A G E N D A

Board of Education Pawling Central School District

32 Holiday Hills Lane Pawling, NY 12564

January 9, 2006

Business Meeting Place: Elementary School

7:30 PM Multi-Purpose Room

7 Haight St.

Pawling, NY

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1. Business Meeting Called to Order by Board President

1.1 Roll Call

1.2 Pledge to Flag

2. Board President Comments

3. Visitors Comments (30 minute maximum)

4. Board Remarks

5. Presentation:

STAFFING NEEDS FOR 2006-2007 - Frank DeLuca, Superintendent

Margie Clarke, Asst. Supt. for Finance

6. Agenda order:

6.1 RESOLVED, to approve the following additions, deletions/changes and order of the agenda as presented.

The Items with a * are items the Superintendent recommends for the consent agenda. If any Board member wishes to remove an item from the consent agenda, please do so at this time. A consent agenda is one vote which approves all asterisked items which have NOT previously been removed

6.2 Approve Consent Agenda: RESOLVED that the Board of Education accepts the following as the consent agenda:

8.1 Resignations (Retirements)

A. Superintendent of Schools

B. Business Education Teacher

8.2 Resignation for Coaching Position

8.3 Appointments

A. School Bus Driver

B. Substitute Teachers

C. Regular Substitute Spanish Teacher

D. Regular Part Time Substitute French Teacher

E. Teacher Aide

F. School Psychologist Intern (Middle School)

8.4 Increase Hourly Rate for Substitute Cafeteria Workers/School Monitors/

School Aides

8.5 Grant Tenure

A. Library Media Specialist

B. Elementary Teacher

9. Accept Financial Reports

Bank Reconciliations m/e July 2005

Revenue/Expenditure Report m/e July 2005

Cash Balances m/e July 2005

10.1 Accept Individualized Education Plans

11.1 Approve Late Transportation Request

11.2 Approve Request for Use of H.S. Gym for Volleyball Camp June 2006

7. Minutes

7.1 Approve Minutes: RESOLVED that the Board of Education approve the Minutes

of the following meeting: December 12, 2005

8. Personnel

* 8.1 Resignation(s): RESOLVED, that the Board of Education accept the following letters of

resignation, with regret, for the purpose of retirement:

A. Frank L. DeLuca, Superintendent of Schools, effective June 30, 2006.

B. Lonnie Powers, Business Education Teacher, effective June 30, 2006.

* 8.2 Resignation from Interscholastic Position: RESOLVED, that the Board of Education

accept the resignation of Charles Ackerman as the modified wresting coach for lack

of student participation.

* 8.3 Appointments: RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approve the following

appointments:

A. Theresa McCord, school bus driver, effective January 3, 2006 at the hourly

rate of $17.44, with a probationary period according to CSEA contract.

B. The following individuals as substitute teachers and dependent upon fingerprint

clearance from the State Education Department:

Jennifer Ann Gillotti, 4 yr. degree (certification pending)

Kelly Ann Predham, 4 yr. degree

Lisa D’Ottavio, 4 yr. degree (was on 04-05 sub list and wishes to be reinstated

for 05-06)

C. Ascension Williams, as a regular substitute Spanish Teacher, effective January 23, 2006 to June 23, 2006, and that she be paid on Step 1B prorated ($42,571.00)

with continuing employment dependent upon fingerprint clearance from the State

Education Department.

D. Phyllis Menzi, as a regular part-time substitute French Teacher, effective January 4, 2006

to June 23, 2006, to teach two French classes (replacing Sajdak) bringing her to

full time contractual salary at Step 7B43M prorated ($55,236.00).

E. Mary Moran, as a teacher aide, effective January 6, 2006 at the hourly rate of

$9.63 with a probationary period in accordance with the CSEA contract, with

continuing employment dependent upon fingerprint clearance from the State

Education Department.

F. Kristen Bailey, as a School Psychologist Intern assigned to work with Meg

Stofsky, beginning January 23, 2006 through May 10, 2006, with continuing

Internship dependent upon fingerprint clearance from the State Education

Department.

