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Board of Education                                                                             Pawling Central School

                                                                          7 Haight Street

                                                                                                   Pawling, NY  12564

 

June 28, 2005 (Tuesday)                                                             Time:  6:30 p.m. Executive

                                                                                                                     Session

                                                                                                7:30 p.m. Business Meeting

 

 

Business Meeting                                                                        Place:   Middle School

                                                                                                 Cafetorium

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1.         Business Meeting Called to Order by Board President

1.1       Roll Call

1.2       Pledge to Flag

 

2.         Executive Session

            2.1       Executive Session:   RESOLVED, that the Board of Education enter executive

                        Session to discuss particular persons (specific personnel issues) and specific legal

                        issues.  Time: _______________

 

            2.2       Reconvene to Open Session:  RESOLVED, that the Board of Education reconvene

                        the meeting to Open Session:  Time: _________

 

       ****THE BOARD WILL RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION AT 7:30 P.M. *****

 

3.         Board President Comments

 

4.         Visitors Comments (30 minute maximum)

 

5.         Board Remarks

 

6.         Presentations

                        Graduation Report -  Frank Tolan

                        Advanced Placement Textbooks presentation – Barbara Lemberger

 

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

 

9.1              Resignation(s)

A.                 Bus Driver

9.2              Appointments

A.                 Summer School Personnel

B.                 Summer Teacher Aide for Preschool Student

C.                 Part-time Permanent Cleaner

D.                 Per Diem Substitute Teacher

E.                  Substitute Clerical Workers

F.                  Psychologist Interns

G.                 Administrative Intern

H.                 Reading Teacher

  9.3     Authorize Stipend for Organizing & Administering Summer 2005 Program

10.1          Accept Individualized Education Plans

11.1                Approve Transportation Request

11.2                Authorize Disposal of Obsolete Textbooks

11.3                Approve Association of PCSD Administrators’ Agreement 2005-2008

11.4                Approve Civil Service Administrator Association’s Agreement 2005-2008

11.5                Approve Textbooks forAP U.S. Government and Politics and AP Macroeconomics

 

8.         Minutes

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

                                                                        June 14, 2005

                       

 

9.         Personnel

*          9.1       Resignation(s)

                        A.        Henry Vitti, school bus driver, effective June 27, 2005.

 

*          9.2       Appointments:  RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approve the

following appointments:

 

A.      The following part-time Summer School personnel, effective July 5,   

        2005 to August  11, 2005:

 

Wilson Reading Teacher and Sub

For Ms. Callan & Ms. Fiala

Salary to be determined               Mary Ellen Purdy

 

                                 Speech Pathologist(s), $35/hr.     Ann Emmons

 

                                 O.T. Asst., $35 /hr                                  Veronice Mayo

 

                                 Teacher Aides, at the CSEA

                                                     contract  rate:                      Kristen Lates

                                                                                    Mary DiCarlo

                                                                                    Kim Boettcher

                                                                                    *Maya Chambers

                                 Enriched Summer Program

         Teacher $3,150 stipend.             Sue Fischer, Grace McColgan, Helen

                                                                                    Callan, Barbara Lemberger, Daria Fiala,

                                                                                    Mary Ellen Purdy, Shauna Ferris, Colleen

                                                                                    Fulton, Elizabeth Pancio,  Beth Hand

 

 

 

 

          Summer Tutorial Teachers            

              $35/hr.                                               Pat Denema,

                                                                                    Diana Chambers

Nicole Moore,

 

                                    Teaching Assts. $15/hr                        Deborah Houghton

 

                                    Nurse $35/hr.                           Sue Fulton

 

                                   Consultant $250/day one

                                            day per week                               John Keck

 

                                *on an emergency conditional basis pending fingerprint clearance.

 

B.     Approve Teacher Aide for Special Education Preschool Student During Summer:

RESOLVED, that Jennifer L. Aiksnoras be approved as a teacher aide for

a special education preschool student attending summer camp at Mizzentop

effective June 27 through August 12, 2005 at the daily rate of $57.78 plus

$40.00 (hourly fee) for ABA implementation, which salary amount will be

reimbursed by the County of Dutchess; continuing employment dependent

upon fingerprint clearance from the State Education Department.

  

C.     Carl Prather, as a permanent part-time cleaner, effective June 27, 2005,

at the hourly rate of $11.03 with a probationary period according to

CSEA contract, with continuing employment dependent upon fingerprint

clearance.

 

D.  John Cross, per diem substitute teacher, for the remainder of the

2004-05 school year, effective June  2, 2005 at the 4 yr. Degree rate,

and continuing employment dependent upon fingerprint clearance.

