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NORTH ROSE-WOLCOTT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING MINUTES
JANUARY 24, 2012
7:00 PM
ROOM 210 OF THE HIGH SCHOOL
PRESENT:
Judi Buckalew, John Boogaard, Robert Cahoon, Kathy DeAngelis, Kari
Durham, Kelly Ferrente, Brigette Henry, Gary Sproul, Phil Wagner
Elena LaPlaca, Robert Magin, John Walker and approximately 25 guests.
ABSENT/EXCUSED
Cinda Lisanto
CALL TO ORDER
Kari Durham called the meeting to order at 7:02 PM and led the Pledge
of Allegiance.
1a. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Robert Cahoon moved and John Boogaard seconded the following
motion. The vote was unanimous. J. Buckalew, J. Boogaard, R. Cahoon, K.
DeAngelis, K. Durham, K. Ferrente, B. Henry, G. Sproul, P. Wagner 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 24, 2012.
2. PUBLIC ACCESS
No one spoke to the Board
3. PRESENTATIONS
No presentations were made at this meeting
4. REPORTS:
Neil Thompson, ALC Principal, reported that Alternative Learning Center
4A. PRINCIPALS & SPL ED.
students, among others, are writing articles for the district newsletter.
Additionally, they are working with seniors who did not get passing
grades in the first semester for credit recovery, which will enable them
to graduate on time on June.
John Walker told the board that in the future the district newsletter will
be developed produced by students through the guidance and direction
of Mr. Thompson and the ALC staff.
Michele Sullivan reported on mid-year assessment results and in student
growth in reading for grades 5
–
8.
Paul Benz reported on the supervision and scoring of January Regents
exams. He thanked Kathy Hoyt for scheduling and planning for testing at
the high school. A great deal is preparation is going on for the school
play, which will take place the first week in March.
The final preparations are being made for Cougar Days, when eighth
grade students will visit the high school, learn about courses and
scheduling for their freshman year.
Kathy Goolden reported that the special education leadership team
continues to meet. They have defined goals and action plans.
Kathy Hoyt reported that winter sports have finished. The wrestling
team is league champs for the 4
th
year in a row. Kudos to Coach, Jim
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Prentice! Spring sports sign up looks good and membership for all
teams should be adequate.
Kaaren Thompson was introduced as the new Director of Technology.
She said that she was looking forward to getting to know North Rose
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Wolcott. She will give her first report to the board at a March meeting.
John Walker thanked Megan Paliotti and Katy Lumb for attending the
meeting. Both teachers are completing administrative internships in the
district. He directed kudos to Megan for her work in Pupil Services.
4b. BUDGET COMMITTEE
Phil Wagner reported on the last budget meeting.
4c. HEALTH & WELLNESS
Kelly Ferrente reported on the last meeting. While she has not been able
to attend any of these meetings, she has been receiving meeting minutes.
The committee has sponsored an inter-school contest,
The Biggest
Loser”. Wear Red for Women’s Health
will take place on February 3
rd
.
Kelly asked other board members to consider taking her place as a board
representative on the committee, as her work schedule prevents her
from attending.
4d. SAFETY COMMITTEE
Gary Sproul reported on the last committee meeting. The response to
tragedy and crisis manual was discussed during this meeting.
4e. STUDENT BOARD
Nolan Anthony reported that a great deal of preparation is going into the
MEMBER REPORT
musical, “
Urinetown,”
The set, which is elaborate compared to past
musicals, is currently being constructed.
Nolan reported that North Rose - Wolcott students took 29 awards in the
recent CNY Scholastic Art Awards.
4f. OTHER GOOD NEWS
John Boogaard recognized the job of all coaching staff. They do an
OF THE DISTRICT:
excellent job, and students are well-rounded for participating in a sport.
5a. CURRICULUM AND
See Superintendent’s update.
INSTRUCTION UPDATE
5b. BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR Bob Magin asked the board to review a copy of the Extraclassroom
UPDATE
Audit, which they received at the meeting. This audit involved all
fundraising by all clubs in the district. The Audit Committee may want to
review it prior to formal approval by the board.
The district received the Governor’s budget proposal. Aid to our district
is projected to be comparatively unchanged from last year; possibly
slightly less.
5g. SUPERINTENDENT’S
John Walker reported that Cinda Lisanto was unable to attend. He
UPDATE
reported that Cinda is working on the history of staff development and
the changes of instructional expectations from New York State. It will
document what has been done and what should be done, given the fact
that we have received no direction from the state. As an example, he
pointed out that the state education standards use the term, SLO, or
Student Learning Outcomes. They expect that districts must implement
the new outcomes by February/March/April, but have failed to give
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districts a definition of the term; no regulations, procedures or
benchmarks to apply to the term.
On Saturday, February 11 at 9:00 AM in the Newark High School
auditorium, the board presidents and vice presidents of the Newark,
Clyde, Lyons, Sodus and North Rose - Wolcott will present a televised
public forum to address the inequity of funding for rural school districts.
