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NORTH ROSE-WOLCOTT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING MINUTES
January 26, 2010
7:00 PM
High School Room Auditorium
PRESENT:
Judi Buckalew, John Boogaard, Robert Cahoon, Katharine DeAngelis,
Kari Durham, Kelly Ferrente, Edward Magin, Clifford Parton
Lucinda Miner, Robert Magin, Jacinda Lisanto, Jan McDorman, and
approximately 45 guests
ABSENT/EXCUSED:
Nickoline Henner, Samantha Zerniak
CALL TO ORDER:
Board President Judi Buckalew ca lled the meeting to order at 7:00 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 unanimous. J. Buckalew, J. Boogaard, R. Cahoon,
K. DeAngelis, K. Durham, K. Ferrente, E. Magin, C. Parton 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
corrected agenda of January 26, 2010.
3a. WAYNE TECHNICAL
The Board was delighted with a presentation by High School students Paul
AND CAREER CNTR:
Jenkins, Drew Bentley, and their advisors from Wayne Technical and
DONALD HOWARD
Career Center. The students won first place in the Novice Division of the
JAMES CLAYPOOL
Central New York "Electrathon C hallenge" held at Oswego Speedway with
DREW BENTLEY
an electric car they built at th e Center. The students explained that the
PAUL JENKINS
Metal Trades/Motorsport Fabrication Electrathon Team built the frame,
drivetrain, mounted the body and engineered the vehicle. The blueprints
were designed by Engineering/CAD students, the wiring was done by
Electrical Trades students, and the frame was painted by students in Auto
Body Repair. Paul and Drew shared their experiences taking part in this
project, and in the program.
3b. PBIS:
Michele Sullivan and Paul Schiener presented the Board with updated
MICHELE SULLIVAN
information on PBIS implem entation in their building. They reported that
PAUL SCHIENER
in November, 2009, independen t evaluators came to the Middle School
building to asses its implementation. They are pleased to report that,
based on the evaluation, PBIS is considered fully implemented in the
Middle School.
Mrs. Buckalew called for a short break. Jan McDorman and all other
guests left the meeting at this time.
EXECUTIVE SESSION:
Kelly Ferrente moved and Clifford Parton seconded the following motion.
The vote was unanimous. J. Buckalew, J. Boogaard , R. Cahoon, K.
DeAngelis, K. Durham, K. Ferrente, E. Magin, C. Par ton voted yes.
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Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon re commendation of the
Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, approved
Executive Session at 7:30 p.m. for the purpose of d iscussing a personnel
issue.
OPEN SESSION:
The meeting returned to open session at 7:42 pm.
1b. TENURE
Clifford Parton moved and Katharine DeAngelis seconded the following
APPOINTMENT:
motion. The vote was unanimous. J. B uckalew, J. Boogaard, R. Cahoon,
LISA LOVELESS
K. DeAngelis, K. Durham, K. Ferrente, E. Magin, C. Parton voted yes.
Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation of the
Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, approves the
appointment of Lisa Loveless on tenure to the special subject tenure area
of Teaching Assistant effective February 1, 2010.
2. PUBLIC ACCESS
Mark Humbert spoke about pride th roughout our school district: in our
TO THE BOARD:
buildings, and our students. He thanked Mrs. Miner for her service to the
district, students, and staff, and noted her accomplishments. He wished
her well with retirement.
4a. ADMINISTRATOR’S
The Board thanked the administrator’s for the reports they provide.
REPORTS:
4b. BUDGET
Mrs. Durham reported on the recent Bud get Committee meeting. She
COMMITTEE:
mentioned that she appreciates that the administrator’s are coming to the
KARI DURHAM
meetings with line items that are already tightened down.
4c. TECHNOLOGY
Edward Magin reported on the Techn ology Committee meeting held in
COMMITTEE:
January. He spoke about the pr ocess to be used for IT budgeting, and
EDWARD MAGIN
the Smart Boards that will be installed in the future. He mentioned that
the laptops came in and were able to be viewed in t he Tech Room.
