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NORTH ROSE-WOLCOTT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
December 18, 2007 7:00 PM Room #210 of th
e High School
PRESENT: Edward Magin, Judi Buckalew, Kathy DeAngelis, Mindy DeBadts, Kelly
Ferrente (7:10), Nicki Henner, Ora Rothfuss, III (7:24)
Lucinda Miner, Robert Magin, Jan McDorman and 35 guests
ABSENT/EXCUSED: Cliff Parton, Robert Cahoon
1. CALL TO ORDER: Ed Magin called the meeting to order at 7:03 pm and led the Pledge of
Allegiance.
1b. APPROVAL OF K. DeAngelis moved and N. Henner seconded the following motion.
AGENDA: The vote was unanimous. E. Magin, J. Buckalew, K. DeAngelis, M. DeBadts,
N. Henner 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 18, 2007.
3a. PRESENTATION: John Freer from the Wolcott Village Board presented an update on the
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DR. CHAN progress of Dr. Chan’s Memorial Garden. The Memorial Garden was
MEMORIAL GARDEN/ dedicated on November 10, 2007. Benches with plaques and bird houses have
NATURE TRAIL been donated. Clear cutting has been discouraged to ensure a woodsy effect.
Approval from the Board is requested to continue with trail blazing. The trails
are expected to be completed this winter.
2. PUBLIC ACCESS: Donna Graham, a resident of Wolcott whose property backs up to the West
side of Dr. Chan’s Memorial Garden/Nature Trail addressed the Board
regarding her concerns with the project.
FURTHER DEVELOPMENT J. Buckalew moved and M. DeBadts seconded the following motion. The
OF DR. CHAN’S PARK vote was unanimous. E. Magin, J. Buckalew, K. DeAngelis, M. DeBadts, K.
USING SCHOOL DISTRICT Ferrente, N. Henner, O. Rothfuss, III voted yes.
ADJOINING LAND:
Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation of the
Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, approves of the
Village of Wolcott using school district land which adjoins the site of the Dr.
Chan Memorial Garden/Nature Trail as part of the park.
3a. PRESENTATION: Mr. Otto Meijer, Wolcott Lions Club President, spoke to the Board about
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SKATE PARK the development of a skate park in Wolcott. The Village of Wolcott and the
Lions Club are in the process of forming committees to build a skate park
which will be located next to the Wolcott Falls par
park will begin simple, having a stone pad with edges and drainage. Additional
ramps may be added in the future. The skate park could be flooded for use as
an ice skating rink in the winter months. The skate park will be patrolled by
the local police department. The target completion date of the skate park is the
summer of 2008. Mr. Meijer will be trying to generate grants to offset the
$50,000 cost, and is encouraging the community to work together by joining a
committee, supporting fund raisers, and showing interest in this project for our
community.
Mrs. Miner commended Mr. Meijer for his dedication in finding solutions for
the youngsters in our community.
3b. PRESENTATION: Jennifer Hayden along with two members from an Issue Analysis team from
ISSUE ANALYSIS SUNY Oswego Educational Administration Program presented the topic of
“Increasing the Graduation Rate”. The essential question was “How can North
RoseWolcott School District effectively and efficiently improve the
performance of atrisk students so that they graduate with their cohort”?
Similar schools, individual NRW student data, factors affecting offtrack
students, existing strategies in place, and recommendations for improvement
were presented and discussed.
4a. ADMINISTRATOR’S Administrator’s Reports were shared with the Board. There was a brief
REPORTS: discussion on Wikipedia websites and Tech Paths.
4b. PTSA REPORT: Kari Durham complimented the Issue Analysis Team on their presentation and
will share this information with the PTSA and parents. She spoke of the
successful box top drive recently held, and mentioned that she is pleased to see
the creation of school monitor positions which will allow students the
opportunity for recess. The PTSA will be providing volunteers in the Middle
School hallways to help direct students to classes for the semester change.
PTSA volunteers will also be active in the upcoming roller skating parties, and
the English Language Arts day.
4c. OTHER GOOD NEWS The holiday concerts throughout the District have been very enjoyable.
OF THE DISTRICT:
Judi Buckalew mentioned that parents are grateful for the ConnectEd calling
system. This saves surfing the media for snow day closings.
4d. OTHER: Mrs. Sullivan proposed the creation of a National Jr. Honor Society at the
Middle School, with the first induction hopefully to be in the spring of 2008.
5a. SUPERINTENDENT’S Mrs. Miner reported that she and Bob Magin recently attended a Town
UPDATE: Supervisor’s meeting where cutting school sales tax revenue was the topic.
She mentioned that the Kim Parks, Wolcott Town Supervisor, is hopeful that
the school district will be supportive of the new wind energy pilot. The
January District Newsletter will include a website address which will allow
entering a zip code to produce a list of sex offenders in the area.
