A G E N D A

SCHOOL BOARD RECOGNITION WEEK

Board of Education Pawling Central School

32 Holiday Hills Lane

Pawling, NY 12564

October 24, 2005

Business Meeting 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: GUIDANCE REPORT - Christine Zoltan and Casey Slinn, High School

Debra Ahern and Gail Dow, Middle School

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 Resignation

A. Fine Arts Department Chair (05-06)

8.2 Appointments

A. Fine Arts Department Chair (05-06)

B. Substitute Monitor/Aide

C. Substitute Cleaner

D. Substitute Teacher

E. School Bus Driver

8.3 Amend Special Education Teacher Appointment Resolution (effective date)

8.4 Rescind Bus Driver Resignation

8.5 Increase Playground Monitor Hourly Rate of Pay

8.6 Increase Substitute Bus Driver Hourly Rate of Pay

9.1 Approve 2004-05 Budget Amendment

9.2 Amend 8/15/05 Award Resolution for Ford Truck

10.1 Accept Individualized Education Plans

11.1 Second Reading and Adoption of the following policies:

6254 Non Resident Tuition

3230E Organizational Chart

11.2 Approve Late Transportation Request

7. Minutes

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

of the following meeting:

October 11, 2005

Note: September 27, 2005 meeting was cancelled due

to a Village water problem.

8. Personnel

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

resignation(s):

A. Fine Arts Department Chair (05-06) for the Middle School

effective October 1, 2005.

* 8.2 Appointments: RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approve the following appointment(s):

A. Fine Arts Department Chair (05-06) for the Middle School

effective October 1, 2005.

B. Substitute monitor/aide effective October 11, 2005.

C. Substitute cleaner, effective October 25, 2005.

D. Per diem substitute teacher.

E. School bus driver, effective October 31, 2005

* 8.3 Amend Appointment Resolution: amend Stacy Dumont’s start date and probationary date.

* 8.4 Rescind Bus Driver Resolution

* 8.5 Increase Playground Monitor Hourly Rate of Pay.

* 8.6 Increase Substitute Bus Driver Hourly Rate of Pay.

9. Financial

* 9.1 Approve 2004-2005 Budget Amendment:

WHEREAS, the State of New York no longer accepts the cash method of accounting for payments made to the NYS Retirement Systems, and

WHEREAS, Pawling Central School District was one of many school districts in New York State that had not budgeted for the accrual method of account for Retirement System payments,

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approve a budget adjustment of $322,500 to increase the Teachers’ Retirement System line of the budget for the 2004-2005 school budget and directs the Assistant Superintendent for Finance to appropriate said $322,500 from the Fund Balance.

* 9.2 Amend 8/15/05 Bid Award Resolution for Ford Truck

10. Committee on Special Education

* 10.1 Accept Individualized Education Plans

11. Board of Education

* 11.1 Second Reading and Adoption of the following Policies:

6254 Non-Resident Tuition

3230E Organizational Chart

* 11,2 Approve Late Transportation Request:

11.3 Old Business

A. Meeting with Realtors

B. High School “Opt Out” Recruitment/College Letter

C. New York State School Boards Resolutions

11.4 New Business

A. Discussion: 2005 – 06 State Aid Factors

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 (H.S.)/Athletic Director

Dean of Students (M.S.)

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: ____________

Dates to Remember

- October 24-28 2005 Board Recognition Week

- October 28-29, 2005 Pawling Theatre Co. WORKING

- November 2, 2005 First Marking Period Ends

- November 4, 2005 Teacher Professional Half Day P.M.

- November 4-5, 2005 Pawling Theatre Co. WORKING

- November 5, 2005 S.A.T.’s

- November 7, 2004 Next Board of Education Meeting

Reminder: The Fall Sports Banquet will be held on Tuesday, November 22, 2005 at

6:30 p.m.