* 8. 4 Increase Hourly Rate for Substitute Cafeteria Workers, School Monitors and School Aides

WHEREAS, the United States Department of Labor which increased the Minimum Wage

effective January 1, 2006 to $6.75,

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Education does hereby

increase the hourly rate paid to the following substitute workers to $6.75 per hour

effective January 1, 2006:

Substitute Cafeteria Workers

Substitute School Monitors

Substitute Teacher Aides

* 8.5 Grant Tenure: RESOLVED, that the Board of Education, upon the

recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, hereby grants

tenure to the following individuals:

A. Dylan Howell, Library Media Specialist,

effective February 25, 2006;

B. Suzanne Stipak, Elementary Teacher,

effective February 1, 2006.

9. Financial

* 9.1 Accept Financial Reports: RESOLVED, that the Board of Education accept the following

financial reports:

Bank Reconciliations m/e July, 2005

Revenue/Expenditure Report m/e July, 2005

Summary of Cash Balances m/e July, 2005

10. Committee on Special Education

* 10.1 Accept Individualized Education Plans

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education accept the following Individualized Education

plans:

For 2005-06 school year: 200142, 200619, 10689, 02010, 200615, 3863, 200445, 9812, 10362, 200120, 10988, 10853, 10834, 10461, 9970, 0001, 5073, 3784, 5081, 10095, 200391, 9516, 10045, 10190, 02060, 5084, 00055

11. Board of Education

* 11.1 Approve Late Transportation Request: RESOLVED, that the Board of Education

approve the following late transportation requests:

L. & F. Hendorson to Mizzentop School

* 11.2 Approve Request for Use of High School Gym for Volleyball Camp:

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approve the request of Pat and Richard Casey

to conduct a Girls Volleyball Skills Camp for girls the last week of June, 2006

open to Pawling students and also students from surrounding schools,

depending upon space, held at Pawling High School, with the camp providing insurance

for all participants.

11.3 Second Reading and Adoption of the following Policy:

Code of Ethics No. 2160

11.4 Old Business

11.5 New Business

A. Request for Proposals for Professional Auditing Services

12. Administrative Reports

Superintendent

Elementary Principal

Middle School Principal

Middle School Dean of Students

High School Principal

Asst. Superintendent for Curriculum and Personnel

Asst. Superintendent for Finance

Director of Special Education

Dean of Students/Athletic Director

Director of Facilities and Operations

Supervisor of Transportation

13. Visitors’ Comments (15 Minute Maximum)

14 Executive Session

14.1 Executive Session: RESOLVED, that the Board of Education enter

Executive Session to discuss specific personnel issues and legal issues. Time: _______

14.2 Reconvene to Open Session Time: __________

15. Adjourn Meeting: RESOLVED, that the Board of Education adjourn this meeting.

Time: ____________

Informational Items

-DCSBA invitation to annual legislative breakfast 1/28/06 9:00 a.m. (Millbrook H.S.) PLEASE LET

GINGER OR LEE KNOW IF YOU WANT TO ATTEND

-M.S. Building Level Team 12/7/05 minutes

-D.C. BOCES 11/9/05 and 11/22/05 Minutes

-Guidance information to parents of Juniors

-The High School’s December newsletter

-SED correspondence re: important decision issued by Commissioner Mills pertaining to information

discussed in Executive Session

-Accident Reports: M. Blowers, E. Carlson, D. Epstein, M. Gall, C. Hamner, T. Morris, W. Wagner,

(students); B. J. Hawthorne; A. DeGaetano (employees)

-NYSCOSS’s Overview of Governor Pataki’s Final State of the State Message and NYSSBA’s response

to Governor’s State of the State Message

-Upcoming Professional Development Workshops being offered to staff

Dates to Remember

January 10, 2006 – M.S. Band Concert 7:00 p.m.

January 10-13, 2006 – E.L.A Grades 3 & 4

January 11-12, 2006 – English Assessment – Grade 5

January 16, 2006 – Martin Luther King Day – School Closed

January 17-20, 2006 – Make Up E.L.A. Grades 3 & 4

January 18-19 – English Assessment – Grades 6, 7, 8

January 18, 2006 – CDEP 3:40 p.m. – Administration Building

January 14, 2006 – Bus Driver Refresher Course

January 20-21, 2006 – Pawling Theatre Co.’s Ten Little Indians

January 24, 2006 – (Tuesday) Next Board of Education Meeting