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NORTH ROSE-WOLCOTT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

BOARD OF EDUCATION SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES

FEBRUARY 24, 2009 7:00 PM NORTH ROSE ELEM. SC

HOOL MEDIA CENTER

PRESENT: Larissa Bodine, Judi Buckalew, Robert Cahoon, Katharine DeAngelis, Kari

Durham, Edward Magin, Clifford Parton, Ora Rothfuss III

Lucinda Miner, Robert Magin, Jacinda Lisanto , Jan McDorman

and 25 guests

ABSENT/EXCUSED: Melinda DeBadts, Nickolin e Henner

CALL TO ORDER: Board Vice President Judi Buckal ew called the meeting to order at

7:05 pm and led the Pledge of Allegiance.

1a. APPROVAL OF Clifford Parton moved and Edward Ma

gin seconded the following

AGENDA: motion. The vote was unanimou

s. J. Buckalew, R. Cahoon,

K. DeAngelis, K Durham, E. Magin, C. Parton

, O. Rothfuss III voted yes.

Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon re commendation of the

Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, approves the

agenda of February 24, 2009.

2. PUBLIC ACCESS: High school teacher Heidi R

othfuss addressed the Board with positive

reinforcement of Randy Sears, Head Custodian at the High School and

Middle School. She urged the Board to reinstate hi s position for next year.

She mentioned that Mr. Sears has a great rapport wi th the staff and

students at the high school. The high school is op en 24/7 and is a building

used continuously by the community and also for spo rting events. The

building is aging and needs to be well kept and ma intained especially at

this time when the Capital Project construction is o ccurring. Mrs.

Rothfuss feels that there would be a huge negative impact without Randy

Sears as Head Custodian there next year.

3a. CONTINUATION OF Jacinda Lisanto began by askin

g the Board to consider two questions:

FOCUS GROUP, what would we hope to accomplis

h by closing a building?, and if a building

FLORENTINE HENDRICK is closed- what would yo

u hope you would not have to say ten years from

CLOSING: now about its closing? She reviewe

d alternative cost savings ideas from

JACINDA LISANTO the Focus Group Community me

eting, listing those ideas that community

members ranked multiple times. She provided answer s to questions that

had been asked from the Focus Group meeting.

It was mentioned that Four County School Boards an d Rural Schools

Association are able to lend advice to school distr icts in our situation.

3b. BUILDING Mrs. Miner presented building recon

figuration scenerios to the Board,

RECONFIGURATION - explaining that the scene

rios are dependent upon the number of sections

FLOOR PLANS: chosen in each grade level. Th

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CINDY MINER scenerios, North Rose Elementar y has limitations. Two scenerios of floor

plans will be reviewed by the Board later in the me eting.

Robert Cahoon asked why the cost per student at NR -W is the highest in

the BOCES district. Mrs. Miner responded that over staffing and a high

percentage of students classified with special education needs have

resulted in this. She mentioned that she was charg ed with the

responsibility of raising student scores and has proven successful in this

area. The programs that have been implemented and are working to

achieve higher student success are programs that would be undesirable to

change.

A decision will need to be made by the Board by th e second meeting in

March 2009 on whether to bid out work at the Floren tine Hendrick school.

It was determined that further study is required t o evaluate purchasing

new bleachers for the High School gymnasium.

3c. 2009-2010 BUDGET – Mr. Robert Magin presented the Board with the proposed 2009-2010

DRAFT #1 WITHOUT Budget, explaining areas t hat we have no control over and reviewing

REVENUES: staff retirements, cuts, and risi ng payroll costs (per the contracted

ROBERT MAGIN agreements). Without debt s ervice items the budget has a ½ percent

decrease. Mr. Robert Magin also mentioned that to date student

programs have not been affected.

4a. ADMINISTRATOR’S The Board thanked the administrator’s for the reports they provide.

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4d. OTHER: Ora Rothfuss III, Clifford Parton, Robert

Cahoon and Judi Buckalew

attended a Community session last week presented by Assemblyman

Robert Oaks. The one hour program held in our high

school was attended

by 20-25 people. Special concerns were discussed, not all relating to

education. Mr. Oaks spoke about what’s happening i n Albany. He relayed

concerns at Albany about forcing all students to pass regents tests to

receive a diploma. Not all students are test taker s. Mr. Oaks spoke about

Federal Aid at the school level and consolidation o f school districts. Mr.