4d. BUILDING AND
Mr. Parton mentioned that the Adaptive PE Center will open soon.
GROUNDS:
He reported that the new Distr ict Office wall board is now being installed,
CLIFFORD PARTON
and the new High School main office is almost ready to be moved into.
The ten classroom addition, art display case, front entrance, computer lab,
adaptive PE, swimming pool and gymnasium were viewable at Open
House.
4e. CURRICULUM
The Curriculum Council met on J anuary 20
th
, and had an awesome
COUNCIL:
presentation on the “NY Learns ” project owned by the University of
KATHARINE
Buffalo. She reported that “ NY Learns” is a curriculum instruction based
DEANGELIS
program with two domains, pub lic and private. It has many resources
available to teachers, with new possibilities for instruction.
4f. STUDENT BOE
No report was given.
MEMBER REPORT:
SAMANTHA
ZERNIAK
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4g. OTHER GOOD NEWS
Congratulations to Samantha Zerniak who was recently recognized as the
OF THE DISTRICT:
Birds Eye Food Player of t he Week. Kari Durham commented on the
Retirement party for Cindy Miner. She was pleased to announce that over
$400 of donations will be presented the North Rose L ibrary fund in honor
of Mrs. Miner. John Boogaard mentioned how well th e Open House went,
and spoke about the excitement that his neighbor, Drew Bentley, has for
the program at the Wayne Technical and Career Center. He mentioned
that alternative settings are grand for students. Mrs. Buckalew presented
flowers to Mrs. Miner from the Board of Education a nd thanked her for
her years of service to education and to the Board. Edward Magin wished
Mrs. Miner a happy retirement and thanked her for what she has done for
the district. He recognized her for her constant support at school
functions, raising test scores, and bringing ConnectEd into the District.
Mrs. Miner was pleased to mention that Samantha Ze rniak recently won a
Scholastic art award. Mr. Parton gave kudos to Mrs. Miner and Robert
Magin for doing a great job overseeing the Capital Project.
4h. SUPERINTENDENT
Judi Buckalew spoke about th e excellent quality and large pool of
SEARCH:
candidates for the Superintende nt vacancy.
JUDI BUCKALEW
4i. OTHER:
Mrs. Buckalew and the Board welcomed Hal Ferguson, who was present at
the meeting. The District looks forward to having Mr. Ferguson on board.
5a. APPOINT INTERIM
Edward Magin moved and Cliffor d Parton seconded the following
SUPERINTENDENT
motion. The vote was unanimous. J. Boogaard, J. B uckalew, R. Cahoon,
HAROLD E.
K. DeAngelis, K. Durham, K. Ferrente, E. Magin, C. Parton voted
FERGUSON
yes.
Be it resolved that the Board of Education approves the appointment of
Harold E. Ferguson as Interim Superintendent, conditional upon a
criminal history record check according to Commissioners Regulation
§80-1.11 and Part 87, at $600.00 per day, per contrac t, effective February
1, 2010 - June 30, 2010. The terms and conditions of employment are on
file with the District Clerk.
5b. SUPERINTENDENT’S
Mrs. Miner reported that O pen House went well. She was pleased at the
UPDATE:
number of people in attendance. She mentioned that the school looks
great, and that she has been proud to be here the l ast 3 ½ years and to
have been a part of the administrative team. She r eported that the District
has come a long way, and it’s the people in the Dis trict that have made it
possible. She attributed the raise in student scores to the hard work of the
teachers.
5c. BUSINESS ADMIN.
Robert Magin reported on budget progress, and spoke about the
UPDATE:
Governor’s proposal to cut aid to sch ools. He thanked Mrs. Miner for what
she has done for the district.
5d. POLICY FIRST
New and revised policies were give n to the board for a first reading.
READING:
A question was asked and answer ed regarding Policy #6170.
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5e. FLORENTINE
Robert Cahoon moved and Katharine DeAngelis seconded a motion
HENDRICK
to table Resolution #5e., Florent ine Hendrick Elementary
ELEMENTARY
Future Determinate until further discussion. The vote was unanimous.
