MINUTES
BOARD OF
EDUCATION
Date of Meeting:
Time of Meeting:
Type of Meeting: Business Meeting
Place of
Meeting: Elementary
School Multi-Purpose Room
Board Members
Present: Henrietta
Lodge, Board President
Bruce
Cunningham
Robert
Gaglione
Dennis Munnelly
Teri
Olson
Board Members
Absent: Pauline
Kaplan, Vice President
Thomas
Clark
Admin. Staff
Present: Frank DeLuca,
Superintendent
Dr.
Cheryl Thomas
John
Bellucci
Sonya
Abbye Taylor
George
Newman
Margie
Clarke
Robert
Hamilton
Evelyn
Perrault
Note: The
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Business
Meeting Called to Order by Board
President Roll Call was
taken by the Board Clerk Pledge to the
Flag Board President
Comments -Welcome Visitors Comments - none Board Remarks - none Presentation: Special Education, High School & Athletic
Reports – Margie Clarke The Preliminary 2005-06 Budget to date Detail
Appropriation Budget Report by Function was reviewed. Agenda order:
Motion
by Robert Gaglione, seconded by Bruce Cunningham and carried unanimously to
approve the following additions, deletions/changes and order of the agenda as
presented. Correction:
Approve Minutes of Add:
8.5: Approve Student Teacher The
Items with a * are items the Superintendent recommended for the consent
agenda. Approve Consent Agenda: Motion
by Bruce Cunningham, seconded by Robert Gaglione and carried unanimously that
the Board of Education accepts the following as the consent agenda: 8.1 Terminate Part Time Cleaner 8.2 Resignations A. Bus Driver B. Bus Driver C. District-wide
Substitute Teacher 8.3 Leave of Absence A. Teaching
Assistant 8.4 Appointment(s) A. Long-Term
Substitute Elementary Teacher B. Interscholastic
Appointments C. Teacher
Aide D. Substitute
Bus Driver E. Substitute
Cleaner F. Substitute
Teacher Aide 8.5 Approve Student Teacher 8.6 Create Guidance Aide Position 9.1 Accept Financial Reports 9.2 Approve Collection of Taxes by Installment Payments 10.1 Accept Individualized Education Plans 11.1 Accept 5 Students from the World Exchange Program 11.2
Approve
Late Transportation Request (to After-School Care) Discussion:
Thanked Mr. Miller and Ms. Hay, retiring bus drivers, for their many years of
service. Minutes Motion by Teri Olson, seconded by Bruce
Cunningham and carried unanimously that the Board
of Education approve the Minutes of the following meeting: Personnel * Approved as part of the consent agenda
that the Board of Education terminate Margaret
Martin’s employment as a part-time cleaner effective * Approved as part of the consent agenda
that the Board of Education accept, with regret, the following resignations
for the purpose of retirement: A. George Miller, from his school bus driver position, effective B. Bernice Hay, from her school bus driver position, effective C. Richard Milhaven, as a district-wide substitute teacher,
dependent upon his appointment as a teacher aide. * Approved as part of the consent agenda
that the Board of Education approve the following request(s) for a leave of
absence. Josephine Occhipinti, as a Teaching Assistant, effective
approximately *
Approved as part of the consent agenda that the Board of Education approve
the following appointments: A. Josephine Occhipintini, as a long-term substitute elementary
teacher effective approximately Note: Ms. Occhipintini has Elementary certification. B. The following interscholastic appointments at a
stipend according to the agreement between the District and the Pawling
Teachers Association: Barbara Bliven, JV Track Coach
for Spring 2005 Bryan Turner, Asst. Varsity
Track Coach for Spring 2005 Dominick Aquafredda, Modified
(9th Grade) Baseball Coach for Spring 2005 C. Richard Milhaven, as a teacher aide, effective D. George Miller as a substitute Bus Driver, effective E. Margaret Martin, as a substitute cleaner, effective F. Anne McNerney, as a substitute teacher aide, effective Note: All of the appointments are employees who
have been fingerprinted. *
Approved as part of the consent agenda that the Board of Education approve
Lysandra Rae from *
Approved as part of the consent agenda that the Board of Education create the
civil service position of Guidance Aide for the Financial * Approved as
part of the consent agenda that the Board of Education accept the following
financial reports: Bank Reconciliations m/e
December, 2004 Revenue/Expenditure Report m/e
December, 2004 Summary of Cash Balance m/e
December, 2004 Budget Transfer Report,
