Minutes for February 21, 2008
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REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING
February 21, 2008
Location: RJK Middle School Library
7:00 P.M.
ROLL CALL
A. Present: Eugene Nesin, Richard Feller, Yvonne Housman, Alyce
Van Etten, Tara Buckstad
Absent: Robert Stewart, Liza Glick, Vivian Liff, Jacob Billig,
Taylor Fasce’, Student School Board Member
Also Present: Patrick Michel, Superintendent of Schools
Kathleen Pagano-Fuller, Assistant Superintendent for Student
Learning
Gladys P. Baxter, Assistant Superintendent for Business and Staff
Services
Mary Ryan Buchholz, District Clerk
Vice President, Alyce Van Etten, called the meeting to order at 7:02
p.m.
1. Pledge to the Flag
2. Upon motion by Tara Buckstad, seconded by Yvonne Housman, the
Board of Education upon recommendation of the Superintendent, voted
to adopt the Agenda, as revised, to remove E.5 and E.6. and also
Table F.2.b.
Yes: 5 Buckstad, Feller, Housman, Nesin, Van Etten
No: 0
Absent: Billig, Glick, Liff, Stewart
PRESENTATIONS
B. 1. Dr. Martin Handler - District Superintendent – Sullivan County
BOCES
2. Ed Furchak, Sullivan County BOCES Representative
QUESTIONS & COMMENTS
C. None
BOARD REPORT OUT
D. Alyce Van Etten – Several members of the Board of Education,
along with the Superintendent attended the 23rd Annual Legislative
Brunch on February 9, 2008 at the Hotel Thayer, West Point, NY. The
luncheon was well attended and was very informative.
Tara Buckstad – Enjoyed the luncheon and agrees that a great deal of
information was presented. Had mixed reviews on a few area
legislators ideas for future educational support of local school
districts.
Pat Michel - Education members and State Assembly met in Albany on
February 12, 2008. Pat Michel was featured on “Inside Albany”, with
the Superintendent of Middletown Central School District, Dr.
Kenneth Eastwood. Assemblywoman, Aileen Gunther interviewed both
Superintendents. A DVD of the broadcast was shown to the Board of
Education members at tonight’s meeting.
Richard Feller – Important to have public awareness of the
activities the District’s Administrators and Board of Education
Members participate in throughout the school year.
Pat Michel – Grading meeting took place on February 21, 2008.
Administrators, Principals, Directors, and Head Teachers attended
this first meeting. They will bring back information to their
department’s teachers and then forward feedback to Central
Administration. The next meeting will take place on March 6, 2008,
at 2:20 p.m. in room 105 in the RJK Middle School. All Board of
Education members are invited to attend.
CONSENT AGENDA
E. Upon motion by Eugene Nesin, seconded by Richard Feller, the
Board of Education upon recommendation of the Superintendent, voted
to approve the amended Consent Agenda to remove E.5 and E.6. because
there were none.
Yes: 5 Buckstad, Feller, Housman, Nesin, Van Etten
No: 0
Absent: Billig, Glick, Liff, Stewart
E.1.a. Minutes of February 7, 2008
E.2 PERSONNEL
E.2.a. TEMPORARY APPOINTMENT
Resolved, that the Board of Education of the Monticello Central
School District, pursuant to Section 3012 of the Education Law and
in compliance with Part 30.3 of the Rules of the Board of Regents,
upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, does
hereby appoint Lisa Brent to the temporary position of Homebound
Tutor at a salary of $39.38 per hour, effective February 11, 2008.
E.2.b. TEMPORARY APPOINTMENT
Resolved, that the Board of Education of the Monticello Central
School District, pursuant to Section 3012 of the Education Law and
in compliance with Part 30.3 of the Rules of the Board of Regents,
upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, does
hereby appoint Irene Czerwinski to the temporary position of Tenure
Area, Elementary Teacher, Step 1, at a salary of $38,687 per year,
pro-rated, effective February 11, 2008 to May 30, 2008, replacing
Tavi Bockman.
E.2.c. APPOINTMENT
Ann Hazelnis, Freshman Academy Coordinator, contractual stipend of
$1,200, per year, pro-rated.