FUTURE
J. Boogaard, J. Buckalew, R. Cahoon, K. DeAngelis, K. Durham, K.
DETERMINATION:
Ferrente, E. Magin, C. Parton voted yes.
6a. SPECIAL MEETING
Clifford Parton moved and Katharine DeAngelis seconded the following
MINUTES:
motion. The vote was unanimous. J. Boogaard, J. B uckalew, R. Cahoon,
JANUARY 12, 2010
K. DeAngelis, K. Durham, K. Ferrente, E. Magin, C. Parton 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
Special Meeting Minutes of January 12, 2010.
6b. MEETING MINUTES:
Edward Magin moved and Robert Cahoon seconded the following
JANUARY 12, 2010
motion. The vote was unanimous. J. Boogaard, J. B uckalew, R. Cahoon,
K. DeAngelis, K. Durham, K. Ferrente, E. Magin, C. Parton 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
Meeting Minutes of January 12, 2010.
Before approval of the Consent Agenda, a question was answered by
Robert Magin regarding Consent Agenda Item #7d. Building Survey.
7. CONSENT AGENDA
Robert Cahoon moved and Kathar ine DeAngelis seconded the following
motion. The vote was unanimous. J. Boogaard, J. B uckalew, R. Cahoon,
K. DeAngelis, K. Durham, K. Ferrente, E. Magin, C. Parton voted yes.
7a. WARRANT:
Be it reso lved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation of the
Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, approves the
following Warrant:
1. #0031
$947,016.79
7b. RECOMMENDATIONS
Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation of the
FROM CSE AND CPSE:
Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, approves the
recommendations from the Committee on Special Education dated
January 6, 2010, January 7, 2010, and January 14, 2010, and the
Committee on PreSchool Special Education dated January 5, 2010, and
instructs the Superintendent to implement the recommendations on
behalf of the following individuals identified by student number:
Student numbers
12057 11900 09092 09093 09983 10253 091 51
11713 10356 12104 11464 09661 07531
11707
07578 08287 08328 09156 12409
IEP amendments
08133 11818 09459
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7c. SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation of the
AND SUBSTITUTE
Superintendent of Schoo ls and pursuant to Education Law, approves
SERVICE PERSONNEL:
the individuals named on the substitute lists, which are on file w ith the
District Clerk.
7d. APPROVAL OF
Be it resolved that the Board of Ed ucation, upon recommendation of the
BUILDING CONDITION
Superintendent of School s and pursuant to Education Law, approves the
SURVEY/FACILITIES
Building Condition Survey /Facilities Assessment/Long Range Plan
ASSESSMENT/LONG
proposal for professional s ervices from SEI Design Group, per attachment.
RANGE PLAN
7e. 2010-2011 ACADEMIC-
Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation of the
SCHOOL CALENDAR
Superintendent o f Schools and pursuant to Education Law, approves the
2010-2011 Academic School Cale ndar.
7f1. LETTER OF
Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon re commendation of the
RESIGNATION FOR
Superintendent of Schoo ls and pursuant to Education Law, accepts with
PURPOSE OF
thanks, the letter of intent to retire from Joyce Tatham, effective with the
RETIREMENT:
close of business on January 28, 2011. Mrs. Tatham will have provided
JOYCE TATHAM
over 24 years of service at the time she retires.
7f2. PERMANENT
Be it resolved that the Board of Ed ucation, upon recommendation of the
APPOINTMENT:
Superintendent of Schools and pursua nt to Education Law, approves the
LEO PICCIOTTI
permanent appointment of Leo Picciotti as a Bus Driver, effective January
27, 2010.
7f3. CO-CURRICULAR
Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation of the
APPOINTMENT
Superintendent of Schools and pursua nt to Education Law, approves the
RESIGNATION:
resignation of Tim Burns from his position as Girls Modified “B” Basketball
TIM BURNS
Coach for the 2009-10 school year.