5b. BUSINESS Mr. Bob Magin referenced the additional warrant and Treasurer’s report
ADMINISTRATOR’S printouts in the Board packet and asked for the Board’s preference to the style
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ports they are given. He mentioned that the State Comptroller’s office
will be compiling the results from their recent audit and will produce a draft
report that we will receive in February 2008. Our District will be able to come
up with an action plan from this report. Bob Magin reported on the High
School stage curtain vandalism matter. Students that were involved in the
vandalism of the curtain in June, 2007 were given the option of paying money
or working off the expense of their actions. A total of $1,200.00 was collected
from the students involved. One student has neglected to fulfill his/her
obligation, and this has been discussed with Trooper Kauder. Mr. Bob Magin is
requesting direction on how to proceed, options being to completely replace the
curtain at approximately $9,600.00, dry clean the curtain and replace the liner
at approximately $6,500.00, or purchase a new liner and attach it over the old
liner at a cost of approximately $3,700.00. The capital project does not include
work to the stage curtain.
6a. MEETING MINUTES K. DeAngelis moved and O. Rothfuss, III seconded the following motion.
November 27, 2007 The vote was unanimous. E. Magin, J. Buckalew, K. DeAngelis, M. DeBadts,
K. Ferrente, N. Henner, O. Rothfuss, III 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 27, 2007.
7. CONSENT AGENDA: M. DeBadts moved and O. Rothfuss, III seconded the following motion.
The vote was unanimous. E. Magin, J. Buckalew, K. DeAngelis, M. DeBadts,
K. Ferrente, N. Henner, O. Rothfuss, III voted yes.
7a. WARRANTS: Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation of
the Superintendent of School and pursuant to Education Law, approves the
following Warrant:
Warrant #0022 $418,379.73
Warrant #0023 $708,184.11
7b. 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.
7c. DISTRICT FINANCIAL Be it resolved that t he Board of Education, upon recommendation of
REPORTS: the Superintendent of Schools and p ursuant to Education Law,
approves the Treasurer’s Report for June,
July, August and September,
2007.
Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon re
commendation of
the Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law,
approves the Extra classroom Activity Report for June, July, August
and September, 2007.
7d. VOLUNTEER Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation of the
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APPROVAL Superintendent of Schools and purs
uant to Education Law, approves Andrea
ANDREA ROELLE: Roelle as a volunteer in the
Florentine Hendrick Elementary school. The
application is on file with the District Clerk.
7e. RECOMMENDATIONS
Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon re
commendation of the
FROM CSE AND CPSE: Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, approves the
recommendations from the Committee on Special Education dated November
28, 2007, November 29, 2007, and December 6, 2007 and the Committee on
Pre School Special Education dated December 4, 2007 and instructs the
Superintendent to implement the recommendations on behalf of the following
individuals identified by student number:
09510 10585 08133 10191 10444 11675
10251 10129 09543 08021 10995 09805
10301 11677 09996 11732 11334 11576
12005 11439 12003
7f. CONFERENCE APPROVAL
Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon re
commendation of the
AASA 2008 CONFERENCE Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, grants approval for
ON EDUCATION: Cindy Miner to attend the American Association of School Administrator’s
2008 National Conference on Education in Tampa, Florida on February 1417,
2008.
7g. STREAM GRANT: Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation of the
PROJECT: Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, approves the
STREAM character education grant project which provides service learning
opportunities along with environmental and conservation education for Middle
School students. The grant is for $225,000 for three years. The STREAM
project will extend the current Big Brother/Big Sister program (which matches
elementary school students with high school mentors), to include fifteen
Middle School students. The STREAM project will also coordinate with the
Middle School
After the Bell
program, so that students will have the option of
participating in both programs, using school transportation. Programming is
expected to start after the first of the year, 2008. Irene Interlichia will serve as
the Middle School STREAM liaison and David Murphy will be the local
administrator.
7h. FIELD TRIP APPROVAL Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation of the
COLLEGE OF DUPAGE: Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, approves a field
trip to the College of DuPage in Chicago, Illinois and the Central Plain states
from July 9 – July 22, 2008. Two 18 year old 2008 graduates will be
participating in the field trip, chaperoned by Mr. Tim Thomas and Ms.
Rebecca Naus. The students will participate in a 10 day storm chase.
There is no cost to the district.
7i. DISPOSAL OF DISTRICT Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation of the
PROPERTY BOOKS Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, authorizes the
FROM MIDDLE SCHOOL Business Executive to discard books which are listed on file with the
MEDIA CENTER: District Clerk.
7j. DONATION TO THE Be it resolved that the Board
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DISTRICT: Superintendent of Schools an
d pursuant to Education Law, accepts the
donation from Janet Fremouw of an upgrade to the scoreboard which provides
six lines of scoring in the swimming pool room.