Kari Durham provided board members with information pertaining to
the sale of the Florentine Hendrick school building. The information is
privileged under the attorney/client rule, and is not foilable. The
information was provided to board members to prepare for future
discussion.
6. CONSENT AGENDA
Kathy DeAngelis moved and Robert Cahoon seconded the following
motion. The vote was unanimous. J. Buckalew, J. Boogaard, R. Cahoon, K.
DeAngelis, K. Durham, K. Ferrente, B. Henry, G. Sproul, P. Wagner voted
yes.
Judi Buckalew made a correction to the Meeting Minutes of 1/24/2012.
6a. MEETING MINUTES
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 January 10, 2012 with correction.
6b. 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: #35-$124,251.21
6c. RECOMMENDATIONS
Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation of the
OF CSE AND CPSE
Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, approves the
recommendations for the Committee on Special Education dated January
4, 2012, January 12, 2012, January 13, 2012 and January 19, 2012 and
instructs the Superintendent to implement the recommendations on
behalf of the following individuals identified by student number:
11734 12479 11334 12429 11231 10180 09385 08250
12578 11465 09873 12680 09386 11818 08421 11860
11209 11752 12062 IEP Amendments:
12535 10262
12235 10133 09086 12163
6d. 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.
6e. CAPITAL PROJECT CHANGE
Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation of the
ORDER
Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, approves
capital project Change Order #P-0008, Contractor: Lloyd Mechanical, in
the amount of $21,767.29.
6f. REVISED APPR PLAN
Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation of the
Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, approves the
revisions to the North Rose - Wolcott Annual Professional Performances
Review Plan, effective January 25, 2012.
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6g1. LETTER OF INTENT TO
Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation of the
RETIRE: BARBARA WINTER
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 Barbara Winter, effective at the close of business on
June 30, 2012.
6g2, AMEND CONTRACT
Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation of the
JOHN WALKER
Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, approves the
amended Contract of Employment between the Superintendent of
Schools and the North Rose - Wolcott Central School District. The
document is on file with the District Clerk.
6g3. APPROVE VOLUNTEERS
Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation of the
Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, approves the
following individual as volunteers for the 2011-12 school year:
Lisa A. Warner
Deborah Teska
6g4. APPOINTMENT
Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation of the
CORRECTION ELIZABETH SMITH Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, approves the
appointment Elizabeth Smith as a 1.0FTE elementary teacher according
to Commissioners Regulation §80-1.11 and Part 87 as follows:
Certification: Childhood Education 1-6
Control #: on file
Tenure Area: Elementary
Salary: Step A $39,250 Step C $41,650 plus onetime bonus of $1500 for
Master’s Degree
Effective Date: August 31, 2011
6g5. AFTER THE BELL PROGRAM Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation of the
Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, approves the
following individuals to work in the After The Bell Program for the 2011-
2012 school year:
Michael Groth
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Teacher @ $25.00/hr.
Delicia Crippen
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Program Aid @ $10.00/hr.
7. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Kari Durham moved and Robert Cahoon seconded the following motion.
The vote was unanimous. J. Buckalew, J. Boogaard, R. Cahoon, K.
DeAngelis, K. Durham, K. Ferrente, B. Henry, G. Sproul, P. Wagner voted
yes.
Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation of the
Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, approves the
continuation of the discussion to sell Florentine Hendrick Elementary
School as a future board meeting agenda item.
8. INFORMATION ITEMS
The following items of information were shared with the board:
Wayne - Finger Lakes BOCES Meeting Minutes, Summit on Education
Invitation
9. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
No one made comment on board discussions during the meeting
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, B. Henry, G. Sproul, P. Wagner voted
yes.
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Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation of the
Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, approves
Executive Session at 8:00 PM for the purpose of discussing the
employment history of a particular person or persons.
OPEN SESSION
The meeting returned to open session at 9:24 PM.
ADDITIONAL FUTURE AGENDA
Kelly Ferrente moved and Judi Buckalew seconded the following motion.
The vote was unanimous. J. Buckalew, J. Boogaard, R. Cahoon, K.
DeAngelis, K. Durham, K. Ferrente, B. Henry, G. Sproul, P. Wagner voted
yes.
Be it resolved that the Board of Education, upon recommendation of the
Superintendent of Schools and pursuant to Education Law, approves the
discussion of paperless board meeting packets as a future agenda item.
Kari Durham announced that the meeting was closed at 9:26 PM
ADJOURNMENT
Kathy DeAngelis moved and Brigette Henry seconded the following
motion. The vote was unanimous. J. Buckalew, J. Boogaard, R. Cahoon, K.
DeAngelis, K. Durham, K. Ferrente, B. Henry, G. Sproul, P. Wagner voted
yes.
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 9:26 PM.
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Clerk of the Board of Education