quarter ending December, 2004 Pawling Central M.S. Activity
Fund Report, December 2004 Pawling H.S. Activity Fund
Report, December, 2004 * Approved as part of the consent agenda
WHEREAS, the Real Property Tax Law permits non-city school districts to
permit the payment of school taxes totaling over fifty ($50.00) dollars per
parcel in installments pursuant to the same schedule and procedures as set
forth in local County law; and WHEREAS, the WHEREAS, Dutchess and WHEREAS, the Board of Education of the
Pawling Central School District wishes to permit the flexibility of paying
school taxes totaling over fifty ($50.00) dollars per parcel in installments
to its eligible taxpayers; and THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board
of Education of the Pawling Central School District shall permit District
taxpayers to pay school taxes totaling over fifty ($50.00) dollars per parcel
in installments, pursuant to the installment schedule and procedures of the
appropriate County laws BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the
District Clerk is hereby directed to certify this resolution and provide
copies of such certified resolution to the Clerks of the Board of Supervisors
of Dutchess and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the District
Clerk is also hereby directed to immediately notify the collecting officer of
this resolution and the contents thereof. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this
resolution shall take effect for the taxes to be collected for the 2005-2006
school year, and shall continue until rescinded by the Board of Education or
changes to County law. Committee on Special
Education * Approved as part of the consent agenda
that the Board of Education accept the following Individualized Education
plans: For school
year 2004-2005: 100018, 3863, 9845, 9970, 100045, 9719, 02057, 10562,
02059, 02058, 200453, 9970, 3847,
10958, 10886, 200354, 10982,
200350 For
school year 2005-2006: 100018, 10147, 9745, 200365, 9812, 9679, 9845, 10316,
200382, 9719, 10482 Board of Education *
Approved as part of the consent agenda that the Board of Education accept
five (5) students into our school from *
Approved as part of the consent agenda that the Board of Education approve
request for E. Frost to after school care 2 days per week for remainder of
2004-05. Old
Business - Updates on
public meetings of the Enrollment Committee. New
Business - none Administrative
Reports Superintendent
– Discussed Elem. Book
Fair for elem. principal. Elementary
Principal – not
present Middle
School Principal –
Discussed Greek Agora and visiting authors. High
School Principal – not
present. HS musical – You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown on Feb. 18,
19 and 20th. Asst.
Superintendent for Curriculum and Personnel - none Asst.
Superintendent for Finance
- none Director
of Special Education –
Presently conducting annual reviews.
Discussed recruiting for PACE program. Dean
of Students/Athletic Director
– Discussed wrestling victories. Director
of Facilities and Operations
- none Supervisor
of Transportation - –
Thanked Mr. Miller and Ms. Hay for their many years of service. They will be missed by students, parents and staff. Visitors’ Comments – none Executive Session Motion
by Teri Olson, seconded by Bruce Cunningham and carried unanimously that the
Board of Education enters Executive Session to discuss specific personnel
issues and legal issues. Time: The
following was recorded by Henrietta Lodge, clerk pro tem: Adjourn Meeting: Motion by Robert Gaglione, seconded
by Bruce Cunningham and carried unanimously that the Board of Education
adjourns this meeting. Time:
Respectfully
submitted, Virginia Mold District Clerk |
CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL PLEDGE Board Pres. Comments Visitor’s Comments Board Remarks PRESENTATION AGENDA ORDER APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA APPROVE MINUTES PERSONNEL Terminate A Part-time Cleaner Resignations Leave of Absence Appointments
Approve
Student Teacher Create
Guidance Aide Position FINANCIAL Accept
Financial Reports Approve Collection of Taxes by Installment
Payments SPECIAL EDUCATION Accept Individualized Education Plans BOARD OF EDUCATION Accept 5 Students from the World Exchange Program Approve Late Transportation Request OLD BUSINESS NEW BUSINESS ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS VISITORS’ COMMENTS EXECUTIVE SESSION ADJOURN |