designation of surplus property. All are recommended for approval. | |
| 1. | High School Band Trip: The high school band left early this morning for a competition in Boston. They will be gone for just two days and will spend time visiting the Freedom Trail while there. | ||
| 2. | Three Boards Meeting: The Three Boards meeting was well attended and was a good opportunity to share ideas and to work toward continued good relations with both towns. I will have Greg, Jim and Bob Plant put together a committee to look into shared purchasing options as we discussed. | |
| 3. | Earth Science Position: We were very concerned when Frank Gough left in January because of a lack of certification. We have hired Michael Kenyon, a 17 year veteran teacher who has had outstanding Earth Science results. His former district raved about him and we are glad to have him on board. Michael has been in a couple different school districts and had some interesting comparisons. He said that unless you have been in different places, you don’t know what a great place to work the high school is. It is easy to get caught up in the things in our high school that need to be fixed and forget the great things that are happening. | |
| 4. | North Fence: Greg and Bob have received bids on the fence that will run along the north end of the high school just beyond the ditch. You will recall we are putting this up to keep students off our neighbor’s lawn and to keep our neighbors from dumping garbage back into the cleaned out ditch. The price is $18,000. Greg hope work will begin shortly. | |
| 5. | Golf Tournament: On May 19, the Annual District Golf Tournament will be held at the Webster Golf Course. There is a limited number of foursomes that there is space for, so start thinking of your partners now. This is a great opportunity to get involved and mingle. Please contact Dick Galvin, Martha Hanley or me if you are interested in playing. This is one of the fundraising events the WTA initiates for their scholarship and Weisenreder funds. | |
| 6. | Softball Field Lighting Ceremony: On May 4 the Girls Softball Diamond will celebrate the grand “opening” of the first ever, in the history of Wayne Central, lighted ball diamond with an official “turning of the switch” ceremony at 7:00 p.m. Past coaches, teachers and principal Cindy VanHoover and Ron Porray will be our guests of honor. There will be a Girls’ Varsity softball game will be played immediately following the ceremony. Bring a blanket and a winter coat – the evenings get chilly. Enjoy a hot dog and a great game of softball. | |
| 7. | Four County Dues Statement: I have attached the Four County Dues Statement FYI. If you have any concerns about us continuing in this organization, please let me know. | |
| 8. | BOCES Voting Results: Attached are the results of Wednesdays BOCES voting. As you will see the budget passed and the three board seats went to Jeanne, Lynn and OJ Sahler. | |
| 9. | March Press Releases: I have included Amy’s press release packet. The full color, two page middle spread done by the Wayne County Star on the track ribbon cutting was not able to be included because of its size and I am sure most of you do not subscribe to it, but it was wonderful. The Star has great things to say about Amy and all the information she provides. You may have noticed the Pennysaver this week had a nearly full page spread with the entire spring season of Wayne Central’s sports schedules. It was by far, the largest listing of the schools and the most impressive. I just can’t say enough about the quality of her work. | |
| 10. | Upcoming Events: | ||
| May 1-5 – NYS Science Assessment Exams – Grade 4 | ||
| May 5, 6 & 7 – MS Musical “The Sound of Music” @ PAC – 7:00 p.m. & 2:00 p.m. (Sunday) | ||
| Athletics: (Home Events Only) | ||
| 4/28 – Girls’ Varsity Softball vs. Geneva – 7:00 p.m. | ||
| 5/1 – Boys’ Varsity Tennis vs. Mynderse – 4:15 p.m. | ||
| 5/1 – Boys’ Varsity Baseball vs. Midlakes – 4:15 p.m. | ||
| 5/2 – Girls’ Varsity Softball vs. Gananda – 4:15 p.m. | |
| 5/3 – Boys’ JV Baseball vs. Pal-Mac – 4:15 p.m. | |
| 5/3 – Girls’ JV Softball vs. Pal-Mac – 4:15 p.m. | |
| 5/5 – Boys’ JV Tennis vs. Canandiagua – 4:15 p.m. | |
| 5/5 – Boys’ Varsity Baseball vs. Mynderse – 4:15 p.m. | |
| 5/5 – Girls’ Varsity Softball vs. Mynderse – 4:15 p.m. |
| 5/6 – Boy’s Varsity Baseball – Eagles Diamond Tournament – 2:00 & 4:00 p.m. | ||
| 5/6 – Boys’ JV Baseball – Eagles Diamond Tournament – 10:00 a.m. & noon | ||
| 5/6 – Girls’ Varsity Softball – Eagles Diamond Tournament – 2:00 & 4:00 p.m. | ||
| 5/6 – Girls’ JV Softball – Eagles Diamond Tournament – 10:00 a.m. & noon | ||
| 5/8 – Boys’ JV Tennis vs. Marcus Whitman – 4:15 p.m. | ||
| 5/8 – Boys’ JV Baseball vs. School of the Arts – 4:15 p.m. | ||
| 5/9 – Co_Ed Varsity & JV Track Meet vs. Canandaigua – 4:15 p.m. | ||
| 5/10 – Boys’ Varsity Tennis vs. HAC – 4:15 p.m. | ||
| 5/10 – Boys’ Varsity Baseball vs. Victor – 4:15 p.m. | ||
| 5/10 – Girls’ Varsity Softball vs. Victor – 4:15 p.m. | ||
| 11. | Attachments: | |
| a. | Revenue Status Report | |
| b. | Budget Status Report | |
| c. | BOCES Budget & Board Vote Results | |
| d. | FE Parent Group Recognition from Kim Cox | |
| e. | Four County School Boards Annual Dues Statement | |
| f. | “Written on our Walls” High School Student Newspaper | |
| g. | MCSBA Annual Meeting Invitation | |
| h. | MCSBA “Newscope | |
| i. | March Press Releases | |
| j. | Ontario Town Board Meeting Minutes – 4/24 | |
| k. | Josh Patterson Invitation | |
| l. | WFL BOCES Newsletter “Board to Board” | |
| m. | WTA “Wayne’s World” - April | |