E.2.d. TEMPORARY APPOINTMENT
Resolved, that the Board of Education of the Monticello Central
School District, pursuant to Section 3012 of the Education Law and
in compliance with Part 30.3 of the Rules of the Board of Regents,
upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, does
hereby appoint Sandra Kaiser to the temporary position of typist at
a salary of $24,995 per year, 260 days per year, pro-rated, for a
probationary period of n/a, with benefits as per the Secretarial
contract, replacing vacancy, effective February 21, 2008.
E.2.e. APPOINTMENT
Resolved, that the Board of Education of the Monticello Central
School District, pursuant to Section 3012 of the Education Law and
in compliance with Part 30.3 of the Rules of the Board of Regents,
upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, does
hereby appoint Maureen Stancage to the temporary position of typist
at a salary of $24,995 per year, 260 days per year, pro-rated, for a
probationary period of 26 weeks, with benefits as per the
Secretarial contract, replacing Sharon Lamendola, effective February
25, 2008.
E.2.f. TEMPORARY APPOINTMENT
Resolved, that the Board of Education of the Monticello Central
School District, pursuant to Section 3012 of the Education Law and
in compliance with Part 30.3 of the Rules of the Board of Regents,
upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, does
hereby appoint Kenneth Wojtak to the temporary position of Tenure
Area, Science Teacher, Step 1, at a salary of $38,687 per year,
pro-rated, effective February 11, 2008 to June 30, 2008, replacing
Meridith Symanski-Caruso.
E.2.g RESIGNATION
Evelyn Garcia, Cafeteria Aide, wishes to resign effective March 3,
2008.E.3.
TENURE RECOMMENDATION
Crofoot, Karen, Special Subject Tenure Area – Education of Children
with Handicapping Conditions (4/7/05 – 4/7/08)
E.4. CSE SERVICES
E.5. CPSE SERVICES - None
E.6. EXCESSED ITEMS - None
ACTION ITEMS
F.1. Old Business - None
F.2. New Business
F.2.a. SHARED DECISION MAKING PLAN
Upon motion by Tara Buckstad, seconded by Eugene Nesin, the Board of
Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent voted to
approve the Shared Decision Making Plan.
Yes: 5 Buckstad, Feller, Housman, Nesin, Van Etten
No: 0
Absent: Billig, Glick, Liff, Stewart
F.2.b. PROJECT LEAD THE WAY CONTRACT.
Upon motion by Richard Feller, seconded by Tara Buckstad, the Board
of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent voted to
table the Contract for Project Lead the Way, allowing Board Members
to review the contract. Will be added to the March 6, 2008 Agenda as
an action item.
Yes: 5 Buckstad, Feller, Housman, Nesin, Van Etten
No: 0
Absent: Billig, Glick, Liff, Stewart
F.2.c. APPROVAL OF EXTERNAL AUDITOR 2007 - 2008
Upon motion by Richard Feller, seconded by Tara Buckstad, the Board
of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent voted to
approve the appointment of Cooper & Niemann, CPA as the Districts
External Auditor for the School Year 2007 - 2008.
Yes: 5 Buckstad, Feller, Housman, Nesin, Van Etten
No: 0
Absent: Billig, Glick, Liff, Stewart
F.2.d. RECOGNITION OF TEACHER AIDES
Upon motion by Eugene Nesin, seconded by Yvonne Housman, the Board
of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent voted to
adopt the Resolution, Declaring the month of March as Teacher Aide
Recognition Month.
Yes: 5 Buckstad, Feller, Housman, Nesin, Van Etten
No: 0
Absent: Billig, Glick, Liff, Stewart
F.2.e. CHANGE ORDER
Upon motion by Yvonne Housman, seconded by Tara Buckstad, the Board
of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent voted to
approve the Change Order for General Work at the High School. The
contract sum will be increased by $4,642.88.
Yes: 5 Buckstad, Feller, Housman, Nesin, Van Etten
No: 0
Absent: Billig, Glick, Liff, Stewart
F.2.f. TREASURER’S REPORT
Upon motion by Tara Buckstad, seconded by Eugene Nesin, the Board of
Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent voted to
approve the Treasurer’s Report for the Month ending November 2007.