7k. CREATION OF Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation of the
MIDDLE SCHOOL Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, approves the
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL: creation of the following position:
(1) 1.0 FTE Assistant Principal
7l. CREATION OF SCHOOL Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation of the
MONITOR POSITION AT Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, approves the
HIGH SCHOOL: creation of the following position:
(1) School Monitor – 2 hrs./day
7m. CREATION OF SCHOOL Be it resolved that the Boar
d of Education, upon recommendation of the
MONITOR POSITIONS AT Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, approves the
NORTH ROSE ELEM.: creation of the following position:
(2) School Monitors – each at 2 ½ hrs./day
7n1. LEAVE OF ABSENCE Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation of the
JOLENE CASELLI: Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, approves that the
child rearing leave of absence for Jolene Caselli be extended through the
remainder of the 20072008 school year.
7n2. COCURRICULAR Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation of the
APT. RESIGNATION Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, accepts the
JOLENE CASELLI: resignation of Jolene Caselli from her CoCurricular appointment as Modified
Girls Track and Field Coach, effective December 6, 2007.
7n3. COCURRICULAR Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation of the
APT. RESIGNATION Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, accepts the
LAURIE AMEELE: resignation of Laurie Ameele from her CoCurricular appointment as High
School Activity Account Treasurer, effective January 1, 2008. Laurie’s
stipend of $2,100.00 will be prorated to $840.00 for the time of service she
provided through January 1, 2008.
7n4. TERMS AND Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation of the
CONDITIONS OF Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, approves
EMPLOYMENT the terms and conditions of employment of Karen Bastedo.
KAREN BASTEDO:
7n5. APPOINT SCHOOL Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation of
LUNCH MANAGER the Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, approves the
NANCY YOUNGLOVE: provisional appointment of Nancy Younglove as School Lunch Manager,
conditional upon a criminal history record check according to Commissioners
Regulation §801.11 and Part 87, for 8 hours per day, 12 months per year, total
annual salary of $41,000 prorated to $20,342, effective January 1, 2008.
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7n6. APPOINT LONG TERM Be it resolved that
the Board of Education, upon recommendation of the
TEACHER SUBSTITUTE Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, approves the
JOSEPH WASILUK: appointment of Joseph Wasiluk as a long term substitute teacher, conditional
upon a criminal history check according to Commissioners Regulation §80
1.11 and Part 87 as follows:
Certification: Childhood Education, Grades 16, Initial Control #: on file
Start Date: Beginning December 10, 2007, to serve at the pleasure of the
Board, continuing until early March, 2008 and accruing seniority
as a Teaching Assistant during this time
Salary: $35,000 prorated to time worked
7n7. APPOINT DISTRICT Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation o
TREASURER the Superintendent of Schools a nd pursuant to Education Law,
KATHLEEN KRIVITZA: approves the appointme nt of Kathleen Krivitza to the position of
District Treasurer in the category of salaried classified exempt, to serve
at the pleasure of the Board at a salary of $20,800 for the period of
January 1, 2008-June 30, 2008. The terms and condi tions of
employment are on file with the District Clerk.
7n8. APPOINT HIGH SCHOOL Be it resolved that the Bo ard of Education, upon recommendation of the
ACTIVITY ACCOUNT Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, approves
TREASURER the following Co-Curricular appo intment for the 2007-2008 school
JOHN SOCHA: year, effective January 1, 20 08:
Name
Position
Step
Year
Salary
John Socha District Activities 1
1 $2,100.00,
Accounts Treasurer prorated to
$1,260.00
7n9. APPOINT 1.0 LONG
Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation of the
TERM SUBSTITUTE Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, approves the
HEALTH TEACHER continuation of the appointment of Holly Lyons as a long term substitute
HOLLY LYONS: teacher, conditional upon a criminal history record check according to
Commissioners Regulation §801.11 and Part 87 as follows:
Certification: Initial Health Education, Grades PK12
Start Date: January 29, 2008 June 30, 2008, to serve at the pleasure of the
Board
Appointment Area: Health
Salary: $17,500
7n10. APPOINT SCHOOL Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the
MONITOR AT HIGH Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, approves the 26
SCHOOL week probationary appointment of Arthur Kracke as a School Monitor,
ARTHUR KRACKE: conditional upon a criminal history record check, according to Commissioners
Regulations §801.11 and Part 87, for $8.25/hr., 2 hrs./day, 10 months/year,
annual salary of $3,102 prorated to $2,030, effective December 10, 2007.
7n11. 20072008 AQUATIC Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation of the
APPOINTMENT: Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, approves the
following individual as Lifeguard and Water Safety Instructor for any swim
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Clerk, Board of Education
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