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Board of Education                                                                             Pawling Central School

                                                                          7 Haight Street

                                                                                                   Pawling, NY  12564

 

May 9, 2005                                                                                        Time:  7:30 p.m.                                                                                                         

 

BUDGET HEARING ; and

Business Meeting                                                                        Place:  Elementary School

                                                                                                 Multi Purpose Room

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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.         Presentations

                        English Textbooks – Diane O’Brien, Department Chair

2005-2006 PUBLIC BUDGET HEARING - Frank DeLuca and Margie Clarke

                       

7.         Agenda order: 

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

 

7.2       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

 

8.1              Resignations

A.                 Part-time Cleaner

B.                 Bus Driver

                        8.2       Terminate Bus Driver 

8.3       Appointments

                        A.        Typist

                        B.         Substitute Food Service Worker

                        C.         Summer Cleaners for 2005-06

                        D.        Temporary Part-time Typist

                        E          Substitute Teacher

            9.1       Accept Offer for Obsolete GMC Truck

            9.2       Approve Health Contracts

            10.1     Approve Parent Members to Committee on Special Education

            11.1     Approve Textbooks

                        A.        Middle School English Textbooks                  

            11.2     Accept Donation

           

11.3     Budget Adjustment

            11.4     Approve 2005-06 School Calendar

            11.5     Approve Private School/Day Care 2005-06 Transportation Requests

            11.6     Deny Private School Over the 15 mile limit 2005-06 Transportation Requests

            11.7     Authorize School Attorneys to Commence Legal Action Against Contractor

            11.8     Amend April 25, 2005 Resolution re: Issuance of Refunding Bonds

 

7.         Minutes

7.1       Approve Minutes: “Resolved, that the Board of Education approve the minutes of the following meeting, as presented:

                                                            April 25, 2005 and April 26, 2005 BOCES budget vote

           

8.         Personnel

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

A.        Part-time cleaner

B.         Bus Driver

*          8.2       Terminate Bus Driver

*          8.3       Appointment

A.        Typist

B.         Substitute Food Service Worker

C          Summer Cleaners

D.        Part-time Temporary Typist

E.         Substitute Teachers:

 

9.         Financial

*          9.1       Accept Offer for Obsolete GMC Truck

*          9.2       Approve Health Contracts

10.       Committee on Special Education

*          10.1     Approve Parent Members to Committee on Special Education

11.  Board of Education

*          11.1     Approve Textbooks

A.  Recommended Middle School English

*          11.2     Accept Gift Donation

*          11.3     Budget Adjustment 2004-05

*          11.4     Approve School Calendar

*          11.5     Approve Private School/Day Care 2005-06 Transportation Requests

*          11.6     Deny Private School Over the 15 mile limit 2005-06 Transportation Requests:          

*          11.7     Authorize School Attorneys to Commence Legal Action Against Contractor:

*          11.8     Amend April 25, 2005 Resolution Re: Issuance of Refunding Bonds

                                   (see attached).

            11.9     Old Business

                        A.        Discuss Enrollment Committee Report

            11.10   New Business

 

12.       Administrative Reports

            Superintendent

            Elementary Principal

            Middle School Principal

            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:  RESOLVED, that the Board of Education

                        reconvene to open session for the purpose of recessing this meeting to

May 17, 2005 at noon.  Time: ____

 

15.    Recess Meeting:  RESOLVED, that the Board of Education recess this  meeting to May 17, 2005

at 12:00 noon.  Time:  _________

 

 

 

Dates to Remember

-May 9, 2005 – Celebrate NURSES WEEK

-May 10-11, 2005 – NYS Math Assessment Test – Grade 8

-May 10-12, 2005 – NYS Math Assessment Test – Grade 4

 

 

 

-May 11, 2005 – MEET THE CANDIDATE’S NIGHT 7:30 P.M.

                Elementary School Multi Purpose Room

                Hosted by the Parent Teacher Association:

 

                This year’s Board of Education candidates:

 

                 Henrietta Lodge

                 Amy Levitan

                 Helen Grasso

                 Thomas Clark

                 Bruce Cunningham

 

-May 13, 2005 – Teacher Professional Half Day PM

                           Jr. Sr. Prom

-May 16, 2005 -  NYS Math Assessment Test – Grade 4

 

MAY 17, 2005  BUDGET & ELECTION VOTE – ELEMENTARY SCHOOL – NOON TO 9:00 PM

 

IF YOU NEED AN ABSENTEE BALLOT, CONTACT THE BOARD CLERK, GINGER MOLD,

AT 855-4625.

 

-May 23, 2005 – Next regular Board of Education meeting

 

 

                                                                             AGENDA

Board of Education                                                                                         7 Haight Street

Pawling Central School                                                                                    Pawling, NY 12564

 

May 17, 2004                                                                                                              Time:  Noon to 9:00 pm

Budget Vote                                                                                                                 Place: Pawling Elementary

                                                                                                                                     School Multi-Purpose Room

                        

1.          Designated Chairperson calls meeting to order at 12:00 noon and announces that the purpose of the

         meeting is to vote upon the propositions contained in the Notice of Special District Meeting.

 

2.          Read Notice of Special District Meeting

 

3.      Inspectors of Election report that prior to the opening of the polls each voting machine to be used at

         the meeting was examined; all the counters were set at zero; that the ballot labels were

         properly placed; and that each machine was, in all respects, in proper condition for use.

 

4.        Announce the voting would proceed and declare the polls open to all qualified voters desiring to vote at

         any time until 9:00 p.m. prevailing time and that sample ballot labels were affixed to each voting machine.

 

5.       Chairperson will announce at 9:00 p.m. that the polls are closed.  All voters in the polling place at or

        before 9:00 o’clock will be allowed to vote.

 

6.        Inspectors of Election will proceed to canvass the vote.

 

7.      Report of the voting:         Total Votes      Yes        No

                                                         Cast

 

      Proposition I                         ___________      _____     _____

 

   

       2005-06 BUDGET PROPOSITION

       RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the Pawling Central

       School District, Dutchess and Putnam Counties is hereby authorized

       to appropriate the estimated expenditures of $26,750,134 for the

       ensuing 2005-2006 school year in accordance with the statement

       which has been presented by the Board of Education under Education

       Law, Section 1716, and raise the necessary taxes thereof.

      

 

 

 

                                     Total Votes          Yes          No

                                     Cast

 

    Proposition II                ___________      _______     _____

 

    HEALTH AND SAFETY REPAIRS/MAINTENANCE PROPOSITION

    RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the Pawling Central School District is

    hereby authorized to make repairs to the Elementary and High Schools in part to bring

    same into compliance with health and safety laws and regulations relating to school

    district buildings and grounds and other required maintenance, at a maximum estimated

    cost of $307,500 with such amount, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to be raised

    by the levy of a tax upon the taxable property of the District.

 

                                    Total Votes         Yes               No

                                    Cast

     Proposition III         ___________     ______        _______

 

    BUS PURCHASE PROPOSITION

    RESOLVED, THAT THE Board of Education of the Pawling Central School District

    is hereby authorized to (1) acquire school buses and school vehicles at a cost not to exceed $265,956,

    which is estimated to be the maximum cost thereof, (2) expend such sums for such purpose, (3) levy the tax

    necessary therefor, to be levied and collected in annual installments in such years and in such

    amounts as may be determined by the Board of Education, taking into account state aid received,

    and (4) in anticipation of the collection  of such tax, to issue bonds and notes of the District at one

    time or from time to time in the principal amount not to exceed $265,956, and to levy a tax to pay the

    interest on such obligations when due.       

 

    Votes for Trustees: 

 

              Votes Received

 

              Henrietta Lodge        ________________________

 

                                     Amy Levitan                           ______________________

 

 Helen Grasso              ________________________

 

Thomas  Clark _________________________

 

Bruce Cunningham      _________________________

 

Results of Write-in Votes (if any)  for Board of Education are as follows:

 

              _______________ _______________________

 

              _______________ _______________________

 

              _______________ _______________________

 

7.      Adjourn:  RESOLVED, that the Board of Education adjourn. Time:___

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AMENDED:   

 

 

(c)        In anticipation of the sale and issuance of the Bonds, the School District hereby states its intention to consider proposals for the refunding of the Refunded Bonds, including the requisite refunding financial plan or plans through the issuance of refunding bonds at its next public meeting to be held not earlier than fourteen days after the date hereof, on May 23, 2005 at Pawling Ele. School, 7 Haight St. in Pawling, New York at  7:30 o’clock P.M. Prevailing Time.