Yes: 5 Buckstad, Feller, Housman, Nesin, Van Etten
No: 0
Absent: Billig, Glick, Liff, Stewart
CORRESPONDENCE
G. None.
INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION
H.a. Compliance with Section 1708 of New York State Education Law
Annual Visit to Schools – Continuation of visits will begin in the
next weeks. Central Office and the Bus Garage will be scheduled.
Somerville Field’s visits will take place once the warm weather
returns.
H.b. Facilities Committee Construction Update – The Excel project
has been submitted to the state. District will have to wait until
the state approves it. Once approved, Central Office will give the
Board of Education a report, and then proceed with the bid process.
The next meeting will take place at Central Office on Wednesday,
March 5th at 10:00 a.m., instead of Tuesday, March 4th.
H.c. Recycling – Pat Michel met with Denise Frangiapany of the
Sullivan County Renaissance project on February 19, 2008. The
Sullivan County Renaissance project is writing the DEC grant for the
district.
Pat Michel noted that a large part of the school district waste is
food. Looking to work with a company that collects bio food wastes
and recycles it into compost, gas, and electricity.
Pat Michel meets again with the Village of Monticello the week of
February 25th.
H.d. Budget Discussion – CABC meetings have begun. Meetings have
been scheduled for February 26th, March 4th, and March 18th.
H.e. Academic Walk Through Schedule – An Academic Walk Through
Schedule was included in each Board member’s agenda packets. Again,
it was emphasized that the walk throughs are intended for the Board
of Education Members to have a chance to see programs in action
during the school day, and not to be an evaluation process. The
Board Members were instructed to call ahead to the school’s
Principals, in the event that the school day schedule has changed
due to inclement weather, etc.
H.f. 6th Grade Restructuring – To meet the needs of all students,
the 6th grade will have different types of teams next year. Details
of the restructuring were included in each Board Member’s Agenda
packets.
Richard Feller suggested that the Board Members be kept up-to-date
with data, showing the positive or negative outcome of the teams,
with perhaps a report out at a Board meeting. Would also like the
report out to include the impact of the restructuring on the staff.
H.g. Quality Improvement Process (QIP) for Special Education
Students - A report was included in each Board Member’s Agenda
packet for review. Many issues remain to be resolved. The Board of
Education will review the QIP again in May 2008.
H.h Superintendent Evaluation – At the March 6th Board of Education
meeting, there will be an open discussion at the end of the meeting
concerning the Superintendent’s Evaluation process. Discussion will
focus on streamlining the process of evaluations. Questions can be
sent to Pat Michel or Robert Stewart.
H.i. Somerville Field Utilization – Last year, Thomas and Associates
conducted a facilities review of the building at Somerville Field.
Two recommendations were given; to either fix the structure or
replace it. Future discussions will take place to decide the
direction the Board of Education will take. Safety issues will be
strongly addressed.
H.j. CEP Plan – A copy of the RJK Middle School Comprehensive
Educational Plan (CEP) was included in each Board Member’s Agenda
packets for their review. It will be placed on the March 6, 2008
Agenda as an action item.
Alyce Van Etten announced that the Sullivan County School Boards
Association (SCSBA) is offering a free workshop for prospective
Board of Education Members. The workshop will take place on
Wednesday, April 9, 2008, at 7-9 p.m. in the Sullivan BOCES Board
Room, located at 6 Wierk Ave., Liberty, NY. This orientation is for
any community member who is interested in serving on a school board.
The workshop will explain the responsibilities, time commitments and
qualifications necessary.
QUESTIONS & COMMENTS
I. None
ADJOURNMENT
J. Motion to adjourn at 8:47 p.m. by Richard Feller, seconded Tara
Buckstad.
Yes: 5 Buckstad, Feller, Housman, Nesin, Van Etten
No: 0
Absent: Billig, Glick, Liff, Stewart
Respectfully submitted,
Mary Ryan Buchholz, District Clerk
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