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Board of Education                                       Pawling Central School

                                                                       7 Haight Street

                                                                                      Pawling, NY  12564

November 8, 2004                                                                                                                                                                                  

 

Business Meeting                                                                     Elementary School

6:30 PM                                                                                   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.         Executive Session

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

                        discuss specific personnel and legal issues (school attorney(s) will be present).  Time:

                        ­­­­­­­­­­­­____________.

 

            2.2       Reconvene to Open Session:   Time:   ________________

 

********THE BOARD WILL RECONVENE AT APPROXIMATELY 7:30 P.M.********

 

3.         Board President Comments

 

4.         Visitors Comments (30 minute maximum)

 

5.         Board Remarks

 

6.         Presentation:   Middle School Program Update – Cheryl Thomas

 

7.         Agenda order: 

 

7.1       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

 

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

            9.1       Family Leave Act Request

                        A.        Elementary Teacher

            9.2       Resignation

                        A.        District Wide Substitute Teacher

                        B.         Substitute Teacher

            9.3       Appointments

                        A.        Teaching Assistant

                        B.         Long Term Substitute Teacher

                        C.         Per Diem Substitute Teachers

                        D.        Bus Driver

                                    E.         Bus Driver

                                    F.         Substitute Playground Monitors

                                    G.        Mandatory (Academic) Study Hall Advisor

                        9.4       Upgrade Guidance Clerical Position

                        9.5       Approve Student Teacher

                        9.6       Interscholastic Coaching Appointments

                        9,7       Acknowledge Effective Date Approval from D.C. Personnel Dept. of

                                                Microcomputer Technician Title

                        10.1     Approve Sale of Obsolete School Buses

                        10.2     Declare Lanier Copier Obsolete and Authorize Disposition

                        11.1     Accept Individualized Education Plans

                        12.1     Approve Budget Adjustment of $26,000 for Purchase of New Truck for O&M

                        12.2     Accept Proposal for Architectural Services – Ele. School Electric Power Upgrade

                        12.3     Approve Late Transportation Request

 

8.         Minutes

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

             of the following meeting:        October 25, 2004

 

9.         Personnel       

*          9.1       Leave of Absence

A.                 Family medical leave request – Ele. Teacher

 

*          9.2       Resignation                 

                                     A.       District wide substitute teacher, dependent upon her appointment as a Teaching Assistant.

 B.        Per Diem Substitute teacher

 

*          9.3       Appointments:            

A.        Teaching Assistant

                        B.         Long Term Substitute Teacher

                        C.         Per diem substitute teachers and a district-wide substitute teacher:                 

                        D.        Bus driver                   

E.         Bus driver

                                    Note:  (above are also employed as school bus drivers)

                        F.         Substitute Playground Monitors

G.        Mandatory (academic) study hall advisor for the Middle School,

                                   

*          9.4       Upgrade Guidance Clerical Position

 

*          9.5       Approve Student Teacher:

                                   

*          9.6       Interscholastic Appointments

            J.V. Cross Country coach

            Modified Volleyball coach

 

*          9.7       Acknowledge Effective Date Approval from D.C. Personnel Department of Microcomputer

                        Technician Title

 

10.   Financial    

*          10.1     Approve Sale of Obsolete School Buses

 

 

*          10.2     Declare Lanier Copier Obsolete and Authorize Disposition

                                               

11.       Committee on Special Education

*          11.1     Accept Individualized Education Plans

 

12.       Board of Education

*          12.1     Approve Budget Adjustment of $26,000 for Purchase of a New Truck for O&M:

 

*          12.2     Accept Proposal for Architectural Services – Elementary School Electrical Power

                        Upgrade

 

*          12.3     Approve Late Transportation Request

 

12.4     Old Business

 

12.5     New Business

           

 

13.       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

 

14.       Visitors’ Comments (15 Minute Maximum)

 

15        Executive Session

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

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

 

            15.2     Reconvene to Open Session   Time: __________

 

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

Time: ____________

 

Dates to Remember

-November 10, 2004 – First Marking Period ends

-November 11, 2004 – School Closed – VETERANS DAY

-November 12, 13 and 14 – Pawling Theatre’s performance of Camelot

-November 16, 2004 – Elementary Picture retakes

-November 17, 2004 – Middle School Picture retakes

-November 17, 2004 College – Early Decision Application Deadline

-November 17-18, 2004 – SOCIAL STUDIES ASSESSMENT – Grade 5

-November 18, 2004 – Enrollment Committee Meeting     5:00 p.m.

-November 19, 2004 – Middle School Faculty Follies  7:00 pm.

-November 22, 2004 – Next Board of Education meeting