7f4. COACHING
Be it resolved that the Board of Edu cation, upon recommendation of the
APPOINTMENT
Superintendent of Schools and pursua nt to Education Law, approves the
JOE CAHOON
following coaching appointment for a 2009-2010 winter 2 modified sports
season, 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 Abuse courses as
follows:
Name
Position
Step
Year
Salary
Joe Cahoon Girls Modified “B” Basketbal l
1
1
$2043.00
7f5. AQUATICS
Be it resolved that the Board of Ed ucation, upon recommendation of the
PROGRAM -
Superintendent of Schools and purs uant to Education Law, approves the
APPROVAL OF NEW
following individual as a Lifeguard for any swim program we offer:
LIFEGUARD:
BRIAN GALUSKI
Name
Position
$/hour
Brian Galuski
Lifeguard
$7.25
8. INFORMATIONAL
The following informa tional items were shared with the Board:
ITEMS:
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Enrollment - January 2010, Capital Project Meeting Minutes - #0033,
December 30, 2009, Capital Project Open House Bro chure, Wayne
County Star article - “Fifth Section V Birds Eye Foods Player o f the Week”,
Wayne County Star Online article - “Sodus Transportation Department
Defends Galloway”, Restore New York - grant appl ication support letter for
the renovation of the former Reckitt- Benckiser facility, Policy #6170 -
Safety of Students (Fingerprinting Clearance of New Hires): Old Policy,
Information, Regulation, Policy #5574 - Medicaid Compliance Program
Policy: Information
9. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: No one spoke to the Board at this time.
Mrs. Buckalew called for a short break. Jan McDorm an and all other
guests left the meeting at this time.
EXECUTIVE SESSION:
Clifford Parton moved and Edward Magin seconded the following motion.
The vote was unanimous. J. Buckalew, J. Boogaard , R. Cahoon, K.
DeAngelis, K. Durham, K. Ferrente, E. Magin, C. Par ton voted yes.
Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon re commendation of the
Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, approved
Executive Session at 8:18 p.m. for the purpose of discussing a personnel
matter.
OPEN SESSION:
The meeting returned to open session at 8:40 pm.
APPOINT SR.
A motion was made by Clifford Parton and seconded by Edward Magin
CLERK/TYPIST:
to approve the promotional transfer of Ruth Martin to the position of
RUTH MARTIN
Sr. Clerk/Typist, with salary remaining the same. The vote was
unanimous. J. Buckalew, J. Boogaard, R. Cahoon, K. DeAngelis, K.
Durham, K. Ferrente, E. Magin, C. Parton 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
promotional transfer of Ruth Martin to the position of Sr. Clerk/Typist,
with salary remaining the same.
APPOINT SR.
A motion was made by Clifford Parton and seconded by Edward Magin
ACCOUNT CLERK:
to approve the promotional transf er of Stephanie Munson to the position
STEPHANIE
of Sr. Account Clerk, with salary rema ining the same. The vote was
MUNSON
unanimous. J. Buckalew, J. Boogaard, R . Cahoon, K. DeAngelis, K.
Durham, K. Ferrente, E. Magin, C. Parton 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
promotional transfer of Stephanie Munson to the position of Sr. Account
Clerk, with salary remaining the same.
EXECUTIVE SESSION:
John Boogaard moved and Kelly Ferrente seconded the following motion.
The vote was unanimous. J. Buckalew, J. Boogaard , R. Cahoon, K.
DeAngelis, K. Durham, K. Ferrente, E. Magin, C. Par ton voted yes.
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Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon re commendation of the
Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, approved
Executive Session at 8:45 p.m. for the purpose of d iscussing a personnel
matter.
OPEN SESSION:
The meeting returned to open session at 9:55 pm.
There was discussion regarding the table resolution for Agenda item #5e.
ADJOURNMENT:
Edward Magin moved and Clifford Parton seconded the following
motion. The vote was unanimous. J. Buckalew, J. Boogaard, R. Cahoon,
K. DeAngelis, K. Durham, K. Ferrente, E. Magin, C. Parton voted yes.
Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon r ecommendation of the
Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, approves the
adjournment of the meeting at 10:15 pm.
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Jan McDorman, Clerk
Board of Education