Oaks answered questions and recorded notes from those in attendance.

Judi Buckalew mentioned that the Wellness Committee met prior to the

meeting. She relayed that wellness will be promote d on Superintendent’s

Conference Day, March 27

by offering options to teachers. She spoke

about the “Go Red” fund raiser for the American Hea rt Association that

raised $400.00 from our District and promoted health y heart awareness

in women. Throughout the month of March, a morning announcement in

schools will be made relating to good nutrition.

5a. SUPERINTENDENT’S Mrs. Miner spoke about variou

s committees that have met, and

UPDATE: mentioned that March is Musi c in Our Schools month. She urged the

Board to attend as many of the music related events as possible occurring

in the district this month. She urges Board member s to attend the BOCES

Budget meeting on March 16

at 7:00.

5b. BUSINESS Mr. Robert Magin told the Board that it is the time of year to shut down

ADMINISTRATOR’S spending and to put in final pu rchase orders so that the expenditures for

UPDATE: the rest of the year can be figured out. This gives the Business Office a

chance to determine what the fund balance projectio n will be. Possibly the

purchase of some needed equipment (i.e. safety blo cks for the pool) can be

made out of this year’s fund balance, instead of ne xt year’s budget. The

telephone system voice mail server has crashed and has been out of service

for 1 ½ weeks. Software upgrades for the server we re included in the

Capital Project, but the server is unusable at this time. Voice mail can’t be

delayed until the scheduled time in the Capital Proj ect. The cost is

$12,000 and will come from the budget. Mr. Robert M agin is pleased to

announce that new clocks have been installed and ar e functioning properly

at the Middle School. Work on Florentine Hendrick clocks will be finished

next week, with North Rose Elementary scheduled to follow.

5c. POLICY FIRST New and revised policies were give n to the board for a first reading.

READING: They are encouraged to call the Superi ntendent with questions.

Before approval of the meeting minutes of February

10, 2008 a correction

was made to Item #5c. Superintendent’s Update to r ead: The next Board

of Education meeting will be a joint meeting and wi

ll be held at the

Leavenworth Middle School to accommodate everyone i

nvolved.

The

Board of Education meeting on March 10, 2009 will b e a joint meeting and

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will be held at the Leavenworth Middle School to ac

commodate everyone

involved.

6a. MEETING MINUTES Clifford Parton moved and Rober

t Cahoon seconded the following

FEBRUARY 10, 2009 motion. The vote was unanimous. J. Buckalew, R. Cahoon,

K. DeAngelis, K Durham, E. Magin, C. Parton, O. Ro thfuss 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

corrected Meeting Minutes of February 10, 2009.

7. CONSENT AGENDA Edward Magin moved and Cl ifford Parton seconded the following

motion. The vote was unanimous. J. Buckal ew, R. Cahoon,

K. DeAngelis, K Durham, E. Magin, C. Parton, O. Ro thfuss III voted yes.

7a. WARRANT: Be it resolved that the Board of Educ ation, upon recommendation of the

Superintendent of Schools and purs uant to Education Law, approves the

following Warrant:

#0040 $ 545,943.88

7b. RECOMMENDATIONS Be it resolved that the Board

of Education, upon recommendation of the

FROM CSE AND CPSE: Superintendent of Schools an d pursuant to Education Law, approves the

recommendations from the Committee on Special Educa

tion dated

February 5, 2009 and February 12, 2009 and instruct s the Superintendent

to implement the recommendations on behalf of the f ollowing individuals

identified by student number:

10356 11464 09093 09983 09151 09756 08287 06777

12200 07578 08328 07531 07521 09588 11832 11193

7c. SUBSTITUTES: Be it resolved that the Board of

Education, upon recommendation of the

Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Educati on Law, approves the

individuals named on the substitute list s, which are on file with the

District Clerk.

7d. APPROVAL Be it resolved that the Bo

ard of Education, upon recommendation of the

OF POLICY: Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, approves the

following policy revision:

Policy #7521 - Students with Life-Threatening Health Conditions

(Revision)

7e. REFUND OF 2008 Be it resolved that the Board o f Education, upon recommendation of the

SCHOOL TAXES: Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, approves a

school tax refund due to an overpayment of school taxes in 2008 of

$530.02 to William H. Dean, Tax ID #542600 72119-19 -501092.

7f. DONATION TO THE Be it resolved that the Board

of Education, upon recommendation of the

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DISTRICT: Superintendent of Schools and pur

suant to Education Law, accepts the

donation of saltwater aquarium equipment and materials valued at

$940.00 received from Mr. Dave Mohring.

7g1. LETTER OF Be it resolved that the Board of Ed

ucation, upon recommendation of the

RESIGNATION: Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, accepts the

JACK ROBERTS JR. letter of resignation from Jack Roberts Jr. as a Bus Driver, effective with

the close of business on February 24, 2009.

7g2. PERMANENT

Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon re

commendation of the

APPOINTMENT: Superintendent of Schools and p ursuant to Education Law, approves the

JAMES BARTRON permanent appointment of Jam es Bartron as Bus Driver, effective

February 26, 2009.

7g3. COACHING Be it resolved that the Board of Educ ation, upon recommendation of the

APPOINTMENT: Superintendent of Schools and pu rsuant to Education Law, approves the

following coaching appointment for the 2008-2009 school year,

conditional upon a criminal history record check according to

Commissioners Regulation §80-1.11 and Part 87, and successful

completion of all required First Aid/CPR and Child A buse courses as

follows:

Name

Position

Step

Year

Salary

Rob Yarrow Girls Varsity Softball 1 1 $2,650.00

7g4. APPOINTMENT Be it resolved that the Board of Edu cation, upon recommendation of the

CORRECTIONS: Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, approves the

JOAN WHITNEY: 26 week probationary appoint ment of Joan Whitney as Cook at the High

School, conditional upon a criminal history record check according to

Commissioners Regulation §80-1.11 and Part 87, for 6 hrs./day, $8

.55/hr.

$9.05/hr., 190 days/year, 189 days/year, for a total annual salary of up to

$9,747.00

$10,317.00 prorated to $4,361.00

$4,616.00 effective February

11, 2009.

DAVID COTA: Be it resolved that the Board of Educat ion, upon recommendation of the

Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, approves the

26 week probationary appointment of David Cota as S chool Monitor at the

Middle School, conditional upon a criminal history record check according

to Commissioners Regulation §80-1.11 and Part 87, for 2 hrs./day,

$8.25/hr.

$8.75/hr., for a total annual salary of up to $3,

119.00

3,308.00 prorated to $1,403.00

$1,488.00 effective February 11, 2009.

8. INFORMATIONAL The following informational items were shared with the Board:

ITEMS: Capital Project Meeting Minutes #0009 - 1/ 28/2009, Old Policy #5661:

District Wellness Policy, Information and Regulation of Policy # 5662:

Healthy Kids, Healthy New York After-School Initiative, Procedure and

Forms for Policy #7521 Students with Life-Threatening Health Conditions,

Regulation information for Policy #8460 Field Trips, Nominations for

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BOCES Board Member discussion, Senior Citizen Dinne

r/HS Musical

Dress Rehearsal.

9. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: No one spoke to the Board at this time.

Before the meeting ended there was discussion on cell phone usage and

the cell phone policy in our district.

Also discussed were the choices offered by the S chool Lunch program that

parents may purchase for student birthday parties.

10. EXECUTIVE SESSION: Clifford Parton moved and K ari Durham seconded the following

motion. The vote was unanimous. J. Buckalew, R. Cahoon, K. DeAngelis,

K Durham, E. Magin, C. Parton, O. Rothfuss III voted yes.

Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon re commendation of the

Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, approved an

Executive Session at 8:37 pm for the specific purpo se of discussing a

personnel issue. Mrs. Buckalew called for a short break. It was found that

a letter from Becky Rose, Teaching Assistant at the High School was not

read during the meeting. The letter states positiv e reinforcement for

Randy Sears, and urges the Board to reconsider reinstating his position for

the next school year. This letter will be read to Board members during

Executive Session. Jan McDorman and all guests lef t the meeting at this

time. Executive session began at 9:20 pm. Lucind a Miner served as note

taker for the remainder of the meeting.

OPEN SESSION The meeting returned to open session at 10:02 pm.

ADJOURNMENT Clifford Parton moved and Kari Du

rham seconded the following

motion. The vote was unanimous. J. Buckalew, R. Cah oon, K. DeAngelis, K

Durham, E. Magin, C. Parton, O. Rothfuss III voted y es.

Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon re

commendation of the

Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, approves the

adjournment of the meeting at 10:03 pm.

___________________________________

Jan McDorman, Clerk

Board of Education