        

E.      The following individuals as substitute clerical workers for the 2004-05 and 2005-06

       school year at the hourly rate of $8.44

 

                        Ann McNerney

                       *Kathryn Lynch

 

            *continuing employment dependent upon fingerprint clearance

 

F.   The following individuals as Psychologist Interns, as follows:

 

    Michlyn Koether, Middle School psychologist intern, beginning September 1, 2005

    through December 23, 2005, dependent upon fingerprint clearance.

  

    Matthew Whitehurst, Erin Leger (part time), Lauren DeNoia (part time)                                                           

    Elementary School psychologist interns during the 2005-06 school year depending

    upon fingerprint clearance.

 

            G.        Robin Welch as an unpaid administrative intern, effective June 29 through

                                    August 31. 2005, dependant upon fingerprint clearance from the State Education

                                       Department.

 

                        H.        Denise M. Klein, as a  reading teacher, with a three (3) year probationary period,

                                    effective September 1, 2005 to August 31, 2008  , in the Reading tenure area,

                                    and that Denise M. Klein be placed on Step 5B65M ($54,787.00) of the

                                    salary schedule as contained in the agreement between the District and the

                                    Pawling Teachers Association.

 

*          9.3       Authorize 2005 Summer School Program Stipend:  RESOLVED, that the Board of

                        Education authorize the payment of a stipend of $2,500 to George Newman  for

                        organizing and administering the 2005 Summer School Program.

 

10.       Committee on Special Education

*           10.1    Accept Individualized Education Plans

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

                        Plans:

                        For 2004-05 school year -02040, 02008, 10440,  10732, 11013, 200435, 02015

For 2005-06 school year: 10034, 10440, 02055, 200283, 10689, 02040,

10678, 9864, 02015, 200327, 10732, 02008

 

                         

11.  Board of Education

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

                        following 2005-3006 Request for Transporation for Amanda and Michael Miller  for

                        daycare provider services.      

 

*          11.2     Authorize Disposal of Obsolete Texbooks:  RESOLVED, that the Board of

                        Education authorize the Assistant Superintendent for Finance upon the recommendation

                          of the Middle School English Department to dispose of the following obsolete textbooks:

 

                        62 Quest: Invitations to Literacy, Houghton Mifflin Co. 1996 – ISBN 0-395-71958-5

                        50 Laidlaw English, Laidlaw Bros. Pub., 1987 – ISBN – 0-8445-2806-4

                        15 The American Heritage School Dictionary, Houghton Mifflin, 1972 – ISBN: 0-395-24793-4

                         9 In Other Words – A Junior Thesaurus, Scott Foresman and Co., 1969 – ISBN: 0-673-10266-1

                        68 Adventures for Readers, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1989 – ISBN: 0-15-334850x

 

*          11.3     Approve Association of Pawling Central School District Administrators

                        Agreement 2005-08:  RESOLVED, that the Board of Education

                        approve the Association of Pawling Central School District Administrators

                        Agreement, effective July 1, 2005 through June  30, 2008 and authorize

the Superintendent to execute same..

 

*          11.4      Approve Civil Service Administrators Association Agreement 2005-08: 

                          RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approve the Civil Service Administrators

                          Association Agreement, effective July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2008 and authorize

                          the Superintendent to execute same.

 

*          11.5     Approve AP Textbooks for US Government & Politics & AP Macroeconomics:

                        RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approve the following textbooks:

                       

AP United States Government and Politics Text: American Government, James Q. Wilson

&  John J. Dilulio $70.77 per text; HMClass Prep CD ROM with Test Generator $99.87

 

 

 

                        AP Macroeconomics Text: Economics, John B. Taylor 4th Edition 2004 Houghton

                        Mifflin Support Materials  $97.77 per text, $99.87 HCMClass Prep CD ROM

 

            11.6     Old Business

                        A.  Discussion of Elementary Teacher Assignments

                        B.  Board Retreat

           

            11.7     New Business

                        A.  Information re: Regents Approves Moving to 65 as Regents Exam Passing Score

 

 

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 adjournment.  Time: _______

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Informational Items

-Memo from M. Clarke advising the District’s Bond Rating is A1

-Update on refinancing for the District’s bonds – M. Clarke

-BOCES BOE minutes of May 11, 2005 meeting

-Accident Reports: R. Brick, A. Dolce, M. Mascarenhas, A. Reda (students)

   E. Guarnieri, K. Mitchell (employees)

-High School June newsletter The Apocalypse

-Middle School Magazine ROAR 2004-05

-Letter from parent commending Nancy Schreiber, High School Special Education teacher

-Copy of Sonya’s School Report Card presentation from the last meeting

 

 

Dates to Remember

 

July 14, 2004 – BOE Reorganization/Business meeting (will be held at Middle School due to Summer

                                                                                           School at